Happy New Years!

  Today is March 17th.About two and a half months ago, I said“Happy New Year!”to many of my friends.About fifty days ago, I said the same thing to some other friends.In about four days, I’ll say the same wishes to yet another group of friends.I’ll do the same thing in July and also in September.“How can that be?”you might ask(if you ‘re from Western Europe or the Americas).“Everyone knows that New Year’s Day is in Januare!”

  In fact, the date of New Year’s Day depends on the calendar(日历)-and I have friends who use one or more of five different calendars to keep track of at least part of their lives:

  ●January 1st:New Year’s Day on the Western/international calendar

  ●In January or February(in 2006, January 29 th):New Year’s Day on the Chinese calendar(China, Korea, and a few other places)

  ●March 21st:New Year’s Day on the traditional Persian(波斯)calendar

  ●Mid-July(usually the 16 th):New Year’s Day on the Isamic(穆斯林)calendar

  ●September:New Year’s Day on most Eastern Orthodox Church(东正教)calendars(Central and Eastern Europe)and, usually, on the Jewish calendar

  And these are just the New Year’s Days that I know about!As a matter of fact, there are probably even more!

(1)

The first time the writer said,“Happy New Year!”was about January 1st.The second time was on or after ________.

[  ]

A.

February 28th

B.

the middle of March

C.

January 29th

D.

March 21st

(2)

The writer will say“Happy New Year”around March 21st to some ________ friends.

[  ]

A.

Chinese

B.

Korean

C.

Persian

D.

Eastern Orthodox

(3)

According to the passage, we can infer that the exact(准确的)dates for the two New Year’s Days in September are ________.

[  ]

A.

probably different

B.

not always in September

C.

probably the same

D.

after September

(4)

The meaning of“keep track of”is ________.

[  ]

A.

understand

B.

choose

C.

manage

D.

forget

(5)

The Chinese calendar is used ________.

[  ]

A.

only in China

B.

in several different places

C.

only in China and Korea

D.

all over the world

(6)

The word“Years”in the title of this article ________.

[  ]

A.

means that January 1st is at different times on different calendars

B.

is a mistake and should be“Year”

C.

is used because New Year’s Day is at different times on different calendars

D.

means that the writer was polite

I found out that sometimes doing someone a favor could get you into a lot of trouble. I was in the eighth grade at the time, and we were having a final test. During the test, the girl sitting next to me said something to me, but I didn’t understand. So I got closer to her and found out that she was trying to ask me if I had an extra pen. She showed me that hers could not write. I happened to have an extra one, so I took it out of my pocket and put it on her desk.
Later, after the test paper had been turned in, the teacher asked me to stay in the classroom when all the other students were out. Then she began to talk to me about honesty and emphasized(重点强调) the fact that when people do something dishonest, they are really cheating themselves. She made me promise that I would think seriously about all the things she had said, and then she told me I could leave. I walked out of the room wondering why she had talked to me about all those things.
The next day, I realized that the teacher thought I had cheated on the test. When she saw me talk to the girl next to me, it looked as if I was copying answers from the girl’s test paper. I tried to explain about the pen, but she said it seemed very strange to her that I hadn’t talked of anything about the pen when she talked to me after the test. She continued to believe that I had cheated on the test.
根据短文内容,选择正确答案(10分)
【小题1】The story took place exactly      .
A、in the teacher’s office
B、in the classroom
C、in the playground
【小题2】Why did the boy get close to his classmate during the test?
A、Because he wanted to borrow a pen from his classmate.
B、Because he wanted to copy his classmate’s answers.
C、Because his classmate wanted to borrow a pen.
【小题3】When the teacher saw all this, she asked the boy        .
A、to go on writing his paper
B、to stop taking the exam
C、to stay in the classroom
【小题4】The underlined word “cheated” means “       ” in Chinese.
A、睡觉                     B、玩耍               C、作弊
【小题5】The boy realized the teacher made a mistake      .
A、the next day
B、when the teacher talked to him
C、on th e day of the test

I found out that sometimes doing someone a favor could get you into a lot of trouble. I was in the eighth grade at the time, and we were having a final test. During the test, the girl sitting next to me said something to me, but I didn’t understand. So I got closer to her and found out that she was trying to ask me if I had an extra pen. She showed me that hers could not write. I happened to have an extra one, so I took it out of my pocket and put it on her desk.

Later, after the test paper had been turned in, the teacher asked me to stay in the classroom when all the other students were out. Then she began to talk to me about honesty and emphasized(重点强调) the fact that when people do something dishonest, they are really cheating themselves. She made me promise that I would think seriously about all the things she had said, and then she told me I could leave. I walked out of the room wondering why she had talked to me about all those things.

The next day, I realized that the teacher thought I had cheated on the test. When she saw me talk to the girl next to me, it looked as if I was copying answers from the girl’s test paper. I tried to explain about the pen, but she said it seemed very strange to her that I hadn’t talked of anything about the pen when she talked to me after the test. She continued to believe that I had cheated on the test.

根据短文内容,选择正确答案(10分)

1.The story took place exactly      .

A、in the teacher’s office

B、in the classroom

C、in the playground

2.Why did the boy get close to his classmate during the test?

A、Because he wanted to borrow a pen from his classmate.

B、Because he wanted to copy his classmate’s answers.

C、Because his classmate wanted to borrow a pen.

3.When the teacher saw all this, she asked the boy        .

A、to go on writing his paper

B、to stop taking the exam

C、to stay in the classroom

4.The underlined word “cheated” means “       ” in Chinese.

A、睡觉                     B、玩耍               C、作弊

5.The boy realized the teacher made a mistake      .

A、the next day

B、when the teacher talked to him

C、on th e day of the test

 

I found out that sometimes doing someone a favor could get you into a lot of trouble. I was in the eighth grade at the time, and we were having a final test. During the test, the girl sitting next to me said something to me, but I didn’t understand. So I got closer to her and found out that she was trying to ask me if I had an extra pen. She showed me that hers could not write. I happened to have an extra one, so I took it out of my pocket and put it on her desk.
Later, after the test paper had been turned in, the teacher asked me to stay in the classroom when all the other students were out. Then she began to talk to me about honesty and emphasized(重点强调) the fact that when people do something dishonest, they are really cheating themselves. She made me promise that I would think seriously about all the things she had said, and then she told me I could leave. I walked out of the room wondering why she had talked to me about all those things.
The next day, I realized that the teacher thought I had cheated on the test. When she saw me talk to the girl next to me, it looked as if I was copying answers from the girl’s test paper. I tried to explain about the pen, but she said it seemed very strange to her that I hadn’t talked of anything about the pen when she talked to me after the test. She continued to believe that I had cheated on the test.
根据短文内容,选择正确答案

  1. 1.

    The story took place exactly      

    1. A.
      in the teacher’s office
    2. B.
      in the classroom
    3. C.
      in the playground
  2. 2.

    Why did the boy get close to his classmate during the test?

    1. A.
      Because he wanted to borrow a pen from his classmate
    2. B.
      Because he wanted to copy his classmate’s answers
    3. C.
      Because his classmate wanted to borrow a pen
  3. 3.

    When the teacher saw all this, she asked the boy        

    1. A.
      to go on writing his paper
    2. B.
      to stop taking the exam
    3. C.
      to stay in the classroom
  4. 4.

    The underlined word “cheated” means “       ” in Chinese

    1. A.
      睡觉
    2. B.
      玩耍
    3. C.
      作弊
  5. 5.

    The boy realized the teacher made a mistake      

    1. A.
      the next day
    2. B.
      when the teacher talked to him
    3. C.
      on th e day of the test

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