题目内容
Do you know how to play a game called “Musical Chairs”?It is easy to play and most people enjoy it. All you need are some chairs,some people and some way of making music.You may use a piano or any other musical instrument(乐器),if someone can play it. You may use a tape recorder. You can even use a radio.
Put the chairs in a row(排). The chairs may be put in twos,back to back. A better way is to have the chairs in one row with each chair facing in the opposite direction to the chair next to it.
The game is easy. When the music starts,the players walk round the chairs. Everyone goes in the same direction, of course they should walk in time to the music. If the music is fast they should walk quickly. If the music is slow,they should walk slowly.
The person playing music cannot see the people in the game. When the music stops,the players try to sit on the chairs. If a person cannot find a chair to sit on,he drops out(出局). Then,someone takes one chair away before the music starts again. When the music stops again,one more player will be out.
At last,there will be two players and one chair. The one who sits on the chair when the music stops is the winner.
1.If ten people are playing musical chairs, you must begin with______.
A. nine chairs B. ten chairs
C. eleven chairs D. one chair
2.When the music starts, the players must______.
A. run about the room B. get down
C. walk around the chairs D. sit on the chairs
3.Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. The game “Musical Chairs” is not difficult to learn.
B. The last two players can sit on the last chair.
C. The winner can sit on the chair.
D. If the person plays music, he cannot be the winner.
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My name is Millie.My dream home is a big house at the top of a hill.There is a swimming pool and a big garden .There are five floors so I have a lift instead of (代替)stairs.
On the ground floor ,there is a big room for parties.There are twelve tables in the room and each table is big enough for ten people.There is also a small cinema for watching videos and DVDs.
On the first floor ,there are eight bedrooms.Each bedroom has bunk beds(双层床),a TV set and a balcony.The second floor is for my dog Baby.She has lots of toys here.There is a computer room on the third floor ,a living room and kitchen on the four floor.
根据短文内容,完成下列表格。(每空一词)
Dream home | At the top of a 1.__________ |
How to go upstairs(上楼) | By 2._________ |
On the ground floor | A big room for3.__________ |
A small 4.________ | |
On the5._______ floor | A computer room |
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Celebrating New Year’s Day is one of the oldest and most exciting traditions around the world. Since this festival marks the beginning of the year, New Year’s Day is thought of as a perfect time for a “clean start”. People in the world decide to act better in the year just beginning than the year just ended.
No day has ever been celebrated in so many different ways. All over the world, countries have their own special beliefs about what the New Year means to them.
In Scotland, the New Year is called Hogmanay. In the villages of Scotland, barrels of tar (沥青) are set on fire. It represents that the old year is burned up and the new one is allowed to enter.
New Year’s Day is also the Festival of Saint Basil in Canada. Children leave their shoes by the fireside on New Year’s Day with the hope that Saint Basil, who is famous for his kindness, will come and fill their shoes with gifts.
The Jewish New Year is called Rosh Hashanah. It is an important time when Jews promise to do better in the future. Special services are held in the church, children are given new clothes and New Year bread is cooked to remind people of harvest time.
On New Year’s Day in Japan, everyone gets dressed in their new clothes and homes are decorated (装饰) with bamboos—symbols of long life.
In European countries such as Germany, France and Belgium, families start the New Year by first attending church services. Afterwards, they visit friends and relatives. In France, boys and girls receive gifts of money on New Year’s Day.
New Year celebrations around the ____1._____.
Country/people | Celebration activities | Special beliefs |
Scotland | People _____2._____ barrels of tar. | The old year is burned up and the new one is allowed to enter. |
Canada | Children leave their shoes by the fireside. | Their shoes will be filled with gifts by Saint Basil. |
Jews | People _____3._____ New Year Bread to remind of harvest time. | |
Japan | People wear their new clothes. Homes are decorated with bamboos. | Symbols of long life |
European__4.__ | People attend church services _5.___ visiting friends and relatives. |