5．The Lantern Festival falls on the 15th of the first month of the lunar calendar．This day is always——青夏教育精英家教网—

The Lantern Festival falls on the 15^th of the first month of the lunar calendar（阴历）．This day is always the first full moon in the new year．Ancient people also called it Shangyuan Festival．Celebrations and traditions on this day began from the Han Dynasty（朝代）and became popular in the Tang Dynasty．
Watching the red lanterns is one of the main traditions．Lanterns of different shapes and sizes are usually put on trees，or along river banks on show．It is said that sky lanterns were first used by Zhuge Kongming to ask for help when he was in trouble．Today，when the  lanterns slowly rise into the air，people make wishes．
Another tradition is guessing lantern riddles．The riddles are usually short，wise，and sometimes humorous．The answer to a riddle can be a Chinese character（汉字），a famous person's name，or a place name．
The most important thing is to eat sweet dumplings with different tastes．In northern China，they are called yuanxiao while in southern part they're named tangyuan．Because making sweet dumplings is like a game or an activity，they are usually done happily by a group of friends or family members．
In old times，the Lantern Festival was also romantic（浪漫的）．Watching lanterns gave young people a chance to meet each other．A line from Xin Qiji，a poet during the Song Dynasty，shows this：
Hundreds and thousands of times I searched for her in the crowd．Suddenly I turned，and there she stood，in the dim（昏暗的）light．

46．The traditional festival talked about in this passage is called"B"in Chinese．
A．春节
B．元宵节
C．端午节
47．When did celebrations and traditions of the Lantern Festival start from？A
A．The Han Dynasty．
B．The Tang Dynasty．
C．The Song Dynasty．
48．What were sky lanterns first used for by Zhuge Kongming in ancient times？C
A．Making wishes．
B．Celebrating birthdays．
C．Asking for help．
49．Which of the following is NOT true about sweet dumplings？B
A．They have different tastes．
B．They are named"yuanxiao"all over the country．
C．People enjoy the process of making them．
50．The line from Xin Qiji in the passage shows the Lantern Festival wasC in old times．
A．boring
B．humorous
C．romantic．

4．

If you meet a British person in the street，it is very likely that he or she will apologize whether it is his or her fault or not．
  It seems that Britain is becoming a nation where everyone is saying sorry．Almost each person says sorry about eight times each day-and one in eight  people apologize as many as 20 times a day．
  As you may have seen，the British apologize more often than members of other cultures．A research shows that in many cases，people's love of saying sorry in Britain goes a little further than it does for Americans．For example，about 15 British people would say"sorry"will only 10 from the US would do this if they sneezed，if they corrected someone's mistakes or if someone knocked into them．
  In the old days，"sorry"was used to express regret and sadness for having done something wrong．But now British people use expression as a way of showing good manners．For example，they might say"sorry"instead of"excuse me"，"pardon"，"what"or"whatever"．
  People in Britain also use sorry when they share the same feeling with others-so they might say"sorry about the rain"
  However，British people's use of"sorry"may make things very confusing and difficult for foreigners who are not familiar with their ways．But actully，people in Britain pay much attention to the feelings of others．This is the very reason why they apologize every day．

34．what does the passage mainly talk about？D
A．what daily expressions British people often use
B．how people in British keep in touch with foreigners
C．the different meanings of soon in and out of Britain
D．why British people say soon many times every day
35．in the old days，people said soon when theyA
A．did something wrong
B．asked the way
C．wanted to repeat something
D．made a choice
36．which of the following is true according to the passage？D
A．Americans say sorry more than British people
B．even British people get confused when they say sorry
C．almost every person in Britain says sorry 20times a day
D．the British also say sorry to share the same feeling with others
37．from the passage we can learn that British peopleB
A．like to talk about the weather
B．care a lot about others
C．are difficult to get along with
D．love to correct mistakes．

3．The Mid_Autumn Festiva1 has a history of 2000 years．During these2000 years1ots of
Mid-Autumn traditions have been thought up by Chinese people．A11 the celebrations show the happiness and excitement ofpeople．
The main celebrations during the Mid-Autumn Festiva1 are appreciating the moon，eating
moon cakes together and making Chinese Mid-Autumn Festiva1 lantems．These three celebrations have been passedfrom generation to generation．Chinese people may think the Mid-Autumn Festiva1 is not coming ifthey don't do these three things．
In some places in China people celebrate the festiva1 in di?erent ways．In Chaozhou，
Guangdong Province，people eat taro（芋头） to celebrate the festiva1，because the taro harvest occurs at the same time as the festiva1．They eat taro and hope the harvest is good in the next year．In Nanjing，people cook duck with sweet-scented osmanthus（桂花），because Nanjing people thinksweet-scented osmanthus is a symbo1 ofpeace．In some places people make fires inside towers to celebrate the festiva1，because they think the fire is a symbo1 ofgood business.1n theliterary history of China，many poets penned praise to the pure moon of mid-autumn
night and gave words to their delicate feelings．The fo11owing is．one ofthe best ofthose poems．
Thoughts inthe SilentNight--Li Bai
The moonlight is shinningthrough the window，
And it makes me wonder ifit is the frost on the ground，
Looking up to see the moon，Looking down Imiss so much about my hometown
Li Bai used hislines to express his homesickness at the Moon Festiva1．

56．A1l the celebrations ofthe Mid-Aut1：mn Festiva1 show．D
A．the happiness ofpeople
B．the differences ofpeople．
C．the importance ofthe Festiva1
D．the happiness and excitement ofpeople
57．How many mainkinds of celebrationsare mentioned？C
A．One．
B．Two．
C．Three．
D．Four．
58．Why do people make fires inside towers to celebrate the festival in some places？B
A．Because they think the fire is a symbo1 ofpeace．
B．Because they think the fire is a symbo1 ofgood business．
C．Because they hope the harvest is good in the next year．
D．Because they hope they wi11 be healthier in the next year．
59．What does the underlined word"frost"mean in Chinese？A
A．霜
B．雾
C．影
60．What did Li Bai do to express his homesickness at．the Moon Festiva1？B
A．A story ofMoon．
B．A poem named Thoughts in the Silent Night．
C．A song calied Thoughtsin the Silent Night．
D．A joke．

2．Three students are talking about the New Year tradition of their own country．
A．Christina from Spain
On the last day of the year，the 31st of December，people wait till l2pm．Everybody must have l2grapes to eat at midnight．At each sound of the clock，we must eat a grape．But we can't ever finish eating the grapes on time!Usually when people still have some grapes in their mouths，they look at each other and start to laugh．This tradition started in Spain long ago．One year，when there were a lot of grapes，the king of Spain decided to give grapes to everybody to eat on New Year's Eve．
B．Cordon from Britain
On New Year's Day in Britain，people have parties．At l2o'clock，the music stops，and we listen to the radio．On the radio we hear Big Ben，the famous clock in London．Then everybody sings a song about friendship and kisses their friends．We say"Happy New Year"to each other．It's lucky if a tall man with dark hair is the first person to come to the house in the New Year．So I go and visit as many friends as I can．They all give me a drink．
C．Angela from Brazil
In all cities in Brazil，we have a big party on New Year's Eve，especially in Rio de Janeiro．People in this city go to the beaches to watch fireworks（焰火）．We put flowers in the sea and think about things we want for ourselves or others．We usually wear white clothes for good luck during the New Year．
56．which is NOT mentioned（被提到）in the passage？C
A．Have l2grapes to eat．    B．Have parties．
C．Give flowers to others．    D．Watch fireworks．
57．Who have parties during the New Year？D
A．People in Spain．    B．People in Britain．
C．People in Brazil．    D．Both B and C
58．From the paragraph of"Cordon from Britain"，we know thatB．
A．Cordon can't drink much
B．people hear Big Ben on the radio
C．people sing a song about good luck
D．everybody in Britain goes to watch fireworks
59．On New Year's Day，Brazilians usually wear white clothes becauseA．
A．they hope that can bring them good luck
B．that reminds them of their happy life
C．they think that they look beautiful in white
D．that's what they have to do during the New Year
60．This article mainly tells usC．
A．what people in Britain do on New Year's Day
B．when and where people have New Year parties
C．what people in different countries do on New Year's Day
D．why people around the world like the New Year．

1．

Finland is a great country to visit，especially for relaxing．You can easily find peace and quiet there because much of the country is covered with forests．It also has lots of hills and thousands of lakes and islands．Depending on the season，visitors can enjoy themselves in bird-watching，hiking，fishing and other outdoor activities．There is even a part of Finland where people can see the beautiful Northern Lights．
If you are a nature lover，you will discover plenty to enjoy in Finland．You will also find that the people of Finland are easy-going．This might be because they spend a lot of time having a sauna（桑拿）to relax themselves together．Finland even has a competition that is about spending time in one sauna．In the Sauna World Championships，people try to stay as long as they can in a sauna．This is really a hot competition!Finland is always considered as one of the best places in the world to live，from its capital，Helsinki，to its great number of lakes and forests．
Finland is truly one of the world's greatest treasures．
根据短文内容，判断下列句子是否正确，对的涂（A），错的涂（B）．
61．Forests cover much of Finland．A
62．Visitors can enjoy hiking and fishing whenever they visit Finland．B
63．The Northern Lights can be seen in a part of Finland．A
64．The people of Finland are serious and hard-working．B
65．Having a sauna is a popular way for people to relax themselves in Finland．A．

20．Who can help you？Maybe you think your parents，teachers or others can help you．But in fact，all these people only help you to help yourself．
There have been many great men in history．They had few people to help them．They could not get good education，either．But they tried their best to learn and never gave up．One famous teacher in England once told his students，"I cannot make you great men，but I can help you make men of yourselves．"
Many young people shake the world because of their hard work．Guan Tianlang，a 14-year-old Chinese boy，has become the youngest golf player in Master history，and Alexia Sloane，a blind schoolgirl from Cambridge，works as the youngest interpreter（口译员）．However，some young people do nothing and they depend on others．If these young people can see their weak points and change their ways，they can be successful．They are nothing now，and will be nothing in the future，unless they take the advice of their parents and teachers，and most importantly，depend on themselves．
46．Many great men in history succeeded because they got good education．F
47．The famous teacher thought he could help his students make men of themselves．T
48．Now nearly all young people do nothing and can not see their weak points．F
49．Young people should take the advice of their teachers and parents．T
50．If you want to be successful，you should depend on yourself．T．

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When we got to the hospital，we found Dad still coughed a lot，but his smile was as sure as ever．It was another attack of pneumonia（肺炎）．My husband and I stayed with him for the weekend，but we had to go back to our jobs on Monday．Local relatives would help Dad get home from the hospital and look after him．But I wanted to let him know that we also cared about him．even when we weren't with him．
Then I remembered a family tradition when our children were small．Before leaving their grandparents'home after a visit，each child would write a love note to their grandparents．For days，their grandparents would smile as they read these notes of love．
So when I cleaned Dad's kitchen and made the bed for him，I wrote some notes．Some were like this，"Dad，I put the food in the fridge．"Some expressed my love，"Dad，I hope you will sleep well in your new bed．"Most notes were put downstairs where he would stay for several weeks when he was ill．But I put one note upstairs under his pillow（枕头），"Dad，if yon have found this note，you must be feeling better．We are so glad!"
"These notes helped improve his health．Several weeks later，in one of our regular phone calls，I asked Dad how he was doing．He said，"Pretty good．I just found your note under my pillow upstairs!

106．The writer's father wasill and was sent tohospital．
107．The writerreturned to her job after she stayed with her father for theweekend．
108．It was a familytradition for the children to write lovenotes to their grandparents．
109．The writer did thesame thing as her children tocare about her father．
110．A few weeks later，when the writer heard her father'sreply，she knew he felt muchbetter．

18．The biggest secret about inventing is that anybody can do it!Perhaps this sounds crazy，but it's true．Maybe you have the wrong idea about inventing，so read on to discover the truth．
Wrong idea No.1：An invention has to be something completely new．
Well，inventing means creating something"new"，but the idea could come from something that already exists（存在）．The Wright brothers，for example，got the idea for building a"flying machine"from watching birds．
Wrong idea No.2：Inventors are born，not made．
There are a lot of factors（因素） that make invention possible．Take Mazart，for example．He was born with a talent for musical composition．But other factors were also important for his creativity．His father was a music teacher，and Mozart practiced for hours every day，from the time he was four years old．Thomas Edison said that being an inventor was"99% hard work and 1% inspiration"！
Very successful creators don't give up when they get something wrong．As one inventor said，"A failure is the right answer to the wrong question．"
Wrong idea No.3：Inventors are always old people．
Don't believe that you can't invent something when you are young．Here are two examples of young inventors：Louis Braille went blind when he was a child．When he was fifteen，he invented a system of reading and writing for blind people that is still used in most countries today．
As a young man，George Nissen was watching some artists performing in a show．He watched how they fell into the safety net and then jumped back up again．This gave him an idea，and he invented the trampoline（蹦床）．

48．D got the idea for building a"flying machine"from watching birds．
A．Mazart
B．George Nissen
C．Louis Braille
D．The Wright brothers
49．The underlined word"talent"probably meansC．
A．态度
B．品质
C．天赋
D．能量
50．Which of the following is the writer's opinion？A
A．Anybody can do inventing．
B．Inventors are born，not made．
C．Inventors are always old people．
D．An invention has to be something completely new．
51．The best title for the passage would beD．
A．How to Perform in a Show
B．Be a Composer
C．How to Help Blind People
D．Be an Inventor．

17．On New Year's Eve，people in Italy throw out all the old things．So there are chairs，beds，clothed and plates in the streets．In Spain，the new year comes in more quietly．In the evening people come together to the streets．Each holds a bag of grapes．When twelve o'clock comes，people start eating the grapes．
In Japan，people eat noodles on New Year's Eve．This food is said to bring long life．Early the next morning，some families climb Mount Fuji．There they watch the first sunrise（日出） of the new year．

51．How many countries are mentioned（提到） in this passageC．
A．One
B．Two
C．Three
D．Four
52．People inAthrow out all the old things on New Year's Eve．
A．Italy
B．China
C．Spain
D．Japan
53．People in Spain welcome New Year byBafter twelve．
A．eating noodles
B．eating grapes
C．throwing the old things
D．watching the sunrise
54．What do people do in both Spain and Japan to bring in the new year？D
A．They throw things away．
B．They get together．
C．They climb a mountain
D．They eat some food．
55．Japanese climb Mount Fuji toB．
A．look at the stars
B．see the sun coming up
C．look for New Year's wishes
D．have a rest．

16．Richard，14，said，"I want to make friends，but I don't know how．In my last school，my classmates often bullied（欺负） me and I didn't have any friends．Children at this school look OK，but I just know I'll also do something wrong．Please help me!"
Perhaps the best way to make friends is to know what makes a friend．I asked some 13-year-old boys and girls to write down they liked about their friends．They said that good friends：
★go around with happy faces．★like to share．★stay and play together with others．
★invite people to do something★are humorous．★are good at organizing games．
★help others with work．★are kind．★are good at thinking of something fun to do．

Good friends	go around （76）withhappy faces
	like to share
	stay and play together with other．
	（77）helpothers with work．
	are （78）kindand humorous．
	（79）invitepeople to do something．
	are good at organizing games and thinking of something （80）funto do

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