【题目】任务型阅读。

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.

【题目】通读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后在1—10各题所给的A、B、C、D三个选项中,选出一个最佳选项。

The world ________ many interesting sounds. Some are unpleasant to our ears while ________ are very pleasant to hear. In single day you probably hear ________ sounds. All sounds are different. Some ________ loud, some sounds are high, others are low, some sounds are useful.

________ sound we can’t talk or listen to each other. The ringing of the alarm clock wakes people up. The hooting(鸣笛声)of a car warns people of danger.

Some sounds are harmful. When planes fly low ________ the land; the very loud sounds can damage the house. Very loud sound can even make people deaf.

We know sound travels about one kilometer in three ________ . In a thunder(雷)storm you see the lighting first and then hear the thunder. This is because light travels________ than sound.

Next time you see lighting count the number of seconds before you hear the thunder.

Divide(分成)this number ________ 3. This will tell you ________ kilometers away the thunder storm is.

【1】A. full of B. fill with C. is filled of D. is filled with

【2】A. others B. the other C. another D. the others

【3】A. hundreds of B. hundred of C. hundreds D. hundred

【4】A. may B. maybe C. may be D. can

【5】A. Of B. With C. Without D. By

【6】A. in B. on C. above D. over

【7】A. hours B. days C. minutes D. seconds

【8】A. more fast B. much faster C. more faster D. much fast

【9】A. in B. of C. by D. at

【10】A. how much B. how many C. how far D. how long

【题目】Linda and David have travelled by air from London to Sydney, Australia. Linda has promised(答应)her mother that she will ring her to let her know that they arrived safely. This is something she had done ever since she was a child. David thinks it is not a good idea to ring so far, to spend too much, and to say so little.

But Linda promised to ring. "However," she says, "‘it doesn’t cost much when you just think that it’s the other side of the world. It’s only six pence per second (每秒六便士)." "If you’re on that telephone for less than one minute, I’ll eat my hat, David says, "And one minute’s nearly four pounds(镑). " "That’s no more than you’d pay for a new hat," Linda answers.

She has asked the man at the hotel desk to get her the number. The telephone rings. Linda picks it up. "Hello, Mum. Is that you ?" She says. "Six pence per second," David told her.

“Hello, love. " It is Mrs Lee, Linda’s mother, speaking from London. "I can hear you very clearly just like you are in the next room. It‘s a better line than when you called me from your office. Do you remember? I shouted at that time, and still you couldn’t hear me sometimes. " "Yes, Mum. "Linda puts in. "I just wanted to ring to ……. " "I remember how you rang when you went to Betty‘s house to eat, when you were a little girl. And then when you …" Mrs Lee is a great talker

"Nearly four pounds." says David. Linda tries to tell her mother that it is time to say goodbye. "Yes, all right," says Mrs Lee," But you will write, won‘t you, as you did when you were at work …" Once again, Mrs Lee talks about the past. and there is no stopping her. "Four pounds fifty, ’says David. At last, Linda cuts her mother short, promises to write, and rings off.

"There! That was long, wasn’t it ?" " Four pounds, ninety pence. " David answers. " And you didn’t even say that we‘ve arrived. "

【1】Linda is telephoning home to ______.

A. tell her mother some bad news

B. say that she and David have arrived safely

C. report an accident to her mother

D. say that she and David have left London

【2】David says, ’Nearly four pounds, because ______.

A. he wants to let Linda know the cost of the call

B. he wants to buy himself a new hat

C. Linda has not told her mother they have arrived

D. he wants Mrs Lee to know how much the call costs

【3】Mrs Lee goes on talking for so long because______.

A. she likes to hear all about the past.

B. she likes talking

C. Linda had not told her that she has arrived

D. she is going to pay for the telephone call

【4Linda tries to stop her mother by ______.

A. telling her how much the call is costing

B. writing a letter as she has promised to do

C. telling her that they have arrived safely

D. promising to write, and ringing off

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