提示词语：festival, get together, enjoy, moon cakes, harvest time

提示问题：

● What’s your favorite traditional festival?

● What do you usually do during the festival?

● Why do you like it?

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Football

Ancient Chinese, Roman and Egyptian writings help you know about games played by kicking a ball. We also know that in the twelfth century, in some English towns, on certain days of the year, hundreds of young men would kick a ball around the streets. Unluckily, fight often resulted. People were hurt and even killed. In 1314, such games were not allowed because they were too dangerous.

The game we now know as football developed in England in the early nineteenth century. Football was played in many schools and clubs as early as 1823. These schools and clubs often had different rules, but in 1863, the Football Association or FA was created, and standard rules were agreed for everyone to follow. These are the rules that many parts of the world use for football today. In 1871, a cup was given for the best English club, called the FA Cup. Football soon spread across the world.

In the United States and Canada, however, a different type of football game developed, where the football players could pick the ball up and carry it. The ball is also in a different shape. In American football there is also more violent contact (激烈交锋) between players, who have to wear special clothing to protect themselves.

Football is now certainly the most popular game on earth. Why is that? One reason may be that it’s a simple game. All we need is a ball, and a few things to mark the goals. It’s a more relaxed game which can be enjoyed by just a few people of any age, on any piece of ground or even in the street. Another reason may be that it allows people to show their special skills. Some footballers become very rich and famous, like David Beckham. For this reason, many young people dream of becoming football stars and getting very rich. Television too has made football more popular. Millions of people can watch international matches such as the World Cup, which is held every four years.

【1】What helps you know about games played by kicking a ball?

【2】Where did the football game develop in the early 19th century?

【3】When were the football standard rules made for everyone to follow?

【4】Why do American football players have to wear special clothing?

【5】Why is football now the most popular game on earth?

Artists from all over the world come to Sapporo’s Snow Festival every year to enter the sculpture competition. But the sculptures aren’t made of stone, metal or wood – they are made of snow and ice! Artists sometimes work 11 to 12 hours a day to make amazing sculptures. Many of the sculptures are huge and very detailed. During the day, the sculptures shine in the winter sun. At night, colorful lights shine on them. Millions of people go to see them every year.

The Snow Festival had not always been so popular. It started in 1950 as something very small. People in Sapporo wanted to go outside and have fun during the long, boring winter, so the city held a one-day fair in a park. People listened to music and danced. They watched movies and dog races. But some high school students had a great idea and built six large interesting snow sculptures. People really liked the sculptures, and the Snow Festival was born.

Five years later, soldiers nearby brought tons of snow into the city. They made the snow into large blocks and used ladders to build huge sculptures. These sculptures were amazing, and the small festival turned into an international event.

More than 60 years have passed. Today, the festival is seven days long. Every year, millions of people wear their warmest coats and go outside to celebrate the snow!

【1】Artists go to Sapporo every winter mainly to ______.

A. listen to music and dance

B. watch movies and dog races

C. have a one-day fair in a park

D. enter the sculpture competition

【2】In 1950, some ______ built six large interesting snow sculptures.

A. artists B. high school students

C. soldiers D. movie stars

【3】What is the passage mainly about?

A. Winter activity.

B. Sapporo, Japan.

C. The Snow Festival.

D. Outdoor sculptures.

May Day Basket

I clearly remember the May Day of the year that I was in fifth grade. That year I was faced with a challenge because of my best friend, Pam.

A new family recently had moved into our small town, and Pam was spending more and more time at their house. I felt ______ and left out.

When my mother asked me whether I would take a May Day basket to Pam’s house, I answered angrily, “Of course not!” My mother stopped what she was doing and ______ me in her arms. She told me that I would have many other friends in my lifetime.

“But Pam was my best friend ever,” I cried.

Mum told me that circumstances (环境) change and people change. She ______ that one of the great things friends can do is to give each other a chance to grow, to change and to develop into what they want to be. And sometimes, she said, that friends would ______ other people to spend time with. It’s nothing wrong with that.

She went on to say that I needed to forgive Pam for hurting me and that I could express that forgiveness (宽恕) by giving her a May Day basket.

It was a ______ decision, but I decided to give Pam a basket. I made an extra special basket of flowers with lots of yellow because that was Pam’s favorite ______. I asked my two sisters to help me deliver my basket of forgiveness. As we ______ from our hiding place, Pam picked up the flowers, pressed her face into them and said ______ enough for us to hear, “Thank you, Susie, I hoped you wouldn’t forget me!”

That day, I made a decision that changed my life: I decided to hold my friends in my heart, but not in my expectation of them, allowing them space to grow and to change – with or without me.

【1】A. happy B. hurt C. stupid D. lucky

【2】A. caught B. accepted C. held D. tied

【3】A. complained B. explained C. doubted D. tested

【4】A. direct B. survey C. control D. choose

【5】A. hard B. poor C. quick D. good

【6】A. food B. color C. basket D. place

【7】A. greeted B. sensed C. smelled D. watched

【8】A. angrily B. nervously C. loudly D. privately

【1】在考试前我感到有一个沉重的担子压在我的肩膀上。(feel like)

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【2】不要给你自己太多的压力。(be hard on)

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【3】她一回到家就敲她儿子的门。(knock on)

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【4】使她惊讶的是,她的脑子止不住地想发生在学校里的事情。(to one’s surprise)

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【5】他充满了勇气而不是害怕去了篮球场。(rather than)

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A: What kinds of rules do they have in Colombia?

B: Well, they have pretty relaxed rules.

A: Like what?

B: 【1】.

A: Could you give me an example?

B: Sure. If they tell a friend they’re going to his or her house for dinner, it’s okay if they arrive a bit late.

A: Do they often visit friends’ houses?

B: Yes, they do. It is very important to them. 【2】.

A: Do they have to make plans to do that?

B: 【3】. Often they just walk around the town center, seeing as many of their friends as they can!

A: What kinds of rules do they have in Switzerland?

B: It’s very important for them to be on time.

A: Because they’re the land of watches.

B: Maybe.【4】.

A: If you are even fifteen minutes late, may your friend get angry?

B: Yes, they do.

A: Do they often visit a friend’s house?

B: Sometimes. But they never go without calling first.【5】. They usually plan to do something interesting, or go somewhere together.

A． They don’t usually have to make plans to meet their friends

B． If someone invites you to meet him/ her at 4:00, you have to be there at 4:00

C． They often just drop by their friends’ homes

D． They usually make plans to see friends

E. Well, it’s OK if you’re not on time

Betty told her mother about the problem. “Do you think the Greens can get someone【3】to watch Danny?” her mother asked.

“I am not sure. All of the other 【4】 (kid) will be at the party. Besides, Danny knows I’m staying with him, and he’ll be disappointed if I don’t look after him,” Betty said. “Well, whatever you decided to do, make sure that it’s the 【5】thing,” her mother said. Betty nodded, but she kept 【6】 (think) of the party and how much she wanted to go.

That night she asked Mrs Green 【7】she might be able to find a different babysitter. Mrs Green 【8】 (look) a little surprised, but said she would try. In fact Betty felt awful for having asked. She 【9】Mrs Green, “Hello, Mrs Green! This is Betty speaking.

Please forget about what I’ve told you. I’m happy to watch Danny.”

That evening, even though she missed Alice’s party, Betty 【10】 (enjoy) taking care of Danny. She knew she had made the right decision.

At the beginning of the 【2】 (第二十) century, there were about 10 【3】 (百万)

African elephants, but now there are about 500,000. Last year about 20,000 elephants were killed.

So African elephants are in【4】 (危险). In the next ten years, the elephant 【5】(数量)will reduce by more than a quarter.

Luckily, some countries’【6】 (政府) in Africa are taking steps to stop people killing

elephants.People kill elephants for their ivory(象牙). Female (雌性的) elephants are at a【7】 (较高的) risk because they have very large ivory.

The demand (需求) for elephant ivory in China is 【8】 (尤其) great. It has become even more valuable than gold. Although the international ivory trade has been banned (禁止) since 1989 in order to【9】 (保护) African elephants, many people are trying to kill elephants in some African countries.

At the end of the 1990s, the ivory ban was not so strict that it allowed some countries to sell ivory again. Some people say this is a great 【10】 (错误).

At first, the interviewer didn’t look up, which made me even more nervous. I sat there quietly, 【4】 (几乎没) looking at him. Suddenly, he began to ask me questions about school, my【5】 (业余爱好), and books I had read, in a strange voice.

Next, he wanted to know why I 【6】 (选择) to study archaeology (考古学). Then he asked about my experience in the field. I took a deep breath (呼吸) and 【7】(解释)him about my summer in Egypt where I helped at a dig (考古发掘地) in the Desert of Sinai. At that moment, he began to laugh. “Is he 【8】 (发疯的)? Or did I make a mistake?” I thought.

I looked at him carefully and then I felt relaxed. Now I knew I had nothing to fear—I was 【9】 (确定的) I would be accepted. The interviewer was my teacher at the dig. He was the one who praised (表扬) me for my work that summer and 【10】 (鼓励) me to follow my dream.

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