Almost all cultures celebrate the end of one year and the beginning of another in some way. Different cultures celebrate the beginning of a new year in different ways, and at different times on the calendar.

In western countries, people usually celebrate New Year at midnight on January 1st. People may go to parties, dress in formal clothes—like tuxedos(小礼服)and evening gowns, and drink champagne at midnight. During the first minutes of the New Year, people cheer and wish each other happiness for the year ahead. But some cultures prefer to celebrate the New Year by waking up early to watch the sun rise. They welcome the New Year with the first light of the sunrise.

It is also a common Western custom to make a New Year’s promise, called a resolution. New Year’s resolutions usually include promises to try something new or change a bad habit in the new year.

Many cultures also do special things to get rid of bad luck at the beginning of a new year. For example, in Ecuador, families make a big doll from old clothes. The doll is filled with old newspapers and firecrackers. At midnight, these dolls are burned to show the bad things from the past year are gone and the new year can start afresh (again). Other common traditions to keep away bad luck in a new year include throwing things into rivers or the ocean, or saying special things on                the first day of the new year.

Other New Year traditions are followed to bring good luck is to eat grapes on New Year’s Day. The more grapes a person eats, the more good luck the person will have in the year. In France, people eat pancakes for good luck at New Year. In the United States, some people eat black– eyed peas(豇豆)for good luck——but to get good luck for a whole year you have to eat 365 of them!

Which culture celebrates New Year in the morning?

A. The United States.                       B. Spain.

C. France.                                D. The passage doesn’t say.

According to the third paragraph, what is a resolution?

A. Something you burn.                    B. Something you eat.

C. Something you say.                      D. Something you wear.

What is the topic of the fourth paragraph?

A. Bringing good luck.                             B. Keeping away bad luck.

C. Planning for the next year.                     D. Remembering the past.

Which is probably true about eating black – eyed peas on New Year?

A. Black-eyed peas taste bad.               B. The peas are very difficult to cook.

C. One pea brings one day of luck.              D. It is bad luck to eat a lot of black-eyed peas.

CCTV—1 Channel 2

18:00 TV Classroom: Computer

18:30 China Music TV

19:00 News

19:30 Weather Report

19:40 Today’s Focus

20:05 40-part Serial（连续剧）The Gate of Reign（39）

21:25 Stories on the Map

22:30 China Sports Report

23:00 On the Screen Next We

CCTV—2 Channel 8

17:30 Foreign Light Music

18:10 Children’s Programme:

Cartoon City

19:05 World-famous Cities: Toronto

20:55 The Story of Earth

21:30 Economy 30 Minutes

22:00 News in English

22:30 Special Sports:  Football Match (China-Indonesia）

( TV programmes in Beijing Sunday, May 26, 2010   CCTV )

If an Englishman wants to know about what’s happening in China, but he doesn’t know any Chinese, he may watch TV at ________． 

       A．19:00 on CCTV—1 Channel 2

       B．20:05 on CCTV—1 Channel 2

       C．22:00 on CCTV—2 Channel 8

       D．21:30 on CCTV—2 Channel 8

If you are interested in football games, which of the following programs will you choose

first？

       A．China Sports Report．    B．Special Sports． 

       C．Today’s Focus．       D．China Music TV． 

If you are going to Guangzhou by plane from Chongqing Airport, you’d better pay attention to the programme ________． 

       A．Weather Report

       B．World-famous Cities

       C．Economy 30 Minutes

       D．The Story of Earth        

– My daughter nearly set the kitchen on fire when cooking some dishes.

    - you can’t stress          the importance of using the fire.

  A. too         B. much                C. yet                    D. enough

The doctor insisted that I _________ more fruit and vegetables.

A. took          B. had taken        C. would take          D. take

I might fail, but _______ I insist on doing it. I don’t mind what the result will be.

  A. however               B. anyhow                    C. though                     D. meanwhile

This is the third time I _______ Beijing. The second time I ______ here was on Christmas Day last year.   

A. have visited; came                   B. have visited; have come   

C. visited; came                       D. visited; have come

31. —Can you describe _____ it happened?

　　　　—Yes, I was riding on my bike _____ a car knocked me down from behind.

　　A. when; as 　　　B. how; as　　　 C. how; when 　　　D. how; while

The discovery of gold in Australia led thousands to believe that a fortune __．

       A．was made       B．would make          C．was to be made       D．had made

短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加: 在此处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出修改的词。

删除: 把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改: 在错的词下划一横线，并在其下面写出修改后的词。

注意: 1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

     2．只允许修改10处，多者（从11处起）不计分。

Grandma Moses was crazy about painting soon before she picked it up and worked hard at

it．She painted careful and her works were nice．She first painted only to please oneself, and

then began to sell her works with a little money．In 1993, a collector, Louis Caldor happen to

see several of Grandma Moses’ work hanging in a shop．He liked them, buying them at once,

and set out to look for less．Caldor held a show to introduce the works of Grandma Moses

other artists．Grandma Moses, who was world-famous, was died on December 13, 1961, at

the age of 101．

____ was known to all, John had broken his promise ___ he would stay with us for some time .

A. As; that                           B. As; which                 C. It; that                            D. Which; that