Chinese people call the Spring Festival“Nian”. But do you know that Nian
was once the name of a monster(妖怪)?
　　A long time ago, the monster Nian lived in the mountains. It ate
animals. But in winter, it could not find food. So it came to villages and
ate a lot of people. People were so afraid of Nian that they locked their
doors before evening came during the winter. One day, an old man came to a
village. He told people there that Nian was afraid of three things——the
color red, fire and noise. He told people to play drums and gongs, make
big fires and set off fireworks(放鞭炮)to make Nian go away.
　　On a moonless, cold night, Nian went to the village again. As soon as it
opened its big mouth, people made loud noises and made fires. Nian was
really afraid and ran away. wherever it went, there was noise and fire.
When Nian was tired and could not run anymore, people killed the monster.
　　After that, on the coldest day of winter, people beat drums and gongs,
and set off fireworks to celebrate the death of the monster of Nian. They
put up red lanterns and have a big dinner without sleeping during the
night.
　　In the morning people greet each other happily. So now we have the
Spring Festival.
【小题1】 From the story, Nian seemed to be       long, long ago.
A exciting    B  interesting    C boring   D terrible
【小题2】 The monster Nian ate people in winter because it          .
A  wanted to make people afraid    B  had no food to eat
C  celebrated the Spring Festival    D liked to eat people in a village
【小题3】Nian was afraid of          .
A red    B fire   C noise    D  A, B and C
【小题4】 The monster Nian wasn’t killed until          .
A it had eaten all the animals  B  the old man came to a village
C it was too tired to run away  D people knew what it was afraid of
【小题5】 What is the best title for the passage?
A How the Spring Festival Came  B What People did During Nian
C How People Celebrated Nian  D What the Spring Festival was 

Nearly all of us have an unpleasant habit, whether we realize it or not, and we want to get rid of it but didn’t know the proper ways. Here’s some advice on how to get rid of bad habits.

n Make a list.    Write down all the reasons why you want to stop a certain behavior----how it’s hurting you and why getting rid of it will help. Look at that list regularly.

n Join other activities.  ② It’s wise of you to do something else when you want to stop your bad habits. If you get angry easily, for example, you can practice deep breathing or go for a walk.

n Give yourself a reward.  Before you get rid of a bad habit, decide what you’ll do to celebrate it if you achieve your goal.

n Keep off bad habits.    If you are fat and want to lose weight, keep junk food(垃圾食品) out of your house. If you are a heavy smoker, keep away from smoky bars or friends who like smoking.

n Be patient.     Bad habits develop over years, so you probably won’t be able to get rid of them quickly. In fact, people often give up several times before being successful, so you should ① ___________  ___________.

n Find support.   Don’t be afraid to ask for support from friends, family or other people who have the same bad habits as you. When you talk to others, they might be able to give you some advice or encouragement that you normally wouldn’t get from yourself.

1.在①处横线上填入适当的词。___________　___________

2.将②处划线部分翻译成中文。______________________________________________

3.回答问题How many suggestions are offered to help you get rid of bad habits?       _____________________________________________________________________________

4.找出并写出所给句子的同义句。

You should be brave enough to get help from your friends, family or other people, because they may have the same bad behavior as you._____________________________________

5.找出并写出最能表达该短文主题的句子。

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根据首字母和汉语提示完成单词

1.Have you ever entered c　　　(竞赛)?

2.The plane t　　　off just now.

3.I have never v　　　New York.

4.The first　　　(奖品)is the holiday of your dreams in England.

5.Please write about a wonderful       (经验，经历) after the holiday.

6.That musician has w　　　many songs.

7.—Has your father been a　　　?

—Yes,he has been to many countries.

8.Zhang Ziyi is very famous.He Meifeng has always wanted to m　　　her!

9.How many tickets can you buy if they are all s　　　out?

10.Wei Ming’s father is an Air China captain,so he has f　　　 to many different countries.

  How time flies !Nobody__1.___ this better than Junior 3 students. This week , they will graduate(毕业) . __2.___ how do they plan to celebrate?

In Anhui , Zhou Yi , 15, and his classmate thought they should thank their head teacher. They decided to give her a notebook as a ___3.___. Everybody wrote something for her in the beautiful notebook. It was __4.___ secretly.

“ I read many warm words in the notebook ,” said Zhou. “ The teacher will surely like it .” In Beijing , during their last P.E. class, Yang Mingcong and his ___5.__ felt a bit sad for the coming departure(分离). They decided to have a football match to __6.__ goodbye to each other. They are 24 boys in Yang’s class. They grouped two teams for the game.

“What could be ___7.__ than a game to remember our friendship?” said the 13-year-old boy.

While being leaving ,ShenYuanyuan and her classmates ___8.____planned to meet every three or five years.

“ I can’t wait __9.___ then ,” said the 15 year-old Shanghai girl . “ What will we be like at that time ? Graduation means we’re closer to __10.___dreams. It’s exciting!”