Mr．Lee was in bed and was trying to go to sleep when he heard the bell ring．He turned on the light and looked at his clock．It was twelve o'clock．\thought．He decided to go and find out．So he got up，put on his dressing gown(浴袍) and went to the door．When he opened the door，there was nobody there．\．\he went back to his bedroom，took off his dressing gown，got back into bed，turned off the light and tried to go to sleep．
A few minutes later he heard the bell ring again．Mr．Lee jumped out of bed very quickly and rushed to the door．He opened it，but again he found no one there．He closed the door and tried not to feel angry．Then he saw a piece of paper on the floor．He picked it up．There were some words on it：\午夜)，so it is April Fool's Day(愚人节)．April fool to you!\
\，it was the English boy next door!\．Lee exclaimed(惊叫) and almost smiled．He went back to bed and felt asleep at once．The bell did not ring again． 根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。 ( ) 1．When did Mr．Lee go to bed? He went to bed _______． A．before twelve o'clock B．after twelve o'clock C．when the bell rang D．when he saw the boy
( ) 2．Why did he rush to the door when he heard the bell ring the second time? A．He wanted to open the door for the visitor． B．He wanted to find out who the visitor was． C．He was afraid of the ring． D．He was waiting for someone．
( ) 3．From this passage，we learn that we can _______ on April Fool's Day． A．say \ B．dance and sing at night C．play jokes on each other D．send presents to children
( ) 4．What did Mr．Lee think about the English boy? He thought he ________． A．was a good boy B．was friendly with him
C．shouldn't ring the bell at midnight D．did a dangerous thing just now
( ) 5．How about the English boy according to the passage? A．He is friendly． B．He is nervous．
C．He was handsome． D．He was kind． 答案：
1．A 文章第一段的前三个句子就告诉了此题的答案。
2．B 文中“Who can it be at this time of night?”，说明 Mr.Lee 很想知道是谁在午夜时来敲门。
3．C 在愚人节这天，人们可相互开玩笑。
4．B 英国男孩和 Mr.Lee 开玩笑，说明他把 Mr.Lee 看成朋友，所以答案是 B。 5．A 根据短文中男孩和 Mr.Lee 开玩笑，可以看出男孩很友好，所以选 A。 二
Every year there is a Spring Festival in China．Usually it is in January or February．It is the most important festival in China．So before it comes，everyone has to prepare things．They buy pork，beef，chicken，fruits and many other things．And they often make a special kind of food —\．It means \．On the day before the festival，parents buy new clothes for their children．Children also buy presents for their parents．On the Spring Festival Eve(除夕)，all the family members come back to their hometown．This is a happy
moment．Some sing and dance，some play cards and others get the dinner ready．When they enjoy the meal，they give each other the best wishes for the coming year．They all have a good time．
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
( ) 1．Which is the most important festival in China? A．The Mid Autumn Festival． B．Lantern Festival． C．Children's Day． D．The Spring Festival．
( ) 2．When is the Chinese Spring Festival usually celebrated? A．In March or April． B．In May or June． C．In January or February． D．In December
( ) 3．________ is the special kind of food for the Spring Festival in China． A．Chicken B．Dumpling C．Fish D．Fried rice
( ) 4．What's the meaning of the food \ A．Come together． B．Help yourself． C．Look up． D．Congratulate．
( ) 5．The family ________ when they are having dinner together on the Spring Festival Eve．
A．give each other the best wishes B．buy each other presents C．sing，dance D．play cards 答案：
1．D 根据短文中 It is the most important festival in China．可以看出春节是中国最重要的节日，所以选 D。
2．C 由文章中 Usually it is in January or February．可知中国的春节是在一二月份举行的，所以选 C。
3．B 根据短文内容 they often make a special kind of food — \，可知选 B。 4．A 根据文中 It means \，可以看出，Dumplings 是“come together”的象征，所以选 A。
5．A 根据短文最后几句话可以看出，人们在吃饭时互相祝福，所以选 A。 三
What is your favorite holiday? Here are some students' opinions． Sandy from Taiwan says：
My favorite holiday is the Mid-Autumn festival．I always visit my grandfather and grandmother，and we always go to the same restaurant on the mountain to hold jubilation．At night，we always have a barbecue，and watch the moon together．I enjoy it a lot． Zhenia from Ukraine says：
My favorite day is New Year's Day．We celebrate the new year on the 31st of
December．Father Frost comes with his granddaughter on that night．He puts his presents under the New Year Tree．We have a party and stay up until midnight to see the New Year in and the Old Year off．We cook delicious food for the party．People also celebrate Old New Year in our country．It is on the 14th of January． Yagna from India says：
My favorite day is Deepavali(屠妖节)，which is also called Festival of Lights．People do some cleaning at home and light their oil lamps to thank for the defeat of the bad king．To celebrate it，we also eat sweets and delicious food，wear new clothes，and give presents to our friends and relatives． Pat from Thailand says：
My name is Pat．My favorite holiday is Songkran．It takes place from the 13th to 15th of April．On the holiday people pour water on each other．It is a lot of fun．People also buy new clothes and they have big parties． 根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。 ( ) 1．What is Sandy's favorite holiday? A．The Mid-Autumn festival． B．New Year's Day．
C．Deepavali． D．Songkran．
( ) 2．The underlined word \． A．hope B．celebration C．present D．exercise
( ) 3．What does the underlined word \ A．音乐会 B．新年 C．中秋节 D．泼水节 ( ) 4．In order to celebrate Deepavali，we can ________． A．eat sweets and delicious food B．weal new clothes C．give presents to others D．all of the above
( ) 5．Where does Zhenia come from according to the passage? A．Taiwan． B．India． C．Ukraine． D．Thailand． 答案：
1．A 根据第一个学生的话可以确定 Sandy 最喜欢的节日是中秋节，即选 A。 2．B 根据 Sandy 的叙述可知，他们总是去同一个饭店，可以猜测是庆贺节日，所以选 B。
3．D 根据 Pat 的介绍可知在 4 月 13 — 15 日，他们可以把水泼在别人身上，所以确定是泼水节，选 D。
4．D 根据 Yagna 的叙述，可以确定为了庆祝屠妖节，他们可以吃糖和佳肴，可以穿新衣服，可以送别人礼物，所以选 D。
5．C 根据第四段的内容可以找出 Zhenia 是来自乌克兰，即 C。 四
Around the world，people have different traditional foods to celebrate different festivals．Traditional foods also show a new year of good luck and good health： An English Christmas dinner has a meal of turkey，and it also includes pies and plum puddings(李子布丁)．In Germany，Christmas is celebrated with bread cookies and cakes，which are made like Christmas trees．In France，Christmas dessert is a cake filled with butter cream．
In southern parts of India，there is a three-day festival in mid-January called Pongal．It includes rice and a dish of rice cooked with sugar that is shared with families and friends． Japan celebrates New Year with a seven-day festival．It begins from January 1st．Food is prepared before the festival so people don't need to cook during the festival．On New Year's Day，various dishes called Osechi ryori(御节料理) are served — each dish is a wish for the New Year． In most Asian countries，the New Year begins with the first full moon of the first Chinese Lunar(阴历的) month．Each place has its special food to welcome the coming year：People in China prepare their food ahead of time to avoid the possibility that using a knife during New Year's time might \，Foods with lucky names are popular，such as fish，which sounds like \剩余)\．
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。 ( ) 1．What do you learn from the passage?
A．people have different traditional foods to celebrate different festivals． B．New Year begins from January 10th in Japan．
C．In France，Christmas dessert is a cake filled with butter． D．Traditional foods only show a new of good luck．
( ) 2．What did a three-festival in mid-January in southern parts of India? A．Christmas． B．Pongal． C．New Year． D．Lantern Festival． ( ) 3．In Japan，people all like eating _______ on New year's Day． A．turkey B．dessert C．Osechi ryori D．dumplings
( ) 4．The underlined word \． A．different B．same C．expensive D．few
( ) 5．The underlined word \Chinese．
A．必须性 B．必然性 C．可变性 D．可能性 答案：
1．A 由第一段的内容可知，人们用不同的传统食物来庆祝不同的节日，所以选 A。 2．B 根据第三段的内容可知在印度南部地区连续三天的节日是 Pongal。
3．C 根据短文第四段的内容可知，在日本的节日里人们习惯吃御节寿司，所以选 C。 4．A 根据第四段的内容可以确定 various 是“各种各样的，丰盛的”，所以选 A。 5．D 根据最后一段内容可知，possibility 是名词，可以推断出是“可能性”，所以选 D。 五
On Thanksgiving Day，most of us will sit down to enjoy a turkey dinner．The bird also shows up on the table at Christmas．How did we start with the tradition of savoring turkeys during the holidays?
They were fresh，cheap，and big enough to feed a group of people．Americans like having large poultry(家禽) for celebrations because they don't need to pay a lot for the birds．Cows were more useful alive than dead，and beef wasn't widely offered until the late 19th century．Chicken was more highly regarded than it is today．Venison(鹿肉) would have been another choice，especially during the 17th and 18th centuries．Eating turkey was also a British holiday custom(风俗，习惯) people brought to the New World．
Among the big birds，turkey is the most suitable for Thanksgiving．Turkeys were born in the spring．They spend about seven months eating insects on the farm．By Thanksgiving，they have grown to about 10 pounds．Turkeys are cheaper than geese，which are more difficult to raise，and cheaper by the pound than chickens．Cost is an important factor for holiday shoppers，because people will not prepare just one meal．Thanksgiving Day is the time to bake meal and other types of pies．The foods can last through the winter． 根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
( ) 1．The underlined word \．