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Hello, Jenny!

Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival. We will watch the moon tonight, and look for Chang’e and Wu Gang. We usually eat mooncakes. They are round, like the moon. National Day is also in autumn, on October 1^st. My mother and father are usually free for seven days! We will do many things together. I like going to the National Day celebration. But the best thing in autumn is my birthday. It’s in October. I will be fifteen years old. Goodbye.

Yours,

Li Ming

Dear Li Ming,

Thank you for your e-mail! I love autumn too. In Canada, we have an autumn holiday called Thanksgiving Day. Family members always celebrate it together. I will go to my grandmother and grandfather’s house. My uncles, aunts and their children will be there too. Canadian Thanksgiving Day is in early October. In the USA, they celebrate Thanksgiving Day in late November. Have a good time on your birthday, Li Ming! On my birthday, I have a cake with candles. Everyone sings the song “Happy birthday”. Then I blow out the candles! Will you have a cake for your birthday?

Your friend,

Jenny

(　 ) 36. --- When is Li Ming’s birthday?　 ---____.

　　 A. On September 29^th　　　　 　　　 　B. In September

C. Before September 29^th D. After September 29^th

(　 ) 37. Americans celebrate Thanksgiving Day ____.

　　 A. in early October　　　　　 　　　 　B. in early November　

C. in late October　　　　　 　　　 　D. in late November

(　 ) 38. ---What do Canadians usually do on Thanksgiving Day?

---They usually ____.

　　 A. eat cakes　 B. stay together　 C. watch the moon　 D. sing a song

(　 ) 39. The subject(主题)of Jenny’s e-mail is “____”.

　　 A. Your birthday B. My birthday C. Thanksgiving Day D. National Day

(　 ) 40.---What must Li Ming and Jenny use when they write to each other?

---____.

　　 A. Pens　　　　 B. Paper　 　 　 C. Computers　 　　 　　D. Telephones

　-　Chinese　tennis　player　Li　Na　won　a　championship　again!

    -　Yeah,　I　watched　the　game　and　my　spirits　_____　at　the　news.

    A.　rose　　　　B.　calmed　　　　C.　turned　　　　D.　shook

The word “day” has two meanings. When we talk about the number of days in a year, we are using “day” to mean 24 hours. But when we talk about day and night, we are using “day” to mean the time between sunrise and sunset. Since the earth looks like a ball, the sun can shine on only half of it at a time. Always one half of the earth is having day and the other half night. A place is moved from day into night and from night into day over and over by the spinning（旋转）of the earth. At the equator（赤道）day and night are sometimes the same length（长度）. They are each twelve hours long. The sun rises at 6 o’clock in the morning and sets at 6 o’clock in the evening. For six months the North Pole is tilted（倾斜）toward the sun. In those months the Northern Hemisphere（半球）gets more hours of sunlight than the Southern Hemisphere. Days are longer than nights. South of the equator nights are longer than days. For the other six months the North Pole is tilted away from the sun. Then the Southern Hemisphere gets more sunlight. Days are longer than nights. North of the equator nights are longer than days. Winter is the season of long nights. Summer is the season of long days.

1.When the Western Hemisphere is having day, the eastern Hemisphere is having ________________.

A. both day and night　　　 B. day 　 　 C. neither day nor night　　D. night

2.A place is moved from day into night and from night into day over and over by _______________ of the earth.

A. the pushing　　 B. the pulling　　 C. the spinning　　 D. the passing

3.At the equator day is as long as night _______________.

A. sometimes　　 B. never　　　 　 C. usually　　　 　 D. always

4.When the North Pole is tilted toward the sun, the Northern Hemisphere gets _______________ sunlight.

A. less　　　　　 B. more　　　　 C. all　　　　　　 D. no

With the help of the computer, information can ____every corner of the world swiftly.

　A. get　　 B. reach　    C. arrive　    D. return