Girls' Day or Doll Festival takes place on March 3rd every year in Japan．Its origins go back to China，which had the custom of making a doll and then putting the doll in a river in order to get rid of bad luck．

Girls' Day in Japan is celebrated on the 3rd of March．And from mid to late February，families with daughters put out dolls in the hope that their daughters will grow up healthy and happy．One superstition（迷信）related to this is that if they are late in putting away the dolls when the festival is over，their daughters will become old maids．Most displays have just a prince and a princess，but some more beautiful displays include the dolls，along with candy，rice boiled with red beans，white sake（清酒），peach blossoms，diamond-shaped rice cakes，toys，and tiny furniture．Traditionally，parents or grandparents will begin their first display for their daughter or granddaughter，called hatsu zekku，when she is just one year old，and some families have passed their dolls down from generation to generation．When a girl gets married，she usually takes her dolls with her to her new home．Aside from displaying dolls．Japanese people used to go to view the peach blossoms，drink sake with a blossom in it，and bathe in water with blossoms．

The festival developed into the form we see today during the Edo Period（1603--1867），and it is still possible for people to buy Girls' Day dolls made during that time as well as ones made in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in antique（古董）shops during the season．

1．What is this passage mainly about?

A．The development of Girls' Day in Japan．

B．A brief introduction to Girls' Day in Japan．

C．What Japanese people usually do on Girls' Day．

D．Why dolls are very important on Girls' Day．

2．Parents put out dolls in the hope that ________．

A．their daughters will hive a good marriage

B．the family will get rid of bad luck

C．their daughters will grow up happy and healthy

D．their daughters will not become old maids

3．According to the superstition mentioned in the passage，________．

A．the dolls should be put out on time

B．all the dolls should be put away by the end of March 3rd

C．the displays should only have dolls of a prince and a princess

D．parents should begin the first display when their daughter is one year old．

4．After reading the passage，we learn that ________．

A．Japanese people no longer celebrate Girls' Day

B．all the dolls for Girls' Day must be made by the girls' parents

C．the Doll Festival usually lasts from mid to late February

D．the history of Japanese Girls' Day can be traced back to ancient China．

5．What can we infer from the passage?

A．That all the girls should drink white sake on Girls' Day．

B．That all the dolls that have been displayed must be passed down．

C．That Japanese people first started to celebrate Girls' Day in 1603．

D．That peach blossoms used to platy an important role on Girls' Day．

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The Mid-autumn Festival, that is one important traditional festival in China, falls in August 15^th of the lunar calendar every year. It was celebrated both in China and many Asian country. People believe that a full of moon is the symbol of reunion and good luck. This is also a custom to express best wishes to their beloved ones at this particularly time. On that day they usually go back home to have a family get-together, so they appreciate the beautiful moon, enjoyed the typical food---the moon cake. All Chinese have wonderful time at the festival.

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The Mid-autumn Festival, that is one important traditional festival in China, falls in August 15^th of the lunar calendar every year. It was celebrated both in China and many Asian country. People believe that a full of moon is the symbol of reunion and good luck. This is also a custom to express best wishes to their beloved ones at this particularly time. On that day they usually go back home to have a family get-together, so they appreciate the beautiful moon, enjoyed the typical food---the moon cake. All Chinese have wonderful time at the festival.

Do you wake up in the morning dreading the moment that your feet have to hit the floor for you to get ready for work? If that’s the case, join most of Americans. Very few people wake up to that annoying alarm clock and spring out of bed excited about having to go to work.

As if that were not enough, most of us have to fight traffic getting there, usually an hour’s drive. Then, when we get to work, we have to fight with unruly co-workers or a nagging boss. And to make matters worse, you have to fight the same traffic going in the opposite direction just to get back home.

Making dinner, fixing plates, eating and then straightening up afterwards is a job within itself. If that sounds like your life, you probably have a J-O-B. you know what J-O-B stands for? Just Over Broke, that’s what! With a job, most Americans are living paycheck-to-paycheck and hating every minute of it. I know because I was doing the same thing: trading time for money. And, I came to a conclusion that it stinks (糟糕透了)! Big time!

Looking around at my co-workers, friends and relatives, I saw that they were all doing the same thing I was doing. They were complaining about the same things I was complaining about : not having enough time or money. And, I decided that I wanted to do something different.[来源:学*科*

So, I started a home-based business. There are several to choose from. The extra income has done so much for our family. We can vacation more. We have been able to give more. And, we’ve even been able to do something calling save! It’s been amazing.

Therefore, if you’re sick and tired of being sick and tired, it’s time you make a change, too. The definition of insanity (疯狂) is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. I know you aren’t stupid. If you continue to do what everyone else is doing: trading time for money, you’re going to keep getting what everyone else is getting: being broke and not having the time to do what is really important to you.

Do your due diligence. Find a home-based business that works well for you. Go to work, and live the life you’ve always imagined!

According to Paragraph 1, which of the following statements is TRUE about most Americans?

   A. Most Americans are excited to go to work every day.

   B. Most Americans are used to sleeping in the morning.

   C. Most Americans are tired of having to go to work every morning.

   D. Most Americans have alarm clocks to wake them up in the morning.

By writing the first three paragraphs, what feeling does the writer express?

   A. Regret.               B. Joy.                  C. Pride.               D. Dissatisfaction

What does “something different” in Paragraph 4 refer to?

   A. To set up a business at home.            B. To complain about life and work.

   C. To spend more time on holidays.              D. To resign from the former job and get a new one.

Do you wake up in the morning dreading the moment that your feet have to hit the floor for you to get ready for work? If that’s the case, join most of Americans. Very few people wake up to that annoying alarm clock and spring out of bed excited about having to go to work.
As if that were not enough, most of us have to fight traffic getting there, usually an hour’s drive. Then, when we get to work, we have to fight with unruly co-workers or a nagging boss. And to make matters worse, you have to fight the same traffic going in the opposite direction just to get back home.
Making dinner, fixing plates, eating and then straightening up afterwards is a job within itself. If that sounds like your life, you probably have a J-O-B. you know what J-O-B stands for? Just Over Broke, that’s what! With a job, most Americans are living paycheck-to-paycheck and hating every minute of it. I know because I was doing the same thing: trading time for money. And, I came to a conclusion that it stinks (糟糕透了)! Big time!
Looking around at my co-workers, friends and relatives, I saw that they were all doing the same thing I was doing. They were complaining about the same things I was complaining about : not having enough time or money. And, I decided that I wanted to do something different.[来源:学*科*
So, I started a home-based business. There are several to choose from. The extra income has done so much for our family. We can vacation more. We have been able to give more. And, we’ve even been able to do something calling save! It’s been amazing.
Therefore, if you’re sick and tired of being sick and tired, it’s time you make a change, too. The definition of insanity (疯狂) is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. I know you aren’t stupid. If you continue to do what everyone else is doing: trading time for money, you’re going to keep getting what everyone else is getting: being broke and not having the time to do what is really important to you.
Do your due diligence. Find a home-based business that works well for you. Go to work, and live the life you’ve always imagined!
【小题1】According to Paragraph 1, which of the following statements is TRUE about most Americans?