We call the Chinese New Year the Spring Festival（春节）. There is a name for each Chinese year. We may call it the year of the sheep , the year of the monkey or the year of the dog. And this year is the year of the horse.

Before New Year’s Day, people are busy shopping and cleaning their houses. On New Year’s Eve, there is a big family dinner. After dinner, all the family stay up late to welcome the New Year. On the first day of the New Year, people put on their new clothes and go to visit their friends and relatives（亲戚）. They say “good luck” and some other greetings to each other. People usually have a very good time during the festival.

1.How many Chinese festivals are talked about (谈论）in this passage ?

A. One.    B. Two.    C. Three.   D. Four.

2.We can find every Chinese year is given ___________ name.

A. an animal    B. a plant  C. a  family     D. a full

3.How do Chinese people usually spend New Year’s Eve ?

A.They put on new clothes and go to the park .

B.They visit their friends and relatives

C.They are busy shopping and cleaning their houses

D.They have a big dinner and stay up late to welcome the New Year.

4.On New Year’s Day, people say “___________” to each other when they meet

A. Merry Christmas                 B. Good luck

C. Happy New Year                 D. Both B and C

5.The best title for this passage (本文的最佳题目)is ____________

A. Good Time                      B. The Spring Festival  

C. Big Dinner                      D. The Year of the Horse

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We call Chinese New Year the Spring Festival. There is a name for each Chinese year. ( 1 )We may call it the year of sheep, the       of horse       the year of dog. ( 2 ) And this year is the year of dragon.
Before New Year’s Day, people are busy shopping and cleaning their houses. On New Year’s Eve, there is a big family dinner. All the families stay up late to welcome the New Year after dinner. On the first day of the New Year, people put on their new clothes and go to visit their friends and relatives. They say “Happy New Year and good luck.” and some other greetings（祝福）to each other. People usually have a good time during Chinese New Year, the Spring Festival.
【小题1】将（1）句的空白处分别填上一个适当的词语, 使句意完整、上下文通顺。
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【小题2】将（2）句译成中文。
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【小题3】回答问题：What do Chinese people do before New Year’s Day?
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【小题4】在文中找出与A lot of families don’t sleep early because they want to welcome the New Year.的同义句。
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【小题5】在文中找出最能表达该短文主题的句子。
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This is a song millions of Americans will hear this New Year’s Eve. It is called Auld Lang Syne (《友谊地久天长》). It is the traditional music played during the New Year’s celebration. Auld Lang Syne is an old Scottish poem. It tells about the need to remember old friends.

The words “auld lang syne” mean “old long since”. No one knows who wrote the poem first. However, a version by Scottish poet Robert Bums was published (出版) in 1796. The words and music we know today first appeared in a songbook three years later.

The song is played in the United States mainly on New Year’s Eve. The version (译文) you are hearing today is by the Washington Saxophone Quartet. As we end our program with Auld Lang Syne. I would like to wish all of our radio friends a very Happy New Year! This is Buddy Thomas.

1. Millions of Americans will hear the song named _______________________this New Year’s Eve.

2. ______________________________ is introducing Auld Lang Syne to us.

3. Auld Lang Syne is an old Scottish poem about________________________________.

4. The song is played ________________________________on New Year’s Eve.

5. A version by Scottish poet Robert Bums was published (出版) in ________________________ .

1从b栏中找出与a栏中相对应的答语。

"Can I see my baby?" the happy new mother asked. When the baby was lying in her arms and she moved the cloth to look upon his tiny face, she gasped(吃力地喘着气). The doctor turned quickly and looked out of the hospital window. The baby had been born without ears. Luckily, time proved that the baby's hearing was perfect. Though the misfortune(不幸)happened to him, he grew into a handsome boy. Yet he felt ashamed when he communicated with others.
“You should get in touch with other young people,” his mother told him, with a kindness in her heart. The boy’s father talked with the family doctor about his ears. “Could nothing be done?” the father asked. “I believe I could give him a pair of outer ears, if they could be got,” the doctor replied.
Two years went by. One day, his father said to the son, “You are going to the hospital, Son. Mother and I have someone who will donate the ears you need, but it’s a secret.” The operation is a big success. Later he married and entered the diplomatic(外交的)service. One day, he asked his father, “Who gave the ears? Who gave me so much? I could never do enough for him or her.”
“You could, my son,” said the father, “but the agreement was that you are not to know…not yet.”
The years kept their secret, but one of the darkest days did come. He stood with his father over his mother’s casket(棺材). Slowly, the father stretched forth(伸出) a hand
and raised the thick, reddish brown hair to reveal the mother had no outer ears.
"Mother said she was glad she never let her hair be cut," his father whispered gently, "and nobody ever thought mother less beautiful, did they?"
【小题1】Why did Mother gasp when she saw her newborn baby?