We call the Chinese New Year the Spring Festival. 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 tiger.

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, the family don’t go to sleep 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. They say “Happy New Year” and some other greetings (问候) to each other. People usually have a very good time during the festival.

1.How many Chinese festivals are mentioned(谈到) in this passage(段)?

2.We can find every Chinese year has ________ name.

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

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

5.The best title (题目) for this passage (文章) is ______.

任务型阅读。阅读短文，根据其内容完成表格。
People in the United States have a national vacation on Monday in most months. So people may have a vacation on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. During the vacation, people can rest, go to interesting places or do some other things with their families. There are three great days in the United States. They are New Year’s Day, Christmas Day and Thanksgiving Day. During the days, most businesses close. People can stay at home and have fun with their families.
People in the United States usually have more than 2 weeks of paid vacation(带薪休假) anytime in a year. This usually depends on how long people have been working or what their jobs are. Usually the more time they spend working, the more time they may get for vacation.

Each year, we celebrate many holidays here in America.

On January 1, we welcome the coming of a new year like many people in other countries. And we have another four holidays on the first day of a month: April Fool’s Day, May Day, Friendship Day (Aug.1) and Grandparents Day (Sep. 1).

The most important holiday for the young people comes in February. It is Valentine’s Day. Lots of boys give red roses to girls as a present.

People celebrate some holidays for their family members. We say thanks to our mother in May and celebrate Father’s Day in the following month. In November many people return home for Thanksgiving Day, so the whole family can stay together.

There are also some interesting holidays for children. For example, Halloween comes at the end of October. Children often play with pumpkin lanterns and put on all kinds of masks.

Of course, the most important festival is Christmas. After a year of work and study, people can enjoy a long holiday, eat big meals, and visit family and friends.

1.How many holidays do you know on the first day of a month in America?

A. Four.??????? ????????????? B. Five.???????? ????????????? C. Seven.????????? ????????????? D. Ten.

2.What is the most important holiday for the young people?

A. Thanksgiving Day.???????????? ????????????? B. Christmas Day.

C. Valentine’s Day.?????????????? ????????????? D. New Year’s Day.

3.From the reading we know that Father’s Day comes ????????????? ????????????? .

A. in May?????? ????????????? B. in April.?????? ????????????? C. in June???????? ????????????? D. in July

4.Halloween is one of the interesting holidays for ????????????? .

A. children????? ????????????? B. mothers?????? ????????????? C. girls??????????? ????????????? D. students

5.Many people return home in November because they want to ___________.

A. enjoy a long holiday

B. stay with their family members

C. eat big meals with friends

D. spend Thanksgiving Day

When my son, Mark, was in the third grade, he saved all his pocket money for over three months to buy holiday presents. The third Saturday in December Mark said he had made his list and had twenty dollars in his pocket.
I drove him to a nearby supermarket. Mark picked up a hand basket and went in while I waited and watched in the car. It took Mark over 45 minutes to choose his presents. Finally he came to the checkout counter (交款处) and reached into his pocket ... Mark stood there holding his basket, tears falling down his face.
Then a surprising thing happened. A woman came up to Mark and took him in her arms. “You would help me a lot if you let me pay for you,” said the woman. “It would be the most wonderful gift you could give me. I only ask one day you will pass it on. When you grow up, I would like you to find someone you can help. When you help others, I know you will feel as good about it as I do now.”
Mark took the money, dried his tears and ran back to the checkout counter as fast as he could. That year we all enjoyed our gifts almost as much as Mark enjoyed giving them to us.
I would like to say “thank you” to that very kind woman, and tell her that four years later, Mark went house to house collecting blankets and clothes for the homeless people in the fire. And I want to promise her that Mark will never forget to keep passing it on.
【小题1】When did the story probably happen?

January l is New Year's Day. People usually give parties to celebrate    1   . The Spring Festival comes   2  . It is the most important holiday in   3  . Before the Spring  Festival,   people   4   their houses and do a lot of shopping. On the    5  of the festival family members meet for a big    6  . After   7  they watch TV until midnight. They enjoy    8  and eating.   9  , people cheer to welcome the New Year and wish other good   10  .

Teachers' Day is  11  September 10. Students give cards or  12   to their teachers to express their thanks. The Mid-autumn Festival comes in September or October. People get   13   for a family dinner and then eat moon-cakes and watch the full,  14   moon. May 1 is Labor Day, and October 1 is our National Day. We    15  have a get-together to celebrate them in public places.