Every year there is the Spring Festival in China. Usually it is in January(一月)or February（二月）. It is the most important festival in China. So before it comes, everyone has to prepare things. They buy pork, beef, chicken, fruit and many other things. And they often make a special(特别的) kind of food called “dumplings”. It means “come together” in Chinese. On the day before the festival, parents buy new clothes for their children and children also buy presents for their parents. On Spring Festival’s Eve, all the family members come back to their home. This is a happy moment. They sing, dance and play cards. 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.
【小题1】        is the most important festival in China?

A．Mid-autumn Day	B．The Spring Festival
C．Children’s Day	D．Teachers’ Day

【小题2】The Chinese usually have their Spring Festival in        .

A．January or February

B．January or March

C．summer

D．autumn

【小题3】What’s the special kind of food for the Spring Festival in China?

A．Cakes.

B．Pudding.

C．Hotdog

D．Dumplings.

【小题4】 The food “dumplings” means “       ”.

A．be delicious

B．be hungry

C．come together

D．be happy

【小题5】When they are having dinner on Spring Festival’s Eve, the Chinese    .

A．eat Candy	B．eat moon cakes
C．never drink	D．give each other the best wishes

Buckingham Palace is in London, England. Buckingham Palace is famous because Queen Elizabeth（伊丽莎白女王）of England lives there. She became queen in 1952.

Buckingham Palace is a big and beautiful building. Queen Elizabeth and her family live on the second floor of the palace. The queen also has her office at the palace. Queen Elizabeth often asks important people to eat dinner at the palace. She invites 9,000 people to each party!  

Buckingham Palace is like a small town. It has a police station, a hospital, two post offices, a movie theatre, a swimming pool, two sports clubs, a garden and a lake. The palace has about six hundred rooms. About four hundred people work there. Two people have very unusual jobs. They take care of the clocks. There are 300 clocks in Buckingham Palace. 

Queen Elizabeth’s day starts at 7:00 in the morning. Seven people take care of her. One person prepares her bath, and another person prepares her clothes. Another person takes care of her dogs. The queen loves dogs.

It’s very interesting to have dinner at Buckingham Palace. You have to follow rules. Queen Elizabeth starts to eat first, and then everybody eats. When the queen finishes eating, everybody finishes eating. You can’t leave the table during dinner.

People visit the rooms in Buckingham Palace in August and September. There are wonderful things to see. Don’t forget that Queen Elizabeth is one of the richest people in the world.

1.Which floor does the queen live on?

A. the ground floor    B. the second floor 

C. the sixth floor  D the tenth floor

2.The underlined word “unusual” means ___________ in Chinese.

A．不经常的

B．有意义的

C．特殊的

D．通常的

3.How many rooms does Buckingham Palace have?

A．900.

B．600.

C．400.

D．300.

4.According to the text, everyone has to ____________ during dinner at Buckingham Palace.

A．stay at the table

B．listen to music

C．finish eating later than the queen

D．finish eating earlier than the queen

5.Which sentence is NOT true?

A．We can guess the clocks in Buckingham Palace are very important.

B．Buckingham Palace is a palace and a home, too.

C．People can visit Buckingham Palace all year round（全年）.

D．Queen Elizabeth can swim or do other sports.

 

Everyone needs to sleep. This is a fact of life that everyone has to deal with and       that they get plenty of it. Your body needs time to get back the energy that you        during the whole day. This usually happens when you are sleeping. Your body is building your energy again to        you to work.

If you don’t get enough sleep, your body will have a(n)      time fighting against illnesses. You have to give your body enough time to rest or you will get      . Have you ever       that when you are very tired, you have        thinking or dealing with problems? This is because not only your        but your mind is tired. So sleep is       to your mind, too.

By getting enough sleep, you will be able to       your body and mind, feeling relaxed and energetic. So sleep as much as you can, and let your body and mind rest.

1.A. talk with                        B. make sure                     C. make up                       D. use up

2.A. caught                         B. saved                 C. used                 D. bought

3.A. ask                        B. stop                           C. make                          D. help

4.A. shocked                   B. unhappy                      C. hard                  D. free

5.A. rich                       B. busy                          C. angry                 D. ill

6.A. watched                  B. replied                      C. noticed               D. created

7.A. trouble                       B. records                        C. matters               D. things

8.A. body                      B. feeling                       C. sleep                 D. energy

9.A. final                       B. enough                      C. important             D. difficult

10.A. wake up                B. take up                      C. live up                D. leave off

 

Every year there is the Spring Festival in China. Usually it is in January or February. It’s the most important festival in China. So before it comes, everyone has to prepare things. They buy beef, pork, chicken, fruit and many other things. And they often make a special kind of food called “dumplings”. It means “come together” in Chinese. On the day before the festival, parents buy new clothes for their children and children also buy presents for their parents. On the festival eve, all the family members come back to their home. This is a happy moment. They sing, dance and play cards. 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，选择正确答案。（5分）

1.Which is the most important festival in China?          .

A．Mid-autumn Festival                     B．Spring Festival

C．Children’s Day                        D．May Day

2.The Chinese usually have their Spring Festival in         .

A．January or February                     B．February or March

C．September or October                   D．December or January

3. What’s the special kind of food for the Spring Festival in China?  .

A．Pork             B．Fish              C．Dumplings         D．Noodles

4. The food “dumplings” mean “          ”.

A．be delicious       B．be hungry         C．come together     D．come back

5. When they are having dinner on the festival eve, the Chinese       

A．sing, dance and play cards                 B．buy each other presents

C．never drinks                           D．give each other the best wishes

 

Every year there is the Spring Festival in China. Usually it is in January(一月)or February（二月）. It is the most important festival in China. So before it comes, everyone has to prepare things. They buy pork, beef, chicken, fruit and many other things. And they often make a special(特别的) kind of food called “dumplings”. It means “come together” in Chinese. On the day before the festival, parents buy new clothes for their children and children also buy presents for their parents. On Spring Festival’s Eve, all the family members come back to their home. This is a happy moment. They sing, dance and play cards. 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.

1.        is the most important festival in China?

A. Mid-autumn Day                B. The Spring Festival  

C. Children’s Day                  D. Teachers’ Day

2.The Chinese usually have their Spring Festival in        .

A. January or February B. January or March    C. summer        D. autumn

3.What’s the special kind of food for the Spring Festival in China?

A. Cakes.             B. Pudding.           C. Hotdog        D. Dumplings.

4. The food “dumplings” means “       ”.

A. be delicious         B. be hungry          C. come together   D. be happy

5.When they are having dinner on Spring Festival’s Eve, the Chinese    .

A. eat Candy                      B. eat moon cakes

C. never drink                     D. give each other the best wishes