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 pig. 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. After dinner all the families stay up late to welcome the New Year. On the first day of the New Year, people put on the new clothes and go to visit their friends. They say “Good luck” 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 talked about in this passage?

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

2.We can find that every Chinese year is given ______ name.

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

3.The underlined phrase “stay up” in the passage means “______”.

A. 建造    B. 张贴    C. 熬夜    D. 起立

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 (标题) for this passage is ______.

A. Good time     B. The Spring Festival      C. Big dinner    D. The Year of the Dragon

 

Today is the last Saturday before Christmas. Almost everyone in the USA  31  shopping for presents.   32 is falling and people are walking fast. They are trying   33  warm as they move from shop to shop. Inside the shops the children are   34  at the toys and talking to a man called Father Christmas. He is asking them what they want for Christmas.
In the USA it is warm and beautiful in summer, the trees and fields are green then. But now it is winter and   35 is white. The white snow is as almost   36  as Father Christmas.
At   37  there are different colours. Thousands of lights decorate(装饰)the houses and buildings of every town. These bright red, green, blue, orange and yellow lights help to make Christmas a beautiful   38  of year.
Christmas Day always begins    39   breakfast. The children wake up very early and can’t wait to open the   40  from their parents. Then they wake their parents up calling  "Merry Christmas! "

【小题1】

A．go B．goes C．went D．going

【小题2】

A．Snow B．Rain C．Leaf D．Kite

【小题3】

A．kept B．keeping C．keeps D．to keep

【小题4】

A．seeing B．looked C．looking D．saw

【小题5】

A．everything B．nothing C．anything D．some things

【小题6】

A．interested B．thin C．welcome D．strong

【小题7】

A．evening B．night C．morning D．afternoon

【小题8】

A．time’s B．times’ C．times D．time

【小题9】A, before        B. at           C. from          D. in
【小题10】A. doors        B. presents        C, windows       D. books

Christmas Day, the birthday of Jesus Christ(耶稣)，is the most important festival in Britain and some other countries. On Christmas Eve, people usually tell their children to put their stockings at the end of their beds before they go to sleep. Children believe Santa Claus, with the other name of Father Christmas, will come during the night and fill(装满)their stockings with Christmas presents.

   Actually(实际上), Father Christmas is children’s father. He dresses up(打扮)in a red coat and waits until children fall asleep. Then he goes into children’s bedrooms, and puts small presents in their stockings. When children are no longer(不再)young, they know who Father Christmas really is.

   Not only children but also their parents enjoy Christmas stockings. They also have stockings. Early on the morning of Christmas Day, Children wake their parents up and say ＂Merry Christmas”. Then they help their parents open their stockings. Everybody likes presents, but it is better to give than to receive(收到).

根据短文内容，判断正(T) 误 (F)。

1.Christmas Day is the birthday of Jesus Christ.

2.On Christmas Eve, children put the hats on the beds.

3.In fact, Father Christmas is children’s father.

4.Only children enjoy Christmas stockings.

5.It’s better to receive than to give .

 

—"Merry Christmas! Boys and girls".
—______________.

A．Thank you very much.	B．You are very kind
C．The same to you	D．Never mind.

Merry Christmas, George! Here is a card for_____, with _____ best wishes.

A．you; our

B．us; your

C．you; your

D．us; our