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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 "dumpling". 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（成员）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.
小题1:When is the Spring Festival in China?
小题2:What does "dumpling" mean?
小题3:What do parents usually buy for their children before the festival?
小题4:What do the family members usually do on the festival eve?
小题5:Is the Spring Festival very important in China?

Have you ever studied abroad? If you come to Australia as a foreign high school student, you can have a lot of fun there, especially on holidays.
There are many festivals in Australia. The most important one is Christmas. Since it is a long holiday, most foreign students in Australia love to fly back to their home countries to spend the time with their families and friends, but a few students still stay in Australia during the holiday to get part-time jobs. It is quite easy to find a part-time job at Christmas.
Students often take part in another major social activity. They go to the beach to have fun in the sunshine. The summer in Australia is from December to February, so going to the beach in December is very popular among Australians.
Easter in March is another important holiday in the year. It actually combines "Good Friday" and "Easter Monday". Almost every shop closes on Good Friday. And people usually go to see Easter Show.
The Chinese new year is not a public holiday in Australia, so every Chinese student still has to go to school to study and do his or her normal duties.
小题1:                   is the most important festival in Australia.

A．Easter

B．Christmas

C．The Spring Festival

D．New Year’s Day

小题2: Most foreign students in Australia often                   during the Christmas holiday.

A．get a part-time job in the restaurants

B．go to the beach to have fun in the sunshine

C．fly back to their homeland to stay with their parents

D．go to school to study

小题3:                 in December is very popular among Australians.

A．Skiing on an iced lake

B．Hiking in the mountains

C．Studying in a school library

D．Going to the beach to enjoy the sunshine

小题4: From the passage we can see that                       .

A．all the foreign students in Australia will go home during Christmas

B．people in Australia usually go to see Easter Show in March.

C．it’s hard to find a part-time job at Christmas

D．Chinese students in an Australian school needn’t go to school when Spring Festival comes

小题5:Which is the best title for this passage?

A．Christmas time in Australia

B．The holidays in Australia

C．Enjoy your visit to Australia

D．Have you ever studied in Australia?

A hot dog is one of the most popular American food. It was named after frankfurter, a German food. You may hear “hot dog” ______ in other ways. People sometimes _____ “hot dog” to express pleasure(快乐). For example, a friend may ask if you would like to go to the cinema. You____ say, “Great. I’d love to. ” Or, you could say”______! I’d love to go.” People _____ use the expression（表达） to describe someone who is a “show-off”, who tries to show everyone else how ____ he is. You often hear such a(n) _____ called a “hot dog”. He may be a basketball player, for example, who _____ the ball with one hand making a(n) ___ catch seem more difficult. You know he is a “hot dog” because when he makes such a catch, he bows(鞠躬) to crowd, hoping to _____ their cheers.

小题1:	A．cooked B．eaten C．picked D．used

小题2:	A．speak B．tell C．talk D．say

小题3:	A．must B．had to C．might D．need

小题4:	A．Excuse me B．Don’t worry C．Never mind D．Hot dog

小题5:	A．ever B．yet C．also D．still

小题6:	A．kind B．hopeful C．great D．careful

小题7:	A．person B．dog C．hand D．people

小题8:	A．catches B．plays C．throws D．passes

小题9:	A．funny B．easy C．exciting D．good

小题10:

A．lose B．win C．avoid(避免) D．explain[

The Spring Festival is celebrated not only in China but also in other parts of the world. The traditional holiday is the most important to Chinese both at home and abroad.

United Kingdom Celebrations for the Spring Festival in the UK started in 1980, with the first evening party held in 2002. Every new year, people get together and have a lot of activities. They sing songs, dance to music, share photos with friends or enjoy films in a cinema.

United States The Spring Festival has become a key time for Chinese living or working in the US. They join in a large evening party to welcome the traditional new year. It is a good chance for people to build a circle of friends and feel that they are not alone because they share the same culture and values.

Australia The Chinese new year will be welcomed with three weeks of celebrations across Australia. Many people come to Sydney’s Chinatown or Little Bourke in Melbourne. They enjoy fireworks, lion dances, dragon boat and many other traditional activities. The celebrations are also a bridge towards better understanding between Chinese and non-Chinese.

Singapore The family dinner on new year’s eve is an important tradition for Chinese whether they were born in Singapore or moved there from China. They place traditional food on a table as an act of remembering their past. Then the whole family enjoy their dinner together. They usually hold it at home because having it in a restaurant takes away the meaning of the tradition.

小题1: Celebrations for the Spring Festival in the UK started in ___________.

A．1890

B．1980

C．2000

D．2002

小题2: At the Spring Festival, American Chinese join in a large evening party to _________.

A．say hello to the traditional new year

B．refuse a good chance

C．tell others they are alone

D．share different cultures

小题3:. Chinese in Australia enjoy the following activities except _________.

A．fireworks	B．lion dances
C．trick or treat	D．dragon boat races

小题4: In Singapore, Chinese families don’t hold the new year dinner at a restaurant but at home because___________.

A．they want to keep Chinese tradition

B．the restaurant is far away

C．they moved there from other places

D．they were born in Singapore

小题5: After reading the passage above, we might say__________.

A．all parts of the world celebrate the Spring Festival

B．the Chinese new year is celebrated only in China

C．celebrations for the Spring Festival are just held in four foreign countries

D．Chinese across the world have a strong feeling towards the Spring Festival

An important question about eating out is who pays for the meal. If a friend of yours asks you to have lunch with him, you may say something like this, “I’m afraid it’ll have to be someplace cheap, as I have little money.” The other person may say, “OK, I’ll meet you at McDonald’s.”
This means that the two agree to go Dutch, that is, each person pays for himself. He may also say, “Oh, no, I want to take you to lunch at Smith’s,” or “I want you to try the Chinese dumplings there. They are great.” This means the person wants to pay for both of you. If you feel friendly towards this person, you can go with him and you needn’t pay for the meal. You may just say, “Thank you. That would be very nice.”
American custom(风俗) about who pays for dates(约会) are much the same as in other parts of the world. In the old days, American women wanted men to pay for all the meals. But, today, a university girl or a woman in business world will usually pay her way during the date. If a man asks her for a dance outside the working hours, it means “Come, as my guest(客人).” So as you can see, it is a polite thing to make the question clear at the very beginning.
小题1:The passage mainly tells us ________.

A．how to eat out

B．where to eat out

C．what to eat out

D．who pays for the meal in different situation

小题2:The underlined phrase “go Dutch” in this passage means “________” in Chinese.

A．去订餐

B．共同就餐

C．去饭店

D．各自付款

小题3:Sometimes your friend takes you to lunch. It means _________.

A．he’s going to pay for your meal

B．he’s going to lend some money to you

C．he can’t understand you

D．he’ll be angry with you

小题4:In America, some girls and women _________ now.

A．ask men to pay for their clothes

B．try to pay for their own meals

C．never have anything outside

D．try to pay for the men’s meals

小题5:We can infer(推断) if a man asks a woman for a dance outside the working hours _________.

A．the man will pay for it

B．the woman will pay for it

C．they will go Dutch

D．another person will pay for them

The Real Chinese Food
In China, there're many different kinds of food. Some of them are very popular. Dumplings are the real Chinese food. Now let's talk about them, OK?
Everyone in China likes dumplings very much, and there are many different kinds of dumplings. Some have meat and vegetables in them, others have sugar( 糖 ), eggs and so on. I like dumplings with vegetables and pork best.
Usually people make dumplings at home. If you have no time to make them, you can buy them in any supermarkets. Then you take them home and eat them with vinegar.
The Spring Festival is very important in China. When it comes, we make dumplings, usually we put a coin ( 硬币 ) in a dumpling. If one eats the dumpling with the coin in it, he will be lucky in the year.
Now tell me, do you like dumplings?
Welcome to China, we'll ask you to eat the real Chinese food: dumplings.
小题1:In China, _______ are the real Chinese food.

A．noodles

B．dumplings

C．moon cakes

D．only vegetables

小题2:The writer likes dumplings with ______ best.

A．meat	B．seafood
C．vegetables and pork	D．vegetables

小题3:You can buy dumplings in a supermarket when ______.

A．you have time	B．you are happy
C．you are busy	D．you are hungry

小题4:The word “vinegar” in the sentence means _____.

A．糖

B．酱油

C．辣椒

D．醋

小题5:What will people feel if they eat the dumplings with coins in them?

A．They’ll feel unhappy.	B．They’ll be angry.
C．They’ll feel lucky.	D．They’ll be sad.

The Spring Festival(春节) is the Chinese New Year’s Day. It usually comes     February. Everyone in China       the Spring Festival very much. When the Spring Festival       , Li Hong usually      his parents clean their house and      some shopping and other housework. On that       everyone in China eats dumplings, New Year’s cakes, and other good       . Li Hong likes New Year’s cakes. But Wang Hai says dumplings are       than New Year’s cakes. The Chinese people       the New Year’s cakes and dumplings in their houses . How     they are!

小题1:	A．after B．on C．in D．by

小题2:	A．has B．like C．remembers D．likes

小题3:	A．goes B．comes C．reaches D．hears

小题4:	A．helps B．makes C．gets D．takes

小题5:	A．buys B．does C．goes D．carries

小题6:	A．morning B．evening C．day D．afternoon

小题7:	A．food B．drinks C．vegetable D．fruit

小题8:	A．smaller B．better C．bigger D．sweeter

小题9:	A．find out B．buy C．eat D．sell

小题10:

A．happy B．delicious C．lovely D．great

In England, people don't often talk much. You can get on a bus or a train,and everyone sits looking out of the window.
Often they read books and papers, but they don't talk much. When you meet English people they often talk about one thing--weather (天气). So when you meet somebody in England, you can say, “Nice weather for the time of year!” “But it is a little cold today,” somebody may answer. “But it will be a little warmer later,”you can say. Talk like this, and the English people will think,“ How friendly you are !”
小题1:On the bus, the English people often__________.

A．talk	B．stand
C．eat something	D．read papers

小题2:From the passage we know when you meet English people, you can say like this: ______________ 

A．How do you do?	B．How are you?
C．Nice weather!	D．Nice to meet you!

小题3:If you talk to English people about the weather, they will think________.

A．you are friendly

B．you are right

C．you are English

D．you talk too much

小题4:Which is right?______________

A．English people like to talk on a bus.

B．English people don't like to talk about weather.

C．English people are not friendly at all.

D．In England,the weather often changes (变化).

小题5:The English people talk with you about the weather to show you they are______.

A．hungry	B．happy
C．kind	D．worried

First, welcome to West Lake! I am glad to serve all of you.
Today you come here, you are sure to be attracted by its beauty. Hangzhou is famous for West Lake which is a famous fresh water lake, It lies in central Hangzhou, in Zhejiang Province of eastern China.
Traditionally, there are ten best-known spots on the West Lake. They are called Ten Scenes of West Lake by Qianlong Emperor. The West Lake is divided by three causeways called Su Di, Bai Di, and Yanggong Di. First I want to tell you the history of Bai Di.
In the middle of the Tang Dynasty, Zhen yuan era（785-804）, poet Bai Juyi came to Hangzhou as a governor（官员，总督）. He realized that the farmland nearby depended on the water of West Lake, but the old dyke（堤防）had collapsed（倒塌）, the water of West Lake had dried out, and the local farmers suffered drought. He ordered the construction（修建）of a causeway of a stronger and taller dyke to solve the drought problem. The lives of local people improved over the following years. Then Bai Juyi had more free time to enjoy the beauty of West Lake. He visited West Lake almost every day. This causeway was later named after Bai Di in Bai Juyi's honor.
Next is Su Di. Spring Dawn on the Su Causeway is considered as the first of ten scenes. It was built by Su Dongpo, the great poet, during the Noah Song Dynasty. It is very beautiful in spring.
小题1:West Lake lies       .

A．in central Hangzhou	B．in eastern Hangzhou
C．in northern Hangzhou	D．in western Hangzhou

小题2:The West Lake has      causeways.

A．two

B．three

C．five

D．ten

小题3:Spring Dawn on the Su Causeway is listed as the      of Ten Scenes of West Lake.

A．first

B．second

C．third

D．fourth

小题4:The above words are probably for        .

A．students

B．teachers

C．singers

D．tourists

小题1:English people may have   ___   for their breakfast according to the passage.

A．tea and eggs	B．hamburgers and tea
C．coffee and salad	D．eggs and fish

小题2:English people have lunch at    __  o’clock.

A．any time

B．nine

C．five

D．one

小题3: Afternoon tea is    __  in England.

A．from one to two	B．from two to three
C．from three to four	D．from four to five

小题4:Most English people don’t have   __  for their dinner.

A．bananas and apples	B．soup and meat
C．meat and fish	D．porridge