Many children have a birthday cake 1 candles on their birthday. In some countries, 2 England
and Scotland (苏格兰), there is another custom (风俗), 3 . There people spank (拍打) or hit the child
4 his/her birthday. This may hurt a little, but they say it is 5 lucky (幸运的) for the child. The child
must 6 cry. The custom says that if you cry, you will cry all year.
The reason 7 birthday spank is to make the bad spirits (情绪) go away. The harder you spank, the
better it is. In Belgium (比利时), 8 country in Europe, the custom is 9 different. There a parent goes
into the children"s bedroom early in the morning with a needle (针). As soon as the children wake up, the
parent pricks (刺) the children 10 the needle. This is for good luck. |
( ) 1. A. on
( ) 2. A. unlike
( ) 3 A. too
( ) 4. A. in
( ) 5. A. a little
( ) 6. A. never
( ) 7. A. as
( ) 8. A. the other
( ) 9. A. very
( ) 10. A. in | B. in
B. example
B. also
B. on
B. little
B. ever
B. for
B. other
B. little
B. at | C. with
C. for
C. either
C. with
C. very
C. /
C. with
C. another
C. a little
C. of | D. for
D. like
D. do
D. at
D. few
D. still
D. of
D. others
D. few
D. with | | 完形填空。 | In the USA, Mother"s Day is a holiday on the 1 Sunday in May. On that day 2 give their mother
cards, presents and flowers. One of the best 3 to celebrate Mother"s Day is 4 your mother a day off
(休息一天). Let her have a good rest 5 other members of the family do the housework.
Many families begin Mother"s Day 6 breakfast in bed. Usually dad and the children will let mom 7
more as they go into 8 and get ready for her favorite meal. 9 the food is cooked, they keep everything
nice on a plate. They don"t forget 10 the bottle with only one flower on the plate. Then dad and children
carefully carry the plate to mom"s bedroom.
Many families take mom to her favorite restaurant for a meal. It is a good day to let your mom have a
rest and let her see what a wonderful family she has. | ( )1. A. first
( )2. A. father
( )3. A. ways
( )4. A. give
( )5. A. after
( )6. A. with
( )7. A. to sleep
( )8. A. the bedroom
( )9. A. Before
( )10. A. put | B. second
B. student
B. cards
B. to give
B. before
B. to
B. sleeping
B. the dining room
B. After
B. to put | C. third
C. children
C. children
C. giving
C. while
C. of
C. slept
C. the kitchen
C. On
C. putting | D. two
D. boys
D. mothers
D. gives
D. on
D. for
D. sleep
D. the classroom
D. Ago
D. puts | | 根据短文内容判断下列句子正（T）误（F）。 | In England, people often talk about the weather because they can experience four seasons in one day.
In the morning the weather is warm just like in spring. An hour later clouds come, and then it rains hard.
In the afternoon, the sky will be clear, the sun will begin to shine, and it will be sunny at this time of the day.
In England, you can also have summer in winter, or have winter in summer. So in winter you can swim
sometimes, and in summer sometimes you should take warm clothes with you. When you go to England,
you"ll see that some English people usually take an umbrella or a raincoat with them on a sunny morning, but
you should not laugh at them. If you don’t take an umbrella or a raincoat, you’ll regret (后悔) later in the day.
( )1. It’s usually warm in the morning in England.
( )2. In summer, it’s usually too hot in England.
( )3. In England, sometimes it’s hot in winter.
( )4. Some English people usually take an umbrella or a raincoat
with them because it often rains in England.
( )5. If someone takes an umbrella or a raincoat, he"ll regret later in the day. | | 完形填空。 | It is well known that the English go out with an umbrella or a raincoat. Why? 1 the weather in Britain
often changes quickly. It is not very usual for the same kind of weather to 2 long.
Spring can be rainy or windy, 3 the weather is getting warmer and you can hope more sunny days.
In fact, there 4 as much sunshine in spring as in summer. Summer is 5 time for visitors to go to the
seaside and other places of interest. The weather can be sunny and nice. People often go out to have a walk
or swim. Fall is a beautiful season 6 trees in the woods and parks changing color. During fall it is still
nice to be outside, too. In winter, it gets colder. It might snow, especially on high land and in the north.
There are 7 very high winds in this season.
January and February are the coldest 8 of the year, while the warmest 9 often July and August.
The difference 10 temperature between winter and summer is not so great, winter is about 45℃, and
for summer about 15.5 ℃. | ( )1. A. For
( )2. A. make
( )3. A. but
( )4. A. can
( )5. A. the earliest
( )6. A. with
( )7. A. also
( )8. A. seasons
( )9. A. is
( )10. A. for | B. As
B. stay
B. and
B. can be
B. at
B. like
B. too
B. weather
B. are
B. on | C. Because
C. change
C. or
C. have
C. the worst
C. without
C. either
C. months
C. was
C. by | D. Since
D. take
D. for
D. can have
D. the best
D. from
D. as well
D. monthes
D. were
D. in | | 阅读理解。 | There are four seasons in a year in China. Spring comes in February. May, June and July make the
summer season. August, September and October make the autumn season. November, December and
January make the winter season. In different seasons people wear different clothes and do different things.
For example, the weather is hot, so people usually wear cool clothes and do things like swimming, boating
or surfing.
Near the North Pole there are only two seasons. They are winter and summer. In winter, nights are
long. For more than two months you can"t see the sun, even at noon. In summer, the days are long. For
more than two months the sun never goes down and there is no night.
The people living near the North Pole are called Inuit. In summer they live in tents and catch deers for
food. In winter they live in small round snow houses. They can build a snow house in two hours. They
travel around by using dogs to carry their things. They make holes in the ice and catch fish and seals.
They eat much meat but not many vegetables.
Notes:
for example 例如
surf v. 冲浪
the North Pole 北极
more than 超过
Inuit 因纽特人(居住在北美北部严寒地区)
tents n. 帐篷
deer n. 鹿
seal n. 海豹 | | 1. The two seasons near the North Pole are _____. | | [ ] | A. spring and autumn
B. summer and winter
C. rainy season and dry season
D. spring and winter | | 2. You can"t see the sun for _____ in North pole in a year. | | [ ] | A. a season
B. half a year
C. more than two months
D. half a year | 3. Autumn in China _____. | | [ ] | A. is cold
B. lasts from August to October
C. hot
D. come after spring | | 4. Near the North Pole _____ in summer. | | [ ] | A. the days aren"t long
B. the nights are long
C. there"s no night for more than two months | | 5. The people in the North Pole eat much _____. | | [ ] | A. vegetables
B. meat
C. milk
D. bread |
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