C
Almost all cultures celebrate the end of one year and the beginning of another in some way. Different cultures celebrate the beginning of a new year in different ways,and at different times on the calendar.
In Western countries,people usually celebrate New Year at midnight on December 31st - January 1st.
People may go to parties,sometimes dressed in formal (正式的) clothes,and they may drink champagne (香檳) at midnight. During the first minutes of the new year,people cheer and wish each other happiness for the year a-head. But some cultures prefer to celebrate the new year by waking up early to watch the sunrise. They welcome the new year with the first light of the sunrise.
Many cultures also do special things to get rid of (消除) bad luck at the beginning of a new year. For example,in Ecuador,families make a big doll from old clothes. The doll is filled with old newspapers and firecrackers. At midnight,these dolls are burned to show the bad things from the past year are gone and the new year can start afresh (重新) .Other common traditions to keep away bad luck in a new year include throwing things into rivers or the o-cean,or saying special things on the first day of the new year.
Other New Year traditions are followed to bring good luck in the new year. One widespread Spanish tradition for good luck is to eat grapes on New Year's Day. The more grapes a person eats,the more good luck the person will have in the year. In France,people eat pancakes for good luck at New Year. In the United States,some people eat black-eyed peas for good luck,but to get good luck for a whole year you have to eat 365 of them!
() 16. The reading is mainly about.
A. the meaning of “Happy New Year!”
B. several different New Year traditions
C. what to eat on New Year's Day
D. why people dress up nicely on New Year's Day
() 17. It's clear that.
A. some cultures celebrate New Year in the morning
B. the Western people celebrate New Year only on New Year's Day
C. people in Ecuador go to parties on Decernber 31 st - January 1 st
D. no cultures do special things to celebrate New Year
() 18. In some cultures,people throw things into rivers or the ocean to .
A. bring good luck
B. keep away bad luck
C. forget everything
D. plan for the next year
() 19. To have a happy new year, .
A. friends talk to each other in special ways
B. families make big dolls filled with old clothes
C. some people get up early to watch the sunrise
D. Europeans eat 365 grapes on New Year's Day
() 20. When eating black-eyed peas on New Year's Day,people think .
A. one pea brings one day of luck
B. black-eyed peas are the best medicine
C. the peas are too black and taste bad
D. the peas are helpful to count numbers
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(五)
Not many years ago,some farmers were worried because hawks were taking many of their chickens. The farmers didn9t know what to do. F (1) they went to the country officials and asked for help.
“ Kill the hawks ,” the officials said. “ We will even pay for them. ” So the farmers began to think of w (2) to kill the hawks.
The farmers killed many hawks. They no longer had to worry about their chickens. But they now had a new w (3) . Field mice were eating up a lot of the farmers' grain.
How did this happen?
Hawks eat not only chickens but also field mice. They eat more field mice t (4) chickens. But the farm- ers didn't know this. When they killed a lot of hawks,they c (5) the balance.
When people move into a new place,they often destroy many wild plants. Often these plants are food for the animals. If the animals can't find e (6) plants to eat,they will starve or have to leave the place.
In one part of the USA. for example,the deer there like to eat a certain kind of wild roses. The mountain lions there eat the deer. The number of deer,mountain lions and wild roses doesn't change much i (7) people leave things as they are. But people killed many mountain lions in o (8) to protect the deer. Soon there were so many deer that they a (9) up all the wild roses. Then the deer began to eat the green 1 (10) of young trees. These trees were important to the farmers. So the farmers thought of ways to protect their trees. Now the deer had nothing to eat,and many of them died. This was a (11) lesson from nature.
To keep the balance of nature is important for us to remember.
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(五) (中考•鄂州)
Cellphones help us easily find people anywhere at any time. However,using cellphones too often may cause cancer. (1) It's reported that people who used a cellphone for 10 years or more were more likely to get brain cancer.
The suggestions below may help you reduce the risk (風(fēng)險) of cancer:
◆When using your cellphone,try to keep it away from your body as much as possible. Don't put it under your pillow (枕頭) or on a bedside table when you sleep.
◆When you’re on the cellphone,use the speaker. In this way,you have just l/100th of the contact with radiation you have when you hold (2) it to your ear. An earphone is also a good idea.
◆Try to keep your conversations short. If you need to talk longer,use an ordinary phone instead.
◆Change ears when you5re using your cellphone. Before putting it to your ear,wait until the person you are calling picks up the phone.
◆Your phone gives out radiation when you talk or text,but not when you’re listening or getting messages. (3)多聽和少說能降低癌癥風(fēng)險。
◆Do not use your cellphone when the signal is weak or when moving at a high speed,for example in a car or train. At high speeds your phone is trying to pick up signals,and this increases the radiation it gives out.
1. 將(1) 處畫線句子翻譯成中文。
2. Where are you not supposed to put your cellphone when you sleep?
3. 寫出(2) 處“it”所指代的內(nèi)容。
4. 將(3) 處畫線句子翻譯成英文。
5. Whafs the passage about?
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(五) (2015 •孝感)
Once a small boy lived on a farm which seemed so far away from everywhere.
He needed to get up before sunrise every morning to help his father on the farm. During sunrise he would take a break and climb up on the fence (籬笆) along the side of the farm. He could see a house with golden windows.“If they could afford golden windows,then there must be other nice things inside the house.”He imagined how great it would be to live there. Then he promised himself,“Some day I will go there and see this wonderful place. ”
One morning,his father would go to the town and told him to stay at home for a rest. Knowing that this was his chance,he took a sandwich and headed across the field to-wards the house with the golden windows.
As the afternoon went on,he began to realize how wrong he was. The house was much farther than he had expected. As he went near the house,he saw no golden windows but instead a place in bad need of painting. A small girl very close to his age came out of the poor house and stood by the broken fence. He asked her if she had seen the house with the golden windows.
The girl said “Sure,I know” and invited him to sit on the porch (門廊) . As he sat there,he looked back from where he just came. There he saw the sunset (夕陽) turned the windows of his house gold!Now he understood that everyone had his own house with golden windows.
() 1. During his break every morning,the small boy would.
A. fix the fence
B. climb up on the fence
C. eat sandwiches
D. walk around the farm
() 2. One morning,when knowing he would stay alone,the boy thought it was a chance for him to .
A. go to the town
B. play on the field
C. go to see the house
D. make the golden windows
() 3. What did the boy find when he got there?
A. Nobody lived in the poor house.
B. The house was as old as he expected.
C. No golden windows were in the house.
D. The house was nearer than he thought.
() 4. The story tells us that people sometimes may have the thought “”.
A. Like father,like son
B. Love me,love my dog
C. Every dog has its day
D. The grass is greener somewhere else
() 5. Which is the best title for the passage?
A. Golden Windows B. A Wonderful Place
C. Father and Son D. A Boy's Promise
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C
A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office a street urchin (街頭小乞丐) was walking around a shining car. “Is this your car,Paul?”he asked.
Paul answered,Yes,my brother gave it to me for Christmas. ” The boy was surprised. “You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn't cost you anything. Boy,I wish...”he hesitated (猶豫) .
Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for. He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly.
“ I wishthe boy went on ,“ that I could be a brother like that. Paul looked at the boy in surprise,then he said again ,“Would you like to take a ride in my car?”
“ Oh,yes,I'd love that. ”
After a short ride,the boy turned with his eyes shining,and said,u Paul,would you mind driving in front of my house?”
Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the boy wanted. He wanted to show his neighbours that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again. ^Will you stop where those two steps are?” the boy asked.
He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back,but he was not coming fast. He.was carrying his little crippled (殘疾) brother. He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car.
“There she is. Buddy,just like I told you upstairs,his brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn't cost him a cent. And some day I'm going to give you one just like it ...then you can see for yourself all nice things in the Christmas window that Fve been trying to tell you about.”
Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began an unforgettable holiday ride.
() 16. The street urchin was very surprised when .
A. Paul received an expensive car
B. Paul told him about the car
C. he saw the shining car
D. he was walking around the car
() 17. From the story we can see the urchin .
A. wished to give his brother a car
B. wanted Paul's brother to give him a car
C. wished he could have a brother like PauPs
D. wished Paul could be a brother like that
() 18. The urchin asked Paul to stop his car in front of his house.
A. to show his neighbours the big car
B. to show he had a rich friend
C. to tell his brother about his wish
D. for no reason
() 19. We can infer (推斷) from the story that.
A. Paul couldn’t understand the urchin
B. the urchin had a deep love for his brother
C. the urchin wished to have a rich brother
D. the urchin's wish came true in the end
() 20. The best name of the story is .
A. A Christmas Present
B. A Street Urchin
C. A Brother Like That
D. An Unforgettable Holiday Ride
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() 5. —Xiao Jie is a good friend indeed. He is always there whenever I am.
—I think so. He is just like the cute Bay-max (大白) .
A. in trouble B. in style C. in order
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() 8. —My computer has caught a virus and it has gone wrong.
— . You'd better have it checked.
A. Don’t mention it
B. No problem
C. I'm sorry to hear that
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