1.閱讀下列對(duì)話(huà),選擇正確答案。
On Christmas Eve ----- the night before Christmas Day children are very happy. They put their stockings at the end of their beds before they go to bed. They want Father Christmas to give them some presents.
Mr. Green tells his children that Father Christmas is a very kind man. He comes on Christmas Eve. He lands on top of each house and comes down the chimney into the fireplace and brings them a lot of present.
Christmas Day always begins before breakfast. The children wake up very early. They can’t wait to open the presents in their stockings. Then they wake up their parents and call: Merry Christmas!’’
()(1). Christmas Eve is _____.
A. the night before December 24
B. the night after December 25
C. the night of December25
D. the night of December 24
()(2). Father Christmas often puts the presents_____.
A. into children’s hats
B. into children’s stockings
C. under children’s beds
D. into children’s shoes
()(4). On the morning of Christmas Day, children wake up their parents very early and say____.
A. Good morning!
B. Happy New Year!
C. Best wishes for you!
D. Merry Christmas!
2.閱讀短文并選擇正確答案。
Spring Festival is our Chinese people’s festival. There are twelve names. We call it the year of sheep, the year of dog… and the year of monkey. Before the day of the festival, people are very busy(忙于 ) shopping and cleaning their houses. On the Eve, there is a big family dinner. After dinner, all the family stay up late( 守夜 ) to welcome the new year. It is the middle of the night. We have some dumplings and watch many good TV programs( 節(jié)目). On the first day of the New Year, people wear their new clothes to go to their friends’ houses. They say “ Happy Spring Festival” to each other. Children will get some money from their parents or other people. So people especially( 特別) children like Spring Festival very much.
() (1). How many different names for Chinese years? _________.
A. 12
B. 6
C. 4
() (3). What do people do before Spring Festival? They ______ with their friends.
A. sing and dance
B. play games
C. go shopping and clean their houses
3.The New Year’s Eve party is going on when the bell rings. A tall man opens the door and comes in. Nobody knows him, but the host goes over and takes him in. The man sits there happily for an hour and drinks. Then he says, “invite me to this party. I don’t know you, or anyone else here. My wife and I want to go out in our car, but one of your friend’s cars is in front of our gate, so I come here to find him, and my wife is still waiting in our car!”
()(1). When does the story happen?
A. At 7:00
B. In December
C. On New Year’s Eve
D. When the bell rang
()(3). The host goes to meet and takes him in because he takes the tall man for ____.
A. one of his friends
B. his brother
C. his classmate
D. his teacher
4.It wouldn’t be Christmas without a beautiful tree.
Days before the holiday season, Western children begin decorating (裝飾)Christmas trees. They put colourful lights and stars on them. But the best things are the gifts (禮物) under the tree!
Where did the first Christmas tree come from? There are many stories about it.
One is about the German Martin Luther. He was walking through the forest (樹(shù)林)one Christmas Eve. As he walked, he saw millions of stars above the ever-green (常綠的)trees.
He thought it was beautiful. He cut down a small tree and took it home. He put candles (蠟燭)on it.
Another story is about a poor woodman. He met a lost and hungry child on Christmas Eve. He was very poor himself, but gave the child food and a place to stay. He woke up the next morning to find a beautiful tree outside his door. The hungry child was in fact an angel(天使). He wanted to thank the woodman.
People first had Christmas trees in Germany in (1)600s. Now there are different kinds of Christmas trees, even man-made ones. But they all have a very big star or an angel on the top.
()(1). The passage (短文)is about__________.
A. Christmas Eve
B. Christmas Day
A. Christmas gifts
D. Christmas trees
()(4). “man-made ones”,here means__________.
A. Christmas gifts made by men
B. Christmas stars made at Christmas
C. Christmas trees made by men
D. Christmas holidays made by men
()(5). The best title (標(biāo)題)for the passage is__________.
A. First Christmas Day
B. The Best Christmas Gifts
C. Beautiful Christmas Eve
D. Christmas Trees
5.閱讀理解。
Halloween(萬(wàn)圣節(jié)):October 31
People think that ghosts(鬼)come out at night on Halloween.At Halloween parties, people wear frightening clothes and masks (面具).We make a face from a pumpkin (南瓜)and put a candle(蠟燭)in it.Then we put it in the window to frighten people.In the UK children wear frightening clothes and masks, and then go from door to door to get sweets(糖果) by ringing doorbells and calling out “trick or treat(不給糖果就搗蛋)”.
Christmas Day(圣誕節(jié)):December 25
At Christmas we send Christmas cards to one another.We put decorations(裝飾)everywhere and we have a Christmas tree with Eve Santa Claus (圣誕老人).He puts presents(禮物) in our stockings.On Christmas Day there are presents for everyone.We eat special dinner at home—turkey,pudding and cake. I love Christmas.[
()(1). When is Christmas Eve?
A. October 31.
B. December 25.
C. December24.
()(2). What do children do on Halloween?
A. They put presents in their stockings.
B. They play “trick or treat”.
C. They make a face from a pumpkin and put no candles in it.
6.閱讀短文,選擇正確答案。 It's warm in spring. The trees turn green and the flowers start to grow. I often go rowing in the park. In summer, the weather is very hot and it often rains. I often go swimming with my friends. In autumn, the days get shorter and the nights get longer. It's often sunny, but not too hot. I like winter best. In winter, the days are short and the nights are long. It's not very cold. I often go jogging after school.
()(1).What's the weather like in spring?
A. Sunny
B. Warm
C. Hot.
7.閱讀短文,回答問(wèn)題。
Christmas Cards
It was two weeks before Christmas, and Mrs Smith was very busy. She bought a lot of Christmas cards to send to their friends. She put them on the table in the living-room. Then, when her husband came home from work, she said to him, "Here are the Christmas cards for our friends, and here are some stamps, a pen and our book of addresses(通信簿). WiII you please write the cards while I am cooking the dinner?"
Mr Smith did not say anything, but walked out of the living-room and went to his study. Mrs Smith was very angry with him, but she did not say anything.
After a minute, Mr Smith came back with a box full of Christmas cards. All of them had addresses and stamps on them. "These are from last year," he said, "I forgot to post them."
() (1)Who was busy before Christmas?
A. Mr Smith
B. Mrs smith
C. Their friends