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关键细节一：永远不要放松对词汇的复习
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专题05-假日活动
备战2023年中考英语之阅读理解专项练（常考+热门话题）
一、阅读单选
I think April Fl’s Day is a very unusual hliday. On April Fl’s Day, yu have t watch ut fr practical jkes. Yu als can’t trust everything yu hear n April 1st. Even sme main newspapers will put fake news t fl peple. I heard a stry abut hw n April Fl’s Day, a Lndn newspaper printed an article abut hw aliens landed in England. This caused many peple t be afraid and the lcal plice were nt very pleased with the newspaper.
It can be interesting t play tricks, but yu’d better nt t g t far. One April Fl’s Day, I called my mther frm the university I attended. I tld her that I failed all f my exams and because f this, I wasn’t able t graduate. She was s upset that she started t cry. I felt really bad abut making her sad and tried t tell her it was just a jke. After I tld her it was nly an April Fl’s Day’s jke, she gt angry with me that she hung up the phne. I had t call her back and aplgize befre she wuld talk t me again.
April Fl’s Day’s jkes can be funny, but yu shuld be careful nt t hurt peple’s feelings by embarrassing them t much. Befre yu act, yu shuld always make sure t put yurself in smene else’s shes and think abut hw they might feel.
根据短文内容，选出最佳选项。
1．What can’t be trusted n April fl’s day?
A．Everything yu hear.
B．Strangers’ jkes.
C．Friends’ jkes
D．Everything n TV.
2．What was the writer when he called his mther n April Fl’s Day?
A．A wrker.B．A student.C．A teacher.D．A reprter.
3．What des the underlined wrd “fake” mean in Chinese?
A．可怕的B．过时的C．最新的D．虚假的
4．Which is the fllwing is TRUE?
A．Once aliens landed in England.
B．April Fl’s Day is a usual hliday.
C．The mther felt wrried when she gt the call.
D．Yu can d anything t fl yur friends n April Fl’s Day.
5．What des the passage mainly tell us?
A．Dn’t play jkes n yur friends.
B．It’s bad fr newspapers t put fake news.
C．Children shuldn’t play jkes n their mthers.
D．Dn’t g t far when playing jkes n April Fl’s Day.
The Spring Festival is ne f the mst imprtant festivals in China. During the festival, Chinese peple have many activities. They paste Spring Festival Cuplets (春联), greeting the New Year and saying gdbye t the ld year. On the first day f the Spring Festival, peple hang ut, wearing new clthes. Nwadays, children get red pckets frm their parents and their relatives. It is a gd time fr peple t visit relatives and friends. Mre imprtantly, the Spring Festival is celebrated in ther parts f the wrld.
The spring Festival was celebrated in the UK frm 1980. Every New Year, peple als get tgether and have lts f activities. They sing sngs and share phts with friends r watch mvies in the cinema. Besides the Spring Festival has becme a key time fr Chinese living in the US. They jin in a large evening party t welcme the traditinal New Year. The Chinese New Year will be welcmed with three week f celebratins acrss Australia. Thusands f peple cme t Sydney’s Chinatwn. They enjy firewrks and lin dances. The family dinner n New Year’s Eve is an imprtant traditin fr Chinese whether they were brn in Singapre r mved there frm China. They usually hld it at hme because having it in a restaurant takes away the meaning f the traditin.
6．Accrding t Paragraph (段落) One, children can get red pckets frm their ________ n the first day f the Spring Festival.
A．friendsB．parents and relativesC．teachersD．classmates
7．Which activity is NOT mentined (提到) in Paragraph One?
A．Hld a New Year party.
B．Hang ut, wearing new clthes.
C．Visit relatives and friends.
D．Paste Spring Festival Cuplets.
8．The underlined wrd “firewrks” in the secnd paragraph means “________” in Chinese.
A．火炉工B．消防员C．烟花表演D．畅销书
9．Which f the fllwing is TRUE?
A．The Spring Festival is the mst imprtant festival in China.
B．The Spring Festival is celebrated nly in China.
C．The Spring Festival was celebrated in the US frm 1980.
D．Chinese living in Singapre usually hld the family dinner n New Year’s Eve at hme.
10．What’s the best title f the passage?
A．The Spring Festival in the WrldB．The Spring Festival in the UK
C．The Spring Festival in the USD．The Spring Festival in China
Yu see peple in mvies celebrating a white Christmas in England r the United States. But Christmas in Australia is different.
Australians celebrate the hliday n Dec.25th. It is at the httest time f the year in Australia. The temperature is usually abut 30°C in mst cities and can even be ver 40°C．There is certainly n white Christmas in Australia.
Because it is s ht, the traditin is t have a lunch utside and t swim in the pl r beach. Mst peple have a ne-week hliday during this time, s they will travel t meet their family fr Christmas lunch. Christmas lunch is usually a big meal f ham, turkey, salad and fresh seafd. Family members all ck smething different and bring it t the big meal. I always enjy Christmas lunch because there are lts f gd cks in my family. One year my aunt even made a delicius gingerbread huse(姜饼屋) fr us t eat as dessert.
Children get presents frm Santa Claus and are always excited t play with them. It is a fun time t play r swim in the pl with the ther members f yur family.
The sprt f cricket(板球) is very ppular in Australia and anther traditin is t play a game f cricket in yur backyard. I always enjyed playing with my uncle and cusins when I was grwing up.
S Australia might nt have a white Christmas. But it is still a very exciting and fun time f the year.
11．Australians celebrate Christmas in ________.
A．springB．summerC．fallD．winter
12．Australians rest fr ________ during Christmas.
A．five daysB．six daysC．seven daysD．eight days
13．Which is NOT the traditin in Australia during Christmas?
A．The family have lunch r swim tgether.B．Peple enjy white snw utside.
C．The family play cricket tgether happily.D．Children get presents frm Santa Claus.
14．What des the writer think f Christmas in Australia accrding t the passage?
A．Exciting.B．Bring.C．Interesting.D．Bth A and C．
The Digital Media Summer Camp
The digital media (数字媒体) summer camp is a great chance fr students aged 7 t 18 t have STEM curses. Students can learn t build an app, a prgram, a rbt r explre (探索) the wrld f music prductin. STEM curses will als help students create, learn teamwrk and slve prblems.
Students will learn frm ur teachers wh have bth teaching experience and rich knwledge in their fields. Students will nt nly make new friends, but als leave with amazing final prjects and lasting memries.
Schedule
Time: August 1st - August 31st daily
8:30 a.m. ~ 10:00 a.m. Hands-n STEM Instructin
10:30 a.m. ~ 12:00 a.m. Cntinued Instructin & Creatin
12:00 p.m. ~ 1:30 p.m. Lunch Break
1:30 p.m. ~ 3:00 p.m. Rbts prgramming
3:30 p.m. ~ 4:30 p.m. Music Appreciatin
Saturday Open Huse:
At 3:30 p.m. every Saturday, parents are invited t ur Open Huse. Students can shw the prjects they have been wrking n. Their parents can meet the teachers and explre mre chances fr their children t cntinue learning and creating.
15．They will take the curse ________ in August.
A．nly n weekendsB．every dayC．nly n weekdays
16．The digital media summer camp can help students ________.
A．imprve their memry
B．have mre chances t find a jb
C．develp STEM knwledge
17．Which wrd can best describe the teachers f the summer camp?
A．experiencedB．richC．creative
18．What’s the purpse f the Saturday Open Huse?
A．T help students learn mre.
B．T help students make new friends.
C．T wrk n music and ther prductin.
19．Which f the fllwing statements is true?
A．After class parents can be invited t see their kids’ prjects.
B．Students will leave the camp with amazing final prjects.
C．Students’ lunch break lasts tw hurs.
20．The art festival will last fr ________.
A．11 daysB．16 daysC．26 daysD．37 days
21．Peple can enjy ________ during the festival.
A．sme Chinese peras played by real pepleB．all classical Chinese peras
C．sme Chinese peras made int cartnsD．360 types f Chinese peras
22．Which f the fllwing nline shrt-vide platfrms is NOT mentined(提及)in the passage?
A．Duyin.B．Hushan Vide.C．Tencent Vide.D．TikTk.
23．Peple can watch the festival at hme because it is ________.
A．mainly held nlineB．shwn n TVC．shwn in the publicD．held fr free
24．This passage is mst prbably frm ________.
A．a bkB．a magazineC．a newspaperD．a website
The Chngyang Festival falls n the ninth day f the ninth mnth f the Chinese lunar calendar, s it is als knwn as the Duble Ninth Festival. The festival is held in the glden seasn f autumn, at harvest-time. The bright clear weather and the jy f bringing in the harvest make fr a festival happy atmsphere. The Chngyang Festival is usually perfect fr utdr activities. Climbing a muntain, carrying a spray f dgwd (茱萸) and drinking chrysanthemum (菊花) wine have becme the traditinal activities f the festival.
The dgwd is a plant with a strng fragrance (香气), and is ften used as a Chinese herbal medicine. Peple in ancient times believed it culd drive away evil spirits and prevent ne frm getting a chill (寒意) in late autumn. S its histry as a medicine ges back many centuries. But the custm f carrying a spray f dgwd during the Duble Ninth Festival is slwly dying ut and many peple in the cities, d nt even knw what a dgwd spray lks like.
Early in Han Dynasty, abut 2000 years ag, peple used t climb a high platfrm utside the capital city f Chang’an n the ccasin f the Chngyang Festival. Fr many, it was the last uting f the year befre the nset f winter. The custm evlved (发展成) int present frm, when peple g climbing t get sme exercises as well as enjy the autumn scenery.
But what abut thse peple wh live in plains far frm any muntain? The prblem is slved by ging fr a picnic and eating cakes. The Chinese wrd fr “cake” is “Ga”, a hmny f the Chinese wrd fr “high”. Muntains are high, s eating cakes can, by a stretch f the imaginatin, take the place f ging fr a climb.
25．Why d peple carry a spray f dgwd n Chngyang Festival?
A．Because the dgwd is a plant with a strng fragrance.
B．Because the dgwd can be used as a Chinese herbal medicine.
C．Because the dgwd has a lng histry as a medicine.
D．Because peple believed the dgwd culd drive away evil spirits and prevent ne frm chill.
26．In ne f ________ pems, we can knw the traditins f climbing muntains and carrying dgwd n the Chngyang Festival.
A．Wang Wei’sB．Li Bai’sC．Du Fu’sD．Bai Juyi’s
27．Peple nw climb muntains n the Chngyang Festival ________.
A．t have a last uting f the year befre the nset f winterB．t get sme exercises
C．t enjy beautiful autumn sceneryD．bth B and C
28．Peple living in plains far frm muntains eat cakes because ________.
A．the Chinese wrd fr “cake” is “Ga”
B．the Chinese “Ga” fr cake sunds like the Chinese “Ga” fr high
C．they ften take cakes t g fr a picnic n the festival
D．they like eating cakes
29．Which f the fllwing is true?
A．The Duble Ninth Festival is n September 9th.
B．Peple climbed muntains t celebrate the Chngyang Festival in Han Dynasty.
C．Peple ften celebrate the Chngyang Festival in the pen air.
D．Eating cakes is just like climbing muntains.
Three students are talking abut the last Winter Hliday.
Li Yufang: I went t Chngqing with my cusin. We visited Chatianmen. We ate the mst famus fds there. Chngqing is a beautiful city with a lng histry. I like it very much. We stayed there fr tw days.
Zhang Xin: My parents tk me t Beijing by plane. We visited the Great Wall, the Bird’s Nest and the Palace Museum. We had planned t visit the Beijing Exp, but the tickets were t difficult t buy. My parents said they wuld take me there this summer.
Liu Liang: My uncle and aunt wrk in Shanghai. I tk a train t visit them with my sister. They tk us t Shanghai Disneyland. It pened n June 16th, 2016. It is the sixth Disney Theme (主题) park in the wrld. It is different frm the thers.
30．Li Yufang visited Chatianmen with her ________ during the winter Hliday.
A．fatherB．uncleC．cusinD．sister
31．Liu Liang’s uncle and aunt wrk in ________.
A．ChngqingB．BeijingC．ShanghaiD．Haiku
32．Zhang Xin culdn’t visit _________ with his parents during the hliday.
A．the Great WallB．the Palace Museum
C．the Bird’s NestD．the Beijing Exp
Carnival (狂欢节) is the mst famus hliday in Brazil. It is nt abut an imprtant time in histry r abut a famus persn, but it is imprtant fr the peple because it’s a time f friendship, freedm, and almst a whle week withut wrk. Peple can have parties r have a rest, and mst peple chse parties, day after day, night after night.
It starts frty days befre Easter (复活节). It lasts fur days and fur nights. It starts n Saturday and finishes n Wednesday. Peple wear their clurful clthes and g ut int the streets r t the clubs. There are als grups f peple wh make a parade (游行) shwing their music and cars. Every year the parade tells a different stry. Each city has at least ne grup like this.
In the suth, life returns t nrmal by Wednesday. Hwever, it is nt accepted by the church in the nrthwest, where Carnival is mre cmmn. There peple dn’t respect its end and cntinue t have parties until the next Sunday.
I like Carnival, but I dn’t agree that the party shuld keep ging n fr s many days. Unfrtunately, sme peple aren’t respnsible and give it a bad name, and that makes peple remember the bad things abut this. Hwever, it is the nly natinal hliday that brings tgether the whle cuntry and its different peple and cultures.
33．Why is Carnival imprtant fr the peple in Brazil?
A．Because it’s a time f friendship and freedm.
B．Because it’s abut an imprtant time in histry.
C．Because it’s a time f almst a whle mnth withut wrk.
D．Because it’s a time t remember a famus persn.
34．Peple chse ways t celebrate Carnival EXCEPT ________.
A．having partiesB．having a rest
C．making a paradeD．ging shpping
35．In the fllwing descriptins f Carnival, which ne is NOT true?
A．It starts frty days befre Easter.
B．It starts n Saturday and finishes n Thursday.
C．There are grups f peple wh make a parade shwing their music and cars.
D．Every year the parade tells a different stry.
36．What des the authr think f Carnival?
A．The authr desn’t care fr Carnival.
B．The authr never jins in Carnival.
C．The authr des nt like Carnival.
D．The authr likes Carnival, but he desn’t agree the party ges n s many days.
Interesting Festivals in the Wrld
37．Hw many festivals are mentined in the passage?
A．One.B．Tw.C．Three.D．Fur.
38．Where will yu prbably g t enjy ne f the festivals abve in May?
A．Spain.B．England.C．The United States.D．Thailand.
39．Which f the fllwing is TRUE accrding t the passage?
A．The tmates are thrwn int the crwd t eat.
B．Nt all the festivals abve fall n the single day.
C．Burning a large real man is the best part f the festival.
D．Sngkran is the nly reasn fr attracting lts f turists.
40．The passage is mst prbably taken frm ________.
A．a tur guideB．a science reprtC．a strybkD．a fashin magazine
根据短文内容，在A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个正确答案。
Will yu take scial practice activities when yu are available? Here’s sme advice.
41．If Jerry is ________, he culd be a guide.
A．twelveB．sixteenC．seventeenD．furteen
42．In rder t help kids in the after-schl prgram yu shuld ________.
A．take a busB．pick up strawberries
C．get n well with childrenD．visit the hall
43．If yu want t pick up strawberries, yu can ________.
A．call us at 0991-4846137B．call us at 0991-7564231
C．e-mail us at 55077468@qq.cmD．e-mail us at 55077486@qq.cm
44．Which f the fllwing statements is RIGHT?
A．Yu have t learn a 10,000-wrd intrductin as a guide.
B．Yu will wrk in Ningb Street Cmmunity if yu are a vlunteer.
C．Being a writer, yu’d better nt share yur ideas with thers.
D．The strawberry field is the size f tw ftball fields.
45．The reading material may be frm a ________.
A．nvelB．bkC．filmD．newspaper
Hw d yu ften spend yur summer vacatin? D yu smetimes get bred? Here are sme ideas fr yu t help spice up(调剂) yur hliday, and keep yu busy either inside r utside.
A happy ck
Help yur mm ck a dinner in the kitchen. Washing vegetables may be a gd chice fr yu. Yu can als learn t make a simple meal, like egg-fried rice. When yu eat a meal yu have cked, yu’ll feel very prud.
Make a pht wall
Cllect yur family phts. Chse sme special nes with yur family and make a pht wall. We can talk t parents and listen t family stries behind thse phts. Yu can als DIY a pht album and keep the phts safe fr a lng time.
Help thers
Encurage yurself t d smething yu can t help thers every day. Fr example, give yur seat t thse wh need it n the bus, give directins t smene wh is lst, and pick up the litter n the rad. These small acts will help make the wrld a better place.
Travel t the cuntryside
Traveling t the cuntryside is a great way t be clse t nature. Experience life in the cuntryside with yur parents, and find the differences between the city and cuntryside. Explain which ne yu like better, and write dwn yur feelings.
阅读上文，从每小题所给的A，B，C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。
46．A gd chice t help mm in the kitchen is t ________ accrding t the passage.
A．d the dishesB．wash vegetablesC．sweep the flr
47．We can make a pht album by urselves t ________.
A．make a pht wallB．chse sme special phtsC．keep the phts fr lng
48．________ will make the wrld a better place.
A．Helping thersB．Cllecting phtsC．Learning t ck
49．The writer advises us t ________ after cming back frm the cuntryside.
A．ck egg-fried riceB．shw ur friends phtsC．write dwn ur feelings
50．The passage is mainly abut ________.
A．schl lifeB．vacatin activitiesC．after-class plans
My mm tld me a stry that was abut the schl picnic. At that time, schls didn’t have a field day. The biggest day fr them was Schl Picnic Day.
Schl Picnic Day was usually held n the last day f schl in June. On that day, kids played simple games. N ne cared wh wn r wh lst.
Befre the schl picnic, parents always packed picnic baskets fr the kids. They filled them with a lt f gd fd.
There was a pr family. They had n picnic lunch that year. When my mm nticed this, she tried t help them.
Just then, the teacher said there was ging t be ne final race befre lunch. It was the sack race, in which tw peple get inside a sack and hp as fast as they can t the finish line. The winner wuld receive a special lunch basket.
My mm wanted t enter this race. She waited until she saw Mary, the eldest sister f the pr family, stand up. She asked Mary if she culd be her partner, and Mary agreed. My mm went ut f her way t make Mary win.
Later, Mary came and thanked my mm fr being her partner. She said that her brthers and sisters really enjyed the picnic lunch. Accrding t mm, it was the best schl picnic in the whle wrld.
51．What did children usually d n Schl Picnic Day?
A．Play simple games.B．Make delicius fd.
C．Meet family members.D．Pick up apples.
52．Wh always packed the baskets fr kids befre the schl picnic?
A．Their parents.B．Their teachers.C．Their friends.D．Their partners.
53．Why did the writer’s mther want Mary t win the game?
A．Because Mary culd run really fast.
B．Because she never tk part in games like this.
C．Because she wanted t help the pr family.D．Because she liked Mary.
Everyne knws that Spain is hme t sme crazy festivals. Frm thrwing tmates at ne anther t burning dlls made f cardbard, wd r plastic, the Spanish festivals are quite amazing. Yu may nt have heard f the Har Wine Festival, but it is full f fun, t.
The wine festival is actually a battle（战斗）f the wine, held frm the 28th t the 30th f June each year. Har is ne f the mst imprtant wine-prducing twns in nrthern Spain. The Har Wine Festival was nly called as a festival f bth natinal and turistic interest in 1965, but its rigins (起源) culd g back much further in the early part f the 13th century. At that time, Har had a land dispute (纠纷) with its neighbr in a nearby regin. One day, peple frm the tw sides started thrwing wine at each ther t slve the dispute. That day the traditin started and gt the name “War f Wine”.
During the festival, the wine fight begins early in the mrning n the utskirts (郊区) f Har. Peple are armed with buckets, water guns and anything that can be filled with red wine, and they pur the wine nt their friends r strangers. Everyne is suppsed t wear a white shirt during the “fight”, because it is easily stained (染色). The“fight” will last fr several hurs until everyne’s shirt becmes bright purple. They will then return t the center f the twn t enjy delicius fd and drinks.
Each year, thusands f peple, lcals and visitrs, celebrate the festival. Maybe yu can becme a member f them ne day. The nly prblem is that yu will smell like wine fr days after the “fight”!
54．Hw lng des the wine festival last each year?
A．tw daysB．three daysC．several hursD．several days
55．Which f the fllwing is TRUE abut Har?
A．It’s a small twn in the suth f Spain.
B．Peple in Har are unfriendly and implite.
C．It’s a main place that prduces wine in Spain.
D．The Har Wine Festival is Spain’s mst imprtant festival.
56．The Har Wine Festival can be described as _________.
A．ht, shrt and wrldwideB．wet, interesting and crazy
C．exciting, new and imprtantD．traditinal, quiet and amazing
57．What’s the writer’s purpse f writing this passage?
A．T help sell wine in Har.
B．T encurage peple t take a trip t Har.
C．T shw there are a lt f fun festivals in Spain.
D．T let peple learn mre abut the Har Wine Festival.
58．Which is the best way t divide the passage?
A．①/②③/④B．①/②/③/④C．①②/③④D．①②③/④
Day 1
Nw I’m here! My mm sent me here as she said I had nthing t d at hme during the summer hlidays. My dad wrried that I might have truble sleeping away frm hme. But I decided t have a try.
I lived in a rm with a girl called Catherine. I asked her why she jined this camp. She said that she wanted t give herself a break frm the bring schl life, and she heard abut this camp at schl and thught it wuld be interesting. She didn’t wrry abut herself much since she believed that ur instructr (指导员) wuld lk after us. That’s why she is here. Lking at her, I hpe we culd becme gd friends.
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Day 2
The instructr wke us up at 6 ’clck and asked us t get tgether n the playgrund in 15 minutes. Catherine and I rushed t get ut f bed and wash up. When we gt t the playgrund in time, several kids were standing in line already. Suddenly the fire bell rang. We were scared and just then the instructr appeared. She tld us that what we heard was a false alarm and we needed t keep calm. At abut 6:30, we left the camp and tk a lng walk near a lake. We were all very tired. When we went back t the camp, it was already 12 ’clck. In the dining hall, there was sme bread n the table. Everyne ran t reach fr it. I think it was the mst delicius lunch I had ever had.
59．The idea t send the writer t the camp was frm her _________.
A．mtherB．fatherC．instructrD．friend
60．Catherine jined the camp in rder t _________.
A．make friendsB．stay healthyC．have funD．learning smething
61．When the writer and Catherine gt t the playgrund n the mrning f Day 2, __________.
A．all the ther kids had leftB．the fire bell stpped ringing
C．their instructr was already thereD．there were already several kids there
Hlidays play an imprtant part in ur life. We wrk hard during the year, s we feel tired and stressed at times. We need hlidays t relax, even if they nly last fr a few days. This is especially true fr wmen. They culd get away frm their husbands, children and family fr even ne week in the year.
Hlidays have many gd results. Firstly, they can imprve the ecnmy (经济). If there were n hlidays, peple wuld have little time t spend the mney they earn. Secndly, hlidays allw peple t relax after wrking hard thrughut the year. During and after the hlidays, peple feel mre relaxed and energetic, they then bring this energy t wrk when they cntinue wrking. Lastly, hlidays help peple learn hw t enjy life. Mst peple imprve their relatinships with their ther family members during hlidays.
Hwever, hlidays als have bad aspects (方面). Fr example, many peple said that they culdn’t enjy shpping r travelling because there were s many peple shpping and travelling, t. Anyway, mst peple realize that they need hlidays. I can’t imagine what peple’s lives wuld be like if there were n hlidays.
62．Peple need hlidays because _________.
A．they need t spend mneyB．they need t relax after the hard wrk
C．they want t make mre friendsD．they want t run away frm the real life
63．Hw many advantages d hlidays have accrding t the passage?
A．Tw.B．Three.C．Fur.D．Five.
64．Which f the fllwing is NOT true?
A．Peple can feel mre relaxed after hlidays.
B．Peple will knw hw t enjy life during hlidays.
C．The disadvantages f hlidays are mre than their advantages.
D．Peple can have mre energy t wrk after hlidays.
65．What’s the writer’s attitude (态度) t hlidays?
A．There shuldn’t be mre hlidays.B．Hlidays can bring sme prblems t us.
C．Hlidays are necessary.D．Hlidays are nt s imprtant as mney.
In my heart, Easter is always the hliday f egg hunts, the Easter Bunny, spring time and new life.
I used t live in the city f Irvine, Califrnia. During the days befre Easter, there are many activities in parks arund the city. As a small child, I wuld enjy art shws, rller casters（过山车） and happy peple with face paint.
The best part was always egg hunting! My friends and I wuld als set up an Easter egg hunt fr ur wn. Instead f traditinal chclate eggs, we wuld buy clrful plastic（塑料）eggs and lts f candy. Everyne wuld als chse an egg-hunting basket. We tk everything t Mushrm Park and filled the eggs with candy. Then, ur parents hid the eggs arund the park. Sme eggs were scattered（分散）acrss the field; thers were put behind leafy plants; a few were even hidden in bushes.
When it started, we ran thrugh the gardens, cllecting eggs quickly. We grabbed （抓）them and threw them int ur baskets. We als wrked tgether t get the hard nes.
After cllecting all f the eggs, we sat in a circle n the grassy field and cunted them. We als pened them. The sweets inside were different, frm jelly beans t gummy bears. The lder kids usually had mre than yunger nes, s we shared. It was fun.
66．What did the writer enjy mst during Easter?
A．Watching art shws.B．Riding a rller caster.
C．Lking fr Easter eggs.D．Painting happy peple.
67．Why wuld the writer and her friends buy lts f candy?
A．T make sweet chclate.B．T fill their Easter eggs.
C．T give the winner as a prize.D．T help them slve math prblems.
68．What des the wrd “nes” in Paragraph 4 refer t（指的是）?
A．Gardens.B．Baskets.C．Kids.D．Eggs.
69．Which f the fllwing might be the writer’s pinin?
A．Children dn’t see Easter as a traditin.
B．Parks are the best places t enjy hlidays.
C．Spring is a great time t start a new life.
D．Having fun tgether is imprtant during Easter.
Paul’s Sngkran Festival Jurnal
April 12
Tday I arrived at my friend Wrawut’s huse fr the hlidays. His family were ding a spring cleaning f their pretty wden huse in preparatin fr the Spring Festival f Sngkran. They put their hands tgether in frnt f the bdy, like giving wishes, t greet me with a traditinal actin called the wai. Wrawut translated their wrds fr me.
April 13
That smells wnderful! The wmen were cking Thai fds fr tday’s festival pening ceremnies. We men went t the river and brught lts f sand t the village wat. That was a very beautiful building where the mnks (僧侣) lived. We left the sand near the wat. Wrawut said I’d sn find ut why.
April 14
We all dressed up and went t the village wat. The mnks waited with their bwls at a lng table. Mnks are used t a life f discipline (纪律), but nt tday. We filled their bwls with rice and all kinds f delicius fds. Everyne smiled and music played as the mnks ate.
After that, we attended the bathing ceremny. We pured water ver little stnes. Yung peple pured sme sweet-smelling water int the hands f lder peple t shw respect fr them. Outside, everyne used the sand we brught t make sand pagdas (塔). We put flwers, flags, and stnes n urs. It was beautiful.
April 15
Tday was the last day f the festival, and Wrawut tld me t get ready fr sme water thrwing. We put lts f water n the truck and drve int the village. Everyne was thrwing water. We gt all wet! On such a ht day the water felt really gd. I didn’t feel tired at all! I can’t wait t cme back next year!
70．Which picture can best describe the underlined wrd “wai” in Para.1?
A．B．C．D．
71．Hw many days des the festival last?
A．One day.B．Tw days.C．Three days.D．Fur days.
72．What’s the right rder accrding t the jurnals?
①They attended the bathing ceremny.
②The family cleaned the huse.
③They went t thrw water in the village.
④They prvided fd fr mnks.
A．②④①③B．②④③①C．④①③②D．④②③①
73．What des Paul think f his hliday?
A．Exciting but tiring.
B．Wnderful and wrthy.
C．Bring but surprising.
D．Uncmfrtable and tiring.
The Dragn Bat Festival is a traditinal festival in China. It is n the fifth day f the fifth mnth f the lunar year. It is a day t remember a great pet, Qu Yuan. He wrked hard fr the emperr and thught mre abut peple. Sme men said bad wrds abut him, s the emperr didn’t believe in him any lnger. He went here and there, taught and wrte many pems. He jumped int Milu River and died ver 2, 000 years ag. When peple heard the news, they tried t save Qu Yuan in different ways. Fishermen rushed ut in lng bats, playing drums t drive fish away, thrwing rice dumplings (zngzi) int the river t feed fish s that they wuldn’t eat Qu Yuan’s bdy.
Fr many years, peple keep celebrating the festival by eating zngzi and hlding dragn bat races. Maybe dragn bat races are the mst exciting part f the festival. On that day, a number f peple watch the game. The special bats are mre than 10 meters lng with clrful “dragn” heads and tails. There are abut 20 r 22 players in every bat f a team. Each year there are dragn bat races in the suthern places, such as Hunan, Hubei, because there are many rivers and lakes. Nw the races are ppular in the wrld.
74．Which f the fllwing is TRUE abut Qu Yuan?
A．He was a talented man.B．He died f swimming.
C．The peple didn’t like him.D．The emperr never trusted him.
75．Why d peple hld dragn bat races?
A．T keep fit.B．T make mney.
C．T remember Qu Yuan.D．T make their life mre clrful.
76．Where can yu g if yu want t watch the dragn bat races?
A．Hebei.B．Hubei.C．Henan.D．Hainan.
77．Nw, what d peple usually d n the Dragn Bat Festival accrding t the passage?
A．Eat beef dumplings and g bating.B．Eat mn cakes and g fishing.
C．Eat lts f fruit and make dumplings.
D．Eat rice dumplings and hld dragn bat races.
Since yur children may take part in many activities at schl, yu may wnder what yur children can d t spend their schl hlidays. Here are several activities fr yur children.
78．Hw may the children feel at the schl-break camp?
A．Angry.B．Pleased.C．Lnely.D．Bred.
79．Which f the fllwing activities helps children t enjy nature?
A．Schl-Break Camps.B．Lcal Events.
C．Explre the Outdrs.D．Spend Time with Family and Friends.
80．Which f the fllwing statement is TRUE if children want t learn abut the life f a grandfather?
A．They can ask him questins and listen t his answers.
B．They can play games and have a cnversatin with him.
C．They can lk at family phts and listen t stries abut him.
D．They can visit his relatives r friends and take phts with him.
81．Where des this passage prbably cme frm?
A．A nvel.B．A science fictin.C．A dictinary.D．A magazine.
Qingming Festival is a traditinal Chinese festival fr family t pay respect (尊敬) t their ancestrs (祖先). Peple visit their ancestrs’ grave sites and ffer fd, drinks and flwers. There are sme Chinese pems shwing Chinese histry and culture thrugh ancient expressins. Here we lk at ne f the classic pems in the histry f Chinese literature:
A drizzling rain falls like tears n the Murning Day;
The murner’s heart is ging t break n his way.
Where can a wineshp be fund t drwn his sad hurs?
A cwherd pints t a ct amid aprict flwers.
In China, arund the time f Qingming Festival, there is mre rain. The pet is traveling far away frm hme n these rainy days. The rain and lnely walks lead t the separatin f the sul (灵魂) and bdy, which adds a sad feeling t this pem. The writer, Du Mu describes a rainy scene in a village in the first tw lines. Then in the last tw lines, the pet wants t find a place t take a rest, drink sme wine (酒) and get away frm the sad feeling. Where can I find a gd tavern? In the last line, a cwherd pints t a directin (方向), which describes tw peple lking far ahead n the rainy day.
In this pem, Du Mu presents a village with aprict flwers arund as the directin f the tavern. He desn’t describe its feature n a rainy day but leaves it t the readers’ imaginatin.
Qingming is nt nly a sad festival, but can als be a happy time fr peple t enjy the spring and get clser t nature in an uting. Trees are green and flwers are blming, s it’s a gd time t be utside.
82．The Chinese title f this pem is “________”.
A．《清明》B．《咏柳》C．《春望》D．《秋思》
83．The weather n Qingming Festival is always ________.
A．snwyB．windyC．cldD．rainy
84．The pet wants t find a place t ________.
A．make friendsB．eat sme fdC．drink sme wineD．buy a raincat
85．A cwherd may mean ________.
A．a by wh sits n the cwB．a place where the cw lives
C．a persn wh herds the cwD．a place where the cw eats grass
86．We can ________ n Qingming Festival accrding t the writer.
A．ffer fd, drinks and flwers t ld peple
B．pay respect t ur ancestrs and enjy the spring
C．feel sad all day and drink sme wine with family
D．find a beautiful place with a lt f flwers arund
Chinese Opera cartn festival kicks ff Thursday2021-02-02
An art festival that calls attentin t Chinese pera cartns will kick ff in Beijing n Thursday, Feb 11 and run until Feb 26.
The festival is prepared by the Chayang Cultural Center and the Culture and Travel Office f Chayang, Beijing. The staff members(工作人员)are hping the festival will get mre freigners and yung peple t learn mre abut traditinal Chinese culture.
Classical Chinese peras, chsen frm 360 kinds f peras in China, are made int cartns, and will be shwn t the public. The cartn characters lk lively and cute, which can quickly be lved by public. Activities will als be held during the festival, such as shwing the primary psters and writings, and pera cstume(服装). Since the festival is mainly held nline, peple can take part in the activities by watching vides n nline shrt-vide platfrms like Duyin and Hushan Vide, knwn as Tik Tk and Vig Vide utside China.
Peple als can enjy a 360-degree wide view f the activities nline by using a muse f a cmputer r using a mbile phne, peple can chse wherever they like t view the activities they like at hme.
Thrwing Tmates—Spain(西班牙)
Spain takes “tmates fights” t a whle new level. But the tmates are being thrwn, nt eaten. The festival takes place n the last Wednesday in August. Trucks(卡车) carry tmates int the square. Peple rush t the tmates and thrw them int the crwd.
Rlling Cheese—England
This festival is celebrated n the last Mnday in May. It takes place n Cper’s Hill. A large wheel f cheese(奶酪) is rlled dwn Cper’s Hill. The festival is actually a race where peple run dwn the hill after the rlling cheese. The first persn t crss the finish line at the bttm f the hill wins the cheese.
Burning Man—the United States
The Burning Man Festival lasts a week；it is frm the Mnday befre Labr Day t Labr Day(which falls n the first Mnday in September in America). The festival takes place in the Black Rck Desert. The best part f the festival is the burning f a large sculpture f a man.
Puring Water—Thailand
The Sngkran Festival is the celebratin f the New Year in Thailand. Rather than a single day, Thailand celebrates the New Year frm April 13th t April 15th. Thai peple run after each ther, puring water. Sngkran is ne f the mst imprtant reasns why freigners travel t the beautiful land.
If yu want t spend a meaningful day, yu can be a guide in Urumqi Martyrs Memrial Hall (烈士纪念馆). Yu have t learn a 1,000-wrd intrductin f the place well. Yu als have t tell stries t peple wh visit the hall. 13—15-year-lds are wanted. Please call us at 0991-7564231.
Wuld yu like t help kids in an after-schl prgram in Ningb Street Cmmunity? Yu can wrk as a vlunteer there since lts f children stay at hme withut parents’ care. Yu shuld be gd with kids. With yur help, they can be better at their subjects. 15—17-year-lds are needed. Telephne Number: 0991-5828376. E-mail Address: 55077468@qq.cm.
Yu dream t be an excellent writer, right? Cme and see the ad f recruiting (招募) yung writers in Urumqi Evening Paper. Yu can write smething t encurage students when they are unhappy r in truble. Yu can als share yur ideas with thers. 13—17-year-lds are wanted. Please visit ur website
Strawberry-picking will excite yu a lt. A bus will take yu t a farm in Anningqu. The farmers there will take yu t the strawberry field which is the size f three ftball fields. Yu will feel a little bit tired but very excited at the end f the day. It is suitable fr ages 7 and up. Fr mre infrmatin, call 0991-4846137.
Schl-Break CampsIf yu dn’t have time t stay with yur children during the schl hlidays, lk fr a schl-break camp fr them. Daily camps usually last as lng as the schl day and are filled with fun activities. Yur children may develp new skills in sprts r art. They may have a wnderful time and als make new friends there.
Lcal EventsLcal rganizatins may hld child-friendly activities during the schl hlidays. Call yur lcal library fr sme infrmatin abut stry time. Visit yur lcal museum t explre an art cllectin r a science exhibitin. Call yur lcal mvie theater t find ut what is n. Take yur children there, and they may enjy themselves.
Explre the OutdrsLet yur children explre the utdrs during the schl hlidays. Every seasn ffers chances t enjy nature. Make a snwman in winter. G fr a nature hike in spring. G t pick apples during the fall seasn. Enjy summer days by walking n the beach r swimming in the sea.
Spend Time with Family and FriendsTake yur children t visit relatives r friends. Visit a grandparent f yur family and make yur children learn abut his r her life thrugh family phts and stries. Make a date with ther children and just let the kids cme up with their wn ideas fr fun. They will learn smething they are interested in frm ne anther.