Around the world there are some festivals that for some of us may sound bizarre.
In England they celebrate the rolling cheese race, which occurs every year during the last Monday in May. This festival’s characteristic is a contest where an official rolls cheese down a steep hill and festival- goers go chasing after it. The winner is the first one to reach and catch the cheese.
Another festival celebrated in England is the world championship of grimaces(鬼脸). It is a celebration that dates back to 1297 and is celebrated during the month of September. The task is to perform the best grimace using anything you can to win.
The worldwide championship of wife lifting is celebrated in Finland. The game is based on Viking traditions where a man should carry away his neighbor’s wife. According to the rules, any woman above 17 is considered as a wife, so if you are within this age, take care while visiting this country during the month of July.
Many of you have watched Pirates of the Caribbean and have known something about pirates. The 19th of September has been declared worldwide as the day to talk like a pirate. Plenty of people have celebrated it thanks to the publicity (宣传) on the Internet.
First staged in 1998, the Boryeong Mud Festival is an attraction that pulls more than a million visitors to the South Korean City. As you all know, the town is said to be rich in minerals, so there is no shortage of mud. Mud is trucked onto Daecheon Beach for tourists and locals to enjoy the festival to their best.
The Monkey Buffet Festival is held in Thailand to develop tourism. It’s an unusual feast held for about 600 monkeys. The Monkey Buffet Festival is held in honor of the Hindu gods Ram and Hanuman and involves 3,000 kilograms of vegetables and fruits being laid out for monkeys to stuff themselves.
1.If a participant wants to win in the rolling cheese race, he / she should __________.
A.roll as much cheese down the hill as possible
B.find the largest piece of cheese rolling downhill
C.perform the best grimace when chasing the cheese
D.be the first one to catch the cheese rolling downhill
2.According to the writer, a girl above 17 should be careful when enjoying __________.
A.the world-wide championship of wife lifting B.the world championship of grimace
C.the Boryeong Mud Festival D.the Monkey Buffet Festival
3.If you are interested in the Boryeong Mud Festival, you should go to ________.
A.England B.Finland
C.South Korea D.Thailand
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Festivals in India are special occasions when the country holds many celebrations. Socially, the whole nation becomes active in celebration. This is the main reason why festivals in India are celebrated by the whole society. On such occasions, families will get together, exchange gifts and greetings, and take part in a lot of celebrations and even special fairs. All these are done to keep the festive spirit alive in modern times.
What is special about these celebrations in India is that people celebrate their communities. There is a wide variety of festivals in India because of the presence of many different religions, beliefs, ideas and cultures. It is even said that some places in the country celebrate festivals 365 days a year. There are mainly religious festivals, cultural festivals and tourist festivals that are organized to keep the traditions, values and heritages (遗产) of the region.
Religious festivals are celebrated as part of Indian belief system. They are organized to honor gods, spiritual personalities and events related to the journey of a religion. Cultural festivals in India are organized to provide a platform for different forms of music, dance and other art. To keep their artistic traditions alive and even make them become more popular in the future, many cities in India are active in cultural events. The rich cultural heritage of India attracts the western world during the celebrating of important festivals like Onam, Holi, Durga Puja and many more. Tourist festivals in the country are organized to celebrate the heritages of the land for tourism purpose. These celebrations every year bring good results and attract a large number of tourists, both within the country and abroad.
1.India has so many festivals because _______.
A.the Indians like singing and dancing
B.the Indians want to attract more tourists
C.there are a great number of old attractions
D.there are many different religions, ideas and cultures
2.Paragraph 3 mainly tells us ______.
A.which festival is the most popular
B.the difference among all types of festivals
C.how the Indians celebrate their festivals
D.three types of important festival in India
3.The cultural festivals are usually celebrated by ______.
A.performing different art forms
B.visiting famous old heritages
C.having a journey of honoring gods
D.getting together and attending fairs
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If you're like most kids, you've probably heard at least one parent say, "Don't forget to take your vitamin(维他命)!" or "Eat your salad — it's packed with vitamins!" But what exactly are vitamins?
Vitamins and minerals are substances that are found in foods we eat. Your body needs them to work properly, so you grow and develop just like you should. When it comes to vitamins, each one has a special role to play. For example:Vitamin D in milk and fish helps your bones. Vitamin A in orange fruits and vegetables,liver and milk helps you see at night. Vitamin C in oranges and some green vegetables helps your body heal if you get a cut. Vitamin E in nuts, seeds, whole grains and green, leafy vegetables protects your lungs from becoming damaged by polluted air. B vitamins in green leafy vegetables help your body make energy from food.
When you eat foods that contain fat-soluble(脂溶性的) vitamins, the vitamins are stored in the fat tissues in your body and in your liver. They wait around in your body fat until your body needs them.
Fat-soluble vitamins are happy to stay stored in your body for a while — some stay for a few days, some for up to 6 months! Then, when it's time for them to be used, special carriers in your body take them to where they're needed. Vitamins A, D, E, and K are all fat-soluble vitamins.
Water-soluble vitamins are different. When you eat foods that have water-soluble vitamins, the vitamins don't get stored as much in your body. Instead, they travel through your bloodstream. Whatever your body doesn't use comes out of your body. So these kinds of vitamins need to be replaced often because they don't stick around! This crowd of vitamins includes vitamin C and the big group of B vitamins — B1 , B2 , B6 , B12 and so on.
1.The first paragraph of the passage is used to ________.
A.tell us the special use of salad
B.lead to the topic of the passage
C.advise kids to take more vitamins
D.show readers the value of vitamins
2.If a man suffers from night blindness, he’d better take more ____.
A.vitamin D B.vitamin A
C.vitamin E D.vitamin C
3.What is special about fat-soluble vitamins?
A.They can stay stored in our bodies for some time.
B.They are needed in our bodies every minute.
C.They can be easily produced in our bodies.
D.They contain all kinds of vitamins.
4.After reading the passage, we learn that ____.
A.kids need a lot more vitamins than adults
B.water-soluble vitamins stay long in our bodies
C.fat-soluble vitamins need to be replaced very often
D.vitamins play a great role in the development of our bodies
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When you are running late for school in the morning, you dress up quickly to catch your bus and reach school on time. 1.
Did you ever wonder why your parents want you to have breakfast? Is it that important? The answer is yes! 2. It makes you ready for the whole day, just as fuel helps cars to start and reach their destination.
Researchers say that kids and adults who eat breakfast have more energy and remain healthy throughout their lives, while people who don’t eat breakfast regularly feel tired, frustrated, irritable and restless.3.
There are many benefits of breakfast. 4. They need more energy which comes from food. When you miss your breakfast, you are not helping your body and brain. Like cell phones, your body also needs to charge itself. The charging of body coming form healthy breakfast ensures that your body works well the whole day.
Researchers say that healthy breakfast improves brain function and helps you concentrate in class and other physical activities. It helps to absorb new information and strengthen your memory. People who regularly take their breakfast have better behavior and attitude. 5.
Eating healthy breakfast provides your body with many important vitamins. It keeps the weight in check. If you don’t want to become fat, never ever skip your breakfast.
A.And how you feel will affect your mood.
B.You were too busy to prepare your breakfast.
C.You realized the importance of eating breakfast.
D.Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.
E.But your mom is asking you to do your breakfast first.
F.They are less aggressive and more positive about things.
G.Your body is growing and your brain is developing.
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This was my grandmother’s first Christmas without grandfather. When we reached her house, it did seem a little _____ without grandfather.
Grandfather had always said the Christmas _____ was the most important. So we set to work assembling (组装) the beautiful _____ tree that was stored in grandfather’s closet (储藏柜). After we finished, we stepped back to _____ our work. It looked wonderful. But something was _____.
＂Where’s the star?＂I asked. It was my grandmother’s _____. As we emptied box after box and found no star, my grandmother’s eyes _____ with tears. Grandfather had given it to grandmother fifty years ago. Now, on her first Christmas without _____, the star was gone, too.
＂Let’s _____ in the closet where the tree was, ＂my sister Donna said. We ______ under beds and over shelves, inside and outside ______ we had excluded every possibility. We could see grandmother was ______, although she tried not to show it. By now, it was ______ outside, and time for bed, as Santa would soon be here.
The next morning, my sister and I ______ early to see what Santa had left under the tree. After breakfast, the family sat together to ______ presents.＂The last gift is to grandmother from grandfather. ＂Father said, in a puzzled voice.
＂From who?＂There was ______ in my grandmother’s voice.
＂I found that ______ in the closet when we got the tree down, ＂Mother explained.
My grandmother opened it. Her face lit up when she pulled out a(n) ______ golden star. There was a note attached. Her voice trembled (颠抖) as she read it:
Don’t be ______ with me, dear. I broke your star while putting away the tree. Thought it was time for a new one, I hope it brings you as much ______ as the first one. Merry Christmas.
1.A. empty B. cold C. slow D. absent
2.A. wish B. tree C. spirit D. work
3.A. unique B. artificial C. widespread D. alive
4.A. follow B. show C. judge D. admire
5.A. losing B. happening C. missing D. falling
6.A. doubt B. reward C. honour D. treasure
7.A. filled B. covered C. put D. removed
8.A. them B. it C. her D. him
9.A. stop B. move C. start D. stay
10.A. hid B. searched C. lay D. found
11.A. as B. until C. because D. though
12.A. disappointed B. amazed C. excited D. shocked
13.A. snowing B. raining C. blowing D. darkening
14.A. cheered up B. picked up C. woke up D. took up
15.A. pack B. open C. pick D. exchange
16.A. happiness B. fright C. surprise D. hope
17.A. gift B. book C. note D. letter
18.A. big B. old C. shining D. broken
19.A. generous B. angry C. strict D. important
20.A. sadness B. concern C. peace D. joy
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阅读下面文段，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡的相应位置上。
Some festivals 1. (hold) to honor the dead or to satisfy the ancestors, 2. might return either to help 3. to do harm. For the Japanese festival Obon, people should go to clean graves and light incense in memory of their ancestors. They also light lamps and play music 4. they think that this will lead the ancestors back to the earth. In Mexico, people celebrate the Day of the Dead in early November. 5. this important feast day, people eat food in the shape of skulls and cakes 6. “bones” on them. They offer food, flowers and gifts to the dead. The Western holiday Halloween also had 7. origin in old 8. (believe) about the return of dead people. It is now a children’s festival, 9. they can dress up and go to 10. neighbours’ homes to ask for sweets. If the neighbours’ do not give any sweets, the children might play a trick on them.
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阅读下面文段，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡的相应位置上。
1. (curious) drove Wang Peng inside. It was full of people. The hostess, a very thin lady, 2. (come) forward. “Welcome,” she said. “My name is Yong Hui. I 3. (help) you lose weight and be fit 4. two weeks if you eat here every day.” Then she gave a menu to Wang Peng. There were few 5. (choose) of food and drink 6. it: just rice, raw vegetables 7. (service) in vinegar, fruit and water. Wang Peng was amazed at this and especially 8. the prices. It cost 9. (many) than a good meal in his restaurant! He could not believe his eyes. He threw down the menu and hurried outside. On his way home he thought about his own menu. Did it make people fat? Perhaps he should go to the library and find out. He could not have Yong Hui 10. (get) away with telling people lies! He had better do some research.
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请根据所给句意及所给单词首字母和汉语意思完成下列句子。
1.I could understand her being angry, but I’ll still never f________ （原谅）her the way she treated me afterwards.
2.English is a w________ (世界的) language, so it is important for us to learn it well.
3.I think these interesting old c________ (风俗) should be passed down.
4.The whole family g ________ (聚集) together to celebrate the Spring Festival.
5.These small businesses have b________ (受益) greatly from the fall in interest rates.
6.As space is l________ (有限的), it is impossible to publish all the messages we have received.
7.The worker was a________ (授予) a great honour for his excellent work.
8.On the famous singer’s a________ (到达), all his fans began to cheer loudly.
9.He took e________ (充满活力的) steps to finish his plan.
10.The country gained its i________ (独立) in 1960.
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下列句子中，每句都有一处错误。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(Λ)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(﹨)划掉
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
1.Festivals and celebrations of all kinds have held everywhere since ancient times.
2.Today’s festivals have many origin, some religious, some seasonal, and some for special people or events.
3.The most energetic and important festivals are the ones that looks forward to the end of winter and to the coming of spring.
4.Some Western countries have very excited carnivals, which take place forty days before Easter, usually in February.
5.The country, is covered with cherry tree flowers, looks as though it is covered with pink snow.
6.Perhaps with a discount and a new sign he could win his customers.
7.They would become tired very quick.
8.Their balanced diets became such a success that before long Wang Peng became slim and Yong Hui put on more weight.
9.According to my research, neither your restaurant or mine offers a balanced diet.
10.He smiles as he welcomed some customers warmly at the door but the smile left her face when he saw Yong Hui walking in.
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假如你们学校“英语爱好者俱乐部”将对“良好饮食习惯”这一话题进行讨论。请根据下列提示，用英语写一篇发言稿。
[写作内容]
| 部分同学的不良饮食习惯 | 1. 不吃早餐 2. 爱吃零食 3. 偏食 4. 饮食过量 |
| 良好的饮食习惯 | 1. 选择不同的健康食品如水果，蔬菜等 2 .规律饮食 |
| 个人的看法 | 1. 良好饮食习惯的重要性 2. 如何做？ |
参考词汇：偏食 be particular about food 零食 snacks
写作要求： 字数：100个词左右
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