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Canada Day
Since 1982, July 1st has been officially known as Canada Day. Canadians of all ages take part in this festival across the country.
Canada Day is the year’s biggest national party. In many towns and cities, the government organizes a lot of events, often outdoors. These include parades（游行）, concerts, festivals, firework displays and ceremonies for new Canadian citizens（公民）.The celebrations often have apatrioticmood. Canada’s national flag, a symbol for Canada Day, can be seen everywhere and a lot of people paint their faces red and white, which are Canada’s national colors. The celebrations in Ottawa, Canada’s capital city, are especially grand and exciting.
In the province of Quebec, many home rentals（租赁）start on July 1st and last for exactly one year, and many people in Quebec spend Canada Day moving from one house to another. So in Quebec, Canada Day is also known as Moving Day.
Many organizations, businesses and stores are closed this day. Only some bookstores, hospitals and gas stations may be open. Post offices are closed, too. As Canada Day falls in the Canadian summer holiday period, all schools are closed as well. In some areas, special services are provided for large events. The concerts, parades and festivals may cause some traffic jams.
1.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A.Canada Day falls on the first day of June.
B.Canada Day was celebrated before 1982.
C.Canada Day is celebrated throughout Canada.
D.Canadians except new citizens celebrate Canada Day.
2.The underlined word “patriotic” means _____ in Chinese.
A.温馨的 B.爱国的 C.肃穆的 D.紧张的
3.Canada Day is known as Moving Day in Quebec because on this day _____.
A.people think it lucky to move to new houses
B.people look for houses from one place to another
C.people like moving from house to house to visit friends
D.people move home when new home rentals go into effect
4.From Paragraph 4, we know that on Canada Day _____.
A.no student goes to school
B.traffic jams happen everywhere
C.all Canadians stop working
D.few businesses and stores are closed
5.Which of the following is NOT mentioned about Canada Day?
A.Background B.Symbol.
C.Public life. D.Events and activities.
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Green is an important color in nature. It is the color of grass and the leaves on trees. It is the color of most growing plants,too.
Sometimes, the word green means young,fresh and growing. Sometimes,it describes something that is not yet finished or plants that are not ripe.
For example,a greenhorn is someone who has no experience,who is new to a situation. In the fifteenth century,a greenhorn was a young cow or ox whose horns had not yet developed. A century or so later,a greenhorn was a soldier who had not yet had any experience in war（战争）.By the eighteenth century,a greenhorn had the meaning it has today——a person who is new in a job.
About one hundred years ago,greenhorn was a popular expression in the American west Old—timers used it to describe a man who had just arrived from one of the big cities in the east. The greenhorn didn't have the skills that he would need to live in the hard,rough country.
Someone who has the ability to grow plants well is said to have a green thumb. The expression comes from the early nineteen hundred.
A person with a green thumb seems to have a magic touch that makes plants grow quickly and well. You might say that the woman next door has a green thumb if her garden continues to grow long after your plants have died.
The Green Revolution（革命）is the name which was given some years ago to the development of new kinds of rice and other grains. The new plants produced much larger crops. The Green Revolution was the result of hard work by agricultural（农业的）scientists who had green thumbs.
1.According to the passage,a greenhorn means now.
A.a person who is new in a job
B.a soldier who has not had any experience in war
C.a young cow or ox whose horns have not yet developed
D.a man who doesn't have the skills to live in the country
2.The meaning of the underlined word "ripe" is .
A.未完成的 B.成热的 C.青涩的 D.老练的
3.Which of the following about is NOT right?
A.If there weren’t the Green Revolution, we would have no rice to eat.
B.The expression "the Green Revolution" appeared several years ago.
C.Because of the Green Revolution, we have more kinds of rice and other grains.
D.Agricultural scientists with green thumbs started the Green Revolution.
4.We can know from the passage that .
A.all growing plants is green
B.green is the most important color in nature
C.a person with a green thumb can make plants grow well
D.the expression "a green thumb" has a history of two hundred years
5.The main idea of the passage is
A.a greenhorn B.a green thumb
C.the Green Revolution D.the word "green" and its story
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