May Day is also called May 1 International La...

May Day is also called May 1 International Labor Day.The working people in the world celebrate it every year.

It came from the workers' big strike (罢工) in Chicago, America.On May 1，1886, more than two hundred thousand workers in Chicago held a big strike.They fought for the right (权利) of working eight hours a day.Why did they hold such a big strike? The reason was that during a long period (时期) the workers in America had to work fourteen to sixteen hours a day.And some workers even had to work eighteen hours a day, but they got very little money.

After the hard struggle (奋斗), the workers won the victory in the end.In memory of the workers' movement, an important meeting was held on July 14, 1889 in Paris, France.At the meeting, all the members agreed to make May 1 every year International Labor Day.From then on, the working people of all countries in the world would celebrate May Day on May 1 every year.

The Chinese people also celebrated May Day before liberation (解放) first in 1918.After new China was founded in 1949, our government made May 1 every year the legal (法定的) Labor Day and all the Chinese people would have a holiday on this day.

1.The workers held the big strike in ________.

A. Paris　　 B. London　　 C. Chicago　　 D. Beijing

2.The workers fought for the right of ________.

A. working less time every day

B. working more than time every day

C. celebrating Labor Day

D. holding the meeting

3.The meeting was held on ________.

A. May 4, 1918　　 B. May 1, 1886

C. May 1, 1949　　 D. July 14, 1889

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. All the workers in France took part in the meeting.

B. The Chinese people have a holiday on May 1.

C. The workers in Paris also won the victory in the strike.

D. All the people in the world work eight hours a day now.

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The Dragon Boat Festival, also called Double Fifth Festival, is celebrated on the 5th day of the fifth month of the lunar c1.. It is one of the most i2.Chinese festivals, with the other two the Autumn Moon Festival and Chinese New Year. Now all Chinese students have a day o3.on that day. It has been celebrated, in all kinds of ways, in other parts of East Asia as well. In the west, it is well k4. as the Dragon Boat Festival.

The festival is in memory of Qu Yuan. He was an honest minister who was always worried about people in his country. However, the emperor and the government didn't b5.his words. At last, he jumped into Miluo River and killed himself. People didn't want fish to eat him so they t6.some food into the river to get the fish away. The Dragon Boat Festival formed.

The festival is famous for its dragon-boat race, e7.in the southern places where there are many rivers and lakes. The traditional food is n8. rice dumplings. They are usually made of glutinous rice, meat and so on. Nowadays, you can eat d9.kinds of rice dumplings. They are very delicious. To c10.it, people always eat rice dumplings and watch dragon-boat race on that day.

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The second Sunday in May is Mother’s Day. Celebrated in the US, it has also become popular in China as a way to express thankfulness to mothers with gifts and greetings. Some experts suggest China should have its own Mother’s Day, instead of “borrowing” from the US.

Tailorsas: This is not a big problem, as long as you have appreciation(感激) for your mom who raised you and offered everything that she had, every day can be a Mother’s Day. You don’t have to give her a present, just tell her you love her, care about her, go shopping with her, cook for her, even the smallest thing can be affective.

Michael: If you look at Mother’s Day, or any other day, from the standpoint of “borrowing” from America or any other country, I think the whole point of having such a day has been missed. Why not focus on honoring mothers around the world rather than worrying about “borrowing” from anyone? If Mother’s Day is American, changing the date you have it won’t make it any less. If you think like that, then, it just becomes a knockoff(冒牌)holiday.

Senorita: I think maybe it is those retail businessmen who want as many special days as possible, so that they can earn more money. On Mother’s Day, things are double the price than usual and it is super difficult to book a table for dining. Something with Chinese traditions sounds nice, but I hope the special day would light our love for mothers, instead of following the fashion and fall into the trap(圈套) dug by businessmen.

Francisco: It doesn’t matter if we have our own day as long as you show your love to your mom. When I grew up, especially when I became a mother, I realized how much my mom has sacrificed(牺牲) selflessly and how great she really is! Mothers deserve not only our respect but also our care and love as well. We Chinese like to keep everything to ourselves, even though we love deep in our hearts. We, more often than not, don’t express it directly. In this regard, we should learn from Americans. Say “I love you” whenever you feel it and give her a hug or have a heart-to-heart chat or do some housework. What you can give your mother is not very important at all. What matters is that you should do something to show your love, not just on Mother’s Day.

1.The underlined word “affective” in Paragraph 2 probably means “______”.

A.warm B.common

C.reasonable D.international

2.What can we infer from Francisco’s words?

A.She thinks highly of Mother’s Day in the US.

B.She is all for creating a Chinese Mother’s Day.

C.She is opposed to celebrating Mother’s Day with Americans in the world.

D.She thinks it’s important to show love to mothers no matter what day it is.

3.What can we learn from the passage?

A.“Borrowing” Mother’s Day from the US is really a big problem.

B.Businessmen may benefit greatly from the Chinese Mother’s Day.

C.Honoring mothers around the world will lead to a knockoff holiday.

D.Chinese like to express the feeling of love for their mothers directly.

4.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A.Does Mother’s Day really matter?

B.Do people really need Mother’s Day?

C.Does China need its own Mother’s Day?

D.Do we need to change the date of Mother’s Day?

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Every year at our school, we have a special day called International Day (国际日)．It is for students to learn about different cultures (文化) from different countries．On this day, each class must tell other classes about a different country．Of course you will see many dances and different foods．

If you visit the classroom of Japan, you can play the games Japanese children play．You also have some special Japanese foods．In the classroom of Mexico (墨西哥), there are tomalleys (龙虾肝) and chips to eat．

In the afternoon, all the students, teachers and parents watch the dances．There are lots of dances．These dances are beautiful．People enjoy the shows．

I enjoy International Day very much．

1.International Day’ is a special festival in ___________．

A．Japan　　　　 　 　　　　　　 　　 B．Mexico

C．America　　　 　 　　　　　　　 　 D．our school

2.When can we watch dances?

A．In the morning．　　　　　　 B．In the afternoon．

C．In the evening．　　　　　　 D．All day．

3.Which is the special food in Mexico?

A．Tomalleys and chips．　　　　 B．Turkey．

C．Pizza．　　　　　　　　　　 　　 D．Pumpkin pie．

4.What’s the best title (题目) for the passage?

A．Dancing Day　　　　　　　　 　 B．International Day

C．Food Day　　　　　　　　　　 D．Game Day

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As we all know. soccer is one of the most popular sports in the wor1d. The biggest international soccer1._____ is the World Cup. Every four years, almost2. _____ of the population in the world watch the World Cup.

Uruguay won the first World Cup in l930. Brazil is the3.______ nation to play in every World Cup final stage. It has 4.______ won the World Cup five times. The Brazilian style of soccer is beautiful to watch-- 5.________ of tricks and skills.

The 2010 FIFA World Cup 6. _______place in South Africa. It was the first cup hosted in Africa. The 20l4 FIFA World Cup began 7._______ June l2 in Brazil, and it lasts about one month. The national 8._______ of 32 countries are competing in 64 matches. New technology is used in the Brazil World Cup. For example, it uses electronic sensors (电子感应器) to check 9. _________the ball has crossed the goal line or not.

Although the Chinese national team didn't make it to the World Cup, it doesn't 10.__________ Chinese soccer fans watching the matches in the early morning. (Brazil is 10 hours behind China. )

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Every April, there is a special day in China. It is called Qingming Festival,also called Tomb -Sweeping Day. on that the day,people________and honor (纪念) their ancestors (祖先).

Qingming is a(n)______Chinese festival. It has a long history. It began over 2,000 years ago.A famous poem______the Tang Dynasty poet Du Mu describes the day: “Rains fall heavily as Qingming comes, and passers-by(行人) with lowered sprits go.”

Tomb-Sweeping Day has been a public________ on the Chinese mainland(中国大陆) since 2008. On this day,________bring flowers, food and wine to their ancestors’ tombs (坟墓). They put food like cakes and fruits in front of the tombs. After that, they________the dirt off the tombs and remember their dead family members.

________ do Chinese people do this? That’s because people think that visiting tombs to __________ respect (尊重) to their dead family members.

However, Tomb-Sweeping Day is not only about this. During that time, the weather is becoming________. People are also able to garden (从事园艺)and enjoy outdoor activities. Families often ______ for outings (远足) or fly kites at this time.

1.A.remember B.meet C.see D.find

2.A.popular B.famous C.traditional D.unhappy

3.A.for B.by C.with D.as

4.A.weekend B.weekday C.journey D.holiday

5.A.classes B.families C.friends D.groups

6.A.turn B.keep C.sweep D.go

7.A.Why B.When C.Where D.Who

8.A.bring B.show C.make D.take

9.A.warmer B.colder C.cooler D.shorter

10.A.have fun B.work hard C.pull together D.get together

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Do you know 18th May is "International Museum Day"? Every year since 1977 it is organized all over the world on 18th May. Would you like to pay a visit to some of the museums in Liuzhou?

根据文章信息，选择正确的答案。

1.Liuzhou Museum is on ________ Road.

A. North Jiefang　　 B. Liushi　　 C. Donghuan　　 D. Yanan

2.You can take a ________ bus to Liuzhou Stone Museum.

A. No. 2　　 B. No. 21　　 C. No. 76　　 D. No. 92

3.Liuzhou Bailian Cave Museum is open during ________.

A. 8:00－17:30　　 B. 9:00－16:00　　 C. 9:00－17:00　　 D. 2:00-8:00

4.You can telephone ________ for more information about Liuzhou Stone Museum.

A. 2831519　　 B. 3827635　　 C. 3833358　　 D. 452751

5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the information above?

A. You can visit Liuzhou Museum at any time from 9:00 to 16:00.

B. It's the 35th "International Museum Day" on 18th May this year.

C. Li Hua and two of his classmates can visit both Liuzhou Museum and Liuzhou Stone Museum with 120 yuan.

D. Liuzhou museum is on Donghuan Road

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Every April, there is a special day in China, It is Qingming Festival, also called Tomb Sweeping Day. On that day, people ________ and honor their ancestors，Qingming is a _________ Chinese festival. It has a long history. It began over 2, 000 years ago. A famous poem _______ the Tang Dynasty poet Du Mu describes the day, "Rain falls heavily as Qingming comes, and passers— by with lowered spirits go.”

Tomb— Sweeping Day has been a public ________ on the Chinese mainland since 2008. On this day, _________bring flowers, food and wine to their ancestors tombs. They put food like cakes and fruit in front of the tombs. After that, they________ the dirt off the tombs and remember their dead family members.

_______ do Chinese people do this? That's because people think that visiting tombs is to __________ respect to their dead family members.

However, Tomb— Sweeping Day is not only about this. During that time, the weather is becoming __________. People are able to garden(从事园艺）and enjoy outdoor activities. Families often __________ for outings(远足）or to fly kites at this time.

1.A.remember B.meet C.see

2.A.popular B.famous C.traditional

3.A.for B.by C.with

4.A.weekend B.weekday C.holiday

5.A.classes B.families C.friends

6.A.turn B.keep C.sweep

7.A.Why B.When C.Where

8.A.bring B.show C.make

9.A.warmer B.colder C.cooler

10.A.have fun B.work hard C.get together

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Dragon Boat Festival, also called Duanwu Festival, is celebrated on lunar May 5th. For thousands of years, the festival has been marked by eating Zong Zi and racing dragon boats. In order to remember Qu Yuan, one of the greatest poets in China, people hold the dragon boat races every year. That is the origins(起源) of this festival.

Qu Yuan was born in Zigui of Hubei Province over 2,200 years ago. Qu Yuan was an honest official(官员) of the state of Chu, during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) (战国时期). He was upright(正直的) and wise. He wanted to bring his country peace and make the state stronger, but the country was in the hands of bad officials, so he failed. At last, he was very disappointed. He ended his life by throwing himself into the Miluo River. It was said people jumped from boats into the river and tried to save him. But it was too late. Also, they were very sad. They threw rice into the water to feed the dragons in the river. They hoped that the dragons would eat Zong Zi instead of the poet’s body.

Now we often read his poem Li Sao which is filled with deep love for his country. We can see the dragon boat races and have a kind of Chinese food named Zong Zi during the Dragon Boat Festival.

1.Why did people throw rice into the water after Qu Yuan died?（限16个词以内）

2.What was Qu Yan like? (限7个词以内)

3.Why did Qu Yuan kill himself?（限20词以内）

4. 把划线的句子翻译成汉语。

___________________________________________________________________________

5.What’s the main idea of this passage?（限15词以内）

_________________________________________________________________________

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International Museum Day is celebrated on May 18 each year. Here are some special museums that you must see.

1.You can find different kinds of sweet food in Sweet Museum in________.

A.Russia B.Sweden C.Mexico D.Croatia

2.If you're interested in sculptures, you may go to ________.

A.Sweet Museum B.Cancun Underwater Museum

C.Museum of Failure D.Museum of Broken Relationships

3.People can know ________ in Museum of Failure and Museum of Broken Relationships.

A.lollipops B.sea animals C.stories D.glass boats

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