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| The Most Unusual Traditions in the World Each country or region(地区) has its own laws and traditions, and some of them cause sincere surprises and misunderstanding among people of other countries and regions. |
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| Boxing Day In Australia, Boxing Day is on December 26, the day after Christmas. On the day, workers, businessmen, and the poor traditionally are presented with gifts. People spend time with their families and loved ones. They watch sports, play games, hunt, go for walks and eat Christmas leftovers(剩饭). People also love to shop on Boxing Day. |
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| Throwing Cinnamon(肉桂) to Those Still Single at 25 In Denmark, people throw cinnamon to anyone who is single, as long as they are over the age of 25. Sometimes the person is put in the water with lots of cinnamon sticks on his or her birthday, mostly by friends and family members. It encourages the singles to look for their partners before they are 25. |
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| Burns Night In Scotland, Burns Night is celebrated in honor of the poet Robert Burns and his contribution(贡献) to the Scottish culture. On the 25th of every January, people prepare a dish called Haggis, a kind of sausage. The tradition is to read the poem on that dish written by Burns before eating. |
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| Flowered Clothes In Hawaii in America, people are very friendly. They welcome each visitor with a long necklace made of beautiful fresh flowers. Men visitors are invited to wear bright flowered shirts and women often wear long flowered dresses. People often say “Aloha” to each other. Aloha means both hello and good-bye. It also means “I love you”. |
1.Boxing Day is on ______.
A.December 26 B.one’s 25th birthday
C.January 25 D.December 25
2.Burns Night is celebrated in ______.
A.Australia B.Denmark C.Scotland D.America
3.______ is the tradition in Hawaii.
A.Throwing cinnamon on the singles
B.Reading the poem on the dish
C.Eating Christmas leftovers
D.Wearing flowered clothes
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Soccer is one of the most popular sports in our modern world. But many years ago, each country had its own kind of soccer game with its own hales.
In 1863, a group 0f people met in England. They made some changes (改变) to the game. They made one set of new rules for every country to follow. After that, soccer teams from different countries could play against each other.
Some of the rules are still the same today.
Now teams from all over the world take part in the World Cup every four years. It' s one of the most important things for all soccer fans.
1.Soccer is the only popular sport in our modem world.
2.After 1863, soccer teams from different countries could play against each other.
3.Today, the World Cup is one of the most important things for all soccer fans in the world.
4.The topic of this article is about the World Cup.
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People all over the world have some strange hobbies, and one of the most unusual in Britain is “trainspotting.” It's usually men over the age of 40, but not always. You'll see them standing around at railway stations and other places where trains pass by, and you'll see them taking photos and exchanging notes with each other. So, what are they doing?
Well, they're collecting information about trains — the numbers on the front of the trains, or the make and model of the“ locomotive (火车头)” —the part of the train which pulls all the other parts. In the same way that some people collect toys or stamps, these men collect and exchange all kinds of details about trains and railways.
The idea goes back as far as 1942. That year, a young man named Ian Allan was working at Waterloo rail-way station in London. It was his job to answer letters from people about trains, and quite a lot of the questions he received were very similar, so he had a word with his boss. He asked if he could write a booklet (小手册) giving the answers to the most frequently asked questions - an early version of the FAQs you see on websites nowadays. His boss said if he wanted to waste his time on such a project, he should do it in his own time.
So he did. The first 2,000 copies were all sold in days, and by the 1950s, a million copies of British Railways Locomotives were selling every year. Ian Allan went on to become a successful publisher, and got an Order of the British Empire (OBE,大英帝国勋章) from the Queen in 1995. He died in 2015, but his trainspotting hobby lives on.
1.What do trainspotters do?
A.They collect railway toys and stamps.
B.They observe the scenes at railway stations.
C.They gather and exchange details about trains.
D.They build and collect model trains based on photos.
2.When answering letters from people about trains, Iran Allan most probably felt________.
A.amazed B.impatient C.satisfied D.stressed
3.From the passage, we know that________.
A.his boss gave him a lot of help to publish his booklet.
B.his booklet wasn't popular when first introduced.
C.his work published in the 1950s is not popular anymore.
D.his project on train-related questions earned him great fame.
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Amy is _______ unusual girl. She has traveled to 15 countries in _______ world.
A. a; the B. a; \ C. an; the D. an; one
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Amy is _______ unusual girl. She has traveled to 15 countries in _______ world.
A. a; the B. a; \ C. an; the D. an; one
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Monarch butterflies from eastern Canada make the most amazing journey in the insect world. Each year, this butterfly travels about 3000 miles to its winter home in central Mexico. How can it fly so far? And why does it make this long and dangerous trip? Scientists still don’t have an answer.
For many years, people in Mexico wondered where the orange-and-black butterflies came from every winter. Then, in 1937, a scientist started to follow and study the butterflies. For the next 20 years, he discovered that one butterfly started its journey in Canada. Four months later, it arrived in Mexico.
The length of the butterflies finds their way back to the same place? Another amazing thing is that the butterflies always return to the same area in central Mexico.
How do the butterflies find their way back to the same place? This is an interesting question because only every fourth generation（一代）makes the trip south. In other words, the butterfly that travels to Mexico this year is the great-great-grandchild of the butterfly that traveled there last year.
Each year, four generations of a Monarch butterfly family are born. Each generation of the family has a very different life. The first generation is born in the south in late April. It slowly moves north, reproduces, and then dies. On the trip north, two more generations are born, reproduce, and die. Each of these generations of butterflies is born. This generation has a much longer life. It lives for about eight months. This generation of butterflies makes the amazing journey back to the winter home of its great-great-grandparents. The butterflies spend the winter there, and in the spring they reproduce and then die. Their offspring will be the first generation of the next circle of life.
Today, people are still studying the Monarch butterfly. But they are not clear about everything.
1.How long did it take the scientist to find out that monarch butterflies came from Canada?
A. eight months B. four months
C. five weeks D. 20 years
2.We know that the _____ generation of Monarch butterflies travels back to central Mexico.
A. fourth B. second C. third D. first
3.The underlined word “offspring” in paragraph 5 means______.
A. seasons B. butterflies
C. children D. parents
4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Monarch butterflies spend winter in eastern Canada.
B. The four generations have the same length of life.
C. Some generations die on the way north to Canada.
D. Scientists are clear about everything of the butterflies
5.What is the best title of this passage?
A. Family of Monarch butterflies.
B. Mystery of Monarch butterflies.
C. Monarch butterflies’ birthplace.
D. Monarch butterflies’ winter home.
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Monarch butterflies from eastern Canada make the most amazing journey in the insect world. Each year, this butterfly travels about 3000 miles to its winter home in central Mexico(墨西哥). How can it fly so far and why does it make this long and dangerous trip. Scientists still don’t have an answer.
For many years, people in Mexico wondered where the orange-and-black butterflies came from every winter. Then, in 1937, a scientist started to follow and study the butterflies. For the next 20 years, he discovered that one butterfly started its journey in Canada. Four months later, it arrived in Mexico.
The length of the butterflies’ trip is only one part of the mystery. Another amazing thing is that the butterflies always return to the same area in central Mexico.
How do the butterflies find their way back to the same place. This is an interesting question because only every fourth generation (代) makes the trip south. In other words, the butterfly that travels to Mexico this year is the great-great-grandchild of the butterfly that traveled there last year.
Each year, four generations of a Monarch butterfly family are born. Each generations of the family has a very different life. The first generation is born in the south in late April. It slowly moves north, reproduces(繁衍) , and then die. Each of these generations of butterflies lives for generations are born, reproduces, and die. Each of these generations of butterflies lives for only two or five weeks. In the autumn, the fourth generation of butterflies is born. This generation has a much longer life. It lives for about eight months. This generation of butterflies makes the amazing journey back to the winter there, and in the spring they reproduce and then die. Their offspring will be the first generation of the next circle of life.
Today, people are still studying the Monarch butterfly. But they are not clear about everything.
1.How long did it take the scientist to find out the Monarch butterflies came from Canada?
_______________________________________________________________________.
2.Which generation of Monarch butterflies travel back to central Mexico?
________________________________________________________________________
3.Does each generation of the family have the same life?
________________________________________________________________________
4.Try to translate the word “ offspring” into Chinese according to the passage.
________________________________________________________________________
5.The best title of the passage can be __________.
A. Family of Monarch butterflies B. Mystery of Monarch butterflies
C. Monarch butterflies’ birthplace D. Monarch butterflies’ winter home
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Monarch butterflies from eastern Canada make the most amazing journey in the insect world. Each year, this butterfly travels about 3000 miles to its winter home in central Mexico. How can it fly so far? And why does it make this long and dangerous trip? Scientists still don’t have an answer.
For many years, people in Mexico wondered where the orange-and-black butterflies came from every winter. Then, in 1937, a scientist started to follow and study the butterflies. For the next 20 years, he discovered that one butterfly started its journey in Canada. Four months later, it arrived in Mexico.
The length of the butterflies finds their way back to the same place? Another amazing thing is that the butterflies always return to the same area in central Mexico.
How do the butterflies find their way back to the same place? This is an interesting question because only every fourth generation（一代）makes the trip south. In other words, the butterfly that travels to Mexico this year is the great-great-grandchild of the butterfly that traveled there last year.
Each year, four generations of a Monarch butterfly family are born. Each generation of the family has a very different life. The first generation is born in the south in late April. It slowly moves north, reproduces, and then dies. On the trip north, two more generations are born, reproduce, and die. Each of these generations of butterflies is born. This generation has a much longer life. It lives for about eight months. This generation of butterflies makes the amazing journey back to the winter home of its great-great-grandparents. The butterflies spend the winter there, and in the spring they reproduce and then die. Their offspring will be the first generation of the next circle of life.
Today, people are still studying the Monarch butterfly. But they are not clear about everything.
1.How long did it take the scientist to find out that monarch butterflies came from Canada?
A. eight months B. four months
C.five weeks D. 20 years
2.We know that the _____ generation of Monarch butterflies travels back to central Mexico.
A. fourth B. second C.third D. first
3.The underlined word “offspring” in paragraph 5 means______.
A. seasons B. butterflies
C. children D. parents
4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Monarch butterflies spend winter in eastern Canada.
B. The four generations have the same length of life.
C. Some generations die on the way north to Canada.
D. Scientists are clear about everything of the butterflies
5. What is the best title of this passage?
A. Family of Monarch butterflies.
B. Mystery of Monarch butterflies.
C. Monarch butterflies’ birthplace.
D. Monarch butterflies’ winter home.
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Monarch butterflies from eastern Canada make the most amazing journey in the insect world. Each year, this butterfly travels about 3 000 miles to its winter home in central Mexico(墨西哥). How can it fly so far? And why does it make this long and dangerous trip? Scientists still don't have an answer.
For many years, people in Mexico wondered where the orange and black butterflies came from every winter. Then, in 1937, a scientist started to follow and study the butterflies. For the next 20 years, he discovered that one butterfly started its journey in Canada. Four months later, it arrived in Mexico.
The length of the butterflies' trip is only one part of the mystery. Another amazing thing is that the butterflies always return to the same area in central Mexico.
How do the butterflies find their way back to the same place? This is an interesting question because only every fourth generation(代) makes the trip south. In other words, the butterfly that travels to Mexico this year is the great great grandchild of the butterfly that traveled there last year.
Each year, four generations of a Monarch butterfly family are born. Each generation of the family has a very different life. The first generation is born in the south in late April. It slowly moves north, reproduces(繁衍), and then dies. Each of these generations of butterflies lives for generations are born, reproduces, and die. Each of these generations of butterflies lives for only two or five weeks. In the autumn, the fourth generation of butterflies is born. This generation has a much longer life. It lives for about eight months. This generation of butterflies makes the amazing journey back to the winter there, and in the spring they reproduce and then die. Their offspring will be the first generation of the next circle of life.
Today, people are still studying the Monarch butterfly. But they are not clear about everything.
1.The best title of the passage can be ________．
A. Family of Monarch butterflies
B. Mystery of Monarch butterflies
C. Monarch butterflies' birthplace
D. Monarch butterflies' winter home
2.It took the scientist ________to find out that Monarch butterflies came from Canada.
A. 20 years B. four months C. five weeks D. eight months
3.We know that the ________ generation of Monarch butterflies travel back to central Mexico.
A. first B. second C. third D. fourth
4.The underlined word “offspring” in the passage is closest in meaning to ________．
A. seasons B. butterflies C. children D. parents
5.Which statement is TRUE according to the text?
A. Monarch butterflies spend winter in eastern Canada.
B. The four generations have the same length of life.
C. Some generations die on the way north of Canada.
D. Scientists are clear about everything of the butterflies.
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Monarch butterflies from eastern Canada make the most amazing journey in the insect world. Each year, this butterfly travels about 3000miles to its winter home in central Mexico(墨西哥). How can it fly so far? And why does it make this long and dangerous trip? Scientists still don’t have an answer.
For many years, people in Mexico wondered where the orange-and-black butterflies came from every winter. Then, in 1937, a scientist started to follow and study the butterflies. For the next 20 years, he discovered that one butterfly started its journey in Canada. Four months later, it arrived in Mexico.
The length of the butterflies find their way back to the same place? Another amazing thing is that the butterflies always return to the same area in central Mexico.
How do the butterflies find their way back to the same place? This is an interesting question because only every fourth generation(代)makes the trip south. In other words, the butterfly that travels to Mexico this year is the great-great-grandchild of the butterfly that traveled there last year.
Each year, four generations of a Monarch butterfly family are born. Each generation of the family has a very different life. The first generation is born in the south in late April. It slowly moves north, reproduces(繁衍), and then dies. On the trip north,two more generations are born, reproduce, and die. Each of these generations of butterflies is born. This generation has a much longer life. It lives for about eight months. This generation of butterflies makes the amazing journey back to the winter home of its great-great-grandparents. The butterflies spend the winter there, and in the spring they reproduce and then die. Their offspring will be the first generation of the next circle of life.
Today, people are still studying the Monarch butterfly. But they are not clear about everything.
1.The best title of the passage can be ________.
A.Family of Monarch butterflies
B. Mystery of Monarch butterflies
C.Monarch butterflies’ birthplace
D.Monarch butterflies’ winter home
2.It took the scientist ______ to find out that monarch butterflies came from Canada.
A. 20 years B. four months
C.five weeks D.eight months
3.We know that the _____ generation of Monarch butterflies travel back to central Mexico.
A.first B. second
C.third D.fourth
4.The underlined word “offspring” in the passage is closest in meaning to______.
A. seasons B. butterflies
C.children D.parents
5.Which statement is true according to the text?
A.Monarch butterflies spend winter in eastern Canada.
B.The four generations have the same length of life.
C.Some generations die on the way north to Canada.
D.Scientists are clear about everything of the butterflies