The Chinese New Year is the most important ho...

The Chinese New Year is the most important holiday for the Chinese people. For the Chinese，the New Year comes with the first day of the First Moon，between January 21 and February 19. People get ready for the holiday for fifteen days.

Finally，at midnight it is the first day of the First Moon. People close the shops and the streets are empty. Everyone locks（锁） the doors and stays at home.

It is an important time for the family. The younger people bow(鞠躬) to the older people. The Chinese call this Ke Tou. This means “to touch the ground with the forehead（额头）”．Then the younger people wish the older people a happy New Year. The older people give children gifts of money inside envelopes（信封）. The family then go to sleep.

In the morning，people dress in（穿上） their best clothes. Some people stay at home，others go out to pay a New Year Call. They are very polite and do not use bad words. It's the most important day of the year.

1.“The Chinese New Year” in the passage means “______”．

A．Mid­Autumn    　　　　　　　　 B．the Spring Festival

C．Christmas Day    　　　　　 D. the Dragon(龙)Boat Festival

2.It takes about ______ to get ready for the Chinese New Year.

A．a few days　　　　　　　　　　 B．twelve days

C．half a month　　　　　　　　 D．three weeks

3.At midnight you can see ______people in the street. Everyone stays at home.

A．lots of　　 B．hundreds of　　

C．many　　 　　 D．few

4.What’s the meaning of Ke Tou?

A. to touch the ground with the forehead .

B. to touch the ground with the head .

C. to feel the ground.　　　　　　

D. to feel the head.

5.On the Chinese New Year's Day, what do people usually say to each other when they meet?

A．Good luck!　 　 B．Best wishes!　

C．Good morning. D．Happy New Year!

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仔细阅读下面5个小题, 从A至E中选出符合各段意思的小标题。

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Chinese dumpling is one of the most important food in Chinese New Year. The people in a family often get together to make dumplings during the New Year's Eve. They may put a coin in one of the dumplings. Because they believe if you eat this dumpling you will likely have a good fortune in the New Year.

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Chinese dumpling is a kind of delicious food. You can make Chinese dumplings with different ingredients. It depends on your taste. You can make vegetable dumplings or meat dumplings. Today I will tell you how to make dumplings.

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Check all the ingredients. You need some dumpling skins(皮)(You can buy them from a supermarket), half a kilo of meat, one onion, two teaspoons of salt and some relish.

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Make fillings(馅). First cut up meat and an onion. Put them in a bowl. Next put salt and relish in it. Then mix them all up.

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Make dumplings. Put some fillings on a dumpling skin. Then roll the dumpling skin and press the sides of the skin hard.

Boil dumplings. When you finish making the dumplings, you can boil them in the water. After boiling them, you can eat them with the sauce and vinegar.

A. Prepare ingredients

B. The dumpling is　　 important food in China

C. How to make dumplings

D. There are different kinds of dumplings

E. How to make fillings

1._______

2._______

3._______

4._______

5._______

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We call the Chinese New Year the Spring Festival. There is an animal name for each Chinese year. We may call it the year of the sheep, the year of the monkey or the year of the dog. And this year is the year of the dog.

Before New Year’s Day, people are busy shopping and cleaning their houses. On New Year’s Eve（前夜）, there is a big family dinner. After dinner, all the family stay up late to welcome the New Year. On the first day of the New Year, people put on their new clothes and go to visit their friends and relatives（亲戚）. They say “Happy New Year” and some other greetings (问候) to each other. People usually have a very good time during the festival.

1.How many Chinese festivals are talked about(谈到) in this passage?

A. one　　 B. two　　 C. three　　 D. four

2.We can find every Chinese year has _____ name.

A. an animal　　 B. a plant　　 C. a family　　 D. a full

3.How do Chinese people usually spend New Year’s Eve?

A. They put on new clothes.

B. They visit their friends and relatives.

C. They are busy shopping and cleaning their houses.

D. They have a big dinner and wait to welcome the New Year.

4.On New Year’s Day, people say “_____” to each other when they meet.

A. Merry Christmas　　 B. Glad to meet you

C. Happy birthday to you　　 D. Happy New Year

5.The best title (题目) for this passage (文章) is _____.

A. Good time

B. The Spring festival

C. Big dinner

D. The year of the dog

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Dumplings are traditional Chinese food. On the lunar New Year’s Day, most families make a lot of delicious dumplings. To make them, we can follow these easy steps.

The first step is to mix the flour(面粉) with water. When the dough(面团) is ready, we can begin to make dumpling wrappers(薄皮). We roll the dough into small, thin and round pieces so that they can be easy to cook. Then it’s time to prepare the filling(馅), usually, we use meat such as beef or pork, and some vegetables for filling. Remember to cut these things into small pieces, put some salt and oil into it and mix them.

When all these are done, we can start making dumplings. First put a spoonful of filling in the center of the wrappers. Then stick(粘) the two opposite sides together. The best shape of dumplings is like a ship. When they are boiling in the pan, they look like ships sailing in the sea. The smell can make your mouth water.

1.Most families make a lot of dumplings on ____.

A. Dragon Boat Day B. Christmas Day

C. the lunar New Year’s Day D. Mid-autumn Day

2.The second step is ____.

A. to make wrappers B. to mix the flour

C. to prepare the filling D. to cook them in the pan

3.To make the filling, we need to prepare ____.

A. some meat B. some vegetables

C. some salt and oil D. all of the above

4.The best shape of dumplings is ____.

A. round B. like a cake C. like a ship D. like a dough

5.The best title for the passage is ____.

A. What Dumplings Look Like B. How to Make Filling

C. How to Make Dumplings D. The Lunar New Year’s Day

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Dumplings are traditional Chinese food. On the lunar New Year’s Day, most families make a lot of delicious dumplings. To make them, we can follow these easy steps.

The first step is to mix the flour(面粉) with water. When the dough(面团) is ready, we can begin to make dumpling wrappers(薄皮). We roll the dough into small, thin and round pieces so that they can be easy to cook. Then it’s time to prepare the filling(馅), usually, we use meat such as beef or pork, and some vegetables for filling. Remember to cut these things into small pieces, put some salt and oil into it and mix them.

When all these are done, we can start making dumplings. First put a spoonful of filling in the center of the wrappers. Then stick(粘) the two opposite sides together. The best shape of dumplings is like a ship. When they are boiling in the pan, they look like ships sailing in the sea. The smell can make your mouth water.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

1. Most families make a lot of dumplings on ____.

A. Dragon Boat Day        　　　　　 B. Christmas Day

C. the lunar New Year’s Day    D. Mid-autumn Day

2.. The second step is ____.

A. to make wrappers        　　　 B. to mix the flour

C. to prepare the filling    D. to cook them in the pan

3. To make the filling, we need to prepare ____.

A. some meat        　　　　　 B. some vegetables

C. some salt and oil        D. all of the above

4. The best shape of dumplings is ____.

A. round    B. like a cake

C. like a ship    D. like a dough

5. The best title for the passage is ____.

A. What Dumplings Look Like    B. How to Make Filling

C. How to Make Dumplings    D. The Lunar New Year’s Day

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Easter is a Christian holiday It is also the most important festival in western country ,just behind Christmas Day Easter Day is on the first Sunday after the full moon in late March or early April. It is said the Jesus died on Friday After three days, be became alive again. His resurrection（复活）is celebrated on that day. For westerners, there are many activities to celebrate Easter now.

All life come from an egg. Long time ago, the egg meant spring and a new life. And now, the egg means Jesus’ reborn Easter eggs can bring happiness to people .Children and their parents often colored eggs. These eggs are symbols of people’s good wishes.

As we know, bunny is the most fertility（多产的）animals, and it means the new life in spring As messengers（报信员）to send eggs, rabbits are popular with children. On Faster Day, children will receive gifts like rabbits. So people give the rabbits a cute name, that is, Easter Bunny. Egg Hunting is a game that eggs are hidden in some places for children to find. It is said that Easter Bunny hid eggs in the room, or the grass and let kids to find. On that day, Children hunt for the eggs all around the house. People hold Easter egg hunts, and the child who finds the most eggs wins a prize.

On Easter Day, people often eat meat, mainly lamb and ham. They all have a certain meaning. Lamb means the devotion（献身）to Christ People eat Easter bread too. The Easter bread painted the words of crosses, in order to commemorate（纪念）Christ.

On Faster Day, people dress up and go out. They walk around the town. Now many people walk in Easter parades （游行） to show and see new spring clothes especially hats. The new clothes are a symbol of new life.

When people meet on Easter, they often greet each other with “Happy Easter! The Lord’s rise!”

根据短文内容，判断正（T）、误（F）。

1.Christmas Day is more important than Easter in western country.

2.Easter Day is on the first Saturday after the full moon in late March or early April

3.When children play egg hunting, the child who finds the most eggs wins a prize.

4.On Easter Day people only eat lamb, ham and bread with words of cross.

5.Many people walk in Easter parades to show and see new spring clothes because they are also a symbol of new life.

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Yang Liwei is one of ________ in Chinese history.

A. the most important persons

B. most important person

C. the most important person

D. more important person

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Happy New Year, everyone!

The year of 2014 is the Year of the Horse in the Chinese lunar calendar(农历). It begins on January 31, 2014, and ends on February 18, 2015. People say 2014 is the Year of Wood Horse. Wood is something about trees or green, so it is also called Year of Green Horse. 2014 is the jiăwŭ (甲午) year.

Horses are our good friends for a long time. In the past, horses helped people carry heavy things and travel far. Today many people ride horses for fun.

Horses are hard-working and loyal animals. So are the people born in the Year of Horse. They are true to others. If you have some friends like that, be nice to them. They could be your friends forever.

1.The year of 2014 is the Year of the ____________.

A. Snake            B. Dragon        C. Monkey        D. Horse

2.The underlined word “loyal” in the last paragraph means __________ in Chinese.

A. 令人畏惧的    B. 自信的        C. 忠诚的        D. 固执的

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We call the Chinese New Year the Spring Festival. There is a name1. each Chinese year. We may 2. it the year of the horse, the year of the monkey or the year of the dog.

Before New Year's Day, people are3.shopping and4.their houses. On New Year's Eve, there is a big family dinner. After dinner, all the family stay up late to5.the New Year. On the6.day of the New Year, people put on their new 7. and go to visit their friends. They say" Good luck" and some other greetings to each8. . People9.have a good time10.the festival.

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There is something about New Year's Eve. In Scotland the last day of the year is the 26_ important holiday of the winter,27 important than Christmas. On New Year's Eve friends and neighbors go about from house to house drinking to each other's health and wishing good luck. 28 New Year's Day. All shops and factories are closed and no 29 is done. Families meet together for a big meal and a family 30 , They often sing and dance all the night.

In England New Year's Day is not 31 holiday and people go to work as 32 But on New Year's Eve most people sit up till 33 "to see the new Year in" or they 34 to parties and dances. Most of the London hotels 35 a New Year's Eve dance.

5.A, party    B. work     C. clean        D. shopping

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