阅读理解Birthday celebrations(庆祝活动) are different...

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Birthday celebrations(庆祝活动) are different in many countries of the world . Now let’s have a look.

1.In which country does a child wear new clothes on his/her birthday?

A. Italy.　　　　 B. Japan.　　　　 C. China.　　　　 D. Latvia.

2.In China , the birthday child eats noodles to ______.

A. treat his/her classmates and teachers

B. get a gift or money

C. wish for a long life

D. make his/her parents happy

3.In Italy, if the birthday child is 7 , his/her friends will______.

A. pull on his/her ears seven times

B. give him/her a bowl of noodles

C. allow him/her not to wear the school

D. lift his/her chair once

4.We can see from the passage that ______.

A. the birthday celebration in Latvia is the same as that in Italy

B. a Chinese birthday child can wear any clothes on his/her birthday

C. Italian people like to eat noodles

D. all teachers give the birthday child a small gift in Aruba

5.The passage mainly talks about _______.

A. cultural differences between Europe and Asia

B. what to wear on one’s birthday

C. birthday celebrations in different countries

D. birthday gifts in different countrie

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Everyone has his own birthday. People in different countries celebrate (庆祝) their birthday in different ways. Now here are the four people from different countries. They will tell you how they celebrate their birthday in their countries.

Sandy Morison comes from Madrid(马德里). He says happily, “My twenty-first birthday is on Saturday, and I’m going out with some friends. To wish me a happy birthday, they are going to pull on my ears 21 times, one for each year. It’s an old custom（习俗）. Some people pull on my ear just once, but my friends are very traditional（传统的）.”

Mr. and Mrs. Sato are from Tokyo. Mr. Sato is going to be 60 tomorrow. In Japan the sixtieth birthday is called Kanreki-it’s the beginning of a new life. The color red is for a new life, so we always give something red for a sixtieth birthday. Mr. Sato says, “What am I going to give my husband? I can’t say. It’s a surprise!”

Li Xiaomei from Beijing feels very excited and tells us, “Tomorrow is my sixteenth birthday. It’s a special birthday, so we’re going to have a family party. I’m probably going to get some money in ‘lucky’ envelopes（信封）from my relatives（亲属）. My mother is going to cook noodles—noodles are for a long life.

Philips Evan, from Paris, smiles to us, “I’m going to be 30 next week, so I’m going to ask three very good friends out to dinner. In France, when you have a birthday, you often ask people out. In some countries, I know it’s the opposite –people take you out.

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Everyone has his own birthday. People in different countries celebrate their birthdays in different ways. Now here are four people from different countries. They will tell us how they celebrate their birthdays in their countries.

Sandy comes from Madrid(马德里) . She says happily, “My 21st birthday is on Saturday, and I’m going to go out with some friends. To wish me a happy birthday, they are going to pull on my ear 21 times, once for each year. It’s an old custom. Some people pull on the ear just once, but my friends are very traditional.”

Mr. and Mrs. Sato are from Tokyo. Mr. Sato is going to be 60 tomorrow. In Japan, the sixtieth birthday is called Kanreki(花甲)—it’s the beginning of a new life. The color red is for a new life, so we always give something red for a sixtieth birthday.

Liu Mei from Beijing feels very excited and tells us, “Tomorrow is my 16th birthday. It’s a special birthday, so we’re going to have a family party. Maybe I will get some lucky money from my relatives(亲戚). My mother is going to cook noodles for a long life.”

Phillip, from Paris, smiles to us, “I’m going to be thirty next week, so I’m going to invite three very good friends out for dinner. In France, when you have a birthday, you often invite people out.”

How do you usually celebrate your birthday?

1.Sandy’s friends will pull on her ear ____ on her birthday.

A. once B. twice C. 21 times D. we don’t know

2.Kanreki is on everyone’s ____ in Japan.

A. 16th birthday　 B. 14th birthday

C. 30th birthday　 D. 60th birthday

3.Perhaps Mr. Sato will receive ____ on his 60th birthday.

A. some red flowers

B. some lucky money

C. a white shirt

D. a pair of black leather shoes

4. Liu Mei will eat ____ for a long life on her birthday.

A. rice B. noodles C. dumplings D. birthday cakes

5.Phillip will celebrate his thirtieth birthday by ____.

A. eating out for dinner with his friends

B. pulling on the ear of his friends

C. cooking noodles

D. receiving some lucky money

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Sally 在网上做了个关于“How do you celebrate(庆祝)your birthday?”的调查，以下是一些回帖。请认真阅读后，简要回答所给问题。

Sally：How do you celebrate your birthday?

Jack：I eat noodles with my parents. In Chinese tradition，eating noodles on the birthday is a must. It means a long life.

Kevin：Eating my favorite food at my favorite restaurant. Then do something really exciting, I like going to the coast(海岸). Maybe even watch a movie. I have a winter birthday, so sometimes it’s difficult to think of something.

Lily：I do my homework. Sometimes I cry.

Tina：Playing in the snow if we have some. My birthday is 2 days before Christmas.

Andy：I usually call my friends and invite them to my party, or just spend the whole day with my family and close friends.

1.Where is Jack from?

2.When was Kevin born?

3.Is Lily happy on her birthday?

4.When is Tina’s birthday?

5.How does Andy usually celebrate his birthday?

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Last summer holiday, some students from China spent an unforgettable holiday in different countries. Here is what they said about their ______

Liu Na, a middle school student, spent her holiday in Thailand. She worked as an elephant helper. She ______　 two weeks in the Elephant Nature Park in Chiang Mai. She said the founder（创始人）of the park had saved 28 elephants______ the last ten years. The elephants are now able to live　 ______ in the Nature Park. Some foreign students like me come to feed them, take them for a bath in the river and play with them. With our ______ ,the elephants don’t do hard work every day. We’re so proud of that.

Wang Jiao, ______　 college student from China, stayed in America for a year. “I taught Chinese in a Confucius Institute(孔子学院) in New York. Nowadays, people all over the world are becoming more and more ______ in Chinese language and Chinese culture. So are the Americans. ______ 　 a Chinese, I am happy to tell students what I know about China and Chinese culture. We made dumplings,　 ______　 songs of Zhou Jielun and did Taiji together. That was a great experience both for me and for my 　 ______ students.

Zhang Liang, a postgraduate(研究生) studying in a famous Medical University, ______　 in Africa for several months. When he first got there, he was______to see many people die just because they had no money to see a doctor. Then he ______　 to help them out. “When you see children with happy and healthy ______ , you will forget your problems!”

If you want to have a meaningful life in other______ , if you want to help the rest of the world, why not give yourself a chance and have a try?

1.A. programs　　　　　　 B. differences　　　 　 C. holidays　　　　　　　　　　 D. discussions

2.A. cost　　　　　　　　 B. paid　　　　　　　　 　 C. spent　　　　　　　　　　　 D. took

3.A. in　　　　　　　　 　　 B. at　　　　 　　　　 　 C. on　　　　　　　　　　　　 　 D. to

4.A. lonely　　　　　　　 B. freely　　　　　　　　 C. politely　　　　　　　　　 D. quickly

5.A. way　　　　　　　　 B. luck　　　　　　　 　　 C. help　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. age

6.A. other　　　　　　　　 B. the other　　　 　　 C. another　　　　　　　　　 D. others

7.A. important　　　　 B. interested　　　　　　 C. popular　　　　　　　　　　 D. beautiful

8.A. As　　　　　　　　　 B. unless　　　　　　 　　 C. if　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Though

9.A. wrote　　　　　　　 B. hoped　　　　　　 　　 C. put　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. sang

10.A. Chinese　　　 　 B. Japanese　　　　　　　　 C. Australian　　　　　　　 D. American

11.A. moved　　　　 　 B. played　　　　　　　 　 C. grew　　　　　　　　　　　 D. worked

12.A. bored　　　　　　 B. sad　　　　　　 　　　　 C. excited　　　　　　　　　 D. angry

13.A. asked　　　　　　 B. disliked　　　　　　　 C. happened　　　　　 　 　　 D. decided

14.A. legs　　　　　　 　 B. hands　　　　　　　　　　 C. eyes　　　　　　　　　　　 D. faces

15.A. houses　　　　　　 B. countries　　　　　　　 C. rooms　　　　　　　　　　 　 D. cities

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There are many types of maps in the world. Most of them are widely used in our everyday life. Different maps have different uses.When we are in a new place, a proper map may help us solve the problems easily.

Tourist (游客) maps, for example, have signs to show places of interest in an area.When tourists read these maps,it is easy for them to find where to go and what to see in a place and it is easy for them to go and find their ways to these places, too.

Road maps show large areas so that people can plan long trips. We use different numbers to stand for different roads. For example, if you want to go to Wood Green, you just follow No. 621 Road and keep looking at the road signs.

Distribution (分布) maps use colors or signs to show facts about an area. For example, what languages people speak, how many people live in an area, how cold and hot some places are, or whether a place is short of water.

Some maps, such as railway maps, use straight lines to show everything. It is easy for people to read them. Trains are fast. People don’t have to think about small places they go past. They just need to know the two ends of their trips.

1.People can tell different roads by________on road maps.

A.showing large areas B.finding different colors

C.looking at the road signs D.using different numbers

2.Which is TRUE about a distribution map?

A.It can tell us the way to the places of interest in an area.

B.It is helpful for people to make a plan before a long trip.

C.We can use it to show how many people live in an area.

D.We need to use straight lines to show everything in the map.

3.Railway maps use straight lines because________.

A.it’s easy for people to read them B.drawing straight lines is easy

C.trains go past many places D.small places can be quickly found

4.Which of the following is a tourist map according to the passage?

A. B.

C. D.

5.What is the passage mainly about?

A.Different sizes of maps. B.Different signs of maps.

C.Different types of maps. D.Different colors of maps.

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These days the students in Class 4 are very excited. There are many different kinds of sports for them to choose. Read the following chart(图表)and answer the questions.

根据短文及表格内容,从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳答案。（10分）

1.How many girls are there at least in Class 4?

A. 4　　 B. 9　　 C. 20　　 D. 23

2.Of all the sports, what do most of the students want to play?

A. Football. B. Cycling.

C. Baseball.　 D. Swimming.

3.Which sport do girls like better than boys?

A. Football. B. Baseball.

C. Swimming.　 D. Cycling

4.What is more popular than Cycling?

A. Football. B. Baseball.

C. Swimming　 D. Basketball.

5.According to the chart, which of the following is TRUE?

A. Most girls like baseball.

B. 11 students will play football.

C. Ten students like cycling.

D. Students can choose选择to play basketball.

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These days the students in Class 7 are very excited. There are many different kinds of sports for them to choose. Read the following chart(图表)and answer the questions.

1.How many sports are there in this chart?

A. 3　　　　　 B.4 C. 5

2.Of all the sports, what do most of the students want to play?

A. football　　 B. cycling C. swimming

3.Which sport do girls like better than boys?

A. cycling　　　　 B. swimming C. baseball

4.What is more popular than cycling?

A. swimming　　　 B. football C. baseball

5. According to the chart, which of the following is TRUE?

A. Most girls like baseball.

B. 11 students will play football.

C. Ten students like cycling.

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There are many different places to eat in Switzerland. There are some fast-food restaurants, self-service restaurants and family restaurants. There also are some nice and expensive restaurants. Choosing where to eat is an “experience”.

Food is more expensive in Switzerland than in most of other countries in Europe. It is much more expensive than in the USA. In Switzerland if you go to a fast-food restaurant, you may easily spend up to 10 CHF (瑞士法郎) for a hamburger, a soft drink and a cup of coffee. In a family restaurant, a meal usually costs you between 15CHF and 50 CHF. Self-service restaurants are less expensive. At a nice restaurant, one person can pay as much as 1,000 CHF just for a bottle of wine.

In Switzerland a usual dinner always has all kinds of noodles, vegetables, meat, fish and seafood. Potatoes are used in many different ways. Vegetarian meals (素食饭菜) are also popular now. This means that salads are very popular. The most important part of a dinner is the dessert. Cheese, cakes and cookies are the most popular desserts.

1.This passage tells us about different places to eat in　　　　　　 .

A. Switzerland　　　　 B. the USA

C. the world　　　　　 D. Europe

2.What does the underlined word “self-service” mean in Chinese?

A. 服务　　　　 B. 自助　　 C. 优质服务　　　　 D. 无人售货

3.How is the food in Switzerland according to the second paragraph?

A. It tastes very good in Europe.

B. It is much cheaper in Europe.

C. It is almost the most expensive in Europe.

D. It has the most kinds of food in Europe.

4.Which is the most expensive restaurant in Switzerland?

A. A fast-food restaurant.

B. A family restaurant.

C. A self-service restaurant.

D. A nice restaurant.

5.What is the most important part of a Switzerland dinner?

A The salad.　　 B. Vegetables.

C. The meat.　　 D. The dessert.

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Now in China,some children are very lucky.They can 　　 their vacation in many different ways. 　　　 the vacation,parents often take them to many 　 　 places,like parks,zoos and museums.Some of them even have the chance (机会) to travel in other contries ,　　 France,the US,the UK and Australia.They will meet different people and　　 friends there.　　 　　 vacations are colorful and interesting.However, some other children are not so lucky.They have　 　　 　 money to travel.They even have no time to 　 　　 　 or play with their friends,because they have to help their parents　　 lots of housework.Some families are too poor(贫穷的),so the children　　　 go to school and begin to make money.

1.A.take　　　　 　　 B.bring　　　　　　 　 C.spend

2.A.During　　　　 　 B.before　　　　　 　 C.after

3.A.interested　　　 B.interesting　　　 C.boring

4.A. like　　　　 　 B. such as　　　 　 C.for example

5.A.makes　　　　 　　 B.making　　　　 　 C.make

6.A.His　　　　　　 　 B.Their　　　　 　　 C.Her

7.A.no　　　　　　　 B.many　　　　　 　　 C.much

8.A.eat　　　　　　　　 B.work　　　　 　　　 C.visit

9.A.do　　　　　　　　 B.does　　　　　 　　 C.did

10.A.can　　　　　　　 B.must　　　　　　 　　 C.can’t

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