Modern Chinese use the solar calendar（阳历）as E...

The Lunar Calendar（阴历）

Modern Chinese use the solar calendar（阳历）as English people do . But at the same time , they use their own lunar calendar . Each lunar year is given the name of one of these animals : the rat , the ox , the tiger , the hare , the dragon , the snake , the horse , the goat , the monkey , the chicken , the dog and the pig . This list lasts for 12 years and then starts again .

Each Chinese month starts on the day of the new moon . And the full moon comes on the 15th day of the month . The New Year always starts between January 21 and February 20 . On the last day of the lunar year , there is a big family dinner . All members of the family except married daughters try to be present at this meal , even of they have to travel many miles to reach the home of their parents . Old quarrels are forgotten , and everybody is happy . After the dinner , the children keep awake to welcome the New Year .

The New Year celebrations last for 15 days , from the new moon to the full moon . On the first day , children and unmarried people go to visit their elders .

1.If next year is the year of the dragon , what was the name of last year ?

A. It was the year of tiger .

B. It was the year of the hare .

C. It was the year of snake .

D. It was the year of the ox .

2.Suppose that next Chinese New Year’s Day is on 15th February , when will people have their big family dinner ?

A. On February 15        B. On February 16

C. On February 14        D. On February 17

3.The family usually have their big family dinner at the home of ________ .

A. the married son            B. the married daughter

C. the unmarried son        D. the parents

4.People celebrate the New Year ________ .

A. for 15 days

B. from the new moon to the full moon in the first month of the lunar year

C. from January 21 to February 20

D. both A and B

5.From this selection we know that each Chinese month is measured by _______ .

A. the sun’s revolutions（旋转）

B. the moon’s revolutions

C. the earth’s revolutions

D. both the earth’s and moon’s revolutions

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Modern Chinese use the solar calendar（阳历）as English people do . But at the same time, they use their own lunar calendar. Each lunar year is given the name of one of these animals : the rat , the ox , the tiger , the hare , the dragon , the snake , the horse , the goat , the monkey , the chicken , the dog and the pig . This list lasts for 12 years and then starts again.

Each Chinese month starts on the day of the new moon. And the full moon comes on the 15th day of the month. The New Year always starts between January 21 and February 20. On the last day of the lunar year, there is a big family dinner. All members of the family except married daughters try to be present at this meal, even of they have to travel many miles to reach the home of their parents. Old quarrels are forgotten, and everybody is happy. After the dinner, the children keep awake to welcome the New Year.

The New Year celebrations last for 15 days, from the new moon to the full moon. On the first day, children and unmarried people go to visit their elder

1. If next year is the year of the dragon, what was the name of last year?

A. It was the year of tiger.　　　 B. It was the year of the hare.

C. It was the year of snake.　　 D. It was the year of the ox.

2. Suppose that next Chinese New Year’s Day is on 15th February, when will people have their big family dinner?

A. On February 15    　　　　　　 B. On February 16

C. On February 14    　　　　　　 D. On February 17

3. The family usually have their big family dinner at the home of _______.

A. the married son            B. the married daughter

C. the unmarried son        D. the parents

4. People celebrate the New Year ________.

A. for 15 days

B. from the new moon to the full moon in the first month of the lunar year

C. from January 21 to February 20

D. both A and B

5. From this selection we know that each Chinese month is measured by __.

A. the sun’s revolutions（旋转）

B. the moon’s revolutions

C. the earth’s revolutions

D. both the earth’s and moon’s revolutions

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Modern Chinese use the solar calendar（阳历）as English people do . But at the same time, they use their own lunar calendar. Each lunar year is given the name of one of these animals : the rat , the ox , the tiger , the hare , the dragon , the snake , the horse , the goat , the monkey , the chicken , the dog and the pig . This list lasts for 12 years and then starts again.

Each Chinese month starts on the day of the new moon. And the full moon comes on the 15th day of the month. The New Year always starts between January 21 and February 20. On the last day of the lunar year, there is a big family dinner. All members of the family except married daughters try to be present at this meal, even of they have to travel many miles to reach the home of their parents. Old quarrels are forgotten, and everybody is happy. After the dinner, the children keep awake to welcome the New Year.

The New Year celebrations last for 15 days, from the new moon to the full moon. On the first day, children and unmarried people go to visit their elder

1.If next year is the year of the dragon, what was the name of last year?

A. It was the year of tiger.　　 B. It was the year of the hare.

C. It was the year of snake.　　 D. It was the year of the ox.

2.Suppose that next Chinese New Year’s Day is on 15th February, when will people have their big family dinner?

A. On February 15　　 B. On February 16

C. On February 14　　 D. On February 17

3.The family usually have their big family dinner at the home of _______.

A. the married son　　 B. the married daughter

C. the unmarried son　　 D. the parents

4.People celebrate the New Year ________.

A. for 15 days

B. from the new moon to the full moon in the first month of the lunar year

C. from January 21 to February 20

D. both A and B

5.From this selection we know that each Chinese month is measured by __.

A. the sun’s revolutions（旋转）

B. the moon’s revolutions

C. the earth’s revolutions

D. both the earth’s and moon’s revolutions

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The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Grain Rain(谷雨)，at the last term in spring，generally starts on April 20 and ends on May 4.

Grain Rain comes from an old saying，“Rain brings up the growth of hundreds of grain”，which shows that this period of rainfall is very important for the growth of crops. Here's something that you may not know about the Grain Rain.

①_______________________

Grain Rain falls between the end of spring and the beginning of summer，and the temperature rises much higher than it does in March. With dry soil and heavy winds，sandstorms may happen more often.

②_______________

There is an old custom in southern China that people drink tea on the day of Grain Rain. Spring tea during Grain Rain is good for the eyes. It is also said that drinking tea on this day would prevent bad luck.

③___________________

People in northern China have the tradition to eat the vegetable toona sinensis during Grain Rain. An old Chinese saying goes“toona sinensis before the rain is just like silk”. The vegetable is good for the stomach and skin.

④______________________

The Grain Rain Festival is celebrated by fishing villages in northern China. Grain Rain marks the start of the fisherman's first voyage (航行) of the year. The custom dates back to more than 2000 years ago.

1.When Grain Rain ends, _______starts.

A. spring　　 B. summer　　 C. autumn　　 D. winter

2.The people in southern China _________ on the day of Grain Rain.

A. drink tea　　 B. eat toona sinensis

C. start the first voyage　　 D. plant tea trees

3.We can guess that“toona sinensis”must be a kind of vegetable which _________.

A. can bring good luck　　 B. is delicious and healthy

C. grows at the seaside　　 D. is terrible but healthy

4.The fight order of the titles from 1 to 4 should be _______.

①Traditions in northern China　　 ②Seasonal characteristics

②Grain Rain Festival　　 ④Customs in southern China

A. ②①④③　　 B. ④③①②　　 C. ②④①③　　 D. ①③④②

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Computers are very important to modern life. Many people think that in the future we will use computers in everyday life. It is thought that we won’t have to go shopping because we will be able to get most things which are sold in shops on the Internet. There will be no more books because we will be able to get all texts from computers. People will use the Internet to play games, see films and buy food. Also,we can use the Internet to make telephone calls.

Some people are glad about these new ways of shopping and communication (交际). Others do not think that computers will replace our old ways.

Let’s look at books, for example. Some people think that one day we will not read books made of paper. Instead, we will buy and read books using computers. We’ll read texts on small pocket computers. The computers will keep many different books in them at the same time. We won’t need to turn to lots of pages and we will save lots of paper. We will use more and more computerized (计算机化的) books

Is Internet shopping such a pleasure(愉快的事) as going to the shop? Many people say it is not. It is a pleasure to go into shops and look at things you want to buy. It is also unlikely (不大可能) that many people will want to read large texts on our computers, because paper books may be more friendly. Maybe computers won’t change these two habits .

1.In the future , people will use computers for ___.

2.In the passage, the word “replace” means ___.

3.Which reason for using computerized books is not said in the passage?

4.It tells us _________ in the last paragraph

5.The title for this passage is ___.

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The Greens ______ in English and now they ______ in Chinese. They like China.

A. used to communicate; are used to communicating

B. are used to communicating; used to communicate

C. used to communicate; used to communicate

D. are used to communicating; are used to communicating

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The Greens ______ in English and now they ______ in Chinese. They like China.

A. used to communicate; are used to communicating

B. are used to communicating; used to communicate

C. used to communicate; used to communicate

D. are used to communicating; are used to communicating

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Our country did something useful to improve the people’s life_______. Now our Chinese are living a happy life.

A. in the 1970 B. in 1970s C. in 1970’s D. in the 1970s

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People use their mouths for many things. In the English language, there are many expressions using the word “mouth”. But some of them are not so nice.

Sometimes, people say something to a friend or a family member. Later they regret because it hurts that person’s feelings. Or they tell the person something they didn’t mean to tell. The speaker might say: “I really put my foot in my mouth this time.”

Sometimes when one person is speaking, he says the same thing that his friend is going to say. When this happens, the friend might say: “You took the words right out of my mouth!” Sometimes a person has a bad or sad experience with another person. He might say that experience “left a bad taste in my mouth.” Or the person possibly has a very frightening (可怕的) experience, like having an angry dog running after him. He might say: “I had my heart in my mouth.”

Some people have lots of money because they were born into a very rich family. You might say the person “was born with a silver spoon (银勺) in his mouth”. He is the opposite of a person living from “hand to mouth”. This person is very poor and only has enough money for the most important things in life, like food.

The underlined word “regret” may mean 　　 .

A. feel sorry　　　　 B. feel excited

C. feel proud　　　　 D. feel surprised

【小题２】When a man says “I had my heart in my mouth”, usually he means he was 　　 .

A. excited　　 B. afraid　　　　　　 C. surprised　　　 D. happy

【小题３】Your best friend Tony has said what you are going to say, you might say: “　　 !”

A. You were born with a silver spoon in your mouth

B. You really put my foot in my mouth

C. You really left a bad taste in my mouth

D. You took the words right out of my mouth

【小题４】Tom says that he is living from hand to mouth. He means he is living a(n) 　　 life.

A. busy B. hard C. easy　　　　　　 D. rich

【小题５】Which of the following might be the best title for this passage?

A. Different Uses of Mouth

B. People and Their Mouths

C. Expressions about Mouth

D. The Importance of Mouth

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People use their mouths for many things. In the English language, there are many expressions using the word “mouth”. But some of them are not so nice.

Sometimes, people say something to a friend or a family member. Later they regret because it hurts that person’s feelings. Or they tell the person something they didn’t mean to tell. The speaker might say: “I really put my foot in my mouth this time.”

Sometimes when one person is speaking, he says the same thing that his friend is going to say. When this happens, the friend might say: “You took the words right out of my mouth!” Sometimes a person has a bad or sad experience with another person. He might say that experience “left a bad taste in my mouth.” Or the person possibly has a very frightening(可怕的）experience, like having an angry dog running after him. He might say: “I had my heart in my mouth.”

Some people have lots of money because they were born into a very rich family. You might say the person “was born with a silver spoon (银勺) in his mouth”. He is the opposite of a person living from “hand to mouth”. This person is very poor and only has enough money for the most important things in life, like food.

1.The underlined word “regret” may mean _____________.

A. feel sorry　　 B. feel excited　　 C. feel proud　　 D. feel surprised

2.When a man says “I had my heart in my mouth”, usually he means he was _____________.

A. excited　　 B. afraid　　 C. surprised　　 D. happy

3.Tom says that he is living from hand to mouth. He means he is living a(n) _____________life.

A. busy　　 B. hard　　 C. easy　　 D. rich

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

A. Different Uses of Mouth　　 B. People and Their Mouths

C. Expressions about Mouth　　 D. The Importance of Mouth

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