Thanksgiving is an important festival in Nort...

Thanksgiving is an important festival in North America. We interviewed several students from the US and Canada. Here is what they have told us about their Thanksgiving experiences.

Josie from New York, USA

“In America, Thanksgiving is celebrated every year at the end of November. It is to remember the first group of people from Europe to live in America. When they first arrived, they found the environment strange. But they learned to survive after some native American friends showed them how to grow and find food. Thanksgiving is meant to be a traditional celebration.”

Todd from California, USA

“Thanksgiving is the first day of Christmas shopping. That means we have four weeks to buy Christmas presents for our families and friends. For me and my friends, the most important part of the festival is the big football game on TV. The match is watched by millions of people all over America. Thanksgiving is seen as an exciting day for football!”

Ian from Saskatoon, Canada

In Canada, Thanksgiving is held on the 2nd Monday in October. On the Sunday before Thanksgiving Day, many people go to church. Thanks is given for all the good things that happened to them during the year. I always give thanks for the nice big turkey I’m going to have at the family dinner! Like all festivals, Thanksgiving is about food!

Katie from Maritimes, Canada

On Thanksgiving Day, we have dinner with all our cousins, aunts and uncles. It is always very busy. Sometimes we have two Thanksgiving dinners because we go to both our grandparents’ houses. The dinner is usually attended by more than twenty people at each house! My mother and my aunts do all the cooking but the washing-up is done by me and my cousins. And that’s not an easy job! But I don’t mind because Thanksgiving is meant to be a time to give thanks.

1.People in the USA and Canada ____________.

2.Which of the people interviewed feels that Thanksgiving is all about football?

3.Where does the person who thinks that Thanksgiving is a traditional celebration come from?

4.For what reasons do people give thanks at Thanksgiving?

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World Wrestling Entertainment is the largest professional wrestling organization in North America. It was called World Wrestling Federation until it changed its name because of a legal dispute. Its more than one hundred wrestlers fight each other in competitive matches that are written and practiced before they are performed.

Professional wrestlers are athletes but act as entertainers. They are not seeking athletic records, but instead want to excite an audience. To do this, they use unusual names and wear special clothing during wrestling matches. These wrestlers include the Stone Cold Stunner and the Undertaker.

Most professional wrestling matches are between two men or two women. They fight inside an area called a ring that is separated from the audience by ropes. Each match continues until one wrestler forces the other's shoulders to the floor and holds them there for a count of three. Most World Wrestling Entertainment matches continue for only about four to seven minutes.

An organization official called a promoter decides before the match who will win. But who wins and who loses is not the important thing in professional wrestling. The important thing is that the audience enjoys the pretend fight. Some wrestlers rarely win, but continue to be popular.

Not all wrestling matches are between two people. Some are called tag team matches and involve teams of two, three or four wrestlers. Another kind of match is called a battle royal. It involves thirty to sixty wrestlers competing against each other. A wrestler loses when he or she is thrown out of the ring. The winner is the last wrestler still standing.

1.Why did World Wrestling Federation change its name?

2. Professional wrestlers’ main aim is to _______.

3. As a whole, the third paragraph is _______.

4. Which of the following statements is right according to the passage?

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It is reported that conservation groups in North America have been arguing about the benefits and dangers of wolves. Some groups believe wolves should be killed. Other people believe wolves must be protected so that they will not disappear from the wilderness (荒野)

For Killing Wolves

In Alaska, the wolf almost disappeared a few years ago, because hunters were killing hundreds of them for sport. However, 1aws were established to protect the wolves from sportsmen and people who catch the animals for their fur. So the wolf population has greatly increased. Now there are so many wolves that they are destroying their own food supply.

A wolf naturally eats animals in the deer family. People in the wilderness also hunt deer for food. Many of the animals have been destroyed by the very cold winters recently and by changes in the wilderness plant life. When the deer can’t find enough food, they die.

If the wolves continue to kill large numbers of deer, their prey (猎物) will disappear some day. And the wolves will, too. So we must change the cycle of life in the wilderness to balance the ecology(生态平衡）. If we killed more wolves, we would save them and their prey from dying out. We’d also save some farm animals.

In another northern state, wolves attack cows and chickens for food. Farmers want the government to send biologists to study the problem. They believe it necessary to kill wolves in some areas and to protect them in places where there is a small wolf population.

Against Killing Wolves

If you had lived long ago, you would have heard many different stories about the dangerous wolf. According to most stories, hungry wolves often kill people for food. Even today, the stories of the “big bad wolf'” will not disappear.

But the fact is wolves are afraid of people, and they seldom travel in areas where there is a human smell. When wolves eat other animals, they usually kill the very young, or the sick and injured .The strongest survive .No kind of animal would have survived through the centuries if the weak members had lived. And has always been a law of nature.

Although some people say it is good sense to kill wolves, we say it is nonsense! Researchers have found wolves and their prey living in balance. The wolves keep the deer population from becoming too large, and that keeps a balance in the wilderness plant life.

The real problem is that the areas where wolves can live are being used by people. Even if wilderness land is not used directly for human needs, the wolves can’t always find enough food. So they travel to the nearest source, which is often a farm. Then there is danger. The“big bad wolf”has arrived! And everyone knows what happens next.

1.Some people are against killing wolves because ________.

2.According to those against killing wolves, when wolves eat other animals, ________.

3.The last sentence “And everyone knows what happens next” implies that in such cases _______.

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Lacrosse, invented by the Native Americans, is a popular team sport in North America and a national summer sport for Canada. It involves the use of nets, or ”heads” as they are called, which consist of a wooden or metal stick with a net on the end. Hockey is a game based on this sport.

The name “lacrosse” was named by the French settlers ，with “Crosse” meaning curved stick. Lacrosse played a more serious role in Indian culture than anywhere else. Lacrosse was not a very well known sport until the late nineteenth century. It was mostly a boy’s game until a few years ago, and now it is played by both boys and girls.

There were about three different forms of lacrosse based on the different tribes or places of how they played it. One of the ways still played today is called double stick; you play by using a two and a half foot stick in each hand and tossing a deer skin ball in between the two sticks.

Like many other ball games, there are two teams in Lacrosse, each with ten players. There is one goalie, three defensemen, three midfielders and three attack-men. The goalies defend the goals, and if the ball goes into the goal, the team who got the goal scores. Whoever scores the most goals by the end of the game wins, with an overtime period being played if the game is tied. The game has four quarters and starts with a "faceoff” at the beginning of each quarter. A faceoff is when the ball is on the ground to start the game, and one person from each team fights for the ball.

1.Who invented the game Lacrosse? (no more than 3 words)

2.When did Lacrosse become a well-known sport? (no more than 6 words)

3.How many players are needed to play a Lacrosse game? (no more than 1 word)

4.What is a goalie’s job? (no more than 7 words)

5.What happens if two teams score the same goals at the end of a game?(no more than 6 words)

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It is reported that conservation groups in North America have been arguing about the benefits and dangers of wolves. Some groups believe wolves should be killed. Other people believe wolves must be protected so that they will not disappear from the wilderness(荒野).

For Killing Wolves

In Alaska，the wolf almost disappeared a few years ago，because hunters were killing hundreds of them for sport. However, 1aws were established to protect the wolves from sportsmen and people who catch the animals for their fur．So the wolf population has greatly increased. Now there are so many wolves that they are destroying their own food supply.

A wolf naturally eats animals in the deer family. People in the wilderness also hunt deer for food. Many of the animals have been destroyed by the very cold winters recently and by changes in the wilderness plant life．When the deer can’t find enough food，they die.

If the wolves continue to kill large numbers of deer, their prey(猎物) will disappear some day. And the wolves will, too. So we must change the cycle of life in the wilderness to balance the ecology. If we killed more wolves, we would save them and their prey from dying out. We’d also save some farm animals.

In another northern state, wolves attack cows and chickens for food. Farmers want the government to send biologists to study the problem. They believe it necessary to kill wolves in some areas and to protect them in places where there is a small wolf population．

Against Killing Wolves

If you had lived long ago，you would have heard many different stories about the dangerous wolf．According to most stories，hungry wolves often kill people for food．Even today，the stories of the “big bad wolf” will not disappear．

But the fact is wolves are afraid of people, and they seldom travel in areas where there is a human smell．When wolves eat other animals，they usually kill the very young, or the sick and injured. The strongest survive. No kind of animal would have survived through the centuries if the weak members had lived. And has always been a law of nature.

Although some people say it is good sense to kill wolves，we say it is nonsense! Researchers have found wolves and their prey living in balance．The wolves keep the deer population from becoming too large, and that keeps a balance in the wilderness plant life.

The real problem is that the areas where wolves can live are being used by people. Even if wilderness land is not used directly for human needs, the wolves can’t always find enough food. So they travel to the nearest source, which is often a farm. Then there is danger. The “big bad wolf” has arrived! And everyone knows what happens next.

1.According to the passage, some people in North America favor killing wolves for all the following reasons EXCET that ________.

A．there are too many wolves

B．they kill large numbers deer

C．they attack cows and chickens for food

D．they destroy the wilderness plant life

2.According to those against killing wolves, when wolves eat other animals, ________.

A．they never eat strong and healthy ones

B．they always go against the law of nature

C．they might help this kind of animals survive in nature

D．they disturb the ecological balance in the wilderness

3.The last sentence “And everyone knows what happens next” implies that in such cases ________.

A．farm animals will be in danger and have to be shipped away

B．wolves will kill people and people will in turn kill them

C．wolves wilI find enough food sources on famls

D．people will leave the areas where wolves can live

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Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region is an important ecological screen for the north of China and even the whole country. Building a green great wall to ensure China’s ecological security is one of the most important things of autonomous region.

The largest ecological function zone in the north of China, Inner Mongolia has a variety of landscapes, including forests, grasslands, wetlands, rivers and lakes. In recent years, the region’s environment has improved, with its forest and grassland area having increased and desert reduced.

However, it still faces a number of challenges in ecological preservation. For instance, the region faces severe water shortages with the number of lakes dropping from 427 in 1987 to 145 in 2010. In addition to a lack of rainfall, huge water consumption in agricultural and industrial production has worsened the water shortage. Too much use of fertilizers has damaged the soil and affected the growth of grass, accelerating the expansion of the desert, which results from a lack of water.

The local government encourages planting trees on grassland as they can get more pay for trees than by growing grass. However, the trees they plant often have a low survival rate as they have a high water consumption rate. Also, to treat wetlands, some areas have planted a large number of a single tree species. This practice may damage biodiversity (生物多样性) and endanger the survival of certain animals.

Experts suggest taking the region’s water resources and weather conditions into consideration in future ecological projects.

1.What do we know about the green great wall in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region?

A. It adds the beautiful scenery to this area.

B. It acts as a guard to protect the north of China.

C. It works well in saving the endangered animals.

D. It contributes to the decrease of the grassland.

2.What does the third paragraph mainly talk about?

A. The causes of water shortages.　　 B. The protection of ecological environment.

C. The solutions to water shortages.　　 D. The importance of ecological environment.

3.What does the underlined word “accelerating” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A. weakening　　 B. shortening

C. lessening　　 D. quickening

4.What’s the author’s purpose of writing the text?

A. To tell the function of the green great wall.

B. To introduce the green great wall to the readers.

C. To provide guidance on traveling around Inner Mongolia.

D. To offer some advice on building the green great wall.

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The Mid-autumn Festival, that is one important traditional festival in China, falls in August 15^th of the lunar calendar every year. It was celebrated both in China and many Asian country. People believe that a full of moon is the symbol of reunion and good luck. This is also a custom to express best wishes to their beloved ones at this particularly time. On that day they usually go back home to have a family get-together, so they appreciate the beautiful moon, enjoyed the typical food---the moon cake. All Chinese have wonderful time at the festival.

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Qixi is an important festival that celebrates love and 1.(devote), which falls on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month of the Chinese calendar. The love story of Niulang and Zhinu, and the Qixi Festival have been handed down for generations. 2. actually these ancient traditions and customs 3.(die) out nowadays.

Many a Chinese, particularly youngsters, 4.(seem) to know more about St Valentine’s Day on February 14th, 5. people celebrate it with bouquets of roses, chocolates and romantic candlelight dinners. 6.(refer) to as the “Chinese Valentine’s Day,” Qixi, as a traditional Chinese festival, is more similar 7. a western festival since fewer people than ever will gaze at the heavens to pick out the two stars shining bright on either side of the Milky Way. There are reminders dotted about, in 8. form of big ads saying “Sales on Chinese Valentine’s Day!” in shops, hotels and restaurants. However, 9.(differ) from traditional practices, few young women will mark the festival with their boyfriends, or take part in traditional activities to celebrate 10..

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July 4th, the Independence Day, is an important holiday of the United States of America. It’s the ________1.________ (nation) holiday to celebrate the anniversary of their declaration of independence from Britain. The first Independence Day celebration took place on July 4, 1777 ________2.________ the thirteen colonies in America gained independence from Britain. In ________3.________ early 1800s the traditions of parades, picnics, and fireworks were established as the way ________4.________ (celebrate) America’s birthday. And although fireworks ________5.________ (ban) in most places because of their danger, most towns and cities usually have big firework displays ________6. all to see and enjoy. Today families often celebrate Independence Day by ________7.________ (host) or attending a picnic or barbecue and take the day off and gather with relatives. ________8.________ (decorate) are generally colored red, white, and blue, the colors of the American flag. Parades are often in the morning,

________9.________ firework displays occur in the evening at such places as parks or town squares. The year of 2010 marked the 234th anniversary of the United States declaring ________10.________ independence from Britain. Hundreds of thousands of visitors took part in the celebrations in the nation’s capital.

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Christmas is the most important festival in the western world. It 1.(fall) on December 25th . When my mother and I stayed in America, we 2.(invite) by one of my mother’s friends to observe Christmas with an American family. We bought some 3.(present) for our American friends on our way 4. their house.

They had prepared different kinds of gifts for their family and guests when we got to their house, such as Christmas candles, cakes, cards, little toys, biscuits and so on. A Christmas tree was placed in 5. corner of the brilliant hall. 6. beautiful is was! We were impressed by these. We had a big meal, 7.(share) some interesting stories about Christmas and sang songs.

We learned that Christmas had something to do with Jesus. We went to bed at midnight. 8. we knew the Santa Claus was not true, we were still waiting for the Santa Claus 9.(bring) us presents. And we received many beautiful presents the next morning.

This Christmas was really 10.(forgettable). Not only did I have a good time, but also I knew something about foreign culture.

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