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On the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar（农历）, which is Wednesday this year, all Chinese celebrate one of their traditional festivals, the Dagon Boat Festival, or Dragon Boat Festival. Their celebrations include eating zongzi, rice wrapped in bamboo leaves in the shape of a pyramid, racing dragon boats and sticking mugwort leaves on their doors.
In 2007, the central government decided to add the Dragon Boat Festival, together with two other traditional festivals - Tomb Sweeping Day (清明节) and Mid Autumn Festival - to the list of public holidays
According to tradition, our ancestors（长辈） believed the hot weather in midsummer might cause different kinds of diseases (疾病). So, to keep off diseases and drive out evil were the main purposes of the Dragon Boat Festival. Parents used colorful threads to make necklaces and bracelets （手镯） for children, gave them beautiful embroidered bags（荷包）, painted the Chinese character for "king" (wang) on their foreheads to drive away bad luck. The Dragon Boat Festival was also called "kids festival" in some places. Spending such happy hours with parents, young children began to understand the festival as well as the traditions and culture behind it. Repeating the customs year by year makes it possible for kids to learn the traditions, accept it and pass it on when they become adults.
1.How do people celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival?
A．People celebrate this festival by eating eggs.
B．People celebrate this festival by eating zongzi, racing dragon boats.
C．People celebrate this festival by sending cards.
D．People celebrate this festival by singing and dancing.
2.What is the Chinese meaning of “mugwort leaves” in the second paragraph?
A．粽叶 B．红叶 C．艾叶 D．松叶
3.How many public holidays added by the central government in 2007?
A．2 B．3 C．4 D．only one
4.What is the main purpose of the Dragon Boat Festival according to tradition?
A．To keep off diseases and drive out evil and bad luck.
B．To spend happy time with parents.
C．To make necklaces and bracelets for children.
D．To have a long holiday with family members.
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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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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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May is month of the year.
A. fiveB. the five C. fifth D. the fifth
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Mid-Autumn Festival is an important day for the Chinese people, It falls on August 15 of Chinese lunar calendar. We eat mooncakes on that day . A mooncake is a round________. It looks like the ______. But what do you know about the moon?
The moon is a _______ like the earth. The earth is _______ than the sun. The moon is smaller than ______ . So it is the smallest of the _________ . A man is _______on the moon than on the earth. Walking ______the moon is harder than _______on the earth. It’s like jumping and flying. I think it is very interesting. I want to ______ the moon some day. What about you? Do you want to go to the moon?
1.A. cake B. meat C. nut D. apple
2.A. tree B. moon C. orange D. banana
3.A. something B. bell C. ball D. ring
4.A. dearer B. greater C. bigger D. smaller
5.A. a house B. the hill C. a river D. the earth
6.A. two B. three C. four D. five
7.A. lighter B. heavier C. taller D. shorter
8.A. in B. on C. near D. outside
9.A. walking B. walk C. to walk D. running
10.A. seeing B. watching C. leaving D. go to
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Have you ever heard of the ancient Chinese story about Boya and Zhong Ziqi? On a rainy day, the famous guqin player, Boya, is sitting by the river. 1.（quiet). Suddenly he sees a woodcutter 2. (call) Zhong Ziqi in the forest. Boya warmly invites Zhong Ziqi to come and listen3. his music.
4. Boya plays his guqin and imagines tall mountains, Zhong Ziqi sees Mountain Tai reaching into 5. sky. When Boya thinks of rushing water, Zhong Ziqi says, "Your music sounds like 6. (run) rivers!" Whatever Boya thinks about, Zhong Ziqi hears in his music. They are 7.（surprise) to realize that they know each other well. They hope they 8. (be) friends forever.
Some time later, Zhong Ziqi 9. (pass) away. When Boya visits his 10.（friend) tomb（坟墓）, he is so sad that he breaks his gugin in half. He never plays it again.
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About of the books in our school library are written in Chinese.
A. four fifth B. four fifths C. fourth fifth D. fourths fifth
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the fifth day. Linda visited famous theme park in Beijing.
A. On, the other B. At, other C. On, another D. In, others.
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June 11, 2013 was another big day for Chinese space exploration. Shenzhou X, China’s fifth manned spacecraft, was sent into space. Three astronauts stayed in space for two weeks.
Tiangong-1 is China’s first space module（舱）. It was sent into space in 2011. Shenzhou X first docked（对接）with Tangong-1 on June 13, 2013. It docked twice during the 15 days.
The US, Russia, Japan, Canada and Europe are working together on the International Space Station（ISS）. China wanted to join the ISS but was refused by the US. China decided to build its own space station.
Shenzhou X flew around the Tianggong-1 lab for the first time. The astronauts did repair work experiments on the Tiangong-1.
Wang Yaping, China’s second woman astronaut, taught high school and primary school students about space science. Her teaching helped the students understand some physics ideas better. The lessons aimed to encourage more students to learn about the universe（宇宙）and science.
The three astronauts followed a work and rest schedule（作息时间）that is similar on the Earth. They had Chinese dishes, such as Kung Pao Chicken and fried rice. The food was kept in special bags. At the time of the Dragon Boat Festival, they had Zongzi.
1.Shenzhou X, China’s fifth manned spacecraft was sent into space _________.
A.on June 11, 2013. B.on June 13, 2013. C.on June 11, 2011. D.on June 13, 2011.
2.How long will the three astronauts stay in the space _________.
A.33 days B.14 days C.11 days D.13 days
3.Tiangong-1 is _________ which was sent into space in 2011.
A.a space station B.a manned spacecraft C.a space module D.a space lab
4.China decided to build its own space station because _________.
A.China was very rich B.the US refused China to join the ISS
C.Chinese scientists wanted to do experiment in space D.the astronauts wanted to stay there
5.Wang Yaping taught the lesson to encourage students to _________.
A.become the next Newton
B.experience micro-gravity
C.learn more about the universe and science
D.know more about the life of astronauts.
6.From the last paragraph, we can learn that the three astronauts _________.
A.had a different time schedule in space
B.cooked Chinese food for dinner
C.celebrated Dragon Boat Festival by having Zongzi
D.slept in special sleeping bags
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