C

People celebrate(庆祝)birthdays in almost every country on Earth. And they celebrate them in many different ways.

In China and in Japan, for example, the arrival of the New Year is more important than a person’s birthday. So everyone adds a year to their ages on New Year’s Day, instead of on their birthday.

In Brazil, the special birthday food isn’t cake, but special candies. In China, it’s long noodles-for long life. In Iceland, people have pancakes with candies rolled inside them on birthdays.

In Britain, a birthday is an all--day celebration. At school, the birthday child is lifted up and “bumped” by his classmates. This means the child is lifted by the feet and arms and bumped to the ground, once for each year and once for good growth. In Israel, the same custom(风俗)is followed, except the birthday person is lifted and lowered while sitting in a chair.

In Holland, children not only get presents, but they give things out, too. They give cakes, cookies and candies to their classmates and teachers on their birthday.

In Mexico, it’s good luck to give birthday greetings as early in the day as possible. So it’s usual for the birthday child to be woken up at mid - night by friends birthday songs.

In India, birthday celebrations also begin before dawn(黎明). Prayers(祈祷)and blessings must be said before morning comes.

In Thailand, two tall candles are lighted the night before a birthday. One is as tall as the birthday person. If it goes out early, it’s bad luck. Another custom of Thailand is that they buy live (活的)fish and birds for the birthday person and then the birthday person frees the animals, and it brings good luck.

In Nigeria, everyone in a certain age group celebrate their birthdays together, on a certain day.

In many countries birthday customs are changing. Old customs are giving way to western style birthdays, with candle-topped cakes. But one thing never changes—Birthdays are special days for everyone !

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

( )1. It’s custom to lift and lower the birthday person in a chair in_______.

A. Britain B. Israel C. Britain and Israel D. Israel and Thailand

( )2. In Mexico the birthday greetings are usually given at mid- night because _________ .

A. birthday celebrations must begin before dawn

B. prayers must be said before dawn

C. the birthday person must be woken up at mid- night

D. it will bring good things to the birthday person

( )3. How many countries are mentioned(提及)in this passage?

A. Eight. B. Nine. C. Ten. D. Eleven

D

The programmes Sun Xiaomei hosts(主持)might be among the shortest on CCTV. “On Screen Next Week” is on once a week for 15 minutes, and “TV You, He and I” comes on for 5 minutes each time, once a week too. “Though these programmes are short, I have many ideas to make them more lively for the audience(观众), ”she said.

Sun was interested in music in her childhood. She played the violin since the age of five until she finished middle school, At first her father wanted her to enter a music school; however, 16- year-old Sun Xiaomei became a student in Beijing Broadcasting(广播)College. Sun loves her job as a hostess(女主持人)very much. She pays great attention to learning from her comrades, especially(特别)Zhao Zhongxiang. When Zhao hosted “The world” and “The Animal World”, Sun would sit beside him to learn.

“I am sure that when I am seen by hundreds of millions of viewers on the weekend, I can make friends with them through my warm and easy talk.” she said.

根据短文内容，判断正(T)，误(F)

( )I. The programmes Sun Xiaomei hosts are “On Screen Next Week” and “TV You, He and I”.

( )2. It takes Sun Xiaomei 15 minutes to host the programmes each week.

( )3. In the sentences “I have many ideas to make them more lively for the audience. ” the word “them” here means the programmes.

( )4. She played the violin for more than 13 years before she went to college.

( )5. After she finished middle school, she studied in a music school.

E

My younger brother is not clever. He can’t answer questions right. My parents are worried about him. One day, I took him to a zoo. Then I asked him three questions. The first question is “What did you see in the zoo?” the second is “Who often gives you money?” and the third is “What did you have for your breakfast?” He couldn’t answer any of them. Then I told him again and again, the first one is “elephants and bears”, the second one is “My father and my brother” and the third one is “bread and milk”. Then he retold the questions and answers.

At last I asked the three questions again. He could give the right answers. elephants and bears 2. My father and my brother 3. Bread and milk. I was very happy.

When we got home, I told my parents that my brother could answer my questions correctly. Then I began to ask him “What did you see in the zoo?” He answered, “Bread and milk”. “Who often gives you money?” “Elephants and bears.” “what did you have for breakfast?” cried I angrily, “My father and my brother, ”answered he.

His parents __1_ about his brother because he__2__gave right __3__ . One day they went to a zoo __4__ There they saw __5__ and__6__. He asked his brother three questions. From them we know his brother often __7__money from his father and___8___ . He taught his brother many times until he could answer them right. But after they ___9___ his brother again made ___10___ when he was asked.

六. 书面表达

根据中英文提示，写出意思连贯，符合英文文段。字数50—80。

昨晚林萍在家里做作业，突然电话铃响了。是爷爷打来得电话。他怎么了?爸爸和妈妈都还没回来。林萍是怎样做的呢?

1. yesterday evening, Lin Ping, do her homework

2. suddenly, telephone, ring

3. her grandpa, ill, her parents, not, home

4. leave a message, hurry, grandpa’s, take, hospital

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