The most interesting festivals around the world
Contents Introduction.......................................... 1 Baby Crying Day .............................. 2 Cheese-rolling Festival ........................ 4 Color Throwing Festival ..................... 6 Fish Swallowing Festival ..................... 8 International Pillow Fight Day ............ 11 International Twins Festival ............... 13 Raincoat Festival .............................. 15 |
Roswell UFO Festival ........................ 16 Tomato Festival .............................. 18 Water Fighting Day ........................... 19 Wife Carrying Festival ........................ 20 World Bodypainting Festival ............... 22 |
International Pillow (枕頭) Fight Day International Pillow Fight Day is held every April around the world—from Amsterdam,Buda-pest,to New York. It has been celebrated since 2008. Hundreds of people go out with their pillows hitting each others face,back and chest. People dress up as superheroes and animals,laughing and fighting.
The festival used to be a game to release (釋放) energy and stress. Nowadays besides bringing fun,International Pillow Fight Day has become a way to quickly collect pillows for the homeless. In 2014,about 2,000 pillows were collected for the poor in Bronx and Brooklyn.
Rules:Bring your own pillows and don't hit anyone without a pillow or with a camera.
The Guinness World Record：The latest record of the largest pillow fight was set on October 27 ,2013 in Chicago,with 4,500 pillows and 3 ,813 people.
() 1. The International Pillow Fight Day was first celebrated in .
A. 2000 B. 2008
C. 2013 D. 2014
() 2. The latest Guinness World Record of the largest pillow fight was set in
A. Chicago B. Amsterdam
C. Budapest D. New York
() 3. You may read about on the Page 19.
A. Baby Crying Day
B. Color Throwing Festival
C. Water Fighting Day
D. World Bodypainting Festival (2015浙江溫州)
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閱讀下面圖文，簡要回答所給問題。
Have you ever wondered what an American high school is really like? This article will describe a typical high school and its students.
A typical American high school has several large buildings and enough space for about 1,500 students. Every student is given a locker. When students first arrive at school,they go straight to their lockers to put away or get their textbooks and to hang up their outdoor clothes. As American textbooks are expensive,students would rather borrow than buy them. Students must pay back if they lose any of them.
American students have different types of school transport. They usually take a yellow school bus or walk to school if they live close enough. Sometimes their parents drive them to school. When they turn 16 years of age,most take a 什ee driving class at school for one term. If students get passing grades in the class and also pass their state driver's exam,they can begin driving themselves to school.
Each day,students take six or seven classes. They must take science,maths,English and social studies. They can choose art,homemaking,clothes making and other classes. In some schools students are asked to take one or more of the following special classes：health education,physical education or foreign language studies. Students move to different classrooms for each subject. This is because each teacher has their own classroom. There is a five-minute break between classes,to give the students the time to hurry to their next class.
The school day usually ends early in the afternoon. After school more than half of the students take part in after-school activities. These activities include sports—especially football,basketball,baseball and soccer or clubs,such as yearbook,speech,school newspaper,and photography and student government.
1. How many students are there in the typical American school?
2. Does each of the students have a locker at school?
3. What subjects must they study?
4. What do they do after school?
5. What can you learn about the American school life from the passage? (At least 2 points)
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4 Our dog Abbey died last month. My 4-year-old daughter Lucy missed her a lot and asked if we could write a letter to God to make sure he could look after Abbey well. I told Lucy that I thought we could,and she dictated (口述) these words ：
Dear God,
① you,take,dog,of ,will,care,my, please (?) She died yesterday and is with you in heaven. I miss her very much. I am happy that you let me have her as my dog even though she got sick. I hope you will play with her. She likes to swim and play with balls. I am sending a picture of her so when you see her you will know that she is my dog. I really miss her.
Love,Lucy
We put the letter in an envelope with a picture of Abbey and Lucy and addressed it to God Heaven. Yesterday,we received a package addressed ,“To Lucy” with this note:
Dear Lucy,Abbey has arrived in heaven.
She isn’t sick anymore.②Her spirit is here with me just like it stays in your heart. Abbey loved being your dog. You don't need to worry about her. She's being looked after very well here. Thank you for the beautifulletter and thank your mother for helping you write it and sending it to me.③You have a wonderful mother. I send my blessings every day and remember that I love you very much. By the way,Pm easy to find. I am wherever there is love.
Love,God
1. 將文中①處畫線內(nèi)容，連詞成句。
2. 將文中②處畫線句子翻譯成漢語。
3. 將文中③處畫線句子改寫為感嘆句。(每空限填一詞)
wonderful mother you have!
4. Who helped Lucy write the letter to God?
(回答最多不超過三詞)
5. Where can we find God according to the passage?(回答最多不超過六詞)
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take tree beach like island but leave exciting enjoy outside as something
My favorite TV program is a reality show called (《幸存者》) . It isn’t on TV at the moment (1) it was on last year.
In the show,two teams of people are taken to a (an) (2) . All of them have to sleep(3) because there aren’t any houses or hotels. They usually choose (4) really use ful like a toothbrush since they can only
(5) one thing with them. The people also have to find food and they spend a lot of time fishing and collecting fruit from the (6) .Every week one person has to (7) . At the end,there are only two people on the island and one of them is chosen (8) the winner.
I really like Survivor because it's very(9) and the people have to do things like hunting for food. I really (10) myself when I watch it. I don't want to be on the show,however,I like living in a house!
(2013 江西)
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1. There only a little milk in the fridge.(2015貴州畢節(jié))
A. is B. are
C. be D. has
[解析]選 。考查“there be結(jié)構(gòu)”。
be動詞的選擇要依據(jù)其后主語來定。
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() 19. My cousin is a girl. Whatever she does,she always makes mistakes.
A. careless
B. patient
C. serious
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2 The Information about Some Great Inventions Word Box:light bulb 燈泡 unknown 未知的 flax亞麻
Inventio | Wheel | Telephone | Light bulb | Paper |
Appearing Time | A few thousand years ago | In 1876 | In 1879 | Around 2,000 years ago |
Inventor | Unknown | Alexander Bell | Thomas Edison | Cai Lun |
Inventor's Nationality | Unknown | American | American | Chinese |
Early Main Material | Wood | Plastic and metal | Glass and metal | Cotton or flax |
Main Use | Making travelling faster | Used for communicating over distances | Giving light | Used for recording information |
根據(jù)表格所提供的信息選擇最佳答案。
() 1. Since invented paper,people have been able to record information on paper.
A. Alexander Bell
B. Thomas Edison
C. Cai Lun
() 2. According to the form above,the inven tion that appeared in 1876 was made o干 .
A. plastic and metal
B. glass and metal
C. cotton or flax
() 3. According to the form above,the latest invention was .
A. the telephone
B. the light bulb
C. the wheel
() 4. Thanks to the invention of the wheel,people can .
A. have enough light to read
B. travel faster
C. communicate over distances
() 5. Which of the following is TRUE accord ing to the form above?
A. Three of the inventions were made of metal.
B. Neither Alexander Bell nor Thomas Edison is American.
C. Two of the inventions appeared in the 19th century.
(2015哈爾濱)
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We all know that exercise is good for your health. But some kinds of exercise may be better than others. Running,for example,may help to protect against heart disease and other health problems. Running may also help you live longer.
Recently,researchers studied more than 55,000 adults. About a quarter of the adults have a good habit of running. The study found these runners were much healthier than non-runners. In fact,the runners live,on average (平均) ，three years longer than then on-runners.
Running may be good exercise,but it can be difficult on the body. Here are commonly shared ideas among fitness experts (健身專家) to lower the risk of injury (受傷) for people who are new to running.
Take it easy.
Do not run too much,too soon or too fast. Most people get running injuries when they push themselves too hard. The body needs time to get used to increases in distance (里程) or speed.
Get good running shoes.
There is no single best shoe for every runner. You should find the shoe that offers the best fit and support for your feet. More importantly,you should have a new pair of shoes every 500 to 800 kilometers.
Take good notes.
Take time after each run to write down notes about what you did and how you felt.
Look for things that happen again and again. For example,you may find that your knees hurt when you run sometimes. But perhaps you feel great when you have a rest between running days. These notes will help you make the best plan for running.
() 1. The writer wants to tell us in the first paragraph
A. good health comes from running
B. running is the best exercise
C. health problem can be solved by good exercise
D. not all exercise is equally (同樣的) good
() 2. In the second paragraph,we know
A. a good habit of running may help you live longer
B. the number of non-runners was getting smaller
C. three quarters of 55,000 adults were new to running
D. the hope to live three years longer drives people to exercise
() 3. Increases in distance or speed depend on
A. what the fitness experts say
B. whether you have the best shoes
C. how your body feels
D. why you start running
() 4. The purpose of taking notes is to .
A. remind you of where to have new shoes
B. help you find the way of running that fits you
C. take a rest between running days
D. help you do some research on exercise
() 5. The passage is written to .
A. provide information for the researchers to work better
B. warn the non-runners of the dangers in running
C. help runners to exercise in a scientific way
D. encourage as many people as possible to join in running (2015湖北宜昌)
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Close your eyes for a minute and imagine what life would be like if you couldn't see. Imagine having to read this page,not with your eyes but with your fingers. How do you feel,then?
With medical knowledge and skills today,twothirds of the world's 42 million blind people should not have to suffer. Unluckily,rich countries have this knowledge,but developing countries do not.
ORBIS is an international charitable (慈善的) organization. Its goal is to help fight blindness all over the world. Inside a DC-8 airplane,there is a teaching hospital with television room and classroom. Doctors are taught the latest technology of helping the blind get sight again here. ORBIS is always trying to keep a closer relation among countries.
ORBIS helps those developing countries by providing sight-saving training. It has taught over 35 ,000 doctors and nurses. They continue to treat thousands of blind people every year. They have traveled around the earth 3 times,visited 76 countries and treated over 20 ,000 blind people. They need your help to continue their work and free people from blindness.
For just $ 38,you can help one person see; for $ 380,10 people can see; $ 1,300 helps train a doctor new skills;and for $ 13,000,you can provide a training program for a group of doctors who can make thousands of blind people see a-gain.Your love can help them open their eyes to the world.
() 1. How many blind people should not have to suffer with medical knowledge and skills today?
A. 14 million. B. 42 million.
C. 28 million. D. 200 million.
() 2. A lot of blind people in the world have to suffer because .
A. ORBIS didn't do its best to offer help
B. there is no good medical knowledge and skills
C. some countries can't afford medical knowledge and skills
D. developing countries don't pay much attention to the blind
() 3. According to this passage,ORBIS helps fight blindness by doing the following EXCEPT .
A. writing this kind of articles to ask for help
B. providing sight-saving training
C. treating thousands of blind people every year
D. trying to keep a close relation among countries
() 4. The last paragraph is mainly about .
A. how much a training program for a group of doctors costs
B. why ORBIS needs your help to continue their work
C. who can make thousands of blind people see again
D. what you can do to help blind people open their eyes
() 5. The writer writes this passage in order to .
A. introduce an international charitable organization
B. ask people to give the blind a hand
C. tell how you feel if you lose your eyes for a minute
D. explain why ORBIS helps fight blindness (2015呼和浩特)
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