People all over the world celebrate the new year. However, not all countries celebrate in the same way, and in some countries, the new year doesn’t begin on the 46 date very year.
In many countries, the new year begins on 1st January, but people start celebrating on 31st December, New Year’s Eve. In New York many people go to celebrate in Times Square. 47 they’re waiting for the New Year, they listen to music, sing traditional songs and have fun. Just before 12 o’clock, everyone 48 down from 10: 10, 9, 8… As soon as it’s 12 o’clock, everyone shouts very 49 , “Happy New Year!”
New Year’s Day is often a family day. Some families get together for a special meal. When the weather is fine, many families go out for a 50 .
On New Year’s Day, many people make resolutions for the new year. They 51 a list of things, such as “I will help out more with housework. I will work 52 at school than others.” or “I won’t spend so much time playing video games.” When they have made 53 list, they read it to their family or friends and promise to 54 their resolutions.
So it doesn’t matter how they celebrate, 55 people in countries all over the world, it’s a time to say goodbye to the old year, and to welcome the new.
46. A. familiar B. same C. important D. normal
47. A. If B. Even though C. While D. Before
48. A. comes B. turn C. looks D. counts
49. A. loudly B. quietly C. sadly D. safely
50. A. walk B. secret C. job D. treatment
51. A. put on B. write down C. take away D. look after
52. A. quickly B. hard C. harder D. hardly
53. A. its B. his C. her D. their
54. A. follow B. make C. do D. give
55. A. by B. for C. with D. from
科目:初中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
A.show she is strong | B.encourage him |
C.prove her ability | D.make memories |
A.A Mom and Her Girl | B.Shopping in Wal-Mart |
C.Health Is Most Important | D.Let’s Run through the Rain |
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科目:初中英语 来源:2011-2012学年江苏省张家港部分学校初一下学期期中考试英语试卷(带解析) 题型:阅读理解
We can see walls everywhere in the world. But the Great Wall of China is the biggest of all. The Chinese call it. “The Ten-thousand-Li. Great Wall.” It’s in fact (事实) more than 6,000 kilometers long. It’s 4-5 meters wide. In most places, five houses or ten men can walk side by side. When you visit the Great Wall, you can’t help wondering (疑惑) how the Chinese people were able to build (建造) such a great wall thousands of years ago. Without any modern machine (机器), it was really very difficult to build it. They had to do all the work by hand. It took millions of men hundreds of years to build it.
The Great Wall has a history of over two thousand years. The kings began to build the first parts of it around two thousand seven hundred years ago. Then, Qin Shihuang had all the walls joined up (连起来). He thought that could keep the enemy (敌人) out of the country.
Today the Great Wall has become a place of interest. Not only Chinese people but also people from all over the world come to visit it.
【小题1】The Great Wall is the biggest of all walls in _______.
A.China | B.Europe(欧洲) | C.the world | D.Asia (亚洲) |
A.It’s less than six hundred kilometers. |
B.It’s more than six million kilometers. |
C.It’s six thousand kilometers. |
D.It’s over six thousand kilometers. |
A.millions, millions | B.hundreds of, hundreds of |
C.millions of, hundreds | D.hundreds of, millions of |
A.by people all over the world |
B.without any modern machines |
C.with some other countries’ help |
D.by all Chinese Kings. |
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科目:初中英语 来源:2011-2012学年江苏省无锡市惠山区初一期末考试英语试卷 题型:单词拼写
用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空
【小题1】Tom, (not stay) out too late.
【小题2】_______ your uncle ______ (clean) his car every week?
【小题3】Tom with his brother _________ (chat) with each other on the Internet now.
【小题4】I usually spend thirty minutes (read) English in the morning.
【小题5】Is it important for us (drink) lots of water every day.
【小题6】There (not be) any calories in water. So you can drink it without getting fat.
【小题7】People all like the game ________ (call)‘trick or treat’in the USA.
【小题8】Players need lots of energy ________ (run) every day.oo
【小题9】The boss often makes his workers ________ (work) for 12 hours.
【小题10】Look! The boy (have) a comic book in his hand.
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科目:初中英语 来源:2015届陕西省龙凤培训学校八年级上册期中测试英语试卷(解析版) 题型:完型填空
Basketball is a very popular game the USA. People all 1ike it. Most(绝大多数的) people can it. A basketball is a round and big ball. It’s and than a football. It’s heaviest of all the balls. There are players in each team. Basketball is quite popular in China . Children often take a to school and play it after school. In China some girls can play basketball than boys. NBA games are very in the world. Many people like them on TV.
1.A.in B. on C. from D.to
2.A. have B. play C. watch D. take
3.A. big B. biger C. bigger D. biggest
4.A. heavy B. heavier C. heaviest D. the heaviest
5.A. two B. four C. five D. eleven
6.A. again B. also C. so D. too
7.A. basketball B. football C. volleyball D. soccer
8.A. good B. well C. better D. best
9.A. famous B. interesting C. boring D. good
10.A. watching B. seeing C. looking D. playing
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科目:初中英语 来源:2011年黑龙江省鸡西市中考英语试卷 题型:阅读理解
Everybody likes to have a good time, but do you know that laughing is very good for your health? Scientists believe that laughing can help your body fight illness. Because of this, an Indian doctor opened the first laughter club in 1995.
Now there are more than 1,000 laughter clubs around the world. A laughter club is a place where you can go to laugh in your way for happiness and good health. Steve Wilson, the man who took laughter clubs to America, said, “We laugh with each other, but never at each other. At first, the laughter exercise feels a bit false. But soon the laughter becomes real.”
Laughter is very important when we communicate with other people. It helps us make friends and understand each other better. We can laugh with people all over the world. It is the same in any language. So never be afraid to laugh. It’s good for your health.
Fill in the blanks according to the passage. Only one word for each blank.
Laughing can make us happy and (76) .The first laughter club (77) opened in 1995. Now there are (78) 1,000 laughter clubs all over the world. We can go to a laughter club to laugh for our health, but remember (79) to laugh at each other. Laughter is an international language. It is (80) to each other’s understanding. Let’s laugh with people around us.
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