Every time the last month of Chinese lunar year nears the end, Chinese communities around the globe are preparing to launch next New Year celebrations. 1. Here’s something you need to know about Chinese New Year:
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Chinese New Year is the longest national holiday in China and New Year’s day is the most important date in the Chinese calendar. Chinese New Year is based on the ancient Chinese lunar calendar, falling on the second new moon after winter solstice(冬至)--meaning it changes each year.
Roughly a sixth of the world will observe Chinese New Year, with celebrations in Taiwan, Singapore and Malaysia, along with other countries with significant Chinese populations. 3.
How is Chinese New Year celebrated?
Many celebrations take place, including parades(旅行), dragon dances, reunions and wonderful dinners. Red clothing is considered essential, as it is said to scare off the mythical monster Nian. Children are traditionally given red envelopes with money inside which they sleep with under their pillows, which is said to bring them good fortune and happiness.
4. On Day 2 it is traditional to visit friends and relatives; on Day 3 people tend to stay at home as it is not seen as fortunate to socialize. The final day, Day 15, sees the Lantern Festival, where red Chinese lanterns are released into the sky.
What does the year of the rooster mean?
2017 is the year of the tenth Chinese zodiac(十二生肖), the rooster. 5. Those born in 1957 or 2017 are fire roosters, and are considered trustworthy, with a strong sense of timekeeping and responsibility at work. They are also thought to be talkative, popular among a crowd and loyal.
A. What is Chinese New Year?
B. When is Chinese New Year coming?
C. Each day has its own celebration
D. However, this is the year of the fire rooster
E. It is pronounced “Gong Xi Fa Cai” in Mandarin
F. It is the most important holiday in the Chinese calendar
G. London and San Francisco both claim to host the largest celebrations outside of Asia
科目:高中英语 来源:江苏省2018届高三上学期期初考试英语试卷 题型:单项填空
It is so good a habit to instruct children to lay things _______ they belong when they are young.
A. to which B. that
C. in which D. where
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科目:高中英语 来源:新人教版2017-2018学年高一必修1英语:模块综合检测 题型:短文改错
假如英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌的以下作文,文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加,删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。
After a final examination, I got a letter from my best friend and his parents live on a farm. They invited me stay with them for several weeks. I was so excited that I could sleep all night. When I got to their home I was warm received. I lived in a big and nice room. I enjoy the life there very much. Every morning we got up early and walked at the farm where we could enjoy the fresh air or beautiful scenery. We gathered some flowers here and there, and I found it filled of funs. In the afternoon we did our homework. I did have a good time.
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科目:高中英语 来源:新人教版2016-2017学年高一必修1英语:模块综合测评 题型:短文改错
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改:在错的词下画一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。
This morning on my way to school I was deep moved by what I saw outside a bank.An old man was counting his money in the front of the bank.Suddenly a young man came running and knocked him down.To make things bad,his money was lying in all direction.In no time the people around rush to pick the money up while the old man stood there,not know what to do.Surprisingly,everyone gave back the money they had just picked.The old man counted the money again and found that not a single bill was missed.To my great joy,there are now a lot of nice people in your life.It’s true what honesty is more important than money!
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科目:高中英语 来源:新人教版2016-2017学年高一必修1英语:模块综合测评 题型:阅读理解
In America,when the eighth graders leave the middle school,they are often worried about moving to the high school.It is a hard time for them,but it can be an exciting one as well.To make it easier,students need to get familiar with their school.
Even though they’ve done this already in the middle school,it’s still important to find where their classrooms are.Most schools take students to the high school for a visit at the end of their eighth grade year.And,most schools also have a freshman (新生)speech for parents and students before the first year begins.Sometimes the main office will give away a map of the school.This can help students and parents to find different places in the school.
One way to know your high school more and make new friends is to join a club or play a sport.Schools often offer chances to join different clubs and sports.Fall activities begin in August before the first day of school.If you are not interested in sports,there are clubs for any interest,such as drama,dance,chess,photography,community service,etc.These clubs allow students from different grades.By joining an activity,students can find new friendships,not to mention improving their chances in future college applications(申请).The school office will have a list of activities offered at the school and information on how to join them.
What’s more,to have a great start to a high school year,students can write down some of their worries,and ask for help from teachers and school workers.
1.According to the text,most students feel when entering the high school.
A. unhappy B. nervous
C. lonely D. disappointed
2.What can be learned about the school clubs?
A. There are fewer students from higher grades in the school clubs.
B. The school clubs in high school mainly welcome sports fans.
C. The school office can help new students join school clubs.
D. Summer activities begin before school starts.
3.When do many schools take students to visit their new high school?
A. Before the eighth grade year starts.
B. Right after the high school year starts.
C. At the beginning of the new term in the high school.
D. By the end of the last year in the middle school.
4.What is the purpose of this text?
A. To describe high school life.
B. To give advice to new high school students.
C. To teach useful experience.
D. To introduce new schools.
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科目:高中英语 来源:内蒙古赤峰市2016-2017学年高二下学期期末考试英语试卷 题型:书面表达
假如你叫李华,你们的外教老师Mr Jenkins邀请你和几名同学今晚去他的公寓参加他的生日派对。但你临时有事不能赴约。请给他写一封邮件,内容包括:
1.祝他生日乐;
2.表示歉意;
3.说明原因;
注意:1.词数100左右:
2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
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科目:高中英语 来源:内蒙古赤峰市2016-2017学年高二下学期期末考试英语试卷 题型:阅读理解
This may be sad to hear, but the number of Britain’s famous red telephone boxes has been falling for decades. The phone box is iconic (标志性的) to foreign fans of Britain and visitors to the country. There are still many left to enjoy, however.
There is deep feeling for the bright red iron-and-glass boxes with the Queen’s coat of arms. The places that still have the red box are mostly small and in the countryside. In these places, the phone box may be a symbol of community, as well as a landmark.
But there are still several cities, including London, that still have original red phone boxes in place.
For tourists, they probably make the perfect background for a selfie (自拍照). Visit London any day in the summer and you’ll see people with their smart phones taking photos with the red box behind them. People who receive the photo will have no trouble guessing where the selfie was taken.
Ever since mobile phones became more widespread, there has been less and less point in public phones. But although the red boxes are no longer popular places to make a call from, new uses are being found for them all the time. The famous design created by Giles Gilbert Scott back in 1924 lives on, but in ways the British architect would never have imagined.
Some of the new ways the phone boxes are being used are quite unusual. For example, some have been changed into tiny coffee shops. Others are hat stores. In one remote area of the country, a red box that had not been used for a long time has been turned into a small lending library.
Even back in their heyday in the last century, phone boxes were put to other uses. Some people even used them as toilets in an emergency.
But for many, they were a safe place to hide if you were caught up in the rain. Britain’s weather is unpredictable: sun one moment, heavy rain the next. So if you are planning to visit the UK and want the perfect British selfie, standing inside a red telephone box in a rainstorm may be your best bet.
1.According to the author, the red phone boxes in Britain are special because .
A. they can be put into different kinds of use
B. they are only found in the British countryside
C. they hold great meaning to some British communities
D. they have a deep connection with the royal family
2.We can learn from the article that British red phone boxes .
A. are mostly made of wood and glass
B. first appeared in big cities such as London
C. were designed by a British architect in the 1930s
D. are not used much for phone calls these days
3.The underlined word “heyday” in the second to last paragraph probably means .
A. a popular time B. a bad time
C. an unusual time D. a happy time
4.The purpose of the last paragraph is to .
A. explain how to deal with Britain’s changeable weather
B. describe a common way of making use of a red phone box in the UK
C. advise visitors to take a selfie standing inside a red telephone box
D. show how to use a red phone box in the case of an emergency
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科目:高中英语 来源:山西省忻州市2017-2018学年高二上学期摸底考试英语试卷 题型:完形填空
A Race Against Death
It was a cold January in 1925 in Nome, Alaska. The town was cut off from the rest of the world due to heavy snow.
On the 20th of that month, Dr. Welch ______ a sick boy, Billy, and knew he had diphtheria, a deadly infectious(传染的) disease mainly affecting children. The children of Nome would be ______ if it struck the town. Dr. Welch needed medicine as soon as possible to stop other kids from getting sick. ______, the closest supply was over 1,000 miles away, in Anchorage.
How could the medicine get to Nome? The town’s ______ was already full of ice, so it couldn’t come by ship. Cars and horses couldn’t travel on the ______ roads. Jet airplanes and big trucks didn’t exist yet.
____ January 26, Billy and three other children had died. Twenty more were ______. Nome’s town officials came up with a(n) ______. They would have the medicine sent by ______ from Anchorage to Nenana. From there, dogsled(狗拉雪橇) drivers—known as “mushers”—would ______ it to Nome in a relay(接力).
The race began on January 27. The first musher, Shannon, picked up the medicine from the train at Nenana and rode all night. ______ he handed the medicine to the next musher, Shannon’s face was black from the extreme cold.
On January 31, a musher named Seppala had to ______ a frozen body of water called Norton Sound. It was the most ______ part of the journey. Norton Sound was covered with ice, which could sometimes break up without warning. If that happened, Seppala might fall into the icy water below. He would ______, and so would the sick children of Nome. But Seppala made it across.
A huge snowstorm hit on February 1. A musher named Kaasen had to brave this storm. At one point, huge piles of snow blocked his ______. He had to leave the trail (雪橇痕迹)to get around them. Conditions were so bad that it was impossible for him to ______ the trail again. The only hope was Balto, Kaasen’s lead dog. Balto put his nose to the ground, ______ to find the smell of other dogs that had traveled on the trail. If Balto failed, it would mean disaster for Nome. The minutes passed by. Suddenly, Balto began to _______. He had found the trail.
At 5:30 am on February 2, Kaasen and his dog ______ in Nome. Within minutes, Dr. Welch had the medicine. He quickly gave it to the sick children. All of them recovered.
Nome had been ______.
1.A. examined B. warned C. Interviewed D. cured
2.A. harmless B. helpless C. fearless D. careless
3.A. Moreover B. Therefore C. Otherwise D. However
4.A. airport B. station C. harbor D. border
5.A. narrow B. snowy C. busy D. dirty
6.A. From B. On C. By D. After
7.A. tired B. upset C. pale D. sick
8.A. plan B. excuse C. message D. topic
9.A. air B. rail C. sea D. road
10.A. carry B. return C. mail D. give
11.A. Though B. Since C. When D. If
12.A. enter B. move C. visit D. cross
13.A. shameful B. boring C. dangerous D. foolish
14.A. escape B. bleed C. swim D. die
15.A. memory B. exit C. way D. destination
16.A. find B. fix C. pass D. change
17.A. pretending B. trying C. asking D. learning
18.A. run B. leave C. bite D. play
19.A. gathered B. stayed C. camped D. arrived
20.A. controlled B. saved C. founded D. Developed
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科目:高中英语 来源:河南省原名校(即豫南九校)2018届高三第二次质量考评英语试卷 题型:阅读理解
The House at Pooh Corner by A. A. Milne
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I bought a box set of four Winnie the Pooh books while on holiday when I was eight years old. I adored Pooh, Piglet, Tigger and Eeyore. They became very real to me and I credit them with starting a lifelong love of reading.
I still have the box set, and loved reading the stories to my children when they were small. Part of me secretly believes A. A. Milne’s wonderful characters are all alive and well and still having their adventures in the Hundred Acre Wood.
-----Roberta Smith
Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights by Charlotte and Emily Bronte
I can never separate Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre and Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights when I think about books that have stayed with me. Both had a deep impact on me when I read them as a teenager.
They were the first classic books I read purely for pleasure, rather than because I had to for school.
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I grew up in Yorkshire, not far from where the Brontes lived, so part of me really understood the depressing landscape. That close geographical connection led to a lifelong interest in the authors as much as in the books themselves.
I wrote a high-school essay on the contrasts and similarities between Charlotte and Emily and their heroines. I’d be fascinated to read that essay now to see what conclusions I reached as a 17-year-old.
----Jane Lee
1.What do we know about the Winnie the Pooh books?
A. They are very romantic
B. They are designed for children
C. They describe summer holiday stories
D. They encourage people to have all kinds of adventures
2.One reason why the writer likes Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights is that __________.
A. the stories are in the background of an area that the writer knows well
B. the stories helped the writer with her essay writing
C. they were recommended by the teachers in her school
D. they were easy-to-find classic novels
3.The text intended to tell us _________.
A. to introduce the books’ authors
B. to improve some classical literature
C. to explain the influence of these books on the writers
D. to make comments on the books’ leading characters
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