Halloween falls on October 31st, the last day...

Halloween falls on October 31st, the last day of the Celtic calendar. Halloween dates back to over 2000 years ago.

The American tradition of "trick-or-treating" probably dates back to the early All Souls' Day marches in England. During the festivities, poor people would beg for food and families would give them pastries called "soul cakes" in return for their promise to pray（祈祷）for the family's dead relatives.

The act of giving out soul cakes was encouraged by the church as a way to replace the ancient practice of leaving food and wine for homeless ghosts. The practice was finally taken up by children who would visit the houses in their neighborhood and be given sweets, food, and money.

The tradition of dressing in costume（服饰）for Halloween has both European and Celtic roots. Hundreds of years ago, winter was an uncertain and frightening time. Food supplies were often not enough because people were afraid of the darkness and would stay at home without doing businesses.

On Halloween, when it was believed that ghosts came back to the earthly world, people thought that they would meet with ghosts if they left their homes. To avoid being recognized by these ghosts, people would wear masks when they left their homes after dark so that the ghosts would mistake them for their fellows（同伴）.

On Halloween, to keep ghosts away from their houses, people would place bowls of food outside their homes to satisfy the ghosts and prevent them from trying to enter their houses.

1.Halloween falling on October 31st , has a history of more than 2,000 years.

2.During Halloween in America, poor people would be given food like pastries called “soul cakes” by rich family relatives.

3.Children would be treated to sweets and food while visiting the houses in their neighborhood on Halloween.

4.On Halloween, people would wear masks when they left their homes after dark in order to avoid being recognized by their fellows.

5.Halloween is a day honoring the dead and respecting the old.

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Halloween falls on October 31st, the last day of the Celtic calendar. Halloween was referred to as All Hallows Eve and dates back to over 2000 years ago.

The American tradition of "trick-or-treating" probably dates back to the early All Souls' Day marches in England. During the festivities, poor citizens would beg for food and families would give them pastries called "soul cakes" in return for their promise to pray（祈祷）for the family's dead relatives.

The act of giving out soul cakes was encouraged by the church as a way to replace the ancient practice of leaving food and wine for homeless ghosts. The practice, which was referred to as "going a-souling" was finally taken up by children who would visit the houses in their neighborhood and be given sweets, food, and money.

The tradition of dressing in costume（服饰） for Halloween has both European and Celtic roots. Hundreds of years ago, winter was an uncertain and frightening time. Food supplies were often not enough because people were afraid of the darkness and would stay at home without doing businesses.

On Halloween, when it was believed that ghosts came back to the earthly world, people thought that they would meet with ghosts if they left their homes. To avoid being recognized by these ghosts, people would wear masks when they left their homes after dark so that the ghosts would mistake them for their fellows(同伴).

On Halloween, to keep ghosts away from their houses, people would place bowls of food outside their homes to satisfy the ghosts and prevent them from trying to enter their houses.

1.Halloween is a day_______.

A. respecting the old

B. pleasing the children

C. honoring the dead

D. praying for relatives

2.Which of the following statements is false about Halloween?

A. Halloween has a long history.

B. Children can get a lot of gifts.

C. Americans created the festival.

D. People were afraid of darkness.

3.Ancient people would wear masks on Halloween in order to______.

A. frighten the ghosts　　 B. leave their homes

C. enjoy themselves　　　　 D. look like ghosts

4.The best title for the passage is___________.

A. Halloween Traditions　　　　　　 B. American Traditions

C. Ancient Church Practices　 　　 D. Halloween Costumes

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A Fool’s Day falls on 1^st of April. People _31_forget the significance （意义） of the day.

In March 1980, I was 32at Durham University with seven other Chinese students. I had 33  to go to another university after graduation and had 34        application (申请)  forms to several 35  . Every morning I arrived at the porter’s office (传达室) and waited my fate. But no 36came.

On April 1^st, as I was eating my 37 , Huang came in , with a toothbrush(牙刷) 38  in his hand.  39 fearing that he might forget the important news , he passed me the 40 . “Morning , Wu,” he said , “I saw Mr. G this morning. He told me that a letter had arrived in his office for you from Manchester University, and asked you to go and get it 41 possible.” I jumped with 42 .

I even didn’t 43 my breakfast and rushed to Mr. G’s office but he wasn’t  44  . I then went to the secretary’s room and 45 everything to her. She opened Mr. G’s room. I looked at everything. There didn’t seem to be a letter for me. “If he had asked you to pick it up from here,” said the secretary , “ he would have put it in  46 or simply left it to me.”

Greatly 47 , I walked out of the room and 48 the secretary lock it. 49 the secretary’s eyes 50  . “Sorry,” she said. “It’s April Fool’s Day!”

1.A sometimes        B. never            C. always       D. seldom

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Fool’s Day falls on 1st of April. People _36_forget the significance （意义） of the day.

In March 1980. I was   37   at Durham University with seven other Chinese students. I had   38   to go to another university after graduation and had   39          application (申请)  forms to several  40  . Every morning I arrived at the porter’s office (传达室) and waited my fate. But no 41   came.

On April 1st, as I was eating my   42  , Huang came in , with a toothbrush  43  in his hand. 44   fearing that he might forget the important news , he passed me the  45 . “Morning  , Wu,” he said , “I saw Mr. G this morning. He told me that a letter had arrived in his office for you from Manchester University, and asked you to go and get it  46  possible.” I jumped with   47 .

I  even didn’t   48  my breakfast and rushed to Mr. G’s  office but  he wasn’t   49   .  I then went to the secretary’s room and    50    everything to her. She opened Mr. G’s room. I looked at everything. There didn’t seem to be a letter for me. “If he had asked you to pick it up from here,” said the secretary , “ he would have put it in  51 or simply left it to me.”

Greatly  52  , I walked out of the room and   53  the  secretary lock it. 54    the secretary’s eyes   55  . “Sorry,” she said. “It’s April Fool’s Day!”

1.A sometimes         B. never                   C. always            D. seldom

2.A. staying             B. working               C. visiting           D. studying

3.A. continued         B. planned               C. managed         D. remembered

4.A. returned           B. taken                   C. handed            D. sent

5.A. people             B. colleges                C. cities               D. offices

6.A. application      B. report                   C. reply               D. chance

7.A. dinner               B. lunch                  C. supper             D. breakfast

8.A. still                   B. even                   C. yet                   D. already

9.A. Because of       B .As if                   C. After                D. While

10.A. message           B. sign                     C. letter                D. notice

11.A. if                      B. as soon as           C. when                D. as fast as

12.A. the news          B. the letter             C. joy                   D. luck

13.A. take                  B. finish                  C. complete         D. have

14.A. anywhere         B. in                        C. at                     D. away

15.A. asked               B. told                     C. explained         D. answered

16.A. the office        B. his desk            C. the room      D. an obvious（明显的） place

17.A. disappoint       B. disappointed        C. disappointing  D. disappointment

18.A. watched          B. made                    C. saw                  D. let

19.A. Quickly           B. Strangely              C. Finally            D. Suddenly

20.A. closed             B. opened                  C. brightly           D. darkened

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World Expo 2010 will be held in Shanghai. It will last from May 1st to October 31st, 2010. The Expo site covers a total area of 5.28 km2. It spans(横跨) both sides of the Huangpu River, with 3.93 km2 in Pudong and 1.35 km2 in Puxi. There are five functional zones marked A, B, C, D and E. Each of them has different functions.

Zone A will host the national pavilions(国家馆) of Asian countries except southeast Asian ones.

Zone B will be home to the China Pavilion(中国馆) and Oceania (大洋洲的) countries, Pavilions for International Organizations, Theme Pavilions(主题馆), Expo Centre, and Performance Centre etc.

Zone C will host the national pavilions of European, American and African countries. A large public amusement park will be built at the entrance of this zone.

Zone D is home to Corporate Pavilions(企业馆), the land is one of the original places of modern China's national industry. So some of the old industrial buildings will be kept and renovated(修复) into Expo pavilions.

Zone E will host stand-alone(独立的) Corporate Pavilions, Urban Civilization Pavilion (城市文明馆), and Urban Best Practices Area.

1.How long will World Expo 2010 last?

A. About four months.                B. About five months.

C. About half a year.                D. About a year.

2.Which of the following is not true according to the passage?

A. The Expo site covers the area of 5.28 km2.

B. The Expo site spans both sides of Huangpu River.

C. There are five functional zones marked A, B, C, D, and E.

D. All of the five zones have the same functions.

3.Which zone will be home to the China Pavilion?

A. Zone A.            B. Zone B.            C. Zone C.            D. Zone D.

4.They will build ________ at the entrance of Zone C.

A. a large museum

B. a large public amusement park

C. a theme pavilions

D. a large garden

5.If you visit Zone D, ________.

A. you can visit Urban Best Practices Area

B. you can know some information of American national industry

C. you can find some Corporate Pavilions

D. you can have the chance to get to know some Oceania countries.

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October 1^st, 2009 witnessed the most impressive National Day military _______ in celebration of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

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完形填空，阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Fool’s Day falls on 1st of April. People ___________　 forget the significance （意义） of the day.

In March 1980. I was　 ___________ at Durham University with seven other Chinese students. I had　 ___________ to go to another university after graduation and had ___________　　 　 application (申请)　 forms to several___________ . Every morning I arrived at the porter’s office (传达室) and waited my fate. But no ___________ came.

On April 1st, as I was eating my ___________ , Huang came in , with a toothbrush ___________in his hand. 29　　 fearing that he might forget the important news , he passed me the___________ . “Morning　 , Wu,” he said , “I saw Mr. G this morning. He told me that a letter had arrived in his office for you from Manchester University, and asked you to go and get it ___________ possible.” I jumped with　 ___________　 .

I　 even didn’t___________my breakfast and rushed to Mr. G’s　 office but　 he wasn’t　 ___________ .　 I then went to the secretary’s room and　 　 ___________　 everything to her. She opened Mr. G’s room. I looked at everything. There didn’t seem to be a letter for me. “If he had asked you to pick it up from here,” said the secretary , “ he would have put it in ___________ or simply left it to me.”

Greatly ___________, I walked out of the room and　 ___________ the secretary lock it. ___________ the secretary’s eyes ___________. “Sorry,” she said. “It’s April Fool’s Day!”

1.A sometimes　　　　　　 B. never　　　　　　 　 C. always　　　　　　 D. seldom

2.A. Staying　　　　 　　　 B. working　　　　　　 C. visiting　　　　　　 D. studying

3.A. continued　　　　　　 B. planned 　 　　　　 C. managed　　　　　　 D. remembered

4.A.returned　 　　　　　　 B. taken　　　　　　　　 C. handed　　　　　　 D. sent

5.A. people　　　　　　　 B. colleges　　　　　　 C. cities　　　　　 　 D. offices

6.A. application　　　　 B. report　　　　　　　　 C. reply　　　　　　　 D. chance

7.A. dinner　　　　　　　　 B. lunch　　　　　　　　 C. supper　　　　　　 D. breakfast

8.A. still　　　　　　 　 B. even　　　　　　　　 C. yet　　　　　　　　　 D. already

9.A. Because of　　　　 B.As if　　　　　　　　 C. After　　　　　　　　 D. While

10.A. message　　　　　　 B. sign　　　　　　 　 C. letter　　　　　　 D. notice

11.A. if　　　　　　　　 　 B. as soon as　　　　　 C. when　　　　　　　　 D. as fast as

12.A. the news　　　　　　 B. the letter　　　　 C. joy　　　　　　　　 D. luck

13.A. take　　　　　　　　 B. finish　　　　　 　　 C. complete　　　　　 D. have

14.A. anywhere　　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　　　　 C. at　　　　　　　　 　　 D. away

15.A. asked　　　　　　　 B. told　　　　　　　　　 C. explained　　　　 D. answered

16.A. the office　　　　 B. his desk　　　　　 C. the room　　　　 　 D. an obvious place

17.A. disappoint　　　　 B. disappointed　　　 C. disappointing　 D. disappointment

18.A. watched　　　　　　 B. made　　　　　　　　　 C. saw　　　　　　　　 D. let

19.A. Quickly　　　　　　 B. Strangely　　　　　 C. Finally　　　　　　 D. Suddenly

20.A. closed　　　　　　　 B. opened　　　　　　　 C. brightened　 　　　 D. darkened

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You may have seen many pumpkins in posters and TV shows recently since Halloween came on October 31.

Lanterns made of pumpkins, also known as jack-o’-lanterns, are often seen during Halloween. Many people in the U.S. like to make them and put them in front of their houses. People hollow out（挖空）a pumpkin, carve a face on one side and place a candle inside to make the pumpkin glow. The lanterns can look funny or scary.

This is not the only way in which pumpkins are part of American culture.

During the Thanksgiving holiday, pumpkin pie is a common food. It is made from pumpkins and has some delicious spices to give it a nice flavor. People often put some cream on top of it before serving it. It is one of my favorite things to eat during Thanksgiving.

There is also “pumpkin chucking”. It’s a competition where people build machines to throw pumpkins through the air. The person whose pumpkin flies the farthest wins the competition. The world record for pumpkin chucking was set in Utah in 2010. The distance for that world record was about 1.69 kilometers!

Finally, there are also pumpkin growing contests. For these contests, farmers try to grow the biggest pumpkins they can. The person who has the biggest pumpkin will win the first prize.

1.What does the underlined word “them” in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A. Pumpkins.　　 B. Candles.

C. Jack-o’-lanterns.　　 D. Many people.

2.Which is the correct order of steps for making a jack-o'-lantern?

a. carve a face

b. place it in front of a house

c. choose a pumpkin and hollow it out

d. place a candle inside the pumpkin

A. a-b-c-d　　 B. c-a-d-b

C. c-d-a-b　　 D. a-d-c-b

3.What is the main purpose of the story?

A. To introduce pumpkin-related culture.

B. To explain why people love Halloween.

C. To teach people to cook pumpkin food.

D. To introduce some activities on Halloween.

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Last year, four children waited for their school bus every day for ten minutes, on the same dirty street corner. There were old bottles, parts of old bikes, and ______ soda cans everywhere around the ______. The trees were brown and had no leaves, and there wasn't a flower in sight. It was ______.

One day, one of the children looked at the corner and ______ to do something about it. She had ______ minutes before the bus arrived. The next Monday, she brought a bag and ______ some of the old bottles to recycle. On ______， she spent another ten minutes picking up old bottles, while her best friend picked up soda cans and put them in a different ______ for recycling. On Wednesday, all the ______ picked up the remaining recyclable materials and put everything ______ in the rubbish can. The corner was ______！

The corner looked ______ but it was still ugly, so the next day the girl brought some ______ seeds. She planted the seeds and watered them, and watered the ______， too. She only had ten minutes a day but that was ______. On Friday, the children found more ______ on the ground and put it in the rubbish can, or recycled it.

After one month, their ugly, dirty corner had become a beautiful ______ with pretty flowers and healthy trees. It only took ten minutes a day. Do you have ten minutes a day to ______ your city? Imagine what a beautiful ______ we would have if more people spent ten minutes a day cleaning up and making their ______ more attractive！

1.A.full B.empty C.cheap D.expensive

2.A.school B.bus C.old bottles D.bus stop

3.A.cold B.gorgeous C.useless D.ugly

4.A.had B.refused C.decided D.managed

5.A.ten B.fifteen C.twenty D.thirty

6.A.made B.collected C.bought D.gave

7.A.Tuesday B.Sunday C.Saturday D.Friday

8.A.car B.bus C.corner D.bag

9.A.passengers B.children C.teachers D.girls

10.A.better B.useful C.else D.hard

11.A.clean B.dirty C.green D.gone

12.A.nice B.wrong C.larger D.better

13.A.tree B.flower C.vegetable D.fruit

14.A.flowers B.vegetables C.trees D.plants

15.A.enough B.limited C.long D.short

16.A.seeds B.toys C.garbage D.bikes

17.A.school B.home C.playground D.garden

18.A.see B.visit C.help D.enjoy

19.A.world B.school C.bus stop D.corner

20.A.homes B.gardens C.villages D.surroundings

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On October 31st, 2009, Chinese famous scientist Qian Xuesen, died in Beijing when he was 98 years old. He is famous as “the country’s father of space technology and king of rocketry”.

Qian was born in 1911 in Hangzhou. He left for the United States after winning a scholarship to graduate school in 1936. He studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and later at the California Institute of Technology.

Qian began his career in the US and was regarded as one of the brightest minds in the new field of aeronautics（航空学) before returning to China in 1955.

After he returned, Qian set up the first missile（导弹）and rocket research institute（学院) of China. The institute later helped start Chinese space program. He led the development of China's first nuclear-armed ballistic missile (弹道导弹) and worked on its first satellite.

He retired in the year before Chinese manned space program was launched in 1992. But his research formed the basis（形成基础）for the Long March CZ -2F rocket that carried astronaut Yang Liwei into orbit in 2003.

In August, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao visited Qian and praised him for devoting his life to Chinese defense technologies. Qian told him, “I'm trying to live to be 100 years old”.

1.Qian was regarded as ________ before returning to China.

A. a father of space technology

B. king of rocketry

C. one of the brightest minds in the new field of aeronautics

D. one of the best-known scientists

2.When did Qian Xuesen retire?

A. In 1970.            B. In 1991.            C. In 1992.            D. In 2009.

3.What does the underlined word mean in Chinese?

A. 发奖品            B. 批评                C. 赞扬                D. 鼓励

4.List the following things in correct orders. Which is the correct?

①left for the United States

②won a scholarship to graduate school

③returned to China from the United States

④set up the first missile and rocket research institute of China

⑤studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

A. ②①③④⑤            B. ②①⑤③④

C. ⑤③④②①            D. ⑤②①③④

5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Qian was born in 1936 in Hangzhou.

B. Qian began his career in China.

C. The long March CZ-2Frocket carried YangLiwei into orbit in 2009.

D. Wen Jiabao visited QianXuesen in August 2009.

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