calendar (农历). This festival was started 2 000 years ago with a number of stories explaining its origin
(来源). The best - known story is about one of Chiese greatest poets (诗人) named Qu Yuan who lost
his life in the river on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. People commemorate (纪念) Qu Yuan through
dragon boat races, eating zongzi and several other activities. The dragon boat race is the most exciting part of the festival.
Dragon Boat Festival is regarded as one of the traditional festivals throughout China.
1. Dragon Boat Festival is regarded as one of the traditional festrvals around China.
Dragon Boat Festival is regarded as one of the traditional festivals _____ _____China.
根据短文内容简答问题。
2. What is the most exciting part of Dragon Boat Festival?
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2. The dragon boat race.
out to mark(标志) the great Games. The first stamps marking the opening appeared on January 25, 1932
in the United States for the 3rd White Olympics. From then on, stamps for the White Olympics became a
rule.
During the 4th Winter Olympic Games, a group of stamps were off press in Germany in November
1936. It was the first time that the five rings appeared of the stamps of the White Olympics.
In the 1950"s, stamps of this kind became more colorful. When the White Olympics came, the host
countries as well as the non-host countries worked out stamps to mark those games. China also made
four stamps in February 1980, when the Chinese sportsmen began to take part in the White Olympics.
Japan is the only Asian country that has ever held the White Olympics. Altogether, 14,500 million
stamps were sold to raise(筹集) money for this sports meet.
Different kinds of sports were pictured on these small stamps. People can enjoy the beauty of the
wonderful movements of some sportsmen.
B. are different games
C. are not held in winter
D. are held in summer
B. after the 3rd White Olympics
C. before the 3rd White Olympics
D. before the year 1932
B. every three years
C. every four years
D. every five years
B. Only the non-host countries can make stamps to mark the Games.
C. All countries can make stamps to mark the Games.
D. Japan can"t make stamps to mark the Games.
B. Table tennis.
C. Football.
D. Skating.
B. Fuji
C. Kremlin
B. America
C. Russia
B. 20 times
C. 25 times
kilometer.
B. 32
C. 51
B. Among the four capitals, half of them are in Asia.
C. If you want to see the Statue of Liberty (自由女神像) you"d better go to Japan.
London won the right to host the 2012 Summer Olympic Games. The British capital will become the
first city to host the Olympics three times.
London is one of the world"s greatest cities. There are many interesting places in London, like the
Buckingham Palace (汉宫) and the House of Parliament (议会大厦).
In history, people came to this place from every part of the world to live or to visit. Today the city
brings together more than 50 ethnic (种族) groups of people and over 300 different languages are spoken.
London is a modern and international city. Every year the city welcomes more than 11 million visitors.
Sport has a long and rich history in London. Sport in the city can mean many things, from the very
important World Cup to playing footballin a park. That"s because sport is not only something that they
watch but also something that they do.
Some Information about London
The city to host the Olympic Games | For a 1 time | ||
A city with many interesting 2 | The Buckingham Palace, the House of Parliament etc. | ||
A place which has many ethnic groups ofpeople and many languages | 3 50 ethnic groups of people andmore than 300 different languages | ||
A modem and international city | More than 4 visitors every year | ||
A city with a long and rich history of 5 | Not only something that they watch but also something that they do | ||
完形填空。 | |||
The Spring Festival is the Chinese New Year"s Day. It usually __1__ in February. Everyone in__2__ likes the Spring Festival very much. When Spring Festival comes, Li Lei usually__3__ his parents clean their house and do some __4__ and other housework .__5__ that day__6__ in China eats __7__ , New Year"s cake and some other __8__ food . Li Lei like New Year"s cake , but Wang Lin says jiaozi is better than New Year"s cake. The Chinese people__9__ the New Year"s cake and jiaozi in their houses. __10__ happy they are! | |||
( ) 1. A. come ( ) 2. A. America ( ) 3. A. asks ( ) 4. A. cleaning ( ) 5. A. On ( ) 6. A. everyone ( ) 7. A. eggs ( ) 8. A. delicious (美味的) ( ) 9. A. eat ( )10. A. Much | B. gets B. China B. tells B. fishing B. In B. someone B. meat B. good B. make B. Very | C. comes C. England C. carries C. reading C. Of C. no one C. jiaozi C. fast C. buy C. What | D. goes D. Australia D. helps D. shopping D. At D. everything D. mooncakes D. best D. sell D. How |
阅读理解。 | |||
In China, many young people like playing soccer. It"s very popular. But the Chinese don"t call it soccer. They call it football. Are they different? In fact, there are two kinds of football games. One is American football, and the other is soccer. There are 11 players in a soccer team. And the soccer is round. Only the goal-keeper can play the ball with hands. The others can"t play the ball with hands, and they can only play it with their feet. In the U.S.A., soccer is not very popular. They prefer playing American football to soccer. There are also 11 players in an American football team. The ball is not round. It"s oval. All the players can play the ball with hands and feet. And the goal is bigger than the one of soccer games. American football is quite different from soccer. | |||
根据短文内容,回答下列问题。 | |||
1.Which sport is very popular with many young people in China? |