二.阅读理解(20分)

　　A

　　We spoke to three students from around the world about different national holidays. There are different customs (习俗) for each festival.

　　Tan Xiaodong. 15. Hong Kong, China

　　“It’ll soon be Chinese New Year> Before it we’ll clean the house and decorate it for good luck. Every shop is going to close for a few days and we’ll go out a lot to celebrate in the streets. We might go and see the lion and dragon dances in the city center. I love this festival. ”

　　Wendy, 16, Sydney, Australia

　　“Australia is on 26 th January and it’s an important holiday here. We always have a Monday off, so we celebrate for three days. My parents and I go to the countryside for a picnic and friends always come over. Many people go to beach parties or street parties and there’s lots of music and dancing. What fun!”

　　Amy, 14, New York, the USA

　　“The first Thanksgiving Day was hundreds years ago when Europeans who came to America thanked God for his help. It’s still a very important day for families to be together. This year we’re going to visit my parents and we’ll eat a delicious meal of turkey. Thanksgiving Day is on the fourth Thursday in November every year.”

　　1. How many festivals are mentioned (提到) in the passage?

　　A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.

　　2. During the Chinese New Year, tourists can _________.

　　A. do a lot of shopping B. see lion and dragon dances

　　C. decorate the house for good luck D. eat turkey

　　3. On Australia Day, families often ___________.

　　A. have a picnic in the countryside B. go to a swimming pool

　　C. have a party at school D. clean the house and dance

　　4. What do you think a turkey is in the passage?

　　A. A country B. A festival C. A bird D. A kind of drink

　　5. From the passage, we can learn that _____________.

　　A. Australia is an important day for family members to get together

　　B. different festivals have different customs

　　C. many go out for s picnic with friends before Chinese New Year

　　D. the first Thanksgiving Day was born a hundred years ago

　　B

　　Traveling to work by car gets more expensive today. People can do nothing about the world’s price of petrol (汽油). They have to go to work, so they have to pay. However, some people are trying to stop driving to work.

　　People are looking for a cheaper means of transportation and they have found out that it is a

　　good choice to ride bikes to work . More and more people return to bikes .

　　Children often go to school by bike. But now businessmen are going to work by bike, too.

　　“The bike is easy to use,” says Molly, and it is also very cheap. It is a good choice for those who

　　do business like me. You can buy thirty bikes for the price of a small car. A bike doesn’t use

　　expensive petrol. A child who is ten years old can learn to take care of a bike. And most bikes can be used for a long time.

　　Mr Brown goes to his hospital by bike every day. He says, “A bike doesn’t cost a lot of

　　money, and most families can have two or more ones. Bike riding is good for our health. Today

　　most people get fat because they don’t get enough exercise. So I tell all my patients to buy bikes. Besides, in big cities it’s usually quicker to travel by bike than by bus or by car. Drivers can’t do anything but get angry when there is traffic jam (交通堵塞).

　　6. Some people don’t want to drive to work because .

　　A. the cars are getting expensive B. the petrol is getting expensive

　　C. the cars are difficult to take care of D. the petrol is of bad quality

　　7. The phrase “return to bikes” in the second paragraph means “ .”

　　A. begin to ride bikes again B. give bikes back to their owners

　　C. begin to collect bikes D. sell their bikes to others

　　8. From the passage, we can know Molly is a .

　　A. teacher B. doctor C. student D. businesswoman

　　9. According to Mr Brown , bike riding is good for us mainly in aspects(方面).

　　A. two B. three C. four D. five

　　10.Which is the best title for this passage ?

　　A. Cars and petrol B. Expensive petrol

　　C. Back to bike times D. Bike riding for a long life