The Lunar Calendar（阴历）

    Modern Chinese use the solar calendar（阳历）as English people do . But at the same time, they use their own lunar calendar. Each lunar year is given the name of one of these animals : the rat , the ox , the tiger , the hare , the dragon , the snake , the horse , the goat , the monkey , the chicken , the dog and the pig . This list lasts for 12 years and then starts again.

    Each Chinese month starts on the day of the new moon. And the full moon comes on the 15th day of the month. The New Year always starts between January 21 and February 20. On the last day of the lunar year, there is a big family dinner. All members of the family except married daughters try to be present at this meal, even of they have to travel many miles to reach the home of their parents. Old quarrels are forgotten, and everybody is happy. After the dinner, the children keep awake to welcome the New Year.

    The New Year celebrations last for 15 days, from the new moon to the full moon. On the first day, children and unmarried people go to visit their elders .

1. If next year is the year of the dragon, what was the name of last year?

   A．It was the year of tiger.             B．It was the year of the hare.

   C．It was the year of snake.            D．It was the year of the ox.

2. Suppose that next Chinese New Year’s Day is on 15th February, when will people have their big family dinner?

A．On February 15                              B．On February 16 

C．On February 14                              D．On February 17

3. The family usually have their big family dinner at the home of ________.

   A．the married son                              B．the married daughter

   C．the unmarried son                        D．the parents

4. People celebrate the New Year ________.

A．for 15 days  

B．from the new moon to the full moon in the first month of the lunar year

C．from January 21 to February 20

D．both A and B

5. From this selection we know that each Chinese month is measured by ______.

  A．the sun’s revolutions（旋转）        B．the moon’s revolutions

  C．the earth’s revolutions               D．both the earth’s and moon’s revolutions

1．Yang Lei said that t           the students in China’s rural area changed her life.

2．Everyone should care for wild animals in d           .

3．The families are so poor that there isn’t enough money for e        .

4． He passed the exam          （幸运的）.

5．Are you a            （专职的） football player ?

6．At the time, the little boy was having fun c            the tree.

7．We are r          good friends.

8．Mr. Wang had a unusual e            last year.

9．Don’t get n           .You’ll be right soon.

10．It was raining when the plane l            in Beijing.

根据短文意思，用所给词语的适当形式填空。

Health is very important, it means everything, so we should   1     （ take ）good care of ourselves. But one day, Mrs. Zhao  2   （ meet ） a problem. She    3    

（ feel ）both weak and tired .She was  4  （ worry ） about her health .When she worked in the garden, she   5   （have）to sit down and rest every 5 minutes . So she went to see a doctor. After   6    （ look ） her over ,the doctor said that she was only fat. There  7   （be） nothing serious. If she wanted to be   8  （thin） than before, she’d better take     9    （much） exercise , eat vegetables ,   10     （ little ） meat .

Which subject do you like best? In American high school, most students take English, science, math and history. These are basic courses and each course is as useful as others. In English class, the students study grammar and famous literature（文学作品）. In science class, they study biology, chemistry and physics.

（A）History is more interesting for some students because they can learn about important events and places in the United States. Students take other courses, too. These are electives（选修课）. Some of them are music, home economics and computer science. Students don't have to take all of these courses. Some learn music （B） they feel It is more enjoyable. Some study computer science because they think it is more practical（实用的）. In each class, teachers give students exams. Some exams are more difficult than others, and even a good student can’t always do well.

1、What are basic courses in American high school?

                                               .

2、  What do the students study in science class?

                                               .

3、  Don’t teachers give students exams?

                                               .

4、  对（A）划线部分提问。                                                      

5、  将（B）变为简单句。                                                       

1、She is picking apples . （改为将来时）

   She                                  apples tomorrow.

2、Lucy did well in last week’s talent show .（改为否定句）

   Lucy                              well in last week’s talent show.

3、I was washing my hair at eight yesterday evening。（对划线部分提问）

                            you doing at eight yesterday evening？

4、She said to me, “I will fly to Beijing tomorrow.”（改为间接引语）

She said to me that                     fly to Beijing tomorrow.

5、Will the kids go to the zoo next Saturday ?（作否定回答）

            ,                         .

6、I think you should finish your homework first.（改为否定句）

   I                              finish your homework first.

7、His father traveled all over the world last year.（改为同意句）

   His father traveled                      last year.

8、You shouldn’t bring friends from other school to the party.（改为祈使句）

                   friends from other schools to the party.

假如你是班长，请你根据以下提示为班里制定几项规章制度。要求：提纲中的信息要全部用上，并写出不这样做或这样做的后果会怎样，内容可适当发挥，词数70左右，不包含已给的句子。

提示：1·上课认真听讲，独立完成作业；

      2·不迟到

      3·不在课上听音乐或睡觉；

      4·不穿牛仔裤到学校；

      5·不打架

The rules for our class

I want you to remember the rules for our class.

__Will you please _____it to me on Friday?

__What about Saturday? My computer doesn’t work well these days.

A．send              B．give               C．e--mail            D．bring

It’s an important decision for you, so ____your time and think it over.

A．take              B．waste              C．kill             D．save

---Do you think it will do us good or harm?

 ---______.Let’s beg for God’s help.

A．It’s hard to say           B．I’m sure           C．It’s impossible            D．You are right

If you are weak ____a subject, ______and asking a teacher for advice can help.

A．at; working                              B．in; work hard   

C．at; work hard                                  D．in; working hard