题型:阅读选择 题类:常考题 难易度:容易
浙江省瑞安市2016-2017学年八年级上学期英语期中五校联考测试卷
阅读下列材料,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Australia Day is celebrated on January 26th each year and marks the arrival of the first British ships in Sydney Cove in 1788. It is a national holiday and a time for Australians to come together and play games. | |
The Queen's Birthday is not celebrated on the actual date of Queen Elizabeth II's birthday ( April 21st), but rather on a different day in June. It is also a public holiday in Australia and many people take advantage of the long weekend to spend time with family and friends or have outdoor activities. | |
Labor Day is celebrated on different dates in different states of Australia. It is a day to thank all workers to society. People enjoy a day off work and often join in festivals and picnics. It's a great chance to relax and have fun with family and friends. | |
Harmony Day (和谐日) is held on March 21st each year and celebrates the cultural differences of Australia. The day encourages everyone to feel included, no matter where they come from. Schools often organize activities where students dress in traditional clothing, share stories about their cultures. and enjoy different kinds of food. |
Lin Yi's Lantern: A Moon Festival Tale $8. 99 Lin Yi goes to the market to buy things for the Moon Festival. Towards the end of his trip, he realizes that he doesn't have enough money to buy both peanuts(花生) for his uncle and a red rabbit lantern for himself. He takes peanuts home at last and surprisingly, his uncle arrives with a gift — a red rabbit lantern. |
The Discovery of Fireworks and Gunpowder(火药) $16. 95 Dao, a red panda, can travel through time and space. He guides two school kids, Ethan and Emma, back in time to discover how fireworks and gunpowder were made! As Dao leads the way, the kids learn about surprising historical facts, travel to ancient China and go back to the future. |
The Moon Lady $7. 99 On a rainy afternoon, three sisters wish for the rain to stop. Ying-Ying, their grandmother, tells them a story. On the night of the Moon Festival when Ying-Ying was a little girl, she met the Moon Lady and learned from her that the best wishes were those you could make come true yourself. |
A Gift for My Sister $16. 95 A gift has come for Amy in time for Chinese New Year. Since Amy's elder sister lives in England with their aunt and uncle and is not able to make a new-year visit, she has sent Amy a special gift to show her love and her wish to keep the family together. |
World Book Day is on 23rd April. What's your favourite book? Here are the answers from four students in Sunshine Middle School.
My favourite book is A Friend like Henry. It's about how a family dog helps a boy deal with his autism (自闭症). When I felt sad, my best friend gave me this book. It cheered me up. — David |
Reading in the holiday is an interesting thing. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea is my favourite book. It's about a captain's travels under the sea. The story is very interesting and the pictures are fantastic. This book can make me relaxed. — Tony |
I like reading the Four Great Classical Novels of China. I can't wait to share the book Romance of the Three Kingdoms. I learned a lot about the three kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wu. If you are interested in history, don't miss it. — Bob |
In my opinion, The Little Prince is the best one. In this book, a young prince falls to the earth from a small planet and experiences a lot. It's not just a fiction, and it also tells us about the correct values. — Mary |
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