Americans celebrate Independence Day on _____.

The Americans won the war of independence in the decisive battle at ______.

A．Boston

B．Yorktown

C．Norfolk

D．Pittsburgh

A

Americans（美国人） eat three meals a day． They usually have eggs， bread， fruits，milk and coffee for breakfast in the morning． Lunch is not the dinner for Americans．They eat hamburgers， French fries， sandwiches or fruits in the workplace(工作场所)．

Students take sandwiches， fruits or hamburgers to school for lunch． Supper， the dinner， is the main(主要的) meal of the day． They usually eat supper at home． Mother cooks the supper： soup， salad， fish， chicken， vegetables and wine(酒)． After that，

they have some dessert， ice cream， fruits and some coffee or tea．

( )21． Americans have three meals a day． They are_________

A． breakfast，lunch and dinner

B． lunch，supper and dinner

C． breakfast，supper and dinner

D． breakfast，dinner，supper

This passage tells us that ________.

A. the Americans like to eat sweet foods for breakfast

B. all American foods come from other countries

C. not all American foods are really American

D. very few Americans have breakfast every day

A、On

B、For

C、During

D、At

此题为判断题(对，错)。

Most of us，when we reached our teens，started looking forward to the day when we would occupy places of our own，far from the confines of our families. We saw this moving away as a chance to strike out on our own，to grow，to spread out wings and experience freedom. At the same time，we regarded this independence as temporary-the thing to do until we found the perfect mate and married. Over the years，many millions of people have made this passage from one family to another，with just a brief，often nervous interval of independence in between. But recently，more and more people have begun to challenge the concept that living together is better than living alone. Being single is now accepted as an alternative lifestyle-one that is natural，rewarding，and complete. In fact，being single has become almost fashionable.

Passage Four

Every culture and every country in the world celebrates New Year, but not everyone does it the same way. The countries in North America and Europe welcome New Year on January the first. This practice began with the Romans in the Middle East, New Year is when spring begins. People in China and Vietnam celebrate it on the first day of the Spring Festival, which is the first day of their calendar based on the moon. Rosh Hashana, which is the Jewish (犹太人的) New Year, comes at the end of summer. The Hindus (印度教教徒 ) in India celebrate the first day of each season, so they have four New Years.

In all these cultures, there is a practice of making noise. People made noise in ancient times to drive away the evil spirits (妖精) from their homes. Today making noise is more of a custom than a religious rim

In the United States, many people stay up until midnight on New Year's Eve to watch the clock pass from one year to the next. Friends often gather together at a party on New Year's Eve, and when the new year comes, all ring bells, blow' whistles, sing songs, and kiss each other. A favorite Scottish song which everyone sings together is Auld Lang Sync. The words tell of old friends and good times.

In all cultures, New Year's Day is a time when people think of new beginnings. They want to make the coming year better than the last one. Many people in the United States make New Year resolutions. These are specific promises that they make to improve their behavior, change their habits, and become better people. There are many jokes about how a person keeps his or her New Year resolutions.

48. In ancient times, the practice of making noise was meant ______.

A. to keep the evil spirits away

B. to have fun

C. to celebrate the coming of the new year

D. to keep to a custom

A、mood

B、emotion

C、attitude

D、feeling

TALKING ABOUT BOXING DAY

A. People will give money and other gifts

B. Come on. Let s go.

C. Boxing Day D. Well, I see.

E. Yes, indeed so. _Zhang Hua and Peter are talking about Boxing Day after dinner._ …

PETER：Do you know what do we call the day after Christmas Day

ZHANG HUA：(1)But I don t know much about it.

PETER：Boxing Day is on December 26, the day after Christmas. People celebrate theholiday in many Commonwealth nations.

ZHANG HUA：(2)What would you usually do on Boxing Day

PETER：(3)to charitable institutions, needy individuals, and people in service jobs. And on that day, there are many discounts in the shopping centers and department stores.

ZHANG HUA：I guess the shopping centers must be very crowded.

PETER：(4)Do you want to go shopping

ZHANG HUA：I won t miss this opportunity.

PETER：I want to go too. (5)

ZHANG HUA：All right.

People _________ a new festival so that African Americans would be able to celebrate their history and culture.

A：invented

B：produced

C：manufactured

D：created