Many young people love western festivals not because of their cultural meaning, but because of life fun. They don't think it important to know the cultural meaning about western festivals. Actually, we don't just need to remember their names, but we should have an understanding of their culture and history. Western festivals are popular in China because of the differences between western festivals and Chinese ones.

Chinese festivals and western festivals were born for different reasons. Chinese festivals mainly came from celebrations, worship and other activities. However, most western festivals are linked with religions(宗教). Also the ways that western people and Chinese people celebrate festivals aren't similar. Let's take Christmas and the Spring Festival as an example. At Christmas, people prepare Christmas cards, Christmas trees and hold Christmas evenings. Traditionally, Chinese people celebrate the Spring Festival based on blood relationship in the forms of watching television and paying New Year's visits. In addition, western festivals deliver quite different values from Chinese ones. For example, the Valentine's Day, which falls on February14th,adds fresh mind to Chinese. The festival spreads seeds in-every corner of China and encourages people to look for true love which belongs to themselves. Ancient Chinese people don't dare to think of that.

Whether you like western festivals or not, you can't ignore the effect western festivals they have brought to us. We are paying more attention to thanks-giving and emotions instead of food and money. They have made great contributions to enrich our culture.

【1】Many young people love western festivals because of life fun, don’t they?

【2】Why are western festivals popular in China?

【3】How do western people usually celebrate Christmas according to the article?

【4】What don't ancient Chinese people dare to think of?

【5】How many differences between western festivals and Chinese festivals are mentioned in the article?

【6】Which western festival did you celebrate?

What advantages can you gain after understanding western festivals? List two points.

Vendor Booth(小販推位)East Village Street Market 2019

ev-na.com

$269.00

Come and join the East Village Neighborhood as we hold the 9th Yearly East Village Street Market and celebrate Canada Day.

We are excited to invite you to join us for a day of celebration. We have vendor booths available for the day at $269.00, which include a 10 m area and a table each for you to sell your items.

Monday, July 1, 2019 from 10:00 am-4:00 pm

Along 6th Street SE(Between River and 9th Avenue SE).

Register(注冊(cè))online at ev-na.com/ev-street-fair

Space is limited!

Last year we had about 90 booths and over 18,000 people came to attend many activities to celebrate Canada Day! We are looking forward to having similar victory again this year.

There will be music, street performances, makeup parades, kids' activities, centers for conversation, and more! This is a wonderful chance for vendors to get contact with locals in the East Village and a wonderful chance for people of all ages to have fun and learn about what is being offered.

We are excited for the event to work together with our local culture centers, businesses and artists to celebrate our East Village. 2019 is the year we hope to create a new future of East Village and inspire people here to take part in its growth as a wonderful city.

【1】According to the article,_________ East Village Street Markets have been held.

A. 6B. 7C. 8D. 9

【2】If you pay $269.00, you can get a vendor area of 10m and a table _________on July 1.

A. from 10:00 pm-4:00 amB. from 4:00 pm-10:00 pm

C. from 10:00 am-4:00 pmD. from 4:00 am-10:00 am

【3】At the Yearly East Village Street Market, people can enjoy many activities Except_________

A. kids' activitiesB. free conversationsC. street performancesD. ballroom dance

【4】To celebrate the East Village, _________will go in for the yearly event.

A. artists and managersB. singers and directorsC. kids and teachersD. vendors and locals

【5】If you are interested in the vendor booth, you can contact the East Village Neighborhood by_________

A. making a phone callB. using the InternetC. paying a visitD. posting a letter

【6】You will probably read such an article in the _________section of a newspaper.

A. lifeB. worldC. sportsD. review

One day I was driven by a rain-storm to take shelter in a little hut by the road-side, which was used by a shoe-maker as his workshop to fix shoes. The man and his son were busy with their work; and after saying, "Good day," we began to talk together.

Before I had been with them long, the old man sent his son out to get something that he needed for his repair. His son was only one kilometre away, but it was too long for the h【1】 shoe-maker to be free. He at last took up a piece of leather and began to work on it, saying, "You know, sir, it will never do to waste time."

As soon as the rain was over, I went on my way home, thinking over what I had heard, "It will never do to waste time." Some people are always lazy, others are lazy only now and then. I was one of the second ones. I couldn't f 【2】 my attention all the time. So the old man's words came home with me and I began to feel how w【3】it was to waste so much of my life in laziness.

I had often heard and read that laziness was great h 【4】; but now I begin to see that it causes far more disadvantages than people are aware of. They don't know the wasted time never goes back.

When a man is busy, he is said to be "occupied." What does that mean? It means that a man at work is like a house with people living in it. When our minds are full of our work, there is no s【5】 for anything else. Laziness, on the other hand, is emptiness; and when the mind is empty, then the doors are thrown open, and bad thoughts come in to influence your pure heart. When it once gets hold of a man, the habit of laziness isn't e【6】 got rid of.

I have made up my mind to follow the shoe-maker's rule for the rest of my life. Although it was very hard at first, I stick to it because I learn to r【7】 myself not to waste time. Above all, I decide that my mind should never be empty.

A. first B. century C. stuck D. finally E) women

Paper cutting can be seen in many parts of China during the Spring Festival. Perhaps the art of paper cutting in China dates back to the second 【1】. A thousand years ago, paper cutting was used for decoration. According to history books, 【2】 in the Tang Dynasty used paper cut as headdress. In the Song Dynasty, it was used to decorate gifts. People 【3】 paper cut on windows or doors or use them to make walls, mirrors or lanterns more beautiful Paper cutting is all made by hand. Simple patterns can be cut with a knife. For complicated(復(fù)雜的)patterns, people 【4】 drew the patterns on the paper and then used various kinds of knives to cut them out.

A. factories B. changed C. flew D. together E) regularly

Paper cutting has various styles in different parts of China. It covers nearly all topics, such as flowers, birds, animals and so on. In the past, women living in the countryside worked 【5】 in their free time to make paper-cutting. As society develops, fewer and fewer people learn this skill. At present, there are 【6】for paper cutting in China. Exhibitions are held 【7】 and books about this art form are published. Paper cutting has 【8】 from a form of decoration to a kind of art. At the same time, paper cutting also appears in cartoons, on stages, in magazines and in TV series.

【1】The government has built many more parking places to meet people' s needs. (改為否定句)

The government ______ ______ many more parking places to meet people’s needs.

【2】The foreign friends visited that small village fifteen years ago. (對(duì)劃線部分提問)

______ ______ the foreign friends visit that small village?

【3】Peter was telling his grandmother how she could turn on the air-conditioner(保持句意不變)

Peter was telling his grandmother ______ ______ turn on the air-conditioner.

【4】No people in our neighborhood set off fireworks last year. (改為反意疑問句)

No people in our neighborhood set off fireworks last year, ______ ______?

【5】The waitress took away the plates after we finished eating. (改為被動(dòng)語態(tài))

The plates ______ ______ away by the waitress after we finish eating.

【6】“Do you have a meeting to attend tomorrow?” I asked Jack. (改為賓語從句)

I asked Jack ______ ______ had a meeting to attend the next day.

【7】we, the air quality, are glad, has improved, that, a lot (連詞成句)

_____________________________________________________________________________.

---Sorry, but I cannot make it today

A. I often go to the concert at weekendsB. Thanks a lot for your support

C. Make yourself at homeD. Let's go out for dinner tonight

-________.

A. That’s very kind of youB. Yes, I'd like toC. No problemD. Not at all

A. how longB. how soonC. how oftenD. how far

Write at least 60 words on the topic“ gives me courage”（以“ 讓我鼓起勇氣”為題，寫一篇不少60 個(gè)字的短文，標(biāo)點(diǎn)符號(hào)不占格）

在生活或?qū)W習(xí)中我們難免會(huì)遇到一些困難與挫折，面對(duì)困難我們需要鼓起勇氣。請(qǐng)結(jié)合你的一次自身經(jīng)歷，補(bǔ)充完整標(biāo)題，說一說什么令你鼓起勇氣，談一談你是如何勇敢克服困難的。

（注意：短文中不得出現(xiàn)任何人名、校名及其他相關(guān)信息，否則扣分。）

The following is for reference only (一下表達(dá)僅供參考)

（1） have difficulty in ….

（2） Encourage me to….

（3） Try my best to …..

“It’s time to wake up, Emily,” my mom sings from the kitchen. I pretended to open my eyes. Why didn’t the alarm on my cellphone ring?

Soon, I realized it was April 8, the day for my program : “A day without technology.”I didn’t realize what I had gotten myself into until I was driving to school in my car. No radio blasting my favorite songs. I had to sing to myself.

As soon as I got to school, I went to the library to print out my English project from my flash drive. “Uh-oh,” I thought. “This isn’t expected.” Finally,I had to spend nearly an hour writing the report again.

The school day went on and I finally got used to the rules. This wasn’t so hard! I could do this every day.

I drove home in silence again, and my mind eventually went into after-school mode (模式),depending on what I would eat for supper and who would be voted off (被淘汰出局)American Idol later that night. The last thing I knew, I was chat with friends on Facebook, check email and watch a video on YouTube, all at the same time!

My mom walked in and her jaw dropped.

“What happened to nohomework?” she asked me. I froze for the second time that day and ordered myself to go back to reality. I had failed.

This experiment, which many teenagers would never have the courage to try, was actually convenient to me.Even though my attempt(嘗試) at going about my day without these luxuries (奢侈品) was a failure, I realized that if I really tried,I would be completely successful without my addiction to technology.

These devices suddenly make my life easier, and I’m sure I wouldn’t practice getting rid of them altogether, but I do believe the lives of today’s teenagers would be dramatically different without our tech dependence.

【1】Who woke Emily up on April 8,the cellphone or her mother?

______________________________________________________________

【2】What program did Emily take part in on that day?

______________________________________________________________

【3】Why did Emily have to write her report again in the school?

______________________________________________________________

【4】What did Emily usually do in the evening besides doing her homework? (List two of them)

______________________________________________________________

【5】Emily failed to spend her day without technology,didn’t she?

______________________________________________________________

【6】Do you want to have a one-day experience without technology?Why or why not?

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