【正文】 ’t borrow or lend money on these days. If you have borrowed money, return it before the Spring Festival. 根據(jù)短文，選擇最佳答案：1. What do most people do on the eve of the Spring Festival?A. Family members gather for a big meal. B. Friends eat dumplings together.C. They borrow money from friends. D. They give each other hong bao.2. Why do people clean their houses days before the Spring Festival?A. Because they enjoy being clean.B. Because it is believed that cleaning will sweep away bad luck.C. Because they think it will bring happiness to others.D. Because it is thought that cleaning brings in money.3. Which of the following things is not supposed to happen during the Spring Festival?A. Returning money before the Spring Festival. B. Saying words that have to do with death.C. Wearing red clothes. D. Decorating houses with red paper.4. The underlined phrase “running out” probably means “____”.A. 跑出去 B. 打碎 C. 耗盡 D. 離開5. We can tell from the story that the Spring Festival is ____.A. a time of harvest and fun B. celebrated for one whole monthC. only celebrated in China D. a time for families to get together(9) Cold air. Snow. Shorter days. We are in winter now. Winter is the coldest season of the year. It es between autumn and spring. For us, the winter months are usually November, December and January. But that is only because we live in the northern part of the Earth. In China, winter is the time between the beginning of winter, and the beginning of spring. But, this is the time that the southern part of the Earth, has its summer. Imagine when we are playing with snow, Australian kids are enjoying ice cream! Winter isn’t always gray. It can also be bright. Here’s how. Put on a holiday play and try acting. Ask your cousins or classmates to e to your house and make beautiful clothes and write a play. Act it out for your family.Play around. Go outside and enjoy yourself. Make a snowman with your friends.If you really have to stay indoors, give your room a clean and decorate (裝飾) it. You’ll find it a lot of fun.根據(jù)短文，選擇最佳答案：1. What does this passage mainly talk bout?A. The winter season and fun winter activities.B. Ways to decorate houses.C. The difference between China and Australia.D. The colours linked to winter.2. Why are Australian kids eating ice cream when it’s winter in China?A. Because they are crazy about ice cream.B. Because winter in Australia is not as cold as that in China.C. Because it’s summer in Australia when it’s winter in China.D. Because they don’t have much to do in winter.3. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?A. The northern and southern parts of the Earth have different winter months.B. Winter can be fun if you find interesting things to do.C. The writer thinks it’s great fun to clean your house and decorate it.D. Australian kids enjoy having ice cream on winter days.4. 從短文中選出一種你喜歡的活動，并說明原因。 (12) Winter is a time for many exciting sports: sledding (雪橇), skating and skiing. Skating and skiing needs lots of skills (技巧). Sledding gives you good exercise and is lots of fun!A sled looks like a boat. It can move easily over snow or ice. Early sleds were made of wood. Now some better sleds are made of glass.Sleds can be pulled by animals. In some very cold parts of the world, people make animals like dogs, horses, and reindeer (馴鹿) pull goods or people in sleds.People also sled for sports and fun. Driving a sled does not need much skill. The driver gives a kick (踢) in the snow to start the sled. He or she can also ask someone else for help. In a sled, there can be one person or several.Usually, you have to lie on your back, feet first in a sled. As you travel, you move your body and feet to keep it in the right direction (方向).There is a special sled called the skeleton sled (骨架雪橇). It’s very different.On a skeleton, you lie on your stomach and drive the sled in a headfirst way. It is very fast! Many are afraid to ride it. But once they try it they want to do it again!閱讀短文，回答下列問題：1. What are sleds made of?2. What kind of animals can pull sleds?3. What are sleds used for?4. How do people sled? Describe the process.5. What is a skeleton sled lik