【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 der people a Happy New Year． The older people give children gifts of money in red envelopes． The family then goes to sleep． In the morning， people dress in their best clothes． Some people stay at home， others go out to pay a New Year call． They are very polite and do not use bad words． It39。s the most important day of the year． 51． What is the other name for Chinese New Year？ A． Spring Festival（春節(jié)）． B． New Year39。s Day． C． Christmas． D． Midautumn Festival． 52． What do people usually do immediately after the Chinese New Year39。s Eve？ A． They pay visit to their friends around their families． B． They stay at home and kowtow to the older． C． They hold a party singing and dancing． D． They make beautiful dress for children． 53． How do younger people kowtow to older ones？ A． They nod their heads． B． They hold their heads high． C． They touch their heads with fingers． D． They lower their heads to the ground． 54． What do people say when they pay a New Year call to someone？ A． How are you？ B． How do you do？ C． Happy New Year！ D． Good morning！ 55． What do older people give to younger ones as gifts？ A． Best dress． B． Some money． C． Letters in red envelops． D． Good words and smile． D A French writer was visiting Japan． One day he was invited to give a talk at a university to a large group of students． As none of them could understand French， he had to have an interpreter（翻譯）． During his talk he told a funny story that went on for quite a long time． At last he stopped to let the interpreter translate it into Japanese． To his surprise， the man did this in a few seconds， and after that all the students laughed loudly． After the talk， the writer thanked the interpreter for his good work and then said to him ， “ Now please tell m e how you translated that long story of mine into such a short Japanese one．” “ I didn39。t tell the story at all，” the interpreter answered with a smile．“ I just said the famous writer had just told a funny story， and you would all laugh， please．” 56． Why did the fam ous writer e to give a talk？ A． He was asked to do so． B． He liked to give a talk everywhere． C． He was forced to do so． D． He gave a talk for money． 57． Why did the French writer need an interpreter？ A． The students didn39。t know him ． B． He didn39。t know the students． C． His French was not good enough． D． The students didn39。t know French． 58． Why did the writer stop after telling the story？ A． To have a break． B． To prepare for the next talk． C． To leave time for interpretation． D． To hear the students laugh． 59． Why was the writer surprised？ Because he thought that ． A． the interpreter did a good job and made the story understood quickly B． the students were so clever that they understood the story C． Japanese language was much easier than French language D． it was easy to make the students laugh 60． Why did the students laugh？ A． The story was really funny． B． The interpreter asked them to laugh． C． The writer was very funny． D． They could understand the story． E Rivers are one of our most important natural resources(自然資源 ). Many of the world’s great cities are located on rivers, and almost every country has at least one river flowing through it that plays an important part in the lives of its people. Since the beginning of history, people have used rivers for transportation. The longest one in the United States is the Mississippi. The lifeline of Egypt is the Nile. To the people of India , the Ganges is great. Ships can travel along it for a thousand miles. Other great rivers are the Congo in Africa and the Mekong in southeast Asia, The greatest of all for navigation(航海 ), however, is the Amazon in Brail, It is so wide and so deep that large ships can go about two thousand miles upon it. Besides transportation, rivers give food, water to drink, water for crops, and chances for fun and recreation for the people who live along their banks. In order to increase the supply of water for crops, engineers sometimes build a dam(大壩 ) across a river and let a lake form behind the dam. Then people can use the water not only to irrigate(灌溉 ) their fields but also to make electricity for their homes and industries. However, large cities and industries that are located upon rivers often make problems. As the cities grow in size and industries increase in number, the water in the rivers bees polluted with chemicals and other materials. People are learning the importance, however, of doing more to keep their rivers clean if they want to enjoy the benefits(利益 ) of this natural resource. greatest river for navigation is _________. A. the Amazon B. the Nile C. the Mekong D. the Mississippi is Wrong? Nile is in India. every country has at least one important river. cities are located on rivers. play an important part in the lives of people. building a dam, people can use the water for______. A. keeping the rivers clean B. only maki