【正文】 ing Festival, families will clean their homes. People think cleaning sweeps away bad luck. It makes the house ready for good luck.The colour red is everywhere during the Spring Festival. People think red is a happy colour and will bring them a bright future. People wear red, too. They decorate (裝飾) their homes with pieces of red paper. Kids get a lot of “hong bao”. It is a red paper bag with money in it. Usually, older people give younger ones hong bao. They think it brings good luck.The Spring Festival is the time to make everybody happy. So don’t say any bad words or do anything that will bring unhappiness to other people.For instance, you’d better not say any bad words like “death”. Don’t break anything. People think that it means your luck is running out.Also, don’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。I think it will be great fun to ____ this winter because I like to ____. Also, it is ________ and it can ________. I’ll try it out soon.5. Find words from the passage to fill in the blanks:In China, the winter months are usually November, December and ____. But it’s different in Australia. The winter in China is ____ in Australia because it is in the ____ part of the Earth. Winter is not always ___. You can have lots of fun. Try ____ a play and acting it out with your cousins or friends. Or you can play ____ outside and make a ____. If you have to stay ____, clean up your house and ____ it with fun pieces.Just enjoy winter!(10) Look at the light and beautiful snowflakes (雪花) falling. Ever wanted to hold them in your hands? They are always lost when they meet your hands.Well, this isn’t just a problem for you. It was a problem for Wilson Bentley, too.In the 1870s, Wilson Bentley was just a teenager. His family lived in a small town in northeast America. Winters there were long and hard. Bentley’s mother was once a school teacher. She taught him at home. Bentley didn’t go to school until he was 14. He was a quiet boy, and loved reading his mother’s books.But it was his mother’s microscope (顯微鏡)