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have changed too. I have e back home this weekend and for my little sister’s birthday. It has surprised me to see how much everything has changed. My sister has just had her 12th birthday. She has never been interested in fashion, so I bought her a CD by her favourite band. Everybody else bought her clothes. My sister says that she has been interested in clothes since her teacher asked her to model for the charity fashion show. My mum has already redecorated my old room. I have always had posters on the walls and big cushions(坐墊 ) to sit on. Now there are famous paintings on the walls and all my cushions have gone. I haven’t talked to my dad much yet. He has recently bought a Wii and now spends a lot of time playing golf on it. He has always loved golf. He has never played in the winter though, because of the bad weather. Now he can. I have never seen him so happy. It feels strange that so much has changed. I have missed so much. I have enjoyed my visit though, and I have taken lots of photos for my university room. I have some new memories!(改編自初中英語(yǔ)讀本 8B) ( )51. What does the writer do? A. She is a teacher. B. She is a high school student. C. She is a university student. D. She is a golf player. ( )52. The writer’s sister probably liked ____________ be st in the past. A .fashion B. charity C. clothes D. music ( )53. _________ redecorated the writer’s old room. A. Her father B. Her mother C. Her little sister D. Herself ( )54. What does the writer feel when she meets so many changes? A. She feels strange but happy. B. She feel strange and disappointed. C. She feels angry. D. She feels unhappy. ( )55. What’s the topic of the passage? A. The writer loves living away from home very much. B. The writer finds her home has changed a lot when she es back. C. The writer has changed a lot when she es back home. D. The writer’s little sister has changed a lot. 第二部分 ( 非選擇題 共 55分 ) ( C)、 任務(wù)型閱讀 ,根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容完成相 關(guān)任務(wù) ,每空一詞(共 10 題,計(jì) 10分) Celebrating New Year’s Day is one of the oldest and most exciting traditions around the world. Since this festival marks the beginning of the year, New Year’s Day is thought of as a perfect time for a “clean start”. People in the worl d decide to act better in the year just beginning than the year just ended. No day has ever been celebrated in so many different ways. All over the world, countries have their own special beliefs about what the New Year means to them. In Scotland, the New Year is called Hogmanay. In the villages of Scotland, barrels of tar (瀝青 ) are set on fire. It represents that the old year is burned up and the new one is allowed to enter. New Year’s Day is also the Festival of Saint Basil in Canada. Children leave their shoes by the fireside on New Year’s Day with the hope that S aint Basil, who is famous for his kindness, will e and fill their shoes with gifts. The Jewish New Year is called Rosh Hashanah. It is an important time when Jews promise to do better in the future. Special services are held in the church, children are given new clothes and New Year bread is cooked to remind people of harvest time. On New Year’s Day in Japan, everyone gets dressed in their new clothes and homes are decorated with bamboos— symbols of long life. In European countries such as Germany, France and Belgium, families start the New Year by first attending church services. Afterwards, they visit friends and relatives. In France, boys and girls receive gifts of money on New Year’s Day. New Year Celebrations Around the 56. __________ Country/people Celebration activities Special beliefs Scotland People of tar. The old year is burned up and the new one is allowed to enter. Canada Children leave their 58. ____by