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A
A you ng man asked Albert Ein ste in , the great Germa n scie ntist , what the of success
is. The scie ntist told him that the secret of success is hard work. A few days later the you ng
man asked the same questi on aga in . Ein ste in was very anno yed . He did not say any thi
ng ,but wrote a few words on a piece of paper .
On it was writte n: A=X+Y+Z.
“ What does this mean ? ” asked the you ng man .
“ A means “ success "” explained the old scientist . “ X stands for hard
for good method （方法） and Z Z means stop talking and get down to work.
1. The young man _______ .
A. wan ted to meet Ein ste in
B. wan ted to be a great scie ntist like Ei nstein
C. was eager （渴望）to know the secret of success
D. wan ted to be a stude nt of Ein ste in
2. In Einstein ' s opinion the secret of success was _________ .
A. to work with great energy （精力，活力）
B. to study hard day and ni ght
C. to lear n from great scie ntists
D. to raise （提岀） questions as many as you could
3. “ Y” stands for _____ .
A. hard work
B. great energy
C. great success
D. good manner（方法）
4. The word “annoyed ” means _______ .
A. angry
B. sad
C. lovely
D. glad
5. Ein stein was a man who
A. liked to talk with you ng people
B. liked to help others
C. liked to make frie nds with you ng people
D. liked to work , but didn ' t like to talk
B
British newspapers are much smaller than they used to be and their readers are often in a
hurry ,so newspapermen write as few words as possible .They tell their readers at once what happened ,where ,when and how it happened and what was the result how many people were
killed ,what change was done and so on .Readers want the fact（事实）set out as fully and accurately as possible .Readers are also interested in the
people who have see n the accide nt. So a n ewspaperma n always likes to get some in formatio n （信息）from some one who was there, which can be give n in the pers on
s own words .Because he can use only a few words ,the newspaperman must choose those words carefully ,every one must be effective（有效）.In stead of “ he called out in
a loud voice ” , he writes ” he shouted ” ; in stead of “ the loose stones rolled no isily dow n the
side of the mountain ”，he will write ” they thu ndered dow n the mountain side ”
t very clever, and most of them are in a hurry. B. take no in terest in what has happe ned Because many of the readers are n 1. From the text, we learn that newspapermen write as few words as possible ,because
readers
rj / A. want to know more about the n ews
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C. have no time to read the news carefully
D. pay much atte nti on to the result
D.perso
2. The underlined word ” one” in the text refers to ______ .
A. word
B.n ewspaperma n
C.reader
n
3. Which of the followi ng would best complete the text ?
A. he will keep his writing short
B. he won ' t care about his writing
C. he will give nothing but in formati on
D. he won ' t make his writing good enough.
4. In what way do you thi nk British n ewspapers have become smaller?
A. In a page size.
B. In n umber of readers.
C. In n umber of pages.
D. In n umber of copies
5. Which of the followi ng is true?
A. Readers are not satisfied with the short n ews.
B. Not many people have time to read the long articles in newspapers.
C. Readers find the lan guage of the n ewspapers excit ing.
D. Newspaperme n try to report as fully as possible.
C
The story happened during the Second World War （战争）.An old man lived in a small town of Germany. He had three sons and they all worked in the same factory where he had worked. After the war had begun , his sons were all made to join the army one after another and they all died in the frights . The old man was very sad . he did n ' t have eno ugh food and was ofte n hungry . And no body helped him and he did n ' t know how to go in liv ing .
It was a very cold win ter ni ght . The old man could n ' t go to sleep . He had
bee n hungry for two days and it was so cold in his room that ice could be see n .
He had to get up and begu n to run in the room un til he lay dow n on the grou nd. The
n ext mor ning he had to beg from door to door. He had bee n to a lot of cities and
knew a lot.
Once he came to a village , but the villages were all poor and couldn ' t give him anything . He was too hungry to go to another village . He thought hard and found a way . He came to a police stati on and called out , “ Hitler is a foolish pig （希特勒是蠢猪）!"
Out came an old policema n at once . He took the old man into a room , gave him
some bread and a cup of tea . Then he said , “ Don' t say in our village , sir ! ”
"I ' msorry, sir. ” Said the old man . "I don' t know it ' s Hitler ' s hometown . ”
“ No, no , sir. ” The policeman said in a hurry. " It ' s pig ' s hometown ! ”
1. The old man was .
A. a Germa n
B. a French
C. an Australia n
D. an En glishma n
2. The old man was sad because
A. his three sons all died duri ng the war
B. His three sons had to join the army
C. He had no food or clothes
D. He lived in the small tow n alone
3. The old man got up and ran in his room to ________ .
A. keep healthy
B. Forget he was sad and hungry
C. Make him warm
D. Find a way to forget he was hungry
4. The old man shouted outside the police stati on because ____
A. he hated Hitler very much
B. he hoped the policema n could help him
C. he wan ted to make the policeme n angry
D. he thought the he would be give n some food in pris on （监狱）
5. Which stateme nt is true?
A. The old policeman hated Hitler , too
B. The old policema n found that the old man his best frie nd
C. The old policema n would send the old man in pris on
D. The old policeman liked Hitler better than pigs
D
Miss Gorgers taught physices in a New York school. Last month she expla ined to one of her classes about sou nd, and she decided to test them to see how successful she had been in her explanation. She said to them, “ Now I have a brother in Los
Angeles. If I was calling him on the phone and at the same time you were 75 feet away, liste ning to me from across the street, which of you would hear what I said earlier, my brother or you and for what reason? ”
Tom at once an swered, “ Your brother. Because electricity travels faster tha n
sou nd waves. ”“ That' s very good, ” Miss Gorgers an swered; but the n one of the
girls raised her hand, and Miss Gorgers said, “ Yes, Kate? ”
"I disagree, ” Kate said. “Your brother would hear you earlier because when it ' s 11 o ' clock here it ' s only 8 o ' clock in Los Angeles. ”
1. Miss Gorgers was teachi ng her class .
A. how to teleph one
B. about electricity
C. about time zone （时区）
D. about sou nd
2. Miss Gorgers asked this questi on because she wan ted to know whether .
A. it was easy to phone to Los An geles
B. her stude nt could hear her from 75 feet away
C. her stude nts had grasped （理解）her less on
D. sou nd waves were slower tha n electricity
3. Tom thought that electricity was .
A. slower tha n sou nd waves
B. faster tha n sou nd waves
C. not so fast as sou nd waves
D. as fast as sou nd waves
4. Kate thought Tom was wrong because .
A. clocks in Los Angeles showed a different time from those in New York
B. electricity was slower than sou nd waves
C. Tom was not good at physics at all
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A. Tom ' s
B. Kate ' s
C. Both A and B
D. Neither A nor B
It was Mondy. Mrs Smith ' s dog was hungry, but there was not any meat in the
house.
Considering that there was no better way. Mrs Smith took a piece of paper, and
wrote the following words on it: “ Give my dog half a pound of meat. ” Then
sh
Take this to the butcher (pers on whose job
is selling meat), and he ' s going to give you your lunch today.
Holdi ng the piece of paper in its mouth, the dog ran to the butcher
the paper to the butcher. The butcher read it carefully, recognized that it was really
the lady ' s handwriting and soon did it as he was asked to. The dog was very happy,
and ate the meat up at once.
At noon, the dog came to the shop aga in .It gave the butcher a piece of paper
again. After reading it, he gave it half a pound of meat once more.
The n ext day, the dog came aga in exactly at noon. And as usual, it brought a piece of paper in the mouth. This time, the butcher did not take a look at paper,
and gave the dog its meat, for he had regarded the dog as one of his customers (* people who buy somethi ng from a shop).
But, the dog came again at four o' clock. And the same thing happened once again. To the butcher ' s more surprise, it came for the third time at six o ' clock, and brought with it a third piece of paper. The butcher felt a bit puzzled. He said to himself, “ This is a small dog. Whydoes Mrs Smith give it so much meat to eat today?
Looking at the piece of paper, he found that there were not any words on it!
6. Mrs Smith treated her little dog quite .
A. cruelly
B. fairly
C. ki ndly
D.u nfrien dly
7. It seemed that the dog knew well that the paper Mrs Smith gave it
A. might do it much harm.
B. could do it much good
C. would help the butcher
D. was worth many pou nds
8. The butcher did not give any meat to the dog .
A. before he felt sure that the words were really written by Mrs Smith
B. whe n he found that the words on the paper were not clear
C. because he had sold out all the meat in his shop
D. un til he was paid eno ugh by Mrs Smith
9. From its expere nee, the dog found that .
A. only the paper with Mrs Smith ' s words on it could bring it meat
B. the butcher would give the meat to it whenever he saw it
C. Mrs Smith would pay for the meat it got from the butcher
D. a piece of paper could bring it half a pound of meat
ft f f/j A. the dog was clever en ough to write on the paper
B. the dog dared not go to the butcher '
butcher was told not to give any meat to the dog
butcher found himself cheated (* act in a way that is not honest) by the clever
s any more
C. the
D. the
an imal
the paper to her dog and said gen tly:
s. It gave
10. At the end of the story, you ' ll find that
初二英语阅读理解精选题(一) My class will put on a short play in English at the end of the year. Yesterday our English teacher gave us copies of the play. “Choose a character in the play whom you’d like to be, ”she told us. “This afternoon learn a few lines of this part for homework. Then tomorrow you can say those lines in front of the class. I’ll decide who play each part.” I wanted to have one of the bigger parts in the play, so I choose the part of the king. He has a lot of lines to say. I learned them by heart. This morning in our English lesson we had to say our lines. I acted the part of the king. When I said my lines, I put a lot of expression into my acting. I thought I acted really well. Everyone in the class read a part and then the teacher who would play each part. Many of the students in my class couldn’t act at all. They couldn’t even read without making lots of mistakes. I was sure that I would get a big part in the play. However, the teacher gave me the part of a soldier. He has only one line. It is, “Yes, sir!” I was very disappointed. At the end of the lesson I went up to her and asked her why I had such a small part. “You put too much expression in your acting,” she said. “Good acting is not big acting. It is acting the audience can believe in.” I think I know what she means. 48. What did the boy want to do in the play? A. To get an important part B. To organize the play C. To get a large acting part. D. To work the lights. 49. How did the boy feel when the teacher told the class they would put on a play? A. Bored. B. Sad. C. Excited. D. Unhappy.
八年级英语阅读理解专项练习 A One day a rich man and a businessman met in a restaurant. For their lunch they both ordered soup. When it was brought, the rich man tasted it, but the soup was so hot that he burned his mouth and tears came into his eyes. The businessman asked him why he was crying. The rich man didn’t want to tell the truth and he told a lie,“Sir, I had a brother who was killed last year. I was thinking of his death, and that made me cry.”The businessman believed his story and began to eat his soup. He also burned his mouth so much that he had tears in his eyes. The rich man noticed it and asked the businessman,“Sir, why do you cry?”The businessman, who now saw that the rich man had cheated him, answered,“Oh, I’m crying because you were not killed together with your brother. I) 根据短文内容判断正（Ｔ）误（Ｆ）（５分） ( )76.The rich man didn’t tell the truth. ( )77.Though the rich man burned the mouth, he shouldn’t have told the lie. ( )78.The rich man had a brother who was burned. ( )79.The businessman believed the rich man’s story at first. ( )80.The businessman’s answer showed that he was very happy. II) 根据短文内容将下列句子排序．（５分） 81.They ordered the soup and the soup was so hot that the rich man
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初二英语阅读理解试题 2 来源：作者：qqw 发布时间：2007-10-30 A A man has a cat. He likes her very much. At mealtime the cat sits at the table with him. The man eats with a knife and a fork, but the cat eats from her plate. Sometimes, when she finishes her dish, her master will give her a bit of his food. He shares his meal with her. One day the cat is not at the table at mealtime. “Ah! Where is my cat” asks the man..His wife says, “Can’t you eat without her” So the meal begins without the cat. Before lunch is over, the cat rushes into the room and jumps into the chair quickly. She has two mice in her mouth, and before anyone can stop her, she drops(扔下) one into her own plate, and the other into her master’s plate. “Dear me!” cries the woman, “A mouse is in your plate!” “Hush(安静)!” says her husband. “This shows that she is a nice cat. She knows what friendship(友谊) is. She wishes me to share her dinner as I often share mine with her. 根据短文内容，判断正误，正确（T），错误（F）。 ( )1. The master loves his cat very much. ( )2. The cat always shares her food with her master. ( )3. One day the cat is not at the table at mealtime. ( )4. The cat hurries(匆忙) home with two mice in her mouth when the master and his wife are having lunch. ( )5. The story tells us the cat also loves her master. B My name is Max. I am twelve years old. I have many friends. Most of them are as old as I. Some are older. Some are younger. My best friend is Bill. He lives near me. We go to the same school and we are in the same class. Bill helps me with my maths homework. I help him with his English homework..Bill is taller than me. He is quite fat. He doesn’t like sports, so he doesn’t get m uch exercise. We both have black eyes, but Bill’s hair is longer. I like sports and I play football or go swimming every day. Every Sunday morning Bill and I play computer games. Sometimes I win. Sometimes he wins. ( )6. The main idea(主题) of the text is ________ . A. Max has many friends B. Max and Bill go to the same school C. Max and Bill are best friends D. Max and Bill like the same things
八年级英语阅读理解试题及答案讲解01 A meteorite (陨石) almost hit an 80-year-old man named Arthur Pettifer in Britain when he was working in his garden. The meteorite was the biggest in the past 26 ye ars in Britain. The meteorite weighed (重量) one kilo, and might be over four thousand million (百万) years old. “I hear the big noise in the air. I looked up and saw the tops of the trees coming and going,” he said. “I didn't know what it was.” Meteorites are small things from the small planets in space. About 3,500 meteorite s may fall on earth every year, but only very few are found. Mr. Pettifer's meteorite is the fifth to fall in Britain since the Second World War. Mr. Pettifer is glad. “When you think about it coming from so far away, it really is something strange.” 1. The meteorite was Mr Pettifer when it fell down. A. close to B. far from C. hitting D. coming to 2. The meteorite was already years old. A. 40,000,000,000 B. 40,000,000 C. 400,000,000 D. 4,000,000,000 3. Mr. Pettifer found the tops of the trees coming and going because . A. the trees were afraid B. the fast falling meteorite kept the tree tops moving C. it was going to rain D. the moving was made by wind 4. people see a meteorite fall although they visit the earth often each year. A. Quite a few B. some C. Few D. Many
阅读理解练习 1 Our classroom faces our school garden. After class we like to look out of the windows to enjoy the lovely view. Our school garden is the most beautiful place in the school. There is a small pool in the middle. Some goldfish are swimming in it. Around the pool there are all kinds of flowers. We can always see flowers, even in winter. Between the school building and the flower-beds there is a lovely lawn. Boys and girls like to take a walk in the garden after school. But some years ago, there was nothing here but broken bricks, and wild weeds. We, teachers and students, built the garden with our hands. Since then we have planted trees and flowers every year. Everyone of us wants to do his best to make our school more and more beautiful. 阅读上面的短文,从每题所给的四个选项中,选出一个最佳答案 1. Where is the school garden? A. It faces the pool. B. It faces the writer's classroom. C. It is beside the pool. D. It is beside the writer's classroom. 2. Which of the following is NOT right? A. There are all kinds of flowers around the pool. B. There are goldfish in the pool. C. There is a small pool in the middle of the garden. D. The students can't see flowers in winter. 3. Between the school building and the flower-beds there is . A. a garden B. an office building C. a lawn D. nothing 4. Who built the school garden? A. Students B. Teachers C.Teachers and students D.Workers 5. Which of the following is NOT right? A. Everyone likes the school very much. B. Every student wants to make the school more and more beautiful. C. The school garden was built fifty years ago. D. The students plant trees in the school every year. 2 Mother's Day is a holiday for mothers. And on this day, mothers don't work. It is on the second Sunday in May. It is celebrated in the United States, England Sweden. India, Mexico and some other countries. Little by little, it becomes widely celebrated. On that day, many people send presents of love to their mothers. Those whose mothers are still living often wear a pink or red rose or carnation while those whose mothers are dead wear a white one. The idea of a day for mothers was first given by Miss Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia. The celebration of the first American Mother's Day was held in Philadelphia on May 10, 1908. Soon the holiday became popular around the country and the world 阅读上面的短文,从每题所给的四个选项中,选出一个最佳答案。 1. Mother's Day is on . A. the second Saturday in May B. the second Sunday in May
A A young man asked Albert Einstein , the great German scientist , what the secret of success is. The scientist told him that the secret of success is hard work. A few days later the young man asked the same question again . Einstein was very annoyed ． He did not say anything ,but wrote a few words on a piece of paper . On it was written: A=X+Y+Z. “What does this mean ?” asked the young man . “A means “ success”” explained the old scientist . “X stands for hard work ,Y for good method (方法) and Z Z means stop talking and get down to work.” 1.The young man _________. A. wanted to meet Einstein B. wanted to be a great scientist like Einstein C. was eager (渴望) to know the secret of success D. wanted to be a student of Einstein 2.In Einstein’s opinion the secret of success was ________. A. to work with great energy (精力，活力) B. to study hard day and night C. to learn from great scientists D. to raise (提出) questions as many as you could 3.“Y” stands for _______. A. hard work B. great energy C. great success D. good manner(方法) 4.The word “annoyed” means ________. A. angry B. sad C. lovely D. glad 5.Einstein was a man who ______ A. liked to talk with young people B. liked to help others C. liked to make friends with young people D. liked to work , but didn’t like to talk B British newspapers are much smaller than they used to be and their readers are often in a hurry ,so newspapermen write as few words as possible .They tell their readers at once what happened ,where ,when and how it happened and what was the result : how many people were killed ,what change was done and so on .Readers want the fact(事实) set out as fully and accurately as possible .Readers are also interested in the people who have seen the accident. So a newspaperman always likes to get some information (信息)from someone who was there, which can be given in the person’s own words .Because he can use only a few words ,the newspaperman must choose those words carefully ,every one must be effective(有效). Instead of “he called out in a loud voice”, he writes” he shouted”; instead of “the loose stones rolled noisily down the side of the mountain”, he will write” they thundered down the mountainside”. Because many of the readers aren’t very clever, and most of them are in a hurry. 1.From the text, we learn that newspapermen write as few words as possible ,because readers___. A. want to know more about the news B. take no interest in what has happened
八年级英语阅读理解专项练习题 a one day a rich man and a businessman met in a restaurant. for their lunch they both ordered soup. when it was brought, the rich man tasted it, but the soup was so hot that he burned his mouth and tears came into his eyes. the businessman asked him why he was crying. the rich man didn't want to tell the truth and he told a lie,“sir, i had a brother who was killed last year. i was thinking of his death, and that made me cry.” the businessman believed his story and began to eat his soup. he also burned his mouth so much that he had tears in his eyes. the rich man noticed it and asked the businessman,“sir, why do you cry?”the businessman, who now saw that the rich man had cheated him, answered,“oh, i'm crying because you were not killed together with your brother. i) 根据短文内容判断正（ｔ）误（ｆ）（５分） ( )76.the rich man didn't tell the truth. ( )77.though the rich man burned the mouth, he shouldn't have told the lie. ( )78.the rich man had a brother who was burned. ( )79.the businessman believed the rich man's story at first. ( )80.the businessman's answer showed that he was very happy. ii) 根据短文内容将下列句子排序．（５分） 81.they ordered the soup and the soup was so hot that the rich man burned his mouth first. 82.the businessman also burned his mouth and he was not happy. 83.a rich man and a businessman had lunch in the same restaurant. 84.the rich man told a lie about his brother's death. 85.the businessman realized(意识到) that the rich man cheated him at last. ______ _______ _____ _______ _______ b school kids say goodbye to their flying friends jin jun and his classmates at shanghai nanyang middle school are not very happy to be back from holiday. not because they hate studying, but because some of their best friends on campus（校园） are gone: pigeons. more than 100 pigeons used to(过去常常) fly around campus every day, making students smile during break time. but now, the birds are gone. where? now they're all locked up in a bird cage. bird flu(流感) has landed in shanghai, and expert are afraid the pigeons might spread（传播）the disease if they keep flying around. for safety, the school also asks students to stay away from the cage. “i feel sad for those birds. they're my best friends,” said jin, a 'cani but them, feed to corn bring would i term last “student. 3 junior
八年级上册英语阅读理解题及答案 （一）Mr.Brown got up late this morning. He was going to be late for work. Lt was raining hard and the streets were wet. He drove so fast that he didin't see the red lights. He couldn't stop his car and hit a car. An old man got out of the car and called out angrily, "What are you doing? How can you drive so fast?" "l'm sorry,sir," said Mr.brown, "l didn't see the lights turn red." Then he brought out a bottle of wine and gave it to the old man. "It's cold today, sir," said Mr.Brown. "Please drink a little, and then you'll get warm." The old man drank some wine and became happy. He asked, "l'm felling much better now. Why don't you drink any?" "l can't drink anything now,sir, "answered Mr.Brown "l'm waiting for the policeman.Only drunkards cause accidents,you kown!" 习题：（）1.When did the story happen? A.In the morning B.In the afternoon C.In the evening D.At night （）2.Why did Mr.Brown drive so fast? A.He was happy that day B.He was good at driving C.There were few cars in the street D.He was afraid to be late （）3. Mr.Brown hit the car because of the following EXCEPT that ____. A.he didn't see the red lights B.he drove fast C.he couldn't drive at all D.it was raining hard （）4.Why did Mr.Brown give a bottle of wine to the old man? A.To make him happy B.To make him drunk C.To make him warm D.To make friends with him （）5.We can know that _____ at last. A.Mr.Brown was not late for work B.the old man Mr.Brown became good friends C.Mr.Brown drank some wine D.Mr.Brown fooled the old man
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初二英语英语阅读理解题 1 An owl is a bird with very large eyes. Those eyes make the owl look clever. The owl can not move its eyes freely as we can. It can only look straight ahead. If it wants to look at both sides, it must turn its neck. Owls make a strange noise because the owls sleep most of the day. They usually give their cries at night. The cry sounds like “Whoo! Whoo”. This strange sound sometimes frightens people at night. ( ) 1. An owl looks clever because 。 A. it has a beautiful body B. it has big eyes C. it can look straight ahead D. it can turn its neck ( )2. An owl looks for food at night because 。 A. it has large eyes B. it can’t move its eyes freely as we can C. it sees better at night than during the day D. it can’t see anything at all during the day ( )3. An owl eats 。 A. small birds B. all kinds of birds C. all kinds of other animals D. none of the above ( )4. The cry of an owl is 。 A. frightening B. good to listen to C. like a song D. like the sound of a cow
初中英语阅读理解练习题 A friend of mine was fond of drawing horse. He drew the horses very well,but he always began the tail. Now it is the Western rule to begin at the head of the horse, that is why I was surprised. It struck me that it could not really make any difference whether the artist begins at the head or the tail or the belly（肚子）or the foot of the horse, if he really knows his business. And most great artists who really know their business do not follow other people’s rule.They make their own rules. Every one of them does his work in a way peculiar(奇特的) to himself; and the peculiarity means only that he finds it more easy to work in that way. Now the very same thing is true to literature(文学). And the question, "How shall I begin?" only means that you want to begin at the head instead of beginning at the tail or somewhere else. That is, you are not yet experienced(有经验的) enough to trust to your own powers. When you become more experienced you will never ask the question, and I think that you will often begin at the tail --that is to say, you will write the end of the story before you have even thought of the beginning. 1. A friend of the writer’s drew the horses ____. A. very well B. in the way of western rule C. in the way of his own rule D. all of the above 2. The writer was surprised because ____. A. the artist began to draw at the head of the horse B. the artist began to draw at the tail of the horse C. the artist made his own rule D. the artist did not follow other people’s rule 3. You are not yet experienced because ____. A. you don’t know where to begin B. you want to begin at the head instead of beginning at the tail
八年级阅读理解题 【模拟试题】（答题时间：120 分钟） 阅读理解练习： Hi, Louis! I ' m writing to tell you something about the customs and festivals. Everyone loves holidays since one doesn 'nteed to go to school or work. Although all holidays mean no school and work, but not all of them are the same. On some of them you go out with friends; on others you stay home to eat, talk, and have fun with your family. For example in the U.S., everyone thinks New Year New Year are both for partying with friends. Christmas is the time to stay home and exchange gifts with family members. The opposite is true in Japan though. For example, in Japan, New Year is for spending time with the family to eat, talk, have fun, and go to the temples. But Christmas is for boy and girl friends to go out and exchange gifts. Originally Christmas should be to celebrate the birth of Christ. I have been interested in foreign customs since I was little. If you learn these different holiday customs, you will learn about different histories and cultures. This is much more interesting than learning them at the library from morning to evening. Love, Sue 根据短文内容，判断正误。正确的用“T”表示，错误的用“ F”表示。 1. Usually, nobody goes to school or works during holidays. 2. Christmas is the time to stay home to eat, talk and have fun with the family. 3. All the countries have the same way to celebrate the holidays. 4. Being interested in foreign customs means being interested in different histories and cultures. 5. This passage is about the customs and holidays in Japan. Can dolphins talk? Maybe they can ' t talk with words, but they talk with sounds. They show their feelings with sounds. Dolphins travel in a group. We call a group of fish a “ school ” . They don ' t study, but they travel together. Dolph ins talk to the other dolph ins in the school. They give in formati on. They tell when they are happy or sad or afraid. They say “ welcome ” when a dolphin comes back to the school. They talk whe n they play. s Eve a