Valentine’s Day(情人節(jié)) is on February 14th every year. On this day, people send valentines(情人卡)to their loved ones, Valentine’s Day is a special time to tell how much you care about a person.
Many people send candy in hearted shaped(“心”狀的)boxes to people they love. Flowers are also presents that people send on Valentine’s Day. Valentine cards with words are often used by many people.
Can you guess who gets the greatest number of Valentine cards in the United States each year? Is it mother or father, sister or brother? Is it uncle or aunt? Is it the special friend? No, it isn’t!
Mothers get a lot of cards, but school teachers get the most each year. Do you know who sends the most? Children do. Children send five times as many on February 14th as adults do.
【小題1】Valentines Day _____.
| A．comes once a year |
| B．is on February 4th |
| C．comes twice a year |
| D．is on the first day of spring |
| A．they send the most |
| B．students have too much money |
| C．so many students love their teachers |
| D．the valentines are only made for them |
科目：初中英語 來源：2011年江蘇省泰州市中考英語試卷 題型：閱讀理解
Traditional Chinese festivals are now getting their own logos(標(biāo)識).Here’re logos for China’s seven important traditional festivals.
 | Chunjie, Spring Festival, China’s lunar new year, is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. People usually get together, watch fireworks and the lion dance, eat dumplings and put on new clothes. They pay New Year calls to their relatives and friends. Children usually get red packets. | ||
 | Yuanxiao, Lantern Festival is on the 15th day of the first month in the Chinese calendar. People watch lanterns and eat sweet dumplings. |  | Qixi, the Night of Sevens is on the seventh day of the seventh month in the Chinese calendar. It’s Chinese version(版本)of Valentine’s Day(情人節(jié)). |
 | Qingming, Tomb-Sweeping Festival is around April 5.People from home and abroad go to the graves(墓)of the dead in memory of(紀(jì)念)them. |  | Zhongqiu, Mid-Autumn Festival, is on the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese calendar. Families enjoy moon cakes and tell the story of Chang’e. |
 | Duanwu, Dragon Boat Festival is on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese calendar. People eat rice dumplings and remember the poet Qu Yuan. |  | Chongyang, Double Ninth Festival is on the ninth day of the ninth month in the Chinese calendar. It’s the date to pay respect(尊敬)to the old. |
| A．on 15th of August | B．on 7th of July |
| C．on 15th of January | D．on 5th of May |
| A．Dumplings. | B．Moon cakes. |
| C．Rice dumplings. | D．Sweet dumplings. |
| A．Lantern Festival | B．the Night of Sevens |
| C．Spring Festival | D．Tomb-Sweeping Festival |
| A．Qu Yuan | B．the elderly | C．Chang’e | D．the dead |
| A．They watch lanterns. | B．They pay respect to old people. |
| C．They visit their relatives. | D．They get together to tell stories. |
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科目：初中英語 來源：2012屆上海市寶山區(qū)初三上學(xué)期期末檢測英語試卷 題型：單詞拼寫
Read the passage and fill the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格內(nèi)填入適當(dāng)?shù)脑~，使內(nèi)容通順，每空格限填一詞，首字母已給)
The Empire State Building(帝國大廈) has held a special place in the hearts of Americans since it was completed in 1931.It r___1__ more than 443 metres into the sky. For more than forty years , it was the tallest building in the world.
It has one hundred and three levels and six thousand five hundred windows. Visitors can ride in one of seventy-three elevators that take them from the b__2__ to very near the top of the building. Some of these elevators are very fast, reaching the eightieth floor in only forty-five seconds.
The heads of government of almost every n__3__ in the world have visited the Empire State Building. These important people are just a few of million who have ridden to the observation area near the top of the building each year. From there, visitors can see almost all of New York City. They can see the view a __4__ the Hudson River into the state of New Jersey. They can see ships in the East River.
Even if you have never visited New York, there is a good chance for you to see the Empire State Building. It has been photographed c __5__ times. It has even played parts in movies. One is about a huge ape(猿)that escapes and climbs to the top of the building. The movie is “King Kong”(金剛). It was made in 1933. The Empire State Building also appeared in the love story “An Affair to Remember”(金玉盟).Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr play a man and a woman who meet and fall in love on a ship. They are looking at the New York City skyline from the ship when they plan a future meeting.
More recently, in “Sleepless in Seattle(西雅圖未眠夜)”，two people in love agree to meet at the Observation Deck on Valentine’s Day(情人節(jié)). B__6__ do arrive, but one is a little later. They almost m __7___each other.
In the early nineteen seventies, the Empire State Building lost its place as the tallest building in New York. People in the city then had the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center to look up to. Tragically that all changed on the morning of September 11,2001. Terrorists hijacked(劫持) passenger airplanes into the Twin Towers and destroyed them. The Empire State Building again has become the city’s tallest building.
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科目：初中英語 來源：2013-2014學(xué)年湖北省孝感市九年級上學(xué)期英語期末質(zhì)量檢測試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解
Each year, we celebrate many holidays here in America.
On January 1, we welcome the coming of a new year like many people in other countries. And we have another four holidays on the first day of a month: April Fool’s Day, May Day, Friendship Day (Aug.1) and Grandparents Day (Sep. 1).
The most important holiday for the young people comes in February. It is Valentine’s Day. Lots of boys give red roses to girls as a present.
People celebrate some holidays for their family members. We say thanks to our mother in May and celebrate Father’s Day in the following month. In November many people return home for Thanksgiving Day, so the whole family can stay together.
There are also some interesting holidays for children. For example, Halloween comes at the end of October. Children often play with pumpkin lanterns and put on all kinds of masks.
Of course, the most important festival is Christmas. After a year of work and study, people can enjoy a long holiday, eat big meals, and visit family and friends.
1.How many holidays do you know on the first day of a month in America?
A. Four. B. Five. C. Seven. D. Ten.
2.What is the most important holiday for the young people?
A. Thanksgiving Day. B. Christmas Day.
C. Valentine’s Day. D. New Year’s Day.
3.From the reading we know that Father’s Day comes .
A. in May B. in April. C. in June D. in July
4. Halloween is one of the interesting holidays for .
A. children B. mothers C. girls D. students
5. Many people return home in November because they want to ___________.
A. enjoy a long holiday B. stay with their family members
C. eat big meals with friends D. spend Thanksgiving Day
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科目：初中英語 來源：2012年人教版初中英語九年級上冊第4單元練習(xí)卷 題型：閱讀理解
Angela Chang(張韶涵) didn’t know it would be so hard to turn singing into a career(失業(yè)). She went to many different record companies. But she was always turned down for looking too young and small.
“I’d never had such difficulties before,” Chang said. But Chang’s talent was finally accepted in 2002. When she got a piece of work, she cried.
She soon became a star. Her first album Over the Rainbow sold very well. She won many awards.
“You wouldn’t believe such a beautiful voice could come from such a small body,” said one musician after hearing Chang sing. “She has a special voice. You can’t forget it.”
But the 25-year-old girl has other talents too. Chang is also an actress. She has played a role in the popular TV plays, My MVP Valentine and At Dolphin Bay. Many people remember her common-girl parts in the plays. But acting is difficult. Chang once acted so badly that she was nearly fired(解雇). Another time it took her 27 tries to get a scene(一場戲) right.
“I cried when I got back home,” Chang said. “But I knew that I wouldn’t always fail. You only fail when you give up.”
Now with four albums behind her - Over the Rainbow, Aurora, Pandora and Flower in the Wonderland, it’s clear that Chang and music were made for each other. As she sings in one song, “I have a pair of invisible wings(隱形的翅膀). They fly me to the skies and give me hope.”
1. The phrase “turned down” in the first paragraph means “________________”.
A. 承認 B. 拒絕 C. 開除 D. 雇用
2. Many record companies refused to co-operate(合作) with her because ______________.
A. she looks very common B. she is too young
C. she doesn’t sing very well D. she looks young and small
3. Which of the following is NOT right?
A. She won many awards for the album Over the Rainbow.
B. She has made four films.
C. One musician spoke highly of(贊揚) her.
D. She is not only a singer but an actress.
4. Although acting is difficult for her, she never gives up because ______________.
A. she is strong-minded
B. people like her films
C. she is interested in acting
D. she acted in the popular TV plays
5. Which do you think is the best title of the passage?
A. The Small Girl. B. Four Albums.
C. I have a Pair of Invisible Wings. D. A Poor Actress.
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科目：初中英語 來源：2012年初中畢業(yè)升學(xué)考試（廣東廣州卷）英語（解析版） 題型：完型填空
People all over the world celebrate Valentine’s Day．However, the holiday 26 differently in different countries 27 each culture has its own Valentine’s Day customs．
For example，people in the United States and Japan both celebrate Valentine’s Day 28February 14．But in Japan，only romantic partners come together,while in America，it can be shared by anyone 29 is close，friend or lover．Chocolate is the most preferred gift in the US 30 it is common in Japan，too．However,in the US other kinds of gifts are 3 1 given，and many people exchange cards．
The biggest 32 is that in Japan，only girls and women．33 chocolates to boys and men，but in the US boys and girls will give cards or small gifts to all of 34 friends．And while American men and women both receive gifts，women usually get 35 expensive gifts than men．That’s why I would like to be a man in Japan but a woman in the US!
1.A．celebrates B．is celebrating C．celebrated D．is celebrated
2.A．a(chǎn)lthough B．where C．because D．if
3.A．on B．in C．a(chǎn)t D．by
4.A．whom B．who C．whose D．which
5.A．so B．a(chǎn)s C．a(chǎn)nd D．or
6.A．too B．either C．neither D．a(chǎn)lso
7.A．difference B．differences C．different D．differently
8.A．give B．to give C．giving D．given
9.A．theirs B．they C．them D．their
10.A．many B．more C．few D．fewer
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