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Venice（威尼斯）isinthenortheastofItaly.Itwasn’tbuiltonland,likeBeijingorShanghai,butonmorethan110islands.Seawateriseverywherearoundthecity.

　　Evenso,travelisn’tthatdifficult.Thewaterwayshavealwaysbeenthebestwaytogetaround.Thereare117waterwaysandmorethan400bridgesthatcanleadyouwhereyouwanttogo.PeopleinVenicemovefromplacetoplacebyboat.Theyliketoenjoycoolsummernightswhiletakingboattrips.Theycantalktootherpeopleastheygoalong.

　　VenicegrewoutofsmallislandsinsaltwaterlakeswhensomeItaliansescaped（逃跑）fromawarmorethan1,500yearsago,andbuilthomesthere.

　　选择恰当的短语填空：

　　A.escapedB.IslandsC.TravelD.WaterwaysE.Italy

　　F.BoatG.BridgesH.goalongI.summernightsJ.seawater　　

　　Veniceisacityof__1__.Peoplebuiltitonmorethan110__2__.Although__3__isaroundthecity,itisnotdifficultforpeopleto__4__.Becausetherearemany__5__and__6__,andpeoplecanmoveby__7__.Theyenjoytakingboattripson__8__andtalkingtoothersasthey__9__.

　　ThehistoryofVeniceisverylong.Morethan1,500yearsago,someItalians__10__fromagreatwarandtheybuilthomesthere.

　　DoyourememberwhenyourgrandmatoldyouthestoryofSnowWhite?

Ah,thehappydaysofchildhood!

　　ButdidyouknowthatSnowWhitecomesfromGermany?

It’sjustonestoryfromthe209inGrimm’sFairyTales（《格林童话》）.TheGrimmbrothersstartedtocollectfairytalesin1806.Theirfirstbookcameoutin1812.

　　WhyareGermanfairytalessointeresting?

Maybeit’sbecausetheycomefromagreatplacefamousforitsstories–theBlackForest.

　　TheBlackForestisinsouthwestGermany.It’sthelargestforestinthecountry–andoneofthemostbeautiful.It’sfamousforitstreesandlovelyviews.Therearevalleysandwaterfalls（瀑布）there.It’sagoodplacetostartastory.

　　Don’tforgettobringsomethingbackifyouvisit.Peopletherearegoodatmakingclocks,musicalinstrumentsandwatches.

　　根据短文，选择最佳答案：

　　1.Fromthestory,weknowthat____isthehometownofSnowWhite.

　　A.EnglandB.JapanC.AmericaD.Germany

　　2.HowlonghadtheGrimmbrothersbeencollectingstories?

　　A.FouryearsB.FiveyearsC.SixyearsD.Sevenyears

　　3.Fromthestory,wecannotguessthattheBlackForestisvery____.

　　A.largeB.beautifulC.boringD.famous

　　4.Thestorymainlytellsus____.

　　A.whowrotethestoryofSnowWhite

　　B.somethingsaboutBlackForest

　　C.peopleshouldvisitGermany

　　D.SnowWhiteisaveryfamousfairytale.

　　IfyougotoRussia,bringmatryoshkaornestingdolls（套娃）backwithyou.Theymakegreatpresents.

　　Itlookslikeanyotherdollontheoutside.Butifyouopenit,youwillfindasmallerdollinside.Thenasmalleroneinsidethatone,andonandon!

　　Inanestingdoll,therearedollsinsideoneanother,fromlargetosmall.Thelargestonecanbehalfametrehigh.Thesmallestisassmallasapeanut.Usually,thereareeightdolls.Buttherecanbeanythingfromthreeto50.

　　ThedollsareoftenprettyRussiangirlsincolourfuldresses.Theywearscarves（头巾）.

　　Theysometimeshaveotherkindsoffacesonthem.Therearecartoonpeopleormenwithwhitebeards（胡子）.TheyevenhavegreatmenlikePresident（总统）VladimirPutinonsomeofthem.

　　根据短文，判断正误：

　　1.Therearedollsinsideoneanotherinanestingdoll.

　　2.Thelargestdollcanbeonemetrehigh.

　　3.PeopleoftenmakedollslooklikeprettyRussiangirls.

　　4.Usually,anestingdollcanbeeightdollsinone.

　　Peoplenevermakedollslooklikethepresident.

TheSpringFestivalisthebiggestfestivalforChinesepeopleallaroundtheworld.Thecelebrationusuallylastsfor15days.Thereisalottodo.

　　OntheeveoftheSpringFestival,familymembersgettogetherandhavebigmeals.Theirfavouritedishonthisdayisdumplings.

　　DaysbeforetheSpringFestival,familieswillcleantheirhomes.Peoplethinkcleaningsweepsawaybadluck.Itmakesthehousereadyforgoodluck.

　　ThecolourrediseverywhereduringtheSpringFestival.Peoplethinkredisahappycolourandwillbringthemabrightfuture.Peoplewearred,too.Theydecorate（装饰）theirhomeswithpiecesofredpaper.Kidsgetalotof“hongbao”.Itisaredpaperbagwithmoneyinit.Usually,olderpeoplegiveyoungeroneshongbao.Theythinkitbringsgoodluck.

　　TheSpringFestivalisthetimetomakeeverybodyhappy.Sodon’tsayanybadwordsordoanythingthatwillbringunhappinesstootherpeople.

　　Forinstance,you’dbetternotsayanybadwordslike“death”.Don’tbreakanything.Peoplethinkthatitmeansyourluckisrunningout.

　　Also,don’tborroworlendmoneyonthesedays.Ifyouhaveborrowedmoney,returnitbeforetheSpringFestival.

　　根据短文，选择最佳答案：

　　1.WhatdomostpeopledoontheeveoftheSpringFestival?

　　A.Familymembersgatherforabigmeal.

　　B.Friendseatdumplingstogether.

　　C.Theyborrowmoneyfromfriends.

　　D.Theygiveeachotherhongbao.

　　2.WhydopeoplecleantheirhousesdaysbeforetheSpringFestival?

　　A.Becausetheyenjoybeingclean.

　　B.Becauseitisbelievedthatcleaningwillsweepawaybadluck.

　　C.Becausetheythinkitwillbringhappinesstoothers.

　　D.Becauseitisthoughtthatcleaningbringsinmoney.

　　3.WhichofthefollowingthingsisnotsupposedtohappenduringtheSpringFestival?

　　A.ReturningmoneybeforetheSpringFestival.

　　B.Sayingwordsthathavetodowithdeath.

　　C.Wearingredclothes.

　　D.Decoratinghouseswithredpaper.

　　4.Theunderlinedphrase“runningout”probablymeans“____”.

　　A.跑出去B.打碎C.耗尽D.离开

　　5.WecantellfromthestorythattheSpringFestivalis____.

　　A.atimeofharvestandfun

　　B.celebratedforonewholemonth

　　C.onlycelebratedinChina

　　D.atimeforfamiliestogettogether

　　Coldair.Snow.Shorterdays.Weareinwinternow.

　　Winteristhecoldestseasonoftheyear.Itcomesbetweenautumnandspring.Forus,thewintermonthsareusuallyNovember,DecemberandJanuary.ButthatisonlybecauseweliveinthenorthernpartoftheEarth.

　　InChina,winteristhetimebetweenthebeginningofwinter,andthebeginningofspring.But,thisisthetimethatthesouthernpartoftheEarth,hasitssummer.Imaginewhenweareplayingwithsnow,Australiankidsareenjoyingicecream!

　　Winterisn’talwaysgray.Itcanalsobebright.Here’show.

　　Putonaholidayplayandtryacting.Askyourcousinsorclassmatestocometoyourhouseandmakebeautifulclothesandwriteaplay.Actitoutforyourfamily.

　　Playaround.Gooutsideandenjoyyourself.Makeasnowmanwithyourfriends.

　　Ifyoureallyhavetostayindoors,giveyourroomacleananddecorate（装饰）it.You’llfinditalotoffun.

　　根据短文，选择最佳答案：

　　1.Whatdoesthispassagemainlytalkbout?

　　A.Thewinterseasonandfunwinteractivities.

　　B.Waystodecoratehouses.

　　C.ThedifferencebetweenChinaandAustralia.

　　D.Thecolourslinkedtowinter.

　　2.WhyareAustraliankidseatingicecreamwhenit’swinterinChina?

　　A.Becausetheyarecrazyabouticecream.

　　B.BecausewinterinAustraliaisnotascoldasthatinChina.

　　C.Becauseit’ssummerinAustraliawhenit’swinterinChina.

　　D.Becausetheydon’thavemuchtodoinwinter.

　　3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

　　A.ThenorthernandsouthernpartsoftheEarthhavedifferentwintermonths.

　　B.Wintercanbefunifyoufindinterestingthingstodo.

　　C.Thewriterthinksit’sgreatfuntocleanyourhouseanddecorateit.

　　D.Australiankidsenjoyhavingicecreamonwinterdays.

　　4.从短文中选出一种你喜欢的活动，并说明原因。

　　Ithinkitwillbegreatfunto____thiswinterbecauseIliketo____.Also,itis________anditcan________.I’lltryitoutsoon.

　　5.Findwordsfromthepassagetofillintheblanks:

　　InChina,thewintermonthsareusuallyNovember,Decemberand____.Butit’sdifferentinAustralia.ThewinterinChinais____inAustraliabecauseitisinthe____partoftheEarth.

　　Winterisnotalways___.Youcanhavelotsoffun.Try____aplayandactingitoutwithyourcousinsorfriends.Oryoucanplay____outsideandmakea____.Ifyouhavetostay____,cleanupyourhouseand____itwithfunpieces.

　　Justenjoywinter!

　　（10）

　　Lookatthelightandbeautifulsnowflakes（雪花）falling.Everwantedtoholdtheminyourhands?

Theyarealwayslostwhentheymeetyourhands.

　　Well,thisisn’tjustaproblemforyou.ItwasaproblemforWilsonBentley,too.

　　Inthe1870s,WilsonBentleywasjustateenager.HisfamilylivedinasmalltowninnortheastAmerica.Winterstherewerelongandhard.Bentley’smotherwasonceaschoolteacher.Shetaughthimathome.Bentleydidn’tgotoschooluntilhewas14.Hewasaquietboy,andlovedreadinghismother’sbooks.

　　Butitwashismother’smicroscope（显微镜）thatinterestedhim.Whentheotherboyswereplayingwithballs,littleBentleywasstudyingthingslikedropsofwater,flowersandsnowflakes.Bentleylovedwatchingsnowflakes.ForthenexttwoyearsyoungBentleyspentmanywinterdaysinacoldroomwatchingtheseicecrystals（晶体）underhismicroscope.

　　Theboythoughttheyweresobeautifulthathestartedtodrawpicturesofthem.Butthereweresomanysnowflakesthathecouldn’tdrawthemall.

　　Howcouldhekeeptheirbeautyforever?

Bentleythoughtofbuyingacamera.

　　Theboyandhismotheraskedhisfathertobuyone.But,hisfatherdidn’tagree.Hethoughtthewholethingwasabadidea.Hethoughttheonlythingafarmershoulddowasfarming.

　　ButfinallyBentleydidgetacamera.Formorethanayearhetr