湖南省张家界市2018-2019学年高一上学期期末考试英语试卷 Word版缺答案
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  Schools will go electronic. Computers will be important and popular among the students.

Everything will be in the computer and students will not need to bring books to school. They will find information on the Internet. A computer will be the students' library, schoolbag and connection to the outside world. There will be robot teachers, and they will check homework on computers and communicate with the students' parents through e-mail. And school buses will be like spaceships, comfortable and safe.

25. Why has the Spring Festival caused headaches for many Chinese?

A. The traffic is too heavy then.

B. It costs too much money to celebrate it.

C. It is the most important Chinese holiday.

D. The travel tickets are too expensive then.

26. What is not mentioned in the passage as sources of energy?

A. Coal. B. Water. C. Wind. D. Nuclear power.

27. What can we know about the future mentioned in the passage?

A. Robot teachers will check homework.

B. 90% of the population will live in the city.

C. The Spring Festival travel may still be a problem.

D. Readers can discuss topics with each other through Internet.

28. What's the main idea of the last paragraph?

A. Computers will be important. B. Schools will go electronic.

C. School buses will be like spaceships. D. There will be robot teachers.

  

  C

  Mother's Day is celebrated across the globe though on different dates. Similarly, the ways of celebrations also vary from country to country. It's interesting to know how different cultures and traditions catch the spirit of this special day. To know about traditions followed in different countries, go through the following lines.

  Mother's Day Tradition in the United States

  In the United States, Mother's Day is a national holiday and celebrated on the second Sunday of May. History of Mother's Day is more than a hundred years old in the US. It was after a long struggle by a loving daughter Anna Jarvis that Mother's Day was declared a national holiday by the US government. On this day, children offer beautiful flowers and gifts to their mothers. Carnations are considered traditional Mother's Day flowers. Red carnations are symbol of love and affection. White carnations are worn on this day in memory of those mothers who are no longer living.

  Mother's Day Tradition in France

The French celebrate Mother's Day on the last Sunday in the month of May.Traditionally French mother is honored with a cake, which resembles a bunch of flowers. This is followed by a