Unit 2 课时5 Lesson 5（分层作业）英语冀教版八年级上册

Unit 2 Festivals and holidays 课时5 Special New Year celebrations 分层作业 核心知识速记 03拓展培优 01基础达标 04思维进阶 02能力提升 ( 词汇 celebrate (v. 庆祝) tradition (n. 传统) whole (adj. 整个的；全部的) reunion (n. 团聚) elder (n. 长辈) s afety (n. 安全)health (n. 健康) April (n. 四月) midnight (n. 午夜) grape (n. 葡萄) believe (v. 相信；认为) empty (adj. 空的) suitcase (n. 行李箱) adventure (n. 冒险) wish (v. 希望；祝愿) common (n. 共同之处) 句型 1. Different people celebrate the New Year in different ways. Here are some special and fun New Year traditions from around the world. (不同的人以不同的方式庆祝新年。以下是一些来自世界各地的特别又有趣的新年传统。) 2. On Chinese New Year's Day, the whole family gets together for a reunion dinner. The elders give the children lucky money, wishing them safety and health. (在中国新年那天，全家人聚在一起吃团圆饭。长辈们给孩子们压岁钱，祝愿他们平安健康。) 3. Thai people call their new year Songkran. It is on the 13th of April. People celebrate the New Year with street parties and even giant water fights. (泰国人把他们的新年叫做宋干节。它在 4 月 13 日。人们通过街头派对甚至大型水仗来庆祝新年。) 4. When the clock strikes midnight on New Year's Eve, the Spanish eat 12 grapes, one for each month of the year. Eating all 12 grapes is believed to bring good luck. (除夕午夜钟声敲响时，西班牙人会吃 12 颗葡萄，一颗代表一年中的一个月。人们相信吃完全部 12 颗葡萄会带来好运。) 5. Some people walk around the block with an empty suitcase on New Year's Eve. This shows that the next year will be full of adventures. (厄瓜多尔有些人在除夕拖着空行李箱绕街区走。这表明来年将会充满冒险。) ) 一、汉译英 1. 庆祝 (v.)_____________ 2. 传统 (n.)_____________ 3. 团聚 (n.)_____________ 4. 长辈 (n.)_____________ 5. 安全 (n.)_____________ 6. 健康 (n.)_____________ 7. 四月 (n.)_____________ 8. 午夜 (n.)_____________ 9. 葡萄 (n.)_____________ 10. 空的 (adj.)_____________ 11. 行李箱 (n.)_____________ 12. 冒险 (n.)_____________ 13. 整个的；全部的 (adj.)_____________ 14. 希望；祝愿 (v.)_____________ 15. 相信；认为 (v.)_____________ 【答案】 1.celebrate；2.tradition；3.reunion；4.elder；5.safety；6.health；7.April；8.midnight；9.grape； 10.empty；11.suitcase；12.adventure；13.whole；14.wish；15.believe 二、重点短语 1. 以不同的方式 ________________________ 2. 全世界 ________________________ 3. 在中国新年那天 ________________________ 4. 团聚；聚集 ________________________ 5. 一顿团圆饭 ________________________ 6. 压岁钱 ________________________ 7. 举办街头派对 ________________________ 8. 打水仗 ________________________ 9. 充满 ________________________ 10. （日期）适逢；落在 ________________________ 11. 共同之处；共有 ________________________ 12. 钟声敲响 ________________________ 【答案】 1.in different ways；2.around the world；3.on Chinese New Year's Day；4.get together；5.a reunion dinner； 6.lucky money；7.have street parties；8.have water fights；9.be full of；10.fall on；11.in common； 12.the strike of the clock 三、根据要求完成句子 1. 不同国家的人们以不同的方式庆祝新年。 People in different ________ celebrate the New Year ________ ________________ ________. 答案：countries; in different ways 2. 在中国新年那天，全家人聚在一起吃团圆饭。 ________ ________ New Year’s ________, the ________ family gets together for a ________ dinner. 答案：On Chinese; Day; whole; reunion 3. 长辈们给孩子们压岁钱，祝愿他们平安健康。 The ________ give children ________ ________, wishin them ________ and ________. 答案：elders; lucky money; safety; health 4. 泰国的新年叫做宋干节，它在 4 月 13 日。 Thailand's New Year is ________ Songkran, and it ________ ________ April 13th. 答案：called; falls on 5. 泰国人通过街头派对甚至大型水仗来庆祝新年。 People in Thailand __________ the New Year with ________ ________and even giant ________ ________. 答案：celebrate; street parties; water fights 6. 西班牙人在除夕午夜钟声敲响时吃 12 颗葡萄。 The Spanish eat 12 grapes _______ _______ ________ ________ ________ ________ on New Year's Eve. 答案：at the strike of the clock 7. 人们相信吃完全部 12 颗葡萄会带来好运。 People ________ that ________ all 12 grapes will bring ________ ________. 答案：believe; eating; good luck 8. 厄瓜多尔有些人在除夕拖着空行李箱绕街区走。 Some people in Ecuador walk around the block ________ _______ ________ ________ on New Year's Eve. 答案：with an empty suitcase 9. 这表明来年将会充满冒险。 This shows that the next year will ________ ________ ________ adventures. 答案：be full of 10. 全世界有许多特别有趣的新年传统。 There are many special and fun New Year traditions ________ ________ ________. 答案：around the world 11. 这些不同的庆祝活动有什么共同之处吗？ Do these different celebrations ________ ________ ________ ________? 答案：have anything in common 四 、用括号内所给词的适当形式填空。 1. The ___________ (tradition) of eating grapes on New Year's Eve is popular in Spain. 答案：tradition 解析：考查名词用法，定冠词 the 后接名词，tradition 为可数名词，此处表单数概念，故填 tradition。 2. Elders wish children ___________ (safe) and health in the new year. 答案：safety 解析：考查形容词变名词，此处与 health 并列需用名词，safe 的名词形式为 safety，故填 safety。 3. Thai people have fun ___________ (have) water fights during Songkran. 答案：having 解析：考查非谓语动词，have fun 后接动名词作宾语，即 have fun doing sth，故填 having。 4.A clock ___________ (strike) midnight, and the Spanish start eating grapes. 答案：strikes 解析：考查动词时态，描述一般情况用一般现在时，主语 a clock 为第三人称单数，动词用 strikes，故填 strikes。 5. It's ___________ (believe) that 12 grapes bring good luck to people. 答案：believed 解析：考查动词变形容词，固定句型 "It's believed that..." 表示 “人们相信……”，故填 believed。 6. The new year will be full of ___________ (adventure) for those with big dreams. 答案：adventures 解析：考查名词复数，adventure 为可数名词，此处表泛指用复数形式，故填 adventures。 7. All the ___________ (family) get together to celebrate the special day. 答案：families 解析：考查名词复数，family 表示 “家庭” 时为可数名词，all 后接复数形式，故填 families。 8. April is one of the ___________ (hot) months in Thailand. 答案：hottest 解析：考查形容词最高级，“one of the + 形容词最高级 + 名词复数” 表示 “最…… 之一”，hot 的最高级为 hottest，故填 hottest。 9. The elders give children lucky money, ___________ (wish) them a good year. 答案：wishing 解析：考查非谓语动词，此处用现在分词作伴随状语，与逻辑主语 elders 构成主动关系，故填 wishing。 10. We should learn about different ___________ (celebrate) around the world. 答案：celebrations 解析：考查动词变名词，different 后接可数名词复数，celebrate 的名词形式为 celebration，故填 celebrations。 五、短文填空 Dear Tom, Let me tell you something about China’s New Year’s Day. New Year’s Day is the most important day in China. We 1.c__________ it the Spring Festival, too. It usually comes in January 2.__________ February. Before the Spring Festival, Chinese people usually clean up 3.__________ (they) houses and buy all kinds of delicious food. Children like the Spring Festival best, because they can wear new clothes and get lucky 4.__________ from their grandparents, parents, uncles and aunts. 5.__________ the morning of the Spring Festival, parents get up very early and start to 6.__________ dumplings. They often put coins (硬币) in some dumplings, and we can have 7.__________ luck in the new year if we eat the dumplings with a coin in it. After we have breakfast, we can do 8.__________ lot of things. We usually play 9.__________ (card) and visit our friends and relatives (亲戚). Some people also like to set off firecrackers (放鞭炮). It is very interesting. During the Spring Festival, families get together and have a big family 10.__________. Chinese people have a very happy time together. Yours, Kang kang 【答案】 1．(c)all 2．or 3．their 4．money 5．On 6．make 7．good 8．a 9．cards 10．dinner 【导语】本文主要介绍了中国的春节习俗。 1．句意：我们也称它为春节。根据句意及首字母提示，这里需要填一个动词表示 “称呼”，call sth. sth.“称某物为……”，此处应填动词原形call。故填(c)all。 2．句意：春节通常在一月或二月。 表示选择关系，连接两个并列月份，应填连词or。故填or。 3．句意：中国人通常会打扫他们的房子。主语是Chinese people，此处需用代词they的形容词性物主代词their修饰houses。故填their。 4．句意：孩子们可以得到压岁钱。根据春节习俗，孩子们可以得到压岁钱，lucky money表示“压岁钱”。故填money。 5．句意：在春节早晨，父母起得很早，开始包饺子。具体指在某一天的早晨，用介词On（On + 具体日期/节日）。故填On。 6．句意：父母开始包饺子。make dumplings表示“包饺子”，start to后接动词原形。故填make。 7．句意：吃到包硬币的饺子会有好运气。根据文化习俗，应填形容词good修饰luck，good luck表示“好运”。故填good。 8．句意：我们可以做很多事情。a lot of表示 “许多”。故填a。 9．句意：我们通常玩扑克牌。根据后文“visit friends”推断娱乐活动，春节常玩扑克（play cards），需用复数形式cards。故填cards。 10．句意：家人团聚吃年夜饭。根据春节习俗，应填名词dinner，构成固定表达family dinner“家庭餐”。故填dinner。 六、完形填空 The Chinese Spring Festival is now on the World Intangible Cultural Heritage (世界非物质文化遗产) list. It is a(n) 1 festival in our country. It is 2 in January or February. 3 New Year’s eve (除夕夜), people get together, cook many kinds of food, and then have a big dinner. At the festival, many Chinese like eating dumplings. It has a 4 of about 1800 years. And it is still very 5 in China now. Sometimes people will put a coin (硬币) in one of the dumplings. If you eat the dumplings 6 the coin, you’ll be very lucky. People 7 it can bring good luck to them. People like dumplings with meat and 8 like carrots and tomatoes. “Fish” is lucky food for Chinese, too. In Chinese, “fish” 9 like “surplus (剩余)”. Chinese like to have a surplus at the end of the year. So they eat fish because they want to have much money in the 10 year. Welcome to China and eat the nice food 1．A．excellent B．important C．different D．common 2．A．just B．even C．already D．usually 3．A．In B．On C．At D．During 4．A．plan B．trip C．history D．discussion 5．A．popular B．possible C．simple D．successful 6．A．for B．into C．from D．with 7．A．believe B．study C．want D．question 8．A．eggs B．fruit C．vegetables D．corn 9．A．looks B．predicts C．thinks D．sounds 10．A．coming B．famous C．traditional D．educational 【答案】 1．B 2．D 3．B 4．C 5．A 6．D 7．A 8．C 9．D 10．A 【导语】本文主要介绍了中国的春节。 1．句意：它是我国一个重要的节日。 excellent出色的；important重要的；different不同的；common普通的。根据“The Chinese Spring Festival is now on the World Intangible Cultural Heritage (世界非物质文化遗产) list.”可知，春节是一个重要的节日。故选B。 2．句意：它通常在一月或二月。 just仅仅；even甚至；already已经；usually通常。根据常识可知，春节通常在一月或二月。故选D。 3．句意：在除夕夜，人们聚在一起，做各种各样的食物，然后吃一顿丰盛的晚餐。 In在……里面，后接年、月、季节等；On在……上面，后接具体某一天；At在，后接具体时刻；During在……期间。根据“New Year’s eve”可知，除夕夜是具体的一天，应用介词on。故选B。 4．句意：它有大约1800年的历史。 plan计划；trip旅行；history历史；discussion讨论。根据“about 1800 years”可知，此处指饺子有大约1800年的历史。故选C。 5．句意：现在它在中国仍然很受欢迎。 popular受欢迎的；possible可能的；simple简单的；successful成功的。根据“At the festival, many Chinese like eating dumplings.”可知，饺子在中国仍然很受欢迎。故选A。 6．句意：如果你吃了带硬币的饺子，你会很幸运的。 for为了；into进入；from来自；with带有。根据“people will put a coin (硬币) in one of the dumplings”可知，此处指吃到带有硬币的饺子。故选D。 7．句意：人们相信它能给他们带来好运。 believe相信；study学习；want想要；question问题。根据“it can bring good luck to them”可知，此处指人们相信吃到硬币的饺子能带来好运。故选A。 8．句意：人们喜欢肉馅和蔬菜馅的饺子，比如胡萝卜和西红柿。 eggs鸡蛋；fruit水果；vegetables蔬菜；corn玉米。根据“like carrots and tomatoes”可知，胡萝卜和西红柿是蔬菜。故选C。 9．句意：在中文里，“鱼”听起来像“剩余”。 looks看起来；predicts预测；thinks认为；sounds听起来。根据“like ‘surplus (剩余)’”可知，此处指“鱼”的发音听起来像“剩余”。故选D。 10．句意：所以他们吃鱼是因为他们想在新的一年里有很多钱。 coming来临的；famous著名的；traditional传统的；educational有教育意义的。根据“they want to have much money”可知，此处指新的一年，应用coming修饰year。故选A。 七、阅读理解 People from all over the world celebrate different festivals. There are interesting activities and traditional food for each festival. Let’s see five children’s favourite festivals. Wu Jun, Shanghai My favourite holiday is the Spring Festival. On that day, we put on our new clothes and see our relatives and friends. All the family members get together and have dumplings for dinner. My brother and I always get a hongbao. It means lucky money. Betty, the USA I enjoy Christmas a lot. We say “Merry Christmas” to our family and friends, sing Christmas songs and have Christmas dinner. On Christmas Eve, Santa Claus visits us and gives many Christmas presents. I love him very much! Zhou Jie, Beijing I like the Lantern Festival best. On that day, we can see many beautiful lanterns in the streets. We eat a kind of sweet dumplings called yuanxiao. It has different stuffing (馅⼉). We like it. Mike, England I always have a great time on Easter (复活节). We make colourful Easter eggs and send them to our family and friends. We eat chocolate eggs and special bread with different pictures on it. We usually play a fun game with friends and enjoy ourselves very much. Linda, Canada Thanksgiving Day (感恩节) is my favourite holiday. My family usually have a turkey (火鸡) dinner and pumpkin pies. After dinner, we play some traditional games. Sometimes we go shopping on that day. 1．According to the passage, children always get ________ on the Spring Festival. A．presents from Santa B．a hongbao C．chocolate eggs D．special pictures 2．Whose favorite festival is Christmas? A．Wu Jun’s. B．Betty’s. C．Mike’s. D．Linda’s. 3．What do people usually do on the Lantern Festival? A．Put on new clothes. B．Make colourful eggs. C．Enjoy beautiful lanterns. D．Play traditional games. 4．What is the traditional food on Thanksgiving Day? A．Dumplings and noodles. B．Yuanxiao. C．Special bread. D．A turkey and pumpkin pies. 5．What is the passage mainly about? A．Five children’s favourite festivals. B．Different presents for different festivals. C．Traditional activities on different festivals. D．People’s favorite food for different festivals. 【答案】1．B 2．B 3．C 4．D 5．A 【导语】本文介绍了孩子们最喜欢的五个节日。 1．细节理解题。根据原文“My brother and I always get a hongbao. It means lucky money.”可知孩子们总是在春节得到红包。故选B。 2．细节理解题。根据原文“Betty, the USA”中的“I enjoy Christmas a lot.”可知Betty最喜欢圣诞节。故选B。 3．细节理解题。根据原文“I like the Lantern Festival best. On that day, we can see many beautiful lanterns in the streets.”可知元宵节时，人们可以在街上看到许多美丽的灯笼。故选C。 4．细节理解题。根据原文“Thanksgiving Day (感恩节) is my favourite holiday. My family usually have a turkey (火鸡) dinner and pumpkin pies.”可知感恩节传统食物是火鸡和南瓜派。故选D。 5．主旨大意题。全文介绍了孩子们最喜欢的五个节日。故选A。 八、阅读表达 请阅读下面语篇，根据其内容回答问题。 Festival Date Traditional Food Key Activities Chinese Spring Festival Lunar January 1st Dumplings, Nian Gao Fireworks, red envelopes American Thanksgiving 4th Thur in November Turkey, pumpkin pie Family feasts, parades Thai New Year (Songkran) April 13-15 Mango sticky rice Water splashing, temple rituals British New year January 1st Roast dinner, mince pies Fireworks, “first footing” tradition Russian New Year January 1st Olivier salad, champagne Ded Moroz (Snow Maiden), ice scriptures Festival Symbols Cultural Meaning Chinese Spring Festival Red lanterns, dragons Family unity, luck, renewal American Thanksgiving Cornucopia, turkey Gratitude, harvest celebration Thai New year Water, jasmine flowers Purification, new beginnings British New year Big Ben chimes, fireworks Hope, fresh starts Russian New Year Ded Moroz, fir trees Joy, resilience in winter Families get together during the Spring Festival to share meals and honor ancestors. Similarly, American Thanksgiving emphasizes (强调) gratitude, with many Americans volunteering at shelters. Fireworks in China symbolizes driving away bad spirits, while pumpkin pie in the U. S. represents harvest. In the UK, crowds gather in London for fireworks near Big Ben, and the first footer (first guest of the year) brings coal or bread for luck. The water fights during Songkran. As for Russian New Year, it’s celebrated with Ded Moroz (Father Frost) and his granddaughter Snegurochka. Russians exchange gifts under decorated fir (冷杉) trees. The Olivier salad, a potato and vegetable dish, is necessary. 1．What do British people traditionally bring as a “first footer”? ____________________________________________________ 2．Which festival includes a potato-based salad as a key dish? ____________________________________________________ 3．What do Thai people do during Songkran? ____________________________________________________ 4．What symbolizes “harvest celebration” in American Thanksgiving? ____________________________________________________ 5．Which festival do you think best represents hope? Explain with two reasons from the materials. ____________________________________________________ 【答案】1．Coal or bread. 2．Russian New Year. 3．They do water splashing and temple rituals. 4．Cornucopia and turkey. 5．British New year. First, the chimes of Big Ben on New Year’s Day are seen as a sign of hope. Second, fireworks are set off, which also symbolize hope and fresh starts. （答案不唯一，合理即可） 【导语】本文主要介绍了中国春节、美国感恩节、泰国泼水节、英国新年、俄罗斯新年的日期、传统食物、关键活动、象征物及文化意义，并简述了各节日的一些特色习俗。 1．根据文中“In the UK, crowds gather in London for fireworks near Big Ben, and the first footer (first guest of the year) brings coal or bread for luck.”可知，英国传统“first-footer”会带来煤炭或面包。故填Coal or bread. 2．根据“The Olivier salad, a potato and vegetable dish, is necessary.”以及表格中“Russian New Year”对应食物有“Olivier salad”可知，俄罗斯新年把以土豆为基础的沙拉作为关键菜肴。故填Russian New Year. 3．根据表格中“Thai New Year (Songkran)”对应的“Key Activities”是“Water splashing, temple rituals”可知，泰国人在泼水节会进行泼水和寺庙仪式。故填They do water splashing and temple rituals. 4．根据表格中“American Thanksgiving”对应的“Symbols”是“Cornucopia, turkey”以及“Cultural Meaning”是“Gratitude, harvest celebration”可知，在美国感恩节，聚宝盆和火鸡象征着丰收庆祝。故填Cornucopia and turkey. 5．British New year. First, the chimes of Big Ben on New Year’s Day are seen as a sign of hope. Second, fireworks are set off, which also symbolize hope and fresh starts. （答案不唯一，合理即可） ( 1 / 6 ) 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ Unit 2 Festivals and holidays 课时5 Special New Year celebrations 分层作业 核心知识速记 03拓展培优 01基础达标 04思维进阶 02能力提升 ( 词汇 celebrate (v. 庆祝) tradition (n. 传统) whole (adj. 整个的；全部的) reunion (n. 团聚) elder (n. 长辈) s afety (n. 安全)health (n. 健康) April (n. 四月) midnight (n. 午夜) grape (n. 葡萄) believe (v. 相信；认为) empty (adj. 空的) suitcase (n. 行李箱) adventure (n. 冒险) wish (v. 希望；祝愿) common (n. 共同之处) 句型 1. Different people celebrate the New Year in different ways. Here are some special and fun New Year traditions from around the world. (不同的人以不同的方式庆祝新年。以下是一些来自世界各地的特别又有趣的新年传统。) 2. On Chinese New Year's Day, the whole family gets together for a reunion dinner. The elders give the children lucky money, wishing them safety and health. (在中国新年那天，全家人聚在一起吃团圆饭。长辈们给孩子们压岁钱，祝愿他们平安健康。) 3. Thai people call their new year Songkran. It is on the 13th of April. People celebrate the New Year with street parties and even giant water fights. (泰国人把他们的新年叫做宋干节。它在 4 月 13 日。人们通过街头派对甚至大型水仗来庆祝新年。) 4. When the clock strikes midnight on New Year's Eve, the Spanish eat 12 grapes, one for each month of the year. Eating all 12 grapes is believed to bring good luck. (除夕午夜钟声敲响时，西班牙人会吃 12 颗葡萄，一颗代表一年中的一个月。人们相信吃完全部 12 颗葡萄会带来好运。) 5. Some people walk around the block with an empty suitcase on New Year's Eve. This shows that the next year will be full of adventures. (厄瓜多尔有些人在除夕拖着空行李箱绕街区走。这表明来年将会充满冒险。) ) 一、汉译英 1. 庆祝 (v.)_____________ 2. 传统 (n.)_____________ 3. 团聚 (n.)_____________ 4. 长辈 (n.)_____________ 5. 安全 (n.)_____________ 6. 健康 (n.)_____________ 7. 四月 (n.)_____________ 8. 午夜 (n.)_____________ 9. 葡萄 (n.)_____________ 10. 空的 (adj.)_____________ 11. 行李箱 (n.)_____________ 12. 冒险 (n.)_____________ 13. 整个的；全部的 (adj.)_____________ 14. 希望；祝愿 (v.)_____________ 15. 相信；认为 (v.)_____________ 二、重点短语 1. 以不同的方式 ________________________ 2. 全世界 ________________________ 3. 在中国新年那天 ________________________ 4. 团聚；聚集 ________________________ 5. 一顿团圆饭 ________________________ 6. 压岁钱 ________________________ 7. 举办街头派对 ________________________ 8. 打水仗 ________________________ 9. 充满 ________________________ 10. （日期）适逢；落在 ________________________ 11. 共同之处；共有 ________________________ 12. 钟声敲响 ________________________ 三、根据要求完成句子 1. 不同国家的人们以不同的方式庆祝新年。 People in different ________ celebrate the New Year ________ ________________ ________. 2. 在中国新年那天，全家人聚在一起吃团圆饭。 ________ ________ New Year’s ________, the ________ family gets together for a ________ dinner. 3. 长辈们给孩子们压岁钱，祝愿他们平安健康。 The ________ give children ________ ________, wishin them ________ and ________. 4. 泰国的新年叫做宋干节，它在 4 月 13 日。 Thailand's New Year is ________ Songkran, and it ________ ________ April 13th. 5. 泰国人通过街头派对甚至大型水仗来庆祝新年。 People in Thailand __________ the New Year with ________ ________and even giant ________ ________. 6. 西班牙人在除夕午夜钟声敲响时吃 12 颗葡萄。 The Spanish eat 12 grapes _______ _______ ________ ________ ________ ________ on New Year's Eve. 7. 人们相信吃完全部 12 颗葡萄会带来好运。 People ________ that ________ all 12 grapes will bring ________ ________. 8. 厄瓜多尔有些人在除夕拖着空行李箱绕街区走。 Some people in Ecuador walk around the block ________ _______ ________ ________ on New Year's Eve. 9. 这表明来年将会充满冒险。 This shows that the next year will ________ ________ ________ adventures. 10. 全世界有许多特别有趣的新年传统。 There are many special and fun New Year traditions ________ ________ ________. 11. 这些不同的庆祝活动有什么共同之处吗？ Do these different celebrations ________ ________ ________ ________? 四 、用括号内所给词的适当形式填空。 1. The ___________ (tradition) of eating grapes on New Year's Eve is popular in Spain. 2. Elders wish children ___________ (safe) and health in the new year. 3. Thai people have fun ___________ (have) water fights during Songkran. 4.A clock ___________ (strike) midnight, and the Spanish start eating grapes. 5. It's ___________ (believe) that 12 grapes bring good luck to people. 6. The new year will be full of ___________ (adventure) for those with big dreams. 7. All the ___________ (family) get together to celebrate the special day. 8. April is one of the ___________ (hot) months in Thailand. 9. The elders give children lucky money, ___________ (wish) them a good year. 10. We should learn about different ___________ (celebrate) around the world. 五、短文填空 Dear Tom, Let me tell you something about China’s New Year’s Day. New Year’s Day is the most important day in China. We 1.c__________ it the Spring Festival, too. It usually comes in January 2.__________ February. Before the Spring Festival, Chinese people usually clean up 3.__________ (they) houses and buy all kinds of delicious food. Children like the Spring Festival best, because they can wear new clothes and get lucky 4.__________ from their grandparents, parents, uncles and aunts. 5.__________ the morning of the Spring Festival, parents get up very early and start to 6.__________ dumplings. They often put coins (硬币) in some dumplings, and we can have 7.__________ luck in the new year if we eat the dumplings with a coin in it. After we have breakfast, we can do 8.__________ lot of things. We usually play 9.__________ (card) and visit our friends and relatives (亲戚). Some people also like to set off firecrackers (放鞭炮). It is very interesting. During the Spring Festival, families get together and have a big family 10.__________. Chinese people have a very happy time together. Yours, Kang kang 六、完形填空 The Chinese Spring Festival is now on the World Intangible Cultural Heritage (世界非物质文化遗产) list. It is a(n) 1 festival in our country. It is 2 in January or February. 3 New Year’s eve (除夕夜), people get together, cook many kinds of food, and then have a big dinner. At the festival, many Chinese like eating dumplings. It has a 4 of about 1800 years. And it is still very 5 in China now. Sometimes people will put a coin (硬币) in one of the dumplings. If you eat the dumplings 6 the coin, you’ll be very lucky. People 7 it can bring good luck to them. People like dumplings with meat and 8 like carrots and tomatoes. “Fish” is lucky food for Chinese, too. In Chinese, “fish” 9 like “surplus (剩余)”. Chinese like to have a surplus at the end of the year. So they eat fish because they want to have much money in the 10 year. Welcome to China and eat the nice food 1．A．excellent B．important C．different D．common 2．A．just B．even C．already D．usually 3．A．In B．On C．At D．During 4．A．plan B．trip C．history D．discussion 5．A．popular B．possible C．simple D．successful 6．A．for B．into C．from D．with 7．A．believe B．study C．want D．question 8．A．eggs B．fruit C．vegetables D．corn 9．A．looks B．predicts C．thinks D．sounds 10．A．coming B．famous C．traditional D．educational 七、阅读理解 People from all over the world celebrate different festivals. There are interesting activities and traditional food for each festival. Let’s see five children’s favourite festivals. Wu Jun, Shanghai My favourite holiday is the Spring Festival. On that day, we put on our new clothes and see our relatives and friends. All the family members get together and have dumplings for dinner. My brother and I always get a hongbao. It means lucky money. Betty, the USA I enjoy Christmas a lot. We say “Merry Christmas” to our family and friends, sing Christmas songs and have Christmas dinner. On Christmas Eve, Santa Claus visits us and gives many Christmas presents. I love him very much! Zhou Jie, Beijing I like the Lantern Festival best. On that day, we can see many beautiful lanterns in the streets. We eat a kind of sweet dumplings called yuanxiao. It has different stuffing (馅⼉). We like it. Mike, England I always have a great time on Easter (复活节). We make colourful Easter eggs and send them to our family and friends. We eat chocolate eggs and special bread with different pictures on it. We usually play a fun game with friends and enjoy ourselves very much. Linda, Canada Thanksgiving Day (感恩节) is my favourite holiday. My family usually have a turkey (火鸡) dinner and pumpkin pies. After dinner, we play some traditional games. Sometimes we go shopping on that day. 1．According to the passage, children always get ________ on the Spring Festival. A．presents from Santa B．a hongbao C．chocolate eggs D．special pictures 2．Whose favorite festival is Christmas? A．Wu Jun’s. B．Betty’s. C．Mike’s. D．Linda’s. 3．What do people usually do on the Lantern Festival? A．Put on new clothes. B．Make colourful eggs. C．Enjoy beautiful lanterns. D．Play traditional games. 4．What is the traditional food on Thanksgiving Day? A．Dumplings and noodles. B．Yuanxiao. C．Special bread. D．A turkey and pumpkin pies. 5．What is the passage mainly about? A．Five children’s favourite festivals. B．Different presents for different festivals. C．Traditional activities on different festivals. D．People’s favorite food for different festivals. 八、阅读表达 请阅读下面语篇，根据其内容回答问题。 Festival Date Traditional Food Key Activities Chinese Spring Festival Lunar January 1st Dumplings, Nian Gao Fireworks, red envelopes American Thanksgiving 4th Thur in November Turkey, pumpkin pie Family feasts, parades Thai New Year (Songkran) April 13-15 Mango sticky rice Water splashing, temple rituals British New year January 1st Roast dinner, mince pies Fireworks, “first footing” tradition Russian New Year January 1st Olivier salad, champagne Ded Moroz (Snow Maiden), ice scriptures Festival Symbols Cultural Meaning Chinese Spring Festival Red lanterns, dragons Family unity, luck, renewal American Thanksgiving Cornucopia, turkey Gratitude, harvest celebration Thai New year Water, jasmine flowers Purification, new beginnings British New year Big Ben chimes, fireworks Hope, fresh starts Russian New Year Ded Moroz, fir trees Joy, resilience in winter Families get together during the Spring Festival to share meals and honor ancestors. Similarly, American Thanksgiving emphasizes (强调) gratitude, with many Americans volunteering at shelters. Fireworks in China symbolizes driving away bad spirits, while pumpkin pie in the U. S. represents harvest. In the UK, crowds gather in London for fireworks near Big Ben, and the first footer (first guest of the year) brings coal or bread for luck. The water fights during Songkran. As for Russian New Year, it’s celebrated with Ded Moroz (Father Frost) and his granddaughter Snegurochka. Russians exchange gifts under decorated fir (冷杉) trees. The Olivier salad, a potato and vegetable dish, is necessary. 1．What do British people traditionally bring as a “first footer”? ____________________________________________________ 2．Which festival includes a potato-based salad as a key dish? ____________________________________________________ 3．What do Thai people do during Songkran? ____________________________________________________ 4．What symbolizes “harvest celebration” in American Thanksgiving? ____________________________________________________ 5．Which festival do you think best represents hope? Explain with two reasons from the materials. ____________________________________________________ ( 1 / 6 ) 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$