Unit 2 Festivals and holidays 阅读素养提升练-【绿卡初中创新题】2025-2026学年新教材八年级上册英语习题课件(冀教版2024)河北专版

Unit 2　 Festivals and holidays 阅读素养提升练 2 练基础 一、完形填空 　　（唐山丰润期中）Do you love seeing beautiful lanterns？ The best time to do this is during the Lantern Festival. It 1 the 15th day of the first lunar month. It marks the 2 of Spring Festival celebrations. 　　Lanterns are a 3 part of the festival. People often 4 red lanterns at the door to celebrate the declining（正消退的） darkness of winter. 　　Watching lanterns is a big event during the festival. You can see lanterns in all 5 , from animals to plants. To make this activity 6 , people stick riddles on the 目 录 导 航 二 三 一 四 五 3 lanterns. “What has a face and two hands but no arms or legs？” Can you 7 what it is？ 　　In some places, people like to make and release（放飞） sky lanterns. 8 these beautiful lanterns fly high in the sky, people make wishes. 　　In old times, the Lantern Festival was 9 romantic（浪漫的）. Watching lanterns gave young people a great chance to meet each other. Xin Qiji, a 10 during the Southern Song Dynasty, once wrote: “Suddenly I turned, and there she stood, in the dim（昏暗的） light.” 目 录 导 航 二 三 一 四 五 4 1. A. looks like B. falls on C. dates back D. stays with 2. A. start B. end C. middle D. show 3. A. great B. small C. last D. new 4. A. hang B. open C. pick D. clean 5. A. races B. heights C. levels D. shapes 6. A. ancient B. colourful C. important D. possible 7. A. copy B. change C. guess D. enjoy 8. A. If B. Until C. While D. Though 9. A. only B. finally C. hardly D. quite 10. A. poet B. farmer C. doctor D. king B B A A D B C C D A 目 录 导 航 二 三 一 四 五 　　Every April, there is a special festival in China. It is the Qingming Festival. During the festival, people remember 11. ________（they） ancestors（祖先）. That is why it is also known 12. ________ the Tomb-Sweeping Day. 　　The Qingming Festival is a traditional festival with rich 13. ________（culture） meanings. It is to pay 14. ________（respect） to Jie Zitui. Du Mu, a poet, described（描述） 15. ________ day in his poem: “Rain falls 16. ________（heavy） as Qingming comes.” And there is an old 17. ________（say）: “A cold Qingming is a sign of a good year.” 二、短文填空 their as cultural respects the heavily saying 目 录 导 航 二 三 一 四 五 6 　　We don’t know exactly when people celebrated the 18. ________（one） Qingming Festival in history. But we know it can date 19. ________ over 2,500 years. Chinese people 20. ________（start） having a three-day Qingming holiday in 2008. People usually choose one day to remember their ancestors and leave the other two for other activities. Flying kites 21. ________（be） a popular activity. In the past, people would cut the string 22. ________（let） a kite fly freely. They believed that first back started is to let 目 录 导 航 二 三 一 四 五 7 doing so would bring good luck 23. ________ even keep people away from diseases. 　　My family 24. ________（go） to the countryside to fly kites during the Qingming holiday next year. I 25. ____________（look） forward to it. and will go am looking 目 录 导 航 二 三 一 四 五 8 A 　　（邯郸期中）People all over the world celebrate the New Year. These celebrations say goodbye to the old year and bring good luck into the new year. Because of different calendars and cultures, people in different countries celebrate the New Year in different ways. 　　New Year in Thailand 　　In Thailand, people celebrate the New Year on April 13 and it is a water 三、阅读理解 练提升 目 录 导 航 二 三 一 四 五 9 festival. Families will visit a temple and throw water at the statues（雕像） in it. They believe it can bring good luck. 　　New Year in Japan 　　On New Year’s Eve, many temples across Japan ring（使发出钟声） their bells 108 times. Eight rings say goodbye to the old year while 100 rings welcome the new year. During this celebration, many people wake up early to watch the first sunrise（日出） of the new year and visit temples with their friends and families. 目 录 导 航 二 三 一 四 五 10 　　Traditions of some other countries 　　In the UK, many people celebrate Hogmanay. It begins on December 31. During this celebration, people take part in “first footing”. They try to be the first one to visit somebody’s house in the New Year. In Romania, one New Year’s tradition is for children to dance in bear costumes. People believe it can help scare away bad things. 26. How many countries does the writer talk about in the text？ A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five. C 目 录 导 航 二 三 一 四 五 27. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to（指的是）？ A. Thailand. B. The temple. C. The new year. D. The first sunrise. 28. What do people in Japan use most of the 108 rings to do？ A. Welcome the new year. B. Scare away bad things. C. Say goodbye to the old year. D. Send wishes to their friends and families. B A 目 录 导 航 二 三 一 四 五 29. How do local people celebrate Hogmanay？ A. By dancing in bear costumes. B. By throwing water at each other. C. By visiting temples with friends and families. D. By trying to be the first one to visit somebody’s house. 30. What does the text mainly talk about？ A. Different times of the New Year. B. Different New Year celebrations. C. The true meaning of the New Year. D. Different cultures in different countries. D B 目 录 导 航 二 三 一 四 五 B 　　［传统文化］The Shangsi Festival, also known as the Double Third Festival, is an ancient Chinese festival. It falls on the third day of the third lunar month. In the past, people often took a bath in the river on that day to wash away bad luck. 　　Some people believe the day is the birthday of the Yellow Emperor （Huangdi）. He and the Yan Emperor （Yandi） are the ancestors（祖先） of all Chinese people. 目 录 导 航 二 三 一 四 五 　　 ▲ In the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Wang Xizhi wrote in his Lantingji Xu about how people took a bath and wrote poems while drinking from cups drifting（漂浮） along the river. In the Tang Dynasty, people enjoyed drinks. In the Ming and Qing dynasties, people did activities like drifting cups, drifting eggs, throwing stones and listening to music. 　　Now people celebrate the festival in different ways. The Han people go outside to enjoy flowers. To the Zhuang people in Southwest China, it is a festival for young people to sing songs and find their true love. Bamboo dancing is another 目 录 导 航 二 三 一 四 五 important activity for them. For the Miao people in Hainan Province, it is a day for remembering ancestors. 　　Special food is also an important part of the festival. Five-coloured rice and painted eggs are traditional foods for the Shangsi Festival. People believe the rice is good for health and that the painted eggs are a symbol of love. 31. The Shangsi Festival may be the birthday of _____. A. Yandi B. Wang Xizhi C. Huangdi D. Wang Xizhi’s father C 目 录 导 航 二 三 一 四 五 32. ［新考法·句子还原］Which of the following can we put in “ ▲ ”？ A. There are many stories about the festival. B. The festival has many interesting activities. C. Many famous people in history celebrated it. D. The custom of the festival changed with the times. 33. What does Paragraph 4 mainly talk about？ A. How people celebrate the festival now. B. Why people celebrate the festival now. C. What food people eat during the festival. D. Where people go to remember ancestors. D A 目 录 导 航 二 三 一 四 五 34. What will the Han people do during the Shangsi Festival？ A. Drift cups. B. Sing songs. C. Enjoy flowers. D. Remember ancestors. 35. In which part of a website can we read the text？ A. Art and Culture. B. Travel and Places. C. Countries and People. D. Festivals and Customs. C D 目 录 导 航 二 三 一 四 五 四、阅读表达 　［传统文化］The traditional Chinese Longtaitou Festival falls on the second day of the second lunar month. It marks the start of spring and farming. After this day, there will be more rainfall. Ancient people believed the Dragon King woke up from his winter sleep on this day, bringing much rain. 　　A very famous tradition of the festival is getting a haircut（理发）. In the past, people believed that getting a haircut on this day helped drive away bad luck. They also believed that getting a haircut in the first lunar month would harm one’s uncle. Though today few think so, people keep the tradition of having a haircut during the festival for good luck. 目 录 导 航 二 三 一 四 五 19 　　There are some traditional foods for this festival. People in Fujian Province eat tofu balls. Fried beans（炒豆子） are a traditional snack for people in some parts of Shandong Province. Eating chengyao cakes is a tradition in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. 　　In Hebei Province, people eat different foods named after dragon body parts to mark the day. For example, noodles are the dragon’s beard （long xu）, and dumplings are the dragon’s ears （long er）. All these names show people’s wishes for good luck and a good harvest. 目 录 导 航 二 三 一 四 五 20 36. What does the Longtaitou Festival mark？ ___________________________________________________________ 37. How will the weather be after the Longtaitou Festival？ ___________________________________________________________ 38. What did people want to do by getting a haircut during the Longtaitou Festival？ ___________________________________________________________ The start of spring and farming. There will be more rainfall. They wanted to drive away bad luck. 目 录 导 航 二 三 一 四 五 39. Where do people eat tofu balls？ ______________________________________________________________ 40. Why do people call dumplings “long er”？ What do you think of the idea？ ______________________________________________________________ In Fujian Province. Because they look like the dragon’s ears. I think it is very creative./... 目 录 导 航 二 三 一 四 五 五、补全对话 （Two students are talking about a festival.） A: Hi, Wu Ming! 41. ___________________________________________ B: Hi, Laura! Quite good! I’m looking forward to the Dragon Boat Festival. A: 42. ____________________________________ B: It’s on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. A: 43. ____________________________ B: To remember an ancient poet, Qu Yuan. How are you these days？/How is it going？/... When is it？/When is the festival？/... Why do you celebrate it？/... 目 录 导 航 二 三 一 四 五 A: Oh, I see. 44. __________________________________________________________ ____________ B: We eat zongzi and watch dragon boat races. My favourite part is the dragon boat race. Would you like to celebrate the festival with my family？ A: 45. ____________________________ I can’t wait! Thanks for inviting me. B: You’re welcome. What do you do during the festival？/How do you celebrate the Of course./Yes, I’d like to./... festival？/... 目 录 导 航 二 三 一 四 五 25 $