Unit8 周末练习-2025-2026学年译林版英语七年级上册

Unit8 练习

一．词汇填空。阅读下列短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内的正确形式

 A Special Chinese Festival

The Dragon Boat Festival is an i______  traditional festival in China. It has a long history, and people celebrate it to ______ (纪念) the great poet Qu Yuan. Every year, there are many dragon boat ______ (race) in different places. People feel so ______ (exciting) when they watch these interesting races!

 There are many fun ______ (tradition) for this festival. Families always _____  _____  (准备) it by making rice dumplings. Right now, my grandma ____ _____  _____(张贴) red paper cuttings on the window, and my little sister ______ _____ (lie) on the sofa and watching her happily. This act of decorating is a nice wish for good luck. The dragon boat is a ______ (象征) of bravery, and it also stands for ______ (peace) in our hearts.

 Qu Yuan wrote many wonderful poems, today we read these poems ______him. His stories  make us______ (get )over hard things bravely. This festival helps us honor Qu Yuan and learn about Chinese culture too.

 

China is home to tea. Chinese tea culture has a history ________ more than 4,000 years. In the Tang Dynasty, people not only drank tea, but also ate the tea leaves. That was ________ people called tasting tea “tea-eating”. In the Song Dynasty, the way people drank tea was full of art. In the Ming Dynasty, tasting tea came back to its true ________ (natural) of “drinking tea”. People put dry tea leaves in the cup and then poured (倒) boiled water into it before drinking. And in the Qing Dynasty, the tea culture came into common (普通的) ________ (family). Drinking tea became part of their daily life. At the same time, there were more tea houses.

 Nowadays, making tea around a stove (围炉煮茶) becomes popular with young people. This is a special way of ________ (drink) tea. Many young people like to choose a quiet and ________ (comfort) place to make tea. When making tea, there must be delicious ________ (snack), such as small oranges and sweet potatoes on the stove. And beautiful cups and teapots can bring them more joy. They ________ (real) enjoy art, spiritual (心灵的) world and the Chinese tea culture. Away from their busy work and life, they enjoy moment of calm and ________ (peaceful) together with their friends.

 As time goes by, Chinese tea culture develops (发展) greatly. Modern tea culture _______ (mix) traditional art and modern life together, showing a more open and colorful culture.

二．首字母填空 根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词。

 In China, we call the 12th month of the lunar calendar (阴历) Layue. The month is f_______ of interesting festivals and traditions.

 Laba Festival is the f_______ festival in this month. From this day on, people begin to get ready for the Chinese New Year.