Unit 2 Festivals and holidays 自主检测2025-2026学年冀教版英语八年级上册

Unit 2 Festivals and holidays 自主检测 满分65分 限时40分钟 Ⅰ.完形填空(每小题1分，共10分) In China, the Spring Festival is the most important among all the festivals in the year. Two important things help to make this festival different 1 all the others: giving presents and spending time with family. Many weeks 2 the Spring Festival, we know it is coming. In the shops, goods for this special holiday appear and outside them are the special New Year decorations. The advertisements in all the newspapers 3 us that there are only five shopping days before the Spring Festival. 4 you go, you will realize that the Spring Festival, which comes “only 5 a year”, is coming again. Giving 6 to one's family is a very sweet custom. The spirit behind the present matters most, not the present 7 . It is good to go 8 and meet parents, grandparents and as many aunts, uncles and cousins as possible during the Spring Festival. On New Year's Eve, all the members of a family 9 stay at home to make dumplings together. And many people enjoy watching TV. The evening is usually spent on games, talking, eating and 10 . 1. A. on B. with C. from D. for 2. A. before B. after C. during D. in 3. A. tell B. talk C. speak D. say 4. A. Where B. Whatever C. Wherever D. Whenever 5. A. one B. once C. twice D. third 6. A. money B. presents C. wishes D. cards 7. A. himself B. themselves C. herself D. itself 8. A. factory B. country C. city D. home 9. A. will B. had to C. won't D. have to 10. A. sleeping B. drinking C. walking D. running Ⅱ.短文填空(每小题1分，共10分) 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词(有提示词的，填入所给单词的正确形式)。 Do you know the Double Ninth Festival? It is one of 11. most important festivals in China. It is a special day for old people. It12. (begin) a long time ago. The festival is 13. the ninth day of the ninth month in the lunar calendar. The Chinese word for “nine” has the same sound as the word for “long”, so people take the Double Ninth Festival to send14. (they) best wishes to old people. They do many 15. (activity) to show love and respect for the old. People celebrate the day16. (happy). They have meals with their older family members. And they spend time17. (climb) mountains with them. They hope that the old will live much 18. (long). Also, they usually drink chrysanthemum wine(菊花酒) and wear a plant called zhuyu. They think that the plant can drive away bad luck. It is a 19. (tradition) virtue(美德) in China to respect old people. That's 20. the Chinese know that old people have knowledge and experience. Young people can learn from them. Ⅲ.阅读理解(每小题2分，共10分) ①When you think of celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival, what comes to mind? Eating mooncakes? Admiring the moon? Do you want to know more about what Chinese people do these days during this festival? Then read on. ②In the past, families stayed at home during the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday to enjoy a dinner together and admire the moon. With the quick development of our country, people's life has improved. Nowadays, many people like to travel during holidays. Last year, Beijing, Chengdu and Guangzhou were among the top places to go during the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday. ③In China, family reunions are important. In the past, people would visit their relatives and friends during the Mid-Autumn Festival, and children would receive red packets from their elders in person. Nowadays, sending digital (数字的) red packets to family and friends has become more popular. ④For adding fun, people enjoy sending and grabbing(抢) red packets in online chat groups. There are two main types: “regular red packets” where people can set the same amount of money, and “the red packet lucky draw” where the amount received depends on(取决于) luck. ⑤Food plays an important part in Chinese culture. As the saying goes, . Chinese people always have natural creativity for food. As people continue to come up with new ideas, some unusual mooncake tastes keep appearing, such as chocolate mooncakes and mooncakes with pork and vegetables inside. Of course, you can also create your own style of mooncakes to meet your tastes. 21. What is the purpose of the first paragraph? A. To create a happy environment. B. To draw a picture of the future. C. To introduce the topic of the passage. D. To give some background information. 22. Why do many people now like to travel during holidays? A. Staying at home is boring. B. Their life becomes better. C. Travelling helps them to make more friends. D. They don't care about the traditional festivals. 23. What is special about “the red packet lucky draw”? A. It is most popular among children. B. People receive them at different times. C. How much money people get is different. D. People can decide the amount of money in each one. 24.Which of the following can be put in“ ”? A. one should eat to live, not live to eat B. good food ends with good talk C. make sure you eat up everything D. food is the first necessity of the people 25. What's the structure of the passage? Ⅳ.阅读表达(每小题2分，共10分) China has a history of more than 5,000 years and we are so proud of the profound (深远的)culture. Every year, we look forward to spending the holiday during the traditional festivals. They are the important part of traditional Chinese culture. But for young people, the meaning of these festivals is disappearing. When young people are asked about the meaning of traditional festivals, some of them have no idea. For example, many young people don't know why we celebrate the Spring Festival and other festivals. Some young people only know that we eat zongzi during the Dragon Boat Festival, but they don't know that the Dragon Boat Festival is to remember the great poet Qu Yuan. Actually, most festivals have been advocated(提倡) by the commercial ads (商业广告), and they lead people to buy more products. Some ads try to implant (灌输) the wrong idea about the meaning of festivals, just to attract ( 吸引) more customers. We should advocate the essence (本质) of the festivals, so as to let the young generation learn more about our culture and be proud of it. 根据短文内容，回答下列问题。 26. How many years of history does China have? 27. All the young people know the meaning of traditional Chinese festivals, don't they? 28. Why do commercial ads advocate festivals? 29. What should the young generation do? 30. What do you think of traditional festivals? V.补全对话(每小题2分，共10分) 根据下面对话中的情景，在每个空白处填入适当的语句，使对话恢复完整。 Tiny: Hi, Henry! There are many different festivals in a year. 31. Henry: My favourite festival is the Mid-Autumn Festival. Tiny: When do you celebrate it in your country? Henry: 32. in the lunar calendar. Tiny: 33. Henry: We celebrate it by eating mooncakes. That night we always get together with our family. What's your favourite festival? Tiny: 34. \ Henry: Yeah! The Spring Festival is also a get-together festival in our country. Tiny: That's right. I always make dumplings with my family. We have a good time together. Henry: 35. Festivals bring us lots of fun in our life. Ⅵ.书面表达(共15分) 在即将举行的中学生国际文化交流活动中，你将代表学校介绍中国的传统节日————中秋节。请根据以下导图提示，用英语写一篇发言稿。 注意：词数80左右(开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数)。 Dear friends, Today I'd like to introduce the Mid-Autumn Festival to you. That's all. Thanks for listening. Ⅰ.[语篇解读]本文介绍了中国春节的相关习俗。 1. C be different from 意为“与……不同”，是固定词组。故选 C。 2. A 考查介词辨析。根据“we know it is coming”以及常识可知，几周前就知道春节要来了。故选 A。 3. A 考查动词辨析。根据“us that there are only five shopping days before the Spring Festival”可知，此处表示“告诉我们”。故选 A。 4. C 此处说的是无论去哪里，用 wherever 引导让步状语从句。故选 C。 5. B 根据常识可知，春节是一年一次，用 once a year 表示。故选 B。 6. B 根据后文“The spirit behind the present matters most”可知，此处描述的是送礼物这个习俗。故选 B。 7. D 考查反身代词辨析。根据“not the present”可知，此处说的是礼物(单数)本身，用 itself。故选 D。 8. D 根据“and meet parents, grandparents and as many aunts, uncles and cousins as possible”以及常识可知，春节期间要回家。故选 D。 9. A 根据“all the members of a family… stay at home to make dumplings together”可知，此处说的是一家人将会待在家里包饺子，故选 A。 10. B 根据常识可知，除夕那天晚上是在吃喝和娱乐中度过的。故选 B。 Ⅱ.[语篇解读] 本文主要介绍了中国的传统节日——重阳节，以及重阳节的一些风俗习惯。 11. the 考查冠词。根据空后的形容词最高级“most important”可知，此处用定冠词 the。故填 the。 12. began 考查时态。根据“a long time ago”可知，时态为一般过去时，此处用动词过去式 began。故填began。 13. on 考查介词。空后的“the ninth day of the ninth month in the lunar calendar”表示具体的一天，此处用介词 on。故填 on。 14. their 考查代词。根据空后的名词“wishes”可知，此处用形容词性物主代词， their“他们的”符合题意。故填 their。 15. activities 考查名词复数。根据空前的“many”可知，此处用复数形式 activities。故填 activities。 16. happily 考查副词。分析句子结构可知，此处用副词作状语，修饰动词“celebrate”,故填 happily。 17. climbing 考查固定结构。 spend time doing sth.“花时间做某事”，是固定搭配。故填 climbing。 18. longer 考查副词比较级。根据空前的“much”可知，此处用比较级形式 longer。故填 longer。 19. traditional 考查形容词。根据空后的名词“virtue”可知，此处用形容词作定语，故填 traditional。 20. because 考查连词。根据上文“to respect old people”及空后的“the Chinese know that old people have knowledge and experience”可知，此处表示原因，故填 because。 Ⅲ.[语篇解读]本文讲述了中秋节庆祝方式的变化。 21. C 写作目的题。根据“Do you want to know more about what Chinese people do these days during this festival? Then read on.”可知，第一段通过提问来引出主题。故选 C。 22. B 细节理解题。根据“With the quick development of our country, people's life has improved. Nowadays, many people like to travel during holidays.”可知，人们由于生活水平提高而喜欢在假期旅行。故选 B。 23. C 细节理解题。根据“‘the red packet lucky draw’ where the amount received depends on luck”可知，“拼手气红包”的特殊之处在于收到的金额因运气而异。故选 C。 24. D 推理判断题。本段讲述的是食物，空处应是与食物的重要性相关的内容。选项 D“民以食为天”符合语境，故选 D。 25. A 文章结构题。第一段通过提问来引出主题，是总述；第二至第五段分别从四个方面介绍了现在的中秋节习俗。故选 A。 Ⅳ.[语篇解读]本文主要讲述了传统节日面临的问题，令人深思。 26. More than 5,000 years.根据第一段中的“China has a history of more than 5,000 years”可知，中国有超过5000年的历史。 27. No, they don't.根据第二段中的“When young people are asked about the meaning of traditional festivals, some of them have no idea.”可知答案。 28. To attract customers.根据第二段中的“Actually, most festivals have been advocated by the commercial ads… just to attract more customers.”可知，是为了吸引顾客。 29. Learn more about our culture and be proud of it.根据第二段中的“so as to let the young generation learn more about our culture and be proud of it”可知，年轻一代应该更多地了解我们的文化，并为它感到自豪。 30. They' re important to Chinese culture.开放性试题，言之有理即可。 V.31. What's your favourite festival? 32. We celebrate it on the fifteenth day of the eighth month 33. How do you celebrate it? 34. My favourite festival is the Spring Festival. 35. That's really interesting. Ⅵ. One possible version: Dear friends, Today I'd like to introduce the Mid-Autumn Festival to you. The Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month. When night falls, Chinese people sit around the table with their family and enjoy mooncakes and the full moon. In our view, the moon always reminds us of family and home. It's the time when people get together with family. Children enjoy listening to the story of Chang'e in the moonlight, which adds colour to traditional Chinese culture. I hope you will like this festival. That's all. 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