customs(习俗)for each festival.

Tan Xiaodong, 15, Hong Kong, China

“It’ll soon be Chinese New Year. Before it, we’ll clean the house and decorate it for good luck. Every shop is going to close for a few days and we’ll go out a lot to celebrate in the streets. We might go and see the lion and dragon dances in the city center. I love this festival.”

Wendy, 16, Sydney, Australia

“Australia Day is on 26th January and it’s an important holiday here.We always have a Monday off, so we celebrate for three days. My parents and I go to the countryside for a picnic and friends always come over. Many people go to beach parties or street parties and there’s lots of music and dancing.What fun!”

Amy, 14, New York, USA

“The first Thanksgiving Day was hundreds of years ago when Europeans who came to America thanked God for his help. It’s still a very important day for families to be together. This year we’re going to visit my grandparents and we’ll eat a delicious meal of turkey. Thanksgiving Day is on the fourth Thursday in November every year.”

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

11. How many festivals are mentioned in the passage? A. Two.

B. Three.

C. Four.

D. Five.

12. During the Chinese New Year, tourists can ________. A. do a lot of shopping

B. see lion and dragon dances D. eat turkeys

C. decorate the house for good luck

13. On Australia Day, families often ________. A. have a meal in the countryside C. have a party at school

B. go to a swimming pool D. clean the house and dance

14. What do you think a turkey is in this passage? A. A country. C. A bird.

B. A festival. D. A kind of drink.

15. From the passage, we can lean that ________.

A. Australia Day is an important day for family members to get together B. different festivals have different customs

C. many people go out for a picnic with friends before Chinese New Year

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D. the first Thanksgiving Day was born a hundred years ago

D

16 They like to have celebrations(庆祝活动). In China, people celebrate New Year. 17 They wear red clothes because red is the color that will bring joy. Chinese children get money in red envelopes for the New Year. In Gambia（冈比亚）, people celebrate Independence Day(独立日). Itis in February. 18 In England, people celebrate May Day. 19 They wear pretty clothes to celebrate the coming spring. The children like to dance on this day. In America, people celebrate Thanksgiving Day. It’s on the fourth Thursday in November. They have a very big dinner with their families or friends. 20 They have a long talk after the dinner.

根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项, 使短文意思通顺、内容完整。 A. May Day is in May.

B. They wear bright clothes and play music at the celebrations. C. They eat turkey and a lot of other delicious food. D. New Year is in January or February. E.People live around the world.

16.________ 17.________ 18.________ 19.________ 20.________ 五、词语运用（10小题，每小题1分，共10分）

阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。方框中有两个词是多余的。

the a watersave June eatfrom in watch you fast one Dear Anne,

How are you？I had great fun last Monday, 1 18th 2018.It was a traditional Chinese festival called Dragon Boat Festival that day.

This festival is in memory of Qu Yuan,one of 2 greatest Chinesepoets.He killed himself by jumping into the Miluo River on May 5th of the lunar calendar(阴历)，278BC.People there rowed the boats to 3 him.But it was too late.They werevery sad and then threw rice into the 4 to feed the fishes so that they would stay away from his body.

5 then on, every year on this day, people enjoy 6 zongziwhich is made of rice with meat, eggs and so on. In the past we ate it only 7 a year, but now we regard it as our daily food. We have it any time we like.

Have you ever 8 the dragon boat race on TV? It is another important part of this festival. Several teams row their dragon-shaped boats as 9 as they can. The first team to reach the finish line wins.

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If you have a plan to visit China next year, would 10 like to spend this festival with us? Best wishes!

Xiao Qiang

1.________2.________ 3.________ 4.________ 5.________ 6.________ 7.________ 8.________ 9.________ 10.________ 六、补全对话（5小题，每小题2分，共10分）

根据下面的对话情景，在每个空白处填上一个适当的句子，使对话的意思连贯、完整。 A: Hello!1.________________________________________? B:Let me see.I think my favorite festival is Halloween. A:2.________________________________________? B:Because I like to play a game called “trick or treat”. A:What other things do you do at Halloween？ B:3.________________________________________. A: hear you make pumpkin lanterns.

B:You are right. 4.________________________________________. A:Wat do you do at the party？

|B: 5.________________________________________. 七、书面表达（15分）

假如你是李言，学校来了几名外国友人参加中外文化交流活动，校长请你写一封书面邀请函，邀请他们参加下个月在当地举行的端午节活动。 内容包括以下几点：1. Time of the festival；

2. Activities during the festival； 3.Your invitation to them.

要求：1.词数不少于80；

2.语句通顺，意思连贯。

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Unit 2 I think that mooncakes are delicious!单元测试

答案解析

听力材料 第一节

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。每段对话读两遍。

1. W:What are you doing?

M: I’m reading a book about Chinese festivals. W: Do you come from China? M: No, I’m from Japan.

2. M: Hi, Lucy. The Spring Festival is coming. I’m sweeping the floor of our house. Can you help me clean the table?

W: OK. After that let’s make some red lanterns.

3. W: I received a New Year card this morning. Have you sent out all your New Year cards? M: Not yet. I spent hours writing the cards yesterday evening. 4. W: Tomorrow is Mother’s Day. What shall we buy for Mum? M: What about a beautiful dress?

W: Oh, she has got too many already. I know she is interested in books on folk music recently. M: That’s a good idea.

5. W: Do you know the Arts Centre in London is holding a festival of French culture?

M: Yes. An exhibition of paintings is open daily and on some weekday evenings the Arts Centre has special events including plays and films. 第二节

听下面几段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第6至第7两个小题。 M:Where are you going, Cindy? W:Er… I’m going to Yunnan Province. M:Why do you go there?

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