八、书面表达
请根据下列要点提示，写一封信告诉你美国朋友艾米中国中秋节的情况。 词数70词左右，注意书信的格式。
1．中秋节是一个非常重要的中国节日。它通常在九月份或十月份。
2．节日那天，中国人总是和家人一起庆祝。
3．他们聚在一起吃顿大餐。餐后，他们通常出去赏月，吃月饼等。
4．他们玩得开心……
Dear Amy,
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Your mother is the most important person in your life. She helps you with your homework. If you get ill, she stays with you the w1. night. She makes your m2. every day. Your mother is a3. there for you. That's why there is a s4. day for mothers a5. the world .
Mother's Day becomes a modern holiday in the US. A woman called Anna Jarvis and her mother, Anna Reese Jarvis, live in a poor town. They work hard to m6. the town better. Jarvis' mother died(去世) on Sunday，May 14，1905. Their church holds a Mother's Day to thank her f7. the help .
Today, people in m8. than 40 countries celebrate the day. They give their mothers carnations (康乃擊)and o9. presents. In the language of flowers, carnations stand for happiness, sweetness and l10. .
五、任务型阅读 阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格里填入一个最恰当的单词，每个空格只填一个单词
Each year, we welcome many holidays here in America.
On January 1, we welcome the coming of a new year like many people in other countries. And we have another four holidays on the first day of a month: April Fool’s Day, May Day, Friendship Day (Aug.1) and Grandparents Day (Sept.1).
The most important holiday for the young people comes in February. It is Valentine’s Day. Lots of boys give red roses to girls as a present.
People celebrate some holidays for their family members. We say thanks to our mother in May and celebrate Father’s Day in the following month. In November many people come back home for Thanksgiving Day, so all the family can stay together.
There are also some interesting holidays for children. For example, Halloween comes at the
end of October. Children often play with pumpkin lanterns and wear all kinds of masks. On April Fool’s Day, they can play jokes on each other.
Of course, the most important festival is Christmas. After a year of work and study, people can enjoy a long holiday, eat big meals, and visit family and friends.
Name | Time | 1. |
New Year’s Day | On January 1 | Welcome the 2. of a new year |
April Fool’s Day | On April 1 | 3. jokes on each other |
Valentine’s Day | On 4. 14 | Girls usually 5. red roses from boys as a present |
6. Day | On the third Sunday in June | Give presents to Father or do something for him |
Halloween | On October 7. | Play with pumpkin lanterns and put on 8.masks |
Thanksgiving Day | In November | Come back home and stay together with their 9. |
Christmas | December 25 | Eat big meals, and visit family and friends during the long 10. |
阅读表达 阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容回答问题
Hi, I’m Andy. It is Children’s Day today. I get up very early. I go to school at about six. Our school is very clean and tidy. The weather is fine. Birds are singing happily in the trees. We wear our beautiful clothes. The girls wear their new skirts. How lovely they are! We sing and dance. How happy we are!
Our celebration begins at eight. First, our principal(校长) gives us a talk, and then the programmes(节目)begin. Many people sing together. They sing and dance very well. All the students and teachers like watching their programmes and listening to them. There are two photographers(摄像师)with us, too. They take photos of us. They celebrate Children’s Day with us, too. If you can’t come to our school, you may watch them on TV tonight.
After the programmes, we play games in the classroom. We all have a good time.
回答下列问题，每题答案不超过6个单词。
1.When does Andy go to school today?
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2.What do the students wear?
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3.Do the students and teachers like watching the programmes?
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4.If Andy can’t go to their school on that day, how can he see the programmes?
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5.What do they do after the programmes finish?
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Dragon Boat Festival is a fun Chinese holiday. Usually, it's in June or July. Both children and adults（大人）like this holiday.
First, there are dragon boat races. Dragon boats are very long. They have bright colours, In each boat, there are many people rowing（划）. There's also somebody beating a drum（击鼓）．The winners（获胜者）of the races can get a lot of money.
During Dragon Boat Festival, people also eat a special kind of food-rice dumplings. To make these dumplings, people prepare（准备）many things. Then they can make different flavors of dumplings. Some are sweet（甜的），some are salty（咸的）．They all taste good. People give them to friends.
On the evening of the holiday, families have a big meal together. Dragon Boat Festival is a great time for everybody.
1.When is Dragon Boat Festival?
A. Every June fifth. B. Twice a year.
C. It's in June or July. D. In winter.
2.How do Chinese people celebrate this festival? They_______ to celebrate it.
A. eat dumplings B. eat rice dumplings
C. have dragon boat races D. both B and C
3.Which of the following about dragon boats is right?
A. They are very long. B. They have electric（电的）motors.
C. They are full of flags（旗）. D. They are rowed（被划）by students.
4.The meaning of the word "flavor" in Chinese is_______.
A. 风情 B. 情趣 C. 味道 D. 特点
5.Which of the following is TRUE(正确)?
A. Only adults like Dragon Boat Festival in China.
B. Families usually get together and have a big meal on the evening of this holiday.
C. The winners of dragon boat races often get nothing after the match.
D. The rice dumplings are always very sweet, and they are not so good.
In the United States, every year, Thanksgiving Day is on the fourth Thursday of November. Because Canada is north of the United States , and is colder, the harvest comes earlier in the year. In Canada, people have Thanksgiving Day on the second Monday in October.
The harvest brings a lot of food to the people. On Thanksgiving Day people in Canada and America like to have a big meal with their friends and family just like Chinese people do at Mid-Autumn Festival. Many Canadians and Americans put flowers, vegetables and fruits around their homes to say "Thank you" for the harvest.
At a Thanksgiving Day dinner, many Canadians and Americans will eat turkey, potatoes, and pumpkin pies. These are food like the food of many years ago. They are saying "Thank you !" for the harvest that comes every year.
1.Which country has the Thanksgiving Day like the United States?
A. Japan. B. China. C. Canada. D. Korea.
2.In the United States, Thanksgiving Day is on the fourth Thursday of_______.
A. January B. May C. November D. December
3.Canada has Thanksgiving earlier in the year because _______.
A. they like flowers B. the harvest comes earlier
C. they have a big meal D. they want to be different
4.The harvest brings_______ to people.
A. flowers B. turkeys
C. food D. pumpkins
5.What do people usually say on Thanksgiving Day for the harvest?
A. Good morning. B. I'm hungry.
C. Hello. D. Thank you.
