主题二 节日与庆祝

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Ⅰ. 閱读理解

Edinburgh is the worlds“festival city”. The city holds 12 festivals throughout theyear， half of which are celebrated during the months of July and August. Hundreds of thousandsof people visit the Scottish capital during the summer to enjoy the very best of art andliterature. Below are some of the events you can enjoy.

The Edinburgh International Festival

This is the original Edinburgh festival， which began in 1947. Actors， musicians， dancersand opera singers from all over the world perform for large audiences. You need to buytickets for most of the festivals events， which take place in theaters around the city.

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe

This is the largest art festival in the world，with thousands of performances. Anyonecan perform at the festival， and over 20，000 artists can take part. Go to the Royal Mile， oneof Edinburghs main streets， to watch performers such as magicians， acrobats （杂技演员），and comedians.

You will meet various performance artists walking from one side of the city to the otherduring this festival season. However， it can get very busy， as thousands of tourists and localpeople will fill the city streets to enjoy the shows.

The Edinburgh International Book Festival

Beginning in 1983， this is the largest book festival in the world and takes place everyyear in Charlotte Square Gardens in the center of Edinburgh. There are over 700 events forchildren and adults. You can meet many authors， talk to them， ask them to sign a book orlisten to them talking about their stories.

The Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival

Music lovers come to this festival to enjoy musical performances all over the city. Artistsperform street theater， dance and circus shows in amazing costumes. Everyone can enjoythe music and dance performances.

1. Which festival of Edinburgh will be enjoyed by payment？

A. The Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival.

B. The Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

C. The Edinburgh International Festival.

D. The Edinburgh International Book Festival.

2. Tommy who loves reading is most likely to go to .

A. the Royal Mile

B. streets all over the city

C. theaters around the city

D. Charlotte Square Gardens

3. Which performance will be excluded at the Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival？

A. Circus shows. B. Magic shows.

C. Street theater. D. Dance performances.

4. Where is this text most likely to be taken from？

A. A tourism brochure about Edinburgh.

B. A book about the history of Edinburgh.

C. A magazine introducing theaters in Edinburgh.

D. A poster to promote Edinburghs musical culture.

Ⅱ. 补全信息

The Lantern Festival， a traditional Chinese festival， is celebrated on the 15th day ofthe first lunar month. And it fell on Sunday this year. 1 The day leads to the firstfull moon night of the year.

It was also a romantic festival in ancient China， providing an opportunity for unmarriedmen and women to meet. 2 But during the Lantern Festival， it was a traditionthat all people， including those young women， came out for lantern shows. People hung lanternseverywhere， in their houses or in the streets， which featured various characters， likeflying birds， leaping fishes， and shining fireworks， showing an atmosphere of joy.

Another activity， guessing the answers to lantern riddles， gives young people a chanceto interact with each other and know more about each other. For thousands of years， therehave been numerous love stories originating during the Lantern Festival.

Besides watching lanterns and guessing the answers to lantern riddles，there are manyother traditions for the festival.

Dragon lantern dances

At the festival， people perform dragon lantern dances and look forward tothis years good weather and peace.

Lion dances

The lion dance is similar to the dragon lantern dance， delivering good wishes and good luck.

Eating yuanxiao

Eating yuanxiao on the Lantern Festival is another tradition. 5 The stuffingincludes bean paste， sugar， hawthorn， various kinds of fruit and so on. It can be boiled，fried or steamed to eat.

A. Chinese people regard the dragon as a symbol of good luck.

B. Here is a guide for you to spend a happy Lantern Festival.

C. Yuanxiao is made of glutinous rice， either solid or stuffed.

D. Almost all people will come out and appreciate the beautiful scene.

E. As a traditional food， yuanxiao appeals to a lot of people.

F. In ancient times， young women， especially daughters of respected families， hardly stepped out of their houses.

G. It is a continuation of celebrating the Spring Festival.

Ⅲ. 完形填空

There are two things I hate about this time of year： out?of‑tune caroling （圣诞颂歌）and bad Christmas cards. Or rather， holiday cards—bad taste isnt limited to Christmas.

Why？ I'll get to that. But first， a little 1 . In the winter of 1843， Sir HenryCole， a well‑known English activist who helped reform the British postal system， 2himself with a very large stack （堆） of letters and very little time. Rather than spending hisdays 3 over each response， Cole 4 a new idea： Why not send a small，decorated card instead？ He enlisted the help of a friend to create a（n） 5 for thefront of the card and then had a London printer make a thousand copies. Cole 6had to fill in the“to”and“from”lines， and—ta‑da！—the first Christmas card was com‑plete.

So there you have it， a tradition 7 out of laziness. And not much haschanged ever since， which brings us back to my 8 with holiday cards.

I'm a bit of a card snob （自命高雅的人）. I make almost all my cards by hand and taketime to write at least a few 9 paragraphs inside each. It's a lot of work， but theresa big 10 . These are cards you save for a 11 day when you need a kindword. There's a reason that its polite to open a card before a gift—cards should add12 to a present. And， if you're doing it right， the words themselves are a gift.

Here's my 13 ： Instead of sending a human?filled， photo‑edited holiday card，why not mail a simple， handwritten note to those you 14 but haven't spent enoughtime with in the past year？ This little note will mean so much more to them than the15 mass‑produced cards.

1. A. expectation B. history C. biography D. frustration

2. A. took B. carried C. found D. buried

3. A. laboring B. answering C. referring D. charging

4. A. pulled up B. hit upon C. called on D. drew up

5. A. variety B. application C. order D. illustration

6. A. nearly B. simply C. eagerly D. precisely

7. A. born B. shared C. raised D. aroused

8. A. ignorance B. alternative C. hatred D. preference

9. A. thought‑out B. cut‑in C. laid‑off D. made‑up

10. A. breakthrough B. takeaway C. drawback D. payoff

11. A. mere B. shiny C. rough D. dull

12. A. depth B. detail C. content D. appeal

13. A. requirement B. determination C. schedule D. proposal

14. A. pick out B. turn to C. care for D. look after

15. A. creatively B. impressively C. typically D. originally

Ⅳ. 语法填空

Celebrating the Minor Festival

The 23rd or 24th of lunar December is celebrated as the Minor Festival， the festivalmood of 1. begins to pick up， from the 23rd or 24th of lunar December onwards.There are more and more traders stands along the streets filled with 2. variety of Spring Festival goods that catch the eyes： Spring Festival couplets， New Year paintings，window 3. （decoration）， paper‑cuts， fireworks， etc. You can hear traders callingfor business up and down the streets. The Minor Festival is also known 4. theKitchen God Day. In the past， the Kitchen God， 5. （place） next above or next tothe stove， was adored in every household. On this day， the Kitchen God was to go and reportto Jade Emperor （玉帝） in Heaven what he 6. （witness） on the earth. TheKitchen God was believed to be able to determine fortunes or misfortunes of the household，to make it rich or poor. Therefore， the household took great 7. （careful）to adorethe Kitchen God as best they could and not to disrespect him in any event. Among the offeringspresented to the Kitchen God， there was the 8. （stick） sugar. When theKitchen God took it， his teeth and lips got stuck up and couldnt report to Jade Emperor foranything that would be 9. （harm）to the household. After the worship was over，the picture of the Kitchen God 10. （burn） and people believed he went up toHeaven while crackers were fired.

Ⅴ. 書面表达

假定你是李华，你校邀请到了专家刘教授为某外国访问团做一个关于中国传统节日的讲座。作为主持人，请你写一篇开场发言稿，内容包括：

1. 表示欢迎；

2. 简要介绍刘教授；

3. 讲座内容。

注意：

1. 词数80左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Ladies and gentlemen，

Welcome to our school！_______________

Ⅵ. 读后续写

阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Whatever life threw at us each year， our family had one constant tradition： our dogPepper opened our New Year's presents for us. Watching our sweet dog unwrap gifts always warmed the holiday， which was often a little bittersweet because college， studying abroad，or work often kept my two sisters and me away.

One year， everyone made it home for the coming New Year together. I visited from college，Kaci flew in from Arizona， and Kara was back from Ireland. Mom was busy bakingcookies for us all. Our celebration should have been perfect.

It couldn't feel perfect， though， because Pepper's health was worsening. Although herenthusiasm for life made us feel better， her body could not keep up with her spirit. She'd alreadyshown the usual signs of deafness and stiffness. We knew we would soon have tomake a difficult decision.

It was likely Peppers last New Year， so we decided to make sure she enjoyed it. Onthe New Years Eve， we gathered around the tree to open an early present. We each took aturn and then called Pepper to open one more. But her tangled legs could not navigate thebox and shredded wrapping paper on the floor. She stumbled over the obstacles， and soonshe disappeared into the next room. She crumpled back to the floor， as out of the way as shecould get.

We were heartbroken. Couldnt Pepper even participate in her last celebration？ Pepperstayed on the periphery of all our holiday activities. Throughout the day， we gave giftsbut did not feel very giving. We played games by the tree whose twinkles had dimmed.

That evening， Kaci said what wed all been thinking“， I wish Pepper could have helpedopen presents this year.”We all put down our mugs of spiced tea.“Maybe she still could，”

Kara said.“But there's none left，”Mom reminded her. Kara jumped up and left the room.We heard her opening drawers and cabinets in the kitchen.

注意：续写词数应为150左右。

Paragraph 1：

Kara returned with a box of dog biscuits， scissors， a pile of color paper， and a roll of tape.

Paragraph 2：

Soon， Pepper selected her first New Years gift.