In China, the 12th month of the lunar calendar (阴历) is called Layue. The month is full of interesting festivals and customs.
Laba Festival, which is on the 8th day of Layue, is the first festival in this month. From this day on, people begin to get ready for the Chinese New Year.
On Laba Festival, people eat hot Laba porridge (腊八粥). There are usually eight things in the porridge: rice, red beans, peas, dried lotus seeds, dates, and three different kinds of fruits and nuts. The porridge is not just good for your health, but a blessing for the coming of the Chinese New Year.
Laba porridge is not the only tasty food in Layue. Laba garlic (腊八蒜) is popular in the north. People begin to soak (浸泡) the garlic in vinegar from that day on, and eat it with dumplings during the Chinese New Year. While in the south, people like making sausages (腊肠).
Another major celebration before the Spring Festival is Xiaonian. It is usually on the 23rd or 24th day of the last lunar month. Traditionally, it is an important day when people offer sacrifices to the Kitchen God who looks after the family.
Don’t forget to clean your home. This is also an important thing to do to prepare for the Chinese New Year. It means sweeping away the dust of the old year and welcoming a fresh start. Now, the last thing for you to do is to wait for the coming Spring Festival.
请根据材料内容回答下列问题。
1. When is Laba Festival?
2. What do people often eat on Laba Festival according to Para. 3?
3. Is Laba garlic popular in the south?
4. What do people do on Xiaonian?
5. Why do people clean their homes before the Spring Festival?
6. 书面表达
近年来，越来越多的外国人对中国的传统节日感兴趣。某英语网站正在举办主题为 “我最喜欢的中国传统佳节” 的征文比赛。假如你是李文，请写一篇短文向该网站投稿。
内容包括：
（1）你最喜欢的节日名称；
（2）简单介绍一下这个节日的习俗；（至少两点）；
（3）你的感受。
作文要求：
1.不能照抄原文，不得在作文中出现学校的真实名称和学生的真实姓名。
2.语句连贯，词数80个左右。作文的开头已经给出，不计入总词数。
My name is Li Wen, a middle school student in China.
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The Spring Festival is the most important festival in China. It’s to celebrate the lunar calendar’s new year. In the evening before the Spring Festival, families get together and have a big meal. In many places, people like to set off firecrackers. Dumplings are the most traditional food. Children like the festival very much, because they can have delicious food and wear new clothes. They can also get some money from their parents. This money is given to children for good luck. People put New Year couplets (对联) on the wall for good fortune. The Spring Festival lasts about 15 days long. People visit relatives and friends with the words “Have all your wishes”. People enjoy the Spring Festival, and during this time they can have a good rest.
1. What’s the most important festival in China?2. What do people do the night before the Spring Festival?
3. What’s the most traditional food for the meal?
4. Why do parents give money to children?
5. How long does the Spring Festival last ?
6. 书面表达。
写一篇短文介绍你最喜欢的一个中国传统节日，包括节日的时间，人们的庆祝方式和你喜欢这个节日的原因等。词数80个左右。
作文要求：1. 不能照抄原文；不得在作文中出现学校的真实名称和学生的真实姓名。
2. 语句连贯，词数80个左右。
My Favorite Festival
Ken is an American boy. He is from New York City, but he doesn’t live in America now. Where does he live? Now he lives in China with his father and mother. He is interested in Chinese New Year. Now they are getting ready for Chinese New Year. Ken is helping his mother clean the house. Why do they clean the house? In fact, it’s a traditional custom(风俗) during Chinese New Year.
In China, Chinese New Year is called the Spring Festival. It usually lasts for fifteen days. Chinese people do some different things each day. Before the Spring Festival comes, they usually clean their houses and make them very clean. In their mind, “cleaning the house” means “sweeping away bad luck”. It’s an interesting custom, isn’t it?
1. Where is Ken from?2. Where does Ken live now?
3. What is Ken interested in ?
4. How long does the Spring Festival last?
5. What do people usually do before the Spring Festival?
B. 书面表达
6. 假如你是李华，目前，你和你的家人正在为春节做准备。请你根据所给提示，给你英国的笔友Alan 写一封电子邮件介绍中国的传统节日春节和你的家人正在做的事情。提示：
1.简单介绍春节。
2.爸爸正在修理(mend)坏的(broken)门窗。
3.妈妈和奶奶正在打扫卫生。
4.哥哥和妹妹正在花园里淋花(water the flowers)。
5.我和爷爷正在做红灯笼。
6.我们都很忙但非常开心。
注意：短文的开头已给出,不计入总词数。
Dear Alan,
How is everything going? Thanks for your last e-mail. The Spring Festival is coming.
Yours,
Li Hua
请阅读下面短文，根据所提供的信息，回答5个问题。要求所写答案语法正确、语义完整，并把答案写在答题卡对应题目的答题位置上。
The Mid-Autumn Festival has a history of more than 2,000 years. During these 2,000 years, lots of Mid-Autumn traditions have been thought up by Chinese people. All the celebrations show the happiness and excitement of people. The main celebrations during the Mid-Autumn Festival are enjoying the full moon, eating moon cakes together and making lanterns. These three celebrations have been passed from generation(一代) to generation. Chinese people may think the Mid-Autumn Festival is not coming if they don’t do these three things.
In some places in China, people celebrate the festival in different ways. In Chaozhou, Guangdong Province, people eat taros(芋头) to celebrate the festival, because the taro harvest occurs at the same time as the festival. They eat taros and hope the harvest is good next year. In Nanjing, people cook duck with sweet-scented osmanthus(桂花), because they think sweet-scented osmanthus is a symbol of peace. In some places, people make fires inside towers to celebrate the festival, because they think the fire is a symbol of good business(生意).
In the literary history of China, many poets(诗人) wrote poems to praise(赞美) the pure moon of Mid-Autumn night and express their feelings. The following is one of the best poems.
Thoughts in the Silent Night
—Li Bai
The moonlight is shinning through the window.
And it makes me wonder if it is the frost on the ground.
Looking up to see the moon.
Looking down I miss so much about my hometown.
Li Bai used his poem to express his homesickness at the Mid-Autumn Festival.
1. How long is the history of the Mid-Autumn Festival?2. What do the Mid-Autumn celebrations show according to the passage?
3. How many ways of celebrations are mentioned in Paragraph 2?
4. Why do people make fires inside towers to celebrate the festival in some places?
5. Who wrote Thoughts in the Silent Night?
B.书面表达
请根据要求完成短文写作，并将作文写在答题卡对应题目的答题位置上。
6. 中国有一些传统节日，如春节、元宵节、端午节、重阳节等等。每个节日都有不同的习俗和意义。假如你是李华，你校英语社团正在开展线上国际交流活动，其公众号计划推送有关中国传统节日的系列内容。请你用英语给公众号写一篇短文介绍你喜欢的节日，内容包括：
（1）该节日的时间；
（2）为什么庆祝这个节日；
（3）如何庆祝这个节日。
参考词汇：lunar 农历的；worship ancestors祭拜祖先；the Double Ninth Festival 重阳节
作文要求：
（1）不能照抄原文，不得在作文中出现真实校名、地点和学生的真实姓名；
（2）语句连贯，词数80词左右。
My favourite Chinese traditional festival
请阅读下面短文，根据所提供的信息，回答5个问题。要求所写答案语法正确、语义完整、切题，并将答案写在答题卡对应题目的答题位置上。
In 2022, a Japanese company (公司) called SkyDrive showed its new flying car, the SD-03. During the test flight, the small car flew for four minutes, staying about 3 to 6 feet off the ground.
The SD-03 has a few motors (发动机). The batteries (电池) make it work. A pilot was on the flying car, so it made this test flight special.
People hope flying cars will be useful for short trips like taxi rides in cities in the future.
Of course, safety is a big problem. What will happen when a motor doesn’t work? The accident (事故) may hurt both the people in the car and people on the ground. That’s why the SD-03 has eight motors as backups (后备).
Some people believe flying cars will help people save lots of time. However, there is a difficult problem for humans. People will need new systems (系统) to help solve traffic problems in the air.
Finally, flying cars also use more energy than cars.
1. How long did the SD-03 fly during the test flight?2. What makes the SD-03 work?
3. Who was on the flying car in this test flight?
4. How many motors does the SD-03 have as backups?
5. What will people need new systems to do?
B.书面表达
6. 请根据要求完成短文写作。并将写作内容写在答题卡对应题目的答题位置上。
随着高科技产品不断渗透我们的生活，未来必将会有天翻地覆的变化，而学校生活也必然与现在有很多不同之处。你校团委正举行以“畅想未来校园生活”为主题的征文活动，请根据以下思维导图介绍一下你理想中未来的校园生活。
作文要求：
（1）可在思维导图内容提示的基础上适当拓展信息。
（2）不能照抄原文，不得在作文中出现真实校名、地名和考生的真实姓名。
（3）语句连贯，词数80左右。作文的标题和开头已给出，不计入总词数。
My Ideal Future School Life
With the development of science and technology, school life in the future must be very different from that now. Here is my ideal future school life.
请阅读下面短文，根据所提供的信息，回答5个问题，要求所写答案语法正确、语义完整切题。
Hello, I’m Zhang Zizhuo. The girl next to me is my sister. Her name is Zhang Ziyue. We are twins. We are from Beijing, but we are in Changsha, Hunan now. We are studying at National University of Defense Technology (中国人民解放军国防科技大学). I think it is a great university.
My sister and I are in the same room. In our room, you can see white bunk beds (双层床). A desk and a bookcase are in the room. They are white, too. Some books are in the bookcase. Oh, what are these on the bookcase? They are our medals (奖牌). Next to the desk are our chairs, and they are black.
1. Who is Zhang Ziyue?2. Where is Zizhuo now?
3. What does Zizhuo think of (认为) the university?
4. What color are the bunk beds?
5. What is on the bookcase?
6. 书面表达
假如你是吴越，今天上午你收到了来自英国女孩Maria的好友申请，请你根据下面所给的导图提示写一封邮件详细介绍自己。
要求：
（1）包含提示信息，可适当发挥；
（2）条理清晰，语句通顺，语法正确，书写规范；
（3）50词左右（开头与结尾已给出，不计入总词数）。
Dear Maria,
How are you? I’m happy to be your friend.
What about you and your family? Please write to me.
Wu Yue
请阅读下面短文，根据所提供的信息，回答5个问题，要求所写答案语法正确，语义完整切题，并把答案写在答题卡对应题目的答题位置上。
American schools have a long summer vacation from the beginning of June to the end of August. That means young children can spend more time at home relaxing. Many spend time outdoors, playing sports or just enjoying nature.
Many also love to hang out with friends and read books. It is also a great time for families to travel to visit relatives or see interesting places for a few days or weeks. Families sometimes go to big cities to see famous buildings or places, but most often, families like to find quiet places such as beaches or mountain areas.
It is also fun to go to a camp. During the summer vacation there are many camps for school children, such as horse-riding camps, computer camps, science camps and band camps. Most children enjoy attending different camps every summer. They can make new friends and have a lot of fun.
There are some kids who take time during the summer vacation to do voluntary(志愿)work—work for free. Kids can clean or paint schools, sing for hospital patients or read to children. Parents like to encourage voluntary work because it is a good way for children to practice showing kindness.
1. When do American schools have summer vacation?2. What outdoor activities do many children do?
3. Where do families go to see famous buildings?
4. How many kinds of camps are mentioned(被提及)?
5. Why do people like to encourage voluntary work?
B. 书面表达。
6. 假期总能带给我们各种各样快乐且有意义的经历，如旅游，做志愿者，参加朋友聚会或者其他活动。请写一篇短文介绍一次让你印象深刻的活动。内容包括:
1活动的时间、地点、参与人员、天气情况、出行方式等;
2活动的主要内容(至少两项)；
3谈谈你对该活动的感受。
作文要求：条理清晰，意思连贯，词句通顺。70个词左右。
The Spring Festival is the most important festival in China. It’s to celebrate the lunar calendar’s new year. In the evening before the Spring Festival, families get together and have a big meal. In many places, people like to set off firecrackers. Dumplings are the most traditional food. Children like the festival very much, because they can have delicious food and wear new clothes. They can also get some money from their parents. This money is given to children for good luck. People put New Year couplets (对联) on the wall for good fortune. The Spring Festival lasts about 15 days long. People visit relatives and friends with the words “Have all your wishes”. People enjoy the Spring Festival, and during this time they can have a good rest.
1. What’s the most important festival in China?2. What do people do the night before the Spring Festival?
3. What’s the most traditional food for the meal?
4. Why do parents give money to children?
5. How long does the Spring Festival last ?
6. 书面表达。
写一篇短文介绍你最喜欢的一个中国传统节日，包括节日的时间，人们的庆祝方式和你喜欢这个节日的原因等。词数80个左右。
作文要求：1. 不能照抄原文；不得在作文中出现学校的真实名称和学生的真实姓名。
2. 语句连贯，词数80个左右。
My Favorite Festival
请阅读下面短文，根据所提供的信息，回答5个问题。要求所写答案语法正确、语义完整，并把答案写在答题卡对应题目的答题位置上。
The Mid-Autumn Festival has a history of more than 2,000 years. During these 2,000 years, lots of Mid-Autumn traditions have been thought up by Chinese people. All the celebrations show the happiness and excitement of people. The main celebrations during the Mid-Autumn Festival are enjoying the full moon, eating moon cakes together and making lanterns. These three celebrations have been passed from generation(一代) to generation. Chinese people may think the Mid-Autumn Festival is not coming if they don’t do these three things.
In some places in China, people celebrate the festival in different ways. In Chaozhou, Guangdong Province, people eat taros(芋头) to celebrate the festival, because the taro harvest occurs at the same time as the festival. They eat taros and hope the harvest is good next year. In Nanjing, people cook duck with sweet-scented osmanthus(桂花), because they think sweet-scented osmanthus is a symbol of peace. In some places, people make fires inside towers to celebrate the festival, because they think the fire is a symbol of good business(生意).
In the literary history of China, many poets(诗人) wrote poems to praise(赞美) the pure moon of Mid-Autumn night and express their feelings. The following is one of the best poems.
Thoughts in the Silent Night
—Li Bai
The moonlight is shinning through the window.
And it makes me wonder if it is the frost on the ground.
Looking up to see the moon.
Looking down I miss so much about my hometown.
Li Bai used his poem to express his homesickness at the Mid-Autumn Festival.
1. How long is the history of the Mid-Autumn Festival?2. What do the Mid-Autumn celebrations show according to the passage?
3. How many ways of celebrations are mentioned in Paragraph 2?
4. Why do people make fires inside towers to celebrate the festival in some places?
5. Who wrote Thoughts in the Silent Night?
B.书面表达
请根据要求完成短文写作，并将作文写在答题卡对应题目的答题位置上。
6. 中国有一些传统节日，如春节、元宵节、端午节、重阳节等等。每个节日都有不同的习俗和意义。假如你是李华，你校英语社团正在开展线上国际交流活动，其公众号计划推送有关中国传统节日的系列内容。请你用英语给公众号写一篇短文介绍你喜欢的节日，内容包括：
（1）该节日的时间；
（2）为什么庆祝这个节日；
（3）如何庆祝这个节日。
参考词汇：lunar 农历的；worship ancestors祭拜祖先；the Double Ninth Festival 重阳节
作文要求：
（1）不能照抄原文，不得在作文中出现真实校名、地点和学生的真实姓名；
（2）语句连贯，词数80词左右。
My favourite Chinese traditional festival
Ken is an American boy. He is from New York City, but he doesn’t live in America now. Where does he live? Now he lives in China with his father and mother. He is interested in Chinese New Year. Now they are getting ready for Chinese New Year. Ken is helping his mother clean the house. Why do they clean the house? In fact, it’s a traditional custom(风俗) during Chinese New Year.
In China, Chinese New Year is called the Spring Festival. It usually lasts for fifteen days. Chinese people do some different things each day. Before the Spring Festival comes, they usually clean their houses and make them very clean. In their mind, “cleaning the house” means “sweeping away bad luck”. It’s an interesting custom, isn’t it?
1. Where is Ken from?2. Where does Ken live now?
3. What is Ken interested in ?
4. How long does the Spring Festival last?
5. What do people usually do before the Spring Festival?
B. 书面表达
6. 假如你是李华，目前，你和你的家人正在为春节做准备。请你根据所给提示，给你英国的笔友Alan 写一封电子邮件介绍中国的传统节日春节和你的家人正在做的事情。提示：
1.简单介绍春节。
2.爸爸正在修理(mend)坏的(broken)门窗。
3.妈妈和奶奶正在打扫卫生。
4.哥哥和妹妹正在花园里淋花(water the flowers)。
5.我和爷爷正在做红灯笼。
6.我们都很忙但非常开心。
注意：短文的开头已给出,不计入总词数。
Dear Alan,
How is everything going? Thanks for your last e-mail. The Spring Festival is coming.
Yours,
Li Hua
