1 . 阅读短文，根据语篇要求填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词。

We may spend many festivals in a year. Christmas and Spring Festival are two important festivals in the world.     1     they happen in different countries. One is in west countries and the     2     is in China. Christmas is the most important festival in Western countries. It comes     3     December 25th. When Christmas comes, people have a long holiday. And there is Father Christmas! He comes on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. He will give presents to children so the children love     4     very much. Spring Festival is very important in China. It usually happens in February. On the New Year’s Eve, people have a big family dinner and watch TV together. Parents usually give their children a hongbao     5     means lucky money.

In a word, different festivals stand for different culture. They all become parts of people’s lives in each country.

2 . 听下面一篇短文，根据你所听到的短文内容，选择能回答所提问题的最佳答案。听完短文后，你将有25秒钟的作答时间。短文读两遍。

1. Which festival is coming?

A．The Spring Festival.

B．Christmas Day.

C．Thanksgiving Day.

2. How soon will Mary be with her parents?

A．In a week.

B．In a month.

C．In two days.

3. Where is Mary now?

A．In France.

B．In England.

C．In America.

4. When will Mary arrive in Paris?

A．In the evening.

B．In the morning.

C．At lunchtime.

5. Why does Mary ask her parents to meet her at the station? Because she__________.

A．is ill

B．will bring a lot of things

C．has no money

3 . In the U.S., Mother’s Day is a holiday celebrated on the second Sunday in May. It is a day when children honor their mothers with cards, gifts, and flowers. It was celebrated for the first time in Philadelphia, Pa. in 1907.

Although it wasn’t celebrated in the U.S. until 1907, there were days honoring mothers even in the days of ancient Greece. In those days, however, people gave their honors to Rhea, the Mother of the gods.

Later, in the 1600s, in England there was an annual (每年的) custom called “Mothering Sunday.” It was celebrated during June, on the fourth Sunday. On Mothering Sunday, the servants, who generally lived with their employers, were encouraged to return home and honor their mothers. It was traditional for them to bring a special cake along to celebrate the occasion (机会).

In the U.S., in 1907 Ana Jarvis, from Philadelphia, began a campaign (运动) to establish a national Mother’s Day. Jarvis persuaded her mother’s church in Grafton, West Virginia to celebrate Mother’s Day on the second anniversary of her mother’s death, the 2nd Sunday of May. The next day Mother’s Day was also celebrated in Philadelphia, Jarvis and others began a letter-writing campaign to ministers, businessmen, and politicians asking to establish a national Mother’s Day. They were successful. President Woodrow Wilson, in 1914, made the official announcement recognizing Mother’s Day as a national celebration that was to be held each year on the 2nd Sunday of May.

Many other countries of the world celebrate their own Mother’s Day at different times throughout the year. Denmark, Finland, Italy, Turkey, Australia, and Belgium celebrate Mother’s Day on the second Sunday in May, as in the U.S.

1. You can use ________ to honor your mother in the U.S.

A．cards, gifts and flowers	B．cakes, gifts and flowers
C．cakes, gifts and bread	D．cakes, flowers and bread

2. Mother’s Day in the U.S. was first celebrated ________.

A．in 1872

B．in 1907

C．in the 1600s

D．in 1914

3. What’s the purpose of the campaign that was held in Ana Jarvis from Philadelphia in 1907 in the U.S.?

A．To establish a local Mother’s Day.	B．To establish a national Mother’s Day.
C．To celebrate Mother’s Day	D．To celebrate a campaign.

4. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A．All the mothers were given honor in the days of ancient Greece.

B．Only the servants’ mothers were given honor on Mothering Sunday in England.

C．President Woodrow Wilson announced Mother’s Day as a national celebration.

D．Ana Javis’s mother probably died on the 2nd Sunday of May in 1907.

5. What could be the best title for this passage?

A．Mother’s Day of the U.S.	B．Mother’s Day of the World
C．Ana Jarvis and Mother’s Day	D．Styles of Mother’s Day

4 . 你将听到一篇短文。短文后有五个小题，请根据短文内容，在每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。短文读两遍。

1. What color clothes is the speaker going to wear?

A．Red.

B．Green.

C．Yellow.

2. Where will the speaker work this Christmas?

A．In Asia.

B．In Africa.

C．In Australia.

3. Who encouraged the speaker to be one of the volunteers?

A．The speaker’s father.

B．Sally.

C．The speaker’s friend.

4. How old was Sally last week?

A．18.

B．68.

C．80.

5. What did Sally give away to the poor children?

A．Clothes.

B．Money.

C．Toys.

5 . Mother’s Day is celebrated (庆祝) on the second Sunday in May. It is a time for children to show their love to their mothers. Many mothers start Mother’s Day with breakfast in bed.

Usually dad and children will let mom sleep late that morning. They go into the kitchen to make her favorite breakfast. And breakfast always comes with flowers, cards and small gifts (礼物).

Many families also make a Mother’s Day dinner or take their mothers to go shopping. It is a good day to let mothers feel the love from families. In China, cleaning the room, doing the housework and a big dinner are the best Mother’s Day gifts.

1. May 1st, 2023 is Monday, so Mother’s Day in 2023 is on May ________.

A．5th

B．7th

C．14th

2. What do dad and children do on the morning of Mother’s Day?

A．They make breakfast for mom.

B．They help mom make breakfast.

C．They ask mom to make breakfast for them.

3. What do mothers often get on the morning of Mother’s Day?

A．Money.

B．Flowers.

C．Dinner.

4. Which one is the best Mother’s Day gift in China?

A．Watching a movie.

B．Drinking tea.

C．Doing the housework

5. What’s the best title (标题) for the passage?

A．Mother’s Day Plans

B．Mother’s Day Celebrations

C．Mother’s Day Stories

6 . Family is very important for everyone, no matter where you are from. So in both East and West, people have festivals to celebrate family reunions (团聚). These festivals include the Mid-Autumn Festival in China and Thanksgiving Day in the US. How are they celebrated and what are the differences? Let’s take a look

Sharing the moonlight

The Mid-Autumn Festival is the second most important traditional festival in China after the Spring Festival. It’s on the 15th day of the eighth month of Chinese lunar calendar. In ancient China, the day was considered as a harvest festival since fruits, vegetables and grain (谷物) had been collected from the fields. All the family got together and had a big dinner. They ate a special festival food—moon cakes and enjoyed the full moon.

On that day, the moon is full. The full moon is a symbol for family reunions which means tuanyuan in Chinese. Now people also celebrate the festival by getting together and having a big dinner.

When it gets dark, people look up at the full moon, eating moon cakes and missing friends and relatives who are far from home. “We wish each other a long life so as to share the beauty of this graceful moonlight, even though miles apart!” wrote Su Shi, a famous Song Dynasty poet.

Showing thanks

Thanksgiving Day is one of the biggest holidays in the US. It’s on the fourth Thursday of   November. People visit their friends and relatives to remind themselves that they are lucky to have happiness, health and family and also to have a roof over their heads.

In 1621, about 100 English people took a ship, the Mayflower, and arrived in the northeastern US. The winter there was very cold and life was hard. As the American Indians helped them a lot, the English people asked them to have a big meal with then in order to express their thanks. The celebration lasted for three days.

Today, people usually have a family meal on Thanksgiving Day. They enjoy delicious food such as pumpkin scorn and a big, golden turkey.

There are other traditions on the day. For example, the turkey has a V-shaped bone in the breast. It’s called a wishbone. After roasting (烤), two persons each take one end of the bone. They make a wish and then pull it. If one gets the larger part of the bone, he or she will get good luck.

The most important part of Thanksgiving Day is to say “thanks”—this is the spirit of the holiday. People also like to watch the Thanksgiving Day Parade on TV.

1. Why did people celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival in ancient China?

A．Because people could eat moon cakes.

B．Because people enjoyed the full moon.

C．Because people could get together with relatives.

D．Because people had a good harvest from the fields.

2. What does the underlined part (划线部分) in the passage probably mean?

A．但愿人长久，千里共婵娟	B．锄禾日当午，汗滴禾下土
C．床前明月光，疑似地上霜	D．海上生明月，天涯共此时

3. What is the spirit of Thanksgiving Day?

A．To pull the bone.	B．To play American football.
C．To say “thanks”.	D．To watch the Parade.

4. What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．The traditional food of the two festivals.	B．The introduction to the two festivals.
C．The activities of the two festivals.	D．The customs of the two festivals.

7 . I think April Fool’s Day is a very unusual holiday. On April Fool’s Day, you have to watch out for practical _______. You cannot trust everything you _______ on April 1st. I heard a story about how main newspapers fooled people _______ April Fool’s Day: a London newspaper printed an article about how aliens landed in England. This _______ many people to panic (恐慌) and the local police were not very _______ with the newspaper.

It can be _______ sometimes to play tricks, but you have to be careful not to go too far. On April Fool’s Day, I called my mother from the university I attended. I told her that I failed all of my classes and because of this, I wasn’t able to _______. She was so upset that she started to cry. I felt really bad about making her sad and tried to tell her it was just a joke. _______ I told her it was only an April Fool’s Day’s joke, she got so angry with me that she hung up the _______. I had to call her back and apologize (道歉) before she would talk to me again.

April Fool’s Day’s jokes can be funny but you should be careful not to hurt people’s feelings by embarrassing them ________. Before you act, you should always make sure to put yourself in someone else’s shoes and think about how they might feel.

1.

A．names

B．jokes

C．times

D．jobs

2.

A．hear

B．know

C．listen to

D．learn

3.

A．on

B．in

C．for

D．of

4.

A．caused

B．helped

C．asked

D．guided

5.

A．interested

B．angry

C．good

D．pleased

6.

A．great

B．fun

C．healthy

D．stupid

7.

A．read

B．return

C．graduate

D．dance

8.

A．After

B．Because

C．Since

D．If

9.

A．phone

B．book

C．paper

D．day

10.

A．too many

B．a few

C．a little

D．too much

8 . On the fourth Sunday of every November, most Americans get together around the dinner table to celebrate Thanksgiving. Special traditions in the US have been around for many years.     1     These are four popular Thanksgiving traditions and how they started.

    2     The first Thanksgiving meal was in the autumn of 1621 when the first travelers from England celebrated their first harvest (收获). But it wasn’t made into an official (官方的) holiday until 1863. The first large meal had turkey, fruits and vegetables, which are still common today.

    3     Historians say the first travelers invited Native Americans (美洲印第安人) to the meal to thank them for teaching them how to grow food. Today at the large meal, friends and family will also say what they are most thankful for.

Every year, there is a macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. The parade (游行) includes very large balloons that look like cartoon characters and beautiful floats (花车) that carry famous people. There are also many musical performances to watch. This parade started in 1924, and today over 44 million people watch it on TV or in New York City.

    4     People started to watch football on Thanksgiving a few years after the day became an official holiday. Today, the National Football League takes advantage of this popularity and hosts three NFL games every Thanksgiving.

根据短文内容，从下面选出五个句子填入文中空缺处，使短文内容完整正确。

A．Giving thanks is what the holiday is all about.

B．American football is something people both watch and play with their family on Turkey Day.

C．However, some people don’t always stop to think about where the traditions came from.

D．Here is one way to make turkey for a Thanksgiving dinner.

E．A large meal is the important event every Thanksgiving.

9 . April Fool’s Day is a celebration that takes place in different countries around the world. It happens on April 1st every year and it is a day when many people play all kinds of tricks and jokes on each other.

Some famous tricks happened on April Fool’s Day. A reporter in England announced that there would be no more spaghetti because the spaghetti farmers in Italy had stopped growing spaghetti. Many people ran to their local supermarkets to buy as much spaghetti as they could. But the time people realized that the story was a hoax, all of the spaghetti across the country had been sold out. In another famous trick a TV show in England reported the discovery of special water. They said this water would help people get thinner and that one customer had already made it in just four months. By the end of the day, more than 10,000 people had phoned the TV station to find out how to get this water.

April Fool’s Day
The time when people celebrate it	On     1     1st every year
The way how people celebrate it	Many people play all     2     of tricks and jokes on each other
There are some famous tricks     3       on that day	A reporter announced that there wouldn’t be spaghetti     4     more
	A special water was discovered, which can help people lose     5

10 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Mums do a lot of hard work. They cook and clean for us. They also cheer us up     1     we feel upset. Mother’s Day is the time for us to say “Thank     2     ” to our mums.

In most countries, people celebrate Mother’s Day on the     3     (two) Sunday in May every year. On this day, people like to     4     flowers for their mums.

Mother’s Day is not only about     5     (gift). Helping our mums with some housework can make them feel relaxed     6     (easy). Watching an     7     (interest) movie with them is also a good idea. Sometimes just saying “I love you, Mum” is the best gift for our mums. In fact, any small thing we do for them can help them have     8     good time on that day because we know the special day is about love.

Mother’s Day is     9     May 14th this year. So why     10     plan a special Mother’s Day for your mum? Don’t miss the chance.