4. Which of the following is NOT true about sweet dumplings?

A. They have different tastes.

B. They are named “yuanxiao” all over the country.

C. People enjoy the process of making them.

5. The line from Xin Qiji in the passage shows the Lantern Festival was in old times.

A. boring B. humorous C. romantic

B

The Spring Festival is celebrated not only in China but also in other parts of the world. The traditional holiday is the most important to Chinese both home and abroad.

United Kingdom

Celebrations for the Spring Festival in the UK started in 1980, with the first evening party held in 2002. Every New Year, people get together and have a lot of activities. They sing songs, dance to music, share photos with friends or enjoy films in a cinema.

United States

The Spring Festival has become a key time for Chinese living or working in the US. They join in a large evening party to welcome the traditional New Year. It is a good chance for people to build a circle of friends and feel that they are not alone because they share the same culture and values.

Australia

The Chinese New Year will be welcomed with three weeks of celebrations across Australia. Many people come to Sydney’s Chinatown or Little Bourke in Melbourne. They enjoy fireworks, lion dances, dragon boat races and many other traditional activities. The celebrations are also a bridge towards better understanding between Chinese and non-Chinese.

Singapore

The family dinner on New Year’s Eve is an important tradition for Chinese whether they were born in Singapore or moved there from China. They place traditional food on a table as an act of remembering their past. Then the whole family enjoy their dinner together. They usually hold it at home because having it in a restaurant takes away the meaning of the tradition.

6. Celebrations for the Spring Festival in the UK started in .

A. 1890 B. 1980

C. 2000 D. 2002

7. At the Spring Festival, Chinese in America join in a large evening party to .

A. say hello to the new year

B. refuse a good chance

C. tell others they are alone

D. share different cultures

8. Chinese in Australia enjoy the following activities except .

A. fireworks B. lion dances

C. bridges D. dragon boat races

9. In Singapore, Chinese families don’t hold the new year dinner in a restaurant but at home because .

A. they were born in Singapore

B. they moved there from other places

C. the restaurant is far away

D. they want to keep Chinese tradition

10. After reading the passage above, we might say .

A. all parts of the world celebrate the Spring Festival

B. the Chinese New Year is celebrated only in China

C. celebrations for the Spring Festival are just held in four foreign countries

D. Chinese across the world have a strong feeling towards the Spring Festival

五、综合填空(10分)

用括号中所给词的适当形式填空, 使语篇意思完整, 必要时请用否定式。

(2015•昆明)Chinese people have been celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival and enjoying mooncakes for 　1　(century). There are many traditional folk stories about this festival. However, most people think that the story of Chang’e is the most 　2　(touch). It tells after Hou Yi shot down the 　3　(nine) suns, a goddess gave him magic medicine to thank him. Hou Yi planned 　4　(drink) it with his wife, Chang’e. But a bad man, Pang Meng, tried to steal the medicine when Hou Yi was out. Chang’e 　5　(is) ready to give it to him and then drank it all. She became very light and 　6　(fly) up to the moon. Hou Yi was so sad and missed her very much. One night, he found that the moon was so bright and round that he could see his wife there. He 　7　(quick) laid out her favorite fruits and desserts in the garden. 　8　(how) he wished that she could come back!

After this, people started the 　9　(traditional) of admiring the moon and sharing mooncakes that carry 　10　(they) wishes to the families they love and miss.

六、根据汉语提示完成英语句子(5分)

1. The teacher __________(结束)the class with a story.

2. The kids like to __________(打扮)cartoon characters.

3. This picture __________ me __________(使想起)my uncle.

4. I’d like to __________ my happiness ___________(与……分享)you.

5. She continued to __________ (摆放) her cards.

七、用括号内所给词的正确形式填空(5分)

1. Do you know the boy _______(lie)on the beach?

2. When he went out, he found his bike _______(steal).

3. The bottle _______(fill)with milk.

4. It caused the _______(die)of all my plants.

5. Remind me _______(turn)off the light before I leave.