1、05 传统节日目录内容板块一话题词汇过关板块二话题短语表达过关板块三话题句型练笔板块四话题阅读训练板块五话题写作训练一：话题词汇过关1. celebrate vt.庆祝2. invite vt.邀请3. ceremony n.仪式4. smiling adj.微笑的5. crowd n.人群6. cheer vt.欢呼7. excitement n.激动;兴奋8. spread vt.传播9. togetherness n.团聚;和睦10. warmth n.温暖11. sweet adj.甜美的12. pride n.自豪感13. guest n.宾客14. special adj.特殊的1
2、5. popular adj.普及的,受欢迎的16. value n.价值观17. chat v.聊天18. competition n.比赛19. lunar adj.月亮的；阴历的20. origin n. 起源21. anniversary n. 周年纪念22. firecracker n. 鞭炮；爆竹23. lantern n. 灯笼24. buffet n. 自助餐25. feast n. 节日；宴会26. candlelight n. 烛光27. candy n. 糖果28. reunion n. 团圆29. ceremony n.典礼;仪式;礼节30. deserve v.应受(
3、报答或惩罚);值得31. desire vt.渴望;期望n.渴望;渴求32. dumpling n.水饺33. national adj.国家的;全国性的;民族的34. firework n.焰火;烟火35. harvest n.& vt.收割;收获(物)36. religious adj.宗教的37. Lantern Festival 元宵节38. Embroidery 刺绣39. Double-Ninth Festival 重阳节40. Tomb Sweeping Day 清明节41. paper cutting 剪纸42. Siheyuan/Quadrangle 四合院43. Warri
4、ng States 战国44. Kunqu Opera 昆曲45. Flower Drum Song 花鼓戏46. Confucian culture 儒家文化47. Tang Poetry 唐诗48. Tang Dynasty 唐朝49. Mid-Autumn Festival 中秋节50. Beijing Opera/Peking Opera 京 剧51. Beijing Roast Duck 北京烤鸭52. Paper Cutting 剪纸53. lunar calendar 农历二：话题短语表达过关1 be definitely not wrong绝对没有错2 be dressed u
5、p in formal clothes穿着正式的衣服3 according to/by tradition 根据传统4 make/leave a deep impression on 给留下深刻的印象5 fall on 适逢；袭击6 with the Spring Festival drawing near/around the corner/approaching 随着春节的临近7 exchange gifts 交换礼物8 extend greetings to sb 问候某人9 enjoy oneself/have a good (great) time/have fun 玩得开心10 a
6、ttend a ceremony 出席仪式11 be on holiday/vacation 在度假12 celebrate an anniversary 庆祝周年纪念日13 date back to 追溯到14 dress up 打扮；装饰15 make a promise 承诺,允诺16 get off the flight 下飞机17 take a week off休假一周18 jump into action立即行动19 be decorated with用装饰20 make up ones mind 下定决心21 hunt for 搜寻,寻找22 make ones dream co
7、me true使某人梦想成真23 be considered to stand for/represent 被认为代表了24 make a call for action=call for action呼吁采取行动25 experience the atmosphere of the festival体验节日气氛26 express best wishes to sb向某人表达最美好的祝愿27 folk culture performances民间文化节目28 a typical custom一个典型的风俗29 be covered with被覆盖着30 take a bite of咬一口31
8、 on ones arrival某人刚到32 be lit up with被照亮33 attach much importance to非常重视34 have a taste of the various traditional Chinese dishes品尝各种各样的传统中国美食35 enjoy Chinese moon cakes吃中国月饼三：话题句型练笔1：There were hundreds of guests,all dressed up in formal,colourful clothes.来宾们数量众多,衣着正式多彩。2：I did not understand all o
9、f the traditional customs,but a few made a deep impression on me.不是所有的传统习俗我都了解,但有一些给我留下了深刻的印象。3：Although our cultures are so different,the smiling faces are the same.虽然我们的文化千差万别,但是人们的笑脸却是相同的。4：With the beautiful moon in the sky，we sit together and eat moon cakes and fruits，sharing our stories.美丽的月亮挂
10、在天上，我们坐在一起，吃着月饼和水果，分享着我们的故事。5：Seeing Santa walk into the room, my daughter clapped and jumped up and down.当看到圣诞老人走进来时， 我女儿拍手鼓掌，高兴的上蹦下跳。6：The Spring Festival,which marks the beginning of a new year,is the most important festival in China.标志着新年伊始的春节是中国最重要的节日。四：话题阅读训练（A）BEIJING- Wang Yaping, a taikonau
11、t onboard Chinas space station core module (舱), offered people on Earth a zero-gravity musical performance on Tuesday evening to celebrate the Lantern Festival. The space show was shared via a video released at an annual TV gala for the festival celebration. In the video, Wang was seen floating in t
12、he space module while playing a guzheng, or Chinese zither. She played a segment of the popular Chinese folk song. “Jasmine Flower”.The Lantern Festival falls on the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar. People usually hang colorful lanterns, play riddle games and express their
13、wishes and hopes for the future.The crew members, who traveled to the space station core module on the Shenzhou-13 mission, kept some festive traditions alive as they continued to rotate around the Earth. Commander Zhai Zhigang wrote riddles on red paper scrolls with a brush pen. He displayed the ca
14、lligraphy together with taikonaut Ye Guangfu and extended festival greetings to the audience. They also sent blessing to athletes at the ongoing Beijing Winter Olympics: “We hope that you all achieve success, gain friendship and harvest your best Olympic experience.”The video of the space performanc
15、e was received with much enthusiasm after it was shared on social media platforms. It drew nearly 2 million clicks in one hour after several national media outlets posted it on the Chinese micro-blogging site Sina Weibo. The Weibo account of Zhurong, Chinas first rover on Mars, reposted the video, c
16、ommenting, “The music was so beautiful, and it made me homesick, too.”The Lantern Festival also marks the last day of the lunar New Year celebration. Though far from home, the festive sentiments in space are the same. The China Manned Space Agency released a video on social media platforms on Tuesda
17、y, showing that the taikonauts had decorated the orbiting core module with red lanterns, Chinese knots and paper- cutting decorations. Wearing new clothes, the trio (三人小组) enjoyed the traditions of eating dumplings and posting spring couplets on walls During the Chinese New Year holiday, they were a
18、lso spotted watching the Winter Olympics and doing workouts in orbit.1How did the mass enjoy the musical performance according to the text?ABy watching a video posted online by Wang Yaping herself.BBy watching a video coming from a TV gala.CBy watching the Lantern Festival gala at the scene.DBy logg
19、ing on the Internet through computers.2What does the underlined word “rotate” mean according to the context?AAccess.BSubstitute.CCircle.DLaunch.3What can we learn from the text?AThe video of the space performance became a great hit.BZhai Zhigang showed the calligraphy on his own.CThe Beijing Winter
20、Olympics had come to an end when the astronauts sent their regards.DWang Yaping shared puzzles on red paper scrolls.4Which is the best title of the passage?AChinese folk song “Jasmine Flower” is played on space stationBTaikonauts send blessings to the, Beijing Winter Olympics athletesCTaikonauts kee
21、p Lantern Festival traditions alive on space stationDChina makes major breakthroughs in the outer space exploration参考答案：这是一篇新闻报道。文章主要讲述了北京消息，周二晚上，中国空间站核心舱航天员王亚平为地球上的人们献上了一场零重力音乐表演，以庆祝元宵节。1细节理解题。根据文章第一段“The space show was shared via a video released at an annual TV gala for the festival celebration.(
22、这一太空表演通过一段视频在一年一度的央视春晚上分享。)”可知，大众通过观看电视晚会的录像来欣赏音乐表演。故选B。2词句猜测题。根据上文“The crew members, who traveled to the space station core module on the Shenzhou-13 mission(在神舟13号任务中前往空间站核心舱的机组人员)”可知，他们继续围绕着地球旋转，使一些节日的传统得以保留。rotate意为“环绕”。故选C。3细节理解题。根据文章第四段“The video of the space performance was received with much
23、 enthusiasm after it was shared on social media platforms. It drew nearly 2 million clicks in one hour after several national media outlets posted it on the Chinese micro-blogging site Sina Weibo.( 这段空间表演视频在社交媒体平台上被分享后，受到了人们的热烈欢迎。几家中国媒体将其发布在新浪微博上，一小时内点击量近200万次。)”可知，太空表演的视频大受欢迎。故选A。4主旨大意题。根据文章第一段“BEI
24、JING- Wang Yaping, a taikonaut onboard Chinas space station core module (舱), offered people on Earth a zero-gravity musical performance on Tuesday evening to celebrate the Lantern Festival.(北京消息，周二晚上，中国空间站核心舱航天员王亚平为地球上的人们献上了一场零重力音乐表演，以庆祝元宵节。)”可知，文章主要讲述了在空间站上，宇航员们保持着元宵节的传统。故选C。（B）The Fallas Festival
25、(法雅节) in SpainIt is sometimes strange how world-famous festivals are started. _1_ It takes place every March in Valencia of Spain. Centuries ago, the citys carpenters would empty their houses of all the old wood they had saved over the winter and burn it all in the local square. Over time, the carpe
26、nters began to use their old wood to carve different images. _2_ Everyone would come to take a look and everything would be burnt. The Fallas Festival is now one of the most popular festivals in Spain. _3_ Today, 350 communities that make up Valencia work together to design and make two sculptures.
27、These larger-than-life sculptures, often several meters high, are still made of wood, but also include cardboard. On the 15th of March, the sculptures are paraded around the city._4_ These will not be burnt at the end of the festival. They are instead, saved and placed in the local museum, which is
28、open throughout the year. During the festival, there are lots of different community activities. Every activity ends with fireworks being let off during both the day and night. The Fallas Festival always bring communities together. On the final night, all the sculptures are collected and put on a bo
29、nfire (大火堆) in the main Valencia square. The fire is lit and all the years hard work comes to an end in towers of flames. _5_A. The Fallas Festival is an exception.B. Everyone would participate in carving.C. This is especially true with the Fallas Festival.D. A competition is run where the best scul
30、ptures are chosen.E. It also attracts people from the world to watch and take part.F. Sometimes they would create funny images of famous people.G. Everyone watching says goodbye to winter and welcome to spring.参考答案：这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍西班牙的法雅节以及节日内容。1.上文“It is sometimes strange how world-famous festivals a
31、re started. (有时很奇怪，世界著名的节日是如何开始的。)”及下文“It takes place every March in Valencia of Spain. (每年三月在西班牙瓦伦西亚举行。)”介绍每年三月在西班牙举行的世界著名的节日。C项承上启下，介绍世界著名的节日法雅节。故选C。2.上文“Over time, the carpenters began to use their old wood to carve different images. (随着时间的流逝，木匠们开始用他们的旧木头雕刻不同的人像。)”说明木匠用旧木头刻人像。F项中的“images”与上文内容一致，
32、介绍木匠们雕刻人像，故选F。3.上文“The Fallas Festival is now one of the most popular festivals in Spain. (法雅节现在在西班牙是最受欢迎的节日之一。)”及“Today, 350 communities that make up Valencia work together to design and make two sculptures. (今天，组成瓦伦西亚的350个社区共同努力设计和制作两个雕塑。)”介绍法雅节的受欢迎程度及庆祝节日的活动。E项“It also attracts people from the wo
33、rld to watch and take part. (它还吸引了来自世界各地的人们观看和参与。)”介绍法雅节的受欢迎程度，承接上文，故选E。4.上文“These larger-than-life sculptures, often several meters high, are still made of wood, but also include cardboard. On the 15th of March, the sculptures are paraded around the city. ”及下文“These will not be burnt at the end of
34、the festival. They are instead, saved and placed in the local museum, which is open throughout the year. (这些不会在节日结束时被烧毁。相反，它们被保存下来并放置在当地博物馆中，该博物馆全年开放。)”介绍了法雅节活动上的雕像。D项中的“sculptures”与上文内容一致，并引出下文，符合语境，故选D。5.上文“The fire is lit and all the years hard work comes to an end in towers of flames. (火被点燃，所有一年
35、的辛勤工作在火焰塔中结束。)”说明法雅节烧雕塑的意义，和过去一年的辛勤工作告别。G项总结上文，说明观看烧雕塑的人是为了和过去告别，总结了庆祝法雅节的意义，故选G。（C）The school where Rachel teaches serves free meals to its students. Before her adoring students left for their new year vacation, they _21_ her with lots of gifts. But one gift from a girl, in particular, _22_ her hea
36、rt.This girl wanted to get Rachel something so _23_, but had nothing to give. So rather than offer nothing, she _24_ her free breakfast cereal （混合麦片）at school.She took the _25_ to pick every dried grape, the favorite part of her breakfast, out of her cereal and _26_ them as an unusual new year prese
37、nt for her teacher.Rachel posted the _27_ story on Facebook, hoping to help people gain some _28_ for what they have in their lives- because even when this youngster had nothing to offer, she was still willing to _29_ her favourite dried grapes. Inspired by the kind gesture, many people contacted th
38、e school headmaster to make _30_ “It makes me so proud of my kids that they have touched your hearts along with mine, ”Rachel said. “Your _31_ in offering gifts to both the students and me and your donations to our school have not gone _32_. We are all deeply moved. ”“My wish for all of you is to re
39、member this kind and simple _33_ of love from one of my school babies and carry it with you and continue to _34_ love and kindness to everyone you meet-not just during this _35_ season. ”21. A. helpedB. showeredC. comfortedD. supplied22. A. meltedB. curedC. changedD. broke23. A. hesitantlyB. casuall
40、yC. badly D. hardly24. A. opened upB. asked forC. gave away D. put aside25. A. courageB. chanceC. lesson D. time26. A. unwrappedB. cookedC. repackaged D. separated27. A. niceB. funnyC. imaginary D. old28. A. sympathyB. appreciationC. confidence D. desire29. A. enjoyB. sacrificeC. collect D. keep30.
41、A. preparationsB. appointmentsC. donations D. requirements31. A. curiosityB. troubleC. experience D. generosity32. A. uncheckedB. unnoticedC. unexpected D. uncovered33. A. hopeB. wordC. trick D. act34. A. spreadB. teachC. explain D. Declare35. A. graduationB. autumnC. holiday D. School参考答案：【答案】21. B
42、 22. A 23. C 24. A 25. D 26. C 27. A 28. B 29. B 30. C 31. D 32. B 33. D 34. A 35. C本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一个女孩送给Rachel一个很特殊的礼物，后来Rachel发布到网络社交媒体，许多人为之感动，大家纷纷为学校献出爱心，同时也把爱传递给身边的人的感人故事。21.考查动词词义辨析。句意：在她崇拜的学生们去度新年假期之前，他们给她送了很多礼物。A. helped帮助；B. showered淋浴，抛洒，给与；C. comforted安慰；D. supplied提供。 根据“one gift from a g
43、irl”，可知是学生给她送了很多礼物。故选B项。22.考查动词词义辨析。句意：尤其是一个女孩送的一件礼物，让她心软了。A. melted融化；B. cured治愈；C. changed改变；D. broke破坏。根据后文“but had nothing to give”，可知这位女孩的用心让Rachel感动了。故选A项。23.考查副词词义辨析。句意：这个女孩非常想给Rachel买点什么，但她没有什么可以给的。A. hesitantly犹豫不决；B. casually随意；C. badly非常；D. hardly几乎不。根据后文“but”，可知这个女孩非常想给Rachel买点什么。故选C项。24
44、.考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：因此，她没有提供任何东西，而是在学校打开了免费的早餐麦片。A. opened up打开；B. asked for询问；C. gave away赠送；D. put aside在放到一边。根据后文“She took ”，可知这个女孩先是打开包装盒，然后抽出里面的食品。故选A项。25.考查名词词义辨析。句意：她抽出时间从麦片中选出早餐中最喜欢的每一颗葡萄干，重新包装，作为送给老师的不同寻常的新年礼物。A. courage勇气；B. chance机会； C. lesson课程；D. time时间。根据本句动作描写，可知他应该是选择合适时间抽取里面的食物。故选D项。26.考
45、查动词词义辨析。A. unwrapped未包装；B. cooked烹饪；C. repackaged重新包装；D. separated分离。根据前文“opened up her free breakfast cereal”,可知此处表达”重新包装”。故选C项27.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：Rachel在Facebook上发布了这个美好的故事，希望帮助人们对他们生活中所拥有的东西获得一些感激因为即使这个年轻人没有什么可以奉献的，她仍然愿意牺牲她最喜欢的葡萄干。A. nice美好的；B. funny有趣的；C. imaginary虚构的；D. old旧的。根据前文大意，结合后文“hoping to
46、help people gain some”，可知这是一个美好的故事。故选A项。28.考查名词词义辨析。A. sympathy同情；B. appreciation感激；C. confidence信心；D. desire欲望。根据后文“because even when this youngster had nothing to offer, she was still willing to”，可知从这个女孩的身上我们要感激现在的拥有。故选B项。29.考查动词词义辨析。A. enjoy喜欢；B. sacrifice牺牲；C. collect收集；D. keep保持。根据前文提及女孩给老师她最喜欢
47、的干葡萄，结合“her favourite dried grapes”，可知此处表达“牺牲”，更能凸显女孩的精神。故选B项。30.考查名词词义辨析。句意：受到这种友好姿态的启发，许多人联系校长捐款，“这让我为我的孩子感到骄傲，他们和我的孩子一起感动了你们的心。”A. preparations准备；B. appointments约定；C. donations捐赠；D. requirements要求。根据后文“they have touched your hearts”，可知他们因为感动而献爱心。故选C项。31.考查名词词义辨析。句意：Rachel说。“你们慷慨地向学生和我提供礼物，以及你们对我们
48、学校的捐款并没有被忽视。我们都深受感动。”A. curiosity好奇心；B. trouble困难；C. experience经历；D. generosity大方，慷慨。根据后文“offering gifts to both the students and me”，可知是他们慷慨的捐赠。故选D项。32.考查动词词义辨析。A. unchecked未检查；B. unnoticed未注意，忽视；C. unexpected意外；D. uncovered发现。根据后文“We are all deeply moved”，可知我们没有忽视。故选B项。33.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我对你们所有人的祝愿是，记
49、住我的一个学童所表达的这一善意和简单的爱，并随身携带，继续向你们遇到的每一个人传播爱和善意，而不仅仅是在这个节日期间。A. hope希望；B. word单词；C. trick捉弄；D. act行为。根据后文“of love”，此处指“爱的行为”。故选D项。34.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我对你们所有人的祝愿是，记住我的一个学童所表达的这一善意和简单的爱，并随身携带，继续向你们遇到的每一个人传播爱和善意，而不仅仅是在这个节日期间。A. spread传播；B. teach教；C. explain解释；D. declare宣布。根据前文“carry it with you and continue t
50、o”，可知此处表达“每一个人传播爱和善意”。故选A项。35.考查名词词义辨析。A. graduation毕业；B. autumn秋天；C. holiday假期；D. school学校。根据第一段“left for their new year vacation”，可知此处指“假期”。故选C项。五：话题写作训练（A）假定你是李华，你的班级决定组织同学们端午节(the Dragon Boat Festival)一起骑自行车去西湖观看龙舟比赛。请你给外教Mr.Smith写一封邮件，邀请他上午8：00在学校门口集合，一同前往，感受中国的传统文化。注意：1.词数100左右；2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连
51、贯。参考文章Dear Mr.Smith， How is everything? Our class is planning to cycle the West Lake to watch the dragon boat race on May 30, when the Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated nationwide.Well gather at our school gate at 8 am. Id like to invite you to go with us and experience this unique Chinese culture.
52、 The dragon boat race, originally held in memory of the great poet Qu Yuan, has now become a common practice and developed into a sport. Im sure it will be exciting and enjoyable. Your presence will certainly add to our pleasure.Do come and have fun. Looking forward to your early reply. Yours， Li Hu
53、a（B）假定你是李华，你的美国笔友Frankie给你来信，说现在越来越多的外国人也开始庆祝中国的春节，他希望能对春节有更多的了解，请你就此给他写一封信，告知他有关春节的情况，要点如下：1庆祝春节的传统方式；2目前庆祝方式的改变。注意：1.词数100左右；2开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；3可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Dear Frankie，How is everything going？Knowing that more and more foreigners are holding celebrations for Chinese Spring Festival，Im more tha
54、n delighted to share with you more about the festival.Traditional Chinese Spring Festival is a big day for family reunion，when people eat dumplings，set off firecrackers，watch the Spring Festival Gala and get red envelopes from the elders.But now people have a wide range of choices.There is a growing
55、 trend for people to eat out and give or grab red envelopes on WeChat.More people prefer to travel around the country or even across the world with their beloved ones over the Spring Festival.Chinese Spring Festival has seen its growing popularity in more countries and regions，and I sincerely invite you to experience this traditional event in China.Looking forward to your early reply.Yours，Li Hua
