1. After the , the runner was thirsty and he couldn't go any further.
2. We New Year's Day at school every year.
3. How yummy the were! Li Hua wanted to know how to cook them.
4. Qu Yuan is one of the greatest in China.
5. This kind of noodle is so that I can't help asking for more.
6. We usually eat at the Dragon Boat Festival.

1. race 2. celebrate 3. dishes 4. poets 5. delicious 6. rice dumplings

1. 空格前有定冠词the，应填名词。根据“runner”可知，此处指比赛，“race”符合语境，用单数形式。
2. 句子缺少谓语动词，“celebrate”意为“庆祝”，主语是we，时态为一般现在时，用原形。
3. 空格后有were，主语应为复数名词。“dish”作“菜肴”讲时是可数名词，复数形式为“dishes”。
4. “one of + the + 形容词最高级 + 可数名词复数”表示“最……之一”，“poet”意为“诗人”，复数形式为“poets”。
5. 空格前有be动词is和副词so，应填形容词。“delicious”意为“美味的”，符合语境。
6. “rice dumpling”意为“粽子”，是端午节的传统食物，常用复数形式“rice dumplings”。

() 1.Tomorrow is ______. The students want to buy some flowers for their teachers.
A.Teacher Day
B.Teacher's Day
C.Teachers' Day
D.the Teachers Day

C

教师节的正确表达是Teachers' Day，因为“教师”应用复数Teachers，其所有格形式为Teachers'，节日名称前通常不加定冠词the。选项A缺少所有格，B为单数名词所有格，D多了定冠词the，均不正确。

() 2.In China, ______ usually comes in September or October.
A.the Dragon Boat Festival
B.the Mid-Autumn Festival
C.Chinese New Year
D.Thanksgiving

B

本题可根据中国各个节日的时间来判断选项。A选项“the Dragon Boat Festival（端午节）”在农历五月初五；B选项“the Mid-Autumn Festival（中秋节）”通常在农历八月十五，公历一般在9月或10月；C选项“Chinese New Year（春节）”在农历正月初一，一般在1月或2月；D选项“Thanksgiving（感恩节）”是美国的节日，不在中国。所以在中国，通常在9月或10月到来的节日是中秋节。

() 3.We like to eat ______ at the Mid-Autumn Festival.
A.mooncakes
B.sweets
C.bananas
D.chocolate

A

在中秋节，按照传统习俗，人们会吃月饼。选项A“mooncakes”意为月饼；选项B“sweets”意为糖果；选项C“bananas”意为香蕉；选项D“chocolate”意为巧克力。结合常识可知，中秋节吃月饼，所以应该选择A选项。

() 4.Millie often visits the elderly ______ the Water Festival.
A.in
B.to
C.at
D.over

C

在某个节日前常用介词at，“at the Water Festival”表示“在泼水节”，符合七年级上册所学的介词用法。

() 5.Which of the followings festivals isn't a Chinese festival?
A.Chinese New Year.
B.The Mid-Autumn Festival.
C.The Dragon Boat Festival.
D.Thanksgiving.

D

Chinese New Year（春节）、The Mid-Autumn Festival（中秋节）、The Dragon Boat Festival（端午节）均为中国传统节日；Thanksgiving（感恩节）是美国等西方国家的节日，不属于中国节日。

() 6.The Mid-Autumn Festival is usually in autumn. Chinese people enjoy the moon ______ that day.
A.on
B.in
C.at
D.to

A

本题考查时间介词的用法。“on”用于具体的某一天或某一天的上午、下午、晚上；“in”用于年、月、季节等较长的时间段；“at”用于具体的时刻；“to”通常表示方向等，不用于时间。题目中“that day”指中秋节那一天，是具体的某一天，所以用介词“on”。

( ) 1. The underlined word "decorate" means "______" in Chinese.
A. 种植
B. 装饰
C. 移植
D. 砍下

( ) 2. Kwanzaa lasts for ______.
A. 3 days
B. 5 days
C. 7 days
D. 10 days

( ) 3. Stonehenge is in ______.
A. the UK
B. the USA
C. China
D. Africa

( ) 4. Which is TRUE?
A. On Christmas Day people decorate a Christmas tree.
B. People light candles for the Chinese New Year.
C. All the holidays in the passage are in winter.
D. People celebrate the Winter Solstice only in China.

( ) 5. What is the best title for the passage?
A. The Winter Solstice
B. Festivals in the USA
C. Winter holidays around the world
D. Christmas tree decorations

1. B
2. C
3. A
4. C
5. C