()4.(2024·江苏无锡期末)Look at the picture on the right. Which festival are they celebrating?

A.The Mid-Autumn Festival.
B.The Lantern Festival.
C.The Dragon Boat Festival.
D.The Spring Festival.

4. C 【点拨】根据图片可知是赛龙舟,因此是端午节。故选 C。

【分析】本题要求根据图片判断对应的节日，解题时需先观察图片中的关键场景，再结合各选项中节日的习俗进行匹配，选出正确答案。
【解析】观察图片可知，图中呈现的是赛龙舟的场景。A选项中秋节的主要习俗是赏月、吃月饼；B选项元宵节的主要习俗是赏花灯、吃汤圆；C选项端午节的主要习俗包括赛龙舟、吃粽子；D选项春节的主要习俗是贴春联、拜年等。赛龙舟是端午节的特色活动，因此他们庆祝的是端午节，对应选项C。
【答案】C
【知识点】传统节日、文化常识
【点评】本题结合图片考查中国传统节日的相关知识，重点在于区分不同节日的特色习俗，题目难度较低，属于基础题型，学生需掌握常见传统节日的标志性活动。
【难度系数】0.7

()5. —Happy New Year, Simon!
—.

A.Thanks. The same to you
B.Oh, I don't think so
C.No, I am not happy at all
D.Really? Thank you

5. A 【点拨】上句意为“祝你新年快乐,西蒙”,下句意为“谢谢你,同样祝福你”。故选 A。

【分析】本题考查日常节日情景交际用语，解题思路：先明确上句“Happy New Year, Simon!”是向对方送上新年祝福，需掌握节日祝福的回应规则——针对共同的节日祝福，应先表达感谢，再回以同样的祝福；再逐一分析选项，排除不符合语境的选项，选出正确答案。
【解析】上句“Happy New Year, Simon!”意为“西蒙，祝你新年快乐！”，属于节日祝福用语。A选项“Thanks. The same to you”意为“谢谢，同样祝福你”，既表达了感谢，又回以了相同的节日祝福，符合语境；B选项“Oh, I don't think so”用于表达不同意对方观点，与节日祝福回应无关；C选项“No, I am not happy at all”意为“不，我一点都不开心”，不符合节日祝福的积极回应语境；D选项“Really? Thank you”中“Really?”不符合节日祝福的回应习惯，故排除B、C、D，选A。
【答案】A
【知识点】情景交际，节日问候用语
【点评】本题为基础情景交际题，考查学生对日常节日祝福回应的掌握，贴近生活，难度较低，属于易得分题。
【难度系数】0.8

五、词汇运用。
根据短文意思和首字母提示，写出一个完整正确的单词。
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. New Year is coming. The world is full of wonderful and interesting t1. Let's talk about how people all over the world c2 it.
In Italy, when you're w3 in the streets on New Year's Eve, you must look out. Some people are t4 old things out of the window!
In Greece, there are onions h5 on the door. It's a tradition to welcome the new year. Onions are a s6 of good luck and health.
It's near midnight in Denmark. People are all standing on chairs. When the clock s7 12, the families jump off their chairs into the new year, in the h8 of getting over any problem in the year a9!
In Colombia, some people are c10 suitcases around the block. They're hoping for a new year with lots of travel. Wherever you are, Happy New Year!
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

1. traditions 2. celebrate 3. walking 4. throwing
5. hanging 6. symbol 7. strikes 8. hope 9. ahead
10. carrying

【分析】
先通读短文，明确短文主题是介绍世界各地庆祝新年的不同传统；再结合每个空的首字母提示，联系上下文语境、语法规则（如名词单复数、动词时态/非谓语、固定搭配），推断出符合语义和语法的单词，注意单词的正确形式。
【解析】
1. 结合语境“世界充满精彩有趣的事物”，首字母为t，tradition（传统）是可数名词，此处用复数形式traditions；
2. 语境为“全世界的人如何庆祝新年”，首字母为c，填动词celebrate（庆祝）；
3. 由are可知此处用现在分词，结合“在街上”的语境，首字母w，填walking（走）；
4. 固定搭配throw out（扔出），结合are可知用现在分词，首字母t，填throwing；
5. 语境为“洋葱挂在门上”，首字母h，用hang的现在分词hanging（悬挂）；
6. 固定搭配a symbol of（……的象征），首字母s，填名词symbol；
7. 表示“钟敲12点”，strike有（钟）敲的意思，主语clock是单数，用第三人称单数strikes；
8. 固定搭配in the hope of（怀着……的希望），首字母h，填名词hope；
9. 语境为“新的一年前面”，首字母a，填副词ahead；
10. 由are可知用现在分词，结合“行李箱”的语境，首字母c，填carrying（提、扛）。
【答案】
1. traditions 2. celebrate 3. walking 4. throwing 5. hanging 6. symbol 7. strikes 8. hope 9. ahead 10. carrying
【知识点】
词汇运用、固定搭配、动词形式变化
【点评】
本题考查学生对短文语境的理解及基础词汇、固定搭配的掌握，需结合首字母提示和语法规则推断单词，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6

六、传统文化阅读理解。
Now in different places of the world, people are doing different things.
In Beijing, it's midnight. People are sleeping.
In London, people are leaving work to go home. They are waiting for buses or trains. Some people are driving their cars. Some are having afternoon tea at home or walking to pubs (酒吧) to have a drink.
In Moscow, it's evening and people are having supper at home or in restaurants. Some are going to watch a ballet(芭蕾舞剧). Some are drinking in pubs.
In Los Angeles(洛杉矶), it's morning. People are working in their offices. Children are starting their lessons.
New York is noon now. People aren't working but having lunch. They are eating hamburgers or hot dogs and drinking coffee or Coke. Some people are seeing friends or shopping.
()1. According to the passage we can see that at night some people in Moscow like to .
A. go to watch a ballet B. do shopping
C. wait for buses D. go to the library
()2. When children in Los Angeles are starting their lessons, people in Beijing are .
A. playing basketball B. seeing films
C. having lessons D. sleeping
()3. From the passage, we can see the time in New York now is .
A. 6:00 B. 9:00 C. 10:00 D. 12:00
()4. People in London like to have afternoon tea .
A. at home B. in pubs
C. at school D. in the office
()5. What's the main idea of the passage?
A. At the same time, in different places of the world people are doing the same thing.
B. At the same time, in different places of the world people are doing different things.
C. People do different things at different times.
D. People do the same thing at different times.

1. A 【点拨】根据“In Moscow, it's evening and people are having supper at home or in restaurants. Some are going to watch a ballet(芭蕾舞剧).”可知,在晚上,莫斯科人喜欢去看芭蕾舞剧。故选 A。
2. D 【点拨】根据“In Los Angeles(洛杉矶), it's morning. People are working in their offices. Children are starting their lessons.”及“In Beijing, it's midnight. People are sleeping.”可知,当洛杉矶的孩子们开始上课时,北京的人正在睡觉。故选 D。
3. D 【点拨】根据“New York is noon now. People aren't working but having lunch.”可知,纽约现在是吃午饭的时间,即 12 点。故选 D。
4. A 【点拨】根据“Some are having afternoon tea at home”可知,在伦敦,人们喜欢在家喝下午茶。故选 A。
5. B 【点拨】根据“Now in different places of the world, people are doing different things.”及全文可知,本文介绍了同一时间不同国家的人所做的不同的事情。故选 B。

【分析】本题为英语阅读理解题，涵盖细节理解与主旨大意类题型。解题步骤：①快速通读全文，明确文章核心：同一时刻世界各地的人从事不同活动；②解答细节题时，抓取题干关键词，定位原文对应语句，匹配选项信息；③解答主旨题时，定位文章中心句（通常为首段），概括全文主旨，筛选正确选项。
【解析】
1. 定位原文关于莫斯科的描述：“In Moscow, it's evening... Some are going to watch a ballet(芭蕾舞剧).”，对应选项A，故选A。
2. 分别定位洛杉矶和北京的时间与活动：洛杉矶孩子上课是上午，北京是午夜，人们在睡觉，对应选项D，故选D。
3. 原文明确“New York is noon now.”，noon即中午12点，对应选项D，故选D。
4. 定位伦敦的描述：“Some are having afternoon tea at home”，对应选项A，故选A。
5. 文章首句“Now in different places of the world, people are doing different things.”为中心句，全文围绕此展开，对应选项B，故选B。
【答案】1.A 2.D 3.D 4.A 5.B
【知识点】英语阅读理解、细节理解题、主旨大意题
【点评】本文以同一时刻不同地区人们的活动为内容，题目侧重基础信息定位与主旨概括，难度适中，能帮助学生巩固英语阅读解题方法，了解跨文化生活场景。
【难度系数】0.7