( ) 1. The Qingming Festival is ______ spring. It is usually rainy ______ this time of year.

A.in; at
B.at; in
C.in; in
D.on; at

A

第一个空考查季节前介词的使用，“spring”是季节，季节前用介词“in”；第二个空考查固定搭配，“at this time of...”表示“在……的这个时候”，是固定用法，所以第二个空用“at”。

( ) 2. —What does the colour red ______ in Chinese culture, Xiao Ning?
—In our culture, red is a symbol of good luck, joy and happiness.

A.decorate
B.mean
C.carry
D.care

B

首先分析句子结构和语境。句子问的是“红色在中国文化中_____什么”，回答是“在我们的文化中，红色是好运、欢乐和幸福的象征”。这里需要一个动词来表达“红色”所代表或所意味着的含义。
接下来逐一分析选项：
A. decorate 意为“装饰”，与句子语境不符，因为这里讨论的是红色的象征意义，而不是它的装饰作用。
B. mean 意为“意味着”或“代表”，符合句子语境，因为回答正是解释了红色在中国文化中的象征意义。
C. carry 意为“携带”或“运送”，与句子语境不符，因为这里不是指红色携带或运送了什么。
D. care 意为“关心”或“照顾”，与句子语境完全不符。
综上所述，正确答案是B，因为“mean”最符合句子的语境和语法结构。

( ) 3. They like to go swimming ______ the summer holiday.

A.at
B.on
C.in
D.during

D

本题主要考查介词的用法。在表示时间时，“at”通常用于具体的时刻；“on”用于具体的某一天或日期；“in”用于年、月、季节等较长的时间段，但“in the summer holiday”这种表达虽正确但不是本题最佳选项；“during”表示“在……期间”，强调在某个时间段内的活动，本题中“在暑假期间去游泳”，用“during”最合适。

( ) 4. On the Chinese New Year's Eve, people ______ red paper-cuts on windows.

A.look up
B.get up
C.put up
D.stay up

C

本题主要考查动词短语辨析。A选项“look up”意为“查阅”；B选项“get up”意为“起床”；C选项“put up”有“张贴”的意思；D选项“stay up”意为“熬夜”。根据题意“在除夕夜，人们在窗户上____红色的剪纸”，可知此处应填“张贴”，故C选项符合语境。

( ) 5. —Hello, this is Tom calling. May I speak to John?
—Hi, Tom. John ______ at home now. He ______ football in the park.

A.is; plays
B.isn't; plays
C.is; is playing
D.isn't; is playing

D

首先，根据对话内容“May I speak to John?”以及回答“Hi, Tom. John ______ at home now.”，可以推断出John现在不在家，因此第一个空应该填否定形式“isn't”。接着，根据“He ______ football in the park.”，这里描述的是John现在正在进行的动作，所以应该用现在进行时“is playing”。综合两个空，我们可以确定答案为D选项。

二、完形填空
Ana was happy because it was the last day before Pongal, a four-day holiday in India.
"Are you ____1____ about the holiday?" asked Tom, a new student from Canada.
"Sure," she said.
"But ____2____ do we have these days off (休假)?" asked Tom.
"To give ____3____ for this year's harvest (丰收)," said Ana. "We ____4____ Pongal at this time of year. It's a popular harvest festival in South India."
"Pongal? What does that mean?" asked Tom.
"It's also the name of an Indian ____5____," she said. "We cook and eat it during the festival. The food is cooked in the pot until it boils and spills (溢出) over. It is a ____6____ of good luck for us."
"Wow," Tom said. "How do you celebrate the festival?"
"We ____7____ our homes and decorate them. We also throw away old things and wear new clothes. Then, we give thanks to the rain and sun for helping with ____8____. We even thank the cow," said Ana. "We also get together with family and friends for a big meal."
"That ____9____ like a lot of fun! There are many harvest ____10____ all over the world where people give thanks for food and crops. I'm happy to be here for Pongal," said Tom.
( ) 1. A. tired
B. shy
C. excited
D. wise
( ) 2. A. when
B. where
C. what
D. why
( ) 3. A. thanks
B. presents
C. races
D. advice
( ) 4. A. cook
B. celebrate
C. greet
D. decorate
( ) 5. A. dish
B. drink
C. animal
D. sweet
( ) 6. A. tradition
B. symbol
C. nature
D. show
( ) 7. A. leave
B. pay for
C. choose
D. clean
( ) 8. A. cooking
B. picking
C. travelling
D. farming
( ) 9. A. looks
B. feels
C. sounds
D. is
( ) 10. A. festivals
B. plans
C. dreams
D. tours

1. C
2. D
3. A
4. B
5. A
6. B
7. D
8. D
9. C
10. A

1. 根据上下文，Ana对即将到来的假期感到高兴，因此应该选择表示积极情绪的词汇。选项C“excited”表示兴奋，符合语境。
2. Tom问的是放假的理由，所以选择D“why”表示为什么。
3. 根据上下文，放假是为了感谢今年的丰收，所以选择A“thanks”表示感谢。
4. Pongal是一个庆祝活动，所以选择B“celebrate”表示庆祝。
5. Ana解释Pongal也是一种印度食物的名字，所以选择A“dish”表示菜肴。
6. 食物溢出锅外被视为好运的象征，因此选择B“symbol”表示象征。
7. 庆祝活动包括打扫和装饰家园，所以选择D“clean”表示打扫。
8. 感谢雨水和太阳是为了帮助农耕，所以选择D“farming”表示农耕。
9. Tom认为这些活动听起来很有趣，所以选择C“sounds”表示听起来。
10. 文中提到世界各地有许多类似的收获节日，所以选择A“festivals”表示节日。