七、Read and choose. 圣诞节即将来临，Tom 和 Max 正在聊天。读一读，选择合适的句子补全对话。（10分）
Tom: Merry Christmas, Max!
Max: 1.
Tom: What's the weather like in Australia?
Max: 2. Look! I am playing on the beach.
Tom: Wow. That's fun! 3.
Max: Snow is really beautiful. Is it cold outside?
Tom: Yes, it's freezing. Look! 4.
Max: Your snowman looks cute.
Tom: 5.
A. It's sunny and hot.
B. Thank you.
C. Merry Christmas, Tom.
D. I am making a snowman.
E. Look! It's snowy here in America.

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

【分析】
首先通读对话，明确是圣诞节主题的情景交际补全题，需结合上下文语境匹配对应选项：1. 前句Tom说圣诞祝福，Max需回应圣诞用语；2. Tom询问澳大利亚天气，结合Max提到在海滩玩可匹配天气描述；3. Max夸赞雪美，Tom需说明自己所在地的天气；4. Max提到雪人，Tom需说明自己的相关活动；5. Max夸赞雪人，Tom需用感谢语回应。
【解析】
1. 当对方说“Merry Christmas”时，常用“Merry Christmas”回应，故选C；
2. 问句询问澳大利亚的天气，结合Max提到“playing on the beach”可知天气晴朗炎热，故选A；
3. 下文提到“Snow is really beautiful”，此处应说明自己所在地方下雪，对应选项E；
4. 下文提到“Your snowman looks cute”，此处应说明自己正在堆雪人，对应选项D；
5. 对方夸赞某物时，需用“Thank you”回应，故选B。
【答案】
1. C 2. A 3. E 4. D 5. B
【知识点】
情景交际、日常用语、天气表达
【点评】
本题围绕圣诞节话题考查情景对话补全，结合天气、活动等语境匹配选项，是基础的英语交际类题目，注重日常用语的实际运用。
【难度系数】
0.8

八、Read and do. 春节和圣诞节有什么不同之处呢？请阅读短文，根据短文内容将表格补充完整。（10分）
The Spring Festival is one of the most important(重要的) Chinese festivals. It is a time for family reunion(团圆). People clean houses and paste red couplets(贴对联). On New Year's Eve, families get together and have a big dinner. They eat dumplings and many kinds of yummy food. Children get red packets and eat candies. People say “Happy New Year” to each other.
Christmas is the most important festival in America. People usually spend it with their families and friends. They put up Christmas trees and exchange(交换) gifts. On Christmas Eve, families get together and have a big dinner. They eat turkey(火鸡) and other delicious food. Children get presents from their parents. People say “Merry Christmas” to each other.
| festival | country | things people do | food | people say |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. | China | 2. 图1 | dumplings | 3. |
| Christmas | 4. | put up Christmas trees | 5. | Merry Christmas |

1. the Spring Festival
2. clean houses/paste red couplets
3. Happy New Year
4. America/the USA
5. turkey

【分析】本题是根据短文内容补全表格的阅读理解题，解题思路为：先明确每个空的查找目标，再回到短文中定位对应信息，提取匹配内容填入表格。具体步骤：1. 确定中国对应的节日名称；2. 查找春节人们的活动；3. 提取春节人们的祝福语；4. 确定圣诞节所在的国家；5. 提取圣诞节对应的食物。
【解析】1. 由短文第一段“The Spring Festival is one of the most important Chinese festivals.”可知，中国的节日是the Spring Festival；2. 第一段提到春节人们的活动是clean houses and paste red couplets；3. 第一段末尾“People say ‘Happy New Year’ to each other.”可知，春节人们说的话是Happy New Year；4. 第二段“Christmas is the most important festival in America.”可知，圣诞节所在国家是America/the USA；5. 第二段提到圣诞节的食物是turkey。
【答案】1. the Spring Festival；2. clean houses/paste red couplets；3. Happy New Year；4. America/the USA；5. turkey
【知识点】阅读理解信息提取、节日词汇
【点评】本题为基础信息查找类阅读理解题，直接对应短文原文内容，主要考查学生快速定位关键信息的能力，难度较低。
【难度系数】0.9