()3. is a time to show respect and love for our elders.

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

3. D 【点拨】根据“show respect and love for our elders”可知，说的是重阳节的尊老敬老。故选 D。

【分析】首先理解题干句意，明确空格处需填入表示“向长辈表达尊敬和爱意的节日”的选项；接着逐一分析四个选项对应的中国传统节日的文化内涵，匹配题干描述即可选出答案。
【解析】题干意为“______是向长辈表达尊敬与爱意的时刻”。A项春节侧重阖家团圆、辞旧迎新；B项端午节是纪念屈原，习俗为赛龙舟、吃粽子；C项中秋节以赏月、团圆为主题；D项重阳节的核心文化内涵是尊老敬老，与题干中“向长辈表达尊敬和爱意”的表述匹配，因此选D。
【答案】D
【知识点】英语节日词汇；语境理解
【点评】本题考查中国传统节日的英语表达及文化内涵，需结合题干语境分析各节日的意义，属于基础常识类题目，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.3

()4. —How do you celebrate ?
—We can eat mooncakes in the bright moon.

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

4. B 【点拨】由答句中的“吃月饼”知，问句意为“你们怎样庆祝中秋节”。故选 B。

【分析】解答本题需抓住答句中的关键信息“eat mooncakes（吃月饼）”，这是判断节日的核心依据。接下来逐一分析各选项对应的节日习俗：A选项端午节的典型习俗是吃粽子、赛龙舟；B选项中秋节的典型习俗是吃月饼、赏月；C选项春节的典型习俗是吃饺子、贴春联等；D选项元宵节的典型习俗是吃汤圆、赏花灯。由此可确定问句询问的是庆祝中秋节的方式，进而选出正确答案。
【解析】答句提到“eat mooncakes（吃月饼）”，结合各节日的习俗：A.the Dragon Boat Festival（端午节）对应吃粽子；B.the Mid-Autumn Festival（中秋节）对应吃月饼、赏月；C.the Spring Festival（春节）对应吃饺子等；D.the Lantern Festival（元宵节）对应吃汤圆。因此问句问的是“你们怎样庆祝中秋节”，答案选B。
【答案】B
【知识点】节日词汇辨析、语境理解
【点评】本题考查常见中国传统节日的英文表达及对应习俗，属于基础词汇运用题，通过答句的关键信息即可快速解题，难度较低。
【难度系数】0.7

()5. —Let's play basketball!
—I'd love to, but my mum asks me to wait at home she comes back.

A.when
B.till
C.before
D.and

5. B 【点拨】根据“but my mum asks me to wait at home ____ she comes back”可知，是在家一直等到妈妈回来。故选 B。

【分析】
先理解对话语境：一方提议打篮球，另一方表示想去但需在家等待，等待的动作要持续到妈妈回来。接着分析四个选项连词的含义，结合语境判断哪个连词符合语义逻辑。
【解析】
翻译对话：“——我们去打篮球吧！——我想去，但是我妈妈让我在家等，直到她回来。”
分析选项：
A. when（当……时），强调时间点，不符合“等待动作持续”的语境；
B. till（直到……为止），表示动作持续到某个时间点，符合“在家等待到妈妈回来”的语义；
C. before（在……之前），语义不通，不符合等待的逻辑；
D. and（和，并且），用于连接并列成分，此处逻辑不符。
因此选B。
【答案】
B
【知识点】
连词的用法
【点评】
本题考查连词在具体语境中的辨析，需准确理解句子语义及各连词的含义，属于基础题型，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6

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。
The Double Ninth Festival is one of the most important festivals in China. It is a special day for e 1 people. It began long ago. The festival is on the n 2 day of the ninth month in the Chinese lunar calendar(阴历). As the Chinese character for “nine” has the s 3 sound as the character for “long”, people take the Double Ninth Festival to s 4 their best wishes to elderly people. They do many activities to show love and r 5 to the elderly. Generally, people celebrate the day by spending time with their older family members and climbing m 6 in the hope that the elderly will live much longer. Also, they usually d 7 chrysanthemum wine(菊花酒). People also wear a plant called zhuyu as the s 8 of warding off evils and wishing for longevity. It is a t 9 virtue(美德) in China to respect elderly people. That's because the Chinese know that e 10 people have knowledge and experience(经验) that young people can learn from.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

1. elderly 2. ninth 3. same 4. send 5. respect 6. mountains 7. drink 8. symbol 9. traditional 10. elderly

【分析】
本题为根据短文意思和首字母提示填单词的题型，解题思路为：先通读全文理解短文关于重阳节的主题，再结合每个空的首字母提示、上下文语境及固定搭配，逐一确定合适的单词。
【解析】
1. 句意：重阳节是给老人的特殊日子，结合首字母e，填elderly；
2. 句意：重阳节在阴历九月第九天，需用序数词，首字母n，填ninth；
3. 句意：“九”和“久”发音相同，固定搭配same as，首字母s，填same；
4. 句意：人们向老人送祝福，固定搭配send wishes，首字母s，填send；
5. 句意：表达对老人的爱和尊重，首字母r，填respect；
6. 句意：重阳节有爬山的习俗，climb mountains，首字母m，填mountains；
7. 句意：重阳节喝菊花酒，首字母d，填drink；
8. 句意：作为避邪长寿的象征，首字母s，填symbol；
9. 句意：尊老为传统美德，首字母t，填traditional；
10. 句意：老人有年轻人可学习的经验，首字母e，填elderly。
【答案】
1. elderly 2. ninth 3. same 4. send 5. respect 6. mountains 7. drink 8. symbol 9. traditional 10. elderly
【知识点】
词汇运用、节日相关词汇、固定搭配
【点评】
本题围绕重阳节展开，考查学生对节日文化及基础词汇的掌握，需结合语境和首字母提示推理，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.5

六、阅读理解。
For American students, the spring holidays are the best. The spring holidays are near Easter Day(复活节）in early April. High school students get a week or two off school. It's time to relax and enjoy the spring time.
What do students do during the spring holidays? They like to do many things, but they all beat studying! High school students don't have their own cars. So students take trips with their parents or play in their neighbourhood. I often ride my bike around my neighbourhood with my classmates. Or I look for Easter eggs in my backyard. Some students like to go for a walk in the countryside, and others are just happy to stay at home and watch TV.
()1. How long are the spring holidays in America?
A. A week or two. B. Five days.
C. One month. D. Two months.
()2. Where does the writer ride his bike with his classmates?
A. In his neighbourhood. B. In his backyard.
C. In the countryside. D. Around his neighbourhood.
()3. What don't students do during the spring holidays according to the passage?
A. Take trips with their parents. B. Go to school and study hard.
C. Relax and enjoy the spring time. D. Look for Easter eggs in the backyard.

1. A 【点拨】根据“High school students get a week or two off school.”可知，美国的春假有一两个星期。故选 A。
2. D 【点拨】根据“I often ride my bike around my neighbourhood with my classmates.”可知，作者和他的同学在他的社区附近骑自行车。故选 D。
3. B 【点拨】根据“They like to do many things, but they all beat studying!”可知，他们喜欢做很多事情，但它们都与学习无关！因此，春假期间他们不学习。故选 B。

【分析】做英语阅读理解细节题时，需先明确每个问题的核心关键词，带着关键词回到原文定位对应信息，再将原文内容与选项逐一对比，排除错误选项后选出正确答案。本题三道小题均为细节理解题，分别围绕春假时长、作者骑车地点、春假期间不做的事展开，精准定位原文相关句子即可解题。
【解析】1. 题干询问美国春假的时长，定位原文第一段“High school students get a week or two off school.”，可知春假时长为一到两周，对应选项A。2. 题干询问作者和同学骑车的地点，定位原文第二段“I often ride my bike around my neighbourhood with my classmates.”，可知地点是在社区附近，对应选项D。3. 题干询问春假期间学生不做的事，定位原文第二段“They like to do many things, but they all beat studying!”，可知春假期间学生不学习，对应选项B。
【答案】1.A 2.D 3.B
【知识点】英语阅读理解（细节理解题）、原文信息定位
【点评】本题为基础英语阅读理解细节题，考查学生快速定位原文信息的能力，难度较低，只要能准确找到对应句子即可解答。
【难度系数】0.8