二、语篇填空。
第一节
阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。
two, on, an, friend, luck, game, fall, way, be, for
Do animals have their own festivals? Yes! There 16. different animal festivals around the world. People celebrate the festivals in many 17. .
The 18. Sunday of October is Canadian Dog's Day. 19. that day, all the Canadian dogs can enjoy the day. Canadian people see it as 20. important day because dogs help them a lot.
In Belgium (比利时), Cat's Day 21. on the second Sunday of May. People there play some interesting 22. to have fun. They hope to have good 23. next year.
In Indonesia (印度尼西亚), May 7th is Monkey's Day. People give a lot of delicious food to monkeys. They also play music 24. monkeys.
We live with animals, so we have to be 25. to them. And we should protect (保护) them.

16. are 17. ways 18. second 19. On 20. an
21. falls 22. games 23. luck 24. for 25. friendly

【分析】首先通读短文，理解文章大意：介绍世界各地的动物节日。解题时，先明确方框内的词汇，再结合每个空的语法结构、语境，选择合适的词并进行必要的词形变化，同时注意每词限用一次的要求。
【解析】
16. 考查there be句型，主语different animal festivals是复数，时态为一般现在时，故填are。
17. 考查固定搭配in many ways，many后接可数名词复数，故填ways。
18. 考查序数词，此处表示“十月的第二个周日”，two的序数词为second，故填second。
19. 考查介词，具体某一天前用介词on，故填On。
20. 考查冠词，important以元音音素开头，此处表泛指“一个重要的日子”，故填an。
21. 考查动词，fall on表示“适逢（某日）”，主语Cat's Day为单数，一般现在时，故填falls。
22. 考查固定搭配play games，some后接可数名词复数，故填games。
23. 考查名词，good后接名词，luck为不可数名词，故填luck。
24. 考查介词，此处表示“为猴子演奏音乐”，用介词for，故填for。
25. 考查固定搭配be friendly to，friend的形容词形式为friendly，故填friendly。
【答案】16. are 17. ways 18. second 19. On 20. an 21. falls 22. games 23. luck 24. for 25. friendly
【知识点】固定搭配、词形转换、介词用法
【点评】本题为语篇填空，考查学生对词汇的运用能力，需结合语境、语法规则及固定搭配选择并变形词汇，难度适中，适合基础阶段学生练习。
【难度系数】0.6

第二节
阅读短文，根据语篇要求填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词。
The Spring Festival is on lunar January
1st. Chinese all over the world celebrate it 26. their own(自己的) ways. And they usually eat “lucky” food at the Spring Festival. 27. kind of “lucky” food do they eat during the festival? Let’s look at it together.
Dumplings 28. the popular(受欢迎的) food. We call them “jiaozi” in Chinese. Spring Rolls(春卷) are another kind of popular food. They look like gold bullion(金条). Fish is important, too. In Chinese, “yu” means abundance(富足). The rice cakes(年糕) mean 29. rich and sweet life. Noodles mean having a long life, 30. be sure not to cut them. Which one do you like?

26. in 27. What 28. are 29. a 30. but

【分析】本题为英语语篇填空题，需结合短文语境、固定搭配及基础语法知识完成填空。首先通读短文，明确主题是介绍春节的传统“幸运食物”；再逐个分析空格：26空需用固定搭配，27空需疑问词提问，28空需匹配主语的be动词，29空需冠词修饰名词短语，30空需连词体现逻辑关系，最终确定每个空的正确单词。
【解析】26. 考查固定搭配“in one's own ways”，意为“用某人自己的方式”，故填in；27. 考查疑问词，根据后文“kind of 'lucky' food”可知是提问“什么种类的食物”，故填What；28. 考查be动词，主语Dumplings为复数，时态为一般现在时，故填are；29. 考查冠词，此处泛指“一种富足甜蜜的生活”，rich以辅音音素开头，故用不定冠词a；30. 考查连词，前后句为转折关系，前句说面条寓意长寿，后句提醒别切断，故填but。
【答案】26. in 27. What 28. are 29. a 30. but
【知识点】固定搭配、冠词、连词
【点评】本题是初中英语基础语篇填空题，主要考查固定搭配、冠词及连词的基础用法，难度较低，适合巩固英语基础知识点。
【难度系数】0.8

三、书面表达。
假如你是李华，你的朋友Jack对中国传统节日感兴趣，他给你发来邮件，想了解你最喜爱的节日。请你根据提示，给Jack回一封邮件，介绍你最喜爱的中国节日。
写作要求：
1)节日的时间；
2)你为节日做的准备；
3)节日期间有什么活动；
4)词数60个左右。
Dear Jack,





Yours,
Li Hua

Dear Jack,
The Spring Festival is very important in China. Let me tell you something about it.
It usually comes in February, but sometimes it comes in January. Before the festival, we usually clean the house, buy lots of things, cook some food and make lanterns. On the evening before the Spring Festival, we usually have a big family dinner and watch the Spring Festival TV show. On that day we wear new clothes. Usually we can get lucky money from parents. We do many things to celebrate the great festival.
I like the Spring Festival very much.
Yours,
Li Hua

【分析】
本题要求以李华的身份给对中国传统节日感兴趣的朋友Jack回邮件，介绍自己最喜爱的中国节日，需涵盖节日时间、准备工作、节日活动三个要点，词数60左右，需符合英文邮件格式，语言通顺自然，紧扣提示内容。
【解析】
首先确定介绍最具代表性的中国传统节日——春节；开篇点明春节的重要性及时间（通常在2月，有时1月）；接着说明节前准备（打扫房屋、采购物品、制作灯笼等）；再介绍节日活动（除夕夜的年夜饭、春晚，穿新衣，收压岁钱等）；最后表达对春节的喜爱，控制词数符合要求，遵循邮件格式。
【答案】
Dear Jack,
The Spring Festival is very important in China. Let me tell you something about it.
It usually comes in February, but sometimes it comes in January. Before the festival, we usually clean the house, buy lots of things, cook some food and make lanterns. On the evening before the Spring Festival, we usually have a big family dinner and watch the Spring Festival TV show. On that day we wear new clothes. Usually we can get lucky money from parents. We do many things to celebrate the great festival.
I like the Spring Festival very much.
Yours,
Li Hua
【知识点】
英语书信写作、中国传统节日、英语应用文表达
【点评】
该回信紧扣题目所有要求，涵盖节日时间、准备工作、节日活动等要点，语言简洁流畅，符合英文邮件格式，准确传递了中国春节的相关信息，适合写给感兴趣的外国朋友。
【难度系数】
0.4