四、阅读表达 阅读下面短文，然后根据短文内容回答问题，每小题答案不超过10个单词。
Birthday traditions are different around the world. In America, children often celebrate a birthday with a party. They give presents and have a taste of cakes and ice-creams.
Children in Korea celebrate in another way. They eat seaweed (海带) soup and rice cakes. Koreans eat seaweed soup because it is healthy. Guests (客人) to the birthday party may be dressed in traditional clothes called hanbok.
At a birthday party in Canada, all the children try to look for a coin in the cake. When the children play party games, the child who finds the coin goes first.
It’s said that Germans are the first people to have birthday parties for children by their parents. Parents put a birthday wreath with candles (带有蜡烛的花环) on the table. They light (点燃) a tall candle in the middle, the “life” candle, every year until their child becomes 12 years old.
1. How many countries’ birthday traditions are there in the article?

2. What activities do American children do at their birthday party?

3. Why do Koreans eat seaweed soup?

4. Who goes first when the children in Canada play party games?

5. How do your family celebrate a birthday?

1. (There are) 4/four (countries).
2. They give presents and taste/have cakes and ice-creams.
3. Because it is healthy.
4. The child who finds the coin in the cake (does).
5. We get together to eat cakes and noodles. (答案不唯一，言之有理即可)

【分析】
本题为阅读理解细节查找题，解题思路：①先通读短文，明确各段落对应不同国家的生日传统；②针对每个问题，精准定位原文对应段落，提取关键信息；③提取信息时需符合题目要求（如答案不超过10个单词，第5题为开放题）。
【解析】
1. 定位原文各段落提到的国家：美国、韩国、加拿大、德国，共4个，故答案为4/four。
2. 定位美国生日派对的活动，原文第一段末句提到“give presents and have a taste of cakes and ice-creams”，直接提取即可。
3. 定位韩国人吃海带汤的原因，原文第二段明确说明“because it is healthy”，直接提取。
4. 定位加拿大孩子玩游戏的规则，原文第三段指出“the child who finds the coin goes first”，提取关键内容。
5. 为开放题，结合自身实际情况作答，言之有理即可，如聚在一起吃蛋糕和面条。
【答案】
1. (There are) 4/four (countries).
2. They give presents and have cakes and ice-creams.
3. Because it is healthy.
4. The child who finds the coin in the cake.
5. We get together to eat cakes and noodles.
【知识点】
阅读理解细节理解、跨文化常识
【点评】
本题为细节查找类阅读题，答案均来自原文，难度较低，需注意提取信息的准确性及符合字数要求，第5题为开放题，体现实用性。
【难度系数】
0.3

五、书面表达
请你根据以下思维导图用英文写一篇短文，简单介绍一个中国的节日。

注意事项：1. 短文需包含所有要点，并作合理发挥，要求语句通顺、意思连贯；
2. 词数80左右。

One possible version:
The Spring Festival is one of the important festivals in China. It is always in January or February. It lasts till the Lantern Festival. We usually have some dishes with special meanings such as jiaozi and niangao.
People clean their homes and put up the Spring Festival couplets beforehand. Families also get together and enjoy a big dinner. This is my favourite festival because I can get red packets. It feels good to share our happiness with friends and relatives.
(80 words)

【分析】
首先确定要介绍的中国传统节日，如春节；接着依据思维导图的核心要点（日期、特色食物、活动），结合合理发挥，组织语句，确保涵盖所有要点，语句通顺，词数符合要求（80左右），使用正确的英文表达。
【解析】
选择春节作为介绍对象，先说明春节的地位与日期，再介绍特色食物，最后描述相关活动，串联成连贯短文，控制词数在80左右。
【答案】
One possible version:
The Spring Festival is one of the important festivals in China. It is always in January or February. It lasts till the Lantern Festival. We usually have some dishes with special meanings such as jiaozi and niangao.
People clean their homes and put up the Spring Festival couplets beforehand. Families also get together and enjoy a big dinner. This is my favourite festival because I can get red packets. It feels good to share our happiness with friends and relatives.
【知识点】
英语书面表达、中国传统节日介绍
【点评】
本题要求结合思维导图要点完成英文短文写作，考查学生对中国传统节日的英文词汇掌握、信息整合及英文写作的连贯性，是贴近学生生活的基础书面表达题型。
【难度系数】
0.5