一(任务型阅读)阅读短文,完成下列任务。
视频讲解
Different countries celebrate the New Year at different times and in different ways. The New Year means a fresh start for all. People do special things to mark the New Year. These things are called traditions.
About Chinese New Year
In China, the date of the New Year depends on the moon so it is different every year. It is in January or February. People also call it the Spring Festival. In Chinese culture, each year is named after an animal. There are twelve different animals. The New Year is a time to get together with friends and family. People sweep away bad luck from their houses and put up couplets. People make jiaozi or tangyuan too. Parents give kids red packets.
More Traditions from Different Countries
In Spain(西班牙), some people eat one grape each time the clock strikes(敲,打) midnight on New Year's Eve. Eating all twelve grapes can bring you good luck. In Denmark(丹麦), some people smash(打碎) plates against the doors of their friends to bring them good luck. In Greece(希腊), people make a special cake with a coin(硬币) in it. If you get the coin, you will have good luck in the coming year.
任务一:根据短文内容,给下列国家选择对应的图片。
()1. Spain ()2. Denmark ()3. Greece
A. B. C.
任务二:根据短文内容,判断句子正(T)误(F)。
()1. The date of Chinese New Year is the same every year.
()2. People do special things to welcome the New Year and want to have good luck.
任务三:根据短文内容,选择恰当的标题,将序号写在横线上。
A. Chinese New Year B. Different Celebrations of the New Year
C. Different Festivals

任务一:1. B 2. A 3. C
任务二:1. F 2. T
任务三:B

【分析】
本题为任务型阅读，包含三个任务：任务一需匹配国家与对应新年习俗的图片，解题思路是定位短文中西班牙、丹麦、希腊的传统习俗，再与三幅图片一一对应；任务二是判断正误，需找到原文对应句子，对比题目表述判断对错；任务三是选择标题，需总结全文核心内容，选出最贴合的标题。
【解析】
任务一：
1. 西班牙的传统是新年前夜午夜时钟敲时吃1颗葡萄，吃完12颗葡萄能带来好运，对应图片B（女孩在吃葡萄），故1选B；
2. 丹麦的传统是打碎盘子给朋友带来好运，对应图片A（男孩在打碎盘子），故2选A；
3. 希腊的传统是做带硬币的特别蛋糕，吃到硬币来年有好运，对应图片C（男孩吃蛋糕，气泡中有硬币），故3选C。
任务二：
1. 原文提到“In China, the date of the New Year depends on the moon so it is different every year”，说明中国新年日期每年不同，题目说“相同”，故判断为F；
2. 原文提到“People do special things to mark the New Year... bring them good luck”，说明人们做特别的事迎接新年并希望有好运，题目表述正确，故判断为T。
任务三：
全文围绕不同国家庆祝新年的不同时间和方式展开，核心是不同国家的新年庆祝，A仅涉及中国新年，C范围过大（不是所有节日），故选B。
【答案】
任务一:1. B 2. A 3. C；任务二:1. F 2. T；任务三:B
【知识点】
新年习俗阅读、细节理解、主旨大意
【点评】
本题为任务型阅读，考察学生对不同国家新年传统的信息提取与理解能力，题型基础，只要认真阅读原文、定位关键信息即可完成解答，是常见的英语阅读题型。
【难度系数】
0.7

二(中华文化)元宵节又称为“上元节”,是中国的传统节日之一。你了解元宵节吗? 阅读短文,完成下列任务。▶ 视频讲解
The Lantern Festival is an important festival in China. It is on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. It comes after the Spring Festival. The weather is usually cold. We can see a full moon in the sky on that day.
Today is the Lantern Festival. I have a big dinner with my family. We eat tangyuan for dinner. Tangyuan is the typical food for this festival. After dinner, we go to the street. The lights along the street are bright and colourful. We see many beautiful lanterns on the street. Some children light the lanterns. We like guessing lantern riddles(猜灯谜). I get the following riddle from a lantern.

Sometimes it's an O. Sometimes it's a C.
Sometimes you can see it.
But sometimes you cannot.
It's an O tonight and it's big and bright.
What is it?
任务一:(信息提取)根据短文内容,补全思维导图。

When:
1.
Typical food:
2.
The Lantern Festival
Weather:
cold
Activity (至少一项):
3.
任务二:根据短文内容,选择正确的答案。
()1. The Lantern Festival comes after .
A. the Spring Festival B. Children's Day C. the Dragon Boat Festival
()2. The underlined word "light" means "" in Chinese.
A. 轻的 B. 光线 C. 点亮
()3. Which is the right answer of the riddle?

任务一:1. on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month
2. tangyuan
3. guessing lantern riddles
任务二:1. A 2. C 3. B

【分析】
本题为英语阅读理解题，包含信息提取和选择类任务。解题思路：任务一需从短文中定位对应细节，分别提取元宵节的时间、特色食物、活动；任务二的第1题查找时间顺序，第2题结合语境猜测划线词词义，第3题通过谜语描述推理答案。
【解析】
任务一：1. 从短文第一段第二句“It is on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.”提取时间；2. 从短文第二段“Tangyuan is the typical food for this festival.”找到特色食物；3. 从短文第二段“We like guessing lantern riddles.”提取活动。
任务二：1. 短文第一段明确提到“The Lantern Festival comes after the Spring Festival”，对应选项A；2. 划线词“light”在“Some children light the lanterns”中为动词，结合语境意为“点亮”，选C；3. 谜语描述的事物有时呈O形、有时呈C形，今晚是大而亮的O形，对应月亮，选B。
【答案】
任务一:1. on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month；2. tangyuan；3. guessing lantern riddles；任务二:1. A；2. C；3. B
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、信息提取、词义猜测
【点评】
本题围绕元宵节的英语短文展开，考查学生对短文细节的提取、词义猜测及简单推理能力，题型基础，贴近生活，有助于学生理解中国传统节日的英文表述。
【难度系数】
0.7