1. Happy New Year.

I、听录音，选择所听到的单词或词组。

1. I like to work hard at home and school.

2. This gives me confidence to speak English.

3. It had red circles around many of the words.

4. Strive to be the best you can be.

5. The Scouts meet every week and do things together.

1-5 BACAB

II、情景反应，选择正确的应答语。

VII、书面表达。

请给你的笔友介绍一下中国的某一个节日情况，并且写好后把它发给他或她。词数约70个左右。

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录音稿及答案

Unit 8

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We live all around the world. We like to have celebrations. In China, people celebrate New Year. New Year is in January or February. They wear red clothes because red is a color that will bring joy. Chinese children get money in a red packet for the New Year. They save the money that is inside. In Gambia, people celebrate Independence Day. It is in February. They wear bright clothes and play music at the celebration. In England, people celebrate May Day. May day is in May. They wear pretty clothes to celebrate the arrival of spring. The children dance in and out around the maypole. They weave their ribbons into a colorful braid. In India, people celebrate Raksha Bandhan. It is in August. The children wear new clothes and celebrate their love for each other by exchanging things they have made. In the United States, people celebrate Thanksgiving Day – the first harvest in America in 1621. It is in November. The children make up a play about what went on at the first celebration. They eat turkeys, too.

(　 )9. How many countries are mentioned in the passage?

　 A. 4　　　　　　　　　 B. 5　 　　　　　　　C. 6

(　 )10. In ______, people celebrate the arrival of spring.

　 A. China　　　　　　　 B. India　　　　　　　 C. England

(　 )11. At Chinese New Year celebration, children receive _______.

　 A. red clothes　　　　　 B. red packets　　　　　 C. red ribbons

(　 )12. In Gambia, Independence Day is celebrated in _______.

　 A. February　　　　　　 B. August　　　　　　 C. November

(　 )13. According to the passage, which of the followings is true about what children do at their celebration?

　　 A. Children in India exchange red packets to show love for each other.

B. Children in USA put on a play about their country’s independence.

C. Children in England dance around the Maypole to welcome spring.

A

Christmas Day is on December 25th. People in the USA do many things to celebrate. Usually, people have a Christmas tree in their house and decorate it with ornaments(装饰物) and lights, and put a star or angel(天使) on the top. They have a big holiday dinner that day. There are gifts everywhere and Christmas songs come from every speaker(扬声器). In many places of the United States, the weather is cold. It is usually snowy and icy. There are even snowstorms(暴风雪) at some places. So people build snowmen, and play fun winter sports.

根据短文内容，符合短文内容的用T表示，不符合用F表示。

If people in the USA want to celebrate Christmas Day, they might_____

(　 ) 1. plant a Christmas tree.

(　 )2. decorate a Christmas tree.

(　 )3. have a big dinner.

(　 )4. give gifts to each other.

(　 )5. sing Christmas songs.

(　 )6. make snowmen.

(　 )7. play winter sports.

(　 )8. paint their houses.

5. They were good at spelling. (同义句)

　 They _______　 _______　 ______ spelling.

4. She’s told me many things about you. (反意疑问句)

　 She’s told me many things about you, _______　 _______?

3. You were a student, your friend was, too. (同义句)

　 You were a student, ______　 _____ your friend.

2. She cut herself with the scissors. (对划线部分提问)

　 _______　 ______ she ______ herself?