一、单词辨音
() 1. A. double B. mountain C. outside D. account
() 2. A. another B. smooth C. throw D. than
() 3. A. whole B. what C. wherever D. what
() 4. A. hang B. carry C. dragon D. tradition
() 5. A. language B. depend C. lantern D. mountain
() 6. A. tonight B. violin C. climb D. till
() 7. A. soon B. tooth C. looks D. choose
() 8. A. countries B. jeans C. speaks D. trousers
() 9. A. weekday B. says C. away D. pay
()10. A. change B. character C. choose D. teach

二、词汇运用
1. When having a family dinner, Chinese people usually let the (长辈) start eating before anyone else.
2. The price (价格) of a (双的) room is 100 per night.
3. — I hear you visited Chengdu during the National Day holiday. What's it like?
— So wonderful. I'd like to stay there (永远).
4. You can get to the top of the (高山) by cable car (缆车) in 20 minutes.
5. Pandas are usually heavy, but they are good at (攀登) trees.
6. The kid has no (尊重) for others, so no one would like to be his friend.
7. All the artist wishes for is to bring (美) to the world.
8. We plan to spend four months (装饰) our new house.

() 1.I hope that more people can show ______ to sanitation workers (环卫工人). They keep the city nice and clean in all weathers.

A.hope
B.respect
C.present
D.trust

() 2.— Why does my girl keep asking all kinds of questions?
— It is ______ for a child of her age to be interested in everything around her.

A.exciting
B.natural
C.modern
D.helpful

() 3.It's a tradition for Chinese people to ______ the pictures of door gods (门神) on gates.

A.put out
B.put on
C.put up
D.put in

() 4.— The idea of climbing Niushou Mountain tomorrow ______ good.
— Yes. That ______ a good idea.

A.sounds; sounds like
B.sounds like; sounds like
C.sounds like; sounds
D.sounds; sounds

() 5.— How do you like the Double Eleventh Festival?
— ______. I often buy lots of things. They're not expensive.

A.I don't like it
B.It's great
C.It's bad
D.I often buy some books

四、还原信息
When is the shortest day and longest night of a year? The Winter Solstice (冬至)!
1.
After this date in December, we will have longer days and shorter nights. So the winter solstice means yang (阳) beats (打败) yin (阴). Its Chinese characters (字) dongzhi means winter arrives. It also means the coldest days are waiting for us.
2. They say, "Eating jiaozi on Winter Solstice protects the ears from cold weather." This came from a famous doctor named Zhang Zhongjing. He lived during the Eastern Han dynasty (朝代). 3. To help them keep warm, Zhang made some dumplings. After eating dumplings, people felt warmer. Their ears soon got better. From then on, people started this tradition.
However, the southern (南方的) Chinese enjoy tangyuan. 4. People may eat different kinds of food, but they all mean people hope for a better tomorrow.
A. In 2025, it is on December 21.
B. He liked eating dumplings very much.
C. It is sweet and means families getting together.
D. Everyone likes to spend time with their families.
E. On this day, people in northern (北方的) China eat dumplings.
F. On a cold winter day, he saw people have colds and red ears.