To：[email protected] From: [email protected]

Subject: Autumn！ Date: 15/09/2016 8：00 p．m.

Hello，Mary!

Today is the Mid?Autumn Festival.We will watch the moon tonight，and look for Chang'e.We usually eat mooncakes.They are round，like the moon.

National Day is also in autumn，on October 1st.My mother and father are usually free for three days! We will do many things together.I like going to the National Day celebration.

But the best thing in autumn is my birthday.It's in October.I will be fourteen years old.Goodbye.

Yours，

Sun Jiale

To：[email protected] From: [email protected]

Subject: ________！ Date：15/09/2016 9：12 p．m.

Dear Sun Jiale，

Thank you for your e?mail! I love autumn，too.In Canada，we have an autumn holiday called Thanksgiving Day.Family members always celebrate it together.I will go to my grandmother and grandfather's house.My uncles，aunts and their children will be there，too.

Canadian Thanksgiving Day is in early October.In the USA，they celebrate Thanksgiving Day in late November.

Have a good time on your birthday，Jiale! On my birthday，I have a cake with candles.Everyone sings the song “Happy birthday”．Then I blow out the candles! Will you have a cake for your birthday?

Your friend，

Mary

1.Sun Jiale's birthday is ________.

A. on September 29th B. in September

C. before September 29th D. after September 29th

2.Americans celebrate Thanksgiving Day ________.

A. in early October B. in early November

C. in late October D. in late November

3.Canadians usually ________ on Thanksgiving Day.

A. eat cakes B. stay together

C. watch the moon D. sing a song

4.The subject of Mary's e?mail is“________”．

A. Your birthday B. My birthday

C. Thanksgiving Day D. National Day

5.What must Mary and Sun Jiale use when they write to each other?

A. Pens. B. Paper.

C. Computers. D. Telephones.

Ⅴ.根据短文内容完成下列各题

The Lantern Festival has been part of Chinese New Year celebrations since the Han Dynasty (206BC—221 AD)．It is usually held on the 15th day of the first month of the lunar calendar，and it marks the end of New Year festivities．

The lanterns

The lanterns come in all shapes and sizes.Some are created in the form of animals，insects，flowers，people or even machines or buildings.Others show something about popular stories and traditional values.

Lantern riddles (cai deng mi)

Part of the Lantern Festival tradition involves a game to guess riddles attached to the lanterns.In the old days the riddles were about the Chinese classics，some big events or famous persons.

Special food

Like most Chinese festivals，the Lantern Festival has its own special food，called “tang yuan”．These are round，glutinous rice (糯米) dumplings with sweet or spicy fillings.The dumplings are said to symbolize both the first full moon and family unity.

Entertainment

People in different places enjoy all kinds of entertainments on that day like watching drumming and dragon or lion dancing，__59__are all traditional forms of festival entertainment.

根据短文内容回答问题

1.When is the Lantern Festival usually held every year?

________________________________________

2.在文中找出一个与画线单词“festivities”同义的单词

________________________________________

3.将 “The lanterns come in all shapes and sizes.”

翻译成中文________________________________________

4.在最后一段的空白处填入一个单词

________________________________________

5.给文章拟一个恰当的题目

________________________________________

根据汉语意思完成句子

1.他敲了敲门便走进去了。

He ________ ________the door and entered.

2.当我有时间的时候我会去拜访我的朋友。

I will ________ ________my friends when I have time.

3.不要担心她。毕竟，她是个成年人了。

Don't worry about her.________ ________，she is an adult.

4.室内很热。请脱下外套。

It's very hot in the room.Please ________ ________your coat.

5.这部电影很有趣。值得一看。

The movie is very interesting.It ________ ________ ________.

Ⅷ.根据首字母提示补全短文

Different people have different ideas about time.People in the USA think that it is i1.to know the time.In cities in American，there are c2. in stations，factories and other buildings.Radio announcers(播音员) give you the correct time during the day.Most Americans also have watches with them w3. they go.They want to do certain things at c4. times.They don't like to be late.They think everyone is s5.to do things on time.

But time is not very important to e6. in the world.When you visit a country in South America，you will f7. that people there don't like to rush.If you had an appointment with somebody，he could probably be late b8. he may not want to arrive on time.In South America，even the radio programs may not begin on time.The men on the radio may not think it is important to tell the exact t9.．People in South America think that clocks or watches are just machines.They think that a clock or a watch shouldn't control(控制) your life and you should be r10. about time.

书面表达

请根据下面的e?mail中的内容，给Jack写一封回信。

要求：中心突出，语言简洁。

参考词汇：suppose，knock on the door，dress neatly，cut into line，offer seat，make noise，come into a room，say thanks，drop litter

词数：70左右。

Hi，Li Ming!

How are you? I'm writing to you to find out more about China's customs.Ideas of what are good manners are not always the same in different countries.For example，it's not polite to ask a person's age in America.What are good manners and what are bad manners in China? Could you please tell me?

Yours，

Jack

The old room is ________ and there's nothing in it.

A. full B. empty

C. heavy D. light

I will make an effort ________ the problem by myself.

A. solve B. to solve

C. solving D. solved

I copied Lisa's homework. My mother was ________ at me when she knew that.

A. excited B. pleased

C. mad D. relaxed

It is such a great movie and it's worth ________．

A. watch B. watching

C. to watch D. watched

You are _____to type quickly when talking to each other on QQ so the other person doesn't get bored.

A. suggested     B. supported

C. taught D. supposed