The Chinese New Year is the most important festival for the Chinese people. It usually comes in January or February. It takes about 15 days to prepare for it.

On the eve of the festival, people close the shops and stay at home. They all get together for a big dinner. They stay up late and enjoy dumplings at midnight for good luck.

In the morning, people dress in their best clothes, and usually the old stay at home, the young go out to pay a New Year Call(拜年). It is an important time for the young. The young people bow(鞠躬）to the old people. The Chinese call this “Ke Tou”. This means “touching the ground with the forehead(额头)”. Then the young people give their best wishes to the old people. The old people give children gifts or lucky money.    

They are very polite(礼貌）and do not use bad words on the Spring Festival Day. It，s the most important day of the year.

1.‘The Chinese New Year” in the passage means “      ” .

A. Mid-autumn Festival      B. the Spring Festival

C. Christmas Day        D. the Dragon Boat Festival

2.It takes about to get ready for the Chinese New Year.

A. a few days B. twelve days C. half a month       D. three weeks

3.On the eve of lunar New Year, Chinese people stay up late and eat dumplings because

A. they’re hungry      B. they want to get good luck

C. they like Chinese food very much            D. they want to read books

4.From this passage we can know that       give children gifts or lucky money.

A.the teachers B. their friends C. the old people D. their brothers

5.On the Spring Festival Day, what do people usually say to each other when they meet?

A. How are you?        B. Merry Christmas.

C.Good morning.       D. Happy the Spring Festival.

根据对话内容，用方框内所给的句子补全对话, 其中有两项是多余的。（5分）

A: Good morning, Li Fei. I want to write a story.

B: 1._______________

A: A Chinese girl. Thanks to Project Hope, she finished her art dream.

B: Please tell me your main writing idea.

A: OK. 2. _______________Her parents died in a car accident. And she had to drop out of school.

B: What’s next?

A: Next? The girl’s art teacher found her talent on art, so she wanted to help the girl.

B: 3. ________________

A: She reported the girl’s story to Project Hope. She also raised some money for the girl.

B: Then, How was the end of the story?

A: With the help of Project Hope, the girl finished her education. 4. ________________

B: That sounds wonderful! When are you going to start the story?

A: This weekend. 5. ________________

B: Wow! You’re great! After all, you aren’t Chinese.

A: Thank you! My Chinese is very good!

A. What did the kind teacher do?

B. What is the story about?

C. And I will write it in Chinese.

D. She was a fan of pop.

E. First, I will describe the poor girl.

F. She returned to her hometown and taught the children art.

G. No one knows what will happen in the end.

Every year there is the Spring Festival in China. Usually it is in January(一月)or February（二月）. It is the most important festival in China. So before it comes, everyone has to prepare things. They buy pork, beef, chicken, fruit and many other things. And they often make a special(特别的) kind of food called “dumplings”. It means “come together” in Chinese. On the day before the festival, parents buy new clothes for their children and children also buy presents for their parents. On Spring Festival’s Eve, all the family members come back to their home. This is a happy moment. They sing, dance and play cards. Others get the dinner ready. When they enjoy the meal, they give each other the best wishes for the coming year. They all have a good time.

1.        is the most important festival in China?

A. Mid-autumn Day                B. The Spring Festival  

C. Children’s Day                  D. Teachers’ Day

2.The Chinese usually have their Spring Festival in        .

A. January or February B. January or March    C. summer        D. autumn

3.What’s the special kind of food for the Spring Festival in China?

A. Cakes.             B. Pudding.           C. Hotdog        D. Dumplings.

4. The food “dumplings” means “       ”.

A. be delicious         B. be hungry          C. come together   D. be happy

5.When they are having dinner on Spring Festival’s Eve, the Chinese    .

A. eat Candy                      B. eat moon cakes

C. never drink                     D. give each other the best wishes