外研版九年级上册Module 2 Public holidays拔尖检测卷（含答案）

Module 2 Public holidays拔尖检测 (总分：65分 建议用时：60分钟) 一、完形填空 (10 分) The Spring Festival is one of the most important festivals in China. During the festival, Chinese people have many activities. They paste up Spring Festival couplets (春联) , greeting the new year and saying 1 to the old year. On the first day of the Spring Festival, people 2 , wearing new clothes. 3 get red pockets from their parents and their relatives. It is a good time for people to visit relatives and friends. More importantly, the Spring Festival is celebrated not only in China but also in 4 parts of the world. The Spring Festival has been celebrated in the UK 5 1980. Every new year, people also get together and have lots of activities. They sing songs, dance 6 music, share photos with friends or watch 7 in the cinema. Additionally, the Spring Festival has become a key time for Chinese living in the US. They 8 in a large evening party to welcome the traditional new year. The Chinese New Year will be welcomed with three weeks of celebrations across Australia. The family dinner on New Year’s Eve is an important tradition for Chinese 9 they were born in Singapore or moved there from China. They usually hold it at 10 because having it in a r estaurant takes away the meaning of the tradition. ( ) 1. A. hello B. goodbye C. yes D. no ( ) 2. A. hang up B. hang back C. hang on D. hang out ( ) 3. A. Children B. Cousins C. Parents D. Grandparents ( ) 4. A. other B. others C. the other D. another ( ) 5. A. since B. in C. when D. for ( ) 6. A. on B. in C. at D. to ( ) 7. A. TV B. matches C. movies D. programs ( ) 8. A. put B. join C. live D. work ( ) 9. A. if B. when C. whether D. unless ( ) 10. A. a cinema B. home C. a restaurant D. a park 二、阅读理解 (20 分) A [2025 东莞东华初级中学月考] Interesting Activities of Festivals in the World Throwing Tomatoes—SpainSpain takes “tomato fights” to a whole new level. But the tomatoes are bein g thrown, not eaten. The festival takes place during the last Wednesday in August. Trucks carry tomatoes into the square. People rush to the tomatoes and throw them into the crowd. Rolling Cheese—EnglandThis festival is celebrated in May. It takes place on Cooper’s Hill. A large wheel of cheese is rolled down Cooper’s Hill. The festival is actually a race that people run down the hill after the rolling cheese. The first person to catch the cheese wins the cheese. Burning Man—The United StatesThe Burning Man Festival lasts 8 days. I t falls on the first Monday in September in America. The festival takes place in the Black Rock Desert. The best part of the festival is the burning of a large sculpture (雕像) of a man. Pouring Water—ThailandThe Songkran Festival is the celebration of New Year in Thai land. Rather than a single day, Thailand celebrates New Year from April 13th to April 15th. Thai people run after each other, pouring water. Songkran is one of the most important reasons why foreigners travel to the beautiful land. ( ) 11 ... ...