《2025年教与学课程同步讲练八年级英语上册人教版》

Task A: Match the main idea of each paragraph.
1. Para. 1New Year's Eve and shousui
Para. 2the popular food in the north of China
Para. 3A key Chinese festival—the Spring Festival
Para. 4A must-eat dish during the Spring Festival
Para. 5Ways to drive Nian away
Para. 6New Year's cake
Task B: Why do dumplings mean good luck and wealth?
2. Because dumplings look like old-time Chinese money.
Task C: Besides enjoying delicious food, what other customs do you know about the Spring Festival?
3. Setting off firecrackers./Hanging lanterns./Visiting friends and relatives./Dragon and lion dances./Pasting spring couplets.
Task D: Writing.
4. One possible version:
Dear Eric,Knowing that you are very interested in our traditional food—dumplings, I'm really glad to tell you how to make them.First, pour water into the flour to make the dough. Next, cut up some vegetables and meat and mix them together. Don't forget to add some salt. Then, we should make the dough into small pieces and put the mixture inside the pieces to make dumplings. Finally, cook the dumplings for about 10 minutes.In Chinese culture, dumplings are a symbol of having good luck and living a happy life. So we always eat them during the Spring Festival. Dumplings are delicious and making them is great fun. Why not try it yourself? I'm sure you'll fall in love with the food.Yours,Wang Tao

答案： 1. Para. 1 New Year's Eve and shousui
Para. 2 the popular food in the north of China
Para. 3 A key Chinese festival—the Spring Festival
Para. 4 A must-eat dish during the Spring Festival
Para. 5 Ways to drive Nian away
Para. 6 New Year's cake
2. Because dumplings look like old-time Chinese money.
3. Setting off firecrackers./Hanging lanterns./Visiting friends and relatives./Dragon and lion dances./Pasting spring couplets.（答案不唯一，言之有理即可）
4. One possible version:
Dear Eric,Knowing that you are very interested in our traditional food—dumplings, I'm really glad to tell you how to make them.First, pour water into the flour to make the dough. Next, cut up some vegetables and meat and mix them together. Don't forget to add some salt. Then, we should make the dough into small pieces and put the mixture inside the pieces to make dumplings. Finally, cook the dumplings for about 10 minutes.In Chinese culture, dumplings are a symbol of having good luck and living a happy life. So we always eat them during the Spring Festival. Dumplings are delicious and making them is great fun. Why not try it yourself? I'm sure you'll fall in love with the food.Yours,Wang Tao