《2025年新课程新教材导航学七年级英语上册外研版》

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The Dragon Boat Festival,also called Duanwu Festival,has a long history of over 2,000 years. It is a very important lunar festival in China,together with the Spring Festival,Qingming Festival and Mid - Autumn Festival.
The date of the festival is said to be the date when Qu Yuan passed away—the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. Usually,the date *varies* from year to year. For example,it is June 3rd in 2022,June 22nd in 2023 and June 10th in 2024.
Although the Dragon Boat Festival happens on a different day each year,the way people celebrate it is the same. They eat *zongzi*,hold dragon boat racing,drink realgar wine(雄黄酒),wear sachets(香囊),and so on. Among all of them,people like dragon boat racing best. It’s often held in the south of China,where there are lots of rivers and lakes.
People like this festival very much.
4. What does the underlined word “*varies*” mean?
A. Changing.
B. Keeping.
C. Coming.
5. ______ is people’s favourite during the Dragon Boat Festival.
A. Drinking realgar wine
B. Dragon boat racing
C. Eating *zongzi*
6. Which is the best title of this passage?
A. Important Chinese festivals
B. Chinese lunar festivals
C. The Dragon Boat Festival

答案： 4.A 5.B 6.C

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There are all kinds of festivals and holidays in the world. But do you know there is a festival that people celebrate once a month? It’s Bonza Bottler Day.
People celebrate Bonza Bottler Day when the number of the day is the same as that of the month (January 1st,February 2nd...). When the number of the year also matches the numbers of the day and month (for example,August 8th,2008),people usually have a bigger celebration. A baby born on a Bonza Bottler Day is called a “Bonza Bottler Baby”.
Elaine Fremont from America *created* Bonza Bottler Day on August 8th,1985. She did so to give herself a reason to have a party and some fun with her friends every month.
Bonza Bottler Day has no tradition. People can celebrate it in the ways they like. The day can be Candy Day,Picnic Day,No Homework Day and so on.
How do you celebrate the day? Do you have any great ideas?
7. How many times can people celebrate Bonza Bottler Day in a year at most(最多)?
A. Nine times.
B. Ten times.
C. Twelve times.
8. What does the underlined word “*created*” in the text mean in Chinese?
A. 创造
B. 删除
C. 庆祝
9. People celebrate Bonza Bottler Day by ______.
A. having a big party
B. doing the things they like
C. enjoying delicious food

答案： 7.C 8.A 9.B