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[00:00.00]Unit 2 I think that mooncakes are delicious!
[00:07.20]Section A
[00:10.60]Ⅰ.听录音，选出与所听内容相符的图片。每个句子读两遍。
[00:19.69]1.The spirit of Christmas is sharing and giving love and joy to people around us.
[00:29.34]1.The spirit of Christmas is sharing and giving love and joy to people around us.
[00:38.40]2.People often throw water at each other on the Water Festival.
[00:47.80]2.People often throw water at each other on the Water Festival.
[00:55.69]3.It's a good idea to help parents do something instead of buying presents for them.
[01:05.87]3.It's a good idea to help parents do something instead of buying presents for them.
[01:14.89]4.My Goodness，I've put on five pounds after Spring Festival.
[01:23.75]4.My Goodness，I've put on five pounds after Spring Festival.
[01:31.82]5.Most kids can dress up as fun things to celebrate Halloween.
[01:42.74]5.Most kids can dress up as fun things to celebrate Halloween.
[01:51.26]Ⅱ.听录音，选择最佳答语。每个句子读两遍。
[02:00.54]1.The food on Mid?Autumn Festival is very delicious.
[02:09.45]1.The food on Mid?Autumn Festival is very delicious.
[02:16.74]2.I'm going to the village to spend my vacation with my grandparents.
[02:25.60]2.I'm going to the village to spend my vacation with my grandparents.
[02:33.34]3.When do people celebrate Halloween?
[02:39.65]3.When do people celebrate Halloween?
[02:44.94]4.I hope you'll have good luck in the New Year.
[02:52.17]4.I hope you'll have good luck in the New Year.
[02:58.22]5.What do you like most about the festival?
[03:05.50]5.What do you like most about the festival?
[03:10.32]Ⅲ.听录音，选择正确答案。每段对话读两遍。
[03:20.75]1.M：What do you think of the dragon boat race this year?
[03:25.71]W：Wonderful! I think they are fun to watch.
[03:34.44]1.M：What do you think of the dragon boat race this year?
[03:38.22]W：Wonderful! I think they are fun to watch.
[03:45.32]2.M：Jean，Mother's Day is coming.Let's buy a scarf for our mother，OK?
[03:53.20]W：Oh，no.She doesn't like it at all.Let's buy some flowers for her on that day.
[04:00.80]M:Good idea!
[04:07.44]2.M：Jean，Mother's Day is coming.Let's buy a scarf for our mother，OK?
[04:13.84]W：Oh，no.She doesn't like it at all.Let's buy some flowers for her on that day.
[04:21.32]M:Good idea!
[04:27.79]3.M：Where is Halloween popular?
[04:31.20]W：It's a popular festival in North America.Most people dress up as cartoon characters.
[04:43.11]3.M：Where is Halloween popular?
[04:46.20]W：It's a popular festival in North America.Most people dress up as cartoon characters.
[04:57.98]4.M：How do you celebrate Thanksgiving Day?
[05:00.81]W：Oh，we usually get together to have a big dinner.We have lots of delicious food to eat，such as turkey and pumpkin pie.
[05:15.95]4.M：How do you celebrate Thanksgiving Day?
[05:18.29]W：Oh，we usually get together to have a big dinner.We have lots of delicious food to eat，such as turkey and pumpkin pie.
[05:32.50]5.W：Tony，we're going to Hainan to spend our vacation.What about you?
[05:39.39]M：Sounds great! The beaches there are very beautiful，but I'm going to visit my relatives in the village with my parents.
[05:52.64]5.W：Tony，we're going to Hainan to spend our vacation.What about you?
[05:58.88]M：Sounds great! The beaches there are very beautiful，but I'm going to visit my relatives in the village with my parents.
[06:11.42]Ⅳ.听录音，完成句子。短文读两遍。
[06:20.22]M:Easter Day is during the season of spring.The date changes from year to year.
[06:26.80]It is celebrated on the first Sunday after the full moon，or after March 21st.
[06:34.19]Easter celebrates new life.It is a happy time and churches hold special celebration services.
[06:42.60]There is often a service on Thursday before Easter.This was when Jesus had the last supper with his friends.
[06:50.67]The Friday before Easter is known as Good Friday.On Easter Sunday there may be a Sunrise Service.
[06:58.61]People from lots of Christian churches will meet together and watch the sunrise.
[07:04.71]The service may be held on a hill，where the sunrise can be seen clearly.
[07:10.29]Most Christians will go to church on Easter Sunday.This is a happy time because Jesus is alive!
[07:17.87]It is traditional to eat lamb at Easter.But most of all，children like to eat chocolate eggs! These are given as a symbol of new life.
[07:43.72]M:Easter Day is during the season of spring.The date changes from year to year.
[07:50.39]It is celebrated on the first Sunday after the full moon，or after March 21st.
[07:57.69]Easter celebrates new life.It is a happy time and churches hold special celebration services.
[08:05.54]There is often a service on Thursday before Easter.This was when Jesus had the last supper with his friends.
[08:14.15]The Friday before Easter is known as Good Friday.On Easter Sunday there may be a Sunrise Service.
[08:22.80]People from lots of Christian churches will meet together and watch the sunrise.
[08:28.10]The service may be held on a hill，where the sunrise can be seen clearly.
[08:33.86]Most Christians will go to church on Easter Sunday.This is a happy time because Jesus is alive!
[08:40.80]It is traditional to eat lamb at Easter.But most of all，children like to eat chocolate eggs! These are given as a symbol of new life.
[09:00.89]Ⅴ.听录音，完成短文。短文读两遍。
[09:08.31]W:On Thanksgiving Day，about 88 percent of American people eat turkeys.
[09:14.39]But one lucky turkey not only will not be eaten but also will become famous.
[09:20.93]Every year，turkey farmers present turkeys to the USA president.But instead of eating this turkey，the president gives it a “Pardon”.
[09:32.46]The turkey is flown to Florida for a Thanksgiving Parade.Then it lives on the farm for the rest of its life.
[09:40.67]Turkeys come from America and have been part of American culture for centuries.
[09:46.85]Benjamin Franklin even wanted the turkey to be America's national bird.
[09:53.24]Turkeys that are kept on farms are large，and can not fly.But wild turkeys are quite fast.
[10:01.13]They can fly at a speed of about 88 kilometers per hour.They can also run at 40 kilometers per hour.
[10:11.10]Turkeys don't have ears.They hear by using the growth of beaks.But their hearing is about five times better than human hearing.
[10:38.57]W:On Thanksgiving Day，about 88 percent of American people eat turkeys.
[10:44.89]But one lucky turkey not only will not be eaten but also will become famous.
[10:51.23]Every year，turkey farmers present turkeys to the USA president.But instead of eating this turkey，the president gives it a “Pardon”.
[11:02.31]The turkey is flown to Florida for a Thanksgiving Parade.Then it lives on the farm for the rest of its life.
[11:11.40]Turkeys come from America and have been part of American culture for centuries.
[11:17.16]Benjamin Franklin even wanted the turkey to be America's national bird.
[11:23.53]Turkeys that are kept on farms are large，and can not fly.But wild turkeys are quite fast.
[11:31.45]They can fly at a speed of about 88 kilometers per hour.They can also run at 40 kilometers per hour.
[11:41.26]Turkeys don't have ears.They hear by using the growth of beaks.But their hearing is about five times better than human hearing.
[11:58.27]Section B
[12:01.26]Ⅰ.听录音，选择最佳答语。每个句子读两遍。
[12:10.83]1.Have a good time on Water Festival，Jack.
[12:17.86]1.Have a good time on Water Festival，Jack.
[12:23.50]2.How do people celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival?
[12:30.49]2.How do people celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival?
[12:36.28]3.I'm planning to spend time with my grandparents on Spring Festival.
[12:44.33]3.I'm planning to spend time with my grandparents on Spring Festival.
[12:50.95]4.Christmas Day is one of the most important festivals in Western countries.
[12:59.93]4.Christmas Day is one of the most important festivals in Western countries.
[13:07.33]5.What present are you going to buy for your mother?
[13:14.17]5.What present are you going to buy for your mother?
[13:18.84]Ⅱ.听录音，选择正确答案。每段对话读两遍。
[13:28.62]1.W：What are you going to do on Dragon Boat Festival?
[13:33.65]M：I'm going to have a boat race with my cousins.
[13:41.10]1.W：What are you going to do on Dragon Boat Festival?
[13:45.33]M：I'm going to have a boat race with my cousins.
[13:51.41]2.M：Would you like to tell me something about Mid?Autumn Festival?
[13:57.20]W：Of course.It's based on a folk story of Chang'e，and people think this story is the most touching.
[14:07.61]2.M：Would you like to tell me something about Mid?Autumn Festival?
[14:12.10]W：Of course.It's based on a folk story of Chang'e，and people think this story is the most touching.
[14:21.85]3.W：What did you do on your vacation?
[14:25.40]M：I visited my cousin，and I dressed up as a clown to go to his birthday party.
[14:35.13]3.W：What did you do on your vacation?
[14:37.89]M：I visited my cousin，and I dressed up as a clown to go to his birthday party.
[14:47.27]4.W：Which do you like better，mooncakes or turkeys?
[14:51.77]M：I like mookcakes better，it's my favorite food.
[14:58.50]4.W：Which do you like better，mooncakes or turkeys?
[15:02.33]M：I like mookcakes better，it's my favorite food.
[15:09.22]5.W：Tom，you look very happy now，why?
[15:14.10]M：Oh，the riddles on the lanterns are so easy，and I've got their answers.
[15:22.52]5.W：Tom，you look very happy now，why?
[15:26.66]M：Oh，the riddles on the lanterns are so easy，and I've got their answers.
[15:34.65]Ⅲ.听录音，选择正确答案。每段对话读两遍。
[15:42.52]听第一段材料，完成第1~3小题。
[15:49.22]W：Good afternoon! Can I help you?
[15:52.15]M：I'm looking for a Father's Day gift.
[15:55.18]W：OK.How about a new wallet?
[15:58.97]M：How much is that wallet?
[16:01.20]W：Which one?
[16:02.25]M：The black one.
[16:03.66]W：It's fifty dollars.
[16:05.51]M：That's too expensive for me.Do you have a cheaper one?
[16:10.19]W：What about this brown one? It's thirty?five dollars.
[16:14.36]M：I think my father will like the design.But I don't have so much money.
[16:20.70]W：How about this red tie? It's only eleven dollars.
[16:24.16]M：Oh，it looks nice.I'll take it.Here is the money.
[16:29.54]W：Thank you.
[16:42.29]W：Good afternoon! Can I help you?
[16:45.23]M：I'm looking for a Father's Day gift.
[16:48.25]W：OK.How about a new wallet?
[16:51.95]M：How much is that wallet?
[16:54.10]W：Which one?
[16:55.36]M：The black one.
[16:56.65]W：It's fifty dollars.
[16:58.59]M：That's too expensive for me.Do you have a cheaper one?
[17:03.26]W：What about this brown one? It's thirty?five dollars.
[17:07.41]M：I think my father will like the design.But I don't have so much money.
[17:13.60]W：How about this red tie? It's only eleven dollars.
[17:17.32]M：Oh，it looks nice.I'll take it.Here is the money.
[17:22.60]W：Thank you.
[17:27.90]听第二段材料，完成第4~5小题。
[17:36.17]M：Hi，Kathy！What's your plan for the coming vacation?
[17:40.71]W：I have no idea.Maybe I am going abroad.I just want to relax because I feel very tired these days.
[17:49.88]M：If I were you，I would go to Switzerland.It's really a nice place.
[17:55.10]W：It's very cold there at this time of the year.I don't like cold weather.I'd like to go to somewhere warm.
[18:03.34]M：What about Hawaii? There is lots of sunshine and it's warm all the year around there.
[18:10.50]W：That's a good idea.I can lie on the beach and enjoy the sunshine.Thanks for your suggestion.
[18:18.30]M：My pleasure.
[18:28.89]M：Hi，Kathy！What's your plan for the coming vacation?
[18:33.45]W：I have no idea.Maybe I am going abroad.I just want to relax because I feel very tired these days.
[18:42.39]M：If I were you，I would go to Switzerland.It's really a nice place.
[18:47.68]W：It's very cold there at this time of the year.I don't like cold weather.I'd like to go to somewhere warm.
[18:55.99]M：What about Hawaii? There is lots of sunshine and it's warm all the year around there.
[19:03.17]W：That's a good idea.I can lie on the beach and enjoy the sunshine.Thanks for your suggestion.
[19:10.49]M：My pleasure.
[19:15.53]Ⅳ.听录音，选择正确答案。短文读两遍。
[19:26.46]M：April Fool's Day is a traditional day to play jokes on others.
[19:31.20]No one knows how this holiday began but it was thought to have originated in France.
[19:37.55]The earliest time of celebrating Fool's Day was in 1582，in France.
[19:43.30]New Year's Day was celebrated on March 25 and celebrations lasted until April 1st.
[19:50.12]When New Year's Day changed from March 25 to January 1st in the mid of 1560s by King Charles IX，
[19:59.76]there were some people who still celebrated it on April 1st and those people were called “April Fools”.
[20:07.43]April Fool's Day is a “for?fun?only” festival.
[20:11.29]Nobody is expected to buy gifts or to take their friends out to eat in a restaurant.Of course，
[20:17.53]nobody gets off work or school.It's simply a fun little vacation.
[20:22.83]Each country celebrates April Fool's Day differently.In France，the April Fool is called “April Fish”.
[20:27.16]The French often fool their friends by taping a paper fish to their friends' backs.
[20:36.66]In England，tricks can be played only in the morning.If a trick is played on you，you are a “noodle”.
[20:44.19]In Scotland，April Fool's Day is 48 hours long and you are called an “April Gawk”.
[21:05.68]M：April Fool's Day is a traditional day to play jokes on others.
[21:10.47]No one knows how this holiday began but it was thought to have originated in France.
[21:16.74]The earliest time of celebrating Fool's Day was in 1582，in France.
[21:22.54]New Year's Day was celebrated on March 25 and celebrations lasted until April 1st.
[21:29.31]When New Year's Day changed from March 25 to January 1st in the mid of 1560s by King Charles IX，
[21:38.99]there were some people who still celebrated it on April 1st and those people were called “April Fools”.
[21:46.61]April Fool's Day is a “for?fun?only” festival.
[21:50.51]Nobody is expected to buy gifts or to take their friends out to eat in a restaurant.Of course，
[21:56.71]nobody gets off work or school.It's simply a fun little vacation.
[22:02.20]Each country celebrates April Fool's Day differently.In France，the April Fool is called “April Fish”.
[22:10.18]The French often fool their friends by taping a paper fish to their friends' backs.
[22:15.86]In England，tricks can be played only in the morning.If a trick is played on you，you are a “noodle”.
[22:23.36]In Scotland，April Fool's Day is 48 hours long and you are called an “April Gawk”.
[22:36.49]Ⅴ.听录音，完成下列表格。短文读两遍。
[22:47.66]W：There are different customs for each festival.In China，before Spring Festival，
[22:54.40]people will clean the house and decorate it for good luck.
[22:57.90]Every shop is going to close for a few days and people will go out a lot to celebrate in the streets.
[23:05.69]People might go and see the lion and dragon dances in the city center.In Australia，
[23:12.22]Australia Day is on January 26th and it's an important holiday there.
[23:19.73]People always have a day off，so they celebrate it.
[23:24.34]Parents and their children go to the countryside for a picnic and friends always come over.
[23:31.90]Many people go to beach parties or street parties and there's lots of music and dancing.In the USA，
[23:39.11]The first Thanksgiving Day was hundreds of years ago when Europeans who came to America thanked God for his help.
[23:48.20]It's still a very important day for families to be together.Thanksgiving Day is on the fourth Thursday in November every year.
[24:14.59]W：There are different customs for each festival.In China，before Spring Festival，
[24:20.60]people will clean the house and decorate it for good luck.
[24:24.80]Every shop is going to close for a few days and people will go out a lot to celebrate in the streets.
[24:32.55]People might go and see the lion and dragon dances in the city center.In Australia，
[24:39.54]Australia Day is on January 26th and it's an important holiday there.
[24:46.58]People always have a day off，so they celebrate it.
[24:51.23]Parents and their children go to the countryside for a picnic and friends always come over.
[24:57.98]Many people go to beach parties or street parties and there's lots of music and dancing.In the USA，
[25:06.50]The first Thanksgiving Day was hundreds of years ago when Europeans who came to America thanked God for his help.
[25:14.83]It's still a very important day for families to be together.Thanksgiving Day is on the fourth Thursday in November every year.