1. 书面表达 假设一批外国友人要在中国过春节，他们想了解 我国过春节的情况。请你根据以下提示写一篇 英语短文。 1. 春节是中国的重大节日。 2. 节前人们要大扫除。 3. 全家人在一起吃年夜饭，看电视节目。 4. 孩子们会得到压岁钱。 5. 年初一穿新衣服，走亲访友，互道吉利。 注意： 词数 100 左右

2. 分析： 1. 前提：向外国人介绍中国的重要节日－－春节 2. 所给信息应该短文中得到体现。 3. 以一般现在时为主 4. 可以采用第一人称。 生词： 春节 the Spring Festival 压岁钱 Yasuiqian/ lucky money 阴历 the Chinese Lunar calendar 年初一 on the first day of the new year 除夕夜 on New Year ’ s Eve

3. 1. 春节是中国的重大节日． The Spring Festival is a very important festival in China./ The most important festival in China is the Spring Festival. The Spring Festival is of particular importance in China. What the Spring Festival is to the Chinese people is Christmas to the westerners. The Spring Festival is very important to the Chinese people, maybe just as important as Christmas to the westerns. The Spring Festival, which means the start of a new year, is widely celebrated all round China.

4. 2. 节前人们要进行大扫除． Before the festival, people, young and old, will do some cleaning, both inside and outside their houses. We will clean our houses to make them clean and tidy to welcome the new year. To celebrate the grand festival, people will do some cleaning in their houses beforehand. When the festival approaches, people will clean their houses thoroughly. Before the Festival, people will clean the houses, which means sweeping out the bad things of the last year.

5. 3. 全家人在一起吃年夜饭，看电视节目． All family members will gather together to have dinner and watch TV. Those who are out for work or study will come back for a big family dinner … On New Year ’ s Eve, there is a big family dinner. After dinner, all the family enjoy the wonderful New Year Shows on TV. On New Year ’ s Eve, people will gather for dinner and watch TV together. On New Year ’ s Eve, all family members will hold a great feast to celebrate the festival and enjoy the New Year Evening of CCTV.

6. 3. 小孩子会得到压岁钱． The children will get Yasuiqian from the elder /their parents, which means health and good luck. The children will be given Yasuiqian, the money that conveys all the blessing of the elders.( ☺ ) The happiest persons will be the children, because they are given some money, Yasuiqian in Chinese, from their parents and relatives. Children will receive a small red bag called “ hongbao ”, money in it, from their parents.( ☺ ) Parents will give their children lucky money, or Yasuiqian, hoping them healthy and good luck in the new year. ( ☺ )

7. 4. 年初一，穿新衣服，走亲访友，互道吉利． On the first day of the new year, people, wearing new clothes, go to visit their relatives and friend and express their best wishes to each other/ one another. On the first day of the new year, people put on their beautiful and new dresses, call on their friends and relatives and say “ happy new year ” to each other. To pay a New Year visit is an important event during the Spring Festival. Dressed in new clothes, people go to others ’ houses to give them the best wishes. It is a custom that people will put on new clothes on the first day …, and then call on their … to wish them happy new year.

8. 评分标准： 前四点表达完整准确，每点４分 第五点表达完整准确，６分 篇章结构：２分 书写整齐：１分 各档次分值： 第一档 １－７分 （差） 第二档 ８－１ 2 分 （较差） 第三档 １４－１ 5 分 （适当） 第四档 １６－２０分 （好） 第五档 ２１－２５分 （很好）

9. Sample writing: As you know, the Spring Festival in China is a grand festival. We celebrate it cheerfully. The day before the festival is eve. People have a thorough cleaning everywhere. In the evening the whole family are sitting around together, having supper and watching TV until midnight. The money called “ Yasuiqian ” is given to children by elders as a gift. On the first day of the new year, all the people, old and young, put on new clothes, pay a visit to their friends and relatives and wish each other good luck in the new year.