冀教版英語初一上學(xué)期期中試卷及解答參考

冀教版英語初一上學(xué)期期中復(fù)習(xí)試卷及解答參考一、聽力部分（本大題有20小題，每小題1分，共20分）1、聽力材料：A.Thisismyfriend,Tom.Heisateacher.B.Thisismyfriend,Tom.Heisastudent.C.Thisismyfriend,Tom.Heisadoctor.Question:WhoisTom?A.AteacherB.AstudentC.AdoctorAnswer:BExplanation:Inthelisteningmaterial,itismentionedthat“Thisismyfriend,Tom.Heisastudent.”Therefore,thecorrectanswerisB.2、聽力材料：A.Ihaveacat.Itisblackandwhite.B.Ihaveadog.Itisbrownandwhite.C.Ihavearabbit.Itiswhiteandblack.Question:Whatanimaldoesthespeakerhave?A.AcatB.AdogC.ArabbitAnswer:AExplanation:Thelisteningmaterialstates,“Ihaveacat.Itisblackandwhite.”Thus,thecorrectanswerisA.3、Question:Listentothedialogueandanswerthefollowingquestion.

Whatistheboydoingatthemoment?A.Readingabook.B.WatchingTV.C.Playingtheguitar.Answer:B

Explanation:Theboysays,“I’mjustwatchingTV.It’smyfavoritepastime.”4、Question:Listentotheconversationandchoosethecorrectanswer.

Wheredoestheconversationmostlikelytakeplace?A.Atalibrary.B.Inaclassroom.C.Atarestaurant.Answer:B

Explanation:Theconversationincludesreferencestoaschoolprojectandhomework,indicatingthatittakesplaceinaclassroomsetting.5.Listentothedialogueandanswerthequestion.A.Whatistheweatherliketoday?B.Whatisthestudentdoing?C.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?Answer:B

Explanation:Thestudentisdiscussingwhattodoonarainyday,whichindicatesthattheconversationisaboutthestudent’sactivity.6.Listentothepassageandchoosethebestanswertocompletethesentence.

Theteachertoldthestudentsthattheyshould___________moreaboutthetopicbeforethenextclass.A.learnB.studyC.researchD.investigateAnswer:C

Explanation:Thecorrectwordtouseinthiscontextis“research,”asitimpliesamorein-depthstudyorinvestigationofthetopicbeforethenextclass.7、Youwillhearaconversationbetweentwostudentsabouttheirweekendplans.Listencarefullyandchoosethebestanswertothequestion.Question:WhatarethetwostudentsplanningtodoonSaturdaymorning?A.GoshoppingB.WatchamovieC.HaveapicnicD.VisitamuseumAnswer:CExplanation:Theconversationindicatesthattheyareplanningtohaveapicnicatthepark,sooptionCisthecorrectanswer.8、Listentoashortdialoguebetweenateacherandastudentaboutaschoolproject.Afterlistening,answerthequestion.Question:Whatisthedeadlinefortheschoolproject?A.ThisFridayB.NextMondayC.ThisWednesdayD.NextTuesdayAnswer:AExplanation:TheteacherexplicitlymentionsthatthedeadlinefortheprojectisthisFriday,sooptionAisthecorrectanswer.9.Youarelisteningtoaconversationbetweentwostudentsdiscussingtheirweekendplans.A.Whataretheyplanningtodothisweekend?B.Whoistheotherpersonintheconversation?C.Whyistheconversationtakingplace?Answer:A.Whataretheyplanningtodothisweekend?Explanation:Thisquestionasksaboutthecontentoftheconversation,whichisfocusedontheweekendplansofthetwostudents.Theotherquestionsarenotdirectlyaddressedintheconversation.10.Youarelisteningtoaweatherreportforamajorcity.A.Whatisthecurrenttemperature?B.Whatistheweatherforecastforthenextthreedays?C.Howdoestheweatherreportdescribethehumiditylevels?Answer:B.Whatistheweatherforecastforthenextthreedays?Explanation:Thisquestionisaboutthespecificinformationprovidedintheweatherreport,whichincludestheforecastforthenextthreedays.Theotheroptions,whilepotentiallymentioned,arenottheprimaryfocusofthereportinthiscontext.11.Youhearaconversationbetweentwostudentsdiscussingtheirweekendplans.A.Whatdothetwostudentsplantodothisweekend?1.Gotothebeach.2.Visitafriend’shouse.3.Gohiking.Answer:2.Visitafriend’shouse.

Explanation:Intheconversation,oneofthestudentsmentionsthattheyhaveafriend’sbirthdaypartytoattendonSaturday,indicatingtheirplantovisitafriend’shouse.12.Youhearanewsreportaboutanewschoolpolicy.A.Whatisthenewschoolpolicy?1.Studentsmustwearuniforms.2.Studentscannotusecellphonesduringclass.3.Studentsmustarriveatschoolby7:00am.Answer:2.Studentscannotusecellphonesduringclass.

Explanation:Thenewsreportspecificallymentionsthatthenewpolicyprohibitstheuseofcellphonesduringclasshours,whichisoption2.Theotheroptionsarenotmentionedinthereport.13、Whatisthenameofthebooktheteacherrecommendstothestudents?A.“TheAdventuresofTomSawyer”B.“HarryPotterandtheSorcerer’sStone”C.“ToKillaMockingbird”D.“TheGreatGatsby”Answer:BExplanation:Theteachersays,“Ihighlyrecommend‘HarryPotterandtheSorcerer’sStone’toyouall.It’sagreatbooktoreadforleisureandtoimproveyourEnglish.”14、HowdoestheteacherencouragethestudentstolearnEnglish?A.“Justmemorizethevocabularyandgrammarrules.”B.“TrytospeakEnglishindailylifeasmuchaspossible.”C.“Onlyfocusonthetextbookandignoreothersources.”D.“LearnEnglishbywatchingmoviesandlisteningtomusic.”Answer:BExplanation:Theteacheremphasizes,“ThebestwaytolearnEnglishistopracticespeakingit.TrytouseEnglishinyourdailylifeasmuchasyoucan,anddon’tbeafraidtomakemistakes.”15.Youhearaconversationbetweentwofriendsatabookstore.Theyarediscussingabooktheyrecentlyread.A.M:Ireallyenjoyedthebookyourecommended.Itwassocaptivating.B.M:IthinkImightreadthatbooktoo.Itseemsinteresting.C.W:I’mgladyoulikedit.It’sagreatbookforbeginners.Question:Whatarethefriendsdiscussing?

Answer:A.Thebookthefriendrecommended.Explanation:Inthisconversation,thefirstfriendexpressesenjoymentofthebook,whichsuggeststhattheyarediscussingthebookthefriendrecommended.16.YouhearateacherexplainingthedifferencebetweenpastsimpleandpastcontinuoustenseinEnglishgrammar.A.Thepastsimpletenseisusedtodescribeactionsthatwerecompletedataspecifictimeinthepast.B.Thepastcontinuoustenseisusedtodescribeactionsthatwerehappeningatthemomentofapastevent.C.Bothpastsimpleandpastcontinuoustenseareusedtodescribeactionsthatwerehappeninginthepast.Question:Whatistheteacherexplaining?

Answer:B.Thepastcontinuoustenseisusedtodescribeactionsthatwerehappeningatthemomentofapastevent.Explanation:Theteacherisdifferentiatingbetweenthetwotenses.Thepastcontinuoustenseisusedtodescribeongoingactionsataspecificpastmoment,whilethepastsimpletenseisusedtodescribecompletedactionsataspecificpasttime.17.Youarelisteningtoaconversationbetweentwofriends,TomandLily.Theyarediscussingtheirweekendplans.Tom:HeyLily,whatareyouplanningtodothisweekend?Lily:Well,Iwasthinkingofgoingtothemovies.Doyouwanttojoinme?Tom:Thatsoundsfun.Whatmovieareyougoingtosee?Lily:It’sanewcomedycalled“HappyHour”.Iheardit’sreallyfunny.Tom:Okay,countmein.Ican’twaittolaugh!Question:WhatareTomandLilyplanningtodothisweekend?Answer:Gotothemoviesandseethecomedy“HappyHour”.Explanation:TheconversationclearlystatesthatLilyisplanningtogotothemoviestoseethecomedy“HappyHour”,andTomisinterestedinjoiningher.18.Listentoashortdialoguebetweenastudent,Alice,andherteacher,Mr.

Smith.Alice:Mr.

Smith,Ihaveaquestionaboutthehomeworkassignment.Mr.

Smith:Sure,Alice.What’stheproblem?Alice:Well,I’mnotsurehowtocalculatetheareaofatriangle.Mr.

Smith:Alright,let’sgooverthesteps.First,youneedtoknowthelengthoftwosidesofthetriangle.Alice:Ihavethelengths,butI’mnotsurehowtofindtheheight.Mr.

Smith:Tofindtheheight,youcanusethePythagoreantheorem.Onceyouhavetheheight,youcancalculatetheareausingtheformula:Area=(base*height)/2.Alice:Thankyou,Mr.

Smith.I’llgiveitatry.Question:Whatisthemaintopicofthedialogue?Answer:Calculatingtheareaofatriangle.Explanation:ThedialoguebetweenAliceandMr.

Smithrevolvesaroundthecalculationoftheareaofatriangle,withAliceseekinghelponfindingtheheightandMr.

Smithexplainingthestepstocalculateit.19.Youarelisteningtoaconversationbetweentwofriends,AliceandBob.Theyarediscussingtheirweekendplans.Listentotheconversationandanswerthefollowingquestion.Question:WhatactivitydoesBobplantodothisweekend?A.Gotothemovies.B.Visitamuseum.C.Gohiking.Answer:CExplanation:Intheconversation,Bobmentions,“I’mgoingtogohikingwithsomefriendsthisweekend,”whichindicatesthatheplanstogohiking.20.Listentoashortdialoguebetweenastudentandateacher.Thestudentisaskingforadviceaboutchoosingascienceproject.Listentothedialogueandanswerthefollowingquestion.Question:Whatadvicedoestheteachergivethestudent?A.Chooseaprojectthatinterestsyou.B.Chooseaprojectthatistooeasy.C.Chooseaprojectthatistoodifficult.Answer:AExplanation:Theteacherresponds,“Ithinkyoushouldchooseaprojectthatinterestsyou.Thatway,you’llbemoremotivatedtoworkonit,”suggestingthatthestudentshouldchooseaprojectbasedontheirinterest.二、閱讀理解（30分）Title:ADayintheLifeofaTeenagerReadingPassage:Jackisa14-year-oldstudentinajuniorhighschool.Hislifeisquitebusy,ashehastobalancehisschoolwork,hobbies,andsociallife.HereisatypicaldayinJack’slife:Morning:

Jackwakesupat6:00a.m.Helikestostarthisdaywithahealthybreakfast.Aftereating,hedoeshismorningexercisestostayactive.Heleavesforschoolat7:00a.m.,andtheschoolbusridetakesabout30minutes.Afternoon:

Jackhasclassesfrom8:00a.m.to12:00p.m.HeattendsEnglish,mathematics,science,andhistoryclasses.Duringlunchbreak,hehangsoutwithhisfriendsintheschoolcanteenandchatsabouttheirweekendplans.Evening:

Afterschool,Jackspendsanhourdoinghishomework.Hethenparticipatesinanafter-schoolclubthathejoinedrecently,whichisaroboticsclub.Heenjoysbuildingandprogrammingrobotswithhisfriends.Night:

Jackfinisheshisroboticsclubat6:00p.m.Hehasdinnerathomewithhisfamilyandthenspendssometimerelaxing.Hereadsabookforanhourbeforegoingtobedat10:00p.m.Questions:1.WhattimedoesJackwakeupinthemorning?

A)6:00a.m.

B)7:00a.m.

C)8:00a.m.

D)9:00a.m.2.HowlongdoesittakeforJacktogettoschoolfromhishouse?

A)15minutes

B)30minutes

C)45minutes

D)1hour3.WhichactivitydoesJackenjoywithhisfriendsafterschool?

A)Readingbooks

B)Playingvideogames

C)Joiningaroboticsclub

D)WatchingmoviesAnswers:1.A)6:00a.m.2.B)30minutes3.C)Joiningaroboticsclub三、完型填空（15分）Passage:Mr.

Greenisateacheratalocalprimaryschool.Heisknownforhiscreativeteachingmethodsandhislovefornature.OnesunnySaturdaymorning,hedecidedtotakehisstudentsonanaturewalktothenearbyforest.Astheywalked,Mr.

Greenpointedoutvariousplantsandanimalstohisstudents.“Look,that’sadandelion,”hesaid,“andoverthere,youcanseeasquirrelgatheringnuts.”Thechildrenwerefascinatedbythebeautyoftheforestandthediversityoflifearoundthem.Suddenly,theyheardaloudnoisecomingfromthebushes.Mr.

Greenstoppedandlookedaround.“Whatwasthat?”heasked.Oneofthestudents,Sarah,steppedforward.“Ithinkit’sabird,”shesaid.Mr.

Greennodded.“Goodobservation,Sarah.Birdsoftenmakeloudnoiseswhentheyaredistressed.”Astheycontinuedtheirwalk,theycameacrossasmallpond.Thechildrenwereeagertoseethefishswimmingbelowthewater.“Cansomeonethrowastickinthepond?”Mr.

Greensuggested.Oneoftheboys,Jack,volunteeredandthrewthestick.Totheirsurprise,afishjumpedoutofthewaterandlandedonthestick.Thechildrencheered,andMr.

Greensmiled.“Natureisamazing,isn’tit?”Asthedaycametoanend,Mr.

Greengatheredthestudentsaroundhim.“Todayhasbeenawonderfulexperience,”hesaid.“Ihopeyoualllearntoappreciatethebeautyofnatureandtakecareofourplanet.”Questions:1.Mr.Greenisknownforhis_______teachingmethods.

a)traditional

b)creative

c)strict

d)boring

e)demanding2.Thechildrenwere_______bythebeautyoftheforest.

a)indifferent

b)puzzled

c)excited

d)angry

e)tired3.Mr.Greenpointedoutvarious_______tohisstudents.

a)buildings

b)animals

c)trees

d)cars

e)stores4.Sarahsteppedforwardbecauseshe_______.

a)wastired

b)didn’tlikeMr.

Green

c)heardaloudnoise

d)wascurious

e)wasbored5.Thechildrencheeredwhentheysawthefish_______.

a)flying

b)jumping

c)swimming

d)sinking

e)runningAnswers:1.b)creative2.c)excited3.b)animals4.d)wascurious5.b)jumping四、語法填空題（本大題有10小題，每小題1分，共10分）1、I__________(go)tothebeachlastweekend,butitrained.A.wasgoingB.hadgoneC.havebeengoingD.havegoneAnswer:A.

Explanation:Thecorrectansweris“wasgoing”becausethesentencedescribesapastactionthatwasinprogressataspecifictimeinthepast(lastweekend).Thepastcontinuoustenseisusedtotalkaboutactionshappeningataparticularmomentinthepast.2、IfI__________(be)notlate,Iwouldhavearrivedearlier.A.wereB.hadbeenC.amD.havebeenAnswer:B.

Explanation:Thecorrectansweris“hadbeen”becausethesentenceisexpressingahypotheticalpastsituation.Thepastperfecttenseisusedtodescribeanactionthatwouldhavebeentrueiftheconditionsoftheif-clausehadbeenmet,inthiscase,ifthespeakerhadnotbeenlate.3、Inthe___________(come)ofthenewschoolyear,studentsarealwaysexcitedaboutmeetingtheirteachersandnewclassmates.答案：coming解析：根據(jù)句子結(jié)構(gòu)，此處需要使用現(xiàn)在分詞形式作狀語，表示時(shí)間。因?yàn)椤癷nthecomingof”意為“在…到來之際”，所以應(yīng)填入現(xiàn)在分詞形式“coming”。4、IfI___________(be)notbusytomorrow,Iwouldgotothemuseumwithyou.答案：were解析：根據(jù)句子中的“if”引導(dǎo)的條件狀語從句，這里需要使用虛擬語氣。表示與現(xiàn)在事實(shí)相反的情況時(shí)，主句用would/could/might/should+動(dòng)詞原形，從句用過去式（be動(dòng)詞用were）。因此，應(yīng)填入“were”。5、—What’syourfavorite_______?MyfavoritesubjectisEnglish.A.colorB.foodC.subjectD.sport

Answer:C

Explanation:根據(jù)答語“MyfavoritesubjectisEnglish.”可知，問句是在詢問對(duì)方最喜歡的科目是什么，因此答案為C，即“subject”。其他選項(xiàng)雖然都是常見的詢問話題，但在此上下文中不適用。6、Thisis_____Englishbookandthatis_____Chinesebook.A.a;anB.an;aC.a;aD.an;an

Answer:B

Explanation:第一空后的“English”是以元音音素開頭的單詞，所以前面應(yīng)該用不定冠詞“an”；第二空后的“Chinese”是以輔音音素開頭的單詞，所以前面應(yīng)該用不定冠詞“a”。因此，正確答案是B。這里主要考查的是不定冠詞“a”和“an”的用法，它們用于單數(shù)可數(shù)名詞前，表示泛指，區(qū)別在于“a”用于輔音音素開頭的單詞前，“an”用于元音音素開頭的單詞前。7.Inthe___________park,there’sabeautifullakewherechildrenoftenplay.A.beautifulB.beautifullyC.beautyD.beautifullyAnswer:A

Explanation:Thecorrectansweris“beautiful”becauseitisanadjectivethatdescribesthepark.Thesentenceistalkingaboutthequalityofthepark,nothowitisdescribed,whichiswhyanadverblike“beautifully”isnotneededhere.8.She___________hermother’svoiceonthephoneandknewsomethingwaswrong.A.heardB.hearsC.heardingD.hearingAnswer:D

Explanation:Thecorrectansweris“hearing”becauseitisagerund(averbformthatfunctionsasanoun)usedasanadjectivetodescribethecontinuousactionoflistening.Thesentencedescribesthecauseofherrealization,whichistheactofhearinghermother’svoice,notasimplepastaction.“Hearing”fitsthiscontextbest.9、HeaskedmeifI_____(see)thefilmbefore.Answer:hadseenExplanation:這是一個(gè)賓語從句的時(shí)態(tài)問題。主句中的動(dòng)詞是過去時(shí)（asked），而從句描述的是在主句動(dòng)作之前的動(dòng)作，即“看電影”發(fā)生在“他問”之前，因此從句應(yīng)使用過去完成時(shí)（haddone）來表示過去的過去。所以答案是“hadseen”。10、Thebooks_____(belong)tothelibrarymustbereturnedbeforenextFriday.Answer:belongingExplanation:這是一個(gè)現(xiàn)在分詞短語作定語的例子。由于“thebooks”和“belong”之間是主動(dòng)關(guān)系（即書是屬于圖書館的，不是圖書館屬于書），所以使用現(xiàn)在分詞形式“belonging”來表示這種主動(dòng)和所屬的關(guān)系。這里不能使用謂語動(dòng)詞的形式，因?yàn)榫渥又幸呀?jīng)有了謂語動(dòng)詞“mustbereturned”，所以“belong”需要以非謂語動(dòng)詞的形式出現(xiàn)。五、簡答題（本大題有5小題，每小題2分，共10分）1、Whatarethemaindifferencesbetweenamonologueandadialogueinaplay?答案：1.Amonologueisaspeechdeliveredbyasinglecharacter,whileadialogueinvolvestwoormorecharactersinteractingthroughspokenexchanges.2.Amonologueistypicallyusedtoshowcaseacharacter’sthoughts,feelings,orexperiences,whereasadialogueisusedtoadvancetheplot,revealcharactertraits,andcreateasenseofinteractionandconflict.3.Monologuesareoftenlongerandmoredetailed,whiledialoguesareusuallyshorterandmoreconcise.解析：Thisquestionteststheunderstandingofliterarytermsandthedifferencesbetweentwotypesofspeechinaplay.Theanswerprovidesacleardistinctionbetweenmonologuesanddialogues,highlightingtheiruniquepurposesandstructures.3、Question:WhatistheimportanceofpracticingEnglishlisteningskills?Answer:PracticingEnglishlisteningskillsiscrucialfordevelopingproficiencyinthelanguage.ItenableslearnerstounderstandspokenEnglish,engageinconversationsfluently,andcomprehendmediasuchasmovies,songs,andpodcasts.Byactivelylistening,studentscanimprovetheirpronunciation,vocabulary,andgrammarusage,aswellastheirabilitytograspnuancesoflanguageandculture.Explanation:Listeningisafundamentalskillinlanguageacquisition.Itnotonlyhelpswithcomprehensionbutalsoreinforcesotherlanguageskillslikespeaking,reading,andwriting.Regularpracticeenhancesstudents’sensitivitytothesoundpatternsofEnglish,allowingthemtobetterdistinguishbetweensimilarsoundsandwords.Furthermore,itexposeslearnerstoauthenticlanguageuse,broadeningtheirknowledgeofvocabulary,idioms,andexpressions.4、Question:HowcanstudentsimprovetheirvocabularyinEnglish?Answer:StudentscanimprovetheirvocabularyinEnglishbyseveralmethods:Readingwidely:Readingbooks,articles,andonlinecontentexposesstudentstonewwordsincontext,helpingthemunderstandtheirmeaningsandusage.Usingflashcardsorapps:Flashcardsandvocabularyappsofferaninteractivewaytomemorizeandreviewwordsregularly.Keepingavocabularyjournal:Writingdownnewwordslearnedeachday,alongwiththeirmeaningsandsentencesusingthosewords,reinforcesmemory.Participatingindiscussions:Engaginginconversationsanddiscussionswithothersencouragestheuseofnewvocabulary,deepeningunderstanding.Playingwordgames:GameslikeScrabble,Wordle,orcrosswordpuzzlescanbefunandeffectivewaystoexpandvocabulary.Explanation:Vocabularyisthecornerstoneoflanguagelearning.Byincorporatingthesestrategiesintotheirstudyroutine,studentscanactivelyworktowardsbuildingandmaintainingarobustvocabulary.Eachmethodoffersauniqueapproachtolearning,reinforcingretentionandfacilitatingthenaturalintegrationofnewwordsintotheirspokenandwrittenEnglish.5、Pleasewriteashortcompositionaboutyourfavoriteseason.Youshouldincludethefollowingpoints:1.Thereasonswhyitisyourfavoriteseason.2.Activitiesyouenjoydoinginthisseason.3.Yourfeelingsandexperiencesduringthisseason.Answer:

Myfavoriteseasonisautumn.ThereareseveralreasonswhyIloveautumnsomuch.Firstly,theweatherisjustperfectduringautumn.It’sneithertoohotnortoocold,makingitverycomfortabletospendtimeoutdoors.Thecoolbreezeandthegentlesunlightcreateasereneatmospherethatishardtofindinotherseasons.Secondly,autumnistheseasonofharvest.Ienjoyvisitingthecountrysidetoseethefieldsfullofgoldenwheatandthetreesadornedwithcolorfulleaves.Thevibrantcolorsandtherichharvestmakeautumnatimeofabundanceandjoy.Moreover,autumnisalsotheseasonforcozyactivities.Ilovegatheringwithmyfamilytoenjoyawarmcupofteawhilewatchingtheleavesfalloutside.Weoftengoforlongwalksinthepark,pickingupleavesandenjoyingthebeautyofnature.Inautumn,Ialwaysfeelasenseofnostalgiaandpeace.TheseasonremindsmeofmychildhoodwhenIusedtoplaywithmyfriendsintheautumnleaves.Thecrispairandthewarmsunmakemefeelhappyandrelaxed.Inconclusion,autumnismyfavoriteseasonbecauseofitspleasantweather,thebeautyofnature,andthecozyatmosphereitbrings.ItisatimewhenIcanenjoythesimplepleasuresoflifeandcherishthemomentswithmylovedones.Explanation:

Thiscompositionfollowsthegivenoutlineandincludesalltherequiredpoints.Thereasonsforchoosingautumnasthefavoriteseasonareclearlyexplained,alongwiththeactivitiesenjoyedandthefeelingsexperiencedduringthisseason.Thelanguageusedisappropriateforafirst-yearhighschoolstudent.六、書面表達(dá)題（15分）SectionSix:WrittenExpressionTask:ImagineyouareLiHua,andyourforeignpenpal,Tom,hasrecentlyexpressedinterestinlearningabouttraditionalChinesefestivals.WritehimalettertointroduceoneofyourfavoritetraditionalChinesefestivals,theMid-AutumnFestival.Inyourletter,pleaseincludethefollowingpoints:1.BasicInformation:Whenitfallsandwhatitsymbolizes.2.TraditionalActivities:Describeatleasttwoactivitiesthatarecommonlyassociatedwiththisfestival.3.Food:Highlightthespecialfoodthatiseatenduringthisfestivalanditssignificance.4.PersonalExperience:ShareamemorableexperienceyouhadduringtheMid-AutumnFestival.SampleAnswer:DearTom,Ihopethisletterfindsyouwell.IwasdelightedtohearfromyouaboutyourinterestintraditionalChinesefestivals.Amongthemyriadofcolorfulcelebrations,I’dliketointroduceyoutomyfavoriteone–theMid-AutumnFestival.TheMid-AutumnFestival,alsoknownastheMoonFestival,fallsonthe15thdayoftheeighthlunarmonth,usuallyinlateSeptember