1、雅思口语-练习七及答案解析(总分：7.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Festivals and Celebr(总题数：4，分数：7.00)PART 1（分数：3.00）(1).What special festivals are there in China?（分数：1.00）_(2).Do Chinese people celebrate western festivals7（分数：1.00）_(3).When do people have parties in your country7（分数：1.00）_1.PART 2Describe a FestivalDescribe a fes
2、tival that you like.You should say.What festival it is.What the meaning of the festival is.How people celebrate this festival.And explain why you like this festival.（分数：1.00）_2.Describe a WeddingDescribe a wedding you attended.You should say.Whose wedding it was.When where it took place.What happene
3、d at the wedding.And explain what impressed you most about the wedding.（分数：1.00）_PART 3（分数：2.00）(1).What do you think of the fact that more and more Chinese people have begun to celebrate some foreign festivals?（分数：1.00）_(2).What are Chinese Customs of the Newborn?（分数：1.00）_雅思口语-练习七答案解析(总分：7.00，做题时间
4、：90 分钟)一、Festivals and Celebr(总题数：4，分数：7.00)PART 1（分数：3.00）(1).What special festivals are there in China?（分数：1.00）_正确答案：(There are many traditional festivals to celebrate, such as Spring Festival, Mid-autumn Festival and Lantern Festival. Spring Festival is regarded as the most important festival to
5、 celebrate.)解析：首先要清楚中国传统节日的表达，如：元宵节、清明节、中秋节等。如果考生对某个节日特别熟悉，则可以在回答中突出该节日，为后续问题的回答做准备。(2).Do Chinese people celebrate western festivals7（分数：1.00）_正确答案：(Yes, some western festivals are celebrated by more and more Chinese people, for example, Christmas. Almost all the young people in big cities celebrat
6、e it. And you can feel a strong festival atmosphere on the day as Christmas decoration is everywhere. Celebrating Valentines Day is also quite popular.)解析：依照前面类似的分析可知，隐藏问题为：What western festivals do Chinese people celebrate?(3).When do people have parties in your country7（分数：1.00）_正确答案：(In China, pe
7、ople throw parties on special occasions. Parents often hold parties to celebrate their childrens birthday. Some families have New Year Eve parties when the whole family sit together and have a big meal. There are many business parties as well, like cocktail parties, dinner and luncheon parties.)解析：询
8、问人们一般在什么时候聚会。后续问题可能为中国的风俗习惯等。1.PART 2Describe a FestivalDescribe a festival that you like.You should say.What festival it is.What the meaning of the festival is.How people celebrate this festival.And explain why you like this festival.（分数：1.00）_正确答案：(Well，I like almost all the festivals and it is ha
9、rd to say which I like bestOK。1 would say I like Chinese Lantern Festival bestIt marks the end of the Chinese New Year Season，always 15 days after Lunar New Year DayAnd after this festival，life becomes daily routine once againThat is also because the spring festival holiday always ends about the tim
10、eI think this is a festival for people to have fun and is very much celebrated by rural peopleOn the night of the festival，people eat a kind of sweet dumpling as the traditional food for the day, made with sticky rice flour filled with sweet stuffing. Actually, the festival is named after the food.
11、After dinner, they go on streets with a variety of lanterns under the full moon. In some places, people can watch lions or dragon dancing. In some towns, some lantern riddle gathering is held for people to watch. There are all kinds of lanterns with a riddle on each of them. People who guess them ri
12、ght can get a small gift. I always eat many sweet dumplings on the day as I like the food a lot. l also enjoy the lantern scene on the streets, which adds to the beauty of the town and symbolizes good luck of a New Year.)解析：该卡片问题场景描述。类似的相关卡片有描述婚礼和某一典礼。我们会在后面的章节中具体讲解。问题分解：What festival it is(准备描述的季节。
13、选择熟悉的自己经常庆祝的节日。)How people celebrate this festival(人们怎样庆祝这一节日。主要包括：人们在这个节日中举行什么特殊的活动，有什么特殊的仪式，吃什么特别的食物等)And explain why you like this festival(解释你为什么喜欢这个节日。可以从该节日的起源或者纪念意义上着手考虑)2.Describe a WeddingDescribe a wedding you attended.You should say.Whose wedding it was.When where it took place.What happe
14、ned at the wedding.And explain what impressed you most about the wedding.（分数：1.00）_正确答案：(It was my cousins wedding. Chinese tradition is that wedding has to be on a luck day on lunar calendar. The wedding took place in a small town last year. On the big day, both the bride and the grooms house were
15、decorated in red. The grooms family sent out a procession of servants, musicians and a carriage, which was carried by four servants to my cousins family to bring her back. The bride then was brought back to the grooms house and the two performed the marriage ceremony witnessed by all the relatives a
16、nd friends.The couple worshiped the heavens and the earth, then they served tea to all of their superiors in the family. After that, the superiors gave them red packages with monetary gifts and wished them well. The grooms family threw a huge feast for all the friends and relatives to celebrate the
17、wedding. All along, the spokeswoman oversaw the whole process and kept toasting the couple.This is a very Chinese and traditional wedding. What impressed me most is the beautiful Chinese dress the bride wore and the lively atmosphere.)解析：PART 3（分数：2.00）(1).What do you think of the fact that more and
18、 more Chinese people have begun to celebrate some foreign festivals?（分数：1.00）_正确答案：(As cultural exchanges expand between China and the West, it appears that the Chinese are more eager for foreign festivals rather than their own and traditional Chinese festivals.Some people proposed to give more holi
19、days at some Chinese traditional festivals each year to remind the younger generation at home and abroad of the traditions of China. They think this could not only help traditional Chinese culture to prosper, but enhance patriotism and a love for the homeland among Chinese offspring.An investigation
20、 shows that youngsters love foreign festivals because of the joy and pleasure in them. As to the difference between foreign festivals and traditional festivals in China, some think that Chinese festivals rest on material activities of eating and clothing, while foreign ones pay much attention to com
21、munication of feelings and ideas. Meanwhile, others think they become too tired during traditional festivals but feel free and easy going during foreign festivals.With social development, festival experience changes. Some are weakened; some are strengthened; while others are endowed with new meaning
22、s or connotations. This is the natural process of cultural selection. Therefore, it is unnecessary to feel panic about the bustle of foreign festivals. This is only an aspect of world culture integration.As China becomes better at understanding the culture and society of foreign countries, it is onl
23、y natural for the Chinese to accept them.)解析：(2).What are Chinese Customs of the Newborn?（分数：1.00）_正确答案：(Chinese people put their family in a very important position as they regard it as a means to keep the family blood stream continuously running. And the running family blood stream maintains the l
24、ife of the whole nation. That is why children production and breeding in China becomes a focus of all members of families. It is even accepted by them as an essential moral duty. There is a Chinese saying that of all who lack filial piety, the worst is who has no children.A good name for a child is
25、considered equally important. The Chinese think a name may somehow determine the future of the child. Therefore, all possible factors must be taken into account when they are naming their children.Another custom is to find the newborn babys Eight Characters (in four pairs, indicating the year, month
26、, day and hour of a persons birth, each pair consisting of one Heavenly Stem and one Earthly Branch, formerly used in fortune-telling) and the element in the Eight Characters. It is traditionally believed in China that the world is made up of five principal elements: metal, wood, water, fire, and ea
27、rth. A persons name is to include an element that he lacks in his Eight Characters. If he lacks water, for example, then his name is supposed to contain a word like river, lake, tide, sea, stream, rain, or any word associating with water. If he lacks metal, then he is to be given a word like gold, s
28、ilver, iron, or steel.The first important event for the newly born baby is the one-month celebration. In Buddhist or Taoist families, on the morning of the babys 30th day, sacrifices are offered to the gods so that the gods will protect the baby in his subsequent life. Ancestors are also virtually i
29、nformed of the arrival of the new member in the family. According to the customs, relatives and friends receive gifts from the childs parents. Types of gifts vary from place to place, but eggs dyed red are usually a must both in town and the countryside. Red eggs are chosen as gifts probably because
30、 they are the symbol of changing process of life and their round shape is the symbol of harmonious and happy life. They are made red because red color is a sign of happiness in Chinese culture. Besides eggs, food like cakes, chickens and hams are often used as gifts. As people do in the Spring Festi
31、val, gifts given are always in even number.During the celebration, relatives and friends of the family will also return some presents. The presents include those which the child may use, like foods, daily materials, gold or silver wares. But the commonest are some money wrapped in a piece of red paper. Grandparents usually give their grandchild a gold or silver ware to show their deep love for the child. In the evening, the childs parents give a rich feast at home or a restaurant to the guests at the celebration.)解析：
