2024-2025学年人教版（2024）七年级英语上册寒假查漏补缺20天小练笔之第一天（含答案解析）

2024-2025学年人教版（2024）七年级英语上册寒假
查漏补缺20天小练笔之第一天
一、单项选择(共10 小题, 每小题 1 分, 共10 分。)从下列每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中， 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1．— Happy New Year, Lily!
—____
A．Happy New Year! B．No, thanks. C．You' re welcome.
2．— Tony, ____ is it
— It's Sunday today.
A．what day B．how much C．which sport
3． — Mom, where are my shoes
—____ are under the bed. Please put them away next time.
A．You B．We C．They
4．— Do you like ____
— Yes, I do. I love going to the cinema.
A．films B．maths C．eggs
5． Dad is still sleeping now. He is very ____ after working all night.
A．afraid B．tired C．strong
6．— Is this your bedroom, Linda
— Yes, it's also my sister's. My sister and I ____ a bedroom.
A．sweep B．share C．choose
7．— Don't go swimming alone in the river!
— You' re right. It's very ____.
A．special B．dangerous C．funny
8． Jason ____ goes to concerts because the ticket is too expensive for him.
A．always B．usually C．never
9． Let's ____. There are only ten minutes before the movie starts.
A．hurry up B．put up C．stand up
10．—____
— He eats healthy food and does exercise every day.
A．Where does your father do sports
B．How does your father keep healthy
C．What kind of food does your father like
二、完形填空(共10 小题, 每小题 1 分, 共10 分。
阅读下面语篇， 从各小题所给的 A、B、C三个选项中， 选出最佳选项。
Jane is from America. She is in China with her parents. Now she is writing an e- mail to her 11． back home.
Dear Grandpa and Grandma, How are you now I'm doing well. My life in China is really 12． ! I'm in Grade Seven now, and my 13． here are so friendly and nice. And all my teachers are always helpful. There are fifty students in my class— 14． girls and thirty boys. But you know, in 15． , there are usually only 35 students in a class. And American students move(移动) from classroom to classroom for their classes. But in China, it's very 16． ! We students don't move. We 17． in the classroom and the teachers move from classroom to classroom. That's interesting! My classmates and teachers are very great, 18． it's a good idea for me to learn from them. Students in China study very hard. They usually start school at 8:00 in the morning. After they 19． for seven hours, they go home. I'm so happy to be in China with 20． . I love China. I can speak some Chinese now. Wo ai Zhongguo! Love, Jane
11．A． cousin B． aunt C． grandparents
12．A． quiet B． great C． difficult
13．A． classmates B． workers C． customers
14．A． twenty B． thirty C． forty
15．A． China B． America C． England
16．A． cold B． delicious C． different
17．A． sleep B． stay C． eat
18．A． but B． so C． or
19．A． study B． shop C． travel
20．A． him B． you C． them
三、阅读理解(本大题共 20 小题, 第 56—60 小题, 每小题 1 分; 第 61—75 小题, 每小题 2分, 共 35 分。
根据语篇内容， 判断下列句子正误
Do you like pumpkins How much do you know about them Pumpkins like the sun and drink much water. The pumpkins in the UK are big this year because of the weather. A man from Berkshire in South England has a pumpkin of 636.8 kilos. It is very large, so people can only use a big car to move it.
Interesting things about pumpkins
●It takes about 120 days for a pumpkin to be ready to pick(摘).
●Pumpkins are not a vegetable. They are a fruit!
●Pumpkins are 90% water.
●You can eat all the parts of a pumpkin— the seeds(种子), skin(外皮), leaves and flowers.
●There are about 45 different kinds of pumpkins, and they can also be in different colors like orange, red, yellow and green.
21．Pumpkins drink a lot of water.
22．There is a pumpkin of 636.8 kilos.
23．Pumpkins are a kind of vegetable.
24．We can not eat pumpkins' seeds or skin.
25．All the pumpkins are in the same colour.
根据语篇内容， 选择最佳选项。
Today is Jenny's grandma's birthday.
Jenny is making a birthday card for her. She is using paper and crayons(蜡笔) to make the card. She is putting a picture of Grandma and herself on the front. And her family are writing something for Grandma in the card.
26．Whose birthday is it today
A． B． C．
27．What is Jenny using to make the card
A．Paper and crayons.
B．A computer.
C．A box and flowers.
28．What's Bob doing
A．He's writing a riddle.
B．He's writing a poem.
C．He's drawing a picture.
29．What's the birthday present from Mary
A．A rabbit. B．A zebra. C．A dog.
30．What's the passage(文章) mainly about
A．Making a birthday card.
B．Taking a family photo.
C．Having a birthday party.
根据语篇内容， 选择最佳选项。
The students are having an art lesson at the moment. The teacher asks her students to draw a picture to show their thanks to others. The students draw their pictures carefully, and most of them are about food. But one little boy only draws a hand in his picture. The teacher is surprised(吃惊的) at the boy's picture. Why is there only a hand in it
Whose hand is it Nobody knows the answer. So the other students begin to talk about the picture."I think it must be the hand of his mother because she makes him food," says one of the students." It's a farmer's hand," says another(另一个) student." Because farmers plant fruit and vegetables for us." Finally, the teacher asks the little boy whose hand it is.
" It's your hand, Miss Wang. You are so nice to me," the little boy answers," You often take my han d to play games and draw pictures. Your hand is very big and warm. Thank you very much!"
Miss Wang often takes the other students' hands, too. But it is very important to the little boy. That is his thanksgiving(感恩).
Thanksgiving is not a thing or a word. It is a kind of feeling(感受).
31．What are most students drawing
A．Food. B．Plants. C．People.
32．What does the underlined word" it" refer to(指的是)
A．The lesson. B．The hand. C．The picture.
33．Whose hand does the boy draw
A．His mother's hand.
B．His teacher's hand.
C．A farmer's hand.
34．What does the boy probably(可能) think of the teacher
A．She is very funny.
B．She is very clever.
C．She is very kind.
35．What's the best title (标题) of the passage
A．A special picture. B．A great game. C．A beautiful word.
根据语篇内容， 选择最佳选项。
Do you like watching TV or playing computer games How long do you use your phone a day We call the time we spend on TV, computers and mobile phones" screen time".
In a study(研究) in Australia, scientists (科学家) ask 577,000 children how much time they spend on screens, schoolwork and sports every day. They find about 68% of them spend more than(超过) two hours on screens.
Two hours of screen time a day is bad for children's health. The study shows harm starts after 75 minutes of screen time for girls and 105 minutes for boys. Why is that That's because the study shows that boys take more exercise than girls." In our study, 24% of boys spend an hour a day getting exercise, but only 14% of girls do that," Dr Khan said.
So it is important for children to balance(平衡) their time. Tom Hindhaugh has a" three- time" system for his son Patrick. That is a" go time" for schoolwork,a" slow time" to play computer games or talk with friends on the Internet, and a" green time" for getting exercise." We need to get children to do more exercise. They can walk, ride a bike or play football," he said." Anyway, Patrick is very happy and healthy."
36．How does the writer start the passage
A．By giving numbers.
B．By asking questions.
C．By telling stories.
37．How long do 68% of the children spend on screens
A．About half an hour.
B．About one hour.
C．More than 2 hours.
38．What does the underlined word" harm" mean in the passage
A．伤害 B．竞争 C．进步
39．What should Patrick do in" green time"
A． B． C．
40．Why does the writer write this passage
A．To ask us to make more friends.
B．To show us how to do homework.
C．To tell us to balance the screen time.
四、补全对话(共5 小题, 每小题 1 分, 共5 分。
根据对话内容， 从下面方框中选出恰当的句子补全对话， 有一个选项是多余的。
A: Good morning, Tom. Where are you going
B: Hi. Andy. 　41． 　 I want to play basketball with my father.
A: Is basketball- v our favourite sport
B: 　42． 　 What about you
A:I like it, too.
B: Would you like to play with me and my father
A: 　43． 　 When shall we begin
B: 　44． 　 Is it OK
A: That's good. 　45． 　
B: See you then!
A. See you! B. Yes, it is. C. At 10:00. D. It's a secret. E. Yes, I'd love to. F. I'm going to the sports hall.
五、选词填空(共 10 小题, 每小题 1.5 分, 共 15 分。
根据语篇内容， 从方框中选择恰当的单词， 并用其正确形式填空。将单词填写在答题卡对应的横线上。每个单词只能用一次。
delicious you because eat long eight sweep friends kind happen
In China, the 8th day of the 12th lunar(农历) month is the Laba Festival. It has a 　46． 　 history. It is more than 1000 years old. Like the Spring Festival, it 　47． 　 every year.
People do lots of things on that day. Many people 　48． 　 the traditional Laba porridge (粥). And they often cook it with 　49． 　 different things. It usually has rice, dried lotus seeds(干的莲子), red beans and many other 　50． 　 of dried fruits. So the porridge is also called Eight Treasure Porridge(八宝粥) You can put 　51． 　 favourite things in the porridge, too. People want to make the porridge 　52． 　, so they usually cook it for a long time.
After the festival, people begin to 　53． 　 their houses and buy things to welcome the Spring Festival. Chinese people like having Laba Porridge 　54． 　 , at shows good wishes(祝愿) for the coming of the Spring Festival. Now people even give it to their 　55． 　 as presents.
Is your family ready for making the porridge this year
六、书面表达(15分。
56．假如你是李华, 你校英文周刊正在以" My favourite school day"为题向同学们征稿。请你用英文写一篇文章投稿， 介绍周一至周五中， 你最喜欢的上学日。内容包括：
1. 你最喜欢的上学日是哪一天；
2. 喜欢的两个理由(如： 喜欢的课程、课后活动等)：
3. 你的感受。
注意：
1. 将首句补充完整；
2. 词数为60 左右;
3. 可适当增加细节， 以使行文连贯；
4. 文中不能出现真实姓名及学校名称。
参考词汇: subject(n.学科), basketball(n.篮球), listen to music(听音乐)
My favourite school day
My favourite school day is
答案解析部分
1．A
——新年快乐，Lily！——新年快乐。A.Happy New Year!新年快乐！B.No,thanks.不，谢谢。C.You're welcome.不客气。根据语境"Happy New Year!"可知，此处也应该回以祝福，故选A。
考查情景交际。要注意平时的语言习惯，理解各情景用语的含义及用法，结合语境选出答案。
2．A
——Tony，今天星期几？——今天是星期天。A.what day周几？B.how much多少钱；C.which sport哪一种运动。根据答句"It's Sunday today."可知，此处询问周几，故选A。
考查特殊疑问句。注意根据答句确定问句内容。
3．C
——妈妈，我的鞋呢？——它们在床底下。下次请把它们收起来。A.You你；B.We我们；C.They它们。根据问句"where are my shoes"可知，此处代词指代shoes，名词复数，且指物品，用they，句首单词首字母大写，故选C。
考查人称代词辨析。注意根据前后语境确定正确的代词。
4．A
——你喜欢看电影吗？——是的，我喜欢。我喜欢看电影。A.films电影；B.maths数学；C.eggs鸡蛋。根据答语"I love going to the cinema"可知，此处应是"电影"，故选A。
考查可数名词复数以及名词辨析。注意识记各名词的中文含义，根据答句确定最佳名词。
5．B
爸爸现在还在睡觉。工作了一整夜后，他很累。A.afraid害怕的；B.tired疲倦的，劳累的；C.strong强壮的。根据语境"after working all night"可知，工作了一整夜，应是很劳累的，故选B。
考查形容词辨析和形容词作表语。注意识记各形容词的中文意思，结合语境选出答案。
6．B
——这是你的卧室吗，Linda？——是的，这也是我妹妹的。我妹妹和我共用一间卧室。A.sweep打扫；B.share分享；C.choose选择。根据语境"Yes, it's also my sister's."可知，此处应指和妹妹共用一间卧室。故选B。
考查动词辨析和动词原形。注意识记各动词含义，结合语境选出正确的动词。
7．B
——不要一个人去河里游泳！——你说得对。这很危险。A.special特别的；B.dangerous危险的；C.funny滑稽搞笑的。根据语境"Don't go swimming alone in the river"可知，一个人去河里游泳是很危险的，故选B。
考查形容词辨析和形容词作表语。注意识记各形容词的含义，结合语境选择最合适的形容词。
8．C
Jason从不去听音乐会，因为票对他来说太贵了。A.always总是；B.usually通常；C.never从不。根据后文语境"because the ticket is too expensive for him"可知，因为太贵了，所以从未去过，故选C。
考查频率副词辨析。注意根据前后语境选出正确的频率副词。
9．A
我们快点吧。离电影开始只有十分钟了。A.hurry up快点；B.put up粘贴；C.stand up站立。根据后面的语境"There are only ten minutes before the movie starts."可知，所剩时间不多，电影快开始了，应该要快点。故选A。
考查短语辨析。注意识记各短语的含义，根据语境选出最合适的短语。
10．B
——你父亲是怎样保持健康的？——他吃健康的食物，每天做运动。A.Where does your father do sports 你爸爸在哪里做运动？B.How does your father keep healthy 你父亲是怎样保持健康的？C.What kind of food does your father like 你爸爸喜欢吃什么食物？根据答句"He eats healthy food and does exercise every day."可知，此处询问方法，用how。故选B。
考查特殊疑问句。注意根据答句的内容选择疑问词和问句内容。
11．C；12．B；13．A；14．A；15．B；16．C；17．B；18．B；19．A；20．C
文章大意：文章主要是讲述了Jane在中国的生活情况。
考查完形填空。首先，快速浏览全文，了解文章的大致内容和主题。仔细阅读每个挖空句子，分析句子的结构，理解句子的意思。根据句子意思和上下文联系，对比每个选项，找出最符合语境的词汇。完成所有挖空后，再次通读全文，检查答案是否连贯、合理。
11．现在她正在给家里的祖父母写电子邮件。A.cousin表兄；B.aunt阿姨；C.grandparents祖父母。根据信件里的称呼"Dear Grandpa and Grandma"可知是写给祖父母的。故选C。
12．我在中国的生活真的很棒！A.quiet安静的；B.great美妙的；C.difficult困难的。根据信件第二段句子"here are so friendly and nice.And all my teachersare always helpful."可知，在这里的生活很好。故选B。
13．我现在在七年级，我的同学都很友好。A.classmates同学；B.workers工人；C.customers顾客。根据And all my teachers are always helpful.(我所有的老师都很有帮助。)可知说的是在学校，结合学习可知应说同学。故选A。
14．我们班有五十个学生——二十个女生，三十个男生。A.twenty二十；B.thirty三十；C.forty四十。根据前文语境"There are fifty students in my class"可知，五十个学生，三十个男生，说明女生是50-30=20。故选A。
15．但是你知道，在美国，一个班通常只有35个学生。A.China中国；B.America美国；C.England英格兰。根据语境"And American students move(移动)from classroom to classroom for their classes."可知，此处说的是美国。故选B。
16．但在中国，情况就大不一样了！A.cold冷的；B.delicious美味的；C.different不同的。根据语境"And American students move(移动) from classroom to classroom for their classes."以及"We students don't move."可知，情况不一样。故选C。
17．我们待在教室里，老师从一个教室到另一个教室。A.sleep睡觉；B.stay呆着；C.eat吃。根据语境"We students don't move."可知，学生不动，在教室待着。故选B。
18．我的同学和老师都很好，所以向他们学习对我来说是个好主意。A.but但是；B.so所以；C.or或者。空格前后是因果关系，so表示结果。故选B。
19．学习七个小时后，他们就回家了。A.study学习；B.shop购物；C.travel旅行。根据语境"They usually start school at 8: 00 in the morning."可知，此处应指在学校学习。故选A。
20．我很高兴能和他们在中国。A.him他；B.you你；C.them他们。根据倒数第二段句子"My classmates and teachers are very great"可知，此处指代同学和老师，用them。故选C。
21．正确
22．正确
23．错误
24．错误
25．错误
文章大意：文章主要是讲述了南瓜的一些事实。
考查阅读判断，注意先读懂文章，结合文章细节内容以及题干内容判断句子正确与否。
21．根据文章第一段句子"Pumpkins like the sun and drink much water."可知，南瓜喜欢阳光，喜欢喝很多水。故答案为：正确。
22．根据文章第一段句子"A man from Berkshire in South England has a pumpkin of 636.8 kilos."可知，有一个636.8公斤的南瓜。故答案为：正确。
23．根据文章第四段句子"Pumpkins are not a vegetable.They are a fruit!"可知，南瓜不是蔬菜。它们是水果！故答案为：错误。
24．根据文章第六段句子"You can eat all the parts of a pumpkin- the seeds(种子), skin(外皮),leaves and flowers."可知，你可以吃掉南瓜的所有部分——种子、南瓜皮、南瓜叶和南瓜花。而不是不能吃南瓜的种子或南瓜皮。故答案为：错误。
25．根据文章最后一段句子"There are about 45 different kinds of pumpkins,and they can also be in different colors like orange, red，yellow and green."可知，大约有45种不同的南瓜，它们也可以有不同的颜色，如橙色、红色、黄色和绿色。而不是所有的南瓜都是同—颜色。故答案为：错误。
26．B
27．A
28．B
29．C
30．A
文章大意：文章主要讲述Jenny一家人给奶奶制作生日贺卡的故事。
考查阅读理解。先通读全文，理解文章大意，阅读题目返回原文阅读并找出与题目相对应的内容，仔细核对，选择符合原文原意的答案，完成后再次阅读并检查。
26．细节理解题。根据文章第一段句子"Today is Jenny's grandma's birthday."可知，今天是Jenny奶奶的生日。与图片B相符，故选B。
27．细节理解题。根据文章第二段句子"She is using paperand crayons to make the card."可知，Jenny用纸和蜡笔做卡片。故选A。
28．细节理解题。根据文章图片中的信息"I'm writing a poem."可知，Bob正在写诗。故选B。
29．推理判断题。根据文章图片中的信息"Do you know what yourbirthday present is It's small and cute. It likes meat. It says,‘ Woof! Woof !'"可知，Mary送的生日礼物是一只狗。故选C。
30．文章大意题。根据文章第二段句子"Jenny is making abirthday card for her...And her family are writing something for Grandma on the card."可知，文章主要讲述Jenny一家人给奶奶制作生日贺卡的故事。故选A。
31．A
32．C
33．B
34．C
35．A
文章大意：文章主要是讲述了一个小男孩画了一副特别的画表达对老师的感谢的故事。
考查阅读理解。做题时首先对原文材料迅速浏览，掌握全文的主旨大意。其次，细读题材，各个击破。掌握全文的大意之后，细细阅读材料后的问题，弄清每题要求后，带着问题，再回到原文中去寻找、捕获有关信息。
31．细节理解题。根据文章第一段句子"The students draw their pictures carefully, and most of them are about food."可知，大多数学生画的都是食物，故选A。
32．代词指代题。根据文章第一段句子"But one little boy only draws a hand in his picture.The teacher is surprised(吃惊的) at the boy's picture. Why is there only a hand in it "可知，小男孩的图片里画了一只手，划线单词"it"指代前面的"the boy's picture""。故选C。
33．细节理解题。根据文章第三段句子""It's your hand, Miss Wang.You are so nice to me," the little boy answers"可知，是小孩的老师的手，故选B。
34．推理判断题。根据文章第三段内容""It's your hand, Miss Wang.You are so nice to me," the little boy answers," You often take my hand to play games and draw pictures. Your hand is very big and warm. Thank you very much!""可知，小男孩认为老师很好，经常牵着他的的手玩游戏和画画。可推测出男孩认为老师是很有友善的，故选C。
35．标题选择题。根据文章第一段句子"But one little boy only draws a hand in his picture.The teacher is surprised(吃惊的) at the boy's picture. Why is there only a hand in it "可知，文章主要是讲述了在美术课上，大部分孩子画画、的都是食物，只有一个男孩画的一只手，说明这个画很特别，所以最佳标题为"特别的画"符合文章语境，故选A。
36．B
37．C
38．A
39．A
40．C
文章大意：文章主要是讲述了现在看屏幕的时间太长，告诉我们要平衡屏幕时间。
考查阅读理解。本文涉及细节理解题、推理判断题和文章大意题三种常考题型，细节理解题要注意从文中寻找答案；推理判断题需要联系上下文，推断出需要的信息；文章大意题需要通读全文，了解大意之后找出中心思想。
36．细节理解题。根据文章第一段句子"Do you like watching TV or playing computer games How long do you use your phone a day We call the time we spend on TV,computers and mobile phones "screen time"."可知，作者通过提问来开始这段文章的。故选B。
37．细节理解题。根据文章第二段句子"They find about 68% of them spend more than(超过) two hours on screens."可知，68%的人花在屏幕上的时间超过了两个小时。故选C。
38．词义猜测题。根据文章划线单词的前文语境"Two hours of screen time a day is bad for children's health."可知，每天看两个小时的屏幕对孩子的健康有害。猜测harm意指"伤害"，故选A。
39．细节理解题。根据文章最后一段句子"and a" green time" for getting exercise.""可知，绿色时间是锻炼的时间，与图片A相符，故选A。
40．推理判断题。根据文章最后一段句子"So it is important for children to balance(平衡)their time.所以，平衡孩子的时间是很重要的。"可知，作者写这篇文章是为了告诉我们要平衡屏幕时间。故选C。
41．F；42．B；43．E；44．C；45．A
对话大意：对话谈论打篮球的事情。
A. See you!再见。
B. Yes, it is.是的。
C. At 10:00.十点。
D. It's a secret.是个秘密。
E. Yes, I'd love to.是的，我愿意去。
F. I'm going to the sports hall.我要去体育馆。
考查补全对话。补全对话考查日常交际用语的应用，要紧扣话题，根据上下文逻辑关系进行准确判断。
41．根据问句"Where are you going "可知，此处询问去哪里，应该回答地点。选项F"I'm going to the sports hall.我要去体育馆。"符合语境，故选F。
42．根据问句"Is basketball your favourite sport 篮球是你最喜欢的运动吗？"可知，此处询问篮球是否是喜欢的运动，是以be动词is开头的一般疑问句，应用yes或no回答。选项B"Yes, it is.是的。"符合语境，故选B。
43．根据问句"Would you like to play with me and my father "以及下文语境"When shall we begin "可知，说明接受了邀请，愿意一起去，选项E"Yes, I'd love to.是的，我愿意去。"符合语境，故选E。
44．根据问句"When shall we begin "可知，此处询问时间，应回答具体时间。选项C"At 10:00.十点。"符合语境，故选C。
45．根据答句"See you then!"可知，此处应是"再见"。选项A"See you!再见。"符合语境，故选A。
46．long；47．happens；48．eat；49．eight；50．kinds；51．your；52．delicious；53．sweep；54．because；55．friends
文章大意：文章主要是讲述了腊八粥的来源以及庆祝方式。
考查选词填空，考查词汇在语篇中的运用能力。注意理解句意，首先读一遍，然后再逐一作答。注意句型、搭配、短语及语境。
46．它有着悠久的历史。根据后文语境"It is more than 1000 years old."以及所给备选词汇可知，此处应是"悠久的，长的"。long，长的，形容词，修饰名词history，故答案为：long。
47．像春节一样，它每年都会发生。根据语境"Like the Spring Festival, it...every year"以及所给备选词汇可知，此处应是"发生"。happen，发生，动词。根据时间状语every year（每年）可知，句子使用一般现在时，主语是it，第三人称单数，谓语动词也应使用第三人称单数形式。故答案为：happens。
48．许多人吃传统的腊八粥。根据语境"Many people...the traditional Laba porridge (粥)."以及所给备选词汇可知，此处应是"吃"。eat，吃，动词。根据前文的动词do可知，句子为一般现在时。主语是many people（许多人），复数，谓语动词用原形。故答案为：eat。
49．他们通常用八种不同的东西来做。根据后文语境"So the porridge is also called Eight Treasure Porridge (八宝粥)"以及所给备选词汇可知，此处应是"八"。eight，八，基数词。空格后的things是复数，应用基数词eight。故答案为：eight。
50．它通常有大米、干莲子、红豆和许多其他种类的干果。根据语境"...and many other...of dried fruits"以及所给备选词汇可知，此处应指"种类"。kind，种类，可数名词空格前的other（其它的）后接名词复数形式。故答案为：kinds。
51．你也可以把你最喜欢的东西放进粥里。根据语境"You can put...favourite things in the porridge, too."以及所给备选词汇可知，此处应是"你"。you你，人称代词主格。空格后的things是名词，需用形容词修饰名词，此处应用形容词性物主代词your。故答案为：your。
52．人们想让粥好吃，所以他们通常煮很长时间。根据语境"so they usually cook it for a long time"以及所给备选词汇可知，此处应是"人们想把粥煮得美味可口"。delicious，美味的，符合语境。故答案为：delicious。
53．春节过后，人们开始打扫房子，买东西来迎接春节。根据语境"their houses and buy things to welcome the Spring Festival"以及所给备选词汇可知，此处应是"打扫"。sweep，打扫，动词。根据"begin to do sth.，开始做某事，固定搭配"可知，此处应用动词原形。故答案为：sweep。
54．中国人喜欢喝腊八粥，因为这表示对春节的美好祝愿。根据语境"Chinese people like having Laba Porridge..., at shows good wishes(祝愿) for the coming of the Spring Festival."可知，前后句为因果关系，后句表原因。because因为，连词，引导时间状语从句。故答案为：because。
55．现在人们甚至把它作为礼物送给他们的朋友。根据语境"Now people even give it to their..as presents."以及所给备选词汇可知，此处应是"朋友"。friend，朋友，可数名词，空格前有"their"修饰，因此要用名词复数形式friends。故答案为：friends。
56．One possible version:
My favourite school day
My favourite school day is Friday. I have music on Friday and it's my favourite subject. I love listening to music. I always have a good time in music classes. After school, I like playing basketball with my friends in the park near my home. I haven't got lessons on Saturday, so I can play it for about two hours.
I love Friday so much. I'm always happy on Friday.
这是一篇材料作文和命题作文写作。首先，开门见山，直接点出自己最喜欢的上学日。然后，描述自己喜欢这个日子的理由。其次，介绍自己的感受。要求以"My favourite school day"为题写一篇短文介绍最喜欢的上学日。根据所给材料提示可知，短文应以第一人称为主，时态为一般现在时。注意并列连词的使用及主谓一致问题。写作中注意上下文的过渡要符合逻辑关系。
这篇短文根据所给内容的提示将内容逐一进行了陈述。内容切题，意思连贯，表达清楚、完整，时态运用灵活准确。一些固定短语，如：like doing sth；listen to；have a good time 等以及一些高分句型，如：l haven't got lessons on Saturday, so I can play it for about two hours. (并列句)等运用较为得体，表达比较准确，使文章更加流畅，自然。