2014届静安区初三英语一模试卷及答案

2014届静安区初三英语一模试卷及答案

静安区2013学年第一学期期末教学质量调研 九年级英语 ‎ （满分150分，考试时间100分钟） 2014.1‎ 考生注意：本卷有7大题，共94小题。试题均采用连续编号，所有答案务必按照规定在答题纸上完成，做在试卷上不给分。‎ Part 1 Listening (第一部分 听力)‎ Ⅰ. Listening Comprehension (听力理解) (共30分)‎ A. Listen and choose the right picture (根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片):（6分）‎ A B C D ‎ E F G H ‎1. ______ 2. ______ 3. ______4. ______5. ______6. ______‎ B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear (根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案) : （8分）‎ ‎7. A) 15. B) 18. C) 21. D) 33.‎ ‎8. A) Surprised. B) Happy. C) Worried. D) Excited.‎ ‎9. A) Kitty. B) Gary. C) Mike. D) Mary.‎ ‎10. A) A student. B) A manager. C) A worker. D) A maths teacher.‎ ‎11. A) Shanghai. B) Beijing. C) Korea. D) Thailand.‎ ‎12. A) Because it is hotter. B) Because it’s sweeter.‎ C) Because it tastes better. D) Because it looks nicer.‎ ‎13. A) Before the meeting. B) After the meeting.‎ ‎ B) In the middle of the meeting. D) At the end of the meeting.‎ ‎14. A) He’s been away from home for a long time. B) He has lost some money.‎ ‎ C) He works hard day and night. D) He works with his wife.‎ C. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false (判断下列句子是否符合你听到的内容, 符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示): （6分）‎ ‎15. Tom attended classes every evening to improve himself.‎ ‎16. After Tom was offered a good job, he spent more time with his family.‎ ‎17. With his hard work, Tom managed to get the position of manager.‎ ‎18. Tom decided to hire a servant to help his wife with the housework.‎ ‎19. Tom lived with his family in the beautiful house for the rest of his life.‎ ‎20. Tom was so tired that he got up very late the next day.‎ D. Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences (听短文，完成下列内容，每空格限填一词): （10分）‎ ‎21. You can find descriptions of the Chinese New Year in ______ in ______ and newspapers. ‎ ‎22. Chinese New Year is known as the Spring Festival and ______ the ______ of the spring.‎ ‎23. The Western New Year is _______ _______ the solar calendar and happens on January 1st.‎ ‎24. New Year’s Eve is a time of _______ for the year and a chance to _______ ancestors (祖先).‎ ‎25. On the morning of New Year’s Day, ______ ______ of the family give the red packets to kids.‎ Part 2 Phonetics, Vocabulary and Grammar ‎（第二部分 语音、词汇和语法）‎ Ⅱ. Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案)：(共20分）‎ ‎26. “Damin finally pulled the fish into his boat.” Which of the following is correct for the underlined word in the sentence? ‎ ‎ A)/b«Ut/ B)/bùt/ C)/bÃt/) /b D)/ba"t/t/ ‎27. Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation from others?‎ ‎ A) The soldiers opened the secret door. B) Never jump into conclusions!‎ ‎ C) Pet dogs often create a lot of mess. D) Ken told us a recent case.‎ ‎28. We should give ________ blind a hand when they cross the busy crossing road. ‎ ‎ A) / B) a C) an D) the ‎29. I need ________ apples and bananas to make fruit salad. Could you buy some for me?‎ ‎ A little B) a little C) a few D) few ‎30. Arthur’s memory starts to go wrong because of his age. So does _________.‎ ‎ A) I B) mine C) me D) myself ‎31. Mary has drawn _______ comic strips and she is going to have them published next year.‎ A) three hundred B) three hundreds C) three hundred of D) three hundreds of ‎32. The service seemed worse than they expected. They left the shop ________.‎ ‎ A) happy B) happily C) angry D) angrily 33. ‎ The blue suitcase looks much bigger, but it isn’t _______ that yellow one.‎ A) heavy B) much heavier C) so heavy as D) the heaviest 34. ‎ I’m afraid the work ________ be finished this week if there isn’t much of their help.‎ A) can B) can’t C) must D) mustn’t ‎ 35. ‎ ________ exciting news it is! Our government is doing something to stop the haze (雾).‎ A) What B) What an C) How D) How an 36. ‎ In my opinion, Hollywood is really a wonderful place ________.‎ ‎ A) visit B) to visit C) visiting D) visited 37. ‎ The couple recognized me immediately ________ they hadn’t seen me for 10 years.‎ A) if B) so C) though D) when 38. ‎ He plans to have a good rest ________ he’ll have enough energy to continue his work.‎ A) so that B) in order to C) as soon as D) now that 39. ‎ David knows much about the city because he _________ there three times.‎ ‎ A) will go B) went C) has gone D) has been 40. ‎ The students ________ a topic on how to protect our earth when I entered.‎ A) prepare B) will prepare C) were preparing D) are preparing 41. ‎ You can ask your teacher for help if you can’t finish ________ the report by yourself.‎ A) write B) writing C) to write D) wrote 42. ‎ Our next school sports meeting ________ in two months’ time.‎ ‎ A) will hold B) has held C) is held D) will be held 43. ‎ I could hardly understand ________ in class, so I raised my hand to ask.‎ A) what my teacher said B) what did my teacher say C) what has my teacher said D) what my teacher has said 44. ‎ A: Thank you very much for your beautiful Christmas card, Jenny.‎ ‎ B: ________‎ A) The same to you. B) Me, too.‎ C) I am glad you like it. D) I don’t think so. ‎ 45. ‎ A: Would you book us two tickets for the film “No Man’s Land（无人区）” ?‎ B: ________ I’m busy at the moment. Can I do it later?‎ A) Not at all. B) Sorry!‎ C) Good advice. D) I agree with you.‎ Ⅲ. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be ‎ used once (将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次)：(共8分)‎ A. hides B. in fact C. true D. or E. record Nobody likes a computer virus, but at least you can get rid of it. And there is a lot of anti-virus (抗病毒) software these days. It can find a virus, fix it and you can forget about it. Unluckily the same isn’t 46 for spyware. ‎ What is spyware? It is software that 47 somewhere on your computer. It collects information about what you do on the Internet and passes the information to companies without your permission (允许). If you shop on the Internet and use your credit card, you should know that some spyware will 48 the information.‎ Your computer can catch spyware through lots of ways. If you open the wrong email, 49 you visit the wrong website, spyware can download itself onto your computer. And spyware often comes with free software.‎ A. quietly B. are connected to C. allows D. problems E. slower Most spyware just collects information about your surfing habits for advertising reasons. But some spyware can be more powerful and will often make your computer 50 . “Adware” is a type of spyware which is advertising software. It makes advertisements appear now and then while you 51 the Internet. Not dangerous… but very annoying (令人心烦的).‎ If this is the first time you’ve heard of spyware, you’ve probably got some on your PC. Surveys have found that 90% of computers have several pieces of spyware on them. And spyware will stay on your computer for a long time, 52 collecting information and sending it back to its owners.‎ There is some anti-spyware software that will remove most of your 53 . However, some anti-spyware software is spyware itself, so be careful! ‎ Ⅳ. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms（用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子，每空格限填一词）: (共8分)‎ ‎54. Look at the pet-cat’s two dirty _________. Please keep the cat off the bed. (foot)‎ ‎55. Help yourself to the history books on the _________ shelves by the window! (wood)‎ ‎56. The story has many actions to keep the readers _________ in reading it. (interest) ‎ ‎57. The factory is considering ways to _________ more healthy food for the public. (product)‎ ‎58. It’s natural for most people to become more _________ when they get old. (forget)‎ ‎59. The environment in this city has been ___________ polluted in the past five years. (serious)‎ ‎60. Martin was chosen to be Julia’s _________ in the school dancing competition. (part)‎ ‎61. Yanling’s _________ performance has already attracted the director’s attention. (succeed)‎ V. Rewrite the following sentences as required（根据所给要求，改写下列句子。每空格限填一词）: (共14分)‎ ‎62. All of us know something about the traditional skill of cormorant fishing. (改为否定句)‎ ‎ _________ of us know _________ about the traditional skill of cormorant fishing.‎ ‎63. Millie and Ken will finish their crime report in three days. (对划线部分提问)‎ ‎_________ _________ will Millie and Ken finish their crime report?‎ ‎64. Some kids rarely know how to control themselves in front of a computer. (改为反意疑问句)‎ ‎ Some kids rarely know how to control themselves in front of a computer, ________ ________?‎ ‎65. I used to drink coffee when I am free, but now I drink tea instead. (保持原句意思不变)‎ Now I drink tea _________ _________ coffee when I am free. ‎ ‎66. We must think of a plot before we start to write a story. (改为被动语态)‎ ‎ A plot must __________ __________ of before we start to write a story.‎ ‎67. Add an ending to your story, and you’ll find it more attractive. (保持原句意思不变)‎ You _________ find your story less attractive _________ you add an ending to it.‎ ‎68. box, Tony, lift, is, the, to, impossible, for, it, heavy (连词成肯定句)‎ ‎ ___________________________________________________‎ Part 3 Reading and Writing (第三部分 读写)‎ Ⅵ. Reading comprehension (阅读理解) (共50分)‎ A. Choose the best answer（根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案) (12分)‎ ‎ Join the Roller Coaster Club!‎ You’re sitting in a tiny car. The car is part of a very small train that runs on a narrow track. Slowly, the little train climbs to the top of a huge hill.‎ You’re high above the grounds, so high that you can see for miles. Suddenly, you rush toward the ground at a speed that takes your breath away. You’re on your way up again, and this time you’re upside down!‎ You go up, down, and around. You’re on a roller coaster（过山车）. Some people think riding a roller coaster is really terrifying. One ride is more than enough for them, even in a lifetime. However, other people love riding roller coasters. They ride their favourite roller coaster over and over. They also like to try out new roller coaster.‎ There’s a club for people who are very crazy at riding roller coasters. It’s called ACE. ACE is a short form for American Coaster Enthusiasts (热衷者). Steven Reagan and Kevin Lipnicky belong to ACE, and so do their families. Their family holidays often include trips to amusement parks to ride on new roller coasters.‎ As members of ACE, the boys were among the first to ride a new roller coaster at Sea World in Texas. It’s called the Great White, which is the name of a kind of shark.‎ Sometimes, amusement parks close the roller coaster to everyone except ACE members.‎ ‎“If there’s no one in line,” says Steven, “we keep our seats and ride again!”‎ It’s not all fun for ACE members. They also have a job to do. They tell owners of new amusement parks where the old roller coasters are. The owners buy the old roller coasters and move them to new homes so that they can be fixed instead of being destroyed (毁坏)‎ For ACE members, roller coaster riding is fun, fun, fun! People are thankful to the work they do to save different old roller coasters.‎ ‎69. When a roller coaster takes you to the top, high above the grounds, it will probably ________.‎ A) stop it and get off B) climb out of the train slowly C) take away your breath D) rush to the grounds ‎70. Some people think riding a roller coaster is terrifying. The underlined word means ________.‎ ‎ A) amazing B) satisfying ‎ ‎ C) exciting D) frightening ‎71. From this passage, you can tell that members of ACE ________.‎ ‎ A) are all adults B) love to ride roller coasters ‎ C) don’t like to ride the Great White D) only ride old roller coasters ‎72. Which statement is probably NOT TRUE about Steven?‎ ‎ A) ACE members will keep their seats and ride again if nobody is in line.‎ ‎ B) He is probably one of the first to ride new a roller coaster at Sea World.‎ ‎ C) He knows nothing about different roller coasters.‎ ‎ D) He enjoys family holidays, including trips to amusement parks.‎ ‎73. Sometimes roller coasters in amusement parks are closed to everyone, _________.‎ ‎ A) but it’s still open to ACE members B) and the seats will be destroyed at once ‎ C) and ACE members can do nothing at all D) but new owners never have them fixed ‎74. Which statement is probably TRUE about roller coasters?‎ ‎ A) They cannot be moved. B) They provide different kinds of fun.‎ ‎ C) They are all the same. D) Old roller coasters cannot be fixed.‎ B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文)（12分）‎ You’re minding your own business. Suddenly, you look up to see your big brother coming towards you. He’s giggling (痴笑) from ear to ear. His arms are stretched out, fingers shaking slightly. You try to get away, but there’s no way to 75 . Before you know it, he’s tickling (抓痒逗笑) you, and you can’t stop laughing.‎ Most of us don’t like to be tickled. We try everything to move our way out of a tickle. Yet no matter how much we dislike being tickled, we always end up laughing.‎ Why do people laugh when they are tickled? That’s 76 scientist Christine Harris of San Diego, California, wanted to find out. First, Harris and her friends needed to practice. They spent some time tickling each other. Then they gathered a group of students who were ready to be tickled in the name of science.‎ Next, Harris’s 77 observed how hard the students laughed at different TV shows. They wanted to know about that type of laughter which is different from laughter caused by tickling. Then the team tickled the student volunteers under the arms and on the toes (脚趾). As part of the research, Harris’s team even used a tickle machine with parts that 78 shaking fingers! ‎ What were the results of this tickling research? Harris’s team found that people do not laugh because tickling is funny. People simply cannot stop themselves from laughing when they are tickled. The scientists decided that ticklish laughter may be a special kind of action. This action happens ‎79 a person’s control or effort.‎ So, have all questions about tickling been answered? Has Harris tickled her last toe? It’s unlikely. It seems that humans are not the only living things that giggle when they are tickled. Young chimpanzees also 80 to tickle one another during their play. They, too, seem to chuckle (吃吃地笑) when they are tickled.‎ ‎75. A) hold B) watch C) escape D) wait ‎76. A) how B) what C) who D) why ‎77. A) team B) customer C) invention D) relationship ‎78. A) pointed out B) moved like C) went in for D) kept in touch with ‎79. A) besides B) except C) with D) without ‎80. A) enjoy B) improve C) love D) organize C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给)（14分）‎ Who is managing things in your town or city? Someone repairs a broken window in the library. Someone makes sure the traffic lights work. Someone pumps clean water into the pipes. Someone c 81 for the animals in the zoo.‎ The people who do these jobs are part of the government. In most towns or cities, they work for the mayor (市长). The mayor works with other o 82 . They manage the city and make sure that the work gets ‎ done. They fix old things, like roads and bridges. They build new things, like schools and parks. If people c 83 , they listen carefully. Then they change things that are wrong. For example, if a law isn’t f 84 to some people, they change it. They try to do what the people want.‎ Election Day is report card time! If people think the city government is doing fine, they might k 85 the same mayor. If there are problems, they might elect a new mayor.‎ On Election Day, people go to different places to vote (投票). Then all the votes are c 86 . The mayor may win or lose. For the winner, there is lots of excitement! There is a big party with balloons f ‎87 in the air!‎ The next day, it’s time to run the city or town again. The mayor must do a good job. The office members must work hard, too. After all, in a few years, there will be another Election Day.‎ D. Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题) (12分)‎ ‎1) If you live in Tornado (龙卷风) area, you keep a close eye on the sky. This part of the mid-western United States has as many as 300 tornadoes blowing through it every year. Local people know that a “twister（旋风）” may be only a hop, skip, and a jump away. Twisters are tornadoes, and tornadoes are trouble for people living there.‎ ‎2) A tornado is wind caused by a thunderstorm (雷雨). Tornadoes are the most terrible winds on Earth. They can travel up to 300 miles an hour. At that high speed, they damage almost anything. As they move, tornadoes turn round quickly in a twisting movement. They change direction without warning.‎ ‎3) Once you’ve seen a tornado, you’re not likely to forget it. It has a unique（独特的）appearance. Take an ice cream cone, turn it upside down, and you’ve got a model for a tornado. The sound is also hard to be mistaken. Everything becomes completely silent. Even the insects stop buzzing. It seems the tornado take in all of the sound from the air. Suddenly it shouts it all back out in a roar, like a train running out of control.‎ ‎4) But sometimes the result can’t be predicted. Have you ever seen the film The wizard of Oz（绿野仙踪）? Remember the scene when Dorothy’s house flies? A tornado once carried a house through the air for two miles. Another twister lifted a china cabinet（橱柜）and dropped it back to Earth some miles away. No dish was broken. Once, a tornado swept a child and her pony into the air. Her mother found her half a mile away, still sitting on the pony. Luckily, neither the girl nor her pony was seriously hurt.‎ ‎5) These stories ended happily. Most tornado stories don’t. These terrible windstorms usually bring sadness, death and even disasters. In 1955, a tornado killed 34 people in one town. Three ‎ thousand buildings, including five schools, were damaged.‎ ‎6) Luckily, tornadoes seldom last more than an hour. Most travel only at about 20 miles per hour. They are almost always less than a few hundred yards wide. That’s a good thing for us! If twisters were any worse than they are, tornado area would be a tornado wasteland.‎ ‎88. What do tornadoes usually bring people, trouble or happiness? ‎ ‎89. How fast does a tornado go when it comes to its high speed?‎ ‎90. Which sentence in the 2nd paragraph says people can hardly predict the way a tornado move?‎ ‎91. Which two words or expressions in the 3rd paragraph describe a tornado’s sound change?‎ model, silent, shout out in a roar, a train ‎92. What can be the main idea of the 4th paragraph? ‎ ‎ Tornado stories sometimes _____________________________________________________‎ ‎93. How do you understand “If twisters were any worse than they are, tornado area would be a tornado wasteland.”? ‎ Ⅶ. Writing (作文) (共20分) ‎ ‎94. Write a passage of at least 60 words on the topic “A suggestion to my dear school!” (以“给学校的一个建议!”为题写一篇不少于60个词的短文，标点符号不占格。)‎ ‎（ 注意：短文中不得出现考生的姓名、校名及其他相关信息，否则不予评分。）‎ Questions for reference only（以下问题仅供参考）‎ l What aren’t you satisfied with in your school? Your reasons?‎ l What is your suggestion?‎ l Would you give your possible solution(s)?‎ 静安区2013学年第一学期教学质量调研 ‎ 九年级英语 参考答案 Part 1‎ Ⅰ. A. 1. D 2. H 3. F 4. G 5. A 6. B B. 7. B 8. C 9. A 10. D 11. D 12. A 13. B 14. C C. 15. T 16. F 17. T 18. T 19. F 20. F D. 21. English, magazines 22. marks, beginning 23. based on ‎ ‎24. thanks, remember 25. senior members Part 2‎ Ⅱ. 26. A 27. D 28. D 29. C 30. B 31. A 32. D 33. C 34. B 35. A ‎36. B 37. C 38. A 39. D 40. C 41. B 42. D 43. A 44. C 45. B Ⅲ. 46. C 47. A 48. E 49. D 50. E 51. B 52. A 53. D Ⅳ. 54. feet 55.wooden 56.interested 57. produce ‎ ‎ 58. forgetful 59. seriously 60. partner 61. successful Ⅴ. 62. None, anything 63. How soon 64. do they 65. instead of 66. be thought ‎ 67. will, unless 68. It is impossible for Tony to lift the heavy box.‎ Part 3‎ Ⅵ. A) 69. C 70. D 71. B 72. C 73. A 74. B ‎ B) 75. C 76. B 77. A 78. B 79. D 80. C ‎ C) 81. cares 82. officials 83. complain 84. fair 85. keep 86. counted/collected 87. flying ‎ D) 88. Trouble. ‎ ‎ 89. 300 miles an hour. ‎ ‎90. They change direction without warning.‎ ‎91. silent, shout out in a roar ‎ ‎92. end happily / have happy ends / aren’t so terrible or horrible ‎/ end out of our expectation / ….‎ ‎93. If twisters were a bit wore than they were, there would be no people or houses left in tornado area ‎ If twisters were a bit wore than they were, tornado would damage/destroy the land/area completely If twisters were a bit wore than they were, this piece of land would be a waste in the end ‎ ‎/…‎ Ⅶ. 94. 作文略 静安区2013学年第一学期教学质量调研 九年级英语听力文字稿 I. Listening Comprehension A. Listen and choose the right picture (根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片) ‎ ‎ 1. The Great Pyramid is one of the Seven Wonders in the world.‎ ‎ 2. How cute the toy Hello Kitty is! Shall we buy it now?‎ ‎ 3. Mr Smith goes fishing in the countryside every weekend.‎ ‎ 4. Don’t you see the sign? It means: Don’t smoke here.‎ ‎ 5. It is healthy to drink Chinese tea, but not too much.‎ ‎ 6. With the digital camera, we can take a lot of photos.‎ B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear (根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案) ‎ ‎7. W: What a tall building! How many floors are there in it?‎ ‎ M: There are eighteen floors. My office is on the fifteenth floor.‎ ‎ Q: How many floors does the building have?‎ ‎8. W: Look, Jane is crying. What’s wrong with her?‎ ‎ M: She’s worried about her pet cat. It got lost. She can’t find it.‎ ‎ Q: How does Jane feel now?‎ ‎ 9. W: Gary, have you seen Kitty? I haven’t seen her for days.‎ ‎ M: Oh, she is ill in hospital. Mike, Mary and I have just visited her. She is much better now.‎ ‎ Q: Who is in hospital?‎ ‎10. W: Are you and Bob working in the same school? Is he also a maths teacher?‎ ‎ M: He was. We worked together two years ago, but then he left the school.‎ ‎ W: What does he do now?‎ ‎ M: He is a manager of a company for the time being.‎ ‎ Q: What did Bob do two years ago?‎ ‎11. W: What’s your plan for the winter holiday?‎ ‎ M: I’m going to visit my grandparents in Beijing. How about you?‎ W: Last year, I went to Shanghai and Korea, but this winter, I’m going to visit the temples ‎ in Thailand.‎ ‎ M: That sounds nice. Enjoy your time there.‎ ‎ W: Thank you!‎ ‎ Q: Where will the girl go during the winter holiday?‎ ‎12. W: I think Shanghai food is better than Sichuan food.‎ ‎ M: I don’t agree. I prefer Sichuan food because it’s hotter.‎ ‎ Q: Why does the man like Sichuan food better?‎ ‎13. W: Sorry, I missed the meeting. The traffic was terrible.‎ ‎ M: We have just finished. Be earlier next time, Julia.‎ ‎ Q: When did Julia get there?‎ ‎14. W: I haven’t seen you for a long time. What are you doing?‎ ‎ M: I’ve taken a night job besides my daytime work.‎ ‎ W: Why do you work so hard?‎ ‎ M: Because of my wife’s illness. And I really need a lot of money to pay the hospital bills.‎ ‎ Q: What can we learn about the man?‎ C. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false (判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示)‎ Tom was a hardworking father. He tried his best to support his wife and three children. He spent all his evenings attending classes, hoping to improve himself so that he could one day find a better-paid job. He hardly ate a meal together with his family. He worked and studied very hard because he wanted to provide his family with the best things that money could buy.‎ ‎ Whenever the family complained, Tom said that he was doing all this for them. But he often wished to spend more time with his family. The day came when Tom was offered a good job. It paid quite well. However, the family still did not see Tom for most of the week. He went on working hard, hoping to get the position of manager. ‎ ‎ Tom’s hard work paid off and his dream came true. Excitedly, he decided to hire a servant, so his wife did not have to do the housework any more. He also felt that their three-room house was no longer big enough. It would be nice for his family to be able to enjoy the comfort of a large house. Tom decided to further his studies. As expected, Tom’s hard work paid off again and he bought a beautiful house. He told his family that he had decided not to work so hard. He was going to spend more time with his family from then on.‎ But, the next day, Tom did not wake up. He would never wake up any longer since then.‎ D. Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences (听短文，完成下列内容。每空格限填一词)‎ Of all the festivals in China, which is the most important? Many Chinese people may answer “Chinese New Year celebrations”. You can find descriptions of the Chinese New Year in English in magazines and newspapers. Here is an example of a news report in England. ‎ Many Chinese people around the world celebrate Chinese New Year. The festival is known as ‎ the Spring Festival and marks the beginning of spring. Chinese New Year is based on the lunar calendar. It starts with a new moon and ends 15 days later on the full moon. This is different from the Western New Year, which is based on the solar calendar and always happens on January 1st. ‎ In Chinese tradition, lunar New Year’s Eve is the time family members get together and have a meal together. It is a time of thanks for the year gone by and a chance to remember ancestors, who are responsible for good luck in the coming year. Families also gather on the morning of New Year’s Day. In this gathering, red packets containing some money are given to school kids by senior members of the family.‎