Unit 2 Section B (1a 1d)
Ⅰ.根据句意及首字母提示补全单词
1．There are many f________ stories about Chinese festivals in the book. So you can learn a lot about Chinese culture.
2．We can see a lot of flowers in the g________．
3．Mary is an excellent girl. We a________ her very much.
4．I don't think eating too many d________ is good for your health.
5．What bad luck he had yesterday! Someone s________ his wallet.
6．Don't eat too many c________. They're bad for your teeth.
7．The quiet and fascinating town l________ in the north of the city we live in.
8．Ms.White is busy t________ her friends with fruit.
9．That lovely girl is one of my r________. She's my brother's daughter.
10．It's a tradition to play t________ on others on April 1st.
Ⅱ.用方框中所给短语的适当形式填空
learn about dress up trick or treat ask for think of
11．Last night was Halloween. My friends and I shouted to our neighbors “________________！”
12．Mr. Wang ________________ as a policeman yesterday.
13．I enjoyed the movie a lot. What do you ________________ it
14．I want to ________________ your favorite traditional Chinese festival.
15．May I ________________ a photo of Mr. Smith I admire him so much.
Ⅲ.用另一种形式的感叹句表达下列句子
16．What a dry day it is today!
________________________________________________________________________
17．What a great party!
________________________________________________________________________
18．How interesting the book is!
________________________________________________________________________
19．How hard working the girls are!
________________________________________________________________________
20．What a popular festival Halloween is!
________________________________________________________________________
Ⅳ.阅读理解
The World Santa Claus Congress(世界圣诞老人大会) gives Santas from around the world a chance to communicate, meet the public and get ready for the busy days in December. Last year more than 140 Santas from 12 countries got together in Danish capital Copenhagen(哥本哈根) for the three day event.
Santa Cherry from Ottawa, who was taking part for the fifth time, said there was much more to being a Santa than just the clothes. “A successful Santa is not just about the clothes. You have to have Christmas in your heart. You have to have the love of children and caring and giving in your heart to be a really successful Santa and it's not something you can make up. It has to be in you and people know, they can see it，” she said.
“I think the congress was started as a way of bringing Santas from all over the world together and sharing ideas and sharing our love of Christmas and being Santa and it is just joyous. It's great to be here，” said Santa Ian from London in the United Kingdom.
The World Santa Claus Congress has taken place at the Bakken Amusement Park near Copenhagen since 1957 and always in the summer which is Santa's off season.
During the congress they have the chance to discuss important problems about their trade, such as presents and weight rules for Santa Clauses(条款). One of the most hotly contested(争辩的) topics is the date for Christmas Eve. For Santa Allan from Denmark, there is only one correct date. “I think the main question will be when is Christmas Eve. But the Danish guild (协会) is saying we have to have Christmas Eve on December 24th，” he said.
( )21.The first paragraph shows that ________．
A．December is a time for people to get together
B．Santas last year came from over 140 countries
C．the congress lasted three days in Danish capital
D．people are always busy preparing for the congress
( )22.The writer mentions two Santas' words to help explain a real Santa is supposed to ________.
A．dress up as children B．love and care about others
C．make up stories D．enjoy beautiful clothes
( )23.We can see from the passage that the World Santa Claus Congress ________．
A．is always held in Santa's season
B．offers people all kinds of business
C．has been celebrated for over 60 years
D．agrees to have two Christmas Eves
( )24.Where is the passage most probably taken from
A．A newspaper. B．A library guide.
C．A storybook. D．A notice board.
Ⅴ.任务型阅读
下面文章中有五处(第25－29题)需要添加标题或首句。请从以下选项(A、B、C、D、E和F)中选出符合意思的标题或首句。选项中有一项是多余选项。
25．________
When you ask the people around you what is the most important festival in China, I guess 99% of the people will say the same answer, the Spring Festival.
26．________ It is said that a monster(怪物) named Nian, often attacked people from time to time. In order to drive it away, people had to light up firecrackers(鞭炮) and put some red paper on the front door and windows at the last day of the Chinese year. Luckily, the monster, Nian, was afraid of the sound of the firecrackers and the color red, and dared not to come any more. In order to memorialize(纪念) this day, our ancestors decided that the first lunar calendar day of the Chinese year is the Spring Festival.
27．________ Fish, apples, noodles, dumplings, chicken, candies and so on are necessary on the table. Fish stands for wealth and rich of the coming year, apples stand for doing things smoothly, noodles stand for good health and long lives, and so on.
28．________ Not only they can have lots of companies but also they can have lucky money on the festival. With the lucky money, they can do whatever they want, such as setting off the firecrackers, wearing new clothes or using their lucky money to buy the things they want. This is the best part of the Spring Festival, isn't it
29．________ We are hoping in the New Year our wishes will come true and our life will become better. Anyway, the most meaningful thing of the Spring Festival is that we spend the time with the family, and the people we love and we know.
A．Children are the happiest ones during the Spring Festival.
B．The Spring Festival is not only means the beginning of the new year, but also carrying people's best wishes.
C．There is an old story about the Spring Festival.
D．During the Spring Festival, all the members of the family will get together on the eve to have a big dinner.
E．The Spring Festival
F．The Mid Autumn Festival
Ⅵ.语法填空
China is a country with 30.________ long history.It has great 31.________(tradition) culture like Chinese characters.Chinese characters usually have 32.________(much) than one meaning and some of them are very interesting.Here are six ones.
“Fu” means blessing, good fortune and good 33.________(lucky). Chinese character “fu” is one of the most popular ones used during Chinese New Year.Chinese people often put 34.______ “fu” upside down on the front door of a house or an apartment.The upside down “fu” means good luck comes since the character for upside down in Chinese sounds the same 35.________ the character “come”．
“Lu” is 36.________(use) to mean officials' pay in ancient China.“Shou” means a long life. “Xi” is happiness.The doubled character “xi” means double happiness.It is usually put up everywhere at Chinese weddings.“Cai” is wealth and money. Money is important, 37.________ money can't buy every thing.“He” is an important part of Chinese culture.It means good relations with other people.When you have “he”， things will be a lot 38.________(easy) for you.The top six lucky Chinese characters，“fu” “lu” “shou” “xi” “cai”“he”，are particularly loved 39.________ Chinese people.
答案
Ⅰ.1.folk 2.garden 3.admire
4．desserts 5.stole
6．candies 7.lies
8．treating 9.relatives
10．tricks
Ⅱ.11.Trick or treat 12.dressed up
13．think of 14.learn about
15．ask for
Ⅲ.16.How dry it is today!
17．How great the party is!
18．What an interesting book (it is)!
19．What hard working girls (they are)!
20．How popular Halloween is!
Ⅳ.21—24 CBCA
Ⅴ.【主旨大意】 春节是中国最重要的节日，它不仅仅意味着新年的开始，也承载着人们对新年的祝愿。本文从多方面详细介绍了中国这一重要的传统节日。
25．E 本文先讲关于春节的故事，接着讲春节期间不同食物代表的不同意义，然后又讲春节期间幸福的孩子们，最后讲了春节期间人们对来年的美好愿望。全文都是围绕春节展开。故选E。
26．C 本段主要讲的是关于春节的一个故事。故选C。
27．D 本段主要讲的是春节期间，人们聚在一起所吃的各种食物及其分别代表的意义，故选D。
28．A 本段主要讲的是春节期间孩子们能够做很多开心的事情，由此推出他们是最幸福的。故选A。
29．B 本段主要讲的是春节期间人们对新年的美好祝愿，B项的后半句正好与此相照应。故选B。
Ⅵ.30.a 31.traditional 32.more 33．luck 34.up 35.as 36.used
37．but 38.easier 39.byUnit 2 Section B (2a 2e)
Ⅰ.根据句意及首字母提示补全单词
1．Have you ever read one of the n________ written by Charles Dickens
2．The disease has s________ quickly all over the world in the past two months.
3．It's not good to p________ children at once without asking about the real reasons.
4．My parents often w________ me not to go out alone at night.
5．It's a pity that I have to finish my report at p________， so I can't spend too much time on the Internet.
Ⅱ.用所给单词的适当形式填空
6．I love the song ________(write) by the nine year old girl.
7．The young people ________(lie) on the grass and relaxed themselves.
8．His grandmother has been ________ (die) for ten years.
9．The story is about an old man ________(name) Scrooge.
10．The little girl felt the ________(warm) of her father's arms around her.
Ⅲ.完形填空
Saint Nicholas was very rich and liked to help others. He also cared for the __11__ very much. He often brought many kinds of gifts, money and other __12__ things to the houses of the poor. He did this at night __13__ so that no one knew, because he wanted __14__ praise(赞扬). He just wanted to help others.
At that time, there were three poor sisters in his town. Both of their parents died __15__ they could hardly make enough money to make a living. Nicholas felt sorry for them and decided to do __16__ to help them.
On Christmas Eve, when everyone was __17__，Nicholas walked through the streets to the house where the three sisters lived. Quietly, he climbed __18__ the roof and dropped three bags of gold into the chimney. The three sisters had __19__ their stockings before they went to bed. The stockings had been __20__ by the fire to dry. When Nicholas dropped the gold, each bag fell into a stocking.
The three sisters were __21__ and excited to find the three bags of gold in their stockings the next morning. Now they didn't have to worry about their __22__ as they could use the gold to get food. Soon, the story began to get around. Other __23__ began to hang up stockings on Christmas Eve in the __24__ of finding bags of gold when they woke up the next morning.
Over the years, Saint Nicholas has become connected with Christmas. The __25__ of hanging stockings up by the chimney on Christmas Eve is known all over the world. And Santa Claus became the most popular guest on Christmas.
( )11.A.old B．young
C．rich D．poor
( )12.A.expensive B．simple
C．beautiful D．useful
( )13.A.slowly B．secretly
C．freely D．happily
( )14.A.no B．any
C．some D．all
( )15.A.but B．unless
C．so D．because
( )16.A.anything B．everything
C．something D．nothing
( )17.A.quiet B．busy
C．happy D．asleep
( )18.A.into B．onto
C．under D．over
( )19.A.changed B．bought
C．repaired D．washed
( )20.A.shown B．thrown
C．hung D．stored
( )21.A.worried B．surprised
C．bored D．tired
( )22.A.meals B．study
C．house D．stockings
( )23.A.students B．teachers
C．doctors D．children
( )24.A.need B．time
C．hope D．order
( )25.A.rule B．present
C．tradition D．manner
Ⅳ.阅读理解
On December 24, kids around the world waited for Santa Claus. They thought that the fat, white bearded man would bring them gifts. But do you know that some people would rather keep Santa Claus out of the door
10 doctoral(博士的) students from Tsinghua, Peking and Renmin Universities said Santa Claus wasn't welcome in China.
“Foreign holidays like Christmas are now very popular in China, while fewer and fewer people celebrate traditional Chinese festivals like the Dragon Boat Festival，” said the students in a public letter.
They asked people to stop sending Christmas cards and giving gifts to their children. Instead, they said, Chinese should spend more time on traditional festivals.
They have lots of support. In Hunan, several people went out on the street on Christmas Day. They made poems and wrote Chinese calligraphy(书法)．
“Rather than spending money on Christmas, we should care more about our own culture，” said one of them.
But others have different ideas. “Celebrations of foreign holidays help us know more about foreign cultures. It is good for us to make friends with foreigners，” said Liu Yang, a 14 year old boy from Shanghai.
Sun Long, 13, from Beijing, sees the celebration as a way to make people happier and closer. “My school held a big party on Christmas Day. We played games and shared gifts with each other. I think we have got closer，” he said.
( )26.The reason why some people didn't like Santa Claus is that ________．
A．he was fat and white bearded
B．he was kind
C．he stopped some Chinese from caring more about their own culture
D．he had lots of presents but usually stayed out of the door
( )27.Which of the following is TRUE
A．Some college students wanted Chinese people to pay more attention to traditional Chinese festivals.
B．All students are interested in foreign holidays.
C．More students want to stop spending more time on Chinese culture.
D．Fewer people like the Dragon Boat Festival.
( )28.What did people do in China after the 10 students' letter came out
A．They stopped sending Christmas cards and giving gifts to their children.
B．They drew pictures and wrote Chinese calligraphy.
C．Few of them cared more about their own culture.
D．Many of them supported the students' idea.
( )29.The best title for this passage is ________．
A．Santa Claus B．A Public Letter
C．Foreign Holidays D．The Celebration of Christmas
Ⅴ.语法填空
Friendship Day is a great day for celebrating friendship. It falls 30.________ the first Sunday of August every year. 31.________(celebrate) the festival was first started by the USA in 1935. But now this doesn't only happen in the USA. People in other countries are interested in it, 32.________．
The 33.________(tradition) celebrations include activities such 34.________ meeting friends and exchanging cards, flowers and 35.________(gift). Some people may have parties with their friends. Some may have lunch or dinner together. 36.________(other) may hang out 37.________ go to the movies with friends on this special day. These are popular among all age groups from teenagers to old people.
38．________ Friendship Day and its celebrations may have changed over the years, the basic idea behind the festival remains the same. People enjoy the moment they spend together and express love and care 39.________ their friends.
答案
Ⅰ.1.novels 2.spread 3.punish
4．warn 5.present
Ⅱ.6.written 7.lay 8.dead 9.named
10．warmth
Ⅲ.11—15 DDBAC 16—20 CDBDC
21—25 BADCC
Ⅳ.26.C
27．A 细节理解题。根据第三、四、五段可知，大学生提出那些观点的目的是让人们更加关注中国传统节日。故选A。
28．D 细节理解题。根据第五段中“They have lots of support.”可知，这10个写信倡议关注中国传统节日的学生得到了许多人的支持。故选D。
29．B 标题归纳题。阅读文章可知，本文围绕公开信，有人表示支持，有人表示反对。因此用“A Public Letter”作为本文的标题是最合适的。故选B。
Ⅴ.30.on 31.Celebrating 32.too
33．traditional 34.as 35.gifts
36．Others 37.or 38.Although/Though
39．toUnit 2 Section B (3a Self Check)
Ⅰ.用所给单词的适当形式填空
1．There ________(be) a lot of rain here every year.
2．The traffic signs warn people ________(not drive) after drinking.
3．Jill cooked and________(lay) out the dishes on the table.
4．He wished Chang'e ________(come) back!
5．A cock ________(lie) on the ground ________(lie) that he ________(lay) an egg yesterday.
6．My teacher warned me ________(keep) silent.
7．I wish ________(go) right now.
8．There ________(be) many things to enjoy about traveling, including the natural beauty and delicious food.
Ⅱ.根据汉语意思完成句子
9．下周我们学校将有一场才艺表演。
________ ________ ________ a talent show in our school next week.
10．他正在考虑是否能参加足球俱乐部。
He is thinking about ________ ________ ________ join the football club.
11．你的决定多么明智啊！
________________________________________________________________________
Ⅲ.按要求完成下列各题
12．Did Bob buy a new car She wondered.(改为复合句)
She wondered ________ Bob ________ a new car.
13．These flowers are very sweet.(改为感叹句)
________ ________ flowers they are!
14．What a nice classroom it is！(改为同义句)
________ ________ ________ ________ it is!
Ⅳ.根据首字母提示完成下面包含本单元词汇的短文
There are many 15.f________ in Western countries, such as Christmas, Halloween and Easter. Today, we are talking about a Chinese festival—the Mid Autumn Festival.
It comes on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month. It's a 16.t________ that families get together. 17.W________ you are, you should get home on the festival. People often 18.l________ out fruits, desserts and mooncakes in their garden on the Mid Autumn night.
All the family members sit together to 19.a________ the full moon, which looks like a large lantern in the sky. Children often lie in their parents' arms, listening to the folk stories about Chang'e goddess and the novel about a dead spider and a ghost in the 20.h________ house. Before the eve, people often tie many kinds of mooncakes together and send them as presents to 21.r________. Sometimes, they use mooncakes to treat strangers, spreading their joy and 22.w________.
Mooncakes are sweet. If you eat too many, you may put on a few pounds. Though parents 23.w________ their children not to eat a lot, some children play a trick to steal mooncakes from their parents. Of course, their parents often 24.p________ them. But the festival always ends up with fun.
Ⅴ.阅读理解
The Spring Festival is one of the most important festivals in China. During the festival, Chinese people have many activities. They paste Spring Festival couplets(春联), greeting the New Year and saying goodbye to the old year. On the first day of the Spring Festival, people hang out, wearing new clothes. Nowadays, children get red pockets from their parents and their relatives. It is a good time for people to visit relatives and friends. More importantly, the Spring Festival is celebrated not only in China but also in other parts of the world.
The Spring Festival was celebrated in the UK from 1980. Every New Year, people also get together and have lots of activities. They sing songs and share photos with friends or watch movies in the cinema. Besides, the Spring Festival has become a key time for Chinese living in the US. They join in a large evening party to welcome the traditional New Year. The Chinese New Year will be welcomed with three weeks of celebrations across Australia. Thousands of people come to Sydney's Chinatown. They enjoy fireworks(烟花表演) and lion dances. The family dinner on New Year's Eve is an important tradition for Chinese whether they were born in Singapore or moved there from China. They usually hold it at home because having it in a restaurant takes away the meaning of the tradition.
( )25.According to Paragraph One, children can get red pockets from their ________ on the first day of the Spring Festival.
A．friends B．parents and relatives
C．teachers D．classmates
( )26.Which activity is not mentioned(提到) in Paragraph One
A．Holding a New Year party.
B．Hanging out, wearing new clothes.
C．Visiting relatives and friends.
D．Pasting Spring Festival couplets.
( )27.How many countries are mentioned except China in the passage
A．Two. B．Three. C．Four. D．Five.
Ⅵ.宁波鄞州区七校联考2021届期中语法填空
People have been celebrating Christmas for years. However, only a small number of people knew it at the 28.________(begin) of the 19th century. Thanks to Charles Dickens and his great work—A Christmas Carol, Christmas became one of the most popular 29.________(festival) around the world.
At the age of 31, Charles was a well known writer with 4 children. But life wasn't easy for him. His last novel didn't seem 30.________(sell) well. What was worse, his friends kept borrowing money 31.________ him and his wife was going to give birth to their fifth baby. He wondered 32.________ or not he could afford it. On an October evening, he walked along the Thames(泰晤士河), lonely and 33.________(happy), hoping to find inspirations for his next book. The moment he saw the terrible living conditions of homeless people, he came up with 34.________ idea. Why not write a story to encourage people in need before Christmas
35．________(lucky), this book became a great success. Up to now it 36.________(spread) to non English speaking countries. People all like his books 37.________ the spirit of his stories is always truth, goodness and beauty in humans.
答案
Ⅰ.1.is 在there be句型中，谓语动词遵循“就近原则”，rain为不可数名词，be动词用is。故填is。
2．not to drive
3．laid 由and前面的cooked可知，此处也应为动词过去式，故填laid。
4．to come
5．lying; lied; laid 句意：一只躺在地上的公鸡撒谎说他昨天下了一个蛋。第一个空格处是lie(平躺)的现在分词(lying)作后置定语；第二个空格处是lie(说谎)的过去式(lied)，由时间状语yesterday可知用一般过去时；第三个空格处是lay(下蛋)的过去式(laid)，也是由时间状语yesterday可知用一般过去时。
6．to keep 7.to go 8.are
Ⅱ.9.There will be
10．whether he can
11．How wise your decision is！/What a wise decision you have made!
Ⅲ.12.if/whether; bought
13．What sweet
14．How nice a classroom
Ⅳ.15.festivals 16.tradition 17.Whoever 18．lay 19.admire 20.haunted
21．relatives 22.warmth 23.warn 24．punish
Ⅴ.【主旨大意】 春节在中国是最重要的节日之一。春节期间人们举办许多活动。春节不仅仅在中国被庆祝，它也在世界的其他地方被庆祝。短文也向我们介绍了在英国、美国、澳大利亚和新加坡人们庆祝春节的情况。
25．B 细节理解题。根据第一段中“Nowa days, children get red pockets from their parents and their relatives.”可知孩子从父母或亲戚那儿得到红包，故选B。
26．A 27.C
Ⅵ.28.beginning 29.festivals 30．to sell 31.from 32．whether 33.unhappy
34．an 35.Luckily 36．has spread 37.because
Ⅶ.38—41 DCAB
Ⅷ.D
