Unit 2 Let''s celebrate ——Developing ideas
一、翻译句子
1.他装作好像与那件事情无关。(have nothing to do with)
2.不仅布朗先生,而且他的两个女儿也喜欢弹钢琴。(not only...but also...)
3.并不是在场的每个人都赞成他的建议。(not everyone)
4.他的音乐太美了,值得一听。(be worth doing)
5.他每天晚上花费两个小时做作业。(spend time doing)
二、阅读理解
The origins of the Christmas traditions are the most fascinating of any holiday.All our favourite activities can be traced (追溯) back to specific points in history, and knowing how these things came about just makes celebrating Christmas much more wonderful.
The original Nicholas was born in 280 A.D.in the small country of Lycia, which is now part of modern Turkey.Nicholas became first a priest (牧师) and then a bishop (主教) in the early Christian church.The first paintings of him show Nicholas wearing the clothes of a Christian bishop—red decorated with white.When we see Santa’s suit today, we’re still seeing the two kinds of colors.
Nicholas became famous for gift-giving.In the early fourth century, a story began to spread about Nicholas coming at night to the home of three poor girls who did not have money and therefore could not get married.While the girls slept, Nicholas left gold coins in their stockings, which were drying by the fire.That’s how the tradition of Santa filling stockings got its start.
In 1841, Santa first appeared at a department store in Philadelphia.This Santa tried to climb down a chimney to impress the children who were watching, but he got stuck halfway down.In 1890, department store Santas began appearing all over America, especially on the East Coast around Boston.Parents in other countries joined together and hired passenger trains to take their families to see these Santas.
At the same time, Ralph E.Morris of the New England Telephone Company suggested that strings of lights be hung on Christmas trees.After all, lights would be much safer than candles.Our modern-day image of Santa as a fat man is based on ads of the Coca-Cola company in the 1930s.Artist Hans Sundblom used a retired salesman named Les Prentice as his model.
1.What can we learn from Paragraph 1
A.Christmas is the most important holiday.
B.The traditions of Christmas are based on facts.
C.There was not any record of Christmas in the past.
D.More and more people begin to celebrate Christmas.
2.What do we know about Nicholas according to the passage
A.He set up the first Christian church.
B.He was called Santa Claus when he was born.
C.His clothes are similar to Santa’s suit in color.
D.His image is the same as the modern-day Santa.
3.Three poor girls are mentioned to .
A.prove that Nicholas used to be a rich man
B.tell of the origin of Santa filling stockings
C.show Christmas was set up mainly for the poor
D.describe a famous story in the early fourth century
4.What can we infer from the last two paragraphs
A.Santa didn’t become popular until the year 1890.
B.Candles have never been used on Christmas trees.
C.The Coca-Cola company designed the image of Santa.
D.Santa began giving gifts by climbing down chimneys in 1841.
三、语法填空
Two weeks after the popular show Chinese Poetry Conference, a new program, Readers, also enjoys 1 (popular).
The weekly talk show, hosted by the famous hostess Dong Qing, invites people from all walks of life 2 (read) aloud poems,articles and book excerpts (节选) they like or wrote.The guests who join 3 it also share their own life stories and explain the reason why particular pieces touch their hearts.Viewers can often be moved to tears 4 they listen to those stories.
Three days after its first broadcast on CCTV-1,Readers has been 5 (great) successful and interested thousands of people.Through the poetic words, Readers has made 6 public pay attention to the 7 (lose) habit of reading aloud.Readers is one of the cultural TV 8 (program) to rebuild the country’s love for literature.Its success is very 9 (encourage) in today’s television world where TV series 10 (play) a leading part so far.
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答案和解析
一、翻译句子
1.He pretends that he had nothing to do with the matter.
2.Not only Mr Brown but also his two daughters like playing the piano.
3.Not everyone present was in favour of his suggestion.
4.His music is so beautiful that it is worth listening to.
5.He spends two hours every evening doing his homework.
二、阅读理解
1.B。推理判断题。由第一段可知,我们喜欢的任何圣诞节活动都可以追溯到历史上特定的由来,并且知道这些事情是如何产生的。由此可推知,这些传统都是建立在事实基础之上的。故选B。
2.C。推理判断题。由第二段中的“...red decorated with white.When we see Santa’s suit today, we’re still seeing the two kinds of colours.”可知,尼古拉斯最初的画像中穿着基督教主教的衣服——红色镶有白色的衣服。在如今圣诞老人的装扮中,我们看到的仍然是这两种颜色。故选C。
3.B。细节理解题。由第三段中的“That’s how the tradition of Santa filling stockings got its start.”可知,提到三个穷苦女孩是为了讲述圣诞老人把礼物放进袜子这一传统的由来。故选B。
4.A。推理判断题。由倒数第二段可知,1890年,圣诞老人百货商场盛行于美国,尤其是在波士顿的东海岸。其他国家的家长一起带着家人,坐着租来的旅客列车观赏这些圣诞老人。由此可知,圣诞老人于1890年开始流行。故选A。
三、语法填空
1.popularity。考查词性转换。句意:受欢迎的节目《中国诗词大会》播出两周后,一档新节目《朗读者》也很受欢迎。本空在谓语动词enjoys之后,用名词作宾语。
2.to read。考查不定式。句意:这档由著名女主持人董卿主持的周播节目,邀请来自各行各业的人大声朗读他们喜欢的或自己写的诗歌、短文和书的节选。invite sb.to do sth.意为“邀请某人做某事”,故本空应用不定式作宾语补足语。
3.in 。考查介词。句意:参加节目的嘉宾们还会分享他们自己的生活故事,并解释特殊片段打动他们内心的原因。join in意为“参加……”,后常跟某些活动,本句表示“参加”《朗读者》这个节目,故本空应填介词in。
4.when。考查状语从句。句意:当观众听到那些故事时,他们常常会感动得流泪。根据句意可知,本空应用when引导时间状语从句。
5.greatly。考查副词。句意:在CCTV-1首次播出三天后,《朗读者》获得了巨大的成功,吸引了成千上万的人。本空修饰形容词successful,故应用副词greatly。
6.the 。考查固定用法。句意:通过诗意的文字,《朗读者》让公众注意已经丢失的大声朗读的习惯。the public意为“大众,公众”,故本空应填定冠词the。
7.lost。考查形容词。本空修饰名词habit,故应用过去分词转化的形容词lost“失去的;丧失的”。
8.programs。考查名词复数。句意:《朗读者》是旨在恢复国民对文学的热爱的文化电视节目之一。one of后接可数名词复数形式,表示“……之一”,故本空应填programs。
9.encouraging 。考查形容词。句意:迄今为止在这个以电视连续剧为主的电视世界中,它的成功是非常鼓舞人心的。本空在句中作表语,根据空前副词very可知,本空应用形容词encouraging“令人鼓舞的;鼓舞人心的”。
10.have played。考查时态。根据so far可知,本空应用现在完成时。