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Unit 1 Festivals and Celebration
Period 5
Listening and Talking & Assessing Your Progress&Project
新人教版（2019）
语法填空
Revision
1. These developments ___________(代表) a major change in the established order.
2. I think he would come but it's only a ______(设想) of mine.
3. Nothing escaped our teacher's _____(锐利的) eye.
4. Translation can not be completely and _________(完全地) faithful to the original text.
5. His photo is a wonderful happy ________(瞬间) caught with perfect timing.
6. Order me a ____(壶) of tea, I'm dying of thirst.
7. We ______(出发)once more, over a rough mountain track.
represented
fancy
eagle
absolutely
moment
pot
set off
pudding
[ p d ]n.
turkey
[ t ki] n.
roast
[r st] v.
firework
[ fa w k] n.
Key words
Key words
clap
[kl p]
respect
[r spekt] n.&vt.
respect for sb./sth.
respect for sb. /sth.
pleased
[pli zd w ]adj.
[积累]pleased with sb./sth.
pleased that…
pleased to do sth.
wedding
[ wed ] n.&v.
Key phases
pumpkin pie
mashed potatoes
roast turkey
go off
except for
to be frank
Key words
Practice
根据中文含义填空
1. I shall be very ________(高兴地) to help you in every way I can.
2. Everyone ________(鼓掌) us when we went up to get our prize.
3. A deep mutual _______(尊重) and understanding developed between them.
4. We lit the firecracker and waited for it to ______(爆炸), but it was a dud.
5. Your composition is good__________(除了......以外) some spelling mistakes.
6. The movie, ___________ (坦白地说), moved me to tears.
pleased
clapped
respect
go off
except for
to be frank
Lead in
What do you know about Christmas
Middle name: Christmas Foreign name: Christmas
Festival diet: Turkey, tree cake, etc. Festival significance: commemorating Jesus
Festival type: religious festival Set time: 336 ad
Festival time: December 25 (Gregorian calendar).
Christmas decoration: Christmas tree; Christmas hat; Christmas ring
Before going to bed on Christmas Eve, Western children should put a sock in front of the fireplace or next to the pillow and wait for Santa Claus to put the gift in the sock after they fall asleep.
Group discussion. Do you know the traditional customs of Christmas
Everyone gathered together to celebrate the arrival of Christmas. Christmas cake, pudding, minced meat cake, roast chicken and so on.
1. Christmas dinner
2. Santa Claus
Lead in
4. Christmas socks
Usually, people bring an evergreen plant such as pine into the house or outdoors before and after Christmas, decorate it with Christmas lights and colorful decorations, and put an angel or star on the top of the tree.
3. Christmas tree
Christmas socks are used to hold gifts, so they are children's
favorite things. At night, they will hang their socks by the bed
and wait for the gift the next morning.
Group discussion. Do you know the traditional customs of Christmas
Lead in
The Christmas song is called "Christmas Carol". On the occasion of celebrating Christmas every year,There are many Christmas carols, such as "Silent Night", "Jingle Bells" and "Joy
to the World！" will play melodies.Among them, silent night is the most famous.
6. Light Christmas candles
5.Sing Christmas Carols
people put a lighted candle outside the house during Christmas.
Candles can bring light and imply hope.
Group discussion. Do you know the traditional customs of Christmas
Lead in
8. Distribute Christmas Candy
7. Bake Christmas cake
Christmas cake is baked from eggs, butter, desserts, fruits, etc.
Christmas cake has become an integral part of Christmas Recipes.
The neighbors unite and distribute Christmas candy to celebrate
the birth of Jesus.
Lead in
Group discussion. What are people's main holiday foods at Christmas
Lead in
Roast turkey
mashed potatoes
pumpkin pie
Apple Pie
pudding
seafood
Listening
1 Song Lin and Max are talking about a recent festival experience. Listen to their
conversation and answer the questions.
Talk about festival experiences
1 What festival is Max talking about
2 What did Max do during the festival
3 What dishes did Max's mother cook
4 What did Max and his family do during
and after the dinner
5 What was the best part of the festival
1. What festival is Max talking about
2. What did Max do during the festival
3. What dishes did Max's mother cook
Max is talking about his Christmas experience with his family.
Then he helped his mum prepare for the family dinner on Christmas Eve.
She cooked roasted turkey, mashed potatoes, Christmas pudding, and apple pie.
Listening
4. What did Max and his family do during and after the dinner
5. What was the best part of the festival
They shared stories and told jokes during the dinner.
They played games with the children afterwards.
The best part was opening their presents on Christmas morning.
Listening
2 Listen again and tick the phrases that Max or Song Lin uses.
Expressing feelings and emotions
It was fantastic! How wonderful! How exciting!
That's amazing! It was great fun! It's very exciting.
It was great to... I'm really happy that... I'm pleased to...
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Listening
What do you know Chinese New Year and other Chinese festivals
Discussion
Mother's Day
Valentine's day
Father's Day
New Year's day
Chinese New Year
Chinese Lantern Festival
Discussion
What are the customs of the Chinese new year What customs do you
like or dislike
The food( jiaozi )
The food(Spring Rolls)
the parades
traditional performances
the beautiful fireworks
guess riddles
Reading
Joe: Did you enjoy the holiday, Song Lin
Song Lin: Oh yes, it was great, thanks! The food, the parades, and the beautiful fireworks
一it's always exciting for me. It's good to spend time with my family, too, although it can
get a bit boring in my hometown after a while. How about you
Joe: Well, this was my first Chinese New Year. I loved watching the traditional performances,
and I was invited to lots of delicious meals. But, to be frank, the fireworks going off throughout the night were really annoying.
3 Read the conversation below and underline the phrases that express feelings about festivals. Role-play the conversation with your partner.
Reading
Song Lin: Oh, well, yes, I can see your point there! But it's all part of the tradition to
frighten away the evil spirits.
Joe:Yes, well, there seemed to be a lot of them in my area! Anyway, except for that,
everything was fine. I'm really looking forward to the next festival.
3 Read the conversation below and underline the phrases that express feelings about festivals. Role-play the conversation with your partner.
Read the text and discuss with your classmates, What Chinese New Year activities Song Lin likes and dislikes What about Joe
Joe loves watching the traditional performances and the delicious meals, but he feels annoyed about the fireworks going off throughout the night.
Song Lin:
Song Lin likes the food, the parades and the beautiful fireworks. He likes spending time
with his family, but he feels boring after staying in his hometown for a while.
Joe:
Discussion
4 Share a recent festival experience with your partner and tell him/her how you felt about the festival and why.
● decide what festivals you want to talk about.
● list all the activities that you experienced during the festival.
● write down key words that you feel during the holiday.
● list the reasons why you have this feeling.
Tips:
Discussion
This year, I spent the Spring Festival with my parents, grandparents. I was really happy to spend a whole week with my grandparents. Parents buy new year's goods in the supermarket together and prepare for the Spring Festival.We buy fish and meat, fruits and vegetables, nuts and snacks together. It was fantastic! It's always good to prepare delicious New Year's Eve dinner, but it's very important to gain weight and always annoying! I will also go to temple fairs with my family and visit relatives.
Sample
Discussion
Assessing Your Progress
1 Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the box.
march brief media congratulation significant
moment roast lunar represent fancy
1 The beautiful flowers on cherry branches are the most__________sign of the arrival of spring.
2 In December, many companies have_______dress parties to celebrate the end of the year.
3 The female soldiers forming the biggest__________ group in the National Day parade
attracted a lot of interest from the________.
4 The most common colour you see during the Spring Festival is red because red___________
life,wealth, and good luck in Chinese culture.
significant
fancy
marching
media
represents
Patrice
5 The newly named couple received dozens of letters of________________from their friends.
6 It you are the best man at a wedding, it is best to keep your speech simple and_______.
7 She will never forget the_________when she saw all the audience clapping their hands and cheering after her performance.
8 Fling on the 9th day of the 9th_______month, the Chongyang Festival is also called the
Double Ninth Festival. It is a day for people in China to show respect to seniors.
9 To be frank, this________chicken tastes horrible.
congratulations
brief
moment
lunar
roasted
Patrice
1 Taking part in the celebration was a satisfying/satisfied experience for us.
2 Most of the people were amazing/amazed by the lion dances during the new year
celebrations.
3 The child seemed annoying/annoyed when he found his git broken.
4 The man dressing/dressed in a ghost costume looks quite frightening/frightened.
5 Kate was surprising/surprised by the sight of the Kongming lanterns flying/flown up
into the sky.
2 Circle the correct word in each sentence.
Group discussion. How much do you know about Chinese
minorities What are the main nationalities in China
Discussion
Practice
In groups, choose one minority festival in China, research it, and then to the class. Use the example outline below to help you.
*Project 1:Give a presentation about a minority festival in China
Facts about the Zhuang People's Folk Song Festival
Time: On the third day of the third month of the
Chinese lunar year
Place: In the Guanxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
Minority group: The Zhuang people
Festival activities: Sing songs. ...
Local festival food: five coloured sticky rice,duck
in lemon sauce, ...
Practice
In the Guanxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on the third day of the third month of the Chinese
lunar year is traditional folk song festival of Zhuang people. Zhuang people dressed with traditional clothes to get together to sing. Young girls who are not married can throw an embroidered ball(抛绣球), and sing songs to choose a husband.The activities also include throw an embroidered ball(抛绣球), eat five-colored sticky rice, duck in lemon sauce, scrambling for huapao (抢花炮) , bullfighting(斗牛), hit the glutinous rice cake (打糍粑), and so on.
Facts about the Dai People's Water Festival
Time: April 13-15 of the Gregorian calendar
Place: Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province
Minority Group: The Dai People
Festival activities: Splashing and spraying water on each other, dragon boat races, floating lanterns
Local festival food: ghost chicken, lemongrass grilled fish, pineapple purple rice
Sample
Practice
Discussion
What do you know about Laba Festival What are the customs of Laba Festival
Chinese name:腊八粥 Foreign name:Laba porridge
Another name: Porridge with Nuts and Dried Fruits, Buddha porridge(佛粥)
History: It is an important Buddhist festival. People eat laba
porridge in memory of Sakyamuni Buddha.
Main raw materials: including rice, sticky rice, millet, corn, the
seed of Job's tears(薏米),red beans, lotus seeds, peanuts, longan
fruit, raisins and various beans:such as red beans, mung beans(绿豆), soy beans, black beans, kidney beans(芸豆), etc.
Discussion
Discuss in group, the history of people's custom of eating Laba porridge. What are the raw materials of Laba porridge
Possible ingredients and steps:
15 Chinese dates 1/4 cup of peanuts
5 peeled longan fruit 1/4 cup of red beans
3 walnuts 1/4 cup of mung beans
1/2 cup of sticky rice 1/4 cup of raisins
1/4 cup of millet
Practice
In groups, collect some festival food recipes. If possible, learn to cook the food at home and then make a poster with pictures for the class. Use the example below to help you.
*Project 2: Make a poster about festival food recipes
THE LABA FESTIVAL AND LABA PORRIDGE
The Laba Festival usually occurs about a month before the Chinese Spring Festival. The festival's traditional food is Laba porridge.
①
Wash the rice,
millet. peanuts. red
beans. and mung
beans, and soak
them in 2 cups of
water overnight.
②
Put these ingredients
and the dates into a pot.
Pour in 6 cups of water
and bring the pot to a boil
before simmering for one
and a half hours over low
heat.
③
Wash the raisins,
walnuts, and Tongan
fruit, and then put
them into the pot
with some sugar
before simmering for
another 30 minutes.
④
Turn off the
heat and then
wait for 10
minutes before
serving the
porridge.
●Which festival(s) mentioned in this unit was/were new to you
●Which festival did you find the most interesting Why
●Do you wish to add one extra holiday in China What would you like to celebrate Why
●Which part of this unit did you find the most difficult
●Overall, I thought this unit was O interesting O useful Oso-so Odifficult
REFLECTING
Summarize
Language point
pleased adj. 快乐的;高兴的;满意的
[积累]
①pleased with sb./sth. /pleased that…对……感到高兴；对……感到满意
例句:She was very pleased with her exam results.她对考试成绩非常满意。
②pleased to do sth. 高兴;乐于(做某事)
例句:Aren't you pleased to see me 见到我你不高兴吗？
[拓展]
pleasant adj.令人愉快的;友好的 be pleased to do sth.开心做某事
pleasing adj.令人高兴的，满意的 pleasure.高兴;荣幸
一. I'm pleased to... 我很高兴......
Language point
一. I'm pleased to... 我很高兴......
1.Feeling pleased can suggest that you have judged sb/sth and approve of them. Feeling glad can be more about feeling grateful for sth. You cannot be “glad with sb”.
pleased表明对人或事有所评判的赞同，glad多表示为某事的感激，但不说glad with sb：
错误例句:The boss should be glad with you.(×)
2. Happy can mean glad or pleased or satisfied.
happy表示高兴、愉快、满意。
用glad、happy还是pleased？
语法填空
①I be always pleased___ try my best to promote our cooperation.
② I'm pleased ______ the way things have been going
to
with
Language point
二 . But, to be frank, the fireworks going off throughout the night were really annoying.但是坦白说，放一整晚的烟花真的很烦人。
1.to be frank
to be frank坦白地说;坦率地说。相当于frankly speaking, 为独立成分,通常置于句首修饰整个句子。
例句:To be frank, he could also be a bit of a bore.老实说，他有时也会让人厌烦。
例句: We're all a little on edge about it, to be frank.说实话，我们都有点焦虑。
归纳拓展
to be exact = exactly speaking 确切地说
to be honest = honestly speaking说实话
根据中文含义填空
①___________(坦率地说), I think it's just a waste of time.
②____________(坦白地说)the movie, moved me to tears.
To be frank
To be frank
Language point
2. go off
①爆炸;走火;离开
例句:The jet smashed into a hillside and exploded.
喷气式飞机撞上山坡爆炸了。
②(设备)停止运转
例句: As the water came in the windows, all the lights went off.
随着水从窗子漫进来，灯全部熄灭了。
③(警报器)突然响起
例句:Then the fire alarm went off. I just grabbed my clothes and ran out.
当时火险警报器响了，我一把抓起衣服就往外跑。
二 . But, to be frank, the fireworks going off throughout the night were really annoying.但是坦白说，放一整晚的烟花真的很烦人。
Language point
④(食物或饮料)变质，腐败
例句:Don't eat that! It's mouldy. It's gone off!
“别吃！那东西已经发霉变质了！”
根据中文含义填空
①A few minutes later the bomb went ___(爆炸), destroying the vehicle.
② Meat and fish go ____ (变质)quickly in hot weather.
off
off
Language point
except for除....之外; 可表示细节上的修正。
例句:Except for the remarkably tidy kitchen, the place was a mess.
除了厨房特别干净外，这地方一片狼藉。
例句:The night was very quiet except for the ticking of the clock.
夜很静，只有钟摆滴答滴答地响。
三. Anyway ,except for that, everything was fine. 不管怎样，除那以外，一切安好。
Language point
三. Anyway ,except for that, everything was fine. 不管怎样，除那以外，一切安好。
同义词辨析except, but, except for
1. except prep. 除…之外;侧重于排除在外，即从整体里除去。
例句:They all went to sleep except Tony.
除托尼之外，他们都去睡觉了。
2. but prep. 除…之外; 同义词except, 可换用, 但语气较弱, 且常与 nothing,nobody,
anywhere, everything 等词连用。
例句:We had nothing to do but/except wait.
除了等待之外，我们一筹莫展。
语法填空
①I can answer all the questions _______ (except/besides) this one.
②The bus was empty __________ (except/except for) one young lady.
③ _____(except/but) other than that, she really hasn't changed much at all.
Language point
3. except for prep. 除了，除…之外;多用于引出使陈述不能完全成立的事物，有时也强调美中不足之处，通常只可后接名词或代词。
例句:Your composition is good except for some spelling mistakes.
除了有几个拼写错误外，你的作文整体上写得很好。
except
except for
But
Language point
句中含有there be句型的变式。there seem to be...好像.....，为there be句型的变式。
考点：
there be句型的变式
there be结构中谓语动词除be之外，还可以用live, stand, lie, exist,remain,go等表“存在” 意义的不及物动词。
There seemed to be no doubt about it. 这似乎毫无疑问。
例句:There remains much to be done.还有很多(事情)要做。
例句:Look! There come the rest of our guests. 看!我们剩下的客人来了。
四. Yes , well, there seemed to be a lot of them in my area!是的，
嗯,在我住的地方好像有很多恶魔!
语法填空
①There seems ___ be no better way.
②There happened ___ be a taxi parked at the gate.
to
to
Language point
clap v.鼓掌;拍手;拍手;击掌n. 鼓掌;拍手声;掌声
例句: I could hear the sound of clapping from the other room.
我听得见另一个房间里的鼓掌声。
例句: He came on stage amid clapping and cheering.
他在掌声和欢呼声中走上舞台。
五. ... when she saw all the audience clapping their hands...
...... 当她看到所有的观众都在鼓掌时......
根据中文含义提示填空
①The audience showed their enthusiasm by wild _________(掌声) and shouting.
② They ________(鼓掌) us on the back, and went back up to their room.
clapping
clapped
根据中文含意填空
① I have the greatest respect ___(尊敬) your brother.
② He has no respect ____(尊重) her feelings.
Language point
respect n.尊敬;尊重;重视 vt.尊敬;尊重;仰慕
[搭配]
① respect for sb./sth.尊敬；敬意；尊重
例句: I have the greatest respect for your brother.
我非常尊敬你的哥哥。
② respect for sb. /sth. 重视；尊重；维护
例句:The new officer soon won/earned the respect of his men.
新来的军官很快博得了士兵的尊敬。
六. It is a day for people in China to show respect to seniors.
这是中国人向老人表达敬意的日子。
for
for
Language point
horrible [ h r bl] adj.恐怖的;可恶的;令人震惊的;极坏的;讨厌的
例句: What terrible news!
多么骇人听闻的消息！
例句: Never in all my life have I seen such a horrible thing.
我一辈子也没见过这么恐怖的事。
七. ... chicken tastes horrible.
...... 鸡肉味道很难吃。
根据中文含义填空
① I've seen some pretty ________(恐怖的) things in my life.
② Will you stop making that ________(讨厌的) noise!
horrible
horrible
重点单词
Summarize
1. pudding n.布丁; (餐末的)甜食
2. turkey n. 火鸡;火鸡肉
3. roast v.烤;烘;焙(肉等);烘烤
4. firework n.烟火;烟花;烟火表演
5. pleased adj.高兴;满意;愉快 v.使满意;使愉快
6. clap v.鼓掌;拍手;拍手;击掌n. 鼓掌;拍手声;掌声
7. respect n.尊敬;尊重;重视 vt.尊敬;尊重;仰慕
8. wedding n.婚礼;结婚庆典v.结婚;娶;嫁
重点短语
Summarize
1. pumpkin pie 南瓜派
2. mashed potatoes 土豆泥
3. roast turkey 烤火鸡肉
4. to be frank 坦白地说;坦率地说
5. go off ①爆炸;走火;离开②(设备)停止运转③(警报器)突然想起④(食物或饮料)变质,腐败
6. except for 除....之外
Homework
Homework
1. Review the usage of keywords and phrases.
2. choose one minority festival in China, study in groups, and then give a presentation to the class.
3. Collect some festival food recipes in groups, and make a poster with pictures for the class.中小学教育资源及组卷应用平台
新人教版(2019)单元课时学案
学生姓名 班级 序号
课题内容 Unit 1 Festivals and Celebration Period 5 Listening and Talking&Assessing Your Progress&Project
教材分析 The theme of this lesson is to talk about the festival experience. In this lesson, students will learn about the festive experience of Christmas. Through listening to the dialogue, students will answer the names of the festivals talked about by the characters in the dialogue, the preparations made by their families to celebrate the festival, the activities during and after dinner, and the best part of the festival. In the second question, find out the sentences used by the two people to express their feelings and emotions in the listening dialogue, so as to prepare students for role-playing to talk about holiday experience and feelings. In the role-playing part, let the students find out the sentences that express their feelings about the festival in the dialogue first, and then talk with the students according to the examples sentences, so as to cultivate the students' language expression ability and exercise their oral expression ability.The course design is reasonable, and the teaching activities are progressive step by step. The introduction of listening is to train students' listening skills, the ability to capture key information, and the ability to predict listening content based on pictures. Then, find out the sentences that express their feelings and emotions about the festival, let the students learn and imitate the sentence patterns, and have a role-playing dialogue with the students, so as to train the students' oral expression ability and team cooperation ability. Students are asked to share their recent festival experience with classmates, and to exchange their feelings and reasons for the festival.When assessing your progress, ask students to fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words in the box. The purpose is to test students' ability of using words through practice.In this project, students need to introduce a ethnic festival in China and give a presentation to the class. Collect some festival food recipes and make a poster with pictures for the class.
学习目标与核心素养 1.Knowledge objectives: ①Study and master the usage key words and phrases.②Learn about different festivals in different areas.2.Skill objectives: ①Practice forecasting skills, and predict text information according to related pictures.②Be able to talk with classmates about your festival experience and feelings, and understand how to express your feelings in the dialogue.③Students know the steps of preparing a speech and master the skills of completing speeches and posters. 3.Emotional objectives: Students can learn more about different cultural backgrounds, customs and habits, learn more about cultural connotations and related meanings, and carry forward the proud traditions of the Chinese nation. Thinking quality objectives: cultivate students' logical thinking ability, induction and summary ability, and the ability to cooperate with classmates. Improve students' listening accuracy and cultivate students' listening skills.
学习重点 1.Study and master the usage key words and phrases.2.Be able to talk with classmates about your festival experience and feelings, and understand how to express your feelings in the dialogue.
学习难点 Students know the steps of preparing a speech and master the skills of completing speeches and posters.
探究点
探究点一：What do you know about Christmas
________________________________________________________________________________________
探究点二:Group discussion. Do you know the traditional customs of Christmas
________________________________________________________________________________________
探究点三:Group discussion. What are people's main holiday foods at Christmas
________________________________________________________________________________________
探究点四:完成教材第7页第1题。
①What festival is Max talking about
________________________________________________________________________________________
②What did Max do during the festival
________________________________________________________________________________________
③What dishes did Max's mother cook
________________________________________________________________________________________
④What did Max and his family do during and after the dinner
________________________________________________________________________________________
⑤What was the best part of the festival
________________________________________________________________________________________
探究点五:完成教材第7页第2题。
Listen again and tick the phrases that Max or Song Lin uses.
It was fantastic! How wonderful! How exciting!
That's amazing! It was great fun! It's very exciting.
探究点六:What do you know Chinese New Year and other Chinese festivals
_______________________________________________________________________________________
探究点七:What are the customs of the Chinese new year What customs do you like or dislike
_______________________________________________________________________________________
探究点八:完成教材第7页第3题。
Read the conversation below and underline the phrases that express feelings about festivals. Role-play the conversation with your partner.
_______________________________________________________________________________________
探究点:Read the text and discuss with your classmates, What Chinese New Year activities Song Lin likes and dislikes What about Joe
_______________________________________________________________________________________
探究点十:完成教材第7页第4题。
Share a recent festival experience with your partner and tell him/her how you felt about the festival and why.
探究点十一:完成教材第10页第1题
Fill in correct forms of the words in the box.
探究点十二:完成教材第10the blanks with the corr页第2题
Circle the correct word in each sentence.
探究点十三:Group discussion. How much do you know about Chinese minorities What are the main nationalities in China
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探究点十四:In groups, choose one minority festival in China, research it, and then to the class. Use the example outline below to help you.
探究点十五:What do you know about Laba Festival What are the customs of Laba Festival
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探究点十六:Discuss in group, the history of people's custom of eating Laba porridge. What are the raw materials of Laba porridge
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[知识点]
单词:Words and expressions.
A.必备单词
1.______________n.布丁; (餐末的)甜食
2.______________n.火鸡;火鸡肉
3.______________v.烤;烘;焙(肉等);烘烤
4.______________ n.烟火;烟花;烟火表演
5.______________adj.高兴;满意;愉快 v.使满意;使愉快
6.______________v.鼓掌;拍手;拍手;击掌n. 鼓掌;拍手声;掌声
7.______________ n.尊敬;尊重;重视 vt.尊敬;尊重;仰慕
8.______________ n.婚礼;结婚庆典v.结婚;娶;嫁
B.必备词组
1.______________南瓜派
2.______________土豆泥
3.______________烤火鸡肉
4.______________坦白地说;坦率地说
5.______________①爆炸;走火;离开②(设备)停止运转③(警报器)突然想起④(食物或饮料)变质,腐败
6.______________除......之外
Language points.
知识点1
I'm pleased to... 我很高兴......
pleased adj. 快乐的;高兴的;满意的
[积累]
①pleased with sb./sth. /pleased that…对……感到高兴；对……感到满意
例句:She was very pleased with her exam results.她对考试成绩非常满意。
②pleased to do sth. 高兴;乐于(做某事)
例句:Aren't you pleased to see me 见到我你不高兴吗？
[拓展]
pleasant adj.令人愉快的;友好的 be pleased to do sth.开心做某事
pleasing adj.令人高兴的，满意的 pleasure.高兴;荣幸
用glad、happy还是pleased？
1.Feeling pleased can suggest that you have judged sb/sth and approve of them. Feeling glad can be more about feeling grateful for sth. You cannot be“glad with sb”.
pleased表明对人或事有所评判的赞同，glad多表示为某事的感激，但不说glad with sb：
错误例句:The boss should be glad with you.(×)
2. Happy can mean glad or pleased or satisfied.
happy表示高兴、愉快、满意。
语法填空
①I be always pleased_____ try my best to promote our cooperation.
②I'm pleased_____the way things have been going.
知识点2
But, to be frank, the fireworks going off throughout the night were really annoying.但是坦白说，放一整晚的烟花真的很烦人。
1.to be frank
to be frank坦白地说;坦率地说。相当于frankly speaking, 为独立成分,通常置于句首修饰整个句子。
例句:To be frank, he could also be a bit of a bore.老实说，他有时也会让人厌烦。
例句: We're all a little on edge about it, to be frank.说实话，我们都有点焦虑。
归纳拓展
to be exact = exactly speaking 确切地说 to be honest = honestly speaking说实话
根据中文含义填空
①___________(坦率地说), I think it's just a waste of time.
②____________(坦白地说)the movie, moved me to tears.
2. go off
①爆炸;走火;离开
例句:The jet smashed into a hillside and exploded.
喷气式飞机撞上山坡爆炸了。
②(设备)停止运转
例句: As the water came in the windows, all the lights went off.
随着水从窗子漫进来，灯全部熄灭了。
③(警报器)突然响起
例句:Then the fire alarm went off. I just grabbed my clothes and ran out.
当时火险警报器响了，我一把抓起衣服就往外跑。
④(食物或饮料)变质，腐败
例句:Don't eat that! It's mouldy. It's gone off!
“别吃！那东西已经发霉变质了！”
根据中文含义填空
①A few minutes later the bomb went ___(爆炸), destroying the vehicle.
② Meat and fish go ____ (变质)quickly in hot weather.
知识点3
Anyway ,except for that, everything was fine. 不管怎样，除那以外，一切安好。
except for除......之外; 可表示细节上的修正。
例句:Except for the remarkably tidy kitchen, the place was a mess.
除了厨房特别干净外，这地方一片狼藉。
例句:The night was very quiet except for the ticking of the clock.
夜很静，只有钟摆滴答滴答地响。
同义词辨析except, but, except for
1. except prep. 除......之外;侧重于排除在外，即从整体里除去。
例句:They all went to sleep except Tony.
除托尼之外，他们都去睡觉了。
2. but prep. 除......之外; 同义词except, 可换用, 但语气较弱, 且常与 nothing,nobody,anywhere, everything等词连用。
例句:We had nothing to do but/except wait.
除了等待之外，我们一筹莫展。
3. except for prep. 除了，除......之外;多用于引出使陈述不能完全成立的事物，有时也强调美中不足之处，通常只可后接名词或代词。
例句:Your composition is good except for some spelling mistakes.
除了有几个拼写错误外，你的作文整体上写得很好。
语法填空
①I can answer all the questions _______ (except/besides) this one.
②The bus was empty __________ (except/except for) one young lady.
③_____(except/but) other than that, she really hasn't changed much at all.
知识点4
Yes, well, there seemed to be a lot of them in my area!是的，嗯,在我住的地方好像有很多恶魔!
句中含有there be句型的变式。there seem to be...好像.....，为there be句型的变式。
考点：
there be句型的变式
there be结构中谓语动词除be之外，还可以用live, stand, lie, exist,remain,go等表“存在” 意义的不及物动词。
There seemed to be no doubt about it. 这似乎毫无疑问。
例句:There remains much to be done.还有很多(事情)要做。
例句:Look! There come the rest of our guests. 看!我们剩下的客人来了。
语法填空
①There seems ___ be no better way.
②There happened ___ be a taxi parked at the gate.
知识点5
... when she saw all the audience clapping their hands...
......当她看到所有的观众都在鼓掌时......
clap v.鼓掌;拍手;拍手;击掌n. 鼓掌;拍手声;掌声
例句: I could hear the sound of clapping from the other room.
我听得见另一个房间里的鼓掌声。
例句: He came on stage amid clapping and cheering.
他在掌声和欢呼声中走上舞台。
根据中文含义提示填空
①The audience showed their enthusiasm by wild ______(掌声) and shouting.
②They ______(鼓掌) us on the back, and went back up to their room.
知识点6
It is a day for people in China to show respect to seniors.
这是中国人向老人表达敬意的日子。
respect n.尊敬;尊重;重视 vt.尊敬;尊重;仰慕
[搭配]
① respect for sb./sth.尊敬；敬意；尊重
例句: I have the greatest respect for your brother.
我非常尊敬你的哥哥。
② respect for sb. /sth. 重视；尊重；维护
例句:The new officer soon won/earned the respect of his men.
新来的军官很快博得了士兵的尊敬。
根据中文含意填空
①I have the greatest respect ___(尊敬) your brother.
②He has no respect ____(尊重) her feelings.
知识点7
... chicken tastes horrible.
...... 鸡肉味道很难吃。
horrible adj.恐怖的;可恶的;令人震惊的;极坏的;讨厌的
例句: What terrible news!
多么骇人听闻的消息！
例句: Never in all my life have I seen such a horrible thing.
我一辈子也没见过这么恐怖的事。
根据中文含义填空
① I've seen some pretty ________(恐怖的) things in my life.
② Will you stop making that ________(讨厌的) noise!
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听力
(一)听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1．Who is the speaker
A．An official. B．A teacher. C．A tourist.
2．If Boxing Day falls on a Sunday, what will people do on the following Monday
A．Go to work. B．Go to church. C．Have a holiday.
3．What do people often use boxes to do at Christmas
A．Collect money for the poor.
B．Raise money for athletic games.
C．Hold money for the ruler.
(二)听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
4．How many countries in Africa speak Portuguese
A．Two. B．Three. C．Five.
5．What fact about Portugal is the speaker probably most proud of
A．It has its own national type of music.
B．It has the oldest bookstore in the world.
C．It is the oldest country in Europe.
6．What is the speaker’s favorite area of Portugal to visit
A．The beaches. B．The major cities. C．The northern forest area.
7．When will the speaker probably return home
A．After finishing university.
B．After a few years of work.
C．After his retirement.
二、根据汉语提示单词拼写填空。
1.People stood up to show _______(尊敬) for the hero as he entered the room.
2.We both started shouting at each other and it turned into a h______(可怕的)argument.
3.He made shot after shot, and the crowd couldn’t stop ________ (鼓掌) and cheering.
4.Make sure the ________(烤) potatoes aren't raw in the middle. ( https: / / fanyi. / " \l "en / zh / javascript:void(0); )
5.The most enjoyable experience of the evening was the wonderful __________(烟花表演)display.
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7._____________(坦诚相告), I think your son has little chance of passing the exam. ( https: / / fanyi. / " \l "en / zh / javascript:void(0); )
8.Meat and fish ____________(变质)quickly in hot weather. ( https: / / fanyi. / " \l "en / zh / javascript:void(0); )
9.The building was darkened ___________(除了) a single light burning in a third-story window. ( https: / / fanyi. / " \l "en / zh / javascript:void(0); )
10.We found the pudding(布丁)too good to resist. Sure enough, it was delicious. ( https: / / fanyi. / " \l "en / zh / javascript:void(0); )
三、选用适当的单词或短语补全句子
请选择适当的短语，用正确的形式补全英语句子，注意使意思完整、语法无误。
be convenient for turn upside down break away from be inspired by refer to ...as
date back to be no reason for keep pany be surrounded by be directed at
1.Almost everywhere you go in the UK, you __________________ evidence of four different groups of people who took over at different times throughout history.
2.People from the UK are called “British”, which means the UK ___________________ Britain or Great Britain.
3.The capital city London is a great place to start,as it is an ancient port city that has a history ______________________ Rome times all the way.
4.Being online ____________________ being rude, and you don’t want to become a target for a troll of cyberbully.
5.The world _____________________ since the invention of the Internet and the introduction of personal computers into nearly every home.
四、完形填空
April Fool’s Day is a western festival. No one 1 exactly when and how April Fool’s Day began. However, there are some stories about 2 it came into being. One story 3 like this: in the sixteenth-century France, the start of the new year was on April first. It was celebrated 4 much the same way 5 it is today with parties and dancing into the late hours of the night.
Then in 1562, Pope (教皇) Gregory introduced a new calendar for the Christian world, and the new year fell on January first. There were some people, 6 , who hadn’t heard or didn’t believe the 7 in the date, so they 8 to celebrate New Year’s Day on April first. 9 played tricks on them and called them “April fools”. They tried to make them believe that something false was 10 . In France today, April first is called “April Fish”. French children fool their friends by taping a paper fish to their friends' 11 . When the “young fool” 12 this trick, the prankster (恶作剧者) shouts “April Fish!”
Today Americans play small tricks on friends and strangers alike on the first of April. One 13 trick on April Fool’s Day is 14 down to a friend’s shoe and saying, “Your shoelace is untied.” School children might tell a classmate that school has been canceled (取消). 15 the trick is, if you fail for the joke the prankster shouts “April Fool!”
In Britain today, on the first of April, even 16 newspapers, radio and TV programs tell big lies. You 17 read a science 18 showing that doctors have found a way to cure (治愈) AIDS, 19 you would probably listen to a piece of news about a UFO 20 on an island.
1．A．understands B．knows C．believes D．remembers
2．A．when B．why C．how D．where
3．A．goes B．tells C．happens D．writes
4．A．as B．like C．with D．in
5．A．like B．as C．that D．which
6．A．however B．but C．therefore D．instead
7．A．origin B．arrival C．change D．trick
8．A．starved B．continued C．considered D．gained
9．A．Others B．Ones C．Many D．Some
10．A．worldwide B．true C．obvious D．seasonal
11．A．hands B．faces C．backs D．heads
12．A．discovers B．gathers C．finds D．awards
13．A．usual B．common C．original D．foolish
14．A．putting B．pointing C．wiping D．admiring
15．A．Whenever B．Whoever C．Whatever D．Wherever
16．A．serious B．famous C．interesting D．independent
17．A．might B．should C．need D．must
18．A．letter B．speech C．writing D．report
19．A．so B．and C．or D．but
20．A．drowning B．weeping C．flying D．landing
五、阅读理解
The Fallas Festival (法雅节) in Spain
It is sometimes strange how world-famous festivals are started. 1 It takes place every March in Valencia of Spain.
Centuries ago, the city’s carpenters would empty their houses of all the old wood they had saved over the winter and burn it all in the local square. Over time, the carpenters began to use their old wood to carve different images.
2 Everyone would come to take a look and everything would be burnt.
The Fallas Festival is now one of the most popular festivals in Spain. 3 Today, 350 communities that make up Valencia work together to design and make two sculptures. These larger-than-life sculptures, often several meters high, are still made of wood, but also include cardboard. On the 15th of March, the sculptures are paraded around the city.
4 These will not be burnt at the end of the festival. They are instead, saved and placed in the local museum, which is open throughout the year. During the festival, there are lots of different community activities. Every activity ends with fireworks being let off during both the day and night.
The Fallas Festival always bring communities together. On the final night, all the sculptures are collected and put on a bonfire (大火堆) in the main Valencia square. The fire is lit and all the year's hard work comes to an end in towers of flames. 5__
A．The Fallas Festival is an exception.
B．Everyone would participate in carving.
C．This is especially true with the Fallas Festival.
D．A competition is run where the best sculptures are chosen.
E．It also attracts people from the world to watch and take part.
F．Sometimes they would create funny images of famous people.
G．Everyone watching says goodbye to winter and welcome to spring.
参考答案
探究点
探究点一
[答案]回答合理即可。
探究点二
[答案]回答合理即可。
探究点三
[答案]回答合理即可。
探究点四
①[答案]Max is talking about his Christmas experience with his family.
②[答案]Then he helped his mum prepare for the family dinner on Christmas Eve.
③[答案]She cooked roasted turkey, mashed potatoes, Christmas pudding, and apple pie.
④[答案]They shared stories and told jokes during the dinner.
They played games with the children afterwards.
⑤[答案]The best part was opening their presents on Christmas morning.
探究点五
[答案] It was fantastic! How wonderful! That's amazing! It was great fun! It was great to... I'm really happy that...
探究点六
[答案]回答合理即可。
探究点七
[答案]回答合理即可。
探究点八
[答案]①it was great, ...②... it's always exciting for me. It's good to spend time with my family...③...although it can get a bit boring in my hometown...④I loved watching the traditional performances,... ⑤...the fireworks going off throughout the night were really annoying.⑥...everything was fine. I'm really looking forward to the next festival.
探究点九
[答案]Song Lin:Song Lin likes the food, the parades and the beautiful fireworks. He likes spending time with his family, but he feels boring after staying in his hometown for a while.
Joe:Joe loves watching the traditional performances and the delicious meals, but he feels annoyed about the fireworks going off throughout the night.
探究点十
[答案]Sample:This year, I spent the Spring Festival with my parents, grandparents. I was really happy to spend a whole week with my grandparents. Parents buy new year's goods in the supermarket together and prepare for the Spring Festival.We buy fish and meat, fruits and vegetables, nuts and snacks together. It was fantastic! It's always good to prepare delicious New Year's Eve dinner, but it's very important to gain weight and always annoying! I will also go to temple fairs with my family and visit relatives.
探究点十一
[答案]1.significant 2.fancy 3.marching；media 4. represents 5.congratulations 6.brief 7.moment 8.lunar 9.roasted
探究点十二
[答案]1.satisfying 2.amazed 3.annoyed 4.dressed;frightening 5.surprised;flying
探究点十三
[答案]回答合理即可。
探究点十四
[答案] In the Guanxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on the third day of the third month of the Chinese lunar year is traditional folk song festival of Zhuang people. Zhuang people dressed with traditional clothes to get together to sing. Young girls who are not married can throw an embroidered ball(抛绣球), and sing songs to choose a husband.The activities also include throw an embroidered ball(抛绣球), eat five-colored sticky rice, duck in lemon sauce, scrambling for huapao (抢花炮) , bullfighting(斗牛), hit the glutinous rice cake (打糍粑), and so on.
Facts about the Dai People's Water Festival
Time: April 13-15 of the Gregorian calendar
Place: Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province
Minority Group: The Dai People
Festival activities: Splashing and spraying water on each other, dragon boat races, floating lanterns
Local festival food: ghost chicken, lemongrass grilled fish, pineapple purple rice
What do you know about Laba Festival What are the customs of Laba Festival
探究点十五
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探究点十六
[答案]回答合理即可。
二、[知识点]
单词:Words and expressions.
A.必备单词
1.[答案]pudding
2.[答案]turkey
3.[答案]roast
4.[答案]firework
5.[答案]pleased
6.[答案]clap
7.[答案]respect
8.[答案]wedding
B.必备词组
1.[答案]pumpkin pie
2.[答案]mashed potatoes
3.[答案]roast turkey
4.[答案]to be frank
5.[答案]go off
6.[答案]except for
三、Language points.
知识点1
[答案]①to②with
知识点2
1.[答案]①To be frank②To be frank
2. [答案]①off②off
知识点3
[答案]①except②except for③But
知识点4
[答案]①to②to
[答案]①to②to
知识点6
[答案]①for②for
知识点7
[答案]①horrible②horrible
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一、听力
(一)听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
[答案]
1．B
2．C
3．A
[解析]
[原文]
Good morning, my dear students! Today, I’m going to talk about Boxing Day, which is the day after Christmas.
You may have thought it is called Boxing Day because it’s the day you throw away the boxes your Christmas presents have come in. As simple as this theory is, there is more to the day.
In many countries that Boxing Day is also a public holiday. This means it’s a non-working day in the whole of the country. When Boxing Day falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the following Monday is the public holiday.
There are many theories as to when Boxing Day started, bur here is one of the most popular. It’s believed that Romans used boxes to collect money for athletic games. So, when they ruled Britain they brought this practice with them and people started to use similar boxes to collect money for the poor at Christmas. Then they would go out on the day right after Christmas and give out the money from those boxes to the poor.
(二)听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
[答案]
4．C
5．A
6．C
7．B
[解析]
[原文]
Hi, my dear fellow workers. I’ve lived in China for two years, but most of you know that I’m from Portugal. Today is a holiday known as Carnival, which is an incredible celebration in my country. This holiday is most famous for its all-night parties, festive dances, and parades in Brazil, and this is partly because Portugal and Brazil share cultural similarities. In the past, Portugal occupied the land of Brazil and sent over millions of people. Today, Portuguese is the national language of Brazil, but that’s not the only country that shares our language. Five countries in Africa natively speak Portuguese, as well. Being one of the oldest countries in Europe, our cities feel like you’re walking into a time machine. You can see beautiful ancient architecture in our capital, Lisbon, and you can even find the oldest bookstore in the world. You can also hear a traditional Portuguese music genre called Fado. I think it is one of the most amazing things about my country and its performance is really worth watching. North of the cities, you will find yourself in rolling hills and forest. This is, what I’d consider, the best travel destination in all of Europe. I love my life here in Shenzhen, but I do miss my home sometimes. It’ll be around five years before I move home, but let’s celebrate Carnival in Shenzhen today. I can’t wait to cook you some Portuguese food and teach you about my culture.
二、根据首字母填写单词及汉语意思 ( https: / / fanyi. / " \l "en / zh / javascript:void(0); )
1.[答案]respect
[解析]考查名词。句意：当英雄走进房间时，人们站起来向他表示敬意。根据单词首字母和句意“敬意，尊敬”可知，此处应用不可数名词respect作动词show的宾语。故填respect。
2.[答案]Horrible
[解析]考查形容词。句意：我们俩开始朝对方大喊大叫，结果变成了一场可怕的争吵。根据句意和首字母可知表示“可怕的”，修饰名词argument用形容词，故填horrible。
3.[答案]clapping
[解析]考查动词。句意：他一次又一次的投篮，观众不停地鼓掌欢呼。根据汉语提示可知，空处要用动词clap“鼓掌”，couldn't stop doing sth. “无法停止做某事”。故填clapping。
4.[答案]roast
[解析]句意：要确保这些烤土豆不夹生。roast烤;烘;焙(肉等);烘烤n.烤肉;户外烧烤野餐;故填roast。
5.[答案]firework
[解析]句意:这个晚上最让人高兴的就是精彩的烟花表演。firework n.烟火;烟花;烟火表演;烟花表演，故填firework。
6.[答案]wedding
[解析]句意：他们的婚礼办得相当隆重。wedding n.婚礼;结婚庆典v.结婚;娶;嫁，故填wedding。
7.[答案]To be frank
[解析]句意：坦诚相告，我认为你的儿子不大可能通过考试。
8.[答案]go off
[解析]句意：鱼和肉在天热时很快变质。go off失去对......的兴趣;（爆炸装置）爆炸;（枪）开火;（警报器）突然大作;（电器设备）停止运转;（食物或饮料）变质，坏掉，故填go off。
9.[答案]except for
[解析]句意：整座大楼一片漆黑，除了3层的一个窗户透出一丝光亮。except for除了，故填except for。
[答案]pudding
[解析]句意：我们觉得英国糖蜜布丁太好吃了，令人无法抗拒。的确非常美味。 pudding n.布丁;(餐末的)甜食;甜点,故填pudding。
三、选用适当的单词或短语补全句子
[答案]
1．will be surrounded by
2．is referred to as
3．dating back to
4．is no reason for
5．has been upside down
[解析]
1．考查动词的时态和被动语态。句意：在英国，几乎无论你走到哪里，你都会被历史上四个不同群体在不同时期接管政权的证据所包围。surround 意为“围绕；包围”，符合句意，此处与主语you之间为被动关系，故空处应填其过去分词surrounded构成被动语态结构。根据“主将从现”的判断原则，空处要填一般将来时。故正确答案为will be surrounded by。
2．考查动词的时态和被动语态。句意：来自英国的人被称为“英国人”，这意味着英国也经常被称为不列颠或大不列颠。refer to ......as把......称为......；把......叫做......，此处是其被动语态。根据“are called”判断，此处用一般现在时。故填：is referred to as。
3．考查非谓语动词。句意：以首都伦敦为第一站，是个不错的选择，因为伦敦是一个古老的港口城市，其历史可以追溯到罗马时代。that从句中由一个谓语动词has，故date为非谓语动词，date和a history之间属于主动关系，故用dating back to意为：追溯到。故填dating back to。
4．考查固定搭配和主谓一致。句意: 上网并不是粗鲁的借口，并且你不想要成为恶棍或网络恶霸的目标。根据句意，此处应选用短语“be no reason for” 表示“不是…的借口”。“being online”动名词做主语，谓语动词用单三式。依据“don’t want”判断，此处用一般现在时。故填is no reason for。
5．考查动词词组的时态和语态。句意：自从互联网的发明和个人电脑进入几乎每个家庭以来,世界已经发生了天翻地覆的变化。根据句意，选择短语“turn upside down”表示“完全颠覆”。世界是“被颠覆”，所以用被动语态。由“since the invention of the Internet”判断，此处用现在完成时。故填has been upside down。
四、完形填空
[答案]
6．B
7．C
8．A
9．D
10．B
11．A
12．C
13．B
14．A
15．B
16．C
17．A
18．B
19．B
20．C
21．A
22．A
23．D
24．C
25．D
[解析]
这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了愚人节的由来，以及不同地方庆祝愚人节的方式不同。
6．考查动词词义辨析。句意：没人准确地知道愚人节是什么时候，以及是如何开始的。A. understands理解；B. knows知道；C. believes相信；D. remembers记住。由下文“exactly when and how April Fool's Day began”可知，没人准确地知道愚人节是什么时候，以及是如何开始的，故选B。
7．考查连词词义辨析。句意：然而，有一些关于愚人节如何形成的故事。A. when当……时候；B. why为什么；C. how怎样；D. where哪里。由下文“One story 3 like this: in the sixteenth-century France, the start of the new year was on April first.”可知，关于愚人节有这样一个故事：在十六世纪的法国，新年的开始是在四月一日。这个故事讲述了愚人节的开始，由此可以推断出，有一些关于愚人节如何形成的故事，故选C。
8．考查动词词义辨析。句意：有一个故事是这样的：在16世纪的法国，新年的开始是在4月1日。A. goes(故事) 发生情况如何；B. tells告诉；C. happens发生；D. writes写。由上下文“One story 3 like this:”可知，此处指故事是这样发生的，故选A。
9．考查介词词义辨析。句意：庆祝的方式和今天差不多，派对和舞会一直持续到深夜。A. as正如；B. like像；C. with和；D. in以……的方式。由下文“much the same way”可知，此处表示用同样的方式，应用介词in，in the same way表示“用同样的方式”，故选D。
10．考查定语从句关系词。句意：庆祝的方式和今天差不多，派对和舞会一直持续到深夜。A. like好像；B. as正如；C. that那个；D. which哪一个。由前面的“the same”以及分析句子结构可知，“it is today with parties and dancing into the late hours of the night.”是定语从句，先行词是way(方式)，且先行词由the same来修饰，只能用as来引导，故选B。
11．考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，有些人没有听说或不相信日期的改变，所以他们继续在4月1日庆祝新年。A. however然而；B. but只能；仅仅；C. therefore因此；D. instead代替；相反。由上文“the new year fell on January first.”和下文“who hadn't heard or didn't believe the 7 in the date,”可知，按照新历，新年这一天改到了1月1号，但是一些人不相信，由此可知，前后句子构成转折，且分析句子结构可知，此处应用副词however作状语，而but表示转折时是连词，故选A。
12．考查名词词义辨析。句意：然而，有些人没有听说或不相信日期的改变，所以他们继续在4月1日庆祝新年。A. origin起源；B. arrival到达；C. change改变；D. trick花招。由下文“who hadn't heard or didn't believe the 7 in the date,”和上句“the new year fell on January first.”可知，按照新历，新年这一天改到了1月1日，而不是4月1日，但是许多人没有听说或不相信日期改变了，故选C。
13．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，有些人没有听说或不相信日期的改变，所以他们继续在4月1日庆祝新年。A. starved使挨饿；B. continued继续；C. considered认为；D. gained获得。由上下文“so they 8 to celebrate New Year's Day on April first”可知，有些人没有听说或不相信日期的改变，所以他们继续在4月1日庆祝新年，故选B。
14．考查代词词义辨析。句意：其他人开玩笑，称他们为“四月愚人”。A. Others其他人；B. Ones那些人；C. Many许多人；D. Some有些人。由上文“There were some people,”可知，上面提到“some”指“一些人”，所以此处指其他人，故选A。
15．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他们试图让别人相信虚假的东西是真实的。A. worldwide全世界的；B. true真正的；C. obvious明显的；D. seasonal季节性的。由上文“They tried to make them believe that something false was”和常识可知，愚人节时，人们试图让别人相信虚假的东西是真实的，故选B。
16．考查名词词义辨析。句意：法国小孩把纸鱼贴在朋友的背上，来愚弄他们的朋友。A. hands手；B. faces脸；C. backs后背；D. heads头。由上下文“by taping a paper fish to their friends’ 11 .”和下句“When the “young fool” 12 this trick, the prankster(恶作剧者) shouts “April Fish!””以及结合常识可知，在愚人节愚弄别人时，不让别人发现，如果被愚弄的人发现自己被愚弄了，愚弄者会大喊“四月愚人”，由此可以推断出，法国小孩把纸鱼贴在朋友的背上，不让他们发现，以此来愚弄他们的朋友，故选C。
17．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当“小傻瓜”发现这个把戏时，恶作剧者大喊“四月愚人！”A. discovers发现；B. gathers聚集；C. finds找到；D. awards颁发。由下文“this trick, the prankster (恶作剧者) shouts “April Fish!””可知，当被愚弄的人发现自己被愚弄了，恶作剧者会大喊“四月愚人”，故选A。
18．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：愚人节最常见的把戏就是指着朋友的鞋子说，“你的鞋带松了”。A. usual通常的；B. common普通的；常见的；C. original原先的；D. foolish愚蠢的。由下文“down to a friend’s shoe and saying, “Your shoelace is untied.”可知，和朋友说“你的鞋带松了”，这是愚人节最常见的把戏，故选B。
19．考查动词词义辨析。句意：愚人节最常见的把戏就是指着朋友的鞋子说，“你的鞋带松了”。A. putting放；B. pointing指出；C. wiping擦干净；D. admiring钦佩。由下文“down to a friend’s shoe and saying, “Your shoelace is untied.”可知，和朋友说“你的鞋带松了”这句话时，应该是指着鞋带，故选B。
20．考查副词词义辨析。句意：不管是什么把戏，只要你中计了，恶作剧的人就会喊“愚人节快乐！”A. Whenever无论什么时候；B. Whoever无论谁；C. Whatever无论什么；D. Wherever无论哪里。由下文“the trick is, if you fail for the joke the prankster shouts “April Fool!””可知，此处指无论是什么样的恶作剧，只要你中计了，恶作剧的人就会喊“愚人节快乐！”，故选C。
21．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在今天的英国，四月一日，即使是严肃的报纸，广播和电视节目也会说大谎。A. serious严肃的；B. famous有名的；C. interesting有趣的；D. independent独立的。由下文“newspapers, radio and TV programs”可知，报纸，广播和电视节目是很严肃的，但是在愚人节这一天它们也会说谎，故选A。
22．考查情态动词词义辨析。句意：你可能会读到一篇科学报告，说医生找到了治愈艾滋病的方法，或者你可能会听到一则关于不明飞行物降落在某个岛上的新闻。A. might或许；B. should应该；C. need需要；D. must必须。由下文“you would probably”可知，此处表示推测，即你可能会读到，故选A。
23．考查名词词义辨析。句意：你可能会读到一篇科学报告，说医生找到了治愈艾滋病的方法，或者你可能会听到一则关于不明飞行物降落在某个岛上的新闻。A. letter信；B. speech演讲；C. writing书写；D. report报告。由上文“read a science”可知，此处指读到一份科学报告，故选D。
24．考查连词词义辨析。句意：你可能会读到一篇科学报告，说医生找到了治愈艾滋病的方法，或者你可能会听到一则关于不明飞行物降落在某个岛上的新闻。A. so因此；B. and并且；C. or或者；D. but但是。由空前句子“You 17 read a science 18 showing that doctors have found a way to cure (治愈) AIDS”和空后句子“you would probably listen to a piece of news about a UFO 20 on an island.”可知，前后句子表示选择关系，此处表示“或者”，故选C。
25．考查动词词义辨析。句意：你可能会读到一篇科学报告，说医生找到了治愈艾滋病的方法，或者你可能会听到一则关于不明飞行物降落在某个岛上的新闻。A. drowning画画；B. weeping哭泣；C. flying飞行；D. landing登陆。由上下文“a UFO 20 on an island”可知，此处指不明飞行物降落在某个岛上，故选D。
五、阅读理解
[答案]
26．C
27．F
28．E
29．D
30．G
[解析]
[导语]
这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍西班牙的法雅节以及节日内容。
26．上文“It is sometimes strange how world-famous festivals are started. (有时很奇怪，世界著名的节日是如何开始的。)”及下文“It takes place every March in Valencia of Spain. (每年三月在西班牙瓦伦西亚举行。)”介绍每年三月在西班牙举行的世界著名的节日。C项“This is especially true with the Fallas Festival. (法雅节尤其是这样。)”承上启下，介绍世界著名的节日——法雅节。故选C。
27．上文“Over time, the carpenters began to use their old wood to carve different images. (随着时间的流逝，木匠们开始用他们的旧木头雕刻不同的人像。)”说明木匠用旧木头刻人像。F项“Sometimes they would create funny images of famous people. (有时他们会创造名人的有趣形象。)”中的“images”与上文内容一致，介绍木匠们雕刻人像，故选F。
28．上文“The Fallas Festival is now one of the most popular festivals in Spain. (法雅节现在在西班牙是最受欢迎的节日之一。)”及“Today, 350 communities that make up Valencia work together to design and make two sculptures. (今天，组成瓦伦西亚的350个社区共同努力设计和制作两个雕塑。)”介绍法雅节的受欢迎程度及庆祝节日的活动。E项“It also attracts people from the world to watch and take part. (它还吸引了来自世界各地的人们观看和参与。)”介绍法雅节的受欢迎程度，承接上文，故选E。
29．上文“These larger-than-life sculptures, often several meters high, are still made of wood, but also include cardboard. On the 15th of March, the sculptures are paraded around the city. (这些比生物更大的雕塑，通常有几米高，仍然由木头制成，但也包括纸板。在3月15日，雕塑环城游行。)”及下文“These will not be burnt at the end of the festival. They are instead, saved and placed in the local museum, which is open throughout the year. (这些不会在节日结束时被烧毁。相反，它们被保存下来并放置在当地博物馆中，该博物馆全年开放。)”介绍了法雅节活动上的雕像。D项“A competition is run where the best sculptures are chosen. (比赛要选择最好的雕塑。)”中的“sculptures”与上文内容一致，并引出下文，符合语境，故选D。
30．上文“The fire is lit and all the year's hard work comes to an end in towers of flames. (火被点燃，所有一年的辛勤工作在火焰塔中结束。)”说明法雅节烧雕塑的意义，和过去一年的辛勤工作告别。G项“Everyone watching says goodbye to winter and welcome to spring. (每个观看者都告别了冬天，欢迎春天的到来。)”总结上文，说明观看烧雕塑的人是为了和过去告别，总结了庆祝法雅节的意义，故选G。
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