Unit 2 I think that mooncakes are delicious! 短文填空专项练习 （含答案）

人教版新目标九年级英语Unit 2
短文填空
专项练习
A
根据短文内容及所给的单词提示, 用所给单词的适当形式完成短文
The Chongyang Festival is a Chinese traditional festival.It is celebrated on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month.It's also 1.______ (call) the Double Ninth Festival.
The festival started as 2.________ /' li/ as the Warring States Period (475—221 BC) .It has a history of more than 1，700 years.Among the numbers from zero to nine, nine is the 3.__________ (high) odd number (奇数)．People believe that two “nines” meeting together stand for a long life.So it is a special holiday 4._______ Chinese people to show love and respect for their elders.They hold many 5._________ (kind) of activities in honor of old people, wishing them good 6. _________ /helθ/ and a long life.
The festival comes during the golden time of 7. ______ /f l/.On the day, people traditionally drink chrysanthemum (菊花) wine, eat Double Ninth Cakes 8._______ climb mountains.They also carry a kind of plant named dogwood.People in ancient times believed that 9.______ plant could drive away evil (邪恶的) spirits and prevent them from 10.__________ (catch) an illness in winter.
B
根据短文内容及单词提示,用所给单词的适当形式完成短文.
For many people around the world, the third Sunday in June is a day to respect their fathers. It is Father's Day and 1._________ (celebrate) Father's important role in the family.
Father is just 2.___ important to a child as Mother is. For daughters, Father is the first man they admire, while for sons, Father is an idol(偶像) and the 3.___________ (strong) man in their life.
The idea of celebrating Father's Day 4. _________(give) by Sonora Smart Dodd of Washington in 1909.She wanted a special day to honor(纪念) her father William Smart; his wife died 5.__________ she was giving birth to their sixth child. Mr. Smart was left 6. _________(raise) the newborn and his other five children only by himself.
After Sonora became an adult, she understood the strength and selflessness(无私) her father had shown in raising his children as a single parent. The first Father's Day was celebrated 7.___ June 19, 1910 in Washington. And it was in 1966 that the then USA President Lyndon Johnson officially made the third Sunday of June Father's Day. In 1972, the then USA President Richard Nixon made 8.____ a national holiday.
Over the years, the idea of celebrating Father's Day on the third Sunday of June 9. ____________ (spread) across the world. Celebrating the day gives people a chance to express their love and thanks to their fathers. Celebrating the day also makes fathers feel that their contributions are acknowledged(认可) by their children and 10.___________ (social).
C
根据短文内容及单词提示,用所给单词的适当形式完成短文.
The Lantern Festival (元宵节) falls on the 15th day of the 1st lunar month. As early as the Western Han Dynasty, it had become a festival with great meaning.
Yuanxiao is the special food for the Lantern Festival. It is believed 1.________ yuanxiao is named after a palace maid (宫女), Yuan Xiao, of Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty. Yuanxiao is a kind of sweet dumpling, which is made of sticky rice flour 2.________ (fill) with sweet stuffing (填料). And the festival is named after the famous dumpling. It is very easy to cook. Just 3._______ (simple) put them in a pot of boiling water for a few minutes.
“Guessing lantern riddles” is 4._____ important part of the festival. Lantern owners write riddles on pieces of paper and post them on the lanterns. If visitors have solutions to the riddles, they 5. __________ (pull) the paper out and look for the lantern owners to check their answers. If they are right, they will get a small gift. The activity appeared during people’s 6.__________ (enjoy) of lanterns in the Song Dynasty. As riddle guessing is interesting and full of wisdom(智慧), it 7._____________ (become) more and more popular.
In the daytime of the festival, performances such 8. ________ a dragon lantern dance, a lion dance, a land boat dance, walking on stilts (高跷) and beating drums while dancing will be staged (举行). In the evening, besides beautiful lanterns, fireworks 9.________ (form) a beautiful scene. Most families spare some fireworks from the Spring Festival and let them off on that day. Some local governments will even organize a fireworks party. When the first full moon enters the New Year, people become really 10.________ (excite) by the fireworks and the bright moon in the sky.
D
根据短文内容及首字母提示填词，使短文完整、通顺。
The Double Ninth Festival is a special day for old people in China.It is one of the most important 1.t_________ festivals in China.This holiday is on the ninth day of the 2.n___ month of the lunar calendar.On this holiday，3.y______ people usually show love and respect (尊敬) to older people.
There are many 4.w___ in which Chinese people express their respect.When an older person enters (进入) a room，younger people usually stand 5.u__.
People are introduced from the oldest to the youngest.When we give a book to an older person，we use our two hands.In Western countries，6.h________，old people don't think that they are old.They are 7.c_____ “seniors” instead of “old people”．They'd rather do everything 8.t_________．Westerners respect old people，too.Usually，seniors take trains and buses for 9.f____．They are given discounts (折扣) in stores and restaurants.
Western seniors don't often live with their children.They live 10.a_____．But for weekends or holidays，the family usually gather at the grandparents' home and enjoy the family parties.
E
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号中所给单词的正确形式填空。
Mooncakes are the most popular food eaten during the Mid Autumn Festival.Different 1.________ (kind) of mooncakes are placed in stores and markets as the festival approaches (接近).2.________ do you know that people living south of the Yangtze River follow the 3.________ (traditional) of eating pumpkins during the festival
In ancient times，poor families 4.________ (choose) to eat pumpkins during the Mid Autumn Festival because they didn't have money 5.________ (buy) mooncakes.The tradition has been passed down，and it's believed that eating pumpkins 6.________ the Mid Autumn Festival night can bring people good health.
7．________ interesting story says that a very poor family，a couple with their daughter，lived at the foot of South Mountain.The old couple were 8.________ (serious) ill for lack of food.
The daughter found a strange melon (瓜) one day while she was 9.________ (work) in the fields near the mountain.She took the melon home and cooked for her dying parents.Surprisingly，her parents recovered (恢复健康) 10.________ eating the melon.Because the melon was picked near South Mountain，it was named “south melon”．
F
根据短文内容及所给汉语提示, 用本单元所学单词的适当形式完成短文
Last Friday evening, my neighbor Julie asked me to help her search for some information about the Qingming Festival. When I was about to(正要) turn on the computer, I remembered that my father once 1._______ (warn) me not to use it without his permission (许可), or he would 2._______ (处罚) me, so I had to tell Julie that I couldn't help.
The next morning, my father came back from his 3._______ (商业) trip. When I told him the thing, he agreed that I could use his computer. I was very glad 4. _______(call) Julie. Soon Julie came, and we searched the Internet. After a while, we finished.
In the afternoon, some of our 5._______ (亲戚) came to visit us. They brought a lot of beautiful 6.______ (present) for us. And we 7.______ (treat) them with kindness and 8.________ (warm). Mom prepared some fruit and dessert for the guests. We enjoyed them in the 9._______ (花园) together. While the adults were talking, we children were 10.______ (lie) on the grass or playing games happily. We all had a good time.
参考答案
A
1.called 2.early 3.highest 4.for 5.kinds
6.health 7.fall 8.and 9.the 10.catching
B
1.celebrates 2.as 3.strongest 4.was given 5.when/while
6.to raise 7.on 8.it 9.has spread 10.society
C
1.that 2.filled 3.simply 4.an 5.will/can pull
6.enjoyment 7.has become 8.as 9.form 10.excited
D
1.traditional 2.ninth 3.younger 4.ways 5.up
6.however 7.called 8.themselves 9.free 10.alone
E
1.kinds 2.But 3.tradition 4.chose 5.to buy
6.on 7.An 8.seriously 9.working 10.after
F
1.warned 2.punish 3.business 4.to call 5.relatives
6.presents 7.treated 8.warmth 9.garden 10.lying