Unit 3 Families Celebrate Together Lesson 18 Li Ming's Birthday同步课时练（word版，含解析）

Unit 3 Families Celebrate Together Lesson 18 Li Ming's Birthday
一、单选题
1.My father _____ the candles after he made a wish on his birthday.
A. blew off B. blows out C. blew out D. blows off
2.Lisa, don't do many things at one time, or you'll be tired out. You can't _____.
A.burn the candle at both ends B.save for a rainy day
C.put all your eggs in one basket D.do as the Romans do when in Rome
3.Your hairstyle is _____. You look so cool.
A. in all B. in a word C. in fashion D. in time
4.We can _____ the TV. Nobody is watching it.
A. turn off B. turn on C. turn up D. turn down
5.The young man is a popular star. And his clothes are always________ fashion.
A.in B.on C.with D.at
6.My mother bought a birthday cake with________ candles yesterday, because it was my________ birthday.
A.thirteen; thirteen
B.thirteenth; thirteenth
C.thirteen; thirteenth
D.thirteenth; thirteen
7.The shoes________ me________.I'll take them.
A.fit; well B.are fitting; good
C.are fitted; well D.fits; well
8.If you feel nervous, you can________ a deep breath.
A.make B.let C.act D.take
9.In the U.K., people like to drink tea ______ milk in it.
A. have B. with C. for D. has
二、单词首字母填空
10.The light doesn't work. Please buy some c_____ for me.
11.The wind is b______ strongly now.
12.The man took a d_____ breath and began to tell the story.
13.My uncle is a p__________. He works in a post office.
三、阅读理解（任务型阅读）
Children all over the world like to celebrate their birthdays. American children are of no difference. They usually celebrate with a party. They invite their friends to their birthday parties. The party may not be held on the right date of their birthday if it comes on a school day. It may be held at the weekend instead.
Today two kinds of parties are the most popular. One is held at home. Parents decorate the house beautifully with balloons and colourful paper. They prepare a special birthday meal. The children play games. The other kind is held away from home. Some are at a special restaurant. The children eat pizzas and ice creams. The waiters, who serve(提供) the food, also sing and tell jokes to the children. Other parties may be held at a park, or at a movie theatre, or in some other places.
At every birthday party, there is a cake with candles. There is one candle for each year of a birthday boy's or girl's age. When the candles are lighted, everyone sings the special birthday song "Happy Birthday to You".
As Americans grow older, their birthday parties change. In fact, many people stop having them. They say they would like to forget how old they are. Yet they do like to keep the happy birthday parties of their childhood in mind.
1、2题完成句子; 3题简略回答问题; 4题找出并写下第二段的主题句; 5题将文中画线。句子译成汉语。
1.American children usually celebrate their birthdays with a __________.
2.There are usually ________ on the birthday cake.
3.Why do many people stop having birthday parties
4.________________________________________________________
5.________________________________________________________
四、完形填空
The Spring Festival is one of the most important festivals in China. During the festival, Chinese people have many activities. Do foreign(外国的) people like Chinese New Year Yes, they do. Now let's have a look.
"I like red 1 a lot," says an English girl called Sara. She is in Beijing with her parents. "The Spring Festival in China is like 2 in England. And I 3 red lanterns are just like Christmas trees at Christmas."
An 4 girl, Lisa says, "All families in China put up couplets(对联). They call these couplets the Spring Festival couplets and put them on the 5 . The words on the couplets are very beautiful."
Allan, a boy from Canada, has been in China for about three years. He 6 Chinese calligraphy(书法) from his friends. Now he can 7 well. He also likes to 8 dumplings on the eve of the festival. He says, "Dumplings are very 9 food. They are different from ours in Canada." He also likes 10 fireworks(烟花) and taking photos on that day.
1.A.pictures B.cards C.clothes D.lanterns
2.A.Thanksgiving B.Halloween C.Christmas D.Easter
3.A.think B.want C.plan D.miss
4.A.Japanese B.Jewish C.American D.Chinese
5.A.beds B.doors C.tables D.walls
6.A.learns B.teaches C.borrows D.keeps
7.A.read B.write C.speak D.tell
8.A.eat B.share C.wash D.count
9.A.national B.difficult C.important D.special
10.A.starting B.making C.watching D.blowing
答案以及解析
一、单选题
1.答案：C
解析：句意为: 我爸爸生日时许愿后吹灭了蜡烛。blow out意为"吹灭"; blow off意为"轻视"。根据made可知此处用一般过去时。结合语境, 故选C项。
2.答案：A
解析：burn the candle at both ends意为"起早贪黑而疲惫不堪"; save for a rainy day意为"未雨绸缪"; put all your eggs in one basket意为"孤注一掷"; do as the Romans do when in Rome意为"入乡随俗"。根据语境, 故选A项。
3.答案：C
解析：句意为: 你的发型很时尚。你看起来很酷。in fashion意为"时尚; 流行", 符合语境。故选C项。
4.答案：A
解析：句意为: 我们可以关掉电视。没人在看。turn off意为"关掉"; turn on意为"打开"; turn up意为"调高(音量)"; turn down意为"调低(音量)"。根据"Nobody is watching it."可知, 现在没有人看电视, 所以可以把它关掉。
5.答案：A
6.答案：C
7.答案：A
8.答案：D
9.答案：B
解析：句意为: 在英国, 人们喜欢喝里面带牛奶的茶。with意为"带有; 具有", 符合语境。
二、单词首字母填空
10.答案：candles
11.答案：blowing
12.答案：deep
13.答案：postman
三、阅读理解（任务型阅读）
答案：1.party
2.candles
3.Because they would like to forget how old they are.
4.Today two kinds of parties are the most popular.
5.他们邀请他们的朋友去参加他们的生日聚会。
解析：1.根据第一段第三句"They usually celebrate with a party."可知, 美国孩子通常用聚会来庆祝他们的生日。
2.根据第三段首句"At every birthday party, there is a cake with candles."可知, 生日蛋糕上通常有蜡烛。
3.根据第四段第三句"They say they would like to forget how old they are."可知, 许多人不办生日聚会是因为他们想忘记他们的年龄。
4.第二段主要介绍了当今两种最受欢迎的生日聚会。
5.略
四、完形填空
答案：1-5 DCACB 6-10 ABADC
解析：1.根据"And I _____ red lanterns are just like Christmas trees at Christmas."可知萨拉喜欢红灯笼。
2.根据"And I _____ red lanterns are just like Christmas trees at Christmas."可知这里说的是英格兰的圣诞节。
3.句意为: 而且我认为红灯笼就像圣诞节的圣诞树一样。think意为"想; 认为"; want意为"想要"; plan意为"计划"; miss意为"想念"。根据语境, 故选A项。
4.根据空前的An可知此处应是发音以元音音素开头的单词, 故选C项。
5.根据语境及常识可知对联是贴在门上的。
6.固定搭配learn...from...意为"向......学习......", 符合语境。
7.根据"He _____ Chinese calligraphy from his friends."可知艾伦学习书法, 所以是写得很好。
8.句意为: 他也喜欢在除夕夜吃饺子。eat意为"吃"; share意为"分享"; wash意为"洗"; count意为"数"。根据语境, 故选A项。
9.national意为"国家的"; difficult意为"困难的"; important意为"重要的"; special意为"特别的"。根据"They are different from ours in Canada."可知中国的饺子和加拿大的不一样, 对于艾伦来说是很特别的。
10.句意为:他还喜欢在那一天看烟花, 拍照片。start意为"开始"; make意为"制作"; watch意为"看"; blow意为"吹"。根据语境, 故选C项。
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