Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected. 课时练（含答案）

Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected.
一、单项选择
1．In China, most families often get together to eat mooncakes and tell the stories about Chang’e on ________.
A．the Spring Festival B．Mid-Autumn Festival C．Dragon Boat Festival
2． I_____ go home ______the concert was over.
A．didn’t; until B．wasn’t; till C．don’t; until D．won’t; till
3．I study in a junior high school close to the city library.
A．above B．near C．far away from D．outside
4．Smoking is bad for our health. Everyone should ________ cigarettes.
A．keep away from B．keep smoking C．keep from D．keep out
5．Tina comes to China in order to experience Chinese culture and ________ which university is the best for her to attend.
A．put out B．stay out C．find out D．run out
6．By the end of 1976, many buildings ________ built in the city.
A．have been B．have C．had been D．will
7．—I like the weather in Kunming. It's warm all year round.
—Yes. And the temperature stays ________ zero all the time.
A．at B．below C．around D．above
8．You can only achieve success ________ hard work.
A．across B．above C．through D．into
9．In some African countries, children are made heavy work because their parents have died.
A．doing B．done C．do D．to do
10．He asked me _____ during the summer holidays.
A．where I had been B．where I had gone
C．where had I been D．where had I gone
11．Check what you have written _______ you hand in your application form.
A．since B．before C．after D．while
12．—We are planning a National Fire Prevention Day this weekend. Do you have any advice
—You’d better ________ signs around the school to tell all the students about that.
A．make up B．put up C．set up D．show up
13．The traffic light is green. Let’s go ________ the road.
A．against B．among C．across D．above
14．By the time my parents reached home yesterday, I _____ the dinner already.
A．had cooked B．cooked C．have cooked D．was cooked
15．-I tried to make Alice ___________ her mind but I found it difficult.
-Well, I saw you __________that when I went past.
A．changed; do B．changes; doing C．change; to do D．change; doing
16．They have been friends ________ they first met.
A．since B．while C．before D．after
17．We have worked so long. Shall we stop ______ a rest
A．have B．to having C．having D．to have
18．It won’t be long ________ we leave our junior middle school.
A．because B．until C．before D．though
19．Scientists say it may be five or ten years ________ it is possible to test this medicine on human patients.
A．since B．before C．after D．when
20．——Alice, could you tell me London
——Sure. Last Sunday
A．when Mr.Smith left B．when Mr.Smith wi11 leave
C．when did Mr.Smith leave D．when will Mr.Smith leave
二、语法选择
Do you know Chinese traditional activity Shehuo？It began in the Qin and Han Dynasties and ____21____ in the Tang and Song Dynasties. It was even ____22____ during the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
Now Shehuo has become ____23____ activity expressing people’s good wishes. It is a celebration that is always acted by local farmers ____24____ the Spring Festival and the Lantern Festival. There are kinds of Shehuo shows. Let’s have a look.
Dragon Dance is a traditional dance in China. There are usually more than ten ____25____ who act under a dragon. They show a strong feeling. The dragon ____26____ as a symbol of the Chinese nation. It also means that the country is rich and the people are at peace.
Stile-walking (踩高跷) performers usually dress up as ancient people and walk on stilts carefully in the streets. These people need ____27____ the skill a lot before performing. If they are not careful enough, ____28____ will fall and get hurt easily. ____29____ attractive and dangerous activity!
The Boating Dance ______30______ is also called land-boat dance usually includes one boat with two dancers: a man and a woman. Some include many dancers and many boats. It’s different in forms from place to place. The Boating Dance is warmly held everywhere in China.
21．A．developed B．will develop C．is developing D．was developing
22．A．popular B．more popular C．most popular D．the most popular
23．A．/ B．a C．an D．the
24．A．during B．among C．between D．along
25．A．performer B．performers C．performer’s D．performers’
26．A．regard B．regarded C．is regarded D．was regarded
27．A．practice B．practiced C．practicing D．to practice
28．A．they B．them C．their D．themselves
29．A．What B．What a C．What an D．How
30．A．where B．who C．what D．which
三、阅读单选
（一）
I think April Fool’s Day is a very unusual holiday. On April Fool’s Day, you have to watch out for practical jokes. You also can’t trust everything you hear on April 1st. Even some main newspapers will put fake news to fool people. I heard a story about how on April Fool’s Day, a London newspaper printed an article about how aliens landed in England. This caused many people to be afraid and the local police were not very pleased with the newspaper.
It can be interesting to play tricks, but you’d better not to go too far. One April Fool’s Day, I called my mother from the university I attended. I told her that I failed all of my exams and because of this, I wasn’t able to graduate. She was so upset that she started to cry. I felt really bad about making her sad and tried to tell her it was just a joke. After I told her it was only an April Fool’s Day’s joke, she got angry with me that she hung up the phone. I had to call her back and apologize before she would talk to me again.
April Fool’s Day’s jokes can be funny, but you should be careful not to hurt people’s feelings by embarrassing them too much. Before you act, you should always make sure to put yourself in someone else’s shoes and think about how they might feel.
根据短文内容，选出最佳选项。
31．What can’t be trusted on April fool’s day
A．Everything you hear.B．Strangers’ jokes. C．Friends’ jokes D．Everything on TV.
32．What was the writer when he called his mother on April Fool’s Day
A．A worker. B．A student. C．A teacher. D．A reporter.
33．What does the underlined word “fake” mean in Chinese
A．可怕的 B．过时的 C．最新的 D．虚假的
34．Which is the following is TRUE
A．Once aliens landed in England.
B．April Fool’s Day is a usual holiday.
C．The mother felt worried when she got the call.
D．You can do anything to fool your friends on April Fool’s Day.
35．What does the passage mainly tell us
A．Don’t play jokes on your friends.
B．It’s bad for newspapers to put fake news.
C．Children shouldn’t play jokes on their mothers.
D．Don’t go too far when playing jokes on April Fool’s Day.
（二）
China is a country with many colorful days and festivals. Dragon Head Raising Day (Longtaitou) is one of them.
This special day is on the second day of the second month in the Chinese lunar calendar (阴历). It stands for (代表) the start of spring and farming. This year the day falls on February 24.
The dragon is important in Chinese culture. We Chinese people call ourselves the “descendants (后代) of the dragon”. Therefore, people celebrate Dragon Head Raising Day with many customs about dragons.
On the day in ancient times, people put ashes (灰烬) in the kitchen. This was to “lead the dragon into the house”. People believed that with the help of the dragon, they could have a good harvest (收获) in autumn.
Also, people eat special foods on the day. The foods are usually named after dragons. For example, people eat “dragon whisker (须)” noodles and dumplings called “dragon teeth”.
Today many customs have faded away (逐渐消失). But one that has remained (保留) is the cutting of hair. It is said that a haircut during the first lunar month may bring bad luck to the mothers, brothers. So many people have their hair cut on Dragon Head Raising Day.
36．Dragon Head Raising Day is one of the ________ festivals.
A．English B．French C．Chinese D．Japanese
37．________ is Dragon Head Raising Day this year.
A．February 10 B．February 24 C．February 4 D．February 5
38．On the day in ancient times, why did people put ashes in the kitchen
A．Because the dragon liked the ashes.
B．Because the ashes stood for the harvest.
C．Because the ashes led the dragon into the house.
D．Because the ashes stood for the happiness.
39．One custom that has remained is ________ the passage.
A．the cutting of hair B．dragon boat racing
C．eating zongzi D．eating dumplings
40．Which of the following is NOT true
A．Dragon Head Raising Day is on the second day of the second month in the Chinese lunar calendar.
B．The dragon is important in Chinese culture.
C．Dragon Head Raising Day stands for the start of spring and harvest.
D．So many people have their hair cut on Dragon Head Raising Day.
四、语法填空
（一）
根据短文内容，在空白处填上一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
May 21, 2020 is the first International Tea Day. It was set up by the UN on Nov. 27, 2019. International Tea Day is more than about ____41____ (celebrate) the delicious drink. It also ____42____ (try) to improve the working conditions of tea farmers and workers. It makes ____43____ public know the importance of tea all over the world.
Tea is the world’s second ____44____ (popular) drink (after water). Drinking tea can bring many ____45____ (health) benefits (益处). Now tea is loved by ____46____ (million) from China to England, from India to Afghanistan—each culture with its own tradition.
Tea was discovered in China. ____47____ Shen Nong was boiling water over an open fire, some leaves from a tea plant fell into the water. Shen Nong then fell in love with the drink that followed, and that is how tea became a common drink in Chinese culture. Drinking tea ____48____ (be) a centuries-old tradition in the UK. There’s tea for breakfast, tea during break time, tea when visiting a ____49____ (friend) house, tea to wake up, tea ____50____ (relax)... you get the idea. For Indians, tea is also a huge part of daily life.
Help yourself to some tea when you are free. Maybe, you will fall in love with it, too.
（二）
阅读下面材，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内单词的正确形式填空（每空不超过三个单词）。
Chinese people have been celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival and enjoying mooncakes for centuries. Mooncakes are ____51____ the shape of a full moon on the Mid-Autumn night. They carry people’s ____52____ (wish) to the families they love and miss. There are many ____53____ (tradition) folk stories about this festival. However, most people think that the story of Chang’e is ____54____ (many) touching. Chang’e was Hou Yi’s beautiful wife. ____55____ Hou Yi shot down the nine suns, a goddess gave him magic medicine to thank him. Whoever took this could live forever, and Hou Yi planned to take it with Chang’e. However, a bad man, Pang Meng, tried ____56____ (steal) the medicine when Hou Yi was not home. Chang’e refused to give it to him and took it all. She became very light and ____57____ (fly) up to the moon. Hou Yi was so sad that he called out her name to the moon every night. One night, he found that the moon was ____58____ bright and round that he could see his wife there. He____59____ (quick) laid out her favorite fruits and desserts in the garden. How he wished that Chang’e could come back!
After this, people started the tradition of ____60____ (admire) the moon and sharing mooncakes with their families.
五、根据短文内容，从方框中选出恰当的单词或短语填空，使语意通顺完整。第一个方框供61-64小题选用，第二个方框供65-68小题选用。每个选项只能使用一次，每框有一项剩余。
A．wanted to win B．during the festival C．play D．in one day E.keep it safe
Easter is a traditional holiday that is celebrated during spring in Western countries like the UK and the US. Easter eggs mean new life. Easter egg hunt is a game ____61____. Decorated eggs or Easter eggs are hidden for children to find. This Easter, we held an Easter egg hunt. The headmaster told us that 1, 000 chocolate eggs were hidden in our school. The class that found the most eggs ____62____ would win a prize.
Our class really ____63____. This was easier said than done, but our team leaders, Rose and Charlotte, came up with a plan. We would all arrive at school early. We would search around the school in small groups. Each group looked for the eggs on one floor. We would put all of our eggs into one bag, and Rose would ____64____ until the end of the day. Most importantly, we must not eat the eggs!
A．works together B．a bit hard C．tried my best D．lots of E.learn
When the day finally came, I was the last one to arrive. Everyone had already collected ____65____ Easter eggs. Some had 20, some had a bit less than 30 and two girls even found 42! I regretted coming late and felt a little sad. If I came earlier, I wouldn’t just find a few eggs at lunchtime. However, I ____66____ to walk around the school and find the eggs. The chocolate were ____67____ to find. They were hidden in places like teacher’s drawers, stuck behind the whiteboard, inside the display shelf, behind trophies and stuck in a hole or in a doorframe(门框).
By the end of the day, we had 196 Easter eggs! It doesn’t matter whether our class wins or not. If everyone ____68____ as a team, then we can do anything!
六、完成对话，在对话的空格中填上适当的单词，使对话完整正确。一空一词含缩写词。
Hi, Li Ming, I know the biggest shopping festival—The Double Eleven is coming. As Chinese,you always shop online at that time. But in my country,we seldom shop online. Can you tell me something about the festival
B：Sure, lots of people in China join in the shopping festival every year. According to last year’s data（数据）, more than 6 million people are ____69____ in this year’s shopping festival.
A：Wow, that’s a huge number! Why are people fascinated by the shopping festival
B：Well, I think the main reason is that the price of most of the products is lower than ____70____ . Besides, more than 200,000 ____71____are available during this online shopping festival, such as Nike and Adidas.
A：Oh,people have lots of ____72____. I’m sure they can find their favorite products.
B：That’s true. Online shopping is popular in China also because of its ____73____. People don’t need to go outside. All they need to do is to click the mouse or simply use their smart phones. Because many people like to shop online, more and more businessmen opened their online stores. It is reported that the number of the online stores ____74____ every year.
A：Sounds cool! By the way,when will the products be shipped（运输）
B：Taobao has already____75____ set（规定）the date. All the products must be shipped before November 18th.
A：What will happen if the sellers send the products after November 18th
B：They may be ____76____ according to the Alibaba Online Business Rules.
A：That’s nice. Can I buy things on the Internet as a ____77____
B：Of course!All you need is an account（账号）. What do you want to buy
A：A cup for my Chinese teacher’s birthday. She is so nice to me.
B：You’d better____78____ buying things made of glass. They are easy to be broken on the way.
A：You’re right. Maybe I should think about other gifts. Thanks a lot.
B：You’re welcome.
七、话题作文
节日是了解各国文化的窗口，中外节日中，最令你青睐的是什么节日？你对它有什么了解？请以My favorite festival为主题写一篇短文。
要求：1. 词数不少于80词。
2.文中不得出现真实的人名、校名。
3.包含以上提到的所有信息。
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参考答案
1--10BABAC CDCDA 11--20BBCAD ADCBA 21--30ABCAB CDACD
31--40ABDCD CBCAC
41．celebrating 42．tries 43．the 44．most popular 45．healthy
46．millions 47．When 48．is 49．friend’s 50．to relax
51．in 52．wishes 53．traditional 54．the most 55．After
56．to steal 57．flew 58．so 59．quickly 60．admiring
61．B 62．D 63．A 64．E 65．D 66．C 67．B 68．A
69．expected 70．usual 71．brands 72．choices 73．convenience
74．increases 75．strictly 76．punished 77．foreigner 78．avoid
七、话题作文
My Favorite Festival
My favorite festival is the Spring Festival. It is one of the most important festival in China which always begins on the first day of the first lunar month in the Chinese calendar and ends on the 15th day. This is a time for family reunions, visiting relatives and friends and exchanging greeting for the coming New Year. It is also a time to ring out the old and ring in the new.
There are various activities in each household to celebrate the spring festival. Days before it, we clean our house with belief that cleaning sweeps bad luck. We also decorate our house with paper cuts and spring couplets. On the eve of the festival, we get together with our family members and have big meals while watching Spring Festival Gala on TV. At midnight, we celebrate the New Year with spectacular fireworks.
I like the Spring Festival because it is the only time in a year that I can sit together with every family member. As we are so busy studying or working. It is such a blissful moment that we look back and look forward to the future. We visit our relatives and friends, wishing each other a happy year and good luck. How happy we are!