Unit 2 I think mooncakes are delicious
Section A
一、根据句意和汉语提示写出所缺的单词。
1. She is too shy to talk in front of (陌生人).
2.The boy put on six (磅) after the festival.
3. If you buy this (月饼),you will get a gift.
4. He planted roses in the middle of the (花园).
5. My grandfather is making a red (灯笼)at the moment.
6.Eating mooncakes is a (传统) of celebrating the Mid. Autumn Festival
二、适当形式填空
1.We all think the first story is the most ______(touch) among them.
2.My mother asks me not to talk to _______(strange) in the street.
3.I think the film was not that ________(interest) to watch.
4.The park is so _______(crowd) that I didn't like it very much.
5.Please give my best _______(wish) to your classmates.
My parents often remind me _______(study) hard.
三、阅读理解
February 14th,Valentine's Day,is a complicated(复杂的) but interesting occasion.First of all,Valentine's Day is not a holiday from work.No one gets a day off.In many countries it is celebrated by sending cards to your friends and candy or flowers to your husband or wife if you're married,or to your boyfriend or girlfriend if you're not married.In Japan,some girls even give their fathers chocolates.
Why is this holiday for people in love called Valentine's Day
One explanation comes from a Christian man whose name was something like“Valentine”.He lived at a time when the Roman Emperor refused to allow any Roman soldiers to get married for any reason.Many couples came to Valentine to be married.So he would secretly marry them in a Christian ceremony.He was discovered and put in prison by the Emperor.One tradition says that he wrote notes to his friends by marking on leaves and then throwing them out of the window of his prison.The leaves were shaped like a heart.Valentine was killed on February 14th and Valentine's Day recalls his tragic death.
On Valentine's Day,American elementary school children make or buy Valentine cards,write the name of a classmate on them,and take them to school and put them in a special Valentine's Day box.And then on that day the box is opened,the cards are taken out and given out.
( )1.Which of the following is true about Valentine's Day
A.It is celebrated by sending flowers to one's husband or wife.
B.Children in Japan give their fathers chocolates.
C.It is a legal holiday in many countries.
( )2.The man called Valentine was put in prison because ______.
A.he secretly got married in a Christian ceremony
B.he helped people get married when love was not allowed
C.he helped Roman soldiers get married
( )3.The underlined word “tragic” means ______ in Chinese.
A.喜庆的 B.悲痛的 C.痛苦的
( )4.People celebrate Valentine's Day ______.
A.to take a day off B.in memory of Valentine
C.to perform their dance
( )5.American elementary school children don't ______ on Valentine's Day.
A.put their cards in a Valentine's Day box
B.make cards for their teachers
C.give each other Valentine cards
任务型阅读
Life is filled with regrets. Anyone around you will have no difficulty telling his regrets. As we get older, we look back and wish that we have made better choices. Here are some tips that we can do to avoid future regrets.
Make better plans
If you start to do something, you need to make a plan before doing it. The earlier, the better. You will know what comes first and what comes last. You’ll also know what you should do and what you shouldn’t do. When changes happen, you can have more time to deal with them.
Live a more active life
You can go around more often. More outdoor activities can keep you relaxed (放松的) and active. You also need to be kind. “Thank you” can bring a smile to someone’s face. Learn to say “sorry” and don’t be angry with others.
Find the right friend
A friend may make your life and he or she can break your life as well. So you have to think twice when you choose a friend. Good friends will always make your ideas better.
When you get into trouble, ask others for help. That little help may get you good results.
Never fear failure
Everybody fails. Even the greatest person fails.We should not fear failure, because failure is not the end of the road. We must take failure as a chance to learn and improve ourselves.
Life is good. We don’t have to live in our past, but we do hope that we can plan better, live better, and work better when we have the chance to do so.
1题完成句子;2~3题简略回答问题;4题找出并写下全文的主题句;5题将文中画线句子译成汉语。
1. If you make a plan before doing something, you can have more time to the unexpected changes.
2. What can keep you relaxed and active
3. Who will always make your ideas better
4.
5.
五、语法填空
The Lantern Festival falls on the 15th of the first month of the lunar calendar (阴历).This day is always the first 1___ moon in the new year.Ancient people also called it Shangyuan Festival.Celebrations and traditions on this day began from the Han Dynasty (朝代)and became popular in the Tang Dynasty.2___(watch) the red lanterns is one of the main traditions.Lanterns of different 3___and sizes are usually put on trees,or along river banks on show.It is 4___(say) that sky lanterns were first used by Zhuge Kongming to ask for help when he was in trouble.Today,when the lanterns slowly rise into the air,people make wishes.Another 5_____ is guessing lantern riddles.The riddles are usually short,wise,and sometimes 6___(humor).The answer to a riddle can be a Chinese character (汉字),a famous person’s name,or a place name.The most important thing is to eat sweet dumplings with different tastes.In northern China,they are called yuanxiao while in southern part they’re named tangyuan.Because 7___(make) sweet dumplings is like a game or an activity,they are usually done ____8___(happy) by a group of friends or family members.In old times,the Lantern Festival was also romantic (浪漫的).Watching lanterns gave young people a chance 9____(meet) each other.A line from Xin Qiji,a poet during the Song Dynasty,shows this: Hundreds and thousands of times I 10_____for her in the crowd.Suddenly I turned,and there she stood,in the dim (昏暗的)light.
答案
一、1.stranger 2.pound 3.mooncake 4.garden 5.lantern 6.tradition
二、10.touching 11.strangers 12.interesting 13.crowded 14.wishes 15.to study
三、ACBBB
四、1. deal with
2. More outdoor activities.
3. Good friends.
4. Here are some tips that we can do to avoid future regrets.
5. 我们必须把失败当作学习和提高我们自己的一个机会。
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