Module 2 Public holidays
Unit 2
新知教材链接
【语篇·宏观建构】
答案:1.ship 2.worse 3.family and friends 4.give thanks for 5.on television
【文本·微观探究】
请根据教材P12 Activity 2的语篇材料,选择正确答案。
1.Thanksgiving is a(n) _______festival.(细节理解)
A.English B.American C.Chinese
2.Which is the right order (细节理解)
a.lay the table b.prepare the food
c.eat dinner d.give thanks for food
e.wash the dishes f.talk and tell stories
A.b-e-a-c-d-f B.b-a-f-d-c-e
C.b-a-d-c-f-e
3.What thing isn’t mentioned on Thanksgiving in Paragraph 4 (细节理解)
A.Watch the talent show on TV.
B.Start shopping for presents.
C.Watch football games on television.
4.The structure of the article may be _______.(篇章结构)
【思维·品质提升】
What festival do you like best Why
(言之有理即可)
考点核心解读
考点1.It is a time for a special dinner among family and friends.它(感恩节)是家人、朋友们共进晚餐的时刻。(教材P12)
【考点解读】
among与between的区别:
among 在三者或三者以上的人或物之间*
between 强调在两者之间,或用来指多个对象的每两个之间,常构成between...and...(在……和……之间)*
*Our teacher is sitting among the students.
我们的老师正坐在学生们中间。
*This is a little secret between you and me.
这是你我之间的小秘密。
【语用迁移】
①(2022·泰州中考) 200 families won 2021 Jiangsu Most Beautiful Families Award last year, and 15 families from Taizhou were _______them.
A.among B.between C.over D.on
②We often do eye exercises, or listen to music _______classes to relax ourselves.
A.in B.among C.between D.through
③汉译英:在三个演员中,布莱克先生是最幽默的。
Mr Black is the most humorous among the three actors.
考点2.The local people, the Native Americans, taught the pioneers how to grow corn.
当地人,也就是美洲印第安人,教拓荒者如何种植玉米。(教材P12)
【考点解读】
(1)作及物动词时,意为“种植,栽培(植物)”,其过去式和过去分词分别是grew和grown。
*Farmers grow some corn in the field.
农民们在田野里种了一些玉米。
(2)作不及物动词时,意为“生长;成长;留长(头发或指甲);增加”,其常用搭配grow up意为“长大”。
(3)作系动词时,意为“逐渐变得”。
*We are growing up; however, our parents are growing old.
我们正在长大而我们的父母在变老。
【语用迁移】
①It’s growing(逐渐变得) cold.
②汉译英:很多人不知道如何种植葡萄。
Many people don’t know how to grow grapes.
③(2023·荆州中考)从那以后,苏珊成长了,更理解父母了。(grow)
Since then Susan has grown up to understand her parents more.
考点3.We lay the table, and then before we begin dinner, my father gives thanks for the food...我们摆放餐桌,然后在晚餐开始前,父亲为这些食物而感恩……(教材P12)
【考点解读】
单词 词义 过去式 过去分词 现在分词
lay 摆放(餐桌);下(蛋) laid laid laying
lie 躺;位于 lay lain lying
说谎 lied lied lying
【助记】
说谎规则,躺不规则;
躺过是下蛋,下蛋不规则。
*Tony, don’t lie in the sun.
托尼,不要躺在太阳下。
*My mother asked us to lay the table.
妈妈让我们摆放餐桌。
*To lie is to cheat yourself.
撒谎就是欺骗自己。
【语用迁移】 用lay和lie的适当形式填空
①Don’t lay bananas in the fridge.
②I saw my pet cat lying on the sofa just now.
③Mrs Green laid her mobile phone in her handbag and left.
【熟词拓展】
【熟词】adj.完了的;结束的
【拓展】prep. 在……的上方;遍及;超过;在……期间
【语用迁移】
请根据以下例句推测词义。
①The lamp hung over the table. 在……的上方
②He threw his clothes all over the floor. 遍及
③He went to sleep over his work. 在……期间
素养分层演练
【A层 基础练】
Ⅰ.根据句意及汉语提示完成单词
1.Plants cannot grow(生长) well without enough water.
2.He was a pioneer(开拓者) in the development of self-driving cars.
3.You don’t need to wash the dishes(盘,碟). I’ll do it later.
4.The film has been over(结束的) for ten minutes.
5.We will have a great corn(谷物) harvest this year.
Ⅱ.用所给词的适当形式填空
1.Betty used to be shy, but now she is brave enough to give speeches(speak) in public.
2.The old farmer stood up and ran across(cross) the field after the rabbit.
3.Jill cooked and laid(lay) out the dishes on the table.
4.Wang Fang, please translate the following(follow) words into Chinese.
5.—Tom, the subway is crowded(crowd).Let’s walk instead.
—Good idea.
【B层 能力练】
Ⅲ.阅读理解(主题:传统节日·建议用时6')
These days, we have received many readers’ emails sharing and introducing special holidays in their own country.Here are some of them.
I’d like to introduce a special holiday in the Republic of Korea.It’s called Chuseok(秋夕节), and it takes place around September each year.It’s a kind of fall harvest festival.We get to eat Songpyeon on that day, which is a type of rice cake.It’s in the shape of a half-moon.There can be many different flavors(风味) depending on what’s inside. Jaehyun, 14, the Republic of Korea
续表
Many holidays in Australia have something to do with religion, such as Easter and Christmas.You may be surprised that we have a day off for Valentine’s Day.It’s on February 14.Although some people may celebrate it in a romantic way, such as by sending cards, most people just choose to rest.We may also go shopping because the season is changing. Kitty, 12, Australia
In England, there are usually eight bank holidays each year.However, now there are nine because of King Charles Ⅲ’s coronation(加冕礼).At first, only banks had those days off.They were soon recognized as national holidays.Some are set to mark important religious(宗教的) days, such as Christmas and Easter.Others may celebrate traditions in England, like May 1, which is May Day.We celebrate the beginning of summer and the efforts of workers on that day. Olivia House, 12, the UK
1._______ is a kind of fall harvest festival in the Republic of Korea.
A.Easter B.May Day
C.Chuseok D.Christmas
2.How many bank holidays are there in England now
A.Seven. B.Eight. C.Nine. D.Ten.
3.What can we learn from the text
A.People can only taste one kind of Songpyeon.
B.Australian people can rest on Valentine’s Day.
C.Chuseok usually falls around August every year.
D.Easter is used to celebrate traditions in England.
Ⅳ.完形填空(主题:节日文化与习俗·建议用时8')
There are many festivals around the world. Dads have Father’s Day. Mums have Mother’s Day. But do our grandparents have a 1 Yes, they do.
The Double Ninth Festival is a 2 day for old people in China. The festival is on lunar September 9th. On this day, people show 3 and respect for their grandparents.
Respecting old people is a tradition in China. There are many ways for Chinese people to 4 their respect. When an old person enters a room, everyone should stand up. Also, people are introduced from the 5 to the youngest. When we give something to an old person, two hands are used. The old usually don’t have to buy tickets for buses and young people always 6 their seats to old people on a crowded subway or bus.
However, in Western countries, old people have 7 lifestyles from those in China. They don’t often live with their children—they live 8 . They don’t want to get help from others. They even don’t want to be offered seats by others.
Westerners 9 respect old people. For holidays, families usually 10 at the grandparents’ homes. A great smile and a warm hug are enough for grown children to show their respect.
1.A.house B.festival C.partner D.relative
2.A.boring B.simple
C.special D.surprising
3.A.love B.interest
C.hope D.invitation
4.A.stop B.express C.find D.refuse
5.A.richest B.tallest C.oldest D.strongest
6.A.offer B.lend C.sell D.take
7.A.usual B.strange C.same D.different
8.A.wisely B.easily C.alone D.sadly
9.A.still B.even C.only D.just
10.A.grow up B.get off
C.make up D.get together
Ⅴ.短文填空(主题:端午节的来历·建议用时7')
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或根据括号内单词的正确形式填空(1-3个单词)。
The Dragon Boat Festival falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month.Of all the legends (传说) about it, 1.the most famous(famous) one is about Qu Yuan.Qu was a poet of the State of Chu.He was very faithful to his state.When he realized that his state was becoming weaker 2.and weaker, he felt heartbroken.On the fifth day of the fifth lunar month in 278 BC, Qu threw 3.himself(he) into the Miluo River and died for his homeland.People who lived near the river rushed into their boats 4.to search(search) for him.They threw zongzi and other food into the river to keep fish 5.from eating Qu’s body.
6.To remember(remember) Qu, the customs of holding dragon boat races and throwing zongzi into the river on that day were passed down, and the holiday was 7.named(name) “the Dragon Boat Festival”. In 2009, the Dragon Boat Festival became China’s 8.first(one) festival to be recognized as one of the world’s intangible cultural heritages (非物质文化遗产).
In Qu’s hometown, a dragon boat race is 9.really(real) welcomed every year during the festival.
Dragon boat racing, in fact, has developed from a local activity into 10.an international sporting event.China’s dragon boats have “rowed” throughout the world.
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