Unit 2 I think that mooncakes are delicious! 单元跟踪练习（含解析）—2024年秋人教版九年级全册

Unit 2单元跟踪练习
一、阅读理解
阅读下面三篇语言材料，然后按文后要求做题
A
In China, December of the lunar calendar (农历) is called the La month, the start of the Spring Festival.
On this day, people eat a special hot rice porridge —Laba Zhou. On the night before the festival, people will begin to cook the porridge and make a lot of preparations. However, it is a dessert (甜品) with sugar. In the South, it is a kind of salty porridge with vegetables and meat.
There is an interesting story about Laba Zhou. A man threw away a lot of food. People around him felt it was such a waste, so they collected the food that he threw away, such as beans and rice. At the end of the year, the man learned a meaningful lesson.
And there is one more traditional food on the Laba Festival—Laba Garlic (大蒜). People will peel garlic and put it in the vinegar (醋). Day after day, people can taste the garlic while eating dumplings!
根据材料内容，选择正确答案。
1．Laba Festival is the __________.
A．ending of the spring
B．beginning of the spring
C．ending of the Spring Festival
D．beginning of the Spring Festival
2．What does the underline word “it” in paragraph 2 refer (指代) to
A．The rice. B．The vegetable.
C．The porridge. D．The dumpling.
3．What would the man probably do after learning the lesson
A．Save food. B．Peel garlic.
C．Eat Laba Zhou. D．Learn to cook.
4．According to the text, what makes garlic taste special
A．Vinegar. B．Salt. C．Sugar. D．Water.
5．In which part of a magazine can we read this text
A．Science. B．Culture. C．Art. D．Sports.
B
Mooncakes are an essential (重要的) part of the Mid-Autumn Festival. Each year, bakers create millions of these desserts so people can share them with friends and family. But where did this tradition come from
About 650 years ago, the Mongols ruled (统治) over China. The Han people wanted to get back control. However, they did not want the Mongols to catch them. So, they began passing secret messages inside of mooncakes, saying that they were going to fight the Mongols on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival. When the evening arrived, the Han people fought hard and were successful.
Each year after that, people celebrated the victory by eating mooncakes. It is a good way to remember the history. The practice spread quickly throughout China. Gradually, eating mooncakes became a cultural tradition. It is also a good chance for Chinese families to get together for family reunion (团聚).
Today, people can buy all different types of mooncakes. They come with different fillings and in different prices. People enjoy filling up with these tasty treats, but many of them don’t know the history of the simple mooncakes.
根据材料内容，选择正确答案。
6．Who ruled China about 650 years ago
A．The Hans. B．The Mongols. C．The Americans. D．The Japanese.
7．How did the Han people pass the secret messages
A．By hiding them in a dove. B．By carrying them by a postman.
C．By putting them inside mooncakes. D．By wrapping them in clothes.
8．What does the underlined word “victory” in Paragraph 3 probably mean
A．Failure. B．Mistakes. C．Solution. D．Winning.
9．Which of the following sentence is not TRUE according to the passage
A．The Han people beat Mongols finally.
B．Only Chinese eat mooncakes in the world.
C．The Mid-Autumn Festival is a good chance for family reunion.
D．We can buy different types of mooncakes with different fillings.
10．What is the passage mainly about
A．How to make mooncakes. B．How to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival.
C．The history of eating mooncakes. D．The importance of the Mid-Autumn Festival.
C
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根据材料内容，选择正确答案。
11．What did Aidan Liban do from the passage
A．He ran the Sunny Restaurant. B．He made a Christmas sweater.
C．He held an ugly sweater party. D．He made a fashion poster.
12．Which kind of drink can’t you buy in the Sunny Restaurant
A．Coffee. B．Orange juice. C．Lemon tea. D．Tsingtao Beer.
13．What can Jim buy when he only has $ 7
A．Aidan Liban’s ugly sweater.
B．A box of tomato pizza and three cups of coffee.
C．A dish of fruit salad and a bag of sausage.
D．A bowl of vegetable soup and two glasses of orange juice.
14．Who does the writer write the fashion poster for
A．Young people. B．Musicians. C．Models. D．Minorities.
15．When do you call them if you want to get the job as a model
A．At 5:15 p.m. on Monday. B．At 3:30 p.m. on Friday.
C．At 4:00 p.m. on Sunday. D．At 2:30 p.m. on Saturday.
二、完形填空
先通读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从短文后面各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
The Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the most important festivals in China. The moon is traditionally said to be 16 and fuller than at any other time of year. The full moon is a symbol of reunion (团聚). It is a time for friends and family to gather together, offer 17 to the fall harvest (丰收), and pray for good life. People 18 it by gathering for dinners, worshiping (敬奉) the moon, lighting paper lanterns and eating mooncakes.
The most famous food during the Mid-Autumn Festival is mooncakes. Their round 19 and sweet taste symbolize completeness (圆满) and sweetness. On the Mid-Autumn Festival, people eat mooncakes together with family, or share mooncakes to relatives or friends to 20 their love and best wishes. People usually set a table outside their houses and sit together to admire the full moon 21 enjoying tasty mooncakes. Parents with little kids often tell the story of Chang’e Flying to the Moon. As a game, kids try 22 best to find the shape of Chang’e on the moon.
Lanterns are an 23 part of Mid-Autumn Festival. People make lanterns, carry lanterns in the moonlight, hang lanterns in the 24 or houses, release sky lanterns, or watch lantern shows. A 25 is to write riddles (谜语) on lanterns so that people can enjoy solving them with friends or family.
In modern times, besides traditional activities, many Chinese people go traveling during the 3-day holiday to celebrate the festival.
16．A．warmer B．brighter C．quicker D．hotter
17．A．thanks B．help C．sorry D．love
18．A．make B．consider C．continue D．celebrate
19．A．size B．shape C．depth D．price
20．A．express B．thank C．give D．achieve
21．A．before B．until C．unless D．while
22．A．her B．his C．their D．our
23．A．important B．easy C．shameful D．wonderful
24．A．shoes B．cameras C．tables D．trees
25．A．invention B．tradition C．question D．prediction
三、语篇填空
第一节阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺，意思完整。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。
fly father we kite high drop buy but why a keep of
A father and his son went to a kite-flying festival. The son was happy when he saw the sky full 26 colorful kites. He wanted to fly a kite, too. The father then 27 him a kite in a shop. The son started to fly the kite. Soon, his kite was high up in the sky. After 28 while, the son said, “Father, it seems that the string (线) is stopping the kite from 29 higher. If we cut it, it will be free and fly even higher. Can we cut it ” The 30 cut it. The kite started to fly 31 . This made the little boy excited.
But then, slowly, the kite started to come down. It soon 32 down on the ground. The son was surprised to see this. He said to his father, “I thought that after cutting the string, the kite would fly higher. 33 did it fall down ” The father explained, “The string was not stopping the kite from going higher, 34 was helping it stay in the sky. You helped the kite go up in the right direction (方向) using the string. But when I cut the string, it could no longer support the kite.”
We sometimes feel like some certain things may stop 35 from growing. But in fact, these might be the things that support us the most.
第二节 阅读下面短文，根据语境、音标或所给单词的提示，在每个空格内填入一个恰当的词，要求所填的词意义准确、形式正确，使短文意思完整、行文连贯。
Mid- Autumn Festival is a Chinese traditional festival which is on August 15th of the lunar calendar. On that day people always 36 mooncakes that can carry people’s wishes to the families they love and miss.
There is a beautiful love story about it. It’s said that Chang’e was Hou Yi’s wife. After Hou Yi 37 down the nine suns, a goddess gave him magic 38 to thank him. Whoever drank it could 39 forever. Hou Yi planned to drink it 40 his wife. However, the bad man tried to 41 the medicine when Hou Yi was out. Chang’e 42 to give it to him and drank it all. Then she became very light and flew up to the 43 . When Hou Yi saw the moon, he called out her name. One night, he found that the moon was so 44 and round that he could see his wife there. He quickly laid out 45 favourite fruits and desserts in the garden. How he wished that his wife could come back!
四、补全对话
通读下面对话，根据对话内容，从选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有一项为多余选项。
A: Welcome to our English club. Today we’re going to talk about the best way to learn English. Who has an idea
B: 46
C: No, it’s too hard to understand.
B: 47 Do you learn English that way
C: Yes, what I do helps me to write English every day.
B: 48
C: Yes, I have. I’ve learned a lot that way.
A: Do you ever practice conversations with friends
C: Oh, yes. 49
A: OK. Thanks.
C: 50
A．It improves my speaking skills.
B．That’s right.
C．Do you learn English by watching English movies
D．What about writing a diary in English
E．Have you studied with a group
F．That’s all right.
五、书面表达
在学校“探寻中华传统文化”英语综合实践活动中，你班对“元宵节”“端午节”和“中秋节”三个中国传统节日开展了小课题研究，经过探究与实践，你们收集了一些信息与资料(见下表)
假设你是李华，请选择其中一个节日，用英语写一篇短文，在英语拓展课上代表小组就你们的研究成果进行交流。
Project: Exploring the Chinese Culture and Customs
Research Subject the Lantern Festival the Dragon Boat Festival the Mid- Autumn Festival
Information (What we’ve learned) History ·about 2,000 years ·about 2,000 years centuries
Time · the 15th day of the first lunar month the 5th day of the fifth lunar month May the fifth in Chinese lunar calendar
Celebrations · riddle (谜语) games ·… · boat races ·… · Admire the moon
Food Tangyuan/yuanxiao ·zongzi mooncakes
… … …
注意：
(1)短文必须包含表中你所选节日的所有信息，并适当发挥。
(2)文中不得出现与你身份相关的信息。
(3)词数：80~100，短文开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear classmates,
I’m very happy to share our research with you. The subject we’ve chosen is ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
That’s all. Thank you!
参考答案
1．D 2．C 3．A 4．A 5．B
【解析】本文介绍了中国的腊八节及其传统食物腊八粥和腊八蒜。
1．细节理解题。根据“In China, December of the lunar calendar (农历) is called the La month, the start of the Spring Festival.”可知，腊八节是春节的开始。故选D。
2．词义猜测题。根据“On this day, people eat a special hot rice porridge —Laba Zhou.”可知，it指代的是腊八粥。故选C。
3．推理判断题。根据“At the end of the year, the man learned a meaningful lesson.”可知，这个人学到了一个有意义的教训。结合前文“People around him felt it was such a waste, so they collected the food that he threw away, such as beans and rice.”可推测出，这个人学到的教训是要节约粮食。故选A。
4．细节理解题。根据“People will peel garlic and put it in the vinegar (醋).”可知，腊八蒜的特别味道来自于醋。故选A。
5．推理判断题。本文介绍了中国的传统节日腊八节及其传统食物，属于文化范畴。故选B。
6．B 7．C 8．D 9．B 10．C
【解析】本文主要讲述了中秋节吃月饼这一习俗的由来和历史。
6．细节理解题。根据“About 650 years ago, the Mongols ruled (统治) over China.”可知，蒙古人统治着中国。故选B。
7．细节理解题。根据“So, they began passing secret messages inside of mooncakes”可知，他们通过把秘密放进月饼里来传递信息。故选C。
8．词义猜测题。根据“Each year after that, people celebrated the victory by eating mooncakes. It is a good way to remember the history.”可知，人们都吃月饼来庆祝胜利。因此划线单词的意思是“胜利”。故选D。
9．推理判断题。根据“The practice spread quickly throughout China.”可知，世界上不仅仅只有中国人吃月饼，因此B选项表达有误。故选B。
10．主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了中秋节吃月饼这一习俗的由来和历史。故选C。
11．B 12．D 13．C 14．A 15．B
【解析】本文是一篇应用文。主要介绍了全国丑毛衣节、阳光餐厅的菜单和招聘模特的时尚海报。
11．细节理解题。根据“Aidan Liban, 33, from London, made a Christmas sweater for $ 39,654”可知，Aidan Liban制作了一件圣诞毛衣。故选B。
12．细节理解题。根据“Drinks Coffee... Orange juice ... Lemon tea ...”可知，饮料有咖啡、橙汁、柠檬茶。故选D。
13．细节理解题。根据“Sausage/bag $ 6.00”和“Fruit salad/dish $ 1.00”可知，一袋香肠和一盘水果沙拉共7美元。故选C。
14．推理判断题。根据“You should be between 18 years old and 20 years old.”可知，海报招聘18至20岁的年轻人来当模特。故选A。
15．细节理解题。根据“Please call us between 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday.”可知，可以联系的时间是周一至周五的下午2点到5点。故选B。
16．B 17．A 18．D 19．B 20．A 21．D 22．C 23．A 24．D 25．B
【解析】本文介绍了中国重要的传统节日——中秋节的习俗和活动。
16．句意：月亮被传统上认为比一年中任何其他时间都更亮更圆。
warmer更温暖的；brighter更亮的；quicker更快的；hotter更热的。根据“The moon is traditionally said to be...and fuller than at any other time of year.”可知，月亮在中秋节时更亮更圆，故选B。
17．句意：朋友和家人聚在一起，感谢秋天的丰收，并祈祷美好的生活。
thanks感谢；help帮助；sorry抱歉；love爱。根据“It is a time for friends and family to gather together, offer...to the fall harvest (丰收), and pray for good life.”可知，对于秋天的丰收应是感谢，故选A。
18．句意：人们通过聚餐、敬奉月亮、点纸灯笼和吃月饼来庆祝它。
make制作；consider考虑；continue继续；celebrate庆祝。根据“it by gathering for dinners, worshiping (敬奉) the moon, lighting paper lanterns and eating mooncakes.”可知，这些都是庆祝中秋节的方式，故选D。
19．句意：月饼的圆形和甜味象征着圆满和甜蜜。
size尺寸；shape形状；depth深度；price价格。根据“Their round...and sweet taste”可知，月饼的形状是圆的。故选B。
20．句意：人们与家人一起吃月饼，或与亲戚朋友分享月饼，以表达他们的爱和最美好的祝愿。
express表达；thank感谢；give给；achieve实现。根据“or share mooncakes to relatives or friends to...their love and best wishes.”可知，分享月饼是为了表达爱和祝愿，故选A。
21．句意：人们通常在房子外面摆一张桌子，坐在一起一边欣赏满月一边享受美味的月饼。
before在……之前；until直到；unless除非；while当……时候。根据“sit together to admire the full moon...enjoying tasty mooncakes.”可知，赏月和吃月饼是同时进行的，用while“当……时候”。故选D。
22．句意：孩子们尽力在月亮上找到嫦娥的形状。
her她的；his他的；their他们的；our我们的。主语是“kids”，代词用their。故选C。
23．句意：灯笼是中秋节的重要部分。
important重要的；easy容易的；shameful可耻的；wonderful美妙的。根据“Lanterns are an...part of Mid-Autumn Festival.”可知，灯笼是中秋节的重要部分，故选A。
24．句意：人们制作灯笼，在月光下提灯笼，把灯笼挂在树上或房子里，放天灯，或观看灯笼展。
shoes鞋子；cameras相机；tables桌子；trees树。根据“hang lanterns in the...or houses,”和常识可知，灯笼挂在树上或房子里，故选D。
25．句意：一个传统是把谜语写在灯笼上，让人们可以和朋友或家人一起解谜。
invention发明；tradition传统；question问题；prediction预测。根据“to write riddles (谜语) on lanterns so that people can enjoy solving them with friends or family.”可知，把谜语写在灯笼上是一个传统，故选B。
26．of 27．bought 28．a 29．flying 30．father 31．higher 32．dropped 33．Why 34．but 35．us
【解析】本文讲述了一位父亲和他的儿子去放风筝的故事，通过这个故事，父亲向儿子解释了风筝线的重要性，教导儿子有些看似阻碍我们成长的东西实际上是支持我们前进的关键。
26． 句意：儿子看到满天的彩色风筝时很高兴。他也想放风筝。此处是短语full of“充满”。故填of。
27． 句意：父亲在商店里给他买了一个风筝。根据“in a shop”可知，指的是父亲给他买了一个风筝，句子是一般过去时，应用buy的过去式bought表示“买”。故填bought。
28． 句意：过了一会儿，儿子说：“爸爸，似乎这根线阻止了风筝飞得更高。”after a while表示“一段时间”，为固定短语。故填a。
29． 句意：爸爸，似乎这根线阻止了风筝飞得更高。根据“the string (线) is stopping the kite from...higher”结合备选词可知可知，指的是阻止风筝飞得更高，fly“飞”，动词，from是介词，后跟动名词作宾语。故填flying。
30． 句意：父亲剪断了它。根据“The...cut it”可知，指的是父亲剪断了它，应用father表示“父亲”。故填father。
31． 句意：风筝开始飞得更高。根据“This made the little boy excited.”可知，孩子很激动，说明风筝开始飞得更高，应用higher表示“更高”。故填higher。
32． 句意：它很快掉到了地上。根据“It soon...down on the ground”可知，指的是风筝掉到了地上，句子是一般过去时，应用dropped表示“掉下”。故填dropped。
33． 句意：我以为剪断线后，风筝会飞得更高。为什么它会掉下来？根据“...did it fall down”可知，孩子在问原因，应用why表示“为什么”。故填Why。
34． 句意：这根线并没有阻止风筝飞得更高，而是帮助它留在空中。根据“The string was not stopping the kite from going higher, ...was helping it stay in the sky”可知，此处是not...but...“不是……而是”结构。故填but。
35． 句意：我们有时觉得某些事情可能会阻止我们成长。但实际上，这些可能是最支持我们的事情。根据“these might be the things that support us the most”可知，指的是阻止我们成长，应用us作宾语。故填us。
36．enjoy 37．shot 38．medicine 39．live 40．with 41．steal 42．refused 43．moon 44．bright 45．her
【解析】本文讲述了中秋节的由来及嫦娥奔月的故事。
36．句意：在那天人们总是吃月饼，月饼可以传递人们对所爱和思念的家人的祝福。根据“Chinese people have been celebrating Mid-Autumn Festival and enjoying mooncakes for centuries. ...They carry people's wishes to the families they love and miss.”可知，中秋节人们会享用月饼，enjoy“享用”，主语是复数名词，时态是一般现在时，所以动词用原形。故填enjoy。
37．句意：后羿射下了九个太阳后，一位女神给了他神奇的药物以感谢他。根据“After Hou Yi...down the nine suns”可知，应是射下九个太阳，shoot down“射下”，时态是一般过去时，所以动词用过去式。故填shot。
38．句意：后羿射下了九个太阳后，一位女神给了他神奇的药物以感谢他。根据下文“However, the bad man tried to ... the medicine”可知，给他的应是神奇的药物，medicine“药”，故填medicine。
39．句意：谁喝了它就能长生不老。根据教材原文“Whoever drank this could live forever, and Hou Yi planned to drink it with Chang’e.”可知，谁喝了这个就能长生不老，live forever“长生不老”，could后跟动词原形，故填live。
40．句意：后羿计划和他的妻子一起喝它。根据教材原文“Whoever drank this could live forever, and Hou Yi planned to drink it with Chang’e.”可知，后羿打算和嫦娥一起喝，with“和……一起”，故填with。
41．句意：然而，当后羿不在时，坏人试图偷药。根据“the bad man tried to ... the medicine when Hou Yi was out”可知，应是坏人趁后羿不在家试图偷药，steal“偷”，to后跟动词原形，故填steal。
42．句意：嫦娥拒绝给他，并把它全喝了。根据“Chang’e...to give it to him and drank it all.”可知，应是嫦娥拒绝把药给坏人，refuse“拒绝”，时态是一般过去时，动词用过去式。故填refused。
43．句意：然后她变得很轻，飞上了月亮。根据“became very light and flew up to the ... When Hou Yi saw the moon, he called out her name.”可知，应是飞到月亮上了，moon“月亮”，故填moon。
44．句意：有一天晚上，他发现月亮又亮又圆，他能看到他的妻子在那里。根据“that he could see his wife there.”可知，他能清晰看到自己的妻子，说明月亮又亮又圆，bright“明亮的”符合语境，故填bright。
45．句意：他迅速在花园里摆上了她最喜欢的水果和甜点。根据“he could see his wife there. He quickly laid out ...favourite fruits and desserts”可知，后羿看到了自己的妻子，所以应是准备了妻子喜欢的水果和甜点，用her“她的”指代“妻子的”，故填her。
46．C 47．D 48．E 49．A 50．F
【解析】本文是一则对话，英语俱乐部的成员在讨论学好英语的最佳方法。
46．根据“Today we’re going to talk about the best way to learn English. Who has an idea ”及“No, it’s too hard to understand.”可知，前一句应提到了一种较难的英语学习方式，选项C“你是通过看英语电影来学习英语的吗？”符合语境。故选C。
47．根据“Yes, what I do helps me to write English every day.”可知，前一句应提到某种英语写作方式，选项D“用英语写日记怎么样？”符合语境。故选D。
48．根据“Yes, I have. I’ve learned a lot that way.”可知，前一句为现在完成时的一般疑问句，且询问相关的学习方式，选项E“你和一个小组一起学习过吗？”符合语境。故选E。
49．根据“Do you ever practice conversations with friends ”及“Oh, yes.”可知，对方与朋友练习英语对话，这里应介绍与朋友练习英语对话的好处，选项A“它提高了我的口语技能。”符合语境。故选A。
50．根据“OK. Thanks.”可知，应回应不客气，选项F“别客气”符合语境。故选F。
五．例文
Dear classmates,
I’m very happy to share our research with you. The subject we’ve chosen is the Lantern Festival. We’ve collected much information about the festival by doing some reading in the library and watching a lantern show.
The Lantern Festival has a history of about 2,000 years. It’s celebrated on the 15th day of the first lunar month. People get together to enjoy colourful lanterns and play riddle games. Small gifts are usually offered when they get right answers. It’s a tradition to eat tang yuan on this special day.
As for the next step, we will focus on designing lanterns and making English riddles. This will help us understand the meaning of the festival better.
That’s all. Thank you!
【解析】
① 题材：本文是一篇材料作文；
② 时态：时态为“一般现在时”；
③ 提示：根据所给提示完成写作，不能遗漏信息，并适当发挥。
第一步，从“元宵节”，“端午节”以及“中秋节”中选择一个节日叙述；
第二步，根据表格提示具体阐述你们的研究成果。
第三步，介绍下阶段计划。
①get together团聚
②help sb do sth帮助某人做某事
Small gifts are usually offered when they get right answers. （when引导的时间状语从句）