Unit 2 I think that mooncakes are delicious!
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一、听力理解(每小题1分,共20分)
A)请听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后,你都将有10秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读两遍。
( )1.What will they eat tomorrow
A.Zongzi. B.Mooncakes. C.Turkeys.
( )2.What time is it now
A.8:45. B.8:40. C.8:15.
( )3.Who went to London last Saturday
A.Mary. B.Ted. C.Susan.
( )4.How will Sam go to Beijing
A.By car. B.By bus. C.By train.
( )5.Which Chinese traditional art form are the two speakers talking about
A.Sky lanterns.
B.Paper cutting.
C.Chinese clay art.
B)请听下面4段对话。每段对话后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。
请听第1段对话,回答第6、7小题。
( )6.What does the woman want to do first
A.Make a sky lantern.
B.Make paper cutting.
C.Make clay art.
( )7.What does paper cutting stand for
A.Love for life.
B.A symbol of good luck.
C.Wishes for future.
请听第2段对话,回答第8、9小题。
( )8.What did the girl go to Thailand for
A.On business.
B.To visit a friend.
C.On vacation.
( )9.When does the Water Festival end
A.On April 13.
B.On April 14.
C.On April 15.
请听第3段对话,回答第10至第12小题。
( )10.Which country did Kate visit last month
A.America. B.Australia. C.Canada.
( )11.How long did Kate stay there
A.For four weeks.
B.For three weeks.
C.For two weeks.
( )12.How was Kate's trip
A.Very nice. B.Not good. C.Just so so.
请听第4段对话,回答第13至第15小题。
( )13.Who will Joan spend Christmas with
A.Her family. B.Peter. C.Her friend.
( )14.How many children does Joan's friend have
A.Two. B.Four. C.Six.
( )15.When will Joan go to buy the gift
A.This morning.
B.After work.
C.Tomorrow.
C)请听下面一段独白,根据独白内容完成下列句子,每个空格不超过3个单词。听独白前你将有50秒钟的时间阅读句子内容。独白读两遍。
16.On they went to the zoo by bus.
17.Many students fell in love with the baby pandas.
18.Some students loved . They jumped up and down.
19.Some boys liked the lions which were very .
20.Mr. Hal1 thinks it's good for the students to learn out of the classroom.
二、单项填空(每小题1分,共8分)
请阅读下面各小题,从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
( )21.—Dad, please tell me when Mum will return. I miss her very much.
—She will return when she finishes her task. And she will bring a nice for you.
A.present B.secret
C.note D.business
( )22.Premier Zhou Enlai for many years, but he still lives in the hearts of Chinese people.
A.will die B.died
C.was dying D.has been dead
( )23.Miss Liu said she would leave the message on the headmaster's desk.
A.that B.where
C.which D.what
( )24.—It's dangerous to swim in this river.
—Yes, you are right. The government has people not to swim in it.
A.trained B.warned
C.led D.encouraged
( )25.Jane writes much than before with the help of the teacher.
A.careful B.more careful
C.carefully D.more carefully
( )26.If you keep on doing that, you'll failing the final exam.
A.wake up B.give up
C.end up D.put up
( )27.Peter out the quilt on the floor and down to have a rest.
A.lay; laid B.laid; lay
C.laid; lied D.lied; lay
( )28.—I wonder in Guangzhou in two hours.
—Of course. The high speed train is very fast.
A.when I can arrive B.when can I arrive
C.whether I can arrive D.whether can I arrive
三、完形填空(每小题1分,共26分)
A)请先阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
Francesca picked up her seven-year-old son from school one afternoon. Isaac proudly showed his mother what he had made at school that day. It was a 29 made of brightly colored paper. “It's for Father's Day,” Isaac explained. The card was cut into the shape of a man's dress shirt with a drawing of a 30 . Inside the card, Isaac had 31 the words “Happy Father's Day!”
Francesca didn't know much about Father's Day because it wasn't something 32 in her home country. So she 33 her neighbor Genny about it. Genny told her that Father's Day, like Mother's Day, is a(n) 34 in the United States. It is always on the second Sunday in 35 . People give fathers cards or presents, go out to eat at a restaurant, or do something special that day. “It's a day to 36 thanks to your father,” Genny explained.
Francesca understood, but she also felt a little 37 . While the Father's Day card Isaac made was nice, Isaac's father 38 wore a dress shirt or a tie.
Isaac's father, Tim, wore a uniform to work. On his days off, he liked to dress casually (随意地) and 39 . Francesca had an idea. She went shopping the day before Father's Day to get her 40 a surprise. On Father's Day morning, she and Isaac gave Tim a box wrapped (包着) up in nice paper. “Happy Father's Day!” Francesca and Isaac 41 .
When Tim unwrapped the box, he 42 . Inside the box was the Father's Day card Isaac made in school. Also inside the box were a dress shirt and a tie. They were the same 43 as the card Isaac made. Tim, Francesca and Isaac went next door to Genny's house for a barbecue. Tim wore the dress shirt and the tie.
( )29.A.card B.box C.picture D.letter
( )30.A.suit B.tie C.hat D.bag
( )31.A.listed B.written C.circled D.picked
( )32.A.happened B.found C.held D.celebrated
( )33.A.helped B.informed C.thanked D.asked
( )34.A.event B.story C.holiday D.activity
( )35.A.April B.May C.June D.July
( )36.A.bring B.return C.create D.show
( )37.A.bad B.happy C.excited D.bored
( )38.A.always B.never C.often D.sometimes
( )39.A.actively B.comfortably C.strangely D.tidily
( )40.A.father B.husband C.son D.brother
( )41.A.rushed B.promised C.shouted D.read
( )42.A.understood B.refused C.doubted D.laughed
( )43.A.paper B.price C.size D.color
B)请先阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后用方框中所给词的适当形式填空。每个词限用一次。
many impossible difficult try article
hear seriously experience as joke find
Before graduation, many classmates were busy looking for jobs. So was I. It was very 44. to find a job in the big city. I had been refused for 45. times until I found a want ad for an editor (编辑). “If you could find more than 10 wrong words in the newspaper, you can work 46. an editor,” the ad said. I loved literature (文学) and had written several 47. for the newspaper. So I decided to have a(n) 48. . It was the final date when I saw the newspaper. I told one of my roommates the news happily. After he 49. the news, he smiled and said, “Today is April Fool's Day. It may just be an April Fool's 50. . A fool may take it 51. .” I was very disappointed after hearing that, but I still wanted to have a try. It took me the whole morning 52. 12 wrong words in the newspaper. I arrived at the editorial department in the afternoon and got the job immediately.
Later I knew I was the only applicant (申请者). I got a lesson from the 53. : Something others said was 54. may be not impossible. As long as you believe it, you may make impossible possible.
四、阅读理解(每小题2分,共46分)
A)请阅读下面短文,根据短文内容从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Interesting festivals in the world
Throwing tomatoes— Spain (西班牙) Spain takes “tomato fights” to a whole new level. But the tomatoes are being thrown, not eaten. The festival takes place on the last Wednesday in August. Trucks (卡车) carry tomatoes into the square. People rush to the tomatoes and throw them into the crowd.
Rolling cheese— England This festival is celebrated in May. It takes place on Copper's Hill. A large wheel of cheese is rolled down Copper's Hill. The festival is actually a race where people run down the hill after the rolling cheese. The first person to cross the finish line at the bottom of the hill wins the cheese.
Burning man—The United States The Burning Man Festival is from the last Sunday in August to the first Monday in September (Labor Day). The festival takes place in Black Rock Desert. The best part of the festival is the burning of a large sculpture (雕像) of a man.
Pouring water— Thailand The Songkran Festival is the celebration of the New Year in Thailand. Rather than a single day, Thailand celebrates the New Year from April 13th to April 15th. Thai people run after each other, pouring water. Songkran is one of the most important reasons why foreigners travel to the beautiful land.
( )55.Where will you probably go to enjoy one of the festivals above in May
A.Spain. B.England.
C.The United States. D.Thailand.
( )56.Which activity is in Black Rock Desert
A.Throwing tomatoes. B.Rolling cheese.
C.Burning man. D.Pouring water.
( )57.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage
A.The tomatoes are thrown into the crowd to eat.
B.Not all the festivals above fall on a single day.
C.Burning a small sculpture is the best part of the Burning Man Festival.
D.Songkran is the only reason for attracting lots of tourists.
B
The Spring Festival is one of the most important festivals in China. During the festival, Chinese people have many activities. They paste Spring Festival Couplets (春联), greet the New Year and say goodbye to the old year. On the first day of the Spring Festival, people hang out, wearing new clothes. Children get red packets from their parents and their relatives. It is a good time for people to visit relatives and friends. More importantly, the Spring Festival is celebrated not only in China but also in other parts of the world.
The Spring Festival was celebrated in the UK from 1980.Every New Year, people get together and have lots of activities. They sing songs or watch movies with friends in the cinema. Besides, the Spring Festival has become a key time for Chinese living in the US. They join in a large evening party to welcome the traditional New Year. The Chinese New Year will be welcomed with three weeks of celebration across Australia. Thousands of people come to Sydney's Chinatown. They enjoy fireworks and lion dances. The family dinner on New Year's Eve is an important tradition for Chinese whether they were born in Singapore or moved there from China. They usually hold it at home because having it in a restaurant takes away the meaning of the tradition.
( )58.Which activity is NOT mentioned (提到) in Paragraph 1
A.Holding a New Year party.
B.Hanging out in new clothes.
C.Visiting relatives and friends.
D.Pasting Spring Festival Couplets.
( )59.How long does the Chinese New Year's celebration last in Australia
A.For one week.
B.For two weeks.
C.For three weeks.
D.For four weeks.
( )60.What does the underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refer to (指代)
A.The Spring Festival.
B.Sydney's Chinatown.
C.The family dinner.
D.The New Year's Eve.
( )61.What can we know from the passage
A.The Spring Festival is important in the world.
B.The Spring Festival is celebrated only in China.
C.The Spring Festival was celebrated in the US from 1980.
D.Chinese living in Singapore usually hold the family dinner on New Year's Eve at home.
( )62.How many countries are mentioned except China in the passage
A.Two. B.Three.
C.Four. D.Five.
C
Farmers in China have a new festival—Chinese Farmers' Harvest Festival (中国人民丰收节) from 2018.It is on the Autumn Equinox (秋分). It usually falls between September 22 and 24, during the country's agricultural (农业的) harvest season. The first ever Chinese Farmers' Harvest Festival was on September 23 in 2018.
As we all know, China has the largest population all over the world. It was difficult to feed the largest population in the past. After reform and opening-up (改革开放), with the development of modern agriculture, people's lives are getting better and better, and their living conditions have improved a lot. Chinese Farmers' Harvest Festival, the first festival created in China specially for farmers, shows the high attention of the central government to agriculture. It will greatly encourage farmers to farm and develop further modern agriculture. China has a long history of agriculture. Chinese Farmers' Harvest Festival, the cultural symbol, helps to show China's long farming culture to the world. It also connects the excellent traditional Chinese culture with modern civilization (文明) and improves the cultural self-confidence and national pride.
Since the festival is created specially for farmers, they are encouraged to think of their own ways to celebrate harvest. Some activities are held across the country, but most of the celebrations will take place at a local level, which come from local customs. Also, local government usually hosts all kinds of activities for the festival, such as folk culture performances, food tasting and so on.
Some people think the festival is the happiest time of a year, even better than the Spring Festival, because food gives people a sense of safety and hope. For other people, the harvest festival is a time to look back at the past and look forward to the future.
( )63.When is Chinese Farmers' Harvest Festival
A.It's on September 22.
B.It's on September 23.
C.It's on September 24.
D.It's on the Autumn Equinox.
( )64.What's one of the purposes (目的) of creating Chinese Farmers' Harvest Festival
A.To give farmers a chance to celebrate harvest.
B.To encourage farmers to change the ways of farming.
C.To show the long history of farming culture of China.
D.To make farmers remember the hard time in the past.
( )65.How do people celebrate Chinese Farmers' Harvest Festival
A.By holding all kinds of activities.
B.By getting together to enjoy a big delicious meal.
C.By showing the long history of China's farming.
D.By showing some new modern farming ways.
( )66.What is the main idea of the third paragraph
A.The celebrations will be from local customs.
B.Western countries also celebrate the Farmers' Harvest Festival.
C.The Farmers' Harvest Festival is one of the Chinese traditional festivals.
D.The Farmers' Harvest Festival is created for both farmers and workers.
( )67.Which of the following is TRUE
A.People in China have celebrated the festival for hundreds of years.
B.In the past, it's not easy for people to get enough food.
C.The festival is the most important one in China.
D.The festival is the best time to harvest in China.
D
Hundreds of foreigners got together in a small neighborhood in Qingdao on the afternoon of April 20 because of the Neighbor Day, an 18-day event celebrated across Qingdao. They learned the arts of Chinese handwriting, dumpling making, paper cutting, and discovered the culture of Chinese family trees.
The festival started 12 years ago after a 10-year-old girl called Sun Ruihan was refused when paying a New Year's visit to her neighbor. Upset by this incident, she wrote to the Shibei district government of Qingdao, suggesting that they should introduce a “Neighbor Day” to encourage greater spirit.
As the birthplace of the festival, Shibei hosted the opening ceremony of this year's Neighbor Day on April 19.With the theme of “ ▲ ”, people from across the city got together to share their homemade food and discuss the family stories. They also set up a mobile neighbors' library to share books.
Sarah from the United States said she had a great time with her neighbors as she experienced the art of Chinese paper cutting for the first time. Masha from Russia, who is studying Chinese at the Ocean University of China, described the event as a great chance to make friends with her Chinese neighbors and learn about the local culture with them. She tried her best at Chinese handwriting and also had great fun learning how to make dumplings. “I love eating dumplings but I never knew how to make them before,” she said. “Now I can come to my neighbors' homes and learn in their kitchens.”
Neighbor Day grew from the needs of the people. With the big support from the government, it has become another culture symbol of Qingdao.
( )68.Why do people celebrate Neighbor Day in Qingdao
A.To welcome foreigners to Qingdao.
B.To learn different western cultures.
C.To make friends with neighbors.
D.To help neighbors out of trouble.
( )69.What does the underlined word “incident” in Paragraph 2 probably mean
A.Thing. B.Holiday.
C.Process. D.Success.
( )70.Which of the following can be best put into the blank “ ▲ ”
A.Foreigners as friends
B.Neighbors as family
C.Living with foreigners
D.Working with neighbors
( )71.Which of the following shows the right structure of the passage (P=Paragraph)
( )72.What's the best title for the passage
A.Interesting festivals in Qingdao
B.The history of the Neighbor Day
C.The Neighbor Day in a foreign country
D.A meaningful festival—the Neighbor Day
B)请先阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后根据短文内容从下面方框内的七个选项中选择五个还原到文中,使短文意思通顺、结构完整。一空一句。
The Mid-Autumn Festival is celebrated in most East Asian countries. 73.
It is the second most important festival in China after Chinese New Year. 74. Chinese people celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival with many traditional and meaningful activities, such as eating dinner with family and admiring the moon.
Mooncakes are a kind of traditional Chinese sweet. 75. Other foods eaten during the festival are harvest foods, such as crabs (蟹), pumpkins (南瓜), and grapes. People enjoy them at their freshest and most nutritious (有营养的) period of time.
And the custom of admiring the moon started in the Shang Dynasty.76. People believed admiring the moon and eating at a round table would bring them good luck and happiness.
77. In Singapore, Malaysia, and the Philippines, celebrations are more than those in China, such as lighting lanterns and dragon dances. In Japan and Vietnam, there are also some new celebrations because Chinese culture has influenced them deeply.
A.In many other countries, the festival is also widely celebrated.
B.Chinese people regard the round shape of mooncakes as a symbol of reunion and happiness.
C.Mooncakes are my favorite food.
D.To the Chinese, the festival means family reunion (团圆)and peace.
E.Chinese emperors admired the moon every year to ask for a good harvest.
F.People like getting together to admire the moon.
G.The festival takes place on the 15th day of the 8th lunar (阴历的) month.
五、补全对话(每小题1分,共5分)
请阅读下面对话,根据对话内容从下面方框内的七个选项中选择五个填入空白处,使对话通顺、合理,意思完整。一空一句。
(Li Lei and Bruce are talking about their weekend. L=Li Lei, B=Bruce)
L:Hey, Bruce. I'm going home this weekend.
B:78.
L:To celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival.
B:79.
L:It is an important time for family.
B:80.
L:We'll have dinner together, watch the moon and eat mooncakes.
B:Mooncakes 81.
L:Yes. Would you like to go with me We can celebrate it together.
B:82. Thank you!
L:You are welcome.
A.Well done!
B.For what
C.That's great.
D.What kind of festival is it
E.How will you celebrate it
F.Are they delicious
G.People often dress up as cartoon characters.
六、书面表达(15分)
假如你叫张明,你的外国朋友John发来邮件,请你介绍中国的传统节日。请根据表格内容提示及要求给他回一封邮件。
Festival Time Food Activities Meanings
1 the Lantern Festival in February or March yuanxiao watch lantern shows and dragon dances ask for health and happiness
2 the Mid-AutumnFestival in the middle of autumn mooncakes watch the moon; tell the story of Chang'e celebrate harvest; get together with family
3 ... ... ... ... ...
写作要求:
1.描述节日1或节日2,并自主选择节日3进行介绍,包括节日名称、时间、美食、活动及意义等;
2.语言通顺,要点齐全,意思连贯,条理清楚,书写规范;
3.词数80-100,文章开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。
Dear John,
Glad to receive your email. You asked me about festivals in China. Let me introduce some important ones to you.
First of all, I want to introduce __________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Can you tell me something about the festivals in your country I'm looking forward to hearing from you.
Yours,
Zhang Ming
参考答案
听力部分录音稿
一、听力理解
A)请听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后,你都将有10秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读两遍。
1.M:Tomorrow is Mid-Autumn Festival. We will get together and enjoy the moon.
W:Don't forget to have some mooncakes.
2.W:You are late for the meeting.
M:I'm sorry. When did the meeting start
W:Fifteen minutes ago, about 8:30.
3.M:Where did you go last Saturday, Mary
W:Oh, I just stayed at home and did some cleaning with my husband, Ted. And our daughter Susan went to London and visited her friends there.
4.W:I called you this morning, but no one answered the phone. Where were you
M:I went to the railway station in my car to say goodbye to my uncle, Sam. He will go to Beijing.
5.M:Oh, what a cute paper cat!
W:This is a kind of Chinese traditional art. When Chinese lunar New Year is coming, it is a custom for people to paste it on window.
B)请听下面4段对话。每段对话后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。
请听第1段对话,回答第6、7小题。
M:The New Year is coming. What should we do to welcome the biggest festival
W:We need to buy some food, clean the house and decorate the house.
M:What shall we do at first
W:Make some paper cutting.
M:Paper cutting
W:Yes. It's a kind of Chinese traditional art, just like sky lanterns and clay art.
M:But what does it used for
W:During the Spring Festival, it is put on windows, doors and walls as symbols of good luck and a happy new year.
请听第2段对话,回答第8、9小题。
M:Where did you go on your vacation
W:I went to Thailand.
M:What did you do there
W:I celebrated the Water Festival with my friends there.
M:Sounds interesting. When is the Water Festival
W:It comes on April 13.It's also called the Songkran Festival.
M:How long does it last
W:For three days.
请听第3段对话,回答第10至第12小题。
M:Hi, Kate! Long time no see! Where did you go last month
W:I went to Sydney with my brother.
M:How long did you stay there
W:For two weeks.
M:How was the weather there
W:Perfect. It was a good time to visit there.
M:Did you enjoy yourselves
W:Of course. It was really a nice trip.
请听第4段对话,回答第13至第15小题。
M:Christmas is coming. What are you going to do over it, Joan
W:My friend asked me to stay with her.
M:That's great! Have a good time!
W:Thank you! Maybe you can help me. I'd like to take something but I'm not sure.
M:Does your friend have any children
W:Yes, two. One is six and the other is four.
M:How about a box of Christmas sweets Both parents and children can have them together.
W:Good idea! I'll go for it after work.
M:Well, I must go now. Joan, Merry Christmas!
W:Merry Christmas, Peter! Thank you very much.
C)请听下面一段独白,根据独白内容完成下列句子,每个空格不超过3个单词。听独白前你将有50秒钟的时间阅读句子内容。独白读两遍。
Mr. Hall takes his students on a trip to the zoo every year. Last week, on July 2nd, they went there by bus. It was very hot, but they all had a pleasant day out. Many students fell in love with the six baby pandas when they saw them. Some students loved the monkeys. The monkeys jumped up and down the trees.How funny they were! Some boys liked the lions. The lions were very strong and smart. The trip was also for study. It was one of the art lessons. Mr. Hall thinks it's good for the students to get out of the classroom to learn drawing. The students feel excited to see all kinds of animals.
试题答案
一、听力理解(每小题1分,共20分)
1~5 BACCB 6~10 BBCCB 11~15 CACAB
16.July 2/July 2nd 17.six/6 18.the monkeys 19.strong and smart 20.drawing
二、单项填空(每小题1分,共8分)
21~24 ADAB 25~28 DCBC
三、完形填空(每小题1分,共26分)
A)29~33 ABBDD 34~38 CCDAB 39~43 BBCDD
B)44.difficult 45.many 46.as 47.articles 48.try 49.heard 50.joke
51.seriously 52.to find 53.experience 54.impossible
四、阅读理解(每小题2分,共46分)
A)55~57 BCB 58~62 ACCDC 63~67 DCAAB 68~72 CABCD
B)73~77 GDBEA
五、补全对话(每小题1分,共5分)
78~82 BDEFC
六、书面表达(15分)
One Possible Version:
Dear John,
Glad to receive your email. You asked me about festivals in China. Let me introduce some important ones to you.
First of all, I want to introduce the Lantern Festival. It comes in February or March. On that day, we eat yuanxiao, go to watch lantern shows and dragon dances to ask for health and happiness for the whole year.
Of all the festivals, I think the Spring Festival is the most important. It's the beginning of a new year. We usually eat dumplings, meat and some other nice food. To welcome the new year, we do some cleaning, buy new clothes, set off fireworks and visit our relatives. Everyone, young or old, has a happy smile on the face.
Can you tell me something about the festivals in your country I'm looking forward to hearing from you.
Yours,
Zhang Ming
