Unit5 What are the shirts made of Section B 2a-Self Check课时练（无答案） 人教版九年级全册

Unit 5 What are the shirts made of
第五课时 Section B (2a~ Self Check)
一、课文导读。阅读教材 SectionB2b课文，补全表格中所缺的信息，每空一词。
Three _1_ of Traditional Chinese Art
Sky lanterns Use: * They were first used to ask for help in trouble in history. * Today they are used at festivals and other celebrations. ●_2_: bamboo and paper ●Symbols: happiness and good wishes
Paper cuttings ●History: for over _3_ years ●Patterns: flowers, animals and things about Chinese history ●Symbols: wishes for good luck and a happy new year
Clay art pieces ●Images( 形象 ): cute children or lively characters ●Process: They are _4_ by hand and then allowed to air- dry. After that, they are fired at a very high heat. Finally, they are polished and painted. ●Symbol: They show the love that all Chinese people have for life and beauty.
Conclusion Chinese people are so _5_ that they can turn common things into objects of beauty.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
二、从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择最佳选项。
( ) 1. It takes a long time a perfect clay art piece.
A. make B. to make
C. making D. made
( ) 2. Books are made paper while paper is made wood.
A. of; from B. from; of
C. of; of D. from; from
( ) 3. Xu Yuanchong’s translations sometimes caused discussion among translators.
A. heat B. heating
C. heated D. to heat
( ) 4.——I will try to avoid Jack today because I am still angry with him.
— Come on, Mary. You are good friends.
A. meet B. meeting
C. to meet D. met
( ) 5. In our country, red lanterns as symbols of happiness and good wishes.
A. see B. saw
C. is seen D. are seen
三、根据首字母、音标或汉语提示完成单词。
1. Lili's grandma can use (剪刀) to cut beautiful flowers.
2. I can't c the work on time. I need your help.
3. If we filla /b ' lu:n/ with hot air and let it go, it will quickly rise into the air.
4. There are different f of music, such as country music, blues and jazz.
5. I can't stand the (高温) under the sun. Let's go to a cool place.
四、用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
1. His advice is helpful to our study, so I ( complete) agree with him.
2. My family had a big ( celebrate) of my grandpa's seventieth birthday.
3. The hotel has polished up ( it) service since last year.
4. Wow, what a beautiful place! The flowers smell so good, and the birds are singing their ( live) songs.
5. Nowadays WeChat is ( wide) used by people for communicating, sharing, paying, and so on.
6. You can learn a lot about ( history) events from this book.
五、用方框中所给短语的适当形式填空。
cover with ， put ... on ，rise into send out ，turn into
1. The postmen used to letters from door to door.
2. Young drivers now like different types of posters their cars.
3. A huge black cloud just the air on that street. There must be an accident.
4. Look at the walls! They nice paintings.
5. The old newspaper was some beautiful and creative clothes. That sounds really interesting.
六、阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A couple liked collecting teacups. One day they saw a beautiful teacup in a store. As they picked it up, it suddenly spoke.
“I haven’t always been a teacup. Once I was red clay. My master (主人) rolled (揉) me over and over and I shouted, but he only smiled.”
“ Then I was placed on a rolling wheel and I went around and around.‘ Stop!’I cried, but the master only nodded(点头).”
“ Then he put me in the oven. I felt very hot. I could see him through the opening and I could read his words,‘ Not yet.’”
“ Finally he took me out and brushed me and put me back into the oven. This time it was twice as hot. I begged(乞求). I cried. I could see him through the opening saying, ‘ Not yet.’”
“I felt ▲ , but the door opened and I was taken out and placed on a shelf. Later he handed me a mirror. I can't believe I become so beautiful.”
“ He said,‘ If I hadn’t rolled you, you’d have dried up. If I had stopped rolling you around on the wheel, you would have been out of shape. If I hadn't put you in the oven, you would have broken. If I hadn't brushed you all over, you would be colorless. If I hadn't put you back in that oven again, you wouldn't be kept for very long. Now you are a finished product. You are what I had in mind when I first saw you.’”
( ) 1. What is the right process of making the teacup
a. It was put into the oven for the first time.
b. It was put on a rolling wheel and went around.
c. The master took it out and brushed it all over.
d. It was put back into the oven again.
e. The master rolled the red clay over and over.
A. e-a-c-b-d B. a-e-b-c-d C. e-b-a-c-d D. a-e-c-b-d
( ) 2. Which of the following can be put into ▲
A. bored B. excited C. relaxed D. hopeless
( )3. What can we know from the passage
A. The couple liked making teacups.
B. The teacup was made from the red clay.
C. The master brushed the teacup all over to make it become hard.
D. When the master was asked to stop the rolling wheel, he agreed.
( ) 4. What can we infer from the last paragraph
A. The teacup will dry up if it is rolled.
B. The master was satisfied with his product.
C. The teacup wasn't satisfied with its final looks.
D. The master felt sorry for treating the red clay badly.
( )5. What lesson does the passage mainly teach us
A. Success comes from hard work.
B. Don't give up any chance in front of you.
C. Going through hard time can make you better.
D. It's important to consider others' feelings all the time.