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Unit 8 At Christmas
阅读提优
完形填空。
Canada is a country with lots of maple leaves. And the Maple Sugar Festival is an old 1 in the country. It usually 2 in March each year.
It is cold in Canada in 3 , but many people go there for the festival. My parents and I also go there at this time of 4 . We go to a farm 5 a cold morning. The 6 is big and clean. There I see an old man drill holes in the maple trees and put some pipes inside 7 . Then the maple juice runs down the pipes into a bucket. When the bucket is full of juice, the man begins to boil the juice. After a 8 time, the juice becomes a little yellow. Then the man pours it on a piece of ice, and it turns into candy at once.
And now it is time to 9 ! The candy is cold but it is nice. It is the present of nature. I feel very happy. We have fun there, and I will 10 remember the festival. I want to go to Canada again next year.
[词汇积累] maple枫树 Maple Sugar Festival 枫糖节 drill 钻(孔) pipe 管子
bucket 桶 boil 煮沸 pour 倾倒 nature 自然
( )1. A. present B. festival C. season
( )2. A. brings B. takes C.comes
( )3. A. spring B. winter C. autumn
( )4. A. year B. month C. week
( )5. A. in B. at C. on
( )6. A. house B. home C. farm
( )7. A. it B.us C. them
( )8. A. large B. long C. small
( )9. A. eat B. rest C. drink
( )10. A. always B. never C. finally
根据短文内容，判断正(T)误(F)。
The Spring Festival is the most important festival for Chinese people. Before it, people usually clean their houses, buy new clothes, shoes and a lot of food. On Chinese New Year's Eve, people cook nice food and the whole family have a big dinner together. People stay up late to eat jiaozi at midnight for good luck. But in my hometown, we often eat tangyuan. It means family reunion(团聚). On that day, there is no sweeping because people think it will sweep away good luck.
I like the Spring Festival, because I can wear new clothes and shoes and get many presents. What's more, I can have a holiday of about twenty days. I play cards, visit relatives and friends and eat nice food. We all have a lot of fun.
( )1. The Spring Festival is the most important festival in Australia.
( )2. Before the Spring Festival, people usually go shopping.
( )3. On Chinese New Year's Eve, people have a big dinner with their family.
( )4. Eating tangyuan means good luck.
( )5. The Spring Festival is in autumn.
根据短文内容，选择正确的答案。
Christmas is an important festival in Britain. On Christmas Eve—the night before Christmas Day, children put stockings on their beds before they go to bed. Their parents usually tell them that Father Christmas will come during the night.
Father Christmas is very kind-hearted. He lands on the top of each house and climbs down the chimney into the fireplace. He fills each of the stockings with Christmas presents.
Father Christmas isn't real. In Jim and Kate's house, “Father Christmas” is Mr Green. Mr Green doesn't climb down the chimney. When children fall asleep, he quietly goes into their bedrooms and fills the stockings with presents. When they were very young, Mr Green was sometimes dressed up as Father Christmas. But he doesn't do that now. The children are no longer young, and they know who“Father Christmas” really is. But they still put their stockings at the end of their beds.
[词汇积累] kind-hearted 好心的 land 落 chimney 烟囱 fireplace 壁炉 fill 装满
( )1. Christmas Eve is ________.
A. the night of Christmas Day B. the evening of Christmas Day
C. the night before Christmas Day
( )2. Father Christmas often puts presents ________.
A. into children's shoes B. into children's stockings C. under children's beds.
( )3. Father Christmas comes into the house through the ________.
A. chimney B. back door C. window
( )4. When the children were very young, ________.
A. they didn't know who“Father Christmas” really was
B. they knew that Father Christmas wasn't real
C. they knew who put the presents into their stockings
( )5. When Jim and Kate grow up, they ________.
A. know that Father Christmas is real
B. ask their mother to fill their stockings with presents
C. know that“Father Christmas” is actually(实际上) their father
阅读短文，完成下列各题。
The Lantern Festival is a Chinese festival. It comes after the Spring Festival.
The weather is often cold. We can see a full moon in the sky. At the Lantern Festival, we can see many beautiful lanterns in the street too. Children also light some beautiful lanterns for fun. Watching the red lanterns is one of the main traditions. There are some different shapes and sizes of lanterns. In the evening, we watch the beautiful lanterns with our family. The streets and shops are bright and colourful at night. People also like guessing the riddles on the lanterns. The riddles are usually short, wise, and sometimes humorous. The answer to the riddle can be a Chinese character, a famous person's name, or a place name.
The most important thing is to eat sweet dumplings with different tastes. In northern China, sweet dumplings are called yuanxiao, while in southern China, They're named tangyuan. They are very delicious. Making sweet dumplings is like a game or an activity. They are usually done happily by a group of friends or family members.
Everyone has a nice day at this festival.
[词汇积累] lantern /'l nt n/灯笼 main /me n/主要的;最重要的 tradition /tr 'd n/传统 shape / e p/形状
riddle /'r dl/谜;谜语;神秘事件 wise /wa z/明智的;充满智慧的 humorous /'hju m r s/幽默的
character /'k r kt (r)/人物 northern /'n n/北方的 southern /'s n/南方的
(一)根据短文内容，判断下列句子正(T)误(F)。
( )1. The Lantern Festival is an English festival.
( )2. We can see the round moon in the sky at the Lantern Festival.
( )3. The Lantern Festival comes before the Spring Festival.
( )4. In the evening, we watch the nice lanterns with our family.
( )5. People in Beijing call the sweet dumplings tangyuan.
(二)猜灯谜。
1. What letter is an animal __________________
2. What fruit is never found singly __________________
3. What has teeth but can not eat __________________
4. What man cannot live in a house __________________
5. What letter is a vegetable __________________
阅读短文，完成下列各题
Pancake Day is a traditional day. People celebrate it in England, Australia and many other English-speaking countries. It is always on Tuesday in February or March. On that day, people make pancakes.
After making the pancake, you can eat it or take it to join in the Pancake Race! In the race, people run with a pancake in a pan. When you run, you need to throw the pancake and catch it in the pan three times. You don't need a ticket, but you need to wear an apron and cover your head with a scarf.
The most well-known pancake race is in Olney, England. Every year, you can see the interesting race on TV around England and on the Internet around the world. What about the pancake race in Olney this year On Tuesday, 27th February, all the housewives or young women(18~35 years old) from Olney can join in the race. The winner of the race can take a trip to London and stay in a big hotel for three nights. If you are not from Olney, you can also come and watch the race.
[词汇积累]pancake/'p nke k/烙饼;薄饼 traditional /tr 'd nl/传统的;习俗的 celebrate /'sel bre t/庆祝;庆贺
Australia / 'stre li /澳大利亚;澳洲 country/ k ntri/国;国家 race /re s/赛跑;竞争,角逐
throw /θr /投;掷;抛;扔;摔;丢 apron /'e pr n/围裙 cover /'k v (r)/遮盖;覆盖 winner /'w n (r)/优胜者
(一)根据短文内容，判断下列句子正(T)误(F)。
( )1. Chinese people like Pancake Day.
( )2. In the race, people run with a ball in the pan.
( )3. People in the race need to throw the pancake and catch it three times.
( )4. Every year, you can only see the interesting race on TV around England.
( )5. If you are not from Olney, you cannot join in the race.
(二)根据短文内容，完成表格。
Pancake Day
Where In England, Australia and 1. _________________________.
When On 2. ________ in 3. ________ or 4. ________.
What Make a 5. _______________________________________.
Eat 6. __________________________________________.
Join in 7. _______________________________________.
Wear 8. ________ and cover head with 9. ________.
阅读短文，完成下列任务。
In China, there are many traditional festivals. People do many activities on these days.
Chinese New Year is in January or February. The whole family gets together and eats jiaozi.
We see lantern shows at night at the Lantern Festival. And we also eat yuanxiao or tangyuan on this day.
The Dragon Boat Festival is on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese calendar. On this day, we eat zongzi and have dragon boat races to remember QuYuan.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is on the fifteenth day of the eighth month in the Chinese calendar. On this day, the family gets together, enjoys the bright full moon and eats mooncakes.
Now, we know more about traditional Chinese festivals. Which one do you like best
任务一：请你用“________”将文中介绍的四个中国传统节日名称标注出来。
任务二：为文章选择恰当的标题，并将正确的选项写在标题处的横线上。
A. The Lantern Festival
B. Chinese New Year
C. Traditional Chinese Festival
任务三：请你从文章中选择你最喜欢的一个中国传统节日，制作一个节日宣传卡。
1. Which festival: 2. Special activity: 3. Special food: 4. Why do you like it
阅读短文，完成下列任务。
There's an interesting festival about water in China and other countries. The Dai people in Yunnan have Water-Splashing ( 泼洒 ) Festival every year. It always comes in the middle of April , lasting(持续) for about 3 days. For the Dai people, Water-Splashing Festival is the most important holiday to celebrate (庆祝) the New Year. They wear colorful costumes(服装) and have nice food together. They also sing and dance happily. People splash each other with water to wish(希望) that person lucky and happy.
任务一：根据短文，判断句子正(T)误(F)。
( )1. Water-Splashing Festival comes every year.
( ) 2. Only Chinese people have the interesting festival about water.
( ) 3. The Dai people in Yunnan love Water-Splashing Festival.
任务二：结合上下文推断词义，将其序号写在题前括号内。
( ) 4. “Water-Splashing Festival” means________.
A.送水节 B.泼水节 C.世界水日
( )5.“lucky” means ________.
A.节约的 B.不幸的 C.幸运的
阅读短文，判断下列句子正(T)误( F)。
We call Chinese New Year the Spring Festival. There is a name for each year. We may call it the Year of the Rat, the Year of the Dog, the Year of the Monkey and so on. Before New Year's Day, people are busy shopping and cleaning their houses. On New Year's Eve, there is a big family dinner. After dinner, all the family stay up late to welcome the new year. On the first day of the new year, people put on their new clothes and go to visit their friends and relatives(亲戚). They say“ Happy New Year!” to each other. People usually have a good time during the festival.
( ) 1. The Spring Festival isn't Chinese New Year.
( )2. Before New Year's Day, people visit their friends and relatives.
( )3. On New Year’s Eve, there is a big family dinner.
( )4. On the first day of the new year, people are busy shopping.
( )5. People usually have a good time during the Spring Festival.
参考答案
一、1. B 2. C
3. A 解析：根据常识可知，加拿大的三月应该是春天。故选 A。
4. A 解析：本题设空处所在的句子想表达的是“我和我的父母在一年中的这个时间也去那里”,故选A。
5. C 解析：表示“在一个很冷的早上”时介词用on。故选C。
6. C 解析:根据“We go to a farm”可知,此处是指农场又大又干净。故选C。
7. C 解析: inside 为介词,后面如果接的是人称代词，要用人称代词的宾格形式。设空处要填的内容用来指代前面的 the maple trees,故选C。
8. B
9. A 解析:根据“The candy is cold but it is nice.”可知，本题设空处所在的句子想表达的是“是吃(糖)的时候了”。故选A。
10. A
二、1. F 解析:根据“The Spring Festival is the most important festival for Chinese people.”可知，春节是中国最重要的节日，而不是澳大利亚的。故填F。
2. T 解析:根据“Before it, people usually ...buy new clothes, shoes and a lot of food.”可知，人们会在节前去购买一些新衣服、鞋子和很多食物。故填T。
3. T 解析: 根据“On Chinese New Year’s Eve, ... and the whole family have a big dinner together.”可知,人们会在除夕和自己的家人一起吃一顿丰盛的晚饭。故填T。
4. F 解析:根据“But in my hometown, we often eat tangyuan. It means family reunion.”可推知，汤圆代表的是团圆，而不是好运。故填 F。
5. F
三、1. C 解析:根据“On Christmas Eve—the night before Christmas Day”可知,圣诞夜就是圣诞节的前一天晚上。故选C。
2. B 解析:根据“He fills each of the stockings with Christmas presents.”可知,圣诞老人把礼物放进孩子们的长统袜中。故选 B。
3. A 解析:根据“He lands on the top of each house and climbs down the chimney into the fireplace.”可知，圣诞老人是从烟囱爬进屋的。故选 A。
4. A 解析: 根据“The children are no longer young, and they know who ‘Father Christmas’ really is.”可推知,孩子们小时候并不知道谁是真正的圣诞老人。故选 A。
5. C解析:通读短文第三段可知, Jim 和 Kate长大后知道他们的爸爸就是给他们送礼物的圣诞老人。故选C。
四、(一)1~5 F T F TF
1.由短文第一段第一句可知，元宵节是中国节日，故填F。
视别详讲答案
2.由短文第二段第二句可知，元宵节可以看到满月，也就是圆月，故填 T。
3.由短文第一段第二句可知，元宵节是在春节之后，故填F。
4.由短文第二段第七句可知，在晚上，我们可以和家人看漂亮的灯笼，故填 T。
5.由短文第三段第二句可知，在中国北方的人称 sweet dumplings为“元宵”,在中国南方的人称之为“汤圆”，北京是中国北方的城市，故填F。
(二)1.B 2.pear 3.comb 4.snowman 5.P
五、(一)1~5 FF TFT
(二)1. many other English-speaking countries
2. Tuesday 3. February 4. March 5. pancake
6. the pancake 7. the Pancake Race
8. an apron 9. a scarf
六、任务一: Chinese New Year;
the Lantern Festival;
The Dragon Boat Festival;
The Mid-Autumn Festival
任务二： C
任务三: 1. the Dragon Boat Festival
2. have dragon boat races
3. zongzi
4. Because we will have a good time on that day./ Because we can eat delicious food.
(答案不唯一)
七、任务一: 1. T 解析：由“ The Dai people in Yunnan have Water-Splashing Festival every year.”可知每年都有泼水节，故填T。
2. F 解析：由“ There's an interesting festival about water in China and other countries.”可知这个有趣的关于水的节日其他国家也有，故填F。
3. T 解析：由“ They also sing and dance happily.”可推断傣族人热爱泼水节，故填 T。
任务二: 4. B 解析：由“ People splash each other with water to wish that person lucky and happy.”可知人们通过泼水来表达美好祝愿，由此推断是泼水节，故选 B。
5. C 解析：and连接两个并列成分, happy意为“开心的； 幸福的”，lucky也应表达美好祝愿，故选C。
八、1. F 解析：根据“ We call Chinese New Year the Spring Festival.”可知, 我们称中国新年为春节。故填F。
2. F 解析：根据“ On the first day of the new year, people put on their new clothes and go to visit their friends and relatives.”可知, 应该是在新年的第一天拜访亲友而不是新年之前。故填F。
3. T 解析：根据“ On New Year’s Eve, there is a big family dinner.”可知, 在除夕夜会有一个丰盛的家庭晚餐。故填 T。
4. F 解析：根据“ Before New Year’s Day, people are busy shopping and cleaning their houses.”可知,是在新年之前忙着购物而不是在新年的第一天。故填F。
5. T 解析：根 据“ People usually have a good time during the festival.”可知, 人们通常在春节期间过得很愉快。故填T。
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