人教版九年级全册Unit 2 I think that mooncakes are delicious! 提升训练（无答案）

Unit 2 I think that mooncakes are delicious! 提升训练
限时集训：40分钟 得分：______
一、短文填空
从下面方框中选出10个单词，将其正确形式填入短文，使短文意思正确通顺。（每词限用一次。）（共10小题；每小题1分，计10分）
The Zhongyuan Festival, also known as the Ullambana Festival among Buddhists(佛教徒), is on the 1_______ day of July of the lunar calendar. Chinese believe that on that day, the door of hell(地狱) opens, and 2_______ is dead can visit the living. So the festival is also called the Ghost Festival.
By 3_______ out the food, the living can save their dead friends and 4_______ from bad situations. Actually, this tradition comes from the story of Mulian Saves His Mother.
Before Mulian became a Buddhist, he went on 5_______ and gave his mother money for feeding the poor. But his mother 6_______ hid the money and her selfish act made the gods angry. So, after she died, she was punished to become a hungry ghost who could never be full. Mulian tried to offer her food, but the food burned just as it reached her mouth. Mulian 7_______ had no choice but to ask the Buddha for help. 8 _______ by Mulian’s love for his mother, the Buddha told him to join in the Ullambana Fast（斋戒）on July 15th. On that day, Mulian sent food to his mother and his mother was finally saved. 9_______ his thanks to the Buddha, Mulian held the Ullambana Festival every year to help the ghosts get away from the hunger.
Later, the day has become a festival to remember the dead. Floating water lanterns has also become one of 10 _______ celebrations for the Ullambana Festival. You can’t miss it!
1._______ 2._______ 3. _______ 4. _______ 5. _______
6._______ 7._______ 8. _______ 9. _______ 10. _______
二、补全短文
根据短文内容，从短文后的A一F选项中选出5个适当的选项补全短文。（共5小题；每小题1分，计5分）
Critical thinking is the ability to think clearly about what to believe or what to do. According to a report from the World Economic Forum（2023）, critical thinking, creativity, and their practical use are widely accepted as the top three skills that young people need to get in their future career.
1_______ Whenever he needs to do something, he will, first of all, reason. He checks why he needs to do it and whether he really needs to do it. Then, analyze. He tries to find out what it really is and the best way to do it. After that, evaluate. 2_______ Finally, he makes the decision and takes action.
Take the “Double 11” as an example. A few days before it, he checks carefully what he needs and whether he really needs them, and makes a shopping list. He goes to the online shops to compare the things that he is going to buy. He compares the shops that sell these things. 3_______ Although it takes him some time to make the decisions, he would not regret after the shopping.
4_______ After the crazy “Double 11”, there were all kinds of regrets and complaints. There were regrets about buying more things than needed. There were complaints about the poor products and the higher prices of the things they bought. Why so They had not thought critically before they made the decisions.
Critical thinking helps you make wiser decisions. 5_______
A. Do think before you act.
B. A good critical thinker usually takes the following steps before he decides what to do.
C. Then he checks whether he can afford them and in which shops he will buy them.
D. He makes sure whether he is able to do it and how to do it well.
E. You can also simply follow the crowds to buy the most popular ones online.
F. Then what would happen if he didn’t think critically before he made the decisions
1. _______ 2. _______ 3. _______ 4._______ 5. _______
三、阅读表达（共10小题；计20分）
A. 完成图表
根据短文内容，完成图表中所缺信息。（共5小题；每小题2分，计10分）
New Year’s Day and the Lantern Festival are not strange to us Chinese people. But people hardly know there’s another traditional festival—the Nüwa Festival. In certain places, it is celebrated on the 19th day of the New Year while it falls on the 25th day in other places. Admiring the goddess Nüwa is what the festival is all about from its given name.
There are several popular ways passed down among the people to celebrate this day. It might surprise you that they mainly throw pancakes! Nüwa is a goddess known for repairing the sky. In the past, people thought the sky was broken when it rained. Nüwa appeared to solve the problem. Later, people had a similar fear that their houses could break into pieces when the rain beat heavily against the roofs（屋顶）of their living places. They thought throwing pancakes onto the roofs could work. And they are very strict about pancakes. The rounder and thinner, the better. Also, women put needles（针）in the pancakes. Don’t be surprised because needles have been a symbol of Nüwa fixing the broken sky. Of course, there are other activities. Some people celebrate it by going outside to shoot. It’s not about killing animals. It shows how people admire Nüwa’s great ability to face difficulties and fight against bad people.
However, it’s becoming less popular among people who have celebrated it over the years. Maybe it’s because people can’t shoot in the city, or they may hurt others and even get caught by the police. It’s also opposite to what the government advises us to do—“Saving is an honorable act”. And the buildings are so tall that it’s impossible for pancakes to reach the roofs. Who knows
When people hold the festival is 1_____ where they live.
Its date
The Nüwa Festival
2_____ of it and the reasons behind The reasons for losing 4_____ among people
Throw pancakes onto the roofs
To stop the rain from breaking the houses. ◎The government 5_____ the idea of wasting food.
Put needles in the pancakes
To symbolize Nüwa’s achievement of repairing the sky. ◎It’s hard to throw the pancakes to the roofs of the tall buildings.
Go outside to shoot
To 3_____ for Nüwa’s great ability. ◎It might cause trouble for others or themselves.
1. _________________________
2. _________________________
3. _________________________
4. _________________________
5. _________________________
B. 任务型阅读
根据短文内容，按要求回答问题。（共5小题；每小题2分，计10分）
1
A Farewell Song
By Wang Wei
No dust is raised on the road wet with morning rain,
The willows (柳树) by the hotel look so fresh and green.
I invite you to drink a cup of wine again;
West of the sunny pass no more friends will be seen. 2
Thinking of My Brothers on Mountain-Climbing Day
By Wang Wei
Alone, a lonely stranger in a foreign land,
I doubly miss relatives on a holiday.
I know my brothers would, with dogwood spray (茱萸枝) in hand,
Climb the mountain and think of me so far away.
6. Which word has the same rhyme with “rain” in the first poem
_____________________________________________________________________
7. What is the theme of the first poem （no more than 8 words）
_____________________________________________________________________
8. What does the last line mean in the second poem
_____________________________________________________________________
9. What festival is related to the second poem
_____________________________________________________________________
10. What kind of writing skill can we infer from the two poems （2 words）
The writer expressed the feelings by _________________________.
四、书面表达（计15分）
假设你是小伟。你的室友大明昨天接到你朋友Maria的电话。她正在研究中国的节日文化，需要你的帮助。现在，请你根据大明所留便条的内容，给Maria回一封电子邮件。
便条内容：
Xiaowei,
Your friend Maria made a phone call to you yesterday. She wants to know the traditional Chinese festival—the Lantern Festival. She wants you to tell her why we like it, when and how we spend it（tell her at least 3 activities）. Send an e-mail to her at maria1988@. Please ask her what they do during Christmas for me.
Daming
邮件格式：
To: maria1988@
From: xiaowei@
Subject: the Lantern Festival
Dear Maria,
How are you You asked me something about the traditional Chinese festival—the Lantern Festival.
Actually, _____________________________________________________________
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Love,
Xiaowei
提示词：
汤圆 sweet rice dumplings 燃放鞭炮 play with firecrackers
元宵节 the Lantern Festival