外研版英语八上 Module 11.2 Way of life Unit 1
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? ?My great-grandmother, Ethel, came from England to the United States in 1921. She brought almost nothing with her---just a few clothes and trinkets(小装饰品). But she did bring some customs from “ the old country” that she had learned as she grew up.
? ?One custom was that if you dropped a glass or a cup and it broke, you would throw a pinch of salt over your left shoulder. It was funny that she did that---she wasn’t superstitious( 迷信的) in other ways. I think that she grew up doing that, so she continued to do it as a connection to her childhood and a reminder of what it was like living in England.
? ?Ethel also taught us a New Year’s Day custom that our family continues to follow today. To celebrate the new year, we would travel to a friend’s house for a quick visit. My great-grandmother always took a pound of butter with her on our visits. We would enter the friend’s house through the back door. The butter we brought was to give our hosts a “gift of gold” to symbolize hope for prosperity in the new year.
? ?After my great-grandmother died, we still visited people on the first day of January, but eventually we stopped bringing the butter. We never did throw salt over our shoulders after breaking a glass or a cup. Some customs are continued when they cross from one country to another, but some customs fade away.
1.This passage is most similar in theme to a passage about_______
A. a boy who follows his parents’ Japanese traditions
B. a girl who celebrates New Year's Day for the first time
C. a family who returns to their native country on vocation
D. a mother who teaches her children to respect their elders
2.Why does the grandmother bring butter to a friend’s house on New Years Day？
A. To help prepare the holiday dinner
B. As a symbol of hope and prosperity
C. To replace the butter she borrowed
D. As a sign of repentance for past wrongs
3.Which of these is most likely true of the great-grandmother?
A. She regretted leaving her native England
B. She did not have many America friends.
C. She was proud of her English background.
D. She preferred to follow American customs.
4.?What does the word follow mean as used in the sentence below? “ Ethel also taught us a New Year’s Day custom that our family?continues to?follow?today.”
A. practice?? B. understand??
C. attention?? D come after in time
5.What will the narrator most likely do next New Year’s Day?
A. Throw salt over her shoulder
B. Host a party at her house
C. Buy a pound of butter
D. Visit friends
6.In China , you _______ clean on the first day of New Year .
A. must? ? ? ? ? ?B. should? ? ? ? ? ?C. might? ? ? ? ? ?D. mustn't
7.When you get a present, you ______ use your both hands.
A. must? ? ? ? ? B. can? ? ? ? ? C. may? ? ? ? ? ?D. could
8.We ________ eat?meals with?our left hands.
A. can? ? ? ? ?B. should? ? ? ? ?C. maybe? ? ? ? ? ?D. can't
9.In the USA, when someone gives you a present, you________ open it immediately.
A. can? ? ? ? B. can't? ? ? ? ?C. should? ? ? ? ? D. shouldn't
10.To _________ or refuse, we haven't decided.
A. receive? ? ? ? B. accept? ? ? ? ?C. reject? ? ? ? ? D. reply
答案解析：
单项选择
解析：由全文可知这篇文章主要讲述了祖母带过来的一些生活习惯，因此和它对应的只有a boy who follows his parents’ Japanese traditions。都是讲述一些传统习惯的。
2. B
解析：由倒数第二段的最后一句The butter we brought was to give our hosts a “gift of gold” to symbolize hope for prosperity in the new year.可知这些黄油象征着财富。
3. C
解析：由文章可知祖母一直遵循着自己的传统的习惯，并且让自己后代也一起遵循，可见她对自己的背景是非常自豪的，其他几项都不对。
4. A
解析：这题中的follow应该是跟着去实践的意思。
5. D
解析：由文章的最后一段可知作者将会继续祖母留下来的这个传统，去拜访朋友。
6. D
解析：中国传统习俗：新年第一天不能打扫
7. A
解析：收到礼物的时候，必须两手接
8. A
解析：考察情态动词表猜测。can表示一种可能
9. C
解析：在美国，当有人给你礼物时，你应该立即打开
10. B
解析：receive表示被动的收到，而accept表示某种程度上的赞同或完全接受。reject译为拒绝，reply译为回复，都与句意不符
