1、Unit 2单元阅读专练(学生用书P6) Day 1Kwanzaa is a celebration of AfricanAmerican history and culture. It begins on December 26th and continues until New Years Day, January 1st.During the festival, a family member, usually the youngest child, lights candles in a special candleholder. Each night a candle is lit.
2、 Traditionally there are three green candles, three red candles and a central black candle. They represent the seven Kwanzaa principles(原则). The principles are believed to play a big role in building strong, successful families, neighborhoods, etc. In the evenings, adults share stories and explain h
3、ow to follow the seven principles in daily life. On the sixth day, which falls on New Years Eve, family and friends get together to enjoy a large meal.Kyle, a third grader, wrote this about Kwanzaa, “When we celebrate Kwanzaa, we have many people at home, light the candles, and have a nice dinner. W
4、e learn the meaning of Kwanzaa and remember family members. We say something good about them. Last year, we remembered my grandmother.”In 1966, Dr. Karenga created Kwanzaa. He was studying the history of Africa at that time. Dr. Karenga wanted to create a holiday to bring AfricanAmericans together a
5、nd celebrate their history and culture. He called the holiday “Kwanzaa”. In fact, the name comes from an African language, and it means “first fruits of the harvest(收获季节)”()1.How long does the festival of Kwanzaa last every year?ATwo days. BThree days. CFive days. DSeven days.()2.What color are the
6、candles during the festival of Kwanzaa?AGreen, black and red. BGreen, white and red.CGreen, black and white. DBlack, white and red.()3.What does the underlined word “represent” in Paragraph 2 mean in Chinese?A决定 B展示 C维护 D代表()4.Who did Kyle remember during Kwanzaa last year?AHis aunt. BHis father.CHi
7、s grandmother. DHis grandfather.()5.Which of the following is TRUE about Kwanzaa?AIt has a history of about 100 years.BIts name comes from an African language.CIt is to celebrate the good harvest of the year.DDuring the festival, theres a big family dinner each night.【文章大意】本文介绍了美国宽扎节的一些情况。1D计算题。由第一段
8、第二句可知，宽扎节从12月26日开始，一直持续到元旦，一共七天。2A细节理解题。由第二段第三句可知，宽扎节的蜡烛有绿、红、黑三种颜色。3D词义猜测题。由上一句“Traditionally there are three green candles, three red candles and a central black candle.”可知，they指代的是七根蜡烛，这七根蜡烛“代表”了宽扎节的七个原则。4C细节理解题。由第三段最后一句可知，Kyle去年宽扎节回想起的是他的(外)祖母。5B推理判断题。由最后一段第一句可知A项错误；由最后一段最后一句可知B项正确；由最后一段第三句可知C项错误
9、；由第二段最后一句可知D项错误。Day 2Theres no better way to experience a place than through its food. My hometown is home to the worlds largest food festivalThe Taste of Chicago. Growing up here, Ive been to the festival many times with my family.As one of Americas best food festivals, The Taste of Chicago dates b
10、ack to 1980. A group of restaurant owners suggested the idea of a food festival. Jane Byrne, the thenmayor of Chicago, agreed. And the city has been hosting the event ever since.At first, The Taste of Chicago was a oneday event held on the fourth of July and about 25，000 people enjoyed it along Chic
11、agos North Michigan Avenue. Popularity of the event was high. So the next year, organizers decided to move the location to Chicagos famous Grant Park. Also, it grew to be a tenday event.Today the festival is held for five days every July and it is the citys biggest event. About four million people g
12、o there every year. Lots of restaurants from across the city come together to show off their menus. There are also different activities and events including concerts, rides and games.The festival is free to get in, but if you want to enjoy the food, you must buy food tickets. The tickets come in str
13、ips(条) of 14 for $10 and you can use them for tastesize and fullsize portions(份). If you want to try as many new taste experiences as you possibly can, ask for a tastesize portion. Youll get it for anywhere between one and six tickets and up to twenty for a fullsize portion.()1.The Taste of Chicago
14、has a history of more than _A10 years B20 years C30 years D40 years()2.What do we know about the first Taste of Chicago festival?AIt was a great success. BIt was a tenday event.CIt was held in late July. DIt was held in Grant Park.()3.If one wants to know how to get food at The Taste of Chicago, he
15、can find the information in _AParagraph 2 BParagraph 3 CParagraph 4 DParagraph 5()4.Which of the following is TRUE about The Taste of Chicago?AIt was Jane Byrnes idea. BThere are concerts to enjoy.CFood tickets are hard to get. D25，000 people go to it every year.()5.The writer wrote the passage to _
16、Aintroduce a big festival in his hometownBdescribe his traveling experience in ChicagoCshare his experience as a food festival organizerDencourage more restaurants to join in The Taste of Chicago【文章大意】本文介绍了芝加哥美食节的起源及发展。1D细节理解题。由第二段第一句可知，芝加哥美食节可追溯到1980年，因此它有40多年的历史。2A细节理解题。由第三段第二句可知，第一届芝加哥美食节非常受欢迎。3D
17、推理判断题。文章第五段讲述了如何购买、品尝美食节上展示的食物，因此有人要想知道如何得到美食节上的食物应读这一段。4B推理判断题。由文章第四段最后一句可知，美食节上还有音乐会、游乐项目、游戏等活动。5A推理判断题。文章介绍了作者家乡的美食节芝加哥美食节，选项A可表达作者的写作意图。Day 3Do you like the Spring Festival？Most kids may say yes 1 they dont need to go to school and can have fun during the festival. But Chu Randi，15，has 2 feeling
18、s about it.She is both excited and a little worried.She doesnt like to visit her relatives，though it is a 3 activity at the festival.“Grownups say nice words toward each other and ask many questions about 4. Its kind of awkward(尴尬的)，” Chu said.Some students feel the same as Chu.They dont 5 why they
19、have to visit relatives during the Spring Festival.It seems 6 to stay at home when its cold outside.However，they may not know that visiting relatives is just a form(形式). 7 it is Chinese peoples love for family and reunion(团圆).Every year，Chus grandparents prepare a big dinner for the 8 family. “We al
20、ways get together on the Eve of the Spring Festival.The family wouldnt be complete 9 someone is not there，” Chus mother said.Visiting relatives is a 10 in China.People are busy in everyday life.The Spring Festival 11 a chance(机会) for family members to get together.All the nice gifts，best wishes and
21、warm smiles make each family member feel the 12 and happiness of being family.For students，having good manners(礼貌) helps make the experience 13. Chen Gengyu，14，said he always greets his relatives and wishes them good luck，and they 14 to him warmly.Chen also advised students to 15 some creative ideas
22、 like preparing a performance for the family at night. “It can be very interesting for you and your relatives！” Chen said.()1.A.but Bbecause Cunless Dthough()2.A.normal Bwonderful Cwarm Dmixed()3.A.common Bstrange Ccrazy Drelaxing()4.A.her Bus Cme Dthem()5.A.agree Bmind Ccheck Dunderstand()6.A.worse
23、 Bbetter Chotter Dharder()7.A.Below BBehind CAgainst DBefore()8.A.rich Bsafe Clucky Dwhole()9.A.if Band Cwhile Dso()10.A.relation Bsubject Ctradition Dway()11.A.finds Bprovides Crefuses Daccepts()12.A.warmth Bbusiness Chealth Dcoldness()13.A.educational Bmeaningless Cenjoyable Ddangerous()14.A.shout
24、 Blead Clie Dreply()15.A.set up Bturn on Cthink of Dhand out【文章大意】本文主要讲述了孩子们对春节期间走亲访友的一些看法。1B考查连词辨析。根据前后句意可知，大多数孩子喜欢春节的原因是他们不需要上学，可以在节日期间玩得很开心。故前后句表示的是因果关系。2D考查形容词辨析。由下句“She is both excited and a little worried.”可知，她既兴奋又有点担心，所以她对走亲访友的感受是复杂的。3A考查形容词辨析。根据常识可知，走亲访友在春节期间是一项很普遍的活动。4D考查代词辨析。根据空前的“Grownups
25、 say nice words toward each other”和常识可知，这里them指代grownups。5D考查动词辨析。根据后面的“why they have to visit relatives during the Spring Festival”可知，他们不理解为什么春节期间要拜访亲戚。6B考查形容词辨析。根据空后的“to stay at home when its cold outside”可知，外面冷的时候，好像待在家里更好。7B考查介词辨析。这里的it指代的是visiting relatives。此句是说走亲访友的背后是中国人对家人和团聚的爱。8D考查形容词辨析。由常识
26、可知，此处指为全家人准备晚饭。9A考查连词辨析。根据常识，过年吃团圆饭时，如果有人不在场，这个家就不完整。10C考查名词辨析。拜访亲戚在中国是一个传统。11B考查动词辨析。根据上文可知，人们在日常生活中很忙，所以此处是说春节提供了一个机会让家人团聚。12A考查名词辨析。根据空前的“All the nice gifts，best wishes and warm smiles”可知，这些东西会让人感到温暖和幸福。13C考查形容词辨析。对于学生来说，做到有礼貌能让这个经历愉悦。14D考查动词辨析。根据上句“he always greets his relatives and wishes them
27、good luck”可知，这里表达的是他们对他的回应。15C考查动词词组辨析。根据空后的“some creative ideas like preparing a performance for the family at night”可知，此处指想出一些有创意的想法。Day 4根据材料内容，从下面的选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使文章意思通顺、内容完整。Chinese people have celebrated the Spring Festival for thousands of years! 1._ Sometimes it falls in January.For ever
28、y Chinese family, its important to prepare for the holiday before it begins. For good luck, people clean their homes, and they buy themselves new clothes. Of course, they buy lots of food to eat during the festival, including fish, meat and candy. 2._ People usually put up red paper decorations(装饰)
29、on their doors and windows.Several days before the festival, people who live far away from their families usually travel home to see their family members. In fact, its the largest number of people traveling at the same time in the whole world! 3._ Parents and grandparents prepare lucky money for chi
30、ldren.4_ They greet each other by saying “Happy New Year”. In some places on New Years Eve, “dragon dancers” in beautiful clothes go from door to door, beating drums and setting off fireworks all night. 5._Even if you cant come to China to experience this fun holiday, there are Chinese New Year cele
31、brations all over the world. If you visit neighborhoods where Chinese people live in your country, you can enjoy the celebrations, too!A.Red is an important color on this holiday.BThis holiday usually takes place in February.CThey give wonderful shows to celebrate the festival.DDuring the holiday, p
32、eople often visit each other.EFamily members prepare special holiday food together.【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了春节前人们的准备及春节期间的庆祝活动。1B根据后一句“Sometimes it falls in January.”可知，此处讲的是春节的时间。故B项“这个节日一般在二月份”符合语境。2A根据后一句“People usually put up red paper decorations on their doors and windows.”可知，此处是与红色有关的内容。故A项“在这个节日中
33、，红色是一种很重要的颜色”符合语境。3E根据空格前后两句可知，此处讲的是人们在春节前的一些准备活动，故E项“家庭成员在一起准备特别的节日食物”符合语境。4D根据后一句“They greet each other by saying Happy New Year”可知，此处讲的是人们在春节期间相互拜访、相互问候的活动。故D项“在节日期间人们经常拜访彼此”符合语境。5C根据前一句“In some places on New Years Eve, dragon dancers in beautiful clothes go from door to door, beating drums and s
34、etting off fireworks all night.”可知，此处讲的是春节期间人们的庆祝活动。故C项“他们表演精彩的节目来庆祝节日”符合语境。Day 5阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。有两项多余。stand，stay，they，sit，of，luck，because，one，dish，fish，is，relativeChinese New Years Eve is a time for families to be together. Wherever they are, people are expected to go back home
35、to celebrate the festival with 1.their families.The Reunion DinnerThe New Years Eve dinner is called “reunion dinner”， and is believed 2.to_be the most important meal of the year because it has many meaningful 3.dishes. Big families of several generations 4.sit around tables and enjoy the food and t
36、ime together. Dishes with 5.lucky meanings must be included in the dinner such as fish, dumplings, and spring rolls(春卷)Some Chinese remember their ancestors(祖先) before the reunion dinner to show that they are putting their ancestors 6.firstWhat to EatTop Lucky FoodsFood for the New Year has the symb
37、ol 7.of lucky meanings. Fish is a must for the New Years reunion dinner 8.because it means “surplus”(剩余的). These foods are served during the 16day holiday season from the eve of the Chinese New Year to the Lantern Festival.Staying up for Midnight CelebrationsChinese people have the custom of 9.stayi
38、ng up late on our New Years Eve to welcome the new years arrival. After reunion dinner, families usually sit together to watch the Spring Festival Gala(春节联欢晚会). Its one of the most popular TV shows in China. At the same time, most people send WeChat hongbao or short messages to friends and 10.relatives by phone.
