1、Unit 2Lets celebrate!Section AStarting out & Understanding ideas课后篇巩固提升必备知识基础练.单词拼写 1.Its inspiring to know that people from small towns can even win national h.答案honours2.Naturally,zongzi is the traditional food for the D Boat Festival.答案Dragon3.The real (诗人) is a master of words,who can move men t
2、o tears.答案poet4.In my hometown,there is always a (丰收) supper for the farmers after all the wheat has been cut.答案harvest5.We must learn to handle both (自由) and responsibility wisely.答案freedom.短语填空regardless of,complain about,take place,regard.as,as well as1.The talent show will in our school gym from
3、 8: 30 am to 11: 30 am.答案take place2.You will hurt others if you say what you think, other peoples feelings.答案regardless of3.There were a few things that I would like to in my living area.答案complain about4.He the best football player in the world.答案is regarded as5.The musicians were to play jokes on
4、 each other play music.答案as well as.完成句子1.她看到桌子上有一封写给她的信。She saw a letter lying upon the table her.答案addressed to2.无论旅途多么艰辛,只要和家人在一起,我就不在乎。No matter how tiring a journey is, Im with my family,I dont care.答案as long as3.长江沿岸的风景美不胜收。因此我认为长江之行是更好的选择。The scenery along the river is amazing,and I think the
5、 trip along the Yangtze will be a better choice.答案that is why4.众所周知,塑料可以被制成不同的形状。It is well-known that plastics can different shapes.答案be made into5.我昨天晚上的确给她发了一封邮件,但是她没有回复。I an email to her yesterday evening,but she made no reply.答案did send关键能力提升练.阅读理解ALuling,a small town in Texas,is home to a wate
6、rmelon water tower,a watermelon queen and a festival called the Watermelon Thump.The event includes food,music and a parade.But what sets this watermelon festival apart from others is the World Championship Seed Spitting(吐西瓜籽) Contest.Only about 5,500 people live in Luling.But since 1954,the populat
7、ion has swelled on the last weekend in June.Now,tens of thousands of people come from all around to attend the four-day festival.“The seed-spitting crowds get into it,”said Edgar Camacho,who is father to four seed-spitting champions.“Parents from Luling take it seriously.”The competition is limited
8、to about 50 kids and 50 adults.The kids are divided into four age groups.For the individual(个人的) competition,everyone gets two spits,and judges record the better one.For the team event,judges take the sum of four spits from four participants.“Its really fun and exciting,”said Victoria Camacho,14.“Th
9、e crowd is all watching you and cheering for you,and your family is there.” About 200 people watch.“Its really a lot of pressure because you dont want to mess up.”Victoria won her age group four years ago with a spit of 36 feet.Two years ago,her brother A.J.,17,broke the youth record in Luling when
10、he spat a seed 58 feet 9 inches.Thats more than half the length of a basketball court.(The adult seed-spitting world record,set in 1989,is 68 feet 9 inches.)“Its fun to come out and compete every year.Its just a really competitive spirit that all the families have,” said A.J.,who has won the seed-sp
11、itting contest about 10 times.The Camachos have no plans to give up their competitive spitting anytime soon.“Even if I dont live in Texas,” said Davis Camacho,20,a five-time winner,“Ill make the yearly journey to Luling.”【语篇导读】本文是一则新闻报道,介绍了美国得克萨斯州的Luling小镇每年举办一次西瓜节,该节日的最特别之处在于其吐西瓜籽比赛。1.What dose the
12、 underlined word “swelled” in Paragraph 3 mean? A.Increased.B.Doubled.C.Recovered.D.Dropped.答案A解析词义猜测题。根据画线词前后句可知,自1954年开始,Luling小镇的人口在六月最后的那个周末不断增加。而根据该段的内容可知,小镇的常住人口仅有5500人,因为当地举办的西瓜节吸引了来自世界各地的游客,因此人口在节日期间急剧增加。故画线词swelled意思是“增加”。2.Whats the rule for the group competition?A.Everyone gets two spits.
13、B.The best four spits are recorded.C.Each team member can spit only once.D.Participants are divided into four age groups.答案C解析细节理解题。根据第五段中“For the team event,judges take the sum of four spits from four participants.”可知,在团体比赛中,每名参赛人员只能吐一次西瓜籽。3.What can we learn about the competition?A.It lasts four d
14、ays.B.It happens every year.C.It is an international event.D.It gets thousands of viewers.答案B解析推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中“The Camachos have no plans to give up their competitive spitting anytime soon.”以及Camacho的家庭成员之一Davis在最后一段中说的“Even if I dont live in Texas”和“Ill make the yearly journey to Luling”可知,吐西瓜籽比赛一年举
15、行一次。BLittle New Year usually falls a week before the lunar New Year.It is also known as the Festival of the Kitchen God,the deity(神) who oversees the moral character of each household.Here are six things you should know about the Little New Year,another sign of the start of spring.1.Offer sacrifices
16、 to Kitchen GodOne of the most distinctive traditions of the Little New Year is the burning of a paper image of the Kitchen God,who will report on the familys conduct over the past year.The offerings to the Kitchen God include pigs head,fish,sweet bean paste,melons,fruit,boiled dumplings,barley suga
17、r,and Guandong candy.Most of the offerings are sweets of various varieties.It is thought that this will seal the Kitchen Gods mouth and encourage him to only say good things about the family when he ascends to Heaven to make his report.2.House cleaningAccording to Chinese folk beliefs,during the las
18、t month of the year ghosts and deities must choose either to return to Heaven or to stay on Earth.It is believed that in order to ensure the ghosts and deities timely departure people must thoroughly clean both their persons and their houses,down to every last drawer and cupboard.3.Paste paper-cuts
19、to windowsIn the Little New Year,old couplets and paper-cuts from the previous Spring Festival are taken down,and new window decorations,New Years posters,and auspicious(吉利的) decorations are pasted up.4.Bath and hair-cutAs the old Chinese saying goes,whether theyre rich or poor,people often have a h
20、aircut before the Spring Festival.The activity of taking bath and haircut is often taken on the Little New Year.5.Preparations for the Spring FestivalPeople start to stock up necessary provisions for the Spring Festival since the Little New Year.Everything needed to make offerings to the ancestors,e
21、ntertain guests,and feed the family over the long holiday must be purchased in advance.【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了中国小年的五种民间习俗,“小年”也预示着春季的开始。4.What is the most unusual tradition in the Little New Year?A.Offering sacrifices to the Kitchen God.B.Burning a paper image of the Kitchen God.C.Preparing the necessi
22、ties for the New Year.D.Cleaning houses and people themselves.答案B解析细节理解题。根据第二段中的“One of the most distinctive traditions of the Little New Year is the burning of a paper image of the Kitchen God”可知,小年夜最与众不同的传统之一是烧灶神像。5.What is the Kitchen Gods duty in the mans world?A.Collecting the information of th
23、e mans world.B.Protecting the character of each home.C.Gathering sacrifices for other Gods in Heaven.D.Watching out for the moral people in the world.答案D解析细节理解题。根据第一段中的“It is also known as the Festival of the Kitchen God,the deity who oversees the moral character of each household.”可知,灶神在人间的职责是监管各家各
24、户。6.Why are most of the offerings sweets?A.Because the Kitchen God loves sweet foods.B.Because it is the traditional custom.C.Because people hope the God says good for them.D.Because sweets are the best sacrifices.答案C解析细节理解题。根据第二段中的“It is thought that this will seal the Kitchen Gods mouth and encour
25、age him to only say good things about the family when he ascends to Heaven to make his report.”可知,人们用甜品贡灶神是为了让灶神替他们在天上美言。7.What do we know from the passage?A.Little New Year always falls in February.B.House cleaning is to welcome the New Year.C.In the Little New Year only paper-cuts are pasted up.D.
26、People will make full preparations for the coming New Year.答案D解析推理判断题。最后一段提到“从小年开始,人们就开始为春节储备必要的物品。在长假期间,向祖先献祭、招待客人和家人所需的一切都必须提前购买。”由此可知,人们要为春节做好充分准备。.七选五Childrens Games in Ancient ChinaUnlike the children nowadays,the children during ancient times didnt have smartphones,iPads or computers to entert
27、ain themselves.1Lets take a look.Flying kitesKites have quite a long history.The earliest kites were made of wood,instead of paper.Nowadays,the three most famous kites are the Beijing kite,the Tianjin kite and the Weifang kite.2For example,the swallow-shaped kite is a well-known Beijing style.Playin
28、g hide-and-seekHide-and-seek is a traditional game for children,popular around the nation.Even nowadays,many children like playing it.There are two ways to play.One way is covering a childs eyes while other kids run around to tease him.34The closest thing to watching a film or television for enterta
29、inment during ancient times was going to see a shadow play.Folk artists manipulate puppets behind the screen,narrating stories and accompanied by music.Setting off firecrackersFirecrackers have a history of more than 2,000 years.It is said that there was a beast named Nian in ancient China.5After gu
30、npowder was invented,it gradually replaced the bamboo joint cracker.Crackers are still set off during the Spring Festival to symbolize auspiciousness.A.Watching shadow playsB.Each of them has special features.C.Different materials are used to make the kite.D.Shadow plays were the popular entertainin
31、g form in ancient times.E.And to scare off the beast,people burnt bamboo joints to make loud noise.F.More commonly,participants hide and one child must try to find them.G.Instead,they came up with interesting games to play in their childhood.答案与解析【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了四种中国古代的儿童游戏。1.G根据上文内容可知,古代的孩子没有智能手机、iPad或电脑来娱乐,G项承接上句,符合语境。2.B根据下一句内容可知,燕子形的风筝是著名的北京风格,B项“它们都有各自的特点”承上启下,符合语境。3.F根据上文内容可知,有两种玩法,此处应具体谈及另一种捉迷藏的玩法。F项承接上文。4.A根据该段描述可知,在古代,与看电影或电视最接近的娱乐方式就是看皮影戏。本段小标题应和看皮影戏有关,结合其他三个小标题的形式可知选A项。5.E根据上文可知,据说中国古代有一只叫“年”的怪兽;根据下文可知,火药发明后,逐渐取代了竹节爆竹。E项承上启下,符合语境。
