1、Unit 3 CelebrationsSectionWritingWorkshop,ViewingWorkshop&ReadingClub一、用适当的介词或副词填空1.The old man wakes early in the morning.2.Grandpa is looking forward another birthday.3.People use paper cuts three purposes.4.Spring Festival dishes are full special cultural meanings.5.I thought myself,“If only I ha
2、d the chance!”二、完成句子1.The old men (70多岁了) are taking exercise in the park.2.Its necessary (镇静下来) before finding a way.3.When does Lantern Festival (追溯到)?4.PRC (代表) the Peoples Republic of China.5.(除了) being a writer,what was also Lewis Carroll?三、七选五阅读理解ChildrensGamesinAncientChinaUnlike the children
3、 nowadays,the children during ancient times didnt have smartphones,iPads or computers to entertain themselves.1.Lets take a look.KickingstoneballsDuring the Qing Dynasty,kicking a stone ball around was a popular sport in the northern part of China,and it was often played in the winter to keep warm.S
4、tones were carved into small balls and kicked along with feet.FlyingkitesKites 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,Tianjin kite and Weifang kite.2.For example,the swallow-shaped kite is a well-known
5、 Beijing style.Playinghide-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.3.4The closest thing to watching a film or t
6、elevision for entertainment during ancient times was going to see a shadow play.Folk artists manipulate(操纵) puppets behind the screen,narrating stories and accompanied by music.LettingofffirecrackersFirecrackers have a history of more than 2,000 years.It is said that there was a beast named Nian in
7、ancient China.5.After gunpowder was invented,it gradually replaced the bamboo joint cracker.Crackers are still let off during Spring Festival to symbolise auspiciousness(吉祥).A.Watching shadow playsB.Each of them has distinctive featuresC.Different materials are used to make the kiteD.The shadow play
8、 was the popular entertaining form in ancient timesE.And to scare off the beast,people burnt bamboo joints to make it blastF.More commonly,participants hide and one child must try to find themG.Instead,they came up with interesting games to play in their childhood四、完形填空My parents always made extra C
9、hristmas specials for my sisters and me.Of course the 1 event was when my sisters and I would run down the 2 to see our Christmas tree surrounded by mountains of 3.We got the bikes,microscopes,cameras,and many others.They were great,though I didnt 4 appreciate all that my parents did.In fact it was
10、quite common for me to be trapped in 5 gifts and not be able to remember everything I 6.As my husband and I were getting 7 to welcome our first child into the world,we thought how to give Christmas gifts.Finally we 8 the decision to set the three-gift 9 for our holiday celebrations.I had ever 10 abo
11、ut the idea in a few magazine articles.And I really 11 how it made the children decide about the things they truly 12.But mostly,I loved the idea of 13 our holiday.I would see my kids get the same number of gifts.I expected a Christmas day when we could actually enjoy each others 14,as well as the g
12、ifts and the spirit that they were given.15 those ideas Joe and I came up before our 16 were born,such as we never let them eat 17 food,or limit TV to only one hour a day,the three-gift rule is one thing that 18 the test of time.Weve done it each year since Tom was born 18 years ago.Joe and I are a
13、lot less 19 since we are focusing on getting each child the 20 three things that they desire.And we find the kids do appreciate and enjoy the gifts.I hope my kids will be building their own families and their own traditions.1.A.tinyB.bigC.littleD.small2.A.floorsB.groundsC.stairsD.places3.A.presentsB
14、.foodsC.clothesD.books4.A.suddenlyB.immediatelyC.reallyD.frankly5.A.closingB.sharingC.sparingD.opening6.A.receivedB.approvedC.boughtD.imagined7.A.sorryB.readyC.angryD.nervous8.A.offeredB.pickedC.tookD.made9.A.conditionB.situationC.traditionD.position10.A.readB.soldC.arguedD.hated11.A.likedB.knewC.do
15、ubtedD.urged12.A.gaveB.refusedC.wantedD.threw13.A.questioningB.simplifyingC.qualifyingD.satisfying14.A.agreementB.amusementC.thoughtD.company15.A.WithinB.UnlikeC.WithoutD.Along16.A.relativesB.friendsC.childrenD.colleagues17.A.junkB.healthyC.enoughD.tasty18.A.enjoysB.entersC.reachesD.stands19.A.stres
16、sedB.excitedC.surprisedD.confused20.A.mostB.topC.fitD.low五、选词创境运用下列写作词汇,自己创设一个语境,形成一个小语段。tradition,gathering,sweep away,teenager,put up,attach.to,custom,let off,memory,decoration答案：一、1.up2.to3.for4.of5.to二、1.in their seventies2.to calm down3.date back to4.stands for5.As well as三、15 GBFAE四、1.B对于孩子而言,
17、能够收到很多礼物是过圣诞节的一件“大”事。2.C作者和自己的姐妹一起走下“楼梯”去看自己收到了什么礼物。3.A根据常识可知,过圣诞节人们会在圣诞树的周围放好许多“礼物”。4.C根据本段最后一句可知,作者虽然得到了很多礼物,但对于父母所做的一切并不是“真正地”欣赏。5.D收到礼物之后,当然要把礼物都“打开”,所以此处应为opening。6.A在把所有的礼物都打开之后,作者记不住“收到”了些什么。7.B因为是夫妻二人的第一个孩子,所以两人要做好充分的准备,因此此处应使用ready。8.D如何为自己的孩子准备圣诞礼物是夫妻二人要做出的决定。makeadecision为固定搭配。9.C因为在最后一段中
18、提到后来每年夫妻二人都这样做,所以这成为他们的一项“传统”。10.A既然是杂志里的文章,应该是作者“读”过的。11.A根据下一句中的“Ilovedtheidea.”可知,作者很“喜欢”这样的做法。12.C作者决定要送给孩子三个礼物,而这三个礼物是孩子们最“想要”的。13.B只送给孩子最需要的三个礼物,这样夫妻二人的准备实际上就被“简单化”了。14.D圣诞节时全家人在一起互相“陪伴”,这才是节日真正的意义所在。15.B后文提到了这些想法都没有坚持到底,所以说送三个礼物和这些想法是不一样的。因此要用unlike一词。16.C根据后面的wereborn可知,此处应指作者的孩子们。17.A因为是父母不
19、让孩子们吃的,所以应该是“垃圾”食品。18.D因为常年坚持,所以说送三个礼物这一做法“经受”住了时间的考验。19.A因为目标集中而不盲目,所以作者在为孩子们准备礼物时压力就小很多。20.B根据本句中的theydesire可知作者与丈夫准备的是最好的三个礼物。此处的top为形容词,意为“最好的”。五、Its a tradition to have a family gathering when we celebrate Spring Festival in China.Adults usually sweepaway the dirt of the past year.We teenagers help to putup decorations,attaching the Chinese character Fu upside down to the door.Also,we have the custom to letoff fireworks on Spring Festival Eve.The memory of the whole family having fun together is always unforgettable.
