1、Lets celebrate课时作业(一)Starting out & Understanding ideas必备知识基础练.单词拼写1Li Bai is one of the _ (诗人) I like most.2He bought a lot of food for the _ (挨饿的) people in this area.3Workers who dont work at a desk all day are less likely to _ (抱怨) about their work environment.4He often says he will devote his l
2、imited life to the _ (无限的) job of serving the people.5Today we young people have the _ (自由) to decide our futures.6People all over the world are concerned about social _ (不平等)7The prize was to _ (向表示敬意) him for his great contribution to the country.8During the Spring Festival, we can see many red _
3、(装饰物) in every house.9Dream of the Red Chamber occupies an important place in the history of Chinese _ (文学)10Chinese children grow up with _ (告诫) not to waste single grain of rice, out of respect for farmers labor.用方框内短语的适当形式填空take place； in memory of； as well as； complain about； be addressed to； be
4、 based on； instead of； be regarded as； be made into； regardless of 1The novel _ a film last year.2He serves the public heart and soul, _ his personal gain or loss.3We call on people to use cloth bags and baskets _ plastic bags when shopping.4Compared to the traditional methods, the technique is safe
5、 _ economical.5The celebration of the Dragon Boat Festival are held _ Qu Yuan.6Tu Youyou _ one of the most famous female scientists in the world.7Our schools sports meeting will _ next week.8He is so strong that he never _ the hardship of life.9Can you help me give him the letter which _ him.10All t
6、he theories _ facts so they are reliable.完成句子1他被誉为他队里最好的选手。He _ the best player in his team.2国庆节期间，大街上装饰满了彩旗。During the National Day, the streets _ colored flags.3他向我们抱怨说没有人去机场接他。He _ that no one had been at the airport to meet him.4山被许多文化视为心灵之地。Mountains _ spiritual places by many cultures.5他从一棵很高的
7、树上摔了下来。那就是他弄伤腿的原因。_ he hurt his leg _ he fell from a tall tree.课文语法填空Maybe Letters from Father Christmas is the perfect book for those 1._ regard Christmas as a special time of year. The author, JR.R. Tolkien, is one of the most famous 2._ (name) in English literature.Every Christmas, an envelope wi
8、th a North Pole stamp arrived. It 3._ (address) to Tolkiens children. Inside, they would find a handwritten letter from Father Christmas. The letters were also 4._ (beautiful) illustratedeach must have taken its true author, Tolkien, a long time 5._ (complete)In one letter, Father Christmas complain
9、ed 6._ how he could not stop his helpers 7._ (play) games with the toys instead of wrapping them up. Interestingly, the letters did not contain the usual 8._ (warn) to children that they might not receive their presents if they were not good. The letters did, however, change as Tolkiens children got
10、 9._ (old)By expressing love for his children in such 10._ special way, Tolkien may indeed have been the real Father Christmas.关键能力综合练进阶训练第二层.阅读理解The old Chinese saying “as happy as spending the New Year” might be outdated now in the busy modern world. The Spring Festival is regarded as the most imp
11、ortant festival for Chinese people and an occasion for all family members to get together, like Christmas in the West. But many traditional customs accompanying the Spring Festival, however, have weakened in practice.Setting off fireworks was once the most typical custom of the Spring Festival. Peop
12、le thought the sputtering (爆裂) sound could help drive away evil spirits. However, the activity has been completely or partially forbidden in big cities for years as the government has taken security, noise and pollution factors into consideration.“In recent years, some cities have begun to allow peo
13、ple to light fireworks during limited hours at the Spring Festival, surrendering to (屈从于) public demand. Respecting folk traditions is a gesture of respect towards public opinion，” said Zhou Xing, a folklore researcher.“As people gain more income and it becomes easier to buy daily goods, the New Yea
14、r holiday is just like any other. After long workdays, many people use the New Year holiday to take a rest, rather than visiting friends and neighbors. The process of making and enjoying the family dinner on Spring Festival Eve is the most important thing. However, many families would like to eat ou
15、t to save time and energy，” said Li Shunzhi, a resident of Harbin, Heilongjiang.“I enjoy the holidays very much in the countryside. My family has been preparing for the Spring Festival more than two weeks before the holiday, cleaning the house, buying holiday goods and decorating the house with pape
16、r cuttings. On New Years Eve, the whole family stays up to see the New Year in, and in the days to follow, a series of activities such as lion dancing, dragon lantern dancing, lantern festivals and temple fairs will be held. Without the ancient traditions, the holiday is nothing to us，” said Zhang H
17、ui, from Hebei.1Which of the following is WRONG according to the passage?ASetting off fireworks has been forbidden in some big cities for years.BNowadays, people can light fireworks in some cities at the Spring Festival.CPeople believe that the sound of fireworks can drive away evil spirits.DIn the
18、past, setting off fireworks couldnt be seen almost anywhere.2What Li Shunzhi said implies _.Awhat people do during the festival now is different from the pastBpeople would like to have the family dinner on Spring Festival EveCpeople prefer to visit friends and neighbors rather than take a restDthe N
19、ew Year holiday is just like any other day3What can we learn from the last paragraph?AZhang Hui often spends two weeks preparing for the Spring Festival.BZhang Hui is used to spending the Spring Festival with his family.CZhang Hui always takes part in a series of activities after the Spring Festival
20、.DZhang Hui lives in the urban area.4What does the whole passage show?AThe Spring Festival is as lively as before.BThe Spring Festival is outdated now.CThe Spring Festival is losing its qualities.DThe Spring Festival in China is more important than Christmas in the West.七选五Ways to Have a Joyful Chin
21、ese New YearIn many cultures, January 1st marks the beginning of a new year. _1_ It is one of the most important occasions for family reunions.Usually, the Chinese New Year celebration lasts for three weeks, starting from the 23rd day of the previous years 12th month of the lunar calendar until the
22、15th day of the New Year.Here are some centuriesold traditions shared by the Chinese community in order to promote blessings of health and wealth in the New Year.Spring cleaning. _2_ It is widely believed that a freshly cleaned house will bring good luck to people. _3_ People will make red paper cut
23、s, Chinese characters or couplets that mean luck, happiness and blessing, and stick them on doors and windows.Setting off fireworks. In fairy tales, people managed to scare away a monster named Nian by setting off fireworks. _4_Lucky money. Seniors give kids lucky money in red envelopes, in the hope
24、 of making their future much brighter. Eating dumplings. The shape of a dumpling looks somewhat like a kind of money that was used in ancient times. _5_ It is a custom to eat dumplings on Chinese New Years Eve as well as on the first and fifth days of the new year.AMaking decorations.BHaving prepara
25、tions in advance.CThe new year has two wonderful festivals.DEvery family will clean the house one week ahead of the New Year.EIn reality, the sound of fireworks can increase the festival atmosphere.FPeople believe the more dumplings you eat, the more wealth you will get during the New Year.GBut in t
26、he eyes of Chinese people, the traditional time of the new beginning is the Spring Festival.完形填空April Fools DayApril Fools Day is a western festival. No one _1_ exactly when and how April Fools Day began. However, there are some stories about _2_ it came into being. One story _3_ like this: in the s
27、ixteenthcentury France, the start of the new year was on April first. It was celebrated in much the same way _4_ it is today with parties and dancing into the late hours of the night.Then in 1562, Pope (教皇) Gregory introduced a new calendar for the Christian world, and the new year fell on January f
28、irst. There were some people, _5_， who hadnt heard or didnt believe the _6_ in the date, so they _7_ to celebrate New Years Day on April first. Others played tricks on them and called them “April fools”. They tried to make them believe that something false was _8_. In France today, April first is ca
29、lled “April Fish”. French children fool their friends by taping a paper fish to their friends _9_. When the “young fool” _10_ this trick, the prankster (恶作剧者) shouts “April Fish！”Today Americans play small tricks on friends and strangers alike on the first of April. One _11_ trick on April Fools Day
30、 is pointing down to a friends shoe and saying, “Your shoelace is untied.” School children might tell a classmate that school has been canceled (取消). _12_ the trick is, if you fail for the joke the prankster shouts “April Fool！”In Britain today, on the first of April, even _13_ newspapers, radio and
31、 TV programs tell big lies. You might read a science _14_ showing that doctors have found a way to cure (治愈) AIDS, or you would probably listen to a piece of news about a UFO _15_ on an island.1A.understands Bknows Cbelieves Dremembers2A.when Bwhy Chow Dwhere3A.goes Btells Chappens Dwrites4A.like Ba
32、s Cso Dfor5A.however Bbut Ctherefore Dinstead6A.fact Bnews Cchange Dinformation7A.remained Bcontinued Cconsidered Dwent8A.real Btrue Cright Dcorrect9A.hands Bfaces Cbacks Dheads10A.discovers Bsees Csearches Dnotices11A.ordinary Bcommon Cfunny Dsilly12A.Whenever BWhoever CWhatever DWherever13A.seriou
33、s Bfamous Cinteresting Dimportant14A.letter Bspeech Cwriting Dreport15A.lying Bwalking Cflying Dlanding.语法填空Nowadays Chinese are using the solar calendar. But at the same time, Chinese are also using their own lunar calendar. Each lunar year 1._ (give) the name of one of these animals: the rat, the
34、ox, the tiger, the hare, the dragon, the snake, the horse, the sheep, the monkey, the cock, the dog and the pig. This list repeats 2._ (it) every twelve years, 3._ is a main feature of the Chinese lunar calendar.Each Chinese month starts on the day of the new moon, and the full moon always comes on
35、the 4._ (fifteen) day of the month. The New Year, actually 5._ (well) known as the Spring Festival, always falls 6._ January 21st and February 20th.On the last day of each lunar year, the Chinese will hold 7._ big family reunion dinner. All the members of a family, with the 8._ (except) of married d
36、aughters, will try to be present on this festival occasion, even if they have to travel many miles 9._ (return) to the home of their parents. After the dinner, even children will stay 10._ (wake) until the midnight to welcome the New Year.Unit 2Lets celebrate!课时作业(一)Starting out & Understanding idea
37、s必备知识基础练.单词拼写1poets2.starvingplain4.limitless5.freedom6inequality7.honour8.decorations9.literature10.warning.用方框内短语的适当形式填空1was made into2.regardless of3.instead of4.as well as5in memory of6.is regarded as7.take placeplains about9is addressed to10.are based on.完成句子1is honoured as2.were decorated with
38、plained to us4are regarded as5.The reason whywas that.课文语法填空1答案与解析：who考查定语从句。句意：也许圣诞老人的来信对于那些把圣诞节视为一年中的一个特殊时刻的人来说是一本完美的书。设空处引导定语从句，修饰先行词those，并在从句中作主语，指人，故填who。2答案与解析：names考查名词复数。句意：作者J.R.R. Tolkien是英国文学中最著名的人物之一。本句中含有“one ofthe形容词的最高级可数名词复数”结构，意为“最的之一”，故本空应用名词的复数形式。3答案与解析：was addressed考查时态及语态。句意：它是
39、写给Tolkien的孩子们的。根据前后句时态可知，本句应用一般过去时，且主语It指代前句中的名词an envelope，主语和动词address之间为被动关系，故本空应用一般过去时的被动语态。4答案与解析：beautifully考查副词。句意：这些信还加入了精美插图，每封信都一定花了它的真正的作者Tolkien很长时间来完成。本空修饰动词illustrated，故用副词形式。5答案与解析：to complete考查不定式。句意：同上。代词take sb.时间to do sth.意为“做某事花费某人多长时间”，故本空应用不定式形式。6答案与解析：about考查介词。句意：在一封信中，圣诞老人抱怨
40、他是如何无法阻止他的助手们用玩具玩游戏，而不是把它们包起来的。complain about sth.意为“抱怨某事”，故本空应用介词about。7答案与解析：playing考查动名词。句意：同上。stop sb. (from) doing sth.意为“阻止某人做某事”，故本空应用动名词playing。8答案与解析：warnings考查名词复数。句意：有趣的是，这些信并没有包含惯常的对孩子们的警告如果(表现)不好的话，他们可能不会收到礼物。本空作动词contain的宾语，根据空前的冠词the及形容词usual可知，本空应用名词形式，且根据句意可知应用名词复数。9答案与解析：older考查形容词
41、比较级。句意：然而，这些信件随着Tolkien的孩子们的长大的确发生了变化。根据句意可知，本空应用形容词比较级形式。10答案与解析：a考查冠词。句意：通过这样一种特殊的方式来表达对孩子们的爱，Tolkien可能就是真正的圣诞老人。in a.way意为“以一种的方式”，故本空应用冠词a。关键能力综合练.阅读理解【语篇解读】本文主要介绍了中国春节的传统习俗正在逐渐消失的现象以及人们的不同观点。1答案与解析：D细节理解题。根据第二段中Setting off fireworks was once the most typical custom of the Spring Festival.可知，过去放
42、鞭炮是过春节最典型的传统习俗，应该到处可见，故选D项。2答案与解析：A细节理解题。根据第四段内容可推知，哈尔滨的这位居民所说的这段话是在感慨今昔过年的差异，故选A项。3答案与解析：B推理判断题。根据最后一段中On New Years Eve, the whole family stays up.和Without the ancient traditions, the holiday is nothing to us可推知，Zhang Hui习惯和家人一起过春节，故选B项。4答案与解析：C主旨大意题。根据第一段中But many traditional customs accompanying
43、the Spring Festival, however, have weakened in practice.并结合全文内容可知，本文主要讲述了中国春节逐渐失去年味这一现象，故选C项。.七选五【语篇解读】本文介绍了中国春节的几个传统习俗，分别是扫房子、装饰房屋、燃放烟花爆竹、给孩子压岁钱和吃饺子。1答案与解析：G空前句说到在许多文化中，1月1日标志着新的一年的开始，空后句提到家庭团聚，由此判断，空格处应引出中国的新年这一话题，故选G项。2答案与解析：D根据本段主题Spring cleaning.以及空后句中的freshly cleaned house可知，此处应解释主题内容，即和打扫房子有关
44、，故选D项。3答案与解析：A由空后信息red paper cuts, Chinese characters or couplets可知，这些都是为过年准备的装饰物，故选A项。4答案与解析：E本段主题为燃放烟花爆竹，所以此空是对此话题的解释，人们燃放烟花爆竹的现实意义是可以增添过节的气氛。故选E项。5答案与解析：F本段介绍的是吃饺子的习俗。空前说到饺子象征的意义，空格内容应该承接此内容，故选F项，即饺子吃得越多，来年得到的财富就越多。.完形填空【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章对愚人节的起源作了简单介绍。在世界各地，人们用不同的方式来庆祝这个特殊的日子。1答案与解析：B由空格后的when and
45、 how可知应该用know，句意为：没有人确切地“知道”愚人节的由来。2答案与解析：C由下文One story可知，此处在讲愚人节如何由来，故用how表示“如何”。3答案与解析：A此处story goes.为习惯表达，意为“据传说”。 4答案与解析：B此处取意为：当初庆祝新年和现在的方式相同。且the same.as为习惯搭配，as意为“正如”，故选择B项。5答案与解析：A由前后语意可知，此处表示转折，由空格后的逗号可知，此处需用however，故选择A项。6答案与解析：C根据上下文语境，此处取义为：新年的时间由四月“改为”，故选择C项。7答案与解析：B此处句意为：因为有的人没听说或者不相信新
46、年时间的改变，所以会“继续”在4月1日庆祝新年，故选择B项。8答案与解析：B此处理解为：在愚人节的时候，人们试图让别人相信假的事情是“真的”，true与原文的false为反义词，故选择B项。9答案与解析：C由常识可知，只有把纸鱼贴到“后背”上，被捉弄的人才不容易发现，故选择C项。10答案与解析：A此处取意为：被捉弄的人后来会“发现”人们的把戏。故选择A项。11答案与解析：B由下文可知，指着别人的鞋子说鞋带没系好是人们在愚人节的普遍做法。ordinary意为“平凡的，普通的”，common意为“普遍的，常见的”，故选择B项。12答案与解析：C由于上文所列举的人们在愚人节所做的事情可知，此处句意为
47、：无论是些什么样的把戏.，故选择C项。13答案与解析：A由空前的even及空后的newspapers，radio and TV programs可知，即便是一些“严肃的”报纸，广播电台等也会在愚人节这天撒弥天大谎。故选择A项。14答案与解析：D根据下文说到医生的发现，此处取意为科学“报告”，故选择D项。15答案与解析：D由下文的UFO及空后的介词on可知，此处取意为：UFO在一个岛上 “着陆”，故选择D项。.语法填空【语篇解读】本文介绍了中国的农历。每个农历年被赋予一种动物的名字：鼠，牛，虎，兔，龙，蛇，马，羊，猴，鸡，狗和猪。这个列表每12年重复一次。1答案与解析：is given考查动词的
48、时态和语态。通篇是一般现在时，每年农历年和给出是被动关系，可以得知用一般现在时的被动语态。故填is given。2答案与解析：itself考查代词。这个列表每12年循环一次，重复它本身用反身代词。故填itself。3答案与解析：which考查定语从句。这是中国农历的一个主要特征。逗号后是定语从句，指代前面的一件事，在定语从句中作主语。故填which。4答案与解析：fifteenth考查数词。满月出现在每个月的第十五天，可以得知the后用序数词。故填fifteenth。5答案与解析：better/well考查副词。副词修饰动词，也可以理解为比较级，因而更出名。故填better/well。6答案与解析：between考查介词。表示1月21日至2月20日之间，两者之间用between。故填between。7答案与解析：a考查冠词。表示一次大的家庭聚会，用不定冠词。故填a。8答案与解析：exception考查名词。“不包括”with the exception of，冠词后用名词。故填exception。9答案与解析：to return考查非谓语动词。长途旅行为了赶回家过年，表示目的用不定式结构。故填to return。10答案与解析：awake考查形容词。系动词后用形容词，stay是系动词。故填awake。