1、UNIT 1 FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONSSection Discovering Useful Structures基础测评. 单句语法填空1. The woman (look) at her map is a relative of my mother.2. Give me the blue raincoat, please, the one (hang) behind the door.3. The flowers (smell) sweet in the botanical garden attract many visitors.4. I have a good
2、 friend (live) in London.5. The story I read last night is very (interest).6. Her devotion to her motherland is very (touch).7. They lived in a house (face) south.8. The match was (excite). I was very (excite) about the match.9. The classmates are (confuse) about this (confuse) problem.10. I am very
3、 (please) to see her (smile) face.11. What he said at the meeting is very (shock).12. The little boy came into the house with a (shock) look.答案： 1. looking2. hanging3. smelling4. living 5. interesting6. touching7. facing8. exciting; excited 9. confused; confusing10. pleased; smiling11. shocking 12.
4、shocked. 完成句子1. 他的工作是粉刷墙壁。His job is .2. 聚集在校门口的那些男孩是我的同学。The boys are my classmates.3. 在教室里学习的男孩是我们的班长。The boy is our monitor.4. 他的缺点之一就是说谎。One of his weaknesses is .5. 你取得的进步令人鼓舞。The progress that you have made .答案：1. painting walls2. gathering at the school gate3. studying in the classroom4. tell
5、ing lies5. is inspiring. 句型转换1. The students who are working in the countryside will be back tomorrow.The students will be back tomorrow.2. The hotel being built now will open up next year.The hotel now will open up next year.3. The man who is speaking to the teacher is our monitors father.The man i
6、s our monitors father.4. Her job is keeping the lecture hall as clean as possible. is her job.答案：1. working in the countryside2. that/which is being built3. speaking to the teacher4. Keeping the lecture hall as clean as possible提升测评. 语法填空Taking a photo each day and posting it online has many benefit
7、s. For example, it helps improve a sense of well-being(幸福).In the past two 1. (month), a study which 2. (do) by Dr Liz Brewster and Dr Andrew Cox has recorded what photos people took, what text they added and 3. they communicated with others online.They found that taking a daily photo could improve
8、well-being through self-care and community interaction(互动). One person said,“My job is 4. (real) busy. There are some days when I almost have no time to stop 5. (breathe). One day when I looked out of the window, I saw a bird in a tree. I took a photo of it and felt so good.” Another person said,“It
9、 encourages me out of the house sometimes. Ill spend time taking 6. walk down to a nearby river. It is 7. (relax).”The online interactions create a community that is based 8._ the photos with text together.“It could be a rubbish photo, but if some-body paid attention to it, it would become useful.”“
10、I like enjoying 9._(I) good memories by watching those photos Ive taken, even if its something simple like eating dinner with my 10. _(love) kids.”答案：1. months2. was done3. how4. really5. to breathe6. a7. relaxing8. on9. my10. lovely. 阅读理解ANew Years EveNew Years Eve, also called Old Years Night, is
11、celebrated on December 31st, the final day of the year. It is celebrated all over the world with parties and social gatherings with usually a lot of fireworks and noise.In the United States of America, New York is the place which this celebration is associated with. People gather in the Times Square
12、 just before midnight in the last minute of the countdown to see the “ball dropping”.The celebration is also associated with parties in other parts of the world. In France, for instance, the celebration is called le Rveillon. Special food is prepared accompanied with champagne. People also go to the
13、 Eiffel Tower in Paris to see the fireworks display. In Japan, people traditionally clean their home. Buddhist temple bells are rung 108 times at midnight. In Brazil, the beach of Copacabana is considered by many to be the place of the most beautiful fireworks show in the world.On New Years Eve, peo
14、ple commit themselves with resolutions. These are made to reform a habit and should go into effect and remain until fulfillment.1. When is New Years Eve celebrated?A. On December 30th.B. On January 1st.C. On December 31st.D. On January 30th.解析：细节理解题。根据文章第一段第一句“New Years Eve, also called Old Years Ni
15、ght, is celebrated on December 31st .”可知,New Years Eve是在12月31日。故选C。答案：C2. What is le Rveillon?A. A kind of celebration.B. A kind of food.C. A kind of display.D. A kind of party.解析：细节理解题。根据文章第三段第二句“In France, for instance, the celebration is called le Rveillon.”可知,le Rveillon是一种庆祝方式,故选A。答案：A3. How ma
16、ny countries are mentioned in the passage to celebrate New Years Eve?A. Three.B. Four.C. Five.D. Six.解析：细节理解题。文章第二、三段列举了美国、法国、日本、巴西四国的庆祝方式。故选B。答案:B4. What does“These” refer to in the last paragraph?A. People. B. Resolutions.C. Habits.D. Fireworks.解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段首句“. people commit themselves with res
17、olutions.”可知,在新年前夕,人们用下决心的方式对自己做出承诺。这些决心让人们改进习惯并付诸行动。故选B。答案：BBChinese Farmers Harvest Festival is the first festival in China for farmers. The festival starting from 2018, falls on Autumn Equinox(秋分) each year. The Autumn Equinox is one of the 24 solar terms(节气) and usually falls between September 2
18、2nd and 24th, during the countrys harvest season.As we all know, China has the largest population all over the world. It was difficult to feed the largest population in the past. After reform and opening-up, with the development of modern agriculture, peoples life is getting better and better, and t
19、heir living conditions have improved a lot. Chinese Farmers Harvest Festival shows that our government is paying more attention to agriculture and farmers life. It will greatly encourage farmers to farm and develop further modern agriculture. China has a long history of agriculture. Chinese Farmers
20、Harvest Festival, the cultural symbol, helps to show Chinas long farming culture to the world. It also connects the excellent traditional Chinese culture to modern civilisation and improves the cultural self-confidence and national pride.Since the festival is especially created for farmers, they are
21、 encouraged to think of their own ways to celebrate harvest. Some activities are held across the country, but most of the celebrations will take place at a local level coming from local customs. Also, the local government usually hosts all kinds of activities for the festival, such as folk culture p
22、erformances, food tasting and so on.Some people think the festival is the happiest time of the year, even better than the Spring Festival, because food gives people a sense of safety and hope. For other people, the harvest festival is a time to look back on the past and look forward to the future.5.
23、 When is Chinese Farmers Harvest Festival probably celebrated?A. On September 20th.B. On September 23rd.C. On September 25th.D. On October 1st.解析：细节理解题。根据第一段第二、三句“The festival starting from 2018, falls on Autumn Equinox each year. The Autumn Equinox is one of the 24 solar terms and usually falls bet
24、ween September 22nd and 24th, during the countrys harvest season.”可知,中国农民丰收节设置在每年的秋分,有可能是9月22、23、24日中的任意一天。故选B。答案：B6. What can we learn from the third paragraph?A. The celebrations will be different based on local customs.B. Western countries also celebrate the Farmers Harvest Festival.C. The Farmer
25、s Harvest Festival is one of the traditional Chinese festivals.D. The Farmers Harvest Festival is created for both farmers and workers.解析：段落大意题。第三段的主要内容说的是鼓励农民用自己的方式庆祝丰收,大部分庆祝活动都会结合当地的民俗文化展开,当地政府也会组织开展民俗文化表演、品尝美食等活动。选项A “根据当地习俗,庆祝活动将有所不同”与段意相符,故选A。答案：A7. Which of the following is TRUE according to t
26、he passage?A. The Farmers Harvest Festival falls on different days in different areas in China.B. The Farmers Harvest Festival is the best time to harvest crops in the world.C. The Farmers Harvest Festival has been celebrated once in our country so far.D. Chinas modern agriculture has greatly improv
27、ed because of reform and opening-up.解析：细节理解题。根据第一段的内容可知,农民丰收节在每年的秋分,在中国任何地区都是相同的一天,选项A说法不正确;中国农民丰收节与世界上的其他国家无关,选项B不正确;这个节日是2018年9月开始庆祝的,到目前为止举办了不止一次,选项C错误;根据第二段第三句“After reform and opening-up, with the development of modern agriculture, peoples life is getting better and better, and their living conditions have improved a lot.”可知,改革开放后现代化农业有了很大发展,选项D说法正确。故选D。答案：D
