1、Section Assessing Your Progress in common 10. ranging from; to . 句式仿写 1. However, no matter how different they may seem, all over the world, the spirit of sharing joy, gratitude, love, or peace is common in all festivals. 句式:no matter how . 仿写:一个意志坚定的人,无论工作多艰难,总是会设法完成。 A determined person always tri
2、es to finish the job, it is. 2. Festivals are becoming more and more commercial, with businesses taking advantage of the celebrations. 句式:with 复合结构 仿写:随着时间的推移,我们确信一切都会好起来的。 We are sure that everything will be better . 3. Online shopping websites and social media apps have made it much easier for the
3、 public to spend more on gifts for their loved ones. 句式:make+it+adj.+for sb+to do . 仿写:计算机的使用使更多的人在家办公成为可能。 The use of computers at home. 4. After singing some songs, the competitors danced onto the green field, waving their arms in the air as if they were eagles. 句式:as if 引导方式状语从句 仿写:我还记得整件事,就好像它发生
4、在昨天一样。 I remember the whole thing it had happened yesterday. 5. I heard it is because children are lighter and the horses can run faster and farther. 句式:because 引导表语从句 仿写:今天上午我到校很晚,那是因为我昨晚熬夜太长时间了。 I was very late for school this morning. I stayed up too late last night. 答案：答案：1. no matter how hard/d
5、ifficult 2. with time going by 3. has made it possible for more people to work 4. as if 5. Thats because . 语法专练 用动词-ing 形式完成句子。 1. 我最大的幸福是为人民服务。 My greatest happiness is _ _. 2. 护士的工作是照料病人。 A nurses job is _ _ . 3. 他的故事中没什么有意思的东西。 There is _in his story. 4. 坐在我旁边的姑娘是我表妹。 The girl _ _ was my cousin.
6、5. 我们昨天晚上看的电影很感人。 The film we saw last night is _. 答案：答案：1. serving the people 2. looking after the patients 3. nothing interesting 4. sitting next to me 5. very touching 提升测评 . 阅读理解 A With todays pressures, play is one of the most ignored privileges(特 权) of a child, and for this reason, there is a
7、special day devoted to playWorld Play Day. It is celebrated on 28 May each year in over 40 countries around the world. Nationally, World Play Day has been celebrated at various Toy Libraries, ECD Centres and Government Departments for the past five years. Each year has seen a new theme and a new foc
8、us, although the aim is always the samefor children to let go of the stresses of daily life and play. The theme of the inaugural World Play Day in 2014 was “we create time to play”. In 2015 it was“play is fun”; 2016 focused on “play for all ages”; 2017 saw the theme “sustainable(可持续的) play” take to
9、the stage; at the heart of 2018 was “free play”. Vanessa Mentor, the Early Childhood Development expert at Afrika Tikkun says, “Play is of the greatest importance for the developing child. It is through play at an early age that children learn to connect with the world around them and interact with
10、the people in their lives. Play allows them to explore the world where they can develop new abilities, overcome fears and increase their level of confidence. It allows children to use their imagination and creativity. Physical play also leads to active lifestyles and healthy bodies. The theme of fre
11、e play is very fitting because play time is when children feel the most free. Play time is their time.” So, whether you have children, play with them, or consider yourself “a big kid”. Anyone can celebrate World Play Day on 28 May. 1. Which of the following is the reason why World Play Day is create
12、d? A. There is little attention paid to play. B. Play is important to childrens development. C. Children connect with the world through play. D. Modern children badly need a day of their own. 解析：解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的细节理解题。根据第一段中的“With todayWith todays pressures, play s pressures, play is one of the most
13、ignored privileges ofis one of the most ignored privileges of a child, and for this a child, and for this reason, there is a special day devoted to playreason, there is a special day devoted to playWorld Play World Play Day.Day.”可知可知, ,由于当今各种压力由于当今各种压力, ,玩耍作为孩子的一项特权遭到了忽视玩耍作为孩子的一项特权遭到了忽视, , 为此为此, ,世界
14、玩耍日被创建。世界玩耍日被创建。 答案：答案：A 2. What is the aim of World Play Day? A. To increase childrens confidence. B. To help children ease their stress and play. C. To encourage children to lead an active lifestyle. D. To improve childrens imagination and creativity. 解析：解析： 细节理解题。 根据第二段中的细节理解题。 根据第二段中的“Each year
15、has seen a new theme Each year has seen a new theme and a new focus, although the aim is always the sameand a new focus, although the aim is always the samefor for children to let go of the stresses of dailychildren to let go of the stresses of daily life and play.life and play.” 可知可知, ,世界玩耍日的目的是让孩子
16、释放压力去玩耍。世界玩耍日的目的是让孩子释放压力去玩耍。 答案：答案：B 3. Which of the following can replace the underlined word “inaugural” in paragraph 3? A. Previous. B. Following. C. Special. D. First. 解析：解析：词义猜测题。根据第二段中的词义猜测题。根据第二段中的“. World Play Day has been . World Play Day has been celebrated . fcelebrated . for the past fiv
17、e years.or the past five years.”和本段描述可知和本段描述可知,2014,2014 年举办了首届世界玩耍日。年举办了首届世界玩耍日。 inauguralinaugural 在此处意为在此处意为“开始的开始的; ;开幕的开幕的”。 答案：答案：D 4. Why does the author quote Vanessa Mentor? A. To introduce the theme of the 2018 World Play Day. B. To encourage us to celebrate World Play Day. C. To stress th
18、e importance of play to children. D. To advise children to play freely. 解析：解析：推理判断题。根据推理判断题。根据 Vanessa MentorVanessa Mentor 所说的所说的“Play is of the Play is of the greatest importance for the developing child .greatest importance for the developing child .”可知可知, ,玩耍玩耍 对于孩子的成长具有重要的作用对于孩子的成长具有重要的作用, ,作者通
19、过引用她的话旨在强调玩耍作者通过引用她的话旨在强调玩耍 对于孩子的重要性。对于孩子的重要性。 答案：答案：C B Many Chinese people will wonder what presents to get for their moms on Mothers Day, but not many know Mothers Day is actually a festival from overseas. Mothers Day originated in America during the early 20th century. The festival spread to Chi
20、na as early as the 1980s and was widely accepted. Why did a foreign festival become popular in China? In fact, traditional Chinese culture has always encouraged filial(孝顺的) devotion to parents. There are many stories which show filial respect in ancient China. For example, the story of “Taste Liquid
21、(液体的) Medicine for Mother” tells us the filial virtue(美德) of Emperor Wen of the Western Han Dynasty. His mother had been sick for three years. He often stayed up by her bedside to care for her. He tasted the liquid medicine first before she drank it. Also, mothers love is a repeated subject in ancie
22、nt Chinese poems, like “Song of the Parting Son” by Meng Jiao, a poet of the Tang Dynasty. Now this poem is still a must in the school textbooks. Children in China are brought up with the education of filial devotion. On special days, people often use roses or forget-me-nots to express love. Carnati
23、ons are considered as the perfect flowers for mothers around the world, but few know that China has its own for mothersthe tiger lily. Love for mothers can have different ways of expression. What matters most is love, not the festival itself. What mothers truly want is perhaps just a simple expressi
24、on of love from their children. 5. When did Mothers Day spread to China? A. In the 1920s. B. In the 1980s. C. In the Western Han Dynasty. D. In the Tang Dynasty. 解析：解析：细节理解题。根据第二段第二句话细节理解题。根据第二段第二句话“The festival spread to The festival spread to China as early as the 1980s and was widely accepted.Chi
25、na as early as the 1980s and was widely accepted.”可知可知, , 母亲节传入中国的时间是母亲节传入中国的时间是 2020 世纪世纪 8080 年代。故选年代。故选 B B。 答案：答案：B 6. What is the poem “Song of the Parting Son” mainly about? A. The filial virtue of Emperor Wen. B. Caring for the old. C. Traditional Chinese medicine. D. A mothers love for her s
26、on. 解析：解析：细节理解题。根据第三段倒数第三句话细节理解题。根据第三段倒数第三句话“Also, mothersAlso, mothers love love is a repeated subject in ancient Chinese poems, like is a repeated subject in ancient Chinese poems, like Song of Song of the Parting Sonthe Parting Son by Meng Jiao, a poet of the Tang Dynasty.by Meng Jiao, a poet of
27、the Tang Dynasty.” 可知可知, ,“Song of the Parting SonSong of the Parting Son”这首诗歌的内容与母亲对儿子的爱这首诗歌的内容与母亲对儿子的爱 有关。故选有关。故选 D D。 答案：答案：D 7. Mothers Day is popular in China mainly because of . A. its wide spread in many countries B. our ancient stories of respecting parents C. our traditional cultural values
28、 D. its simple way of expressing love 解析：解析：推理判断题。根据第三段第二句话推理判断题。根据第三段第二句话“In fact, traditional In fact, traditional Chinese culture has always encouraged filial devotion to Chinese culture has always encouraged filial devotion to parents.parents.”可知可知, ,中国的传统文化一直在鼓励对父母的孝道。 由此可推中国的传统文化一直在鼓励对父母的孝道。 由
29、此可推 知知, ,母亲节之所以在中国流行母亲节之所以在中国流行, ,跟中国的传统文化价值观是紧密相关跟中国的传统文化价值观是紧密相关 的。故选的。故选 C C。 答案：答案：C 8. What a mother truly wants on Mothers Day may be . A. a big dinner B. a celebration party C. greetings of the festival D. expensive presents 解析：解析： 细节理解题。 根据最后一段最后一句细节理解题。 根据最后一段最后一句“What mothers truly want Wh
30、at mothers truly want is perhaps just a simple expression of love from their is perhaps just a simple expression of love from their children.children.”可知可知, ,母亲想要的不过是子女以简单的形式表达爱意。故母亲想要的不过是子女以简单的形式表达爱意。故 选选 C C。 答案：答案：C C The “Chongyang Festival” is celebrated on the ninth day of the ninth lunar mont
31、h, which is also known as the Double Ninth Festival. 9 . Climbing Mountains People like to climb mountains on this festival, so Double Ninth Festival is also called “Mountain-climbing Festival”. The 9th lunar month, with clear autumn skies and bracing air, is a good time for sightseeing. 10 . It is
32、really refreshing to climb mountains and enjoy the beauty of nature at this bright and clear time in autumn. Climbing mountains also indicates “climbing to a higher position”. Another reason why climbing mountains is valued by people, especially by the elderly is that it has a meaning of “climbing t
33、o longevous life”. Climbing mountains on Double Ninth Festival was already popular in the Tang Dynasty. 11 . Drinking Chrysanthemum Flower(菊花) Wine The chrysanthemum flower wine is unique in brewing. In ancient times, people usually picked fresh chrysanthemum flowers and leaves on the 9th of the 9th
34、 lunar month, and brewed the mixture of them and grains into the wine. 12 . The wine is said to have wholesome effects on sharpness of the eye, a drop of high blood pressure, reduction of weight and removal of stomach trouble, thus contributing to longevity. 13 The Double Ninth cake is also known as
35、 “flower cake”. It dates back to the Zhou Dynasty. It is said that the cake was originally prepared after autumn harvests for farmers to have a taste of what was just in season, and it gradually grew into the present cake for people to eat on the Double Ninth Day. A. Eating Double Ninth Cake B. Maki
36、ng “Flower Cake” with Friends C. A lot of poems were devoted to this custom D. So people love to go sightseeing this month E. It would not be drunk until the same day next year F. Here are some traditional customs of the Double Ninth Festival G. But few Chinese people are aware of the importance of
37、the festival 答案：答案： 9.F 10.D 11.C 12.E 13.A . 完形填空 At the age of 60, my father was hit by a car when he walked to a nearby supermarket to buy vegetables. After 1 for two months in hospital, he finally woke up. His waking up 2 all our family. 3 , he didnt know any of us. Doctors said his brain was hu
38、rt so 4 that he had lost all his memory. And his mental age was only five. We were sorry to hear about the bad news. Since I was his only child, it was my 5 to look after him. He forgot 6 everything, but he did rem- ember he liked sweets. I used the sweets as a way of 7 bad behaviour. I would give h
39、im one sweet 8 he didnt sit on the ground, a second for stopping painting on the wall, and another for not trying to put clothes on the dog. Dad became the 9 child in town. He climbed up the tree to catch a bird and couldnt get down after it 10 away. He broke my window with a ball and 11 our telepho
40、ne in water like washing clothes. When I told him he was doing 12 things, he would answer smilingly, “I like that!” My son, then aged five, and two eight-year-old daughters, welcomed their 13 playmate. He would happily make them real cigarettes, 14 his sweets with them, and carry them high in the ap
41、ple tree to 15 apples. It is eight years since the 16 . Dad has accepted the fact that he is the 17 of his three playmates but not a brother. He has also accepted that they grow taller but his 18 stays the same. Though it is still 19 to take care of him, he brings us a lot of fun. In some way I thin
42、k it is a(n) 20 thing to look after Dad like looking after a child. How many people can have the chance to care for a child-like parent? 1. A. lying B. waiting C. staying D. sleeping 解析：解析：根据根据“he finally woke uphe finally woke up”可知可知, ,在医院睡了两个月后在医院睡了两个月后, ,他终于他终于 醒了。醒了。lielie 躺躺; ;撒谎撒谎;wait;wait 等
43、待等待;stay;stay 停留停留;sleep;sleep 睡觉。睡觉。 答案：答案：D 2. A. excited B. calmed C. hurt D. protected 解析：解析：句意句意: :他的醒来使我们全家都很兴奋。他的醒来使我们全家都很兴奋。exciteexcite 使兴奋使兴奋;calm;calm 使使 平静平静;hurt;hurt 伤害伤害;protect;protect 保护。保护。 答案：答案：A 3. A. Luckily B. Amazingly C. Unfortunately D. Regularly 解析：解析：根据根据“he didnhe didnt
44、know any of ust know any of us”可知可知, ,不幸的是不幸的是, ,他不认识我他不认识我 们任何一个人。故选们任何一个人。故选 C C。luckilyluckily 幸运地幸运地;amazingly;amazingly 令人惊讶令人惊讶 地地;unfortunately;unfortunately 不幸地不幸地;regularly;regularly 有规律地。有规律地。 答案：答案：C 4. A. slowly B. strangely C. lightly D. seriously 解析：解析：根据根据“he had lost all his mhe had
45、lost all his memoryemory”可知可知, ,医生说他的大脑严医生说他的大脑严 重受伤重受伤, ,以致丧失了所有的记忆。故选以致丧失了所有的记忆。故选 D D。slowlyslowly 慢慢地慢慢地;strangely;strangely 惊奇地惊奇地;lightly;lightly 轻轻地轻轻地;seriously;seriously 严重地。严重地。 答案：答案：D 5. A. turn B. duty C. favour D. habit 解析：解析： 句意句意: :因为我是他唯一的孩子因为我是他唯一的孩子, ,所以照顾他是我的责任。 故选所以照顾他是我的责任。 故选
46、B B。 turnturn 机会机会;duty;duty 职责职责;favour;favour 帮助帮助;habit;habit 习惯。习惯。 答案：答案：B 6. A. almost B. half C. truly D. simply 解析：解析： 句意句意: :他几乎忘记了一切他几乎忘记了一切, ,但他记得他喜欢糖果。 故选但他记得他喜欢糖果。 故选 A A。 almostalmost 几乎几乎;half;half 一半地一半地;truly;truly 真实地真实地;simply;simply 简单地。简单地。 答案：答案：A 7. A. stopping B. performing C
47、. accepting D. planning 解析：解析：根据下文可知根据下文可知, ,作者用糖果来制止不良行为。故选作者用糖果来制止不良行为。故选 A A。stopstop 阻阻 止止;perform;perform 表演表演;accept;accept 接受接受;plan;plan 计划。计划。 答案：答案：A 8. A. so B. though C. if D. before 解析：解析：句意句意: :如果他不坐在地上如果他不坐在地上, ,我就给他一颗糖我就给他一颗糖; ;如果他停止在墙上如果他停止在墙上 画画画画, ,我就再给他一颗我就再给他一颗; ;如果他不试图给狗穿衣服如果他不
48、试图给狗穿衣服, ,我也给他一颗糖。我也给他一颗糖。 故选故选 C C。soso 所以所以;though ;though 尽管尽管;if ;if 如果如果;before;before 在在以前。以前。 答案：答案：C 9. A. cleverest B. oldest C. bravest D. kindest 解析：解析：根据空后的根据空后的 childchild 并结合实际情况可知并结合实际情况可知, ,爸爸成了镇上年龄最爸爸成了镇上年龄最 大的孩子。 故选大的孩子。 故选 B B。 cleverclever 聪明的聪明的;old;old 年龄大的年龄大的;brave;brave 勇敢的勇
49、敢的;kind;kind 善良的。善良的。 答答案：案：B 10. A. flew B. jumped C. drove D. walked 解析：解析：根据语境可知根据语境可知, ,他爬上树去抓一只鸟他爬上树去抓一只鸟, ,但鸟飞走了但鸟飞走了, ,他却下不来他却下不来 了。故选了。故选 A A。flyfly 飞飞;jump;jump 跳跃跳跃;drive;drive 驾驶驾驶;walk;walk 散步。散步。 答案：答案：A 11. A. repaired B. designed C. answered D. cleaned 解析：解析：根据根据“. in water like washing clothes. in water like washing clothes.”可知可知, ,他用水洗他用水洗 电话电话, ,就像洗衣服一样就像洗衣服一样。故选。故选 D D。repairrepair 修理修理;design;design 设计设计;answer;answer 回答回答;clean;clean 打扫。打扫。 答案：答案：D 12. A. useless B. wrong C. dangerous D. impolite 解析：解析：他爬树捉鸟他爬树捉鸟,
