1、Unit2 Lets celebrate 单元自测卷单元自测卷 时间：100 分钟 满分：120 分 选择题部分 第二部分第二部分 阅读理解阅读理解(共两节，满分共两节，满分 40 分分) 第一节(共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A Thanksgiving Day is special holiday in the United States and Canada. Families and friends gather to eat and give thanks for their blessi
2、ng. Thanksgiving Day is really a harvest festival. This is why it is celebrated in late fall, after the crops are in. But one of the first thanksgivings in America had nothing to do with a good harvest. On December 4, 1619, the Pilgrims (清教徒) from England landed near what is now Charles City, Virgin
3、ia. They knelt down and thanked God for their safe journey across the Atlantic. The first New England Thanksgiving did celebrate a rich harvest. The Pilgrims landed at what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1620. They had a difficult time and the first winter was cruel. Many of the Pilgrims died. B
4、ut the next year, they had a good harvest. So Governor Bradford declared a three- day feast. The Pilgrims invited Indian friends to join them for their special feast. Everyone brought food. In time, other colonies (殖民地) began to celebrate a day of thanksgiving. But it took years before there was a n
5、ational Thanksgiving Day. During the Civil War, Sarah Josepha Hale persuaded Abraham Lincoln to do something about it. He proclaimed (宣布) the last Thursday of November 1863 as a day of thanksgiving. Today, Americans celebrate this happy harvest festival on the fourth Thursday in November. Canadians
6、celebrate Thanksgiving Day in much the same way as their American neighbours. But the Canadian Thanksgiving Day falls on the second Monday in October. 1Thanksgiving Day is celebrated _. Ain spring Bin summer Cin winter Din autumn 2We can infer from the passage that New England must be _. Ain the USA
7、 Bin Great Britain Cin Canada Don some island off the Atlantic 3Which of the following is NOT TRUE? AThanksgiving Day used to be a holiday to celebrate a good harvest. BAbraham Lincoln was not the first to decide on the thanksgiving celebration. CThanksgiving Day is celebrated to express the America
8、n and Indian peoples thanks to God. DTheres little difference between the American way and the Canadian way to celebrate Thanksgiving. 4The passage mainly tells us _. Ahow Thanksgiving Day is celebrated in the USA Bthat Thanksgiving Day is in fact a harvest holiday C how Thanksgiving Day came into b
9、eing and the different ways it is celebrated D how the way to celebrate Thanksgiving Day changed with the time and places B Briton Andy Park has probably the rarest addiction in the world. Hes addicted to celebrating Christmas. Park, 45, is known as “Mr Christmas” in Britain. He has been celebrating
10、 the December 25 holiday on a daily basis for the past 12 years. Hes eaten 4,380 turkeys and 87,600 pies, drunk 4,380 bottles of champagne (香槟酒), and 5,000 bottles of wine, given 21,900 presents, mostly to himself, and spent a fortune on lights and decorations. His festive craze (狂热) has so far cost
11、 all estimated (估算) US $427,500. “Im going to be doing it for another 12 years. Ive never, ever been bored with it.” he said. The electrician from Wiltshire, southwest England, starts his day with a big breakfast of six pies and a turkey sandwich before heading off to work. He finishes work by 11：30
12、 am in order to start roasting a turkeythe traditional Christmas dish. At 3：00 pm he watches a video of the British Queens annual Christmas speech to the Commonwealth, glass of wine in hand. Dinner is turkey, wine and a bottle of champagne. He lays his present to himself under the Christmas tree at
13、8：00 pm. He even insists on a full Christmas dinner if he goes to a restaurant or to a friends house for dinner. Park is hoping his love of Christmas can translate into SUCCESS in the music charts when he releases a single. Its Christmas Every Day on December 9. “I want to be No.1，” he said. Before
14、now, he has made unsuccessful singles such as The Christmas Man. 5Why is Andy Park called “Mr Christmas”？ ABecause of his money on Christmas. BBecause of his Christmas craze. CBecause of his job on festivals. DBecause of his shopping addiction. 6What may not be included in Parks Christmas celebratio
15、ns? AGreat parties. BChristmas trees. CQueens Christmas speech. DChampagne and turkey. 7According to the passage, Andy Park _. Ais the real Father Christmas in Britain Bdevotes himself to his addiction Ccares little about his friends Dreceives Christmas gifts daily 8Why is Park addicted to celebrati
16、ng Christmas? AHes crazy about Christmas. BHe hopes to develop Christmas culture. CHe wants to have an unusual hobby. DHe wants his song to be No.1 at Christmas. C Millions of people crowded onto trains, airplanes and buses across China last week. They were hurrying home, to be with their families f
17、or Chinas most important holiday, Chinese New Year. More than one billion people around the world are celebrating the New Year. History Behind the Holiday The Chinese New Year is celebrated at the second new moon after the winter solstice (冬至). (The winter solstice is one of the two times of the yea
18、r when the sun is at its greatest distance from the equator. It is also the shortest day of the year.) According to an ancient legend, Buddha asked all the animals to meet him on Chinese New Year. 12 animals came, and Buddha named a year after each animal. The animals were: the mouse, ox, tiger, rab
19、bit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog and pig. A Good Year to Be a Pig Buddha announced that people born in each animals year would have some of that animals personality. If you were born in 1959, 1971, 1983 or 1995, you were born in the year of the Pig. People who were born in these
20、 years are believed to be polite, honest, hardworking and loyal. They are also supposed to be lucky, which is why many Chinese like to have babies in a Pig year. They are said to get along best with people born under the year of the Rabbit, Goat, Tiger, Dragon, Horse and Dog. Festivals, Lions and Fe
21、asts On Chinese New Years Eve, the Chinese celebrate with fireworks, family gatherings, and feasts. One of the most popular ways to celebrate the holiday is the lion dance. The lion is considered a holy (神圣的) animal. During celebrations, dancers dressed as lions (or holding up elaborate paper lions
22、in the air) perform to bring good luck to the people they visit at their homes or businesses. People often wear in red, which symbolizes fire. Legend has it that fire can drive away bad luck. The 15- day New Year season is celebrated with firecrackers, dragon dances and visits to friends and relativ
23、es. The celebrations end with the Lantern Festival, when brightly colored lanterns are hung in parks around China. 9Why do many parents want a baby born in a Pig year? AA pig is a gentle animal. BThe baby would be friendly to others. CIt would bring pride to its parents. DIt is regarded as lucky. 10
24、People wear red clothes during the festival in order to _. Alook beautiful Bget rid of bad luck Cappear like a fire Dsuit the atmosphere of the festival 11The Spring Festival ends with _. Aeating dumplings together Blion dancing Cthe Lantern Festival Dfireworks D With more recognition than Halloween
25、 and less than Christmas, Valentines Day as an imported festival faces a dangerous situation in China, where its caught between forces of tradition and fashion. Valentines Day has a natural enemy in China. And it is not the Chinese equivalent,_which falls on the seventh day of the seventh month on t
26、he lunar calendar, usually around half a year away from Feb.14. It is the Spring Festival, also known as the Chinese New Year, that will influence the Feast of Saint Valentine. The real disagreement between East and West probably took place over a century ago, when Chinas door was forced open by Wes
27、tern powers and Chinese scholars supported westernization as a means to strengthen our nations ability to compete. The introduction of the solar calendar and Western measurements was both an acknowledgment of their influence and an effort to be accepted by the world order. For a full century, we hav
28、e had two systems running in parallel. When it comes to the eventual outcome, practicality usually beats all other concerns. Laws can help, such as the three traditional festivals of Tomb Sweeping, Dragon Boat and Mid- Autumn gaining legal status in 2008 and giving every Chinese citizen a day off, b
29、ut laws cannot push what people have no feelings for. So, the celebration or boycott of imported holidays or homegrown ones should be no cause for worry. If they are irrelevant, no social media will change the publics mind; and if they are accepted, there must be a need which they happen to satisfy.
30、 Since we have no global Qin Shihuang to force one system on every country, we can always rely on a dual (双重的) approach by which we share with the outside world on the one hand but preserve our own ways of life on the other. 12What does the author think about Valentines Day in present China? AIt mee
31、ts with a natural enemy. BIt is better known than Christmas. CIt strongly attacks Chinese culture. DIt is more popular with young people. 13The underlined word “equivalent” in the first paragraph refers to _. Athe Dragon- boat Festival Bthe Spring Festival Cthe Mid- Autumn Festival Dthe Chinese Vale
32、ntines Day 14According to the author, the leading factor to decide what to celebrate is _. Acurrent laws Bpeoples needs Cpublic media Dage- old tradition 15The author believes that _. Athe conflict between the East and the West will last long BChinese festivals are to be paid more attention to in ye
33、ars Cboth Chinese and foreign systems of festivals can co- exist in China D this cultural shock is normal and will be received by more people in the future 第二节(共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分) 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有 两项为多余选项。 Ways to Have a Joyful Chinese New Year In many cultures, January 1st mark
34、s 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 15th day of the New Year. Here are some centu
35、ries- old 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 cuts, Chinese characters or red lanterns tha
36、t mean luck, happiness and blessing, and stick them onto doors and windows. Setting off fireworks. In fairy tales, people managed to scare away a monster named Year by setting off fireworks. _4_ Lucky money. Seniors give kids lucky money in red envelopes, in the hope of making their future much brig
37、hter. 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 preparations in advance. CThe new year
38、 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. G But in the eyes of Chinese people
39、, the traditional time of the new beginning is the Spring Festival. 第三部分第三部分 语言运用语言运用(共共三三节，满分节，满分 40 分分) 第一节 完形填空(共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以 填入空白处的最佳选项。 It took three evenings for 21- year- old college student Chen Xing to prepare a gift. What did he _1_？ He ma
40、de a fine red Chinese Knot (中国结) as a special _2_ for his mothers 50th birthday during Spring Festival. _3_ a pretty circle, a character of the Chinese word “shou”， which _4_ a long life, is in the middle and a long tassel (流苏) below the _5_. In fact, it is so beautiful and special. “The _6_ hand- t
41、ied knot is the best gift I ever _7_，” said Chens mother, Wang Haijing. Wang, a Chinese Knot lover, hangs a _8_ one in her house every Spring Festival. “Its a(n) _9_ symbol for a new year，” Wang _10_. “I always change for a new one every year.” A _11_ skill coming back at least 1,000 years, the Chin
42、ese Knot has _12_ wide welcome in cities in recent years. Like Christmas trees in the _13_， the Chinese Knot is the most _14_ decoration for most Chinese families during the Lunar New Year celebration. _15_ every supermarket in Beijing has a special counter to sell Chinese Knots of different sizes,
43、_16_ and colors. The two largest Chinese Knots are being _17_ at the Zhejiang Exhibition Hall in Hangzhou, in East Chinas Zhejiang Province. It _18_ about 30 workers from across the country a full month to complete the _19_. No matter how different the knots are, the messages of the knots are simila
44、r, _20_ blessings of happiness, prosperity, love and good luck. 1A.do Bsay Cfind Dtake 2A.interest Bneed Corder Dgift 3A.Making BSeeing CIncluding DKeeping 4A.shows Bmeans Cleads Davoids 5A.circle Bknot Cbag Dbox 6A.ugly Blong Cheavy Dbeautiful 7A.returned Bgot Cturned Dbought 8A.big Bsmall Cnew Dol
45、d 9A.unfortunate Bdifficult Ceasy Dlucky 10A.explained Bfelt Csang Dshouted 11A.modern Btraditional Csingle Drecent 12A.ruled Bput Cwon Dlost 13A.East BWest CSouth DNorth 14A.favorite Bdelicious Cdifficult Dimpossible 15A.Never BCertainly CAlways DAlmost 16A.sides Bskills Cshapes Dscores 17A.made Bl
46、iked Cshown Dthrown 18A.took Bcost Cpaid Dspent 19A.food Bknots Cguide Dballs 20A.breaking Bdeveloping Ctrusting Doffering 非选择题部分 第二节 语篇语法填空(共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分) 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1 个单词)或括号内单词的正确形 式。 Dragon Heads- raising Day, _1_ falls each year on the second day of the second lunar month, is
47、one of the Chinese traditional festivals. As the proverb goes, “The dragon is awake, _2_ (raise) its head.” On this day, dragons, a prominent totem (图腾) in Chinese culture raise _3_ (they) heads with the sound of thunder. Around this time, the earth _4_ (burst) with life. Grass and trees are beginni
48、ng to shoot up. In ancient China, people _5_ (pray) beside a river or a lake for the precious spring rain to breed their crops. _6_ (tradition), food eaten on this day was renamed after parts of the dragon. For instance, wontons were called “dragons eyes”. The special _7_ (food) usually eaten on thi
49、s day include dragons scales, popcorn and pigs heads. In Shanxi, people get their hair _8_ (cut) in a symbolic move to remove the old and embrace the new. In _9_ countryside in Hebei Province, people would fetch water from a well at dawn. It was believed _10_ on this day the well was full of dragon eggs which would bring the collector a good harvest. 1_ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5_ 6._ 7._ 8._ 9_ 10._ 第四部分第四
