1、Unit2 Lets celebrate Period 1Starting out regard as; literature; novel; handwritten) 提升训练 完形填空 It took three evenings for 21yearold college student Chen Xing to prepare a gift. What did he_1_？ He made a fine red Chinese Knot (中国结) as a special _2_for his mothers 50th birthday during Spring Festival.
2、 _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_handtied knot is the best gift I ever _7_，” said Chens mother, Wang Haijing. Wang, a Chinese Knot lover, hangs a_
3、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 Chinese Knot has _12_wide welcome in cities in recent years. Like Christmas trees in the_13_， the Chinese Knot is t
4、he 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,_16_ and colors. The two largest Chinese Knots are being_17_at the Zhejiang Exhibition Hall in Hangzhou, in East C
5、hinas 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 similar, _20_ blessings of happiness, prosperity, love and good luck. 1A.doBsay CfindDtake 2A.interestBneed CorderDgift 3A.Ma
6、kingBSeeing CIncludingDKeeping 4A.showsBmeans CleadsDavoids 5A.circleBknot CbagDbox 6A.uglyBlong CheavyDbeautiful 7A.returnedBgot CturnedDbought 8A.bigBsmall CnewDold 9A.unfortunateBdifficult CeasyDlucky 10A.explainedBfelt CsangDshouted 11A.modernBtraditional CsingleDrecent 12A.ruledBput CwonDlost 1
7、3A.EastBWest CSouthDNorth 14A.favoriteBdelicious CdifficultDimpossible 15A.NeverBCertainly CAlwaysDAlmost 16A.sidesBskills CshapesDscores 17A.madeBliked CshownDthrown 18A.tookBcost CpaidDspent 19A.foodBknots CguideDballs 20A.breakingBdeveloping CtrustingDoffering 阅读理解 A Briton Andy Park has probably
8、 the rarest addiction in the world. Hes addicted to celebrating Christmas. Park, 45, is known as “Mr Christmas” in Britain. He has been celebrating 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 5,0
9、00 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 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
10、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 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
11、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 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 Christm
12、as 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 now, he has made unsuccessful singles such as The Christmas Man. 1Why isAndy Park called “Mr Christmas”？ ABecause of his money on Christmas. BBec
13、ause of his Christmas craze. CBecause of his job on festivals. DBecause of his shopping addiction. 2What may not be included in Parks Christmas celebrations? AGreat parties. BChristmas trees. CQueens Christmas speech. DChampagne and turkey. 3According to the passage, Andy Park _. Ais the real Father
14、 Christmas in Britain Bdevotes himself to his addiction Ccares little about his friends Dreceives Christmas gifts daily 4Why is Park addicted to celebrating 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.
15、1 at Christmas. B Thanksgiving Day is special holiday in the United States and Canada. Families and friends gather to eat and give thanks for their blessing. 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 thanksg
16、ivings 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, Virginia. They knelt down and thanked God for their safe journey across theAtlantic. The first New England Thanksgiving did celebrate a rich harvest. Th
17、e 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. But the next year, they had a good harvest. So Governor Bradford declared a threeday feast. The Pilgrims invited Indian friends to join them for the
18、ir 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 national Thanksgiving Day. During the Civil War, Sarah Josepha Hale persuaded Abraham Lincoln to do something about it. He proclaimed ( 宣 布 ) the last
19、 Thursday of November 1863 as a day of thanksgiving. Today, Americans celebrate this happy harvest festival on the fourth Thursday in November. Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving Day in much the same way as their American neighbours. But the Canadian Thanksgiving Day falls on the second Monday in Octo
20、ber. 5Thanksgiving Day is celebrated _. Ain springBin summer Cin winterDin autumn 6We can infer from the passage that New England must be _. Ain the USA Bin Great Britain Cin Canada Don some island off theAtlantic 7Which of the following is NOT TRUE? AThanksgiving Day used to be a holiday to celebra
21、te a good harvest. BAbraham Lincoln was not the first to decide on the thanksgiving celebration. CThanksgiving Day is celebrated to express the American and Indian peoples thanks to God. DTheres little difference between the American way and the Canadian way to celebrate Thanksgiving. 8The passage m
22、ainly 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 being and the different ways it is celebrated D how the way to celebrate Thanksgiving Day changed with the time and places C With more recognition tha
23、n Halloween 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
24、 month on the 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
25、open by Western 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 cent
26、ury, we have 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 MidAutumn gaining legal status in 2008 and giving every Chinese citizen a d
27、ay off, but 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
28、 satisfy. 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. 9What does the author think about Valentines Day in present China?
29、 AIt meets with a natural enemy. BIt is better known than Christmas. CIt strongly attacks Chinese culture. DIt is more popular with young people. 10The underlined word “equivalent” in the first paragraph refers to _. Athe Dragonboat Festival Bthe Spring Festival Cthe MidAutumn Festival Dthe Chinese
30、Valentines Day 11According to the author, the leading factor to decide what to celebrate is _. Acurrent lawsBpeoples needs Cpublic mediaDageold tradition 12The 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
31、ars Cboth Chinese and foreign systems of festivals can coexist in China D this cultural shock is normal and will be received by more people in the future 应用文写作 假设你叫李华，现在给你的美国朋友 Mike 写一封回信，向他介绍中国端午 节的传统习俗，内容要点如下： 1端午节的时间； 2端午节的习俗：吃粽子，赛龙舟； 3邀请 Mike 来中国过端午节。 注意：1.信中必须包括所有的内容要点，可适当发挥； 2词数 100 左右。 参考词汇：糯
32、米 sticky rice Dear Mike， Thanks a lot for your last letter, in which you asked me about the Dragon Boat Festival. Yours， Li Hua 参考答案： 【单句语法填空】 1.答案：complained 2.答案：freedom 3.答案：polar 4.答案：into 5.答案：interestingly 6.答案：poles 7.答案：lunar 8.答案：starving 9.答案：roofs 10.答案：limitless 11.答案：poet 12.答案：decorati
33、ons 13.答案：in 14.答案：freedom 15.答案：of 16.答案：dragon 17.答案：literature 18.答案：harvest 19.答案：honour 20.答案：inequality 21.答案：novel 22.答案：envelope 23.答案：fantasy 24.答案：handwritten 25.答案：decoration 26.答案：celebration 27.答案：starving 28.答案：of 29.答案：to vote 30.答案：long 【单句写作】 1.答案：was regarded as 2.答案：complain about
34、 3.答案：have been mad 4.答案：participate in 5.答案：share with 【串词成段】 答案：He has loved literature since childhood and his dream is to be a poet. There are many handwritten poems and novels on his desk. He is regarded as a literature wonder. 【完形填空】 篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。在中国，许多物品都被赋予了含义，比如红 色代表喜气、年夜饭中的鱼寓示着年年有余，那么中国结又
35、表示什么含义呢？ (1)答案：A根据设空处后一句中的 “He made a fine red Chinese Knot (中国结)”可知，前面问的是他做了什么礼 物。故选 A。 (2)答案：D根据第一段第一句可知， 他是在给妈妈准备生日礼物。故选 D。 (3)答案：C根据下文“a pretty circle, a character of the Chinese word shou”可知这个中国结包括(include)一个漂亮 的圆和一个中国“寿”字。故选 C。 (4)答案：B根据常识可知，带有“寿” 字中国结预意着长命百岁。故选 B。 (5)答案：B根据常识可知，流苏在中 国“寿”字的结(k
36、not)下面。故选 B。 (6)答案：D根据本句中的“_6_ handtied knot is the best gift”可知，手作的中国结很漂亮。故选 D。 (7)答案：B句意：手作中国结是我曾 经收到(got)的最好的礼物。故选 B。 (8)答案：C根据下文“I always change for a new one every year”可知，此处指每年春节她都要在家里挂上一个新的 中国结。故选 C。 (9)答案： D中国结是幸运(lucky)的象 征。故选 D。 (10)答案：A根据设空处前后 Wang 说 的话可知此处意为“王女士解释(explained)道”。故选 A。 (11)
37、答 案 ： B根 据 设 空 处 后 面 的 “coming back at least 1,000 years”可知此处指传统的技能。故选 B。 (12)答案：C根据设空处后面的“wide welcome in cities in recent years”可知中国结在最近几年赢得(won)了广泛的 欢迎。故选 C。 (13)答案：B根据设空处前面的“Like Christmas trees in the”可知，此处意为西方，故选 B。 (14)答案：A句意：中国结是中国大多 数家庭在农历新年庆祝活动中最喜爱的(favourite)装饰。故选 A。 (15)答案：D句意：几乎(almost)
38、北京 的每一家超市都有一个专柜出售不同尺寸的中国结。故选 D。 (16)答案：C此处指不同尺寸、不同形 状(shapes)、不同颜色的中国结。故选 C。 (17)答案： C此处意为两个最大的中国 结在浙江杭州展览馆展示(shown)。故选 C。 (18)答案：A根据前面的内容可知，这 是两个最大的中国结，故此处指需要花费来自全国各地的 30 个工人一整个 月的时间来完成。 it takes sb. some time to do sth. “某人花了时间做某事”。 故选 A。 (19)答案：B根据文章可知，花费时间 来做的是中国结。故选 B。 (20)答案： D句意： 无论结有什么不同， 其传
39、达的信息都是相似的，即给人们带来幸福，繁荣，爱情和好运的祝福。 故选 D。 【阅读理解】 A: 篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。对于普通人来说，圣诞每年只庆祝一次，但 是对于庆祝圣诞节成瘾的 Briton Andy Park 来说，每年庆祝一次怎么够！ 1.答案：B细节理解题。根据第二段 第一、二句“Park, 45, is known as Mr Christmas in Britain. He has been celebrating the December 25 holiday on a daily basis for the past 12 years.”可知， Park 被称为圣诞先生
40、因为他对圣诞节的狂热。故选 B。 2.答案：A细节理解题。根据第二段 第三句以及第六段、第八段可知，Park 的圣诞庆祝包含香槟酒、火鸡、圣诞 树和女王的演讲，没有盛大的聚会。故选 A。 3.答案：B细节理解题。根据第二段 最后一句、最后一段前两句并结合全文可知，Andy Park 对他上瘾的事情很 投入。故选 B。 4.答案：A细节理解题。根据第三段 可知，Park 对庆祝圣诞节上瘾主要是因为他对圣诞节着迷。故选 A。 B: 篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。许多西方的节日被中国人接受并庆祝，如情 人节、圣诞节。但是你了解感恩节吗？ 5.答案：D细节理解题。根据第二段 第一、二句可知感恩节是在秋天
41、进行的，故 D 项正确。 6.答案：A推理判断题。根据第三段 第一、二句说明这里的 New England 指现在的美国，故 A 项正确。 7.答案：C推理判断题。根据第三段 最后三句可知这些人只是邀请印第安人过来一起庆祝，并不是印第安人也这 样，故 C 项说法错误，选 C。 8.答案：C主旨大意题。根据第一段 可知本文主要讲述的是感恩节的由来以及在美国和加拿大庆祝感恩节的方 式差别，故 C 项正确。 C: 篇章导读：本文是一篇议论文。中国的门户开放及海纳百川的大国胸怀为中 国发展带来了便利，但与此同时，越来越多的传统却被追赶“洋气”的国人抛诸脑 后 9.答案：A细节理解题。根据第一段 第二句
42、“Valentines Day has a natural enemy in China.”可知， 情人节在中国有一 个天敌。故选 A。 10.答案：D词义猜测题。根据画线词 后的“which falls on the seventh day of the seventh month on the lunar calendar, usually around half a year away from Feb.14”并结合常识可知，此处指“中国的 情人节七夕”。故选 D。 11.答案：B推理判断题。根据第四段 最后一句可知，作者认为，决定庆祝什么节日主要取决于人们的需求。故选 B。 12.答案
43、：C推理判断题。根据最后一 段中的“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”可知，作者认为，在中国中外节日的不同庆祝形式是可以并存的。故 选 C。 【应用文】 Dear Mike， Thanks a lot for your last letter, in which you asked me about the Dragon Boat Fes
44、tival. Im really glad that you are interested in traditional Chinese culture. Now Id like to introduce some customs about this festival to you. The Dragon Boat Festival falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, so it is also called the Double Fifth Festival. On that day, we usually eat Zongzi
45、, a kind of traditional Chinese food, which is made of sticky rice and tastes really delicious. To celebrate this festival, we have many activities. The most popular one is dragon boat race. People usually take active part in them and enjoy themselves a lot during the races. If you want to know more about it, you can come to China next month and celebrate the festival with me. Im sure you will have an unforgettable experience here. Looking forward to hearing from you. Yours， Li Hua
