1、第 1页（共 10页） Unit3Celebrations Section C Writing Work shop 一、用适当的介词或副词填空 1.The old man wakesearly in the morning. 2.Grandpa is looking forwardanother birthday. 3.People use paper cutsthree purposes. 4.Spring Festival dishes are fullspecial cultural meanings. 5.I thoughtmyself,“If only I had the chanc
2、e!” 二、完成句子 1.The old men(70多岁了) are taking exercise in the park. 2.Its necessary(镇静 下来) before finding a way. 3.When does Lantern Festival (追溯到)? 4.PRC(代表) the People s Republic of China. 5.(除了) being a writer,what was also Lewis Carroll? 第 2页（共 10页） 三、阅读理解 A OneofmywonderfulmemoriesisaboutaChristma
3、s gift.Unlike other gifts，it came without wrap(包装) On September 11th，1958，Mum gave birth to Richard.After she brought him home from hospital，she put him in my lap， saying， “I promised you a gift，and here it is.” What an honour! I turned four a month earlier and none of my friends had such a baby dol
4、l of their own.I played with it day and night.I sang to it.I told it stories.I told it over and over how much I loved it! One morning， however， I found its bed empty.My doll was gone! I cried for it.Mum wept and told me that the poor little thing had been sent to a hospital.It had a fever.For severa
5、l days， I heard Mum and Dad whispering such words as “hopeless” ， “pitiful” ，and “dying” ，which sounded ominous Christmas was coming. “Dont expect any presents this year， ” Dad said，pointing at the socks I hung in the living room. “If your baby brother lives，thatll be Christmas enough.” As he spoke，
6、his eyes filled with tears.Id never seen him cry before. The phone rang early on Christmas morning.Dad jumped out of bed to answer it.From my bedroom I heard him say， “What? Hes all right？” He hung up and shouted upstairs.“The hospital said we can bring Richard home！ ” 第 3页（共 10页） “Thank God！ ” I he
7、ard Mum cry. From the upstairs window，I watched my parents rush out to the car.I had never seen them so happy.And I was also full of joy.What a wonderful day! My baby doll would be home.I ran downstairs.My socks still hung there flat.But I knew they were not empty；they were filled with love! 1What h
8、appened to the author on September 11th，1958? AHe got a baby brother. BHe got a Christmas gift. CHe became four years old. DHe received a doll. 2What does the underlined word “ominous” in Paragraph 3 probably mean? AImpossible.BBoring. CDifficult.DFearful. 3Which word can best describe the feeling o
9、f the father when Christmas was coming? AExcitement.BHappiness. CSadness.DDisappointment. 4What is the passage mainly about? AA sad Christmas day. BLife with a lovely baby. CA special Christmas gift. DMemories of a happy family. B 第 4页（共 10页） The Spring Festival is the biggest festival for Chinese p
10、eople all around the world.The celebration usually lasts for 15 days.There is a lot to do. On the eve of the Spring Festival，family members get together and have a big meal.Their favourite dish on this day is dumplings. Days before the Spring Festival，families will clean their houses.People think cl
11、eaning sweeps away bad luck.It makes the house ready for good luck. ThecolourrediseverywhereduringtheSpring Festival.People think red is a happy colour and will bring them a bright future.People wear red，too.They decorate their homes with pieces of red paper.Kids get a lot of “hongbao” It is a red p
12、aper bag with money in it.Usually，older people give younger ones “hongbao” They think it brings good luck. The Spring Festival is the time to make everybody happy.So dont say any bad words or do anything that will bring unhappiness to other people.For instance，youd better not say any bad words like
13、“death” Dont break anything.People think that means your luck is running out. Also，dont borrow or lend money on these days.If you have borrowed money，return it before the Spring Festival. 5What do most people do on the eve of the Spring Festival? AFamily members gather for a big meal. BFriends eat d
14、umplings together. 第 5页（共 10页） CThey borrow money from friends. DThey give each other “hongbao” 6Why do people clean their houses days before the Spring Festival? ABecause they enjoy cleaning. BBecause it is believed that cleaning will sweep away bad luck. CBecause they think it will bring happiness
15、 to others. DBecause it is thought that cleaning brings in money. 7Which of the following things is NOT supposed to happen during the Spring Festival? AReturning money before the Spring Festival. BSaying bad words like “death” CWearing red clothes. DDecorating houses with red paper. 8We can tell fro
16、m the story that the Spring Festival is Aa time of harvest and fun Bcelebrated for one whole month Conly celebrated in China Da time for families to get together 四、语法填空 The first Chinese lanterns，1.(invent)in the Eastern Han Dynasty，were used as lamps.Lanterns became 2. (wide)known by common people，
17、especially during the time of 第 6页（共 10页） festivals.In the Tang Dynasty，lanterns were made in order to celebrate peoples3.(peace)life and present China as a powerful country.The materials for 4.(make)a lantern are very simple.In the past， bamboo， wood or wire 5.(be) used for the frame.The shade was
18、made of delicate paper or silk.Lanterns were often decorated 6.Chinese calligraphy and paintings. While the earliest Chinese lanterns were created for practical use in the house，they eventually became a kind of decoration，7.was mainly used on festivals.It has become a tradition that the streets both
19、 in big cities 8. small towns are filled with red lanterns during festivals. The Lantern Festival is one of the best days 9.(view) Chinese lanterns in action.The festival is viewed as the end to a series of New Year 10. (celebration) and is celebrated with the release of floating and flying lanterns
20、. 第 7页（共 10页） 一、用适当的介词或副词填空 1.up2.to3.for4.of5.to 二、完成句子 1.in their seventies2.to calm down3.date back to4.stands for5.As well as 三、阅读理解 1.A细节理解题。根据第二段中的“On September 11th，1958， Mum gave birth to Richard.”可知，作者有了一个小弟弟，故 A 项 正确。 2.D词义猜测题。 根据第三段中的 “It had a fever.For several days，I heard Mum and Dad w
21、hispering such words as hopeless， pitiful，and dying.”可知，ominous 意为“可怕的” 。而 impossible“不可能的” ，boring“让人厌烦的” ，difficult“困难 的” ，均不符合语境，可排除。 3.C细节理解题。根据第四段中的“As he spoke，his eyes filled with tears.”可知，父亲的内心充满了“悲伤(sadness)” 。 4.C主旨大意题。本文主要讲作者收到了一份特别的圣诞礼物 小弟弟的康复。A 项“一个悲伤的圣诞日” ，B 项“与一个可爱的 婴儿在一起的生活”及 D 项“一个
22、幸福家庭的记忆”都不切题，只有 C 项“一份特殊的圣诞礼物”能概括全文。 5.A由第二段可知，在除夕夜“family members get together and have a big meal” ，故选 A。 6.B由第三段“People think cleaning sweeps away bad luck.” ，可知选 B。 7.B由第五段第二、三句可知，春节期间不能说不吉利的话。 第 8页（共 10页） 8.D文章的第二段提到“On the eve of the Spring Festival， family members get together.” ，可见春节是一个家人团聚的
23、时 刻。 四、语法填空 1invented考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，空处为非 谓语动词，且 invent 和句子主语 The first Chinese lanterns 构成 逻辑上的动宾关系，故用过去分词 invented。 2widely考查副词。分析句子结构可知，空处应为副词形式， 作状语，所以填 widely。 3peaceful考查形容词。分析句子结构可知，空处应为形容 词形式，修饰名词 life，作定语，所以填 peaceful。 4making考查动名词。介词后一般跟名词、代词或动名词作 宾语，故用动名词 making 作介词 for 的宾语，所以填 making。 5
24、was考查动词的时态和主谓一致。根据句子中的时间状语 In the past 可知，事情发生在过去，故用一般过去时，又 or 连接并列 主语，此处谓语动词的人称和数应与最近的词语保持一致，wire 在 此处为不可数名词，所以填 was。 6with考查介词。decorate sth.with sth.“用某物装饰某 物”是固定搭配，此处为它的被动形式，所以填 with。 7which考查定语从句。分析句子结构可知，空处引导非限制 性定语从句， 在从句中作主语， 先行词为 decoration， 所以填 which。 8and考查连词。both.and.“和都”是固定搭 配，符合语境，所以填 and。 9to view考查非谓语动词。此处是不定式短语作 days 的后 置定语，所以填 to view。 第 9页（共 10页） 10celebrations考查名词单复数。celebration 意为“庆祝 活动”时是可数名词，又与空前的 a series of 呼应，故用复数形式， 所以填 celebrations。 第 10页（共 10页）
