1、第 1页（共 10页） Unit4 History and traditions Section C Listening and Talking 一、单词拼写 1As we all know，days _(缩短)in winter. 2He had forgotten to _(充电)his phone. 3I read the _(通告)of the summer camp that you have posted on the Internet and I am interested in it. 4The teachers spared no effort to _(确保)that al
2、l students would be given an equal chance. 5Ill meet you at the _(入口)of the school at 9 oclock. 6As Teachers Day was a_，our students decided to hold a party to celebrate the important day. 7It was _(慷慨的)of you to share your food with me. 8I _(放置；安放)myself to take the best photo of the sea view. 9 Th
3、e familys _(祖先)once took care of the soldiers when they were at war. 10A little bit of kindness will be rewarded with a huge a_of benefit. 二、单句语法填空 1We see an old man sweeping the _(fall) leaves every morning when we pass the post office. 第 2页（共 10页） 2Our teacher was very worried because there was o
4、nly a little time _(leave) for us to finish this task. 3Generally speaking，the children _(bring) up by grandparents tend to feel lonely sometimes. 4It is amazing that he fell in love with the girl _(dress) in a red skirt at the first sight. 5 As is known to us all， Tsinghua University， _(found) in 1
5、911，is one of the top universities in the world. 6There was an_(excite) look on his face when the actress appeared. 7The players _(select) from the whole country are expected to bring us honor in this summer game. 8They spent two hours discussing the plan _(design) by the famous engineer. 9The _expr
6、ession on his face suggested that he was not able to work out the _problem.(confuse) 10The teacher wanted our compositions _(hand) in after class. 三、阅读理解 A People from all over the world have different wedding traditions and marriage customs.The one thing that all wedding ceremonies commonly seem to
7、 have is the commitment(承诺) of love for all time during a public ceremony. Everyone at a wedding hopes for great happiness between the 第 3页（共 10页） wedding couple.Wedding traditions are usually a way of showing signs of the hope for great happiness.Some of these traditions are very interesting. In Sw
8、eden，the traditional bride will wear three rings by the end of the wedding ceremony.The first is the engagement(订 婚)ring that she entered the ceremony with.The second，the wedding ring，is added to the first.A final ring，however， is added as well.This ring is known as the “motherhood” ring.This is sai
9、d to show that marriage is about more than just love.It is about building a family. Wedding traditions in the Philippines include the Pandango， a dance which can last for hours.During the Pandango，guests pin(用大头针别住) money to the brides dress to pay for their honeymoon. A traditional Irish bride may
10、wear a blue wedding dress believing blue to be a lucky color.English Lavender(薰衣草) is often mixed with her wedding flowers.It is traditional for the bride to braid her hair(头发编成辫)as it is considered a good way to bring luck to the new couple. There are many wedding traditions around the world which
11、may differ from what they are used to，but if you are about to plan a wedding，you may find it interesting to include some of these traditions in your own wedding. 1What do all wedding ceremonies seem to have in common? AThe commitment of love for all time. 第 4页（共 10页） BHappiness between the wedding c
12、ouple. CAn interesting life. DBuilding a happy family. 2In Sweden，the traditional brides third ring shows _ Athe duties of the new couple Bthe great love between the new couple Cthe bride will be not only a wife but also a mother Dthe bride will take care of not only her husband but also his mother
13、3In the Philippines，the new couple paid for their honeymoon with the money from _ Athe brideBthe bridegroom Ctheir parentsDthe visiting guests 4Whats the passage mainly about? AThe reason for different wedding traditions. B Interesting wedding traditions from different countries. CThe way to prepare
14、 for a wedding ceremony. DInteresting engagement traditions around the world. B The English have a difficult and，generally speaking， dysfunctional (怪异的) relationship with clothes.Their main problem is that they have a desperate need for rules，and are unable to get along without them.This helps to ex
15、plain why they have an international reputation for dressing in general very 第 5页（共 10页） badly，but with specific areas of excellence，such as high class menssuits，ceremonialcostumes，and innovative (革 新的) street fashion.In other words，we English dress best when we are “in uniform” Youmaybesurprisedtha
16、tIamincluding “ innovativestreetfashion ”inthecategoryofthe uniform.Surely the parrothaired punks (朋克摇滚乐迷)or the Victorian vampire goths are being original，not following rules.Its true that they all look different and eccentric(古 怪的)but in fact they all look eccentric exactly in the same way.They ar
17、e wearing a uniform.The only truly eccentric dresser in this country is the Queen，who pays no attention to fashion and continues to wear what she likes，a kind of 1950s fashion， with noregardforanyoneelses opinion.However，it is true that the styles invented by young English people are much more eccen
18、tric than any other nations street fashion.We may not be individually eccentric，apart from the Queen，but we have asortofcollectiveeccentricity ， andweappreciate originality in dress even if we do not individually have it. Another “rule” of behavior I had discovered was that it is very important for
19、the English not to take themselves too seriously，tobe abletolaugh at themselves.However，it is well known that most teenagers tend to take themselves a bit too seriously. The goths，in their scary black costumes，certainly look 第 6页（共 10页） as if they are taking themselves seriously.But when I got into
20、conversation with them，I discovered that they had a sense of humour too.I was once chatting to a goth in the full vampire costumewith a white face，deep purple lipstick，and black parrot hair.I saw he was also wearinga T shirt with “Goth” “Why are you wearing that？” I asked. “In case you dont realize
21、Im a goth.”he answered，pretending to be serious.We both burst out laughing. 5What can we know about the English people? AThey need rules to dress well. BThey are in need of uniforms. CThey are creative in general. DThey lead the world trend. 6Who is individually eccentric in dressing? AA highclass m
22、an. BA parrothaired punk. CThe Queen. DThe fashion innovator. 7Which of the following can best describe the goths? AThey dress badly. BThey have a sense of humour. CThey are unable to laugh at the way they dress. DThey are less fashionable than the other English people. 8What may be the best title f
23、or the text? AHow the English Dress 第 7页（共 10页） BHow the English Admire Fashion CWhy the English Like Uniforms DWhy the English Are Eccentric in Dress 四、应用文写作 教师节前，你校邀请美国著名学者 Smith 教授来学校作关于“科 学和中国现代化”的报告。请你代表学校致欢迎辞。内容如下： 1表示热烈欢迎，感到十分荣幸； 2简单介绍 Smith 教授； 3要求同学们认真做笔记，会后讨论。 注意： 1词数 80 左右； 2可以适当增加细节，以使行文
24、连贯。 _ 第 8页（共 10页） 一、单词拼写 1.shorten2.charge3.announcement 4ensure5.entrance6.approaching7.generous 8position9.ancestors10.amount 二、单句语法填空 1.fallen2.left3.brought4.dressed 5founded6.excited7.selected8.designed 9confused; confusing10.handed 三、阅读理解 1.A细节理解题。根据第一段第二句中的“The one thing that all wedding cere
25、monies commonly seem to have is the commitment of love for all time during a public ceremony.”可知，答案为 A 项。 2.C推理判断题。 根据第三段中的 “This ring isknown as the motherhoodring.”一句可知答案。 3.D细节理解题。根据第四段中的“During the Pandango， guests pin money to the brides dress to pay for their honeymoon.”可知，新婚夫妇度蜜月的钱来自参加他们婚礼的客人
26、。 4.B主旨大意题。阅读全文可知，文章重点介绍了世界各地不 同国家婚礼的有趣传统和风俗。 5.A细节理解题。根据第一段第二句“Their main problem is that they have a desperate need for rules，and are unable to get along without them.”可知，英国人在穿衣方面比较讲究，需 要有规则约束，故选 A。 6.C细节理解题。 根据第二段中的 “The only trulyeccentric 第 9页（共 10页） dresser.anyone elses opinion.” 和 “We may not
27、 be individually eccentric，apart from the Queen”可知，在穿衣方面真正奇特的 是女王，女王对时尚毫不在意，继续穿着她喜欢的衣服，不考虑别人 的意见。故选 C。 7.B细节理解题。根据最后一段“I discovered that they had a sense of humour too”可知，B 项正确。 8.A标题归纳题。文章主要介绍了英国各类人穿衣的特点及其 共性和个性。故 A 项“英国人如何穿着”最适合作文章的标题。 四、应用文写作 Ladies and gentlemen， Good morning! We feel very much
28、honorable before Teachers Day to have a chance to invite Professor Smith to give us a lecture on “Science and Chinas Modernization” Professor Smith is famous all over the world for his great achievements in the field of science.He has a great reputation all around the world and is respected by peopl
29、e from all countries.Please allow me， first of all， on behalf of all present here，to give our warm welcome to the respected guest who has come from so far away. All the students must pay attention to taking notes attentively.We will have a discussion about Professor Smiths speech after the lecture. 第 10页（共 10页）
