1、第 1页（共 8页）Unit1 Festival and celebrationsSection A Listening and Speaking一、单词拼写1When the _(仪式) was over he was still excited.2It is a tradition to watch Chinese _(灯笼) duringthis festival.3She never wears_(化妆) and she still looksyounger for her age.4 At the party， many school pupils were wearing trad
2、itional_ (costume)5_(祝贺) on your being elected Chairman of theStudents Union.二、单句语法填空1Christie advises us_ (practise) oral Englishas often as possible.2This device is practical but it is too expensive for mostpeople _(buy)3_ festival do you prefer, the Spring Festival orthe MidAutumn Festival?4The s
3、chool kids dressed_(them) as monkeys for thefestival yesterday.5_ is known to all his friends , he likes popularmusic and dancing very much.6The study indicates _ it is humans activities第 2页（共 8页）that has resulted in the destruction of the village.三、阅读理解阅读理解India has many festivals,with some celebra
4、tions that lastfor weeks.However,none of them come even close to Holi,Indias most colourful and fun festival.Celebrated on the dayfollowing the full moon,this years festival happens to be onMarch 19th.As with most Indian festivals,this one also has manydifferent folk stories.Most of them centre arou
5、nd the successof good over evil.The most popular one is about a king,who hateshis son Prahlada for loving the creator of the UniverseLordVishnu.When every attempt to stop him fails,his sister,Holikabelieved to be immune(免疫的) to fire,joins in the effort byinviting the young boy to sit with her inside
6、 a huge fire.Helpedby the power of Lord Vishnu,Prahlada escapes safely,while theevil Holika is burned to death.To remember this event,hugeoutdoor fires are lit in the night before Holi in order to cleanthe air of evil spirits and to celebrate the death of the evil.So whats so great about this day?Wh
7、ile there are some funparades and folk songs and dance performances,the most fun ofall is walking to the streets and splashing(泼洒) people with第 3页（共 8页）water guns and dry colours and even covering them with entirebuckets of coloured water.On this day,everybody is fair game,nomatter how old or how yo
8、ung.At about midday,the splashing comes to an end and peopleliving close to oceans or rivers usually take a bath in the waterto clean themselves before going home to a delicious home-madebig dinner and a well-deserved short sleep,following this fullday of fun and activities.1.Why does the king disli
9、ke his son Prahlada?A.Because Prahlada doesnt love him.B.Because Prahlada is rude to Holika.C.Because Prahlada loves Lord Vishnu.D.Because Prahlada concentrates on his own success.2.Prahlada gets out of danger.A.with the help of Lord VishnuB.because of his good luckC.by beating his aunt HolikaD.usin
10、g his amazing talent3.The underlined phrase “fair game” in Paragraph 3 refers toa person who.A.fights against others fairlyB.enjoys splashing people第 4页（共 8页）C.plays a trick on othersD.is the aim of splashing water4.After the fun activities,people living close to oceans orrivers often take a bath be
11、cause.A.they have got dirty with dry colours and coloured waterB.going home with coloured water means bad luckC.they believe clean water will bring good luckD.taking a bath shows their true love for Lord Vishnu四、七选五阅读理解Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving Day in theUSA,falling on the Friday af
12、ter the fourth Thursday inNovember.1Many people have a day off work or choose to take a day fromtheir annual leave on Black Friday.Some people use this to maketrips to see family members or friends who live in other areasor to go on vacation.Shopping for Christmas presents is popularon Black Friday.
13、Many stores have special offers and lower theirprices on some goods,such as toys.Publiclife第 5页（共 8页）2Many people take a day off on the day afterThanksgiving Day.Many organisations also close for theThanksgiving weekend.Public transit systems may run on their normal schedule ormay have changes.Some
14、stores extend their opening hours onBlack Friday.3BackgroundBlack Friday,the day after Thanksgiving Day,is one of thebusiest shopping days in the USA.4One theory is that thewheels of vehicles in heavy traffic on the day afterThanksgiving Day left many black marking on the roadsurface,leading to the
15、term “Black Friday”.The other theory is that the term “Black Friday” comesfrom an old way of recording business accounts.5Manybusinesses,particularly small businesses,started makingprofits before Christmas.Many hoped to start showing aprofit,marked in black ink,on the day after Thanksgiving Day.More
16、 recently,Black Friday has been exported to nationsoutside of North America such as the United Kingdom by majoronline retailers like Amazon or Apple.In 2011,IBM reportedonline Black Friday sales were up by 24.3%,according to a studythat includes 500 retailers.第 6页（共 8页）A.Peoples activitiesB.History
17、of Black FridayC.Losses were recorded in red ink and profits in black ink.D.A busy shopping day is a holiday in some states.E.There can also be jams on roads to popular shoppingdestinations.F.There are two popular theories as to why it is called BlackFriday.G.Black Friday is not a federal holiday but a public one in somestates.第 7页（共 8页）一、单词拼写1.ceremony2.lanterns3.makeup4costumes5.Congratulations二、单句语法填空1.to practice2.to buy3.Which4themselves5.As6.that三、阅读理解1.C2.A3.D4.A四、阅读填句1.A2.G3.E4.F5.C第 8页（共 8页）
