1、课后作业(八)Writing.单句语法填空1He requested us _ (start) at 9 oclock.2China is _ (attract) to tourists for its beautiful scenery and historic sites.3The two girls will compete _ the title “Miss Aisa”4They _ (formal) invited us to visit their hometown.5Occasions are quite rare _ I have the time to spend a day
2、 with my kids.6He admitted _ (take) some cash from the drawer.7He does not believe in the _ (exist) of ghosts.8I like to interact _ others, so I have many friends.9All the applicants will be considered regardless of age, sex, religion or _ (national)10We need to start thinking about the problems _ (
3、global).完成句子1燃放烟花爆竹对环境有害。_ is harmful to the environment.2我不仅忘记关灯，而且还忘了锁门。Not only _ to turn off the lights, but I also failed to lock the door.3据要求所有学生明天上交作业。It _ all the students should hand in their homework tomorrow.4现在你不妨告诉她事情的真相。You _ tell her the truth of the matter.5我认为我们没必要去太早。I dont think
4、we _ so early.6从你所说的内容来看，她一定把一切都告诉你了。From what you said, she _ you all about it.7昨晚他不可能看电视，因为他知道就要考试了。He _ TV last night, for he knew he would have a test.阅读理解Almost all cultures celebrate the end of one year and the beginning of another in some way. Different cultures celebrate the beginning of a n
5、ew year in different ways, and at different times on the calendar.In Western countries, people usually celebrate New Year at midnight on January 1st. People may go to parties, dress in formal clotheslike tuxedos (小礼服) and evening gowns, and drink champagne at midnight. During the first minutes of th
6、e New Year, people cheer and wish each other happiness for the year ahead. But some cultures prefer to celebrate the New Year by waking up early to watch the sunrise. They welcome the New Year with the first light of the sunrise.It is also a common Western custom to make a New Years promise, called
7、a resolution. New Years resolutions usually include promises to try something new or change a bad habit in the New Year.Many cultures also do special things to get rid of bad luck at the beginning of a new year. For example, in Ecuador, families make a big doll from old clothes. The doll is filled w
8、ith old newspapers and firecrackers. At midnight, these dolls are burned to show the bad things from the past year are gone and the New Year can start afresh (again). Other common traditions to keep away bad luck in the New Year include throwing things into rivers or the ocean, or saying special thi
9、ngs on the first day of the New Year. Other New Year traditions are followed to bring good luck in the New Year. One widespread Spanish tradition for good luck is to eat grapes on New Years Day. The more grapes a person eats, the more good luck the person will have in the New Year. In France, people
10、 eat pancakes for good luck in the New Year. In the United States, some people eat blackeyed peas (豇豆) for good luckbut to get good luck for a whole year you have to eat 365 of them!1Which culture celebrates New Year in the morning?ASpain. BFrance.CThe United States. DThe passage doesnt say.2What is
11、 a resolution?ASomething you say. BSomething you eat.CSomething you burn. DSomething you wear.3What is the topic of the fourth paragraph?ABringing good luck.BRemembering the past.CPlanning for the next year.DKeeping away from bad luck.4Which is probably TRUE about eating blackeyed peas on New Year?A
12、Blackeyed peas taste bad.BThe peas are very difficult to cook.COne pea brings one day of luck.DIt is bad luck to eat a lot of blackeyed peas.七选五Christmas Activities for Adults_1_So what should we do when we have all the time for ourselves without having to worry about work? You have to have fun! For
13、 starters, here are some fun Christmas activities that you are absolutely going to love.Organise a Charity ShowChristmas is about spreading joy and love, and its also about giving. We give our family presents on this day to show them happiness and love, dont we? But have you ever wondered how the po
14、or celebrate their Christmas? Does Santa leave gifts for them too? _2_ Use all the activities to buy gifts and/or necessities for those less privileged (幸运的)Visit Orphanages (孤儿院) and Old Age HomesChristmas is an occasion for the entire family to come together and celebrate. More than the celebratio
15、n, we look forward to being near our close ones. _3_ Form a group and spend an entire day with children and/or seniors at orphanages and old age homes. Play games, interact and give away goodies, especially to the children.Start a Donation DriveIf you have the time, organise a donation drive in your
16、 locality. A lot of people will want to donate clothes, accessories (衣服的配饰) and other necessary items. _4_ This festive season, promise to give someone a smile._5_ Plan these activities in time and have fun with your family and friends. Merry Christmas and may God bless you!AShopping is an entirely
17、different experience during Christmas.BWith Christmas just around the corner, it is time for us to plan our holidays.CAlong with gifts, if you donate these to people as well, it will really make a difference.DNow that you know these activities, you can select a few of them to keep yourself busy.EAs
18、for charity, you can arrange for a show in your circle of friends or in your neighbourhood.FGifting something to your family members, friends and colleagues is important during Christmas.GThe same joy can be shared with people who dont have the company of their family on this happy occasion.语法填空Two
19、weeks after the popular show Chinese Poetry Conference, a new program, Readers (朗读者), has become much 1._ (popular) than it.The weekly talk show, hosted by the famous hostess Dong Qing, invites people from all walks of life 2._ (read) aloud poems, essays and book excerpts (节选) they like or wrote. Th
20、e guests who join 3._ also share their own life stories and explain the reason why particular pieces touch their hearts. Viewers can often be moved to tears 4._ they listen to those stories.Three days after its first broadcast on CCTV1, Readers has been 5._ (great) successful and interested thousand
21、s of people. Through the poetic words, Readers has made 6._ public pay attention to the 7._ (lose) habit of reading aloud. Readers is one of the cultural TV 8._ (program) to restore (恢复) the countrys love for literature. Its success is very 9._ (encourage) in todays television world where TV series
22、10._ (play) a leading part so far.写作(共两节)第一节应用文写作燃放烟花爆竹曾是春节庆祝活动中最重要的习俗之一。然而，政府已在大多数城市下令禁止燃放鞭炮。现在某杂志社就此问题征求人们的看法。请你以李华的身份写信阐明你的观点及理由。注意：1词数80左右；2文章开头、结尾已给出，不计入词数；3可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考词汇：燃放烟花爆竹light fireworks and crackers；二氧化硫sulfur dioxide。Dear editor，_Yours，Li Hua第二节读后续写阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。A
23、li and his younger sister, Zahra,_lived with their parents in a poor neighbourhood. Their mother was very sick and their father was struggling to find a job, and they had only a little money with which to buy food. As they had not paid the rent for several months, the landlord was breathing down the
24、ir necks.One day, Ali took Zahras shoes to a shoe repairman to be fixed, but he lost them on the way home. It wasnt until he got home that he realised he had lost the shoes. He was afraid that his parents would be angry and disappointed, so he begged his sister to keep it secret. Zahra agreed and th
25、e two decided to share Alis running shoes. Zahras school hours were in the morning, so she would wear them first. After school, she would rush back and give them to Ali. He could then run to his school, which began in the afternoon. Although he ran as fast as he could, Ali often arrived late and was
26、 warned by the school.Ali heard about a long distance race that was held for the boys in the city. When he learned that the third prize was a new pair of shoes, he decided to take part. He ran home excitedly and promised his sister that he would win her the new shoes.The day of race arrived. Ali had
27、 a strong start, but halfway through the race he began to get tired and his legs began to ache. Getting more and more exhausted he thought only of Zahra and his promise to her. Dreaming of the new shoes he would win for his sister gave him strength, and he stayed right behind the two fastest runners
28、,_determined to finish third. Suddenly, as the finish line drew near, another runner collided (碰撞) with Ali from behind and he crashed to the ground.注意：1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；2至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；3续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；4续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。Paragraph 1：Ali looked up and saw the other boys rushing ahead.
29、_Paragraph 2：Filled with delight, Ali walked home quickly._课后作业(八)Writing.单句语法填空1to start2.attractive3.for4.formally5.when6.taking/having taken7.existence8.with9.nationality10.globally.完成句子1Setting off fireworks2.did I forget3.is requested that4may/might as well5.need go6.must have told7couldnt have
30、 watched.阅读理解【语篇解读】本文讲述了不同的文化有着不同的庆祝新年的方式，例如，有的国家是在半夜就开始庆祝新年的到来，而有的国家是以清晨观看新年的第一缕阳光的方式来庆祝新年。作者给我们举了很多例子来加以说明。1答案与解析：D细节理解题。根据第二段中的But some cultures prefer to celebrate the New Year by waking up early to watch the sunrise. They welcome the New Year with the first light of the sunrise.可知，作者只是提到了这样的习俗，
31、没有提到是哪里的习俗，故选D项。2答案与解析：A推理判断题。根据第三段中It is also a common Western custom to make a New Years promise, called a resolution.可知，resolution是一个诺言，是你说的话，故选A项。3答案与解析：D段落大意题。根据第四段中Many cultures also do special things to get rid of bad luck at the beginning of a new year.可知，本段主要讲的是如何避免坏运气，故选D项。4答案与解析：C推理判断题。根据
32、最后一段中的末句可知，一年有365天，要吃365个豆子，说明一个豆子只能带来一天的好运，故选C项。.七选五【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要为成人们介绍了一些在圣诞节可以做的活动。1答案与解析：B空格处后面提出了一个问题：那么在我们有这么多时间而不用担心工作的时候我们应该做些什么呢？B项表示，随着圣诞节的来临，是时候好好规划我们的假期了。人们在圣诞节不用工作，有很多闲暇时间，B项引出了后面的问题。故选B。2答案与解析：E空格处前面问到，你是否想过穷人是怎么过圣诞节的？他们也能收到圣诞老人的礼物吗？空格处后面提到，利用这些活动为那些没有我们幸运的人买一些礼物和生活必需品；E项表示，在你的朋友
33、圈或社区组织一次慈善活动(以给那些穷人买礼物)，承上启下，符合语境。故选E项。3答案与解析：G空格处前面提到，在圣诞节，人们都渴望能和亲人团聚；空格处后面提到，找一些人一起去孤儿院或养老院和那些孤儿或老人们过圣诞节；G项表示，过圣诞节的那种快乐也可以和那些没有亲人陪伴的人分享一下，承上启下，符合语境。故选G项。4答案与解析：C空格处前面提到，在捐赠活动上，人们会捐赠一些衣服、衣服的配饰和其他一些生活必需品；C项表示，如果将那些物品和礼物一起送给那些有需要的人，那将会对他们有很大的影响，承接上文，符合语境。故选C项。5答案与解析：D空格处后面提到，及时计划好这些活动，与家人和朋友过得开心些；D项
34、表示，既然你已经了解了这些活动，你可以选几个让自己忙碌起来，引出了后面的内容。故选D项。.语法填空【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了继中国诗词大会后，朗读者节目又掀起了国人对文学的热爱。1答案与解析：more popular考查形容词比较级。句意：受欢迎的节目中国诗词大会播出两周后，一档新节目朗读者已经变得比它更受欢迎。根据空后than可知，本空应用比较级形式。2答案与解析：to read考查不定式。句意：这档由主持人董卿主持的周播节目，邀请了来自各行各业的人朗读他们喜欢的或自己写的诗歌、短文和书的节选。invite sb. to do sth.意为“邀请某人做某事”，故本空应用不定式作宾补
35、。3答案与解析：in考查介词。句意：参加节目的嘉宾们还会分享他们自己的生活故事，并解释某些片段打动他们内心的原因。join in意为“参加”，后常跟某些活动，本句表示“参加朗读者”这个节目，故本空应填介词in。4答案与解析：when考查状语从句。句意：当观众听到这些故事时，常常会感动得流泪。根据句意可知，本空应用when引导时间状语从句。5答案与解析：greatly考查副词。句意：在CCTV1首次播出三天后，朗读者获得了巨大的成功，吸引了成千上万的人。本空修饰形容词successful，故应用副词greatly。6答案与解析：the考查固定短语。句意：通过诗意的文字，朗读者让公众注意到了已经丢
36、失的大声朗读的习惯。the public意为“大众，公众”，故本空应填定冠词the。7答案与解析：lost考查形容词。句意参考上题。本空修饰名词habit，故应用过去分词转化的形容词lost“失去的；丧失的”。8答案与解析：programs考查名词复数。句意：朗读者是旨在恢复国民对文学的热爱的文化电视节目之一。one of后接可数名词复数形式，表示“之一”，故本空应用名词复数形式programs。9答案与解析：encouraging考查形容词。句意：在迄今为止这个连续剧为主角的电视世界中，朗读者的成功是非常鼓舞人心的。本空在句中作表语，根据空前副词very可知，本空应用形容词encouragi
37、ng“令人鼓舞的；鼓舞人心的”。10答案与解析：have played考查时态。句意参考上题。根据so far可知，本空应用现在完成时。.写作(共两节)第一节参考范文： Dear editor，For recent years, people in most cities are not allowed to light fireworks and crackers during the Spring Festival. And Im in favour of the policy.Firstly, fireworks and crackers will cause air pollution
38、. When firework is set off, it will produce lots of sulfur dioxide which is very harmful to our environment. Secondly, fireworks and crackers are very dangerous. Not only do fireworks and crackers often cause injury to people but also cause fire accidents.All in all, fireworks and crackers do lots o
39、f harm to people, so we shouldnt set off fireworks and crackers.Yours，Li Hua第二节参考范文： Paragraph 1：Ali looked up and saw the other boys rushing ahead. Refusing to give up at this point, he jumped to his feet and ran as fast as he could. He dashed across the finish line and won the fourth prize. Thinki
40、ng he would let her sister down, Ali couldnt help sobbing. Just then he suddenly heard the announcement from the broadcast that he won the third_prize as the runner who collided with Ali was disqualified for breaking the rule. Holding the shoes close to his chest during the award ceremony, Ali felt
41、overjoyed and relieved as he eventually won the shoes for his sister.Paragraph 2：Filled with delight, Ali walked home quickly. He could not wait to see his sister and share the thrilling news. On his arrival, Ali found Zahra was waiting outside. She was really nervous whether her brother had brought
42、 her what she was expecting. “Zahra, see what I have got for you，” he took the prize out of his bag with his trembling hands. The instant Zahra saw the shoes, her face lit up. So thrilled was she that she threw herself at Ali. “Thank you! Ali.” Tears of joy welled up their eyes as the brother and sister hugged tightly together.12
