1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 1 Festivals around the world 单元加餐练 . 完形填空 “God, give us thankful hearts for these and for all our many blessings.” That was the _1_my father, an East Texas farmer, said over every meal. Pa passed away long ago, but I try to _2_his example every day. The year we spent Thanksgiving
2、at our home on Lake Tawakoni was such a _3_ . I was preparing a dinner party for the day. I opened the oven, put in our huge _4_and tried to turn on the old oven. It took just a few minutes for me to _5_that the heating had failed. I only had a few hours _6_family members and special friends were go
3、ing to arrive with side dishes, so I called my neighbor Lois and explained my problem. Lois just _7_and said, “Honey, you bring that turkey to my house. Well have it cooked in no time.” With a sigh of _8_ , I put the roasting pan into the car and _9_ across the road. Lois babysat the big bird while
4、I returned to the lake house and _10_a festive table. While the turkey was cooked in her oven, I gave special _11_to kind neighbors. Our family arrived. We _12_ before our meal, stood in a _13_and prayed. Some people mentioned things for which they were _14_thankful and others stood in _15_ silence.
5、 The tissue box made its way around the circle as some of us began to _16_ a sign of joy rather than sorrow. When the last of the food was _17_off the table, I took a deep breath. A Thanksgiving prayer is easy for me when things are going well, but sometimes it _18_ extra courage to give thanks when
6、 I am sad or when something unforeseen _19_my plans even a broken oven. Then I stopped to _20_Pa and the many times I heard him say, “God, give us thankful hearts for these and for all our many blessings.” I want that to be my prayer, too. 篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。作者通过 讲述自己在准备感恩节大餐时发生的一件事，告诉读者对身边的人或事物心存感激，应付诸额
7、外的勇气，要用心表达感恩之情。 1 A.complaint B wish C prayer D dream 答案： C 根据最后一段中的 “I want that to be my prayer, too.” 可知，此处指那是 “ 我 ” 父亲的祷告词。故选 C。 2 A.follow B copy C set D contain 答案： A 句意：父亲去世多年，可我每天 都努力以他为榜样。 follow ones example为固定短语，意为 “ 仿效某人，以某人为榜样 ” ，符合语境。故选 A。 3 A.dinner B party 【 精品教育资源文库 】 C process D t
8、ime 答案： D 句意：我们在 Lake Tawakoni 的家中欢度感恩节的那年就是这样的时刻。 time意为 “( 以某种方式经历的 )时刻 ” ，符合语境。故选 D。 4 A.meal B turkey C roast D beef 答案： B 由第三段中的 “you bring that turkey to my house” 可知，此处应填 turkey。故选 B。 5 A.realize B predict C admit D assume 答案： A 句意：短短几分钟后我意识到这次加热失败了。 realize 意为 “ 意识到，认识到 ” ，符合语境。故选 A。 6 A.unt
9、il B before C since D after 答案： B 句意：在家人和重要的朋友们带着配菜到来之前，我只 有几个小时的时间可以准备 ?before 意为 “ 在 ? 之前 ” ，符合语境。故选 B。 7 A.laughed B yelled C screamed D nodded 答案： A 句意： Lois 只是笑了笑，说： “ 亲爱的，把你的火鸡带到我家来吧。我们会很快给你做好。 ” 根据语境可知， laugh “ 笑 ” 符合语境。故选 A。 8 A.belief B surprise C relief D doubt 答案： C 句意：我如释重负地叹了口气，把烤盘放进车里，
10、开车穿过马路。 relief 意为 “ 宽慰；解脱 ” 。问题得到解决，自然会感到宽慰。故选 C。 9 A.walked B moved C toured D drove 答案： D 由空格前的 “the car” 可知， drive 意为 “ 开车，驾驶 ” ，符合语境。故选 D。 10 A.painted B bought C prepared D borrowed 答案： C 此处指 “ 我 ” 准备了一张过节用的桌子。 prepare 意为 “ 准备 ” ，符合语境。故选 C。 11 A.tasks B dishes C prizes D thanks 答案： D 邻居家帮 “ 我 ”
11、 烤火鸡， “ 我 ” 应该向她表示感谢。 thanks 表示 “ 感谢 ” ，符合语境。故选 D。 12 A.paused B discussed C hesitated D quarreled 答案： A 此处指饭前停下来做祷告。 pause 意为 “ 暂停，停顿 ” ，符合语境。故选 A。 13 A.line B circle 【 精品教育资源文库 】 C row D room 答案： B 根据下文中的 “the circle” 可知，此处指我们站着围成一圈开始做祷告。circle 意为 “ 圈 ” ，符合语境。故选 B。 14 A.hardly B seriously C parti
12、cularly D casually 答案： C 此处指一些人提起了他们特别感激的事物。 particularly 意为 “ 尤其，特别 ” ，符合语境，表示程度，修饰形容词 thankful。故选 C。 15 A.joyful B careful C respectful D sorrowful 答案： C 由常识可知，祷告的时候要恭敬、虔诚。 respectful 意为 “ 有礼貌的，恭敬的 ” ，符合语境。故选 C。 16 A.cry B smile C cheer D sing 答案 ： A 结合该句中的 “The tissue box made its way around the
13、circle” 可知 ，此处表示有人开始哭。 cry 意为 “ 哭，哭泣 ” ，符合语境。故选 A。 17 A.knocked B dropped C kicked D swept 答案： D 句意：当最后一点食物从餐桌上清走之后，我深吸了口气。 sweep 意为 “ 清理，清除 ” ，符合语境。故选 D。 18 A.needs B takes C wants D loses 答案： B 由语境可知，此处指有时候心存感激需要额外的勇气。 It takes sth. to do sth.为固定句型，表示 “ 做某事需要花费 /投入 ?” 。故选 B。 19 A.monitors B ruins
14、C adjusts to D keeps to 答 案： B 句意： ? 可当我伤心难过或者被意外之事打乱计划的时候 哪怕是烤箱坏了，心存感激也需要鼓起额外的勇气。 ruin 意为 “ 破坏，打乱 ” ，符合语境。故选 B。 20 A.call up B turn to C bring back D reflect on 答案： D 句意：随后我停下来去回忆父亲以及我多次听见他念叨他的那句祷告词的情景 ? 。 reflect on 意为 “ 仔细想，回忆 ” ，符合语境。故选 D。 . 阅读理解 A The history of Teachers Day traces back to the
15、Han Dynasty (202 BC220 AD). According to the record, during the Han and Jin dynasties, on August 27 each year, the birthday of Confucius, the emperor would go to the Confucius temple and pay tribute (敬意 ) to the ancient philosopher followed by court officials, and would also invite royal teachers to
16、 the imperial court for a banquet. On this day, teachers around 【 精品教育资源文库 】 the nation enjoyed a days vacation and were given dried meat as gifts. The capital, all states and counties would also hold ceremonies to worship Confucius. Excellent performing teachers would be chosen from academies and
17、learning institutions nationwide, reporting to the royal court and given 500 liang (两 ) silver coins as awards. Until the Qing Dynasty, the ceremony, on August 27, was of a larger scale. The teachers salaries in schools and academies around the nation were raised, and wellperforming teachers would b
18、e awarded official titles or promoted to higher positions. Normally, an ancient teachers income included salary, accommodation and festival gifts. There was no fixed tuition fee. Generally the parents paid teachers according to their household income. Both money and basic foodstuff could be paid in
19、exchange for tuition. In private schools, teachers always received money or gifts from the host family at certain festivals or at the beginning and end of each semester. The festivals in which teachers received gifts varied from region to region, while the most valued ones were the Duanwu, MidAutumn
20、 and Chinese New Year festivals, as well as Confucius birthday and the private tutors birthday. Among all the giftgiving festivals, the first meeting gift was a must. When students met their private tutors for the first time, they had to kneel down to Confucius spirit tablet and then to their private tutors, before presenting a “gift” 篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。全文主要介绍了中国教师节的由来及古代人们对教师表达敬意的方式。 1 The passage mainly talks about _ . A the teachers in anc
