1、课后练习16 九上 Modules 12（本课时打“”答案解析请见P98）一、完形填空（30分）（2020绍兴中考）When I was little,one of my favourite holiday tradi-tions was making a wish list for Santa Claus.Every year,my father helped me 1 all that I wanted.Often,I put food on the list:chocolates,candies.One year,I even asked for my favourite 2 !As I
2、 grew older,I no longer wrote to Santa Claus,but I never 3 making a list of the things that I most liked or wanted.One year,I went to China to work in a 4 .In China,most people dont celebrate Christmas.5 ,they celebrate Chinese New Year.In my classes,I asked my students to make lists for Santa Claus
3、.But they 6 me.“We get lucky money at Chinese New Year,”one girl told me.“Thats better than gifts from Santa Claus!”I nodded.Maybe she was 7 !On Christmas Eve,my friends and I went walking in the city.8 Christmas isnt a holiday in China,many people were out in the streets and having fun.They 9 Santa
4、 hats,ate candies and said“Merry Christmas”to us in English.They knew we were 10 .After a few hours,my friends and I were 11 and a bit cold.“One Christmas when I was small,I wished for soup from Santa Claus,”I told my friends.They laughed.We went into a restaurant and sat at a table.12 ,my friends c
5、ried out,“Look,Beth,your 13 is coming true!”I turned around.“Santa Claus”stood 14 me.Well,it was the waiter,but he was dressed in a red-and-white Santa Claus suit!“Merry Christmas.What can I get you?”15 asked.“Soup!”we said in chorus（齐声）.（）1.A.fix B.hide C.list D.name（）2.A.soup B.coffee C.milk D.tea
6、（）3.A.enjoyed B.suggested C.stopped D.remembered（）4.A.restaurant B.school C.bank D.storeCACB（）5.A.Instead B.Next C.Also D.Anyway（）6.A.depended on B.cared for C.worried about D.laughed at（）7.A.polite B.right C.serious D.careful（）8.A.When B.Though C.Because D.IfADBB（）9.A.sold B.made C.wore D.washed（）1
7、0.A.foreigners B.reporters C.passengers D.neighbours（）11.A.nervous B.quiet C.sleepy D.hungry（）12.A.Suddenly B.Finally C.Luckily D.NaturallyCADA（）13.A.plan B.wish C.promise D.fear（）14.A.against B.below C.above D.behind（）15.A.it B.he C.I D.sheBDB二、阅读理解（20分）（2020衢州模拟）Almost all cultures celebrate the e
8、nd of one year and the beginning of another in some way.Different cultures celebrate the beginning of a new 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 clothes
9、like tuxedos and evening gowns,and drink champagne at midnight.During the first minutes of the 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 sun rise.They welcome the new year with the first l
10、ight of the sunrise.It is also a common Western custom to make a New Years promise,called 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 year.For
11、example,in Ecuador,families make a big doll from old clothes.The doll is filled with 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.Other common traditions to keep away bad luck in a new year inc
12、lude throwing things into rivers or the ocean,or saying special things on the first day of the new year.Other New Year traditions are followed to bring good luck in the new year.A widespread Spanish tradition for good luck is to eat grapes on New Years Day.The more grapes a person eats,the more good
13、 luck the person will have in the year.In France,people eat pancakes for good luck at New Year.In the United States,some people eat black-eyed peas for good luckbut to get good luck for a whole year you have to eat 365 of them!（）1.What is the main idea of the reading?A.The meaning of“Happy New Year”
14、.B.What date New Year is celebrated in diffe-rent cultures.C.Various New Year traditions.D.Why people make resolutions.C（）2.What is a resolution?A.Something you burn.B.Something you say.C.Something you eat.D.Something you wear.B2.B 【解析】词义猜测题。文章第三段大意为：许一个新年的愿望也是一个常见的西方习俗，叫做“a resolution”。可见“resolutio
15、n”是你说的东西。故选B。（）3.What is the topic of the fourth paragraph?A.Bringing good luck.B.Keeping away bad luck.C.Planning for the next year.D.Remembering the past.B（）4.Which is probably TRUE about eating black-eyed peas on New Year?A.Black-eyed peas taste bad.B.One pea brings one day of luck.C.The peas are
16、 very difficult to cook.D.It is bad luck to eat a lot of black-eyed peas.B三、词汇运用（30分）A）用方框中所给单词或短语的适当形式填空，每词或短语限用一次。1.September is the month of a year.2.We spent a few days enjoying in Dalian.3.Mum,dont worry.My hair soon grew back to its colour.4.She the baby down gently on the bed and went into th
17、e kitchen.5.She had a strange illness some years ago,and she has been very quiet.nature nine our lay since then ninth ourselvesnatural laid since then B）根据短文内容和所给汉语提示，在空白处写出各单词的正确形式。每空限填一词。The first week of my summer vacation was exciting.I was 6 （自由的；空闲的）!I spent much time on my phone without doing
18、 my 7 （家庭作业）.Mum was angry and told me I could only use it 8 （在之间）7:00 pm and 9:00 pm.I felt lost and kept asking 9 （我自己）what fun I could have during the day.Mum offered me a challenge.If I could follow the same ant for 10 （十）minutes,freehomework between myself tenId get a prize.I thought for a whil
19、e and agreed.I 11 （选择）the biggest ant in the yard and followed it.I saw it create a bridge to cross a 12 （深的）hole.I dropped some bread and soon it began 13 （吃）.It even brought friends to carry some home.I never thought watching ants could be so much fun.After that,I found other interesting things to
20、 do.I built a house for birds,planted 14 （树）in the yard and borrowed books from the library.15 （虽然）I didnt use my phone often,I had a fantastic summer.chosedeepeating trees Though/Although 6.free 【解析】考查形容词。7.homework 【解析】考查名词。homework是不可数名词，不可加s。8.between 【解析】考查介词。between.and.在和之间。9.myself 【解析】考查反身代
21、词。11.chose 【解析】考查动词。从“followed”一词可知，此处应该使用动词choose的过去式形式。12.deep 【解析】考查形容词。13.eating 【解析】考查begin的用法：begin to do sth./begin doing sth.开始做某事。注意题目要求每空限填一词。14.trees 【解析】考查名词的数。15.Though/Although 【解析】考查连词。四、语法填空（20分）（2020金华市金东区中考模拟）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。While travelling to big cities in the
22、 world,you will see statues（雕像）of 1 （thousand）of cha-racters standing in the streets.Do you believe that they are actually real people working 2 street artists?They often cover themselves 3 （complete）with paint.They have to stand still and keep eyes open for several 4 （hour）.Street artists need to b
23、e strong-minded and thousandsas completely hours patient.It is not 5 easy job,but theres plenty of fun for them.Yorge is one of 6 （famous）street artists in Brazil.He stands out thanks to his partner,a cute dog named Jaspe.7 Yorge goes to work,Jaspe rests on his arm and keeps still as long as she can
24、.Most people are surprised by 8 （they）perfect work together.However,the pair once got into trouble.Some animal lovers thought that Yorge forced his dog 9 （give）a performance in the streets.In fact,Yorge never an the most famousWhentheirto give trained Jaspe at all.The performance of living statues 1
25、0 _ （become）a street art.Now it is really popular in many large cities around the world.has become 1.thousands 【解析】thousands of 成千上万的。2.as 【解析】as street artists 作为街头艺术家。pletely 【解析】副词completely修饰动词cover。4.hours 【解析】several几个，后面应该接可数名词的复数。5.an 【解析】an easy job 一份容易的工作。6.the most famous 【解析】one of+形容词的最高级+名词的复数 最的之一。9.to give 【解析】force sb.to do sth.强迫某人做某事。
