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1.1 Unit 1 Listening and speaking习题检测
一、根据汉语意思填写单词
1.It _________(特征) a parade and a great feast with music, dancing, and sports.
2.During the Mid-Autumn Festival in China, families gather to ________(欣赏) the shining moon and enjoy delicious mooncakes.
3.What starts as an everyday squash turns into a _______(灯笼) of light.
4.The advertisements of ________(服装) in Paris broadened his outlook.
5.It is___________ (典型的) of him to ___________ (装饰)a room with different colors, which___________(范围) from red to yellow.
二、用单词的适当形式完成句子
6.It’s my belief ________your father has nothing to do with the crime.
7.Do you know the girl ___________ (dress) in a red sweater?
8.On arriving there, we expressed our ________(congratulate) to him on his success.
9.I admire the manager ________the way she handles her staff.
10.The gold medal will ________ (award) to whoever wins the first place in the bicycle race.
三、阅读理解
People in the United States honor (尊敬) their parents in two special days: Mother’s Day, on the second Sunday in May, and Father’s Day, on the third Sunday in June. These days are set aside (挑出) to show love and respect for parents. They raise their children and educate them to be responsible citizens (公民). They give children love and care. These two days offer an opportunity to think about the changing roles of mothers and fathers. More mothers now work outside the home. More fathers must help with childcare.
These two special days are celebrated (庆祝) in many different ways. On Mother’s Day people wear carnations (康乃馨). A red one symbolizes (象征) a living mother. A white one shows that the mother is dead. Many people attend religious (宗教的) services to honor their parents. They are also the days when people whose parents are dead visit the cemetery (公墓). On these days families get together at home, as well as in restaurants. They often have outdoor barbecues (烧烤) on Father’s Day. These are days of fun and good feelings and memories.
Another tradition is to give cards a