内容正文:
The carp is a powerful symbol of 8. B . The
scales and whiskers (须) of the carp is 9. C
to that of a dragonꎬ a great symbol of power in
China. During the Spring Festival“ lucky money” is
10. C in red envelopes decorated with a carp
and symbols of long life 11. A peaches and
pine trees. Carps have many different 12. D
with the major ones being blackꎬ whiteꎬ red and
yellow.
“You are not 13. A ꎬ so how would you
know the happiness of fish?” Chuang Tsu created
this famous saying when he 14. D an issue
with Hui Tsu. The message of the story is that
someone has his own enjoyment that others can
15. B appreciate.
8. A. beauty B. strength
C. smartness D. wisdom
9. A. helpful B. true
C. similar D. rude
10. A. cut off B. taken away
C. given out D. used up
11. A. such as B. as a result of
C. owing to D. in front of
12. A. names B. owners
C. shelters D. colours
13. A. fish B. history
C. water D. air
14. A. wrote B. tested
C. performed D. discussed
15. A. always B. never
C. easily D. mostly
练案[8] Unit 2 Lets celebrate!
Section Ⅳ Writing———Writing a letter to express ideas
Ⅰ. 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 new
year in different waysꎬ and at different times on the
calendar.
In Western countriesꎬ people usually
celebrate New Year at midnight on January 1st.
People may go to partiesꎬ dress in formal clothes—
like tuxedos (小礼服) and evening gownsꎬ and
drink champagne at midnight. During the first
minutes of the New Yearꎬ 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 promiseꎬ called a resolution. New Years
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