Unit 4 History and Traditions Discovering Useful Structures 课时作业-2025-2026学年高中英语人教版必修第二册

Unit 4 History and Traditions课时作业 Discovering Useful Structures(Grammar) 话题语块积累 I. If you want to understand today, you have to search yesterday. —Pearl Buck 想要懂得今天，就必须研究昨天。—赛珍珠 II. China's long history goes hand in hand with its rich literary tradition. Among the greatest writers are Confucius and Qu Yuan. 中国的悠久历史与丰富的文学传统携手并进。最伟大的作家包括孔子和屈原。 基础练 I. 单句语法填空 1. Qingming is such an important occasion that some Chinese people travel huge distances, even from abroad, in order to sweep their (ancestor) ________ tombs. 2. Adding a ________ honey to the milkshake can make it sweeter. 3. What would you do ________ my position? 4. The two hills with the valley formed ________ beautiful landscape. 5. Pour the ________ (melt) butter into a large mixing bowl. 6. She was a wonderful companion and her ________ (generous) to me was entirely selfless. 7. Art and culture are so important in Glasgow life that ________ (gallery) and museums are great in number. 8. Even the best writers sometimes find themselves ________ (lose) for words. 9. Not only does unnecessary packaging waste resources, but also it increases the amount ________ waste we produce. 10. After having her luggage ________ (check), she boarded the plane. II. 同义句转换 1. She demanded to know of whom this action was in the charge. → She demanded to know who was ____________ this action. 2. As the summer vacation approaches, we are making travel plans excitedly. → With the summer vacation __________, we are making travel plans excitedly. 3. To make sure that I can concentrate on my study, my father does whatever he can do for me. → To ________ that I can concentrate on my study, my father does whatever he can do for me. 4. He realised that it was impossible to make others hear himself. → He found it impossible to make himself ________. 5. At that moment, I saw that he was crossing the busy street. → At that moment, I saw him ________ the busy street. 6. I was proud to say that the patients are well taken care of. → I was proud to declare about the patients well ________ care of. 7. The players who are chosen from the whole country are expected to bring us honour. → The players ________ from the whole country are expected to bring us honour. 8. The island, which is joined to the mainland by the bridge, is now in our easy reach. → The island, ________ to the mainland by the bridge, is now in our easy reach. 9. Tsinghua University, which was founded in 1911, is home to a great number of outstanding figures. → Tsinghua University, ________ in 1911, is home to a great number of outstanding figures. 10. The houses that were destroyed in the disaster are rebuilt with the help of the local government. → The houses ________ in the disaster are rebuilt with the help of the local government. III. 单句写作 1. 【读后续写佳句】当他醒来时，他发现自己被一群孩子围着。(surround) When he woke up, he________________________by a group of children. 2. 【应用文佳句】在会上他宣布他的新书将在下个月出版。(announce) At the meeting, he ____________________________________________the following month. 3. 【应用文佳句】经过大量的练习，他终于说一口流利的英语了。(amount of) ____________________________, he finally became a fluent English speaker. 4. 【应用文佳句】令我们吃惊的是，那家餐馆那天的晚餐只收了我们20美元。(charge) To our amazement, the restaurant ___________________________ that day. 5. 【应用文佳句】这部根据真实故事改编的电影给我留下了深刻的印象。(adapt from) The film ____________________________ left a deep impression on me. 培优练 I. 七选五 We love all types of hugs, from the one-armed hug to full bear hugs. Open up your heart and your arms on 21st January for National Hugging Day! As you might guess, this day is a yearly event. 1. ________ Here are some facts about the big day. National Hugging Day was created in 1986 by Kevin Zaborney. Zaborney chose 21st January because it was the time between the winter holiday season and the new year's birthday, which he noticed was a time people tended to feel in low spirits. He also felt that Americans were too embarrassed to show love in public. 2. ________ However, he never actually thought it would become popular. 3. ________ It means "to comfort" in the Old Norse language, first appearing about 450 years ago. However, the history of hugging itself is a bit more uncertain. What is known is that it is only very recently (within the past 50 years) that we have seen a full acceptance of hugging in public, separating it from other distinguished displays of love such as kissing. The widespread adoption of hugging over the recent years has been debated for some reasons. 4. ________ Nowadays, we don't even think about the fact that hugging in public was considered improper. 5. ________ We also do that to say goodbye, to congratulate someone, to comfort someone, or to show support. We usually hug before sports teams begin their match, and hug to show a general sign of affection between close relationships. A. It's not practised enough these days! B. We hug to greet friends and family. C. "Hug" is believed to come from "hugga". D. A hug is one of the most natural gestures. E. One is that some once thought it wasn't so formal. F. He hoped National Hugging Day would change that. G. It encourages us to express love in the simplest way. II. 完形填空 It was the night of the full moon, a time which always drives Java's young people mad with excitement. Fireworks were lit long before the moon 1. ________. The big noise brought people out into the warm night to enjoy the interesting scene. Everywhere, there were the paper remains of 2. ________ fireworks lying on the ground. Little boys 3. ________ more and covered their ears as they waited 4. ________ for the explosions. The moon appeared above the horizon (地平线): huge, 5. ________ ball high above the city, and the 6. ________ filled with people, as Java began to enjoy one of the year's greatest 7. ________ "the Night of the Full Moon", a festival (节日) that is especially popular with young people. More and more young Javanese 8. ________ together and walked slowly through the 9. ________. Joking and chatting, they moved towards the mountain 10. ________ the city. They continued to climb until they reached the old temple at the 11. ________ of the mountain. After they were inside the temple, they drank their water and ate their mooncakes—delicious homemade ones, 12. ________ of dried fruit and nuts. Outside, on the mountain, young people 13. ________ cross-legged in circles, chatting and telling each other jokes. And still, in their hundreds, more young people continued to make their way up the mountain to 14. ________ the brightly shining moon. By midnight, the fireworks had stopped 15. ________ up from the grey city in the valley below them. But during the night, the sound continued to be heard from the distance. 1. A. let out B. gave out C. came out D. set out 2. A. burning B. used C. exploding D. broken 3. A. lit B. bought C. piled D. removed 4. A. patiently B. calmly C. worriedly D. excitedly 5. A. silver B. new C. colourful D. gold 6. A. mountains B. valleys C. streets D. shops 7. A. games B. meetings C. sports D. events 8. A. danced B. gathered C. drank D. shouted 9. A. village B. scene C. night D. ground 10. A. on the edge of B. on the way to C. in the centre of D. in the direction of 11. A. tip B. back C. top D. bottom 12. A. fond B. little C. full D. free 13. A. jumped B. sat C. stood D. bent 14. A. follow B. show C. notice D. admire 15. A. shooting B. kicking C. hitting D. jumping III. 语法填空 The Spring Festival comes to an end. Here 1. ________ (come) the Lantern Festival. The Lantern Festival can be dated back to the Han Dynasty. It is 2. ________ the 15th day of the first lunar month. Almost every 3. ________ (tradition) festival in China comes with 4. ________ (it) own food and the Lantern Festival is no exception. It is popular to have yuanxiao or tangyuan. It is a kind of dessert 5. ________ (make) from glutinous rice. In Chinese, tangyuan has a similar pronunciation with tuanyuan, 6. ________ means reunion. Lantern is the most notable part of the festival. Chinese craftsmen have made countless lanterns in different 7. ________ (kind) such as Kongming lanterns and water lanterns. People used to join in lantern fairs in which they can watch lanterns, guess riddles and give their faithful prayers to decedents. In ancient China, unmarried woman couldn't go out at will. Only at the Lantern Festival were they allowed to go to the lantern exhibition. That's why ancient Chinese people considered the Lantern Festival as 8. ________ occasion to look for a match or meet up with the beloved. Everyone is addicted to 9. ________ (enjoy) the happiness. Therefore, the Lantern Festival was 10. ________ (actual) the real Chinese Valentines Day. Unit 4 History and Traditions课时作业 Discovering Useful Structures(Grammar)答案与解析 [基础练] I. 单句语法填空 1. ancestors' 2. little 3. in 4. a 5. melted 6. generosity 7. galleries 8. lost 9. of 10. checked II. 同义句转换 1. in charge of 2. approaching 3. ensure 4. heard 5. crossing 6. taken 7. chosen 8. joined 9. founded 10. destroyed III. 单句写作 1. found himself surrounded 2. announced that his new book was going to be published 3. After a large amount of drills 4. charged us only $20 for dinner 5. adapted from a true story [综合素养培优练] I. 七选五 语篇导读 本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了拥抱的相关知识以及创立全国拥抱日的背景知识。 1. G 根据上文 "We love all types of hugs, from the one-armed hug to full bear hugs. Open up your heart and your arms on 21st January for National Hugging Day! As you might guess, this day is a yearly event." 可知，上文提到了全国拥抱日，本句为本段最后一句，承接上文说明节日目的。G项 "它鼓励我们用最简单的方式表达爱" 符合语境。故选 G。 2. F 根据上文 "Here are some facts about the big day. National Hugging Day was created in 1986 by Kevin Zaborney. Zaborney chose 21st January because it was the time between the winter holiday season and the new year's birthday, which he noticed was a time people tended to feel in low spirits. He also felt that Americans were too embarrassed to show love in public." 可知，上文说明了凯文·扎博尼觉得美国人太羞于在公共场合示爱，故本句承接上文，说明他是想通过全国拥抱日来改变这一点。F项 "他希望全国拥抱日能改变这一点" 符合语境。故选 F。 3. C 根据下文 "It means ‘to comfort’ in the Old Norse language, first appearing about 450 years ago. However, the history of hugging itself is a bit more uncertain. What is known is that it is only very recently (within the past 50 years) that we have seen a full acceptance of hugging in public, separating it from other distinguished displays of love such as kissing." 可知，本段主要在说明 hug 一词的起源。C项 "‘Hug’被认为来自 ‘hugga’" 符合语境。故选 C。 4. E 根据上文 "The widespread adoption of hugging over the recent years has been debated for some reasons." 可知，上文提到了拥抱的广泛采用一直存在争议，本句为本段最后一句，需说明存在争议的原因。E项 "一个原因是有些人曾经认为它不那么正式" 符合语境。故选 E。 5. B 根据上文 "Nowadays, we don't even think about the fact that hugging in public was considered improper." 以及下文 "We also do that to say goodbye, to congratulate someone, to comfort someone, or to show support. We usually hug before sports teams begin their match, and hug to show a general sign of affection between close relationships." 可知，下文提到了在亲密关系中，拥抱通常是表达感情的一种方式，故本句说明拥抱在亲密关系中的具体体现。B项 "我们拥抱朋友和家人" 符合语境。故选 B。 II. 完形填空 语篇导读 本文是一篇记叙文。文章描述了爪哇岛的人们在满月之夜进行庆祝的场景。 1. C 根据下文 "The moon appeared above the horizon(地平线)" 可知，在月亮出来前人们就点燃了爆竹。故选 C。 2. B 根据上文 the paper remains of 可知，此处指地上有烟花爆竹被燃放后剩余的纸屑。故选 B。 3. A 根据句中 "covered their ears as they waited 4 for the explosions" 可知，小男孩们点燃了更多的爆竹。故选 A。 4. D 根据上文 "It was the night of the full moon, a time which always drives Java's young people mad with excitement." 以及常识可知，点燃爆竹的孩子们会很兴奋地等待着爆竹炸响。故选 D。 5. A 结合下文 the Night of the Full Moon 以及 "more young people continued to make their way up the mountain to 14 the brightly shining moon" 可知，在城市上空有一轮银色的满月。故选 A。 6. C 根据上文 above the city 可判断，庆祝活动是在城里进行的；结合第二段中 "The big noise brought people out into the warm night to enjoy the interesting scene." 可知，街道上挤满了人。故选 C。 7. D 根据下文 "the Night of the Full Moon", a festival (节日) that is especially popular with young people" 可知，庆祝 the Night of the Full Moon 这一节日是爪哇岛的人们最重要的活动。故选 D。 8. B 根据下文 "Joking and chatting, they moved towards the mountain" 以及 "And still, in their hundreds, more young people continued to make their way up the mountain to 14 the brightly shining moon." 可知，越来越多的年轻人聚集在一起，慢慢地在夜晚行走。故选 B。 9. C 根据上文 "It was the night of the full moon, a time which always drives Java's young people mad with excitement." 和 "The big noise brought people out into the warm night to enjoy the interesting scene." 以及下文 "By midnight, the fireworks had stopped 15 up from the grey city in the valley below them." 可知，年轻人聚在一起，在这温暖的夜晚慢慢走着，欣赏月色。故选 C。 10. A 根据下文 "By midnight, the fireworks had stopped 15 up from the gray city in the valley below them." 可知，城市位于山谷，由此可知，年轻人是朝着城边的山上走去。故选 A。 11. C 根据句中 They continued to climb until they reached the old temple 可知，他们一直向上攀登，直到到达山顶的古庙。故选 C。 12. C 此处指美味的自制月饼里面装满了干果和坚果，be full of 意为 "充满；满是……的"。故选 C。 13. B 根据下文 cross-legged 可知，他们是盘腿坐着。故选 B。 14. D 根据下文 the brightly shining moon 可知，年轻人继续上山去赏月。故选 D。 15. A 根据上文 "By midnight, the fireworks had stopped" 以及下文 "But during the night, the sound continued to be heard from the distance." 可知，到了午夜，山下城市里的烟花已经不再燃放。故选 A。 III. 语法填空 语篇导读 本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了中国的传统节日——元宵节。 1. comes 考查动词的时态和主谓一致。根据上下文时态以及前一句的谓语动词 comes to an end 可知，此处应为一般现在时；主语 the Lantern Festival 为专有名词，所以动词用第三人称单数形式。故填 comes。 2. on 考查介词。根据空后的 the 15th day 为具体某一天可知，此处应用介词 on。故填 on。 3. traditional 考查形容词。根据空后的 festival 为名词可知，此处用形容词作定语，修饰名词。故填 traditional。 4. its 考查代词。根据空后的 own food 为名词短语可知，此处应用形容词性物主代词。故填 its。 5. made 考查非谓语动词。此处为非谓语动词作后置定语修饰 dessert；make 和 dessert 为逻辑上的动宾关系，所以用过去分词形式。故填 made。 6. which 考查定语从句。分析句子结构可知，此处引导非限制性定语从句，先行词为前面整句话，关系词在从句中作主语，应用关系代词 which。故填 which。 7. kinds 考查名词的数。根据空前的 different 可知，此处应用名词复数形式。故填 kinds。 8. the 考查冠词。根据句意可知，此处表示 "一个寻找伴侣或与心爱的人见面的日子"，为特指，所以 occasion 前应用定冠词 the 修饰。故填 the。 9. enjoying 考查非谓语动词。be addicted to doing sth "沉迷于做某事" 为固定短语，所以此处用动名词形式。故填 enjoying。 10. actually 考查副词。空处作状语，修饰整个句子，应用副词形式。故填 actually。 第 1 页 共 6 页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $