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Unit 3 Festivals across cultures(语法选择专练)
基础篇
Passage 1
Mums do 1 hard work. They cook and clean for us. They also encourage us and give us support. Mother’s Day is the time for us to say “Thank you” to our mums.
In most countries, people celebrate Mother’s Day on the second Sunday in May every year. On this day, people like to buy flowers and make special Mother’s Day cards 2 their mums.
Mother’s Day is not only about gifts. We can help our mums 3 the housework. We can take them to the park or the cinema. Sometimes a simple hug or saying “I love you, Mum” is the perfect gift for our mums.
Mother’s Day is about love. If you love your mum, why not 4 a special Mother’s Day for 5 ?
1.A.a lot B.a lot of C.lot of D.a lots of
2.A.from B.to C.for D.of
3.A.doing B.did C.done D.do
4.A.planned B.planning C.to plan D.plan
5.A.her B.hers C.she D.them
【答案】1.B 2.C 3.D 4.D 5.A
【导语】本文讲述了在母亲节那天为我们的妈妈庆祝节日的方法。
1.句意:妈妈们做很多辛苦的工作。
a lot非常,修饰形容词、动词;a lot of很多的,修饰名词;lot of表述错误;a lots of表述错误。work是不可数名词,故用a lot of修饰。故选B。
2.句意:在这一天,人们喜欢买花并为他们的妈妈制作特殊的母亲节卡片。
from从;to到;for为了;of……的。此处指为妈妈制作节日卡片,make sth. for sb.“为某人制造某物”。故选C。
3.句意:我们可以帮妈妈做家务。
doing做,动词现在分词或动名词;did做,动词过去式;done做,动词过去分词;do做,动词原形。help sb. do sth.“帮助某人做某事”,故用动词原形。故选D。
4.句意:如果你爱你的妈妈,为什么不为她安排一个特别的母亲节呢?
planned计划,动词过去式或过去分词;planning计划,动词现在分词或动名词;to plan计划,动词不定式;plan计划,动词原形。why not do sth.?“为什么不做某事”,表提建议,应用动词原形。故选D。
5.句意:如果你爱你的妈妈,为什么不为她安排一个特别的母亲节呢?
her她/她的,代词宾格或形容词性物主代词;hers她的,名词性物主代词;she她,代词主格;them她们,代词宾格。此处指为自己的妈妈安排特别的母亲节,且介词for后应用代词宾格,故用her指代。故选A。
Passage 2
James is an American boy. He wants to know much about China. So now he is 1 finding out the Mid-Autumn Festival. Here is what his computer tells 2 .
The Mid-Autumn Festival usually comes in September or October. On that day, many families will have a big dinner. They will eat mooncakes. They are small round cakes. Then in the evening people will go out to watch the round moon. It seems bigger and brighter. They also tell the story about Chang’e. It’s the time 3 all the family members to get together. James thinks of Thanksgiving Day in his country. It’s almost the same 4 the Mid-Autumn Festival in China. The 5 people celebrate (庆祝) Thanksgiving Day on the fourth Thursday of November.
1.A.tried B.trying C.tries
2.A.he B.his C.him
3.A.for B.with C.to
4.A.as B.with C.to
5.A.America B.American C.Americans
【答案】1.B 2.C 3.A 4.A 5.B
【导语】本文是一篇说明文,主要介绍了美国男孩James通过电脑了解中国中秋节的相关信息,并将中秋节与美国的感恩节进行了对比。
1.句意:他现在正试图了解中秋节。
tried尝试(过去式);trying尝试(现在分词);tries尝试(第三人称单数)。根据“So now he is...finding out the Mid-Autumn Festival.”可知,James正在尝试了解中秋节,所以应用现在分词和is构成现在进行时,故选B。
2.句意:这就是他的电脑告诉他。
he他(主格);his他的(物主代词);him他(宾格)。根据“Here is what his computer tells…”可知,tell后接宾语,需用宾格形式,故选C。
3.句意:这是所有家庭成员团聚的时间。
for为了;with和;to到。根据“It’s the time…all the family members to get together.”可知,此处表示“为了家庭成员团聚”,应用for,故选A。
4.句意:它几乎和中国的中秋节一样。
as如同;with和;to到。根据“It’s almost the same…the Mid-Autumn Festival in China.”可知,此处表示“和……一样”,固定搭配“the same as”,故选A。
5.句意:美国人在11月的第四个星期四庆祝感恩节。
America美国;American美国的;Americans美国人。根据“The…people celebrate Thanksgiving Day…”可知,此处指“美国人”,应用American people。故选B。
Passage 3
Today is Father’s Day. People from different countries are celebrating it in different ways.
It’s 9:00 p.m. in Sydney, Australia. Bella is only eight years old. She is going to sleep but her mother asks her 1 something special for her dad first because it’s Father’s Day. Smart Bella quickly has some thoughts about it. Now, Bella is writing 2 a letter to show love and thanks.
It’s 1:00 p.m. in Paris, France. The 13-year-old girl Elise is shopping with her friend Amelie to buy some gifts. They are both 3 high spirits. In front of the mall, there are many green taxis. Some are picking up passengers, and 4 are dropping off passengers. In the mall, they are visiting one store 5 another. Elise buys a cool hat with number seven on it because seven is her dad’s 6 number.
It’s 7:00 p.m. in Anqing, China. Zhang Xiaolong, a P.E. teacher, 7 to get home from work to celebrate 8 special day with his father. Lights are shining brightly across the city, and boats are moving 9 down the river. Xiaolong and his father are eating delicious hot pot 10 drinking some beer at the same time by the river.
1.A.do B.to do C.does D.doing
2.A.his B.he C.him D.her
3.A.at B.by C.to D.in
4.A.other B.another C.others D.the other
5.A.as B.after C.before D.while
6.A.luck B.lucky C.luckily D.luckless
7.A.is rushing B.rushing C.rushes D.rushed
8.A.the B.a C./ D.an
9.A.slow B.slowly C.slows D.slowness
10.A.or B.and C.before D.but
【答案】
1.B 2.C 3.D 4.C 5.B 6.B 7.A 8.A 9.B 10.B
【导语】本文描述了父亲节当天,来自澳大利亚、法国和中国三个国家的不同人物如何以各自的方式庆祝节日。
1.句意:她正要睡觉,但妈妈让她先为爸爸做点特别的事,因为今天是父亲节。
do做,原形;to do做,不定式;does做,第三人称单数;doing做,现在分词。根据“asks her...something special”可知,ask sb. to do sth.让某人做某事,所以此处需用不定式。故选B。
2.句意:现在,贝拉正在给爸爸写一封信,表达爱意和感谢。
his他的,形容词性物主代词;he他,主格;him他,宾格;her她/她的,宾格/形容词性物主代词。根据“writing...a letter to show love and thanks”可知,此处指“给爸爸写信”,需用宾格him作write to的宾语。故选C。
3.句意:她们都情绪高涨。
at在;by通过;to到;in在……中。根据“both...high spirits”可知,be in high spirits表示“情绪高涨”。故选D。
4.句意:一些出租车在接乘客,另一些在送乘客。
other其他的,形容词;another另一个,单数;others另一些,代词复数;the other两者中的另一个。根据“Some are...and...are...”可知,此处为“some...others...”结构,表示“一些……另一些……”。故选C。
5.句意:在商场里,她们一家店接着一家店地逛。
as当……时;after在……之后;before在……之前;while当……时。根据“visiting one store...another”可知, one after another表示“一个接一个”。故选B。
6.句意:埃莉斯买了一顶印有数字7的酷帽子,因为7是她爸爸的幸运数字。
luck运气,名词;lucky幸运的,形容词;luckily幸运地,副词;luckless不幸的,形容词。根据“number”可知,此处需用形容词lucky修饰名词,表示“幸运数字”。故选B。
7.句意:体育老师张小龙正匆忙下班回家,想和父亲一起庆祝这个特别的日子。
is rushing匆忙赶路,现在进行时;rushing匆忙赶路,现在分词;rushes匆忙赶路,第三人称单数;rushed匆忙赶路,过去式。根据“to get home”可知,此处表示“正匆忙赶路”,需用现在进行时be+doing强调动作正在进行。故选A。
8.句意:体育老师张小龙正匆忙下班回家,想和父亲一起庆祝这个特别的日子。
the特指;a一个,泛指;/零冠词;an一个,泛指,用于元音音素前。根据“special day”可知,此处特指“父亲节”这一天,需用定冠词the。故选A。
9.句意:城市灯火通明,船只缓缓沿河而下。
slow慢的,形容词;slowly慢慢地,副词;slows变慢,第三人称单数;slowness缓慢,名词。根据“moving...down”可知,此处需用副词slowly修饰动词,表示“缓慢移动”。故选B。
10.句意:小龙和父亲在河边一边吃着美味的火锅,一边喝着啤酒。
or或者;and和,表示并列;before在……之前;but但是。根据“eating...and drinking...”可知,此处表示两个动作同时进行,需用and连接。故选B。
Passage 4
请通读下面短文,掌握其大意,根据语法和上下文连贯的要求,从每小题所给的三个选项中选出一个最佳答案,并在答题卡上将对应选项涂黑。
Thai people celebrate the Water Festival in April every year. For them, it is 1 important holiday.
The Water Festival is a time to clean away the old things and bring in the new. Many Thai people clean away the old things 2 washing their rooms. Then they collect water and pour it onto family members’ shoulders 3 .
Throwing water has become a huge part of the celebration. In Thailand, people have a big water fight during this festival. You 4 throw water at anyone. No one will get annoyed. They usually use 5 they have on hand to throw water and make each other wet. Everyone 6 taking part in this activity. Both children and adults who join in the festival always have great fun 7 in the water fight.
People in other Asian countries like Cambodia and Laos also celebrate the Water Festival, but the celebration in Thailand is 8 among them.
Every year, thousands of 9 go to Thailand to experience this great festival. So, if you’re planning a trip to Thailand, I hope this passage can be helpful for 10 to prepare for your trip to Thailand. Hope you have a good time!
1.A.a B.an C.the
2.A.for B.about C.by
3.A.slow B.slowly C.slowness
4.A.can B.must C.should
5.A.who B.which C.what
6.A.enjoy B.enjoyed C.enjoys
7.A.playing B.to play C.played
8.A.exciting B.more exciting C.the most exciting
9.A.tourist B.tourist’s C.tourists
10.A.your B.you C.yours
【答案】
1.B 2.C 3.B 4.A 5.C 6.C 7.A 8.C 9.C 10.B
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了泰国泼水节的相关内容,包括节日时间、庆祝方式以及节日的独特性等,还提及了每年大量游客前往泰国体验该节日,最后作者希望文章对计划去泰国旅行的人有帮助。
1.句意:对他们来说,这是一个重要的节日。
a一个,用于辅音音素开头的单词前;an一个,用于元音音素开头的单词前;the定冠词,表特指。“important”是以元音音素开头的单词,此处表示泛指“一个重要的节日”,用不定冠词“an”。故选B。
2.句意:许多泰国人通过打扫房间来清理旧东西。
for为了;about关于;by通过。“washing their rooms”是清理旧东西的方式,用“by”表示“通过……方式”。故选C。
3.句意:然后他们收集水,慢慢地把水倒在家庭成员的肩膀上。
slow慢的,形容词;slowly慢慢地,副词;slowness缓慢,名词。此处修饰动词“pour”,用副词“slowly”。故选B。
4.句意:你可以向任何人泼水。
can可以;must必须;should应该。根据“No one will get annoyed.”可知没人会生气,所以是可以向任何人泼水,用“can”表示“可以”。故选A。
5.句意:他们通常用手头有的东西泼水,让彼此湿透。
who谁;which哪一个;what什么。此处是宾语从句,从句缺少宾语,what引导宾语从句,表示“……的东西”,此句指代“手头有的东西”。故选C。
6.句意:每个人都喜欢参加这个活动。
enjoy喜欢,动词原形;enjoyed喜欢,过去式;enjoys喜欢,第三人称单数形式。文章时态是一般现在时,主语“Everyone”是第三人称单数,谓语动词用第三人称单数形式“enjoys”。故选C。
7.句意:参加节日的儿童和成年人在打水仗中总是玩得很开心。
playing玩,动名词;to play玩,动词不定式;played玩,过去式。“have great fun doing sth.”是固定搭配,意为“做某事很开心”,用动名词“playing”。故选A。
8.句意:柬埔寨和老挝等其他亚洲国家的人也庆祝泼水节,但泰国的庆祝活动是其中最令人兴奋的。
exciting令人兴奋的,形容词原级;more exciting更令人兴奋的,形容词比较级;the most exciting最令人兴奋的,形容词最高级。根据“among them”可知此处是在多个国家中进行比较,用形容词最高级“the most exciting”。故选C。
9.句意:每年,成千上万的游客前往泰国体验这个盛大的节日。
tourist游客,单数形式;tourist’s游客的,名词所有格;tourists游客,复数形式。“thousands of”后接可数名词复数形式,用“tourists”。故选C。
10.句意:所以,如果你计划去泰国旅行,我希望这篇文章能对你准备泰国之旅有所帮助。
your你的,形容词性物主代词;you你,人称代词主格或宾格;yours你的,名词性物主代词。“for”是介词,后接人称代词宾格“you”。故选B。
Passage 5
请通读下面短文,掌握其大意,根据语法和上下文连贯的要求,从每小题所给的三个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
It’s September. Look, students in Class 3 1 about Teachers’ Day in the classroom. It’s their first Teachers’ Day at junior high. Anna and Bob want to buy some cards 2 their English teacher, Miss Lee. Alice thinks it’s a good idea to have a party for 3 .
She asks Anna and Bob to help hold the party this Friday, 4 Anna says Miss Lee is always busy on that day. So they will have the party 5 Saturday. Miss Lee likes eating fruit, so Anna wants to buy some ice creams. One of 6 will have fruit in it. Anna will give the fruit ice cream to Miss Lee. She thinks she will be very happy.
Alice is going to buy a cake with lots of 7 on it. Bob says 8 will buy five apples, ten oranges, one banana and some milk to make fruit salad. They also want 9 some cards and say “Happy Teachers’ Day” to their teacher. It will be 10 fine party. They hope their English teacher will enjoy it.
1.A.talk B.talks C.are talking
2.A.by B.for C.with
3.A.she B.her C.hers
4.A.and B.or C.but
5.A.on B.in C.at
6.A.they B.them C.their
7.A.fruit B.fruits C.fruit’s
8.A.he B.him C.his
9.A.make B.making C.to make
10.A.an B.a C.the
【答案】
1.C 2.B 3.B 4.C 5.A 6.B 7.A 8.A 9.C 10.B
【导语】本文介绍了三名初中生计划给他们的英语老师李老师庆祝教师节举办一个派对,以及准备礼物和食物的过程。
1.句意:看,三班的学生正在教室里谈论教师节。
talk谈论,动词原形;talks第三人称单数;are talking现在进行时。根据“Look”可知,时态为现在进行时。故选C。
2.句意:安娜和鲍勃想给他们的英语老师李老师买一些卡片。
by通过;for为了;with和。buy sth. for sb.“给某人买某物”。故选B。
3.句意:爱丽丝认为为她举办一个聚会是个好主意。
she她,主格;her她,宾格;hers她的,名词性物主代词。for为介词,后接宾格代词。故选B。
4.句意:她让安娜和鲍勃帮助举办这个星期五的聚会,但是安娜说李老师那天总是很忙。
and而且;or或者;but但是。根据“She asks Anna and Bob to help hold the party this Friday, ...Anna says Miss Lee is always busy on that day.”可知,前后句是转折关系,应用转折连词but。故选C。
5.句意:所以他们将在星期六举行聚会。
on用于具体某一天前;in用于年月季节等前;at用于时刻前。根据“Saturday”可知,星期前应用介词on。故选A。
6.句意:其中一个里面会有水果。
they它们,主格;them它们,宾格;their它们的,形容词性物主代词。of为介词,后接宾格代词。故选B。
7.句意:爱丽丝打算买一个上面有很多水果的蛋糕。
fruit水果,不可数名词;fruits是错误表达;fruit’s水果的,名词所有格。根据“lots of”可知,此处指许多水果,应用fruit。故选A。
8.句意:鲍勃说他要买五个苹果,十个橙子,一根香蕉和一些牛奶来做水果沙拉。
he他,主格;him他,宾格;his他的,形容词性物主代词。根据“will buy five apples, ten oranges, one banana and some milk to make fruit salad”可知,此处是作主语,应用主格。故选A。
9.句意:他们还想做一些卡片,对老师说“教师节快乐”。
make制作,动词原形;making动名词;to make动词不定式。want to do sth.“想做某事”。故选C。
10.句意:这将是一个很好的聚会。
an不定冠词,用在以元音音素开头的单词前,表示泛指;a不定冠词,用在以辅音音素开头的单词前,表示泛指;the定冠词,特指某人或某物。根据“fine party”可知,此处表示泛指,且fine以辅音音素开头,不定冠词用a。故选B。
提升篇
Passage 1
Dear Claire,
In your letter, you ask me about my favorite festival. It 1 the Spring Festival. It is 2 January or February. Before 3 festival, we do many things and buy many things.
We 4 new clothes and put up (张贴) red paper-cutting. And we put lucky money (压岁钱) in red packets. Boys and 5 are always happy those days. Because they can have a good time with 6 family. What’s more, they can 7 lucky money from their parents, grandparents, uncles and aunts. 8 eat at the Spring Festival? Dumplings and some other delicious food. In the evening, the family 9 watch TV together. But children 10 like watching TV for a long time. They like to play with their friends. What festival do you like best?
Yours,
Li Ju
1.A.are B.am C.is D.be
2.A.on B.in C.at D.with
3.A.a B.the C.an D./
4.A.buys B.bought C.are buying D.buy
5.A.girls B.girl C.girls’ D.girl’s
6.A.their B.theirs C.them D.they
7.A.to get B.get C.to produce D.produce
8.A.How we do B.How do we C.What we do D.What do we
9.A.strictly B.strict C.usually D.usual
10.A.don’t B.doesn’t C.isn’t D.aren’t
【答案】
1.C 2.B 3.B 4.D 5.A 6.A 7.B 8.D 9.C 10.A
【导语】本文是李菊写给克莱尔的一封信,信中介绍了中国传统节日——春节的一些活动。
1.句意:它是春节。
are是,主语是you或复数;am是,主语是I;is是,主语是第三人称单数;be是,动词原形。主语是It,be动词用is。故选C。
2.句意:它是在一月或二月。
on后具体的一天;in后跟某年某月某季节;at后跟具体时刻;with和……一起。根据“January or February”可知,应用介词in。故选B。
3.句意:在节日前,我们会做很多事情并买很多东西。
a一个,用于辅音音素前;the表示特指;an一个,用于元音音素前;/不填。此处特指前面提到的春节这个节日,应用定冠词the。故选B。
4.句意:我们买新衣服并张贴红色剪纸。
buys购买,动词原形;bought动词过去式;are buying现在进行时;buy动词原形。文章描述的是一般情况,应用一般现在时,主语是we,动词用原形。故选D。
5.句意:男孩和女孩在那些日子总是很开心。
girls女孩,复数;girl女孩,单数;girls’女孩们的;girl’s女孩的。根据“Boys and”可知,是指男孩们和女孩们,故选A。
6.句意:因为他们可以和家人一起度过美好时光。
their他们的,形容词性物主代词;theirs他们的,名词性物主代词;them他们;they他们。空后是名词family,应用形容词性物主代词,故选A。
7.句意:更重要的是,他们能从父母、祖父母、叔叔和阿姨那里得到压岁钱。
to get获得,动词不定式;get动词原形;to produce生产,动词不定式;produce动词原形。根据“lucky money from their parents, grandparents, uncles and aunts”可知,是指得到压岁钱,can后跟动词原形。故选B。
8.句意:春节我们吃什么?
How we do我们怎么做(陈述语序);How do we我们怎么做(疑问语序);What we do我们做的是什么(陈述语序);What do we我们做什么(疑问语序)。此句是特殊疑问句,用疑问语序。根据“Dumplings and some other delicious food”可知,问的是春节是什么,故选D。
9.句意:在晚上,家人通常会一起看电视。
strictly严格地;strict严格的;usually通常;usual通常的。根据“watch TV together.”可知,说的是通常情况,修饰动词,应用副词usually。故选C。
10.句意:但孩子们不喜欢长时间看电视。
don’t不;doesn’t不,主语是第三人称单数;isn’t不是,主语是第三人称单数;aren’t不是。主语“children”是复数,like是实义动词,应选择动词否定形式don’t。故选A。
Passage 2
请通读下面短文,掌握其大意,根据语法和上下文连贯的要求,从每小题所给的三个选项中选出一个最佳答案,并在答题卡上将对应选项涂黑。
I’m Ted and I come from Brazil. I live in the south of China with my parents now. The Dragon Boat Festival is my favourite festival. It is a traditional Chinese festival 1 I always do something different. 2 that day, people have zongzi for lunch as usual so I buy some rice and reed leaves (粽叶) with my parents at the supermarket. I fold (折叠) the leaves with my mother and my father washes the rice. We work together 3 zongzi. After having zongzi, we 4 out to a famous park. There are lots of interesting 5 in the park every year, such as the dragon dance and the dragon boat race. We see many people taking part in the dragon boat race. Of course, we also join in it. However, other boats always run faster than 6 . We 7 lose the race but we have 8 unusual experience there.
It is tiring that day, but I am really 9 to learn something meaningful about the festival.
10 wonderful the festival is!
1.A.but B.or C.and
2.A.At B.On C.In
3.A.make B.made C.to make
4.A.go B.went C.goes
5.A.activity B.activities C.activities’
6.A.we B.ours C.us
7.A.usual B.usually C.unusual
8.A.an B.the C.a
9.A.excite B.exciting C.excited
10.A.What B.Which C.How
【答案】
1.C 2.B 3.C 4.A 5.B 6.B 7.B 8.A 9.C 10.C
【导语】本文主要讲述了Ted在中国过端午节的经历和感受。
1.句意:这是中国的传统节日,我总是做一些与众不同的事情。
but但是;or或者;and而且。根据“It is a traditional Chinese festival ... I always do something different.”可知,前后是并列关系,用and表示“而且”。故选C。
2.句意:在那天,人们像往常一样午餐吃粽子,所以我和父母在超市买了一些糯米和粽叶。
At常用于表示具体的时刻,如几点钟;On用于表示在具体的某一天或某一天的上午/下午/晚上等;In后常跟较长的时间,如年、月、季节、上午/下午/晚上等。根据“... that day”可知,具体某天的前面要用介词on。故选B。
3.句意:我们一起合作包粽子。
make制作;made是过去式/过去分词;to make是动词不定式。根据“We work together ... zongzi.”可知,我们一起合作是为了包粽子,用动词不定式表目的。故选C。
4.句意:吃完粽子后,我们去了一个著名的公园。
go去;went是过去式;goes是三单形式。根据“After having zongzi, we ... out to a famous park.”可知,本文时态为一般现在时,主语we是复数,谓语动词用原形。故选A。
5.句意:公园里每年都有很多有趣的活动,比如舞龙和赛龙舟。
activity活动;activities是复数形式;activities’是名词所有格。根据“There are lots of interesting... in the park every year”可知,activity是可数名词,前有lots of“许多”,activity要用复数形式。故选B。
6.句意:然而,别的船总是跑得比我们的快。
we我们,主格;ours我们的,名词性物主代词;us我们,宾格。根据“However, other boats always run faster than ...”可知,别的船总是跑得比我们的船快,需填入名词性物主代词,指代“我们的船”。故选B。
7.句意:我们通常会输掉比赛,但我们在那里有一次不同寻常的经历。
usual通常的,形容词;usually通常,副词;unusual不寻常的,形容词。根据“We ... lose the race”可知,需填入副词,修饰谓语动词lose。故选B。
8.句意:我们通常会输掉比赛,但我们在那里有一次不同寻常的经历。
an不定冠词,表泛指,后跟元音音素开头的词;the定冠词,表特指;a不定冠词,表泛指,后跟辅音音素开头的词。根据“but we have ... unusual experience there”可知,需填入不定冠词,表示“一次”,unusual以元音音素开头,用不定冠词an。故选A。
9.句意:那天很累,但我很兴奋能学到一些关于这个节日的有意义的东西。
excite使兴奋;exciting令人兴奋的;excited感到兴奋的。根据“I am really ... to learn something meaningful about the festival”可知,需填入形容词作表语,且形容词修饰人,用“-ed”结尾的形容词。故选C。
10.句意:多么棒的节日啊!
What什么;Which哪个;How怎样。根据“... wonderful the festival is!”可知,这是一个感叹句,结构为“How+形容词 (+主谓)!”。故选C。
Passage 3
阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,从各小题的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案,使短文连贯完整。
James is an American boy. He wants to know about Chinese festivals. 1 now he is trying to find out about the Mid-Autumn Festival. Here is what his computer tells 2 .
The Mid-Autumn Festival
The Mid-Autumn Festival usually comes 3 September or October. On that day, many families will have 4 big dinner. They will eat mooncakes. 5 small round cakes. Then in the evening, people love 6 to watch the moon. That 7 moon seems much bigger and brighter. 8 else will they do? They’ll also tell the story about Chang’e. It’s time for all the family members (成员) to get together. James 9 of Thanksgiving Day in his country. It’s almost the same as the Mid-Autumn Festival. The American people 10 celebrate (庆祝) Thanksgiving Day on the fourth Thursday of November.
1.A.Because B.Or C.So D.But
2.A.himself B.his C.he D.him
3.A.on B.in C.with D.at
4.A.a B.an C.the D./
5.A.they’re B.They’re C.it’s D.It’s
6.A.to go out B.go out C.to throw out D.throw out
7.A.days B.days’ C.day D.day’s
8.A.Where B.When C.What D.How
9.A.think B.thinks C.treat D.treats
10.A.seldom B.never C.hardly D.usually
【答案】
1.C 2.D 3.B 4.A 5.B 6.A 7.D 8.C 9.B 10.D
【导语】本文讲述美国男孩詹姆斯为了了解中国节日查询中秋节的时间、习俗,还发现它与本国的感恩节颇为相似。
1.句意:所以现在他正在努力了解中秋节。
Because因为;Or或者;So所以;But但是。根据“He wants to know about Chinese festivals...now he is trying to find out about the Mid-Autumn Festival”可知,前后是因果关系,前因后果,用so连接,故选C。
2.句意:这是他的电脑告诉他的。
himself他自己;his他的;he他,人称代词主格;him他,人称代词宾格。根据“Here is what his computer tells...”可知,此处指电脑告诉James,动词后作人称代词宾语用宾格,故选D。
3.句意:中秋节通常在九月或十月。
on在(某一天);in在,用于月份、季节、年份等较长的时间段;with和;at在(某时间或时刻)。根据“September or October”可知,月份前用介词in,故选B。
4.句意:在那天,许多家庭会吃一顿丰盛的晚餐。
a一个,不定冠词,修饰以辅音音素开头的单词;an一个,不定冠词,修饰以元音音素开头的单词;the定冠词,表特指;/零冠词。根据“many families will have...big dinner”可知,此处泛指一顿大餐,“big”首字母发辅音音素,故选A。
5.句意:它们是小圆饼。
they’re它们是;They’re它们是;it’s它是;It’s它是。根据“They will eat mooncakes...small round cakes.”可知,此处指月饼是小圆饼,用they指代复数名词“mooncakes”,句首首字母大写,故选B。
6.句意:然后在晚上,人们喜欢出去看月亮。
to go out出去,不定式;go out出去,动词原形;to throw out扔出去,不定式;throw out扔出去,动词原形。根据“people love...to watch the moon”可知,此处指出去看月亮,love to do sth“喜欢做某事”,故选A。
7.句意:那天的月亮看起来更大更亮。
days天,复数名词;days’天的,复数名词所有格;day天,单数名词;day’s天的,单数名词所有格。根据“Then in the evening, people love...to watch the moon. That...moon seems much bigger and brighter.”可知,此处指那天的月亮,修饰名词用名词所有格,故选D。
8.句意:他们还会做什么?
Where哪里;When何时;What什么;How如何。根据“They’ll also tell the story about Chang’e.”可知,此处询问还会做什么,故选C。
9.句意:James想起了他国家的感恩节。
think认为,动词原形;thinks认为,动词三单;treat对待,动词原形;treats对待,动词三单。根据“James...of Thanksgiving Day in his country.”可知,此处是think of“想起”,主语是第三人称单数,动词用三单形式,故选B。
10.句意:美国人通常在11月的第四个星期四庆祝感恩节。
seldom很少;never从不;hardly几乎不;usually通常。根据“The American people...celebrate (庆祝) Thanksgiving Day on the fourth Thursday of November.”可知,美国人通常在11月的第四个星期四庆祝感恩节,故选D。
Passage 4
阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在各小题所给的三个选项中,选出一个最佳答案。
Dragon Boat Festival is 1 interesting festival in China. It falls 2 Thursday this year, which is on the 3 day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar (农历) calendar.
People celebrate (庆祝) the day to remember the famous poet Qu Yuan. It is a story about a poet from more than 2,000 years ago. Qu Yuan 4 into a river for his love of the country. People rowed (划) 5 on the river to try to look for him. Watching the racing is very 6 . Lots of people enjoy 7 the races with their family and friends. The boats are beautiful and special. Their prows (船头) look like dragon heads. Their tails (船尾) look like dragon tails. On the boat, some people row the boat 8 some people beat a gong (锣) and a drum. One of 9 is the helmsman (舵手).
Besides, we also eat zongzi to celebrate the festival. The custom of eating zongzi is now popular 10 North and South Korea, Japan and many other countries.
1.A.a B.the C.an
2.A.at B.on C.in
3.A.fifth B.five C.fifteenth
4.A.jumped B.jumps C.jump
5.A.boat B.boats C.boats’
6.A.excite B.exciting C.excited
7.A.watching B.watch C.to watch
8.A.so B.and C.but
9.A.they B.their C.them
10.A.for B.in C.of
【答案】
1.C 2.B 3.A 4.A 5.B 6.B 7.A 8.B 9.C 10.B
【导语】本文主要介绍了中国的端午节及其活动和吃粽子的习俗。
1.句意:端午节在中国是一个有趣的节日。
a表示数量“一”(用于辅音音素开头的单词前面;the表示特指;an表示数量“一”(用于元音音素开头的单词前面)。空后的 interesting festival是单数,表泛指,而interesting是以元音音素开头的单词,用an修饰。故选C。
2.句意:它在今年的星期四,中国农历五月初五。
at在(后跟小地点);on具体某一天;in在(后跟大地点)。根据“Thursday this year”可知,此处应用介词on。故选B。
3.句意:它在今年的星期四,中国农历五月初五。
fifth第五;five五;fifteenth第十五。结合空前定冠词the及常识可知,此处是第五。故选A。
4.句意:屈原为了他对祖国的热爱而跳河。
jumped过去式;jumps动词第三人称单数;jump原形。根据“It is a story about a poet from more than 2,000 years ago.”可知,句子时态是一般过去时,此处应用动词过去式。故选A。
5.句意:人们在河上划船寻找他。
boat单数名词;boats名词复数形式;boats’名词复数形式的所有格。结合主语People可知,此处应用名词复数形式。故选B。
6.句意:观看比赛非常激动人心。
excite兴奋;exciting兴奋的(指物);excited兴奋的(指人)。根据“Watching the racing”可知,此处描述活动。故选B。
7.句意:很多人喜欢和家人和朋友一起观看比赛。
watching动名词、现在分词;watch原形;to watch动词不定式。这里是:enjoy doing sth.喜欢做某事,应填动名词形式。故选A。
8.句意:在船上,有些人划着船,有些人敲锣打鼓。
so所以;and和;but但是。根据“some people row the boat”可知,此处是指船上的一些活动,表示并列关系。故选B。
9.句意:其中一个是舵手。
they主格;their他们的;them他们(宾格)。由空后One of可知,此处应填代词宾格形式作宾语。故选C。
10.句意:吃粽子的习俗现在在朝鲜、韩国、日本和许多其他国家都很流行。
for对于;in在……里;of……的。根据“North and South Korea, Japan and many other countries.”可知,此处应填介词in。故选B。
Passage 5
I’m Ted and I come from Brazil. I live in 1 China with my parents now. The Dragon Boat Festival is my favourite festival. It is a traditional Chinese festival 2 I always do some different things on that day.
3 that day, people have zongzi for lunch as usual. So I buy some rice and reed leaves (粽叶) with 4 parents at the supermarket. I fold (折叠) the leaves with my mother and my father washes the rice. We work together 5 zongzi.
After having zongzi, we 6 out to a famous park. There are lots of interesting 7 in the park every year, such as the dragon dance and the dragon boat race. We see many people taking part in the dragon boat race. Of course, we also join in it. 8 , other boats always run faster than ours. So we 9 lose the race but we have a great time there.
It is tiring that day, but I am 10 to learn something meaningful about the festival. I like the festival.
1.A.a B./ C.the
2.A.and B.but C.or
3.A.At B.On C.In
4.A.I B.my C.me
5.A.make B.made C.to make
6.A.go B.went C.goes
7.A.activity B.activities C.activities’
8.A.But B.However C.Because
9.A.usual B.unusual C.usually
10.A.excite B.exciting C.excited
【答案】
1.B 2.A 3.B 4.B 5.C 6.A 7.B 8.B 9.C 10.C
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者Ted在中国过端午节的经历和感受。
1.句意:现在我和我的父母住在中国。
a表泛指,不定冠词,用于以辅音音素开头的单词前;/表示不填,零冠词;the表特指,定冠词。in China“在中国”,介词短语,国家名称前一般不加冠词。故选B。
2.句意:它是一个中国的传统节日,并且在那一天我总是做一些不同的事情。
and和,又;but但是;or或者。分析句子结构可知,“It is a traditional Chinese festival”和 “I always do some different things on that day”之间是并列关系,应用and连接,表明端午节是传统节日而且作者在这天会做不同的事。故选A。
3.句意:在那一天,人们像往常一样午餐吃粽子。
At后接表示具体时刻的词;On后接表示具体某一天的词;In通常用于表示较长的时间段的词前,如月份、季节或年份。on that day“在端午节那天”,介词短语。故选B。
4.句意:所以我和父母一起在超市买了一些糯米和粽叶。
I“我”,人称代词主格;my“我的”,形容性物主代词;me“我”,人称代词宾格。根据空后“parents”可知,此处应用形容词性物主代词my作定语,修饰名词“parents”。故选B。
5.句意:我们一起合作包粽子。
make“制作”,动词原形;made动词的过去式;to make动词不定式。分析句子结构可知,此处应用动词不定式 to make 表示目的,即一起合作包粽子。故选C。
6.句意:吃完粽子后,我们去了一个著名的公园。
go“去”,动词原形;went动词的过去式;goes动词三单形式。句子时态为一般现在时,且主语为“we”,谓语动词应用原形。故选A。
7.句意:每年公园里都有很多有趣的活动,比如舞龙和龙舟比赛。
activity“活动”,名词单数形式;activities名词复数形式;activities’名词复数的所有格。根据空前“There are lots of interesting”可知,此处是指有许多有趣的活动,应用名词复数形式activities。故选B。
8.句意:然而,其他的船总是比我们的快。
But但是;However然而;Because因为。分析前后句子可知,此处存在转折关系,且空后有逗号,应用however表示转折。故选B。
9.句意:所以我们通常输掉比赛,但我们在那里玩得很开心。
usual“通常的”,形容词;unusual“不寻常的”,形容词;usually“通常地”,副词。分析句子结构可知,此处应用副词“usually”修饰动词“lose”,在句中作状语。故选C。
10.句意:那天很累,但我对于学到一些关于这个节日的有意义的东西感到很兴奋。
excite“使兴奋”,动词原形;exciting“令人兴奋的,形容词;excited“感到兴奋的”,形容词。根据空前“I am”可知,此处是指作者对这个节日的有意义的东西感到兴奋,应用excited。故选C。
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Unit 3 Festivals across cultures(语法选择专练)
基础篇
Passage 1
Mums do 1 hard work. They cook and clean for us. They also encourage us and give us support. Mother’s Day is the time for us to say “Thank you” to our mums.
In most countries, people celebrate Mother’s Day on the second Sunday in May every year. On this day, people like to buy flowers and make special Mother’s Day cards 2 their mums.
Mother’s Day is not only about gifts. We can help our mums 3 the housework. We can take them to the park or the cinema. Sometimes a simple hug or saying “I love you, Mum” is the perfect gift for our mums.
Mother’s Day is about love. If you love your mum, why not 4 a special Mother’s Day for 5 ?
1.A.a lot B.a lot of C.lot of D.a lots of
2.A.from B.to C.for D.of
3.A.doing B.did C.done D.do
4.A.planned B.planning C.to plan D.plan
5.A.her B.hers C.she D.them
Passage 2
James is an American boy. He wants to know much about China. So now he is 1 finding out the Mid-Autumn Festival. Here is what his computer tells 2 .
The Mid-Autumn Festival usually comes in September or October. On that day, many families will have a big dinner. They will eat mooncakes. They are small round cakes. Then in the evening people will go out to watch the round moon. It seems bigger and brighter. They also tell the story about Chang’e. It’s the time 3 all the family members to get together. James thinks of Thanksgiving Day in his country. It’s almost the same 4 the Mid-Autumn Festival in China. The 5 people celebrate (庆祝) Thanksgiving Day on the fourth Thursday of November.
1.A.tried B.trying C.tries
2.A.he B.his C.him
3.A.for B.with C.to
4.A.as B.with C.to
5.A.America B.American C.Americans
Passage 3
Today is Father’s Day. People from different countries are celebrating it in different ways.
It’s 9:00 p.m. in Sydney, Australia. Bella is only eight years old. She is going to sleep but her mother asks her 1 something special for her dad first because it’s Father’s Day. Smart Bella quickly has some thoughts about it. Now, Bella is writing 2 a letter to show love and thanks.
It’s 1:00 p.m. in Paris, France. The 13-year-old girl Elise is shopping with her friend Amelie to buy some gifts. They are both 3 high spirits. In front of the mall, there are many green taxis. Some are picking up passengers, and 4 are dropping off passengers. In the mall, they are visiting one store 5 another. Elise buys a cool hat with number seven on it because seven is her dad’s 6 number.
It’s 7:00 p.m. in Anqing, China. Zhang Xiaolong, a P.E. teacher, 7 to get home from work to celebrate 8 special day with his father. Lights are shining brightly across the city, and boats are moving 9 down the river. Xiaolong and his father are eating delicious hot pot 10 drinking some beer at the same time by the river.
1.A.do B.to do C.does D.doing
2.A.his B.he C.him D.her
3.A.at B.by C.to D.in
4.A.other B.another C.others D.the other
5.A.as B.after C.before D.while
6.A.luck B.lucky C.luckily D.luckless
7.A.is rushing B.rushing C.rushes D.rushed
8.A.the B.a C./ D.an
9.A.slow B.slowly C.slows D.slowness
10.A.or B.and C.before D.but
Passage 4
请通读下面短文,掌握其大意,根据语法和上下文连贯的要求,从每小题所给的三个选项中选出一个最佳答案,并在答题卡上将对应选项涂黑。
Thai people celebrate the Water Festival in April every year. For them, it is 1 important holiday.
The Water Festival is a time to clean away the old things and bring in the new. Many Thai people clean away the old things 2 washing their rooms. Then they collect water and pour it onto family members’ shoulders 3 .
Throwing water has become a huge part of the celebration. In Thailand, people have a big water fight during this festival. You 4 throw water at anyone. No one will get annoyed. They usually use 5 they have on hand to throw water and make each other wet. Everyone 6 taking part in this activity. Both children and adults who join in the festival always have great fun 7 in the water fight.
People in other Asian countries like Cambodia and Laos also celebrate the Water Festival, but the celebration in Thailand is 8 among them.
Every year, thousands of 9 go to Thailand to experience this great festival. So, if you’re planning a trip to Thailand, I hope this passage can be helpful for 10 to prepare for your trip to Thailand. Hope you have a good time!
1.A.a B.an C.the
2.A.for B.about C.by
3.A.slow B.slowly C.slowness
4.A.can B.must C.should
5.A.who B.which C.what
6.A.enjoy B.enjoyed C.enjoys
7.A.playing B.to play C.played
8.A.exciting B.more exciting C.the most exciting
9.A.tourist B.tourist’s C.tourists
10.A.your B.you C.yours
Passage 5
请通读下面短文,掌握其大意,根据语法和上下文连贯的要求,从每小题所给的三个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
It’s September. Look, students in Class 3 1 about Teachers’ Day in the classroom. It’s their first Teachers’ Day at junior high. Anna and Bob want to buy some cards 2 their English teacher, Miss Lee. Alice thinks it’s a good idea to have a party for 3 .
She asks Anna and Bob to help hold the party this Friday, 4 Anna says Miss Lee is always busy on that day. So they will have the party 5 Saturday. Miss Lee likes eating fruit, so Anna wants to buy some ice creams. One of 6 will have fruit in it. Anna will give the fruit ice cream to Miss Lee. She thinks she will be very happy.
Alice is going to buy a cake with lots of 7 on it. Bob says 8 will buy five apples, ten oranges, one banana and some milk to make fruit salad. They also want 9 some cards and say “Happy Teachers’ Day” to their teacher. It will be 10 fine party. They hope their English teacher will enjoy it.
1.A.talk B.talks C.are talking
2.A.by B.for C.with
3.A.she B.her C.hers
4.A.and B.or C.but
5.A.on B.in C.at
6.A.they B.them C.their
7.A.fruit B.fruits C.fruit’s
8.A.he B.him C.his
9.A.make B.making C.to make
10.A.an B.a C.the
提升篇
Passage 1
Dear Claire,
In your letter, you ask me about my favorite festival. It 1 the Spring Festival. It is 2 January or February. Before 3 festival, we do many things and buy many things.
We 4 new clothes and put up (张贴) red paper-cutting. And we put lucky money (压岁钱) in red packets. Boys and 5 are always happy those days. Because they can have a good time with 6 family. What’s more, they can 7 lucky money from their parents, grandparents, uncles and aunts. 8 eat at the Spring Festival? Dumplings and some other delicious food. In the evening, the family 9 watch TV together. But children 10 like watching TV for a long time. They like to play with their friends. What festival do you like best?
Yours,
Li Ju
1.A.are B.am C.is D.be
2.A.on B.in C.at D.with
3.A.a B.the C.an D./
4.A.buys B.bought C.are buying D.buy
5.A.girls B.girl C.girls’ D.girl’s
6.A.their B.theirs C.them D.they
7.A.to get B.get C.to produce D.produce
8.A.How we do B.How do we C.What we do D.What do we
9.A.strictly B.strict C.usually D.usual
10.A.don’t B.doesn’t C.isn’t D.aren’t
Passage 2
请通读下面短文,掌握其大意,根据语法和上下文连贯的要求,从每小题所给的三个选项中选出一个最佳答案,并在答题卡上将对应选项涂黑。
I’m Ted and I come from Brazil. I live in the south of China with my parents now. The Dragon Boat Festival is my favourite festival. It is a traditional Chinese festival 1 I always do something different. 2 that day, people have zongzi for lunch as usual so I buy some rice and reed leaves (粽叶) with my parents at the supermarket. I fold (折叠) the leaves with my mother and my father washes the rice. We work together 3 zongzi. After having zongzi, we 4 out to a famous park. There are lots of interesting 5 in the park every year, such as the dragon dance and the dragon boat race. We see many people taking part in the dragon boat race. Of course, we also join in it. However, other boats always run faster than 6 . We 7 lose the race but we have 8 unusual experience there.
It is tiring that day, but I am really 9 to learn something meaningful about the festival.
10 wonderful the festival is!
1.A.but B.or C.and
2.A.At B.On C.In
3.A.make B.made C.to make
4.A.go B.went C.goes
5.A.activity B.activities C.activities’
6.A.we B.ours C.us
7.A.usual B.usually C.unusual
8.A.an B.the C.a
9.A.excite B.exciting C.excited
10.A.What B.Which C.How
Passage 3
阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,从各小题的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案,使短文连贯完整。
James is an American boy. He wants to know about Chinese festivals. 1 now he is trying to find out about the Mid-Autumn Festival. Here is what his computer tells 2 .
The Mid-Autumn Festival
The Mid-Autumn Festival usually comes 3 September or October. On that day, many families will have 4 big dinner. They will eat mooncakes. 5 small round cakes. Then in the evening, people love 6 to watch the moon. That 7 moon seems much bigger and brighter. 8 else will they do? They’ll also tell the story about Chang’e. It’s time for all the family members (成员) to get together. James 9 of Thanksgiving Day in his country. It’s almost the same as the Mid-Autumn Festival. The American people 10 celebrate (庆祝) Thanksgiving Day on the fourth Thursday of November.
1.A.Because B.Or C.So D.But
2.A.himself B.his C.he D.him
3.A.on B.in C.with D.at
4.A.a B.an C.the D./
5.A.they’re B.They’re C.it’s D.It’s
6.A.to go out B.go out C.to throw out D.throw out
7.A.days B.days’ C.day D.day’s
8.A.Where B.When C.What D.How
9.A.think B.thinks C.treat D.treats
10.A.seldom B.never C.hardly D.usually
Passage 4
阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在各小题所给的三个选项中,选出一个最佳答案。
Dragon Boat Festival is 1 interesting festival in China. It falls 2 Thursday this year, which is on the 3 day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar (农历) calendar.
People celebrate (庆祝) the day to remember the famous poet Qu Yuan. It is a story about a poet from more than 2,000 years ago. Qu Yuan 4 into a river for his love of the country. People rowed (划) 5 on the river to try to look for him. Watching the racing is very 6 . Lots of people enjoy 7 the races with their family and friends. The boats are beautiful and special. Their prows (船头) look like dragon heads. Their tails (船尾) look like dragon tails. On the boat, some people row the boat 8 some people beat a gong (锣) and a drum. One of 9 is the helmsman (舵手).
Besides, we also eat zongzi to celebrate the festival. The custom of eating zongzi is now popular 10 North and South Korea, Japan and many other countries.
1.A.a B.the C.an
2.A.at B.on C.in
3.A.fifth B.five C.fifteenth
4.A.jumped B.jumps C.jump
5.A.boat B.boats C.boats’
6.A.excite B.exciting C.excited
7.A.watching B.watch C.to watch
8.A.so B.and C.but
9.A.they B.their C.them
10.A.for B.in C.of
Passage 5
I’m Ted and I come from Brazil. I live in 1 China with my parents now. The Dragon Boat Festival is my favourite festival. It is a traditional Chinese festival 2 I always do some different things on that day.
3 that day, people have zongzi for lunch as usual. So I buy some rice and reed leaves (粽叶) with 4 parents at the supermarket. I fold (折叠) the leaves with my mother and my father washes the rice. We work together 5 zongzi.
After having zongzi, we 6 out to a famous park. There are lots of interesting 7 in the park every year, such as the dragon dance and the dragon boat race. We see many people taking part in the dragon boat race. Of course, we also join in it. 8 , other boats always run faster than ours. So we 9 lose the race but we have a great time there.
It is tiring that day, but I am 10 to learn something meaningful about the festival. I like the festival.
1.A.a B./ C.the
2.A.and B.but C.or
3.A.At B.On C.In
4.A.I B.my C.me
5.A.make B.made C.to make
6.A.go B.went C.goes
7.A.activity B.activities C.activities’
8.A.But B.However C.Because
9.A.usual B.unusual C.usually
10.A.excite B.exciting C.excited
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