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- 提升练习
- 中文翻译
A sad love story
Li Fang was heart-broken. It was Valentine’s Day and Hu Jin had said she would meet him at the coffee shop after work. But she didn’t turn up. She could be with her friends right now laughing at him. She said she would be there at seven o’clock, and he thought she would keep her word. He had looked forward to meeting her all day, and now he was alone with his roses and chocolates, like a fool. Well, he was not going to hold his breath for her to apologize. He would drown his sadness in coffee.
It was obvious that the manager of the coffee shop was waiting for Li Fang to leave — he wiped the tables, then sat down and turned on the TV — just what Li Fang needed! A sad Chinese story about lost love.
The granddaughter of the Goddess of Heaven visited the earth. Her name was Zhinv, the weaving girl. While she was on earth she met the herd boy Niulang and they fell in love. (“just like me and Hu jin,” thought Li Fang.) They got married secretly, and they were very happy. (“we could be like that,” thought Li Fang.) When the Goddess of Heaven knew that her grandmother was married to a human, she became very angry and made the weaving girl return to Heaven. Niulang tried to follow her, but the rivers of stars, the Milky Way, stopped him. Finding that Zhinv was heart-broken, her grandmother finally decided to let the couple cross the Milky Way to meet once a year. Magpies make a bridge of their wings so the couple can cross the river to meet on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month. People in China hope that the weather will be fine on that day, because if it is raining, it means that Zhinv is weeping and the couple won’t be able to meet.
The announcer said, “This is the story of Qiqiao festival. When foreigners hear about the story, they call it a Chinese Valentine’s story. It’s a fine day today, so I hope you can all meet the one you love.”
As Li Fang set off for home, he thought, “I guess Hu jin doesn’t love me. I’ll just throw these flowers and chocolates away. I don’t want them to remind me of her.” So he did.
As he sadly passed the tea shop on the corner on his way home, he heard a voice calling him. There was Hu jin waving at him and calling, “Why are you so late? I’ve been waiting for you for a long time! And I have a gift for you!”
What would he do? He had thrown away her Valentine gifts! She would never forgive him. This would not be a happy Valentine’s Day!
Unit 1 Festivals around the world 课后提升练习
一、 单项选择（每题1分，总分10分）
1. In some parts of
A. waiting B. to wait C. wait D. to be waiting
2. Many people ______ death in the earthquake as a result of the delay of the supplies.
A. was starved to B. starved to C. were starved of D. starved for
3. My sister was against my suggestion while my brother was ______ it.
A. in honor of B. in memory of C. in favor of D. in search of
4. Could you tell me where you bought the shoes you _____ yesterday?
A. tried on B. put on C. had on D. pulled on
5. When a pencil is partly in a glass of water, it looks as if it _____.
A. breaks B. has broken C. were broken D. had been broken
6. The World Cup ______ in
A. took place B. hold C. played D. happened
7. Daddy didn’t mind what we were doing, as long as we were together, ______ fun.
A. had B. have C. to have D. having
8. When the snake is slowly crawling toward his face, he ____ his breath.
A. take B. lost C. held D. caught
9. My friend hasn’t _____ till now——I hope she isn’t ill.
A. come up B. made up C. gone up D. turned up
10. The day _____ he was looking forward ____ in the end.
A. when, to come B. which, to come C. which, to came D. when, to came
二、 用所给短语的适当形式填空（每题一分，总分10分）
day and night take place in memory of dress up look forward to
keep one’s word hold one’s breath have fun with play a trick on as though
1. You don’t need to ___________________; just to go to the pub—jeans and a T-shirt will do.
2. We may never discover what ____________________ that night.
3. A ceremony was held ______________________ those who had died in the earthquake.
4. She was ______________________ seeing the grandchildren again.
5. I felt ______________________ I’d been lying in the sun for hours.
6. He promised to help and he ______________________.
7. How long can you ______________________ in water?
8. I never thought that they were _______________________ me. I was very disappointed.
9. On Sundays children often __________________ each other. They are very happy.
10. After the heavy rain the machines were kept running _____________________ to pump water.
三、 完成句子（每题3分，总分30分）
1. The accident could have been much worse; luckily ___________________. (没有造成损害)
2. I wrote a long ________________ (写了一首长诗来纪念) Robert, who ______________ my old friend ____________________ a good teacher.(过去既是朋友又是老师)
3. Everybody ______________________ his good ____________ humor.(钦佩他绝妙的幽默感)
4. He talks _________________________ all about it. (好像知道了全部)
5. Don’t feel sorry for the disabled or ______________________(捉弄) them.
6. ______________________(多有趣啊) to swim in the sea in hot summer!
7. We thank you for your cooperation and we ________________ your good news.(静候佳音)
8. His father ____________________________ (打算要他去当工程师).
9. The chair looks rather hard, but in fact, it is very ______________________(坐上去很舒服).
10. The _______(满意的) look on his face suggested that his performance _______(令人满意的).
四、 完形填空(每题1.5分，总分30分)
April Fools’ Day
The first of April is commonly known __1__ April Fools’ Day, and it’s customarily on this day to play a __2__ on a friend. If your friend is __3__ in, then he or she is an April __4__.
It isn’t only children who __5__ jokes. Grown-ups like such pranks(恶作剧), too. Even the media sometimes try to deceive the __6__with a __7__ April fool story. Some years __8__, for example, a famous joke was played on the __9__. A __10__ reporter reported that strange geological changes have resulted in weaker gravity in different __11__ of
Making jokes only __18__ until noon of the day, the rule is rigid and everybody accepted. Anyone who tries to make a fool after midday is a __19__ fool than he who has been __20__. The late trickster is instantly rebuffed(受挫), as a piece of poem goes:
April Fools’ Day is gone and past. You are the biggest fool at last.
When April Fools’ Day comes again, You’ll be the biggest fool then.
1. A. for B. to C. about D. as
2. B. fool B. trick C. match D. game
3. A. taken B. cheated C. fooled D. invited
4. A. fool B. boy C. girl D. child
5. A. dislike B. like C. hate D. enjoy
6. A. fools B. grown-ups C. adults D. public
7. A. dull B. foolish C. slow D. wise
8. A. more B. before C. ago D. later
9. A. screen B. radio C. TV D. computer
10. A. scientific B. ordinary C. common D. special
11. A. countries B. parts C. place D. nation
12. A. scientists B. readers C. watchers D. listeners
13. A. back B. down C. up D. up and down
14. A. mostly B. hardly C. usually D. normally
15. A. pictures B. messages C. ideas D. calls
16. A. successful B. unsuccessful C. successfully D. unsuccessfully
17. A. retell B. remind C. tell D. warns
18. A. lasts B. continues C. goes D. comes on
19. A. clever B. bigger C. smaller D. foolish
20. A. selected B. chosen C. fooled D. made
五、 阅读理解（每题2分，总分30分）
A
Sweetest Day is always the third Saturday in October. This holiday is much more important in some regions than in others (
Sweetest Day is celebrated on the third Saturday in October as a day to make someone happy. It is an occasion which offers all of us an opportunity to remember not only the sick, aged, and orphaned, but also friends, relatives and associates whose helpfulness and kindness we have enjoyed.
Over 60 years ago, a Cleveland man, believing that the city’s orphans and shut-ins (卧病在床的人) too often felt forgotten and neglected, conceived the idea of showing them that they were remembered. He did this through the distribution of small gifts. With the help of his friends and neighbors, he distributed these small remembrances on a Saturday in October. During the years that followed, other Clevelanders began to participate in the celebration ceremony, which came to be called "Sweetest Day". In time, the Sweetest Day idea of spreading cheer to the underprivileged was broadened to include everyone, and became an occasion for remembering others with a kind act or a small remembrance. And soon the idea spread to other cities all over the country.
Sweetest Day is not based on any single group’s religious belief or on a family relationship. It is a reminder that a thoughtful word or deed enriches life and gives it meaning. Because for many people remembering takes the form of gift-giving, Sweetest Day offers us the opportunity to show others that we care, in a practical way.
1. Which of the following is TRUE according to the first paragraph?
A. Sweetest Day is a holiday which always falls on the Saturday in October.
B. More and more people are now celebrating Sweetest Day in the whole country.
C. Only a few religious have the tradition to celebrate the holiday.
D. Sweetest Day is much more important in big cities than in small cities.
2. The idea of creating Sweetest Day came from _____.
A. a city named
C. a man who cared orphans and shut-ins D. a man’[s friends, relatives and associates
3. Sweetest Day is celebrated in the following ways EXCEPT _____.
A. a kind act B. a small remembrance C. gift-giving D. a family party
4. From the third paragraph we can learn that _____.
A. over 60 years ago, a man too often felt forgotten and neglected
B. only with the help of the man’[s friends and neighbors, he got a small remembrance.
C. it is the people in
D. all people loved to be remembered by others on Sweetest Day in
B
The Double Ninth Festival
The "Chong Yang Festival" is celebrated on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, and it is also known as the Double Ninth Festival.
Origins: The festival began as early as the Warring States Period (475 - 221 BC). According to the yin/yang division that forms a basis to the Chinese world view, yin stands for the elements of darkness and yang represents life and brightness. The number nine is regarded as yang. The ninth day of the ninth month is a double yang day, so the name "Chong Yang Festival". Came into being. The ninth month is also a sign of the coming of winter. It is a time when the living need warm clothing, and filial(孝顺) Chinese sons and daughters developed this to make the festival a time for providing winter clothes for their ancestors. The Double Ninth Festival, therefore, also became an occasion to visit the graves of dead family members. Clothes made of paper would t be burnt as offerings.
Climbing mountains: On the Double Ninth Festival, people customarily climb mountains, appreciate chrysanthemum(菊花), drink chrysanthemum wine, and eat double-ninth cakes. The Double Ninth Festival is also the "Old Men Festival". Old people are especially meant to improve their health by taking part in the activities on the day of the festival.
Family get-togethers: The Double Ninth Festival is also a time for family get-togethers. It is an occasion to remember one's ancestors. Often, family outings are organized during which people search to enjoy nature and to show their love and care for family members.
5. The Double Ninth Festival became well-known as the following EXCEPT _____.
A. the ninth day of September B. a sign of the coming of winter
C. an occasion to visit the graves of the dead D. an occasion to remember one’s ancestors
6. How do Chinese people honor their ancestors on the Double Ninth Festival?
A. They provide their dead family members with all kinds of winter clothes.
B. they make paper clothes and burn them as offerings of winter clothes.
C. they go to climb mountains with their old family members.
D. they continue to have the Double Ninth Festival for the whole winter
7. Why is the Double Ninth Festival also called “Old Men Festival” according to the passage?
A. Old people all honor their ancestors on that day.
B. Old people climb mountains to improve their health on that day.
C. Old people like to enjoy chrysanthemum, drink chrysanthemum wine.
D. Old people often get together on that day to show their love for their family.
C
One story about Jack, an Irishman, who was not allowed into Heaven because he was stingy(吝啬) with his money. So he was sent to hell. But down there he played tricks on the Devil (Satan), so he was kicked out of Hell and made to walk the earth forever carrying a lantern.
Well, Irish children made Jack's lanterns on October 31st from a large potato, hollowed out with the sides having holes and lit by little candles inside. And Irish children would carry them as they went from house to house begging for food for the village Halloween festival. The Irish name for these lanterns was "Jack with the lantern" or "Jack of the lantern," shortened as "Jack-o'-lantern" and now spelled "jack-o-lantern."
The traditional Halloween you can read about in most books was just children's fun night. Halloween celebrations would start in October in every elementary school.
Children would make Halloween decorations, all kinds of orange-paper jack-o-lanterns. And from black paper you'd cut "scary" designs ---an evil witch(女巫) with a pointed hat riding through the sky on a broomstick, maybe with black bats flying across the moon, and that meant bad luck. And of course black cats for more bad luck. Sometimes a black cat would ride away into the sky on the back of the witch's broom. And on Halloween night we'd dress up in Mom or Dad's old shoes and clothes, put on a mask, and be ready to go outside. The little kids had to go with their mothers, but we older ones went together to neighbors' houses, ringing their doorbell and yelling, "Trick or treat!" meaning, "Give us a treat (something to eat) or we'll play a trick on you!" The people inside were supposed to come to the door and give us some sweets.
8. Where did the Irish children go with the jack-o-lanterns.?
A. They went to find large potatoes. B. They went to the neighbors’ houses for food
C. They went to find an Irishman, Jack D. They went to find books for fun
9. What kind of Halloween decorations did children make?
A. They made a black cat with a pointed hat. B. They made orange-paper evil witches.
C. They cut black paper scary designs. D. They made all kinds of black jack-o-lanterns.
10. From the last paragraph we can know that _____.
A. on Halloween night parents wore their old shoes and clothes.
B. children put on a mask, and were ready to go outside to play “Trick or treat!”
C. all children went together to neighbors’ houses to play “Trick or Treat!”
D. the parents were supposed to treat all the kids who rang the doors.
D
Feast On
Four weeks ago US children dressed as monsters and asked for sweets. That was Halloween. In a few weeks American houses will be red and green and filled with presents for Christmas. As if all this isn’t enough，on Thursday this week，America will enjoy another festival—Thanksgiving.
Children will have two days off school，shops will close and houses will be filled with families enjoying mountains of food.
Every year, in Gainesville，Florida，all entire class celebrate Thanksgiving together. The class dresses up and puts on plays for their families. After the plays the families share a feast of traditional Thanksgiving foods like turkey and pumpkin pie.
Dean Foster, an 11-year-old boy will take part in this celebration. He said：“I love Thanksgiving because it means time off school，lots of nice food and a happy family.’’
His brother Ben，nine，said：“the best thing about Thanksgiving，is that when it is finished，it is time to start Christmas.”
But behind the food and the large amount of money spent there is another message. On Thursday evening，Dean and Ben’s family will make a basket and put it on the table as they eat their evening meal.
Each of them will write a 1ist of things that they are thankful for and place the paper in the basket. The family will read the pieces of paper and take time to thank God and each other for providing them with comfortable and happy lives.
Thanksgiving is a traditional festival that started in 1621，when the first pilgrims arrived in the US to start a new life. After a hard year, they had a big autumn harvest. They held a feast and invited the native American Indians along to thank God for giving them enough food.
Many countries celebrate Thanksgiving. They often fall after the fields have been harvested and the crops collected for winter.
11. On Halloween, children in the
A. ghosts B. players. C. pilgrims. D. visitors.
12.When are turkey and pumpkin pie eaten?
A. On Halloween. B. On Thursday. C. On Thanksgiving. D. On Christmas Day.
13.Thanksgiving is the time for the American people to thank God for
A. looking after them. B. providing them with comfortable and happy lives?
C. clothing them. D. protecting them
14.Many children in the
A. they can stay with their parents at home and eat a lot of nice food? C. they can put on plays.
B. they can dress up like monsters. D. they can visit American Indians.
15.The first pilgrims settled in the
A. 1621. B. 1620. C. 1622. D. 1619.
六、 改错
Raising your head in August 16 and stare the stars, you will find something romance going on in the
sky. Valentine'S Day in
That is, on the Monday evening, Niu Lang and Zhi Nu would meet on a bridge of magpies across the Milky
Way. Chinese grannies will remind children that they aren’t able to see any magpies on that evening,
so all the magpies have left to form a bridge in the heavens by their wing.
参考答案：
单项： ABCCC ADCDC
选词填空1. dress up 2. took place 3, in memory of 4. looking forward to 5. as though
6. kept his word 7. hold your breath 8. playing a trick on 9. have fun with 10, day and night
完成句子： 1. no harm was done 2. poet in memory of, used to be, as well as 3, admires him for, sense of 4. as if he had known 5. play tricks on 6. What fun it is 7. look forward to 8. meant him to become an engineer 9. comfortable to sit on 10. satisfied, satisfying
完形填空 DBAAB DDCBA BDCDD ABABC
阅读理解：BCDC ABB BCB ACBAA
Raising—Raise in—on stare—stare at romance—romantic seven—seventh
the Monday—Monday would—will so—because by—with wing—wings
一段伤心的爱情故事
李方的心都碎了。这天是情人节，胡瑾说她下班后会在咖啡馆和他见面的。可现在她却不见人影。也许她这会儿跟朋友在一起，正在取笑他呢。她说她会7点到达，他（李方）认为她会守信用的。他一整天都期盼着见到她，而现在他拿着玫瑰花和巧克力独自一人守候着，像个傻瓜一样。他不想屏息等她来道歉，他要用咖啡来解愁。
很明显，咖啡馆里的经理在等李方离开——他擦好桌子，然后坐下来，打开电视机。这正合了李方的意！正在播出的是流传在中国的一个悲伤的爱情故事。
王母娘娘的外孙女下凡来到人间。她的名字叫织女，做纺织活的女孩。她在人间遇到了牛郎，两人相爱了。（李方想：“这正像我和胡瑾。”）于是他们秘密结了婚，并且生活得非常幸福。（李方想：“我们也可以像他们那样幸福的。”）当王母娘娘知道自己的外孙女跟一个世上的凡人结了婚，她勃然大怒，强行把织女带回到天宫。牛郎试图追随上去，却被银河阻挡住了。看到织女伤心的欲绝，最后王母娘娘决定让这对夫妻每年跨过银河相会一次。
支持人说道：“这就是乞巧节的故事。外国朋友听到这个故事就将它称作中国的情人节故事。今天天气晴朗，我希望你们都能见到所爱的人。”
李方动身往家走，心里想：“我想胡瑾是不爱我了，就把这些鲜花和巧克力都扔了吧。我不想因它们想起她来。”于是他把花和巧克力都扔了。
在回家的路上，他神情失落地走过拐角处的一家茶馆，听到有人叫他的名字。那是胡瑾在向他招手，她喊道：“你为什么这么晚才来呢？我在这等你好久了！我有礼物送给你！”
他怎么办呢？他把情人节的礼物都扔了！她恐怕永远也不会原谅他了。这个情人节快乐不起来啦！