loadingUnit 1 Festivals and Celebrations Discovering Useful Structures
课时检测
Ⅰ. 用所给动词的适当形式填空
1. China and India are both large developing (develop) countries.
2. This hardworking student finally worked out the puzzling (puzzle) problem. 3. Do you know the boy playing (play) basketball? 4. The man talking (talk) to my mother is my uncle.
5. The stranger standing (stand) in front of my house caught my attention. 6. Her job is keeping (keep) the lecture hall as clean as possible.
7. The problem that he raised at the meeting was quite surprising (surprise). 8. The man wearing (wear) a sad look said, “I’ve lost my wallet. ”
9. The house being built (build) for the old is to be completed next month. 10. One of his bad habits is smoking (smoke) while having dinner. Ⅱ. 用动词-ing形式完成句子 1. I don’t think her joke is interesting. 我认为她的笑话无趣。 2. Her life story sounds moving. 她的人生故事听起来很感人。
3. My hobbies are singing and dancing. 我的业余爱好是唱歌跳舞。
4. What I am tired of is waiting for a bus for a long time. 我厌烦的事情就是等公交车很长时间。
5. No one is allowed to speak loudly in the reading room. 在阅览室不允许大声喧哗。
6. You should adapt to the rapidly changing situation. 你应该适应这种快速变化的局势。
7. The old man exercising in the park looks energetic.
在公园里锻炼的老人看起来精力充沛。
8. The stadium being designed now will be the largest in our city. 现在正在设计的体育馆将是我们城市里最大的体育馆。 9. The boys gathering at the school gate are my classmates. 聚集在校门口的那些男孩是我的同学。
10. The furniture in a large shopping center comes in a variety of colors and shapes, ranging from black to white, and from round to square.
大型超市里的家具有各种颜色和形状, 从黑色到白色, 从圆形到方形。
用动词-ing形式作定语和表语的句子简要介绍你母亲的工作。 1. 妈妈的工作是在超市里卖水果。(动词-ing形式作表语)
2. 这些水果种类繁多, 从常见的苹果、梨到进口的水果。(动词-ing形式作定语) 3. 妈妈经常给我们带来一些卖得好的水果让我们品尝。(动词-ing形式作定语) 4. 虽然一些人认为我母亲的工作是无聊的, 但我认为她的工作是有意义的。(动词-ing形式作表语)
____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ My mother’s job is selling fruit in a supermarket. There are all kinds of fruits, ranging from common apples and pears to imported fruit. She often brings us some fruit selling well to let us taste it. Though some people think my mother’s job is boring, I think it is meaningful.
Unit 1 Festivals and Celebrations Discovering Useful Structures
同步达标训练
Ⅰ. 单句语法填空
1. We had no trouble finding the way leading (lead) to Zhongshan Park.
2. China, which is a developing (develop) country now, will be advanced and powerful in 20 or 30 years.
3. There was terrible noise following (follow) the sudden burst of light.
4. The manager walked into the room to attend the meeting being held (hold)then. 5. Climbing mountains was tiring (tire), so we all felt worn out.
6. Those sitting (sit) on the bench at the end of the classroom are some students’ parents.
7. One of my hobbies is playing (play) table tennis.
8. I was fortunate to pick up a wallet lying (lie)on the ground on the way back home.
9. The boy riding (ride) a bike before me is my son.
10. The news that they announced was so surprising (surprise) that many couldn’t believe it.
Ⅱ. 句型转换
1. Watch the men who are coming this way. →Watch the man coming this way.
2. The dog that drank the polluted water yesterday is dead. →The dog drinking the polluted water yesterday is dead. 3. The baby who is crying makes me annoyed. → The crying baby makes me annoyed. 4. Anyone who wishes to leave early may do so. →Anyone wishing to leave early may do so. 5. The result made us disappointed. →The result was disappointing to us. 6. The sun that is rising looks beautiful. → The rising sun looks beautiful.
7. The boy who stood near the window was good at playing football.
→The boy standing near the window was good at playing football. 8. The question that is embarrassing is hard to answer. → The embarrassing question is hard to answer. 9. Designing machines is my job. →My job is designing machines.
10. Arriving at the factory half an hour early is his habit. →His habit is arriving at the factory half an hour early.
Ⅰ. 阅读理解
What is your favorite holiday? Here are some students’ opinions. Sandy from Taiwan says:
My favorite holiday is the Mid-Autumn Festival. I always visit my grandfather and grandmother, and we always go to the same restaurant on the mountain to hold jubilation. At night, we always have a barbecue, and watch the moon together. I enjoy it a lot.
Zhenia from Ukraine says:
My favorite day is New Year’s Day. We celebrate the new year on the 31st of December. Father Frost comes with his granddaughter on that night. He puts his presents under the New Year Tree. We have a party and stay up until midnight to see the New Year in and the Old Year off. We cook delicious food for the party. People also celebrate Old New Year in our country. It is on the 14th of January.
Yagna from India says:
My favorite day is Deepavali(屠妖节), which is also called Festival of Lights. People do some cleaning at home and light their oil lamps to thank for the defeat of the bad king. To celebrate it, we also eat sweets and delicious food, wear new clothes, and give presents to our friends and relatives.
Pat from Thailand says:
My name is Pat. My favorite holiday is Songkran. It takes place from the 13th to
15th of April. On the holiday people pour water on each other. It is a lot of fun. People also buy new clothes and they have big parties.
【文章大意】文章主要介绍了几个比较受欢迎的节日。 1. What is Sandy’s favorite holiday?
A. The Mid-Autumn Festival. B. New Year’s Day. C. Deepavali.
D. Songkran.
【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据Sandy说的话可以确定 Sandy 最喜欢的节日是中秋节。
2. The underlined word “jubilation” is closest in meaning to “______”. A. hope B. celebration C. present D. exercise
【解析】选B。词义猜测题。根据 Sandy 的叙述可知, 他们总是在中秋节去同一个饭店, 可以猜测是庆贺节日。jubilation n. 欢腾, 欢庆。 3. Why do people celebrate Deepavali? A. To eat sweets and delicious food. B. To wear new clothes. C. To give presents to others.
D. To thank for the defeat of the bad king.
【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据 Yagna 的叙述, 可以确定人们庆祝屠妖节是为了感谢打败了坏国王, 在节日期间, 人们可以吃糖和佳肴, 穿新衣服, 送别人礼物, 所以选 D。
Ⅱ. 完形填空
Far from a Family Christmas
My Air Force room in Florida was empty and quiet—I was alone. My five roommates were gone for the holidays; I had chosen to remain behind in the camp. Being young and far from my home, I felt 1 . My room was comfortable enough, 2 I hadn’t realized until then what made it so—the 3 of others walking, joking or just lying on their beds.
I was not able to sleep. I was 4 of being on my own—in fact, I preferred it at times—but tonight was poor. Tossing and turning in the darkened room gave no