Unit 1 Festivals around the world

I．单词拼写

In the old society, thousands of people s to death for lack of food. 1. I’m still in the b that good luck will take place if you keep working hard.

3.-----Mary is a gifted painter. ------So she is. She won a national a

at age of fifteen.

4. Since the i from Britain, America has been developing very fast.

5. I admire her very much because she is always e＿＿＿＿．

6. It was getting darker and darker, and we waiting anxiously for the （到达）of the

next bus.

7. There are many old fork tales of unknown 8. It is the

的)beliefs.

(起源)。

(风俗)for westerners to celebrate Christmas.

(宗教

9.Although we are good friends, I don’t share her

10. As the old saying goes, a heavy snow promises a good (收获)。

II.单句语法填空

用所给单词的适当形式填空 1. In most Western countries, on April Fool’s Day, people often play other, and children especially have great fun.

trick on each

2. The chair looks rather hard, but in fact it is very comfortable

(sit)on. 3.Don’t handle the vase as if it

(be)

made of steel. 4.Grest changes 5.I’ll go

(take) place in our school in the past 10 years.

(hunt)with the old hunter this afternoon.

(celebrate) of their political independence. memory of the soldiers who lost their lives in 6. They held a party in the rescue.

7. The villagers held a meeting 8. On my 9.It is my health.

10. We’re looking forward to

(arrive) at the airport, my friend gave me a big hug. . (believe) that staying up late does harm to one’s

(reach) our goal of forming our own band.

III.用所给短语的适当形式填空

dress up (as) ,day and night, have fun with, in memory of, take place , play tricks on, look forward to, as though

1. The man concentrated on his business, so he had little time to his little daughter..

2.He

a policeman and went onto the stage.

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3. In order to finish the task on time, they worked 4. He looked

5.A museum was built

.

he had lost something, but he didn’t.

the people who died in the war.

you.

in that small country.

6.Don’t take it seriously; she just wants to 7.That year, the movement 8.We are really IV.单句写作

the arrival of harvest time.

1. He

is always ( 对 我 们 搞 恶 作 剧 )and we (难以相处）

find him

2. 3.He opened his mouth

（随着时间的流逝）,it is becoming larger and larger.

(似乎要说什么）.

4.

晚会

he could not come(要么……要么……)he did not want to.

( 被邀请来参加

5. Most of the people. 的).were his old schoolmate.

V.单句完形填空 1. Mary decided to hold a family party to her parents’ silver wedding. A. gather B. celebrate C. congratulate D. admire 2. The film was made the soldiers who were devoted to the liberation

of our motherland.

A. in praise of B. in celebration of C. in memory of D. in search of 3.It’s just a personal gathering, so you needn’t have so formally. A . stayed up B. put up C. dressed up D. cheered up 4.------Could you tell me the of making such tasty cakes? -------Well, I just follow the directions in the cookbook. A. feature B. plan C. cost D. trick 5. My watch two minutes. Would you be so kind to set it backwards. A. gains B. earns C. wins D. loses 6. The Curies were the Nobel Prize for their great contributions to science. A. awarded B. offered C. rewarded D. supplied

7------Are you going to Tom’s birthday party?------ . I might have to work. A. It depends B. Thank you C. Sounds great D. Don’t mention it 8 . The party, which had been greatly ,was held in the restaurant. A. looked up to B. looked forward to C. looked down on D. looked into Ⅶ.语法填空(根据课文内容，依据语法规则完成短文）

We have festivals and celebrations of all 1 (kind).Ancient people held festivals and celebrations 2

planting in spring or harvest in autumn.

Some festivals are3

memory of the ancestors. People light lamps or incense,

(celebrate)the end of winter,

play music on an important feast day and offer good things to the dead.

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People hold festivals to honor famous people. These festivals have their origins as 4 Yuan.

Harvest and Thanksgiving festival 6

(hold) in many countries. People

(compete). On

event, like the Dragon Boat Festival 5

honors the famous ancient poet, Qu

decorate churches, get together to have meals or win awards for 7 Mid-Autumn Festival people admire the moon and have mooncakes.

The Spring Festival in China is an 8 People look forward to 9

(energy) and important festival.

eating

dumplings,

giving

(dress)up,

children lucky money in red paper and playing dragon dances. The10 (celebrate) of

the Lunar New Year may take place throughout the country, day and night.

Period 2

I.用 can could may might will would shall should must 填空 1.The ground isn’t wet. It have rained last night. 2. 3.

that be true? I

believe my eyes and ears.

you all succeed in whatever you do!

it rain on Sunday?

be punished for what you have done. really learn to

die without air or water.

4. Why 5. You 6.I think today’s children apologize. 7.People 8. 9.I

you mind my smoking here?

have helped him ,but I was busy at that time.

have gone to bed.

10.That light is off. She

II 单句写作

1. 在莉莉的帮助下，大明现在能说流利的英语了。

2. 他不可能在这么短的时间内完成如此多的作业。

4. 现在我们可以走了吗？

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3. 根据天气预报，明天有可能下雨。

不可以，你们还没有完成作业。

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5. 昨天办公大楼失火，但幸运的是，里面的人都从中逃了出来。

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