Book3 Unit1Unit5 巩固练习文档格式.docx

1、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.二、 完成句子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）

2、 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. Dont 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

3、. 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）.三、阅读理解ASweetest Day is always the third Saturday in October. This holiday is much more important in some regions than in others （Detroi

4、t, Cleveland and Buffalo being the biggest Sweetest Day cities）. It is a holiday that is gaining in popularity every year throughout the country. 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 rem

5、ember 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 citys orphans and shut-ins （卧病在床的人） too often felt forgotten and neglected, conceived the idea of showing the

6、m 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 c

7、ame 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

8、 is not based on any single groups 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,

9、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 th

10、e 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 Cleveland 60 years ago B. the citys orphans and shut-ins C. a man who cared orphans and shut-ins D. a mans friends, relatives and associates3. Sweete

11、st Day is celebrated in the following ways EXCEPT _. A. a kind act B. a small remembrance C. gift-giving D. a family party4. 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 mans friends and neighbors, he go

12、t a small remembrance. C. it is the people in Cleveland who spread Sweetest Day to other cities. D. all people loved to be remembered by others on Sweetest Day in Cleveland.BThe Double Ninth FestivalThe Chong Yang Festival is celebrated on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, and it is also known

13、 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 regarde

14、d as yang. The ninth day of the ninth month is a double yang day, so the name . 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

15、 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 chrysan

16、themum（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 tim

17、e for family get-togethers. It is an occasion to remember ones 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 Se

18、ptember B. a sign of the coming of winter C. an occasion to visit the graves of the dead D. an occasion to remember ones ancestors6. 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 pape

19、r 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 winter7. Why is the Double Ninth Festival also called “Old Men Festival” according to the passage? A. Old people all h

20、onor 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.COne story about Jack, an Irishman, who was not a

21、llowed 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 Jacks lanterns on October 31st from a large potato,

22、 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-

23、o-lantern and now spelled jack-o-lantern.The traditional Halloween you can read about in most books was just childrens 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 bl

24、ack paper youd 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 witc

25、hs broom. And on Halloween night wed dress up in Mom or Dads 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 tre

26、at （something to eat） or well 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 Iris

27、hman, Jack D. They went to find books for fun9. 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 paragrap

28、h 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.DFeast On Turkey and Good Wishes at Thanksgiving 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 Chris