第六课时七年级下Unit8一、阅读理解(2023山东滨州)DadshaveFather’sDay.MomshaveMother’sDay.KidshaveChildren’sDay.Butdoourgrandparentshaveaspecialholiday?Yes,theydo!TheDoubleNinthFestivalisaspecialdayforelderlypeopleinChina.Thefestivalisontheninthdayoftheninthmonthofthelunarcalendar.AstheChinesewordforninehasthesamesoundasthewordforlong,peopletaketheDoubleNinthFestivaltoshowtheirwishesoflonglifeforelderlypeople.Therearemanytraditionsforthisfestival.Onthatday,familiesgettogetherandclimbmountainsforluckandinthehopethatelderlypeoplewilllivemuchlonger.Theyalsodrinkchrysanthemumwine(菊花酒)andwearaplantcalledzhuyutocelebrateit.Bothchrysanthemumandzhuyuareregardedascleanplantsthatcancleanhousesandcure(治疗)diseases.Respectingelderlypeopleisshownnotonlyonthisspecialdaybutalsoindailylife.Forexample,whenanolderpersonentersaroom,everyonestandsup.Whenthereareseveralguestsatthetable,thehostusuallyintroducesthemfromtheoldesttotheyoungest.Whenayoungerpersonispresentingsomethingtoanolderperson,twohandsareused.Onacrowdedsubwayorbus,youngerpeoplealwaysoffertheirseatstoelderlypeople.Itisatraditionalvirtue(美德)inChinatorespectelderlypeople.That’sbecausetheChineseknowthatelderlypeoplehaveknowledgeandexperiencethatyoungpeoplecanlearnfrom.So,Chinesepeopleareproudofbeingold.Besides,torespecttheelderlypeopleistorespectyourselftomorrow.根据材料内容选择最佳答案。(D)1.TheDoubleNinthFestivalisacelebrationfor.A.fathersB.mothersC.childrenD.elderlypeople(A)2.WhichofthefollowingmayNOTbeatraditionfortheDoubleNinthFestival?A.Cleaninghouses.B.Wearingtheplantzhuyu.C.Drinkingchrysanthemumwine.D.Familiesclimbingmountainstogether.(D)3.WhatisParagraph4about?A.Whyweshouldrespectelderlypeople.B.Traditionalwaysofcelebratingthefestival.C.Whatyoungpeopleusuallydoonthisfestival.D.Examplesofrespectingelderlypeopleindailylife.(B)4.WhichisNOTthecorrectwaytorespectelderlypeople?A.Weshouldofferseatstotheoldwhiletakingabus.B.Weshouldsitstraightwhentheoldcomeintoaroom.C.Weshouldusedoublehandstopresentthingstotheold.D.Weshouldintroducetheoldestpersonfirstwhileeatingatthetable.(C)5.WhyareChinesepeopleproudofbeingold?A.Itmeanstheydon’thavetoworkforothers.B.Itmeanstheyhavemorevirtuesthanothers.C.Itmeanstheyhaveknowledgeandexperience.D.Itmeanswhattheydidinthepastwasmeaningful.二、完形填空(2023湖南怀化改编)先通读短文,掌握其大意,然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。ItwasFridayafternoon.Aftergettingofftheschoolbus,Susanranintothehouse1.“Howwas2,Susan?”askedhermom.“Itwas3,mom.WehadanartclasstodayandIlikeditverymuch.LaborDay(劳动节)iscoming.IamexcitedthatIwill4noclassesnextMonday!”Susan5earlyonLaborDaymorning.Momtoldherthattheywantedtodosomething6.Susancouldn’tbelieveit.She7LaborDaywasaholiday.“Susan,your8isready.Wehavemanythingstodotoday.Let’sbequick,”saidMom.Susandidn’tliketheidea,9shehadtofollowherparents.Aftershehadbreakfastquickly,she10theworkunhappily.Butthingsbegantochangewhileshewasdoingthe11.Shefounditwasso12whenshebrushedthedog.Shealso13tocleanthehouse.Whenshefinishedherwork,shefelt14toseethehousemuchcleanerthanbefore.Holidaysarenotjustfor15orrest.Wecanfeelhappybydoingsomethingmeaningful.(C)1.A.angrilyB.carefullyC.happilyD.sadly(B)2.A.timeB.schoolC.futureD.record(C)3.A.unhappyB.angryC.greatD.healthy(A)4.A.haveB.liftC.breakD.agree(D)5.A.cutupB.stoodupC.gaveupD.wokeup(B)6.A.successfulB.meaningfulC.beautifulD.peaceful(A)7.A.thoughtB.sawC.forgotD.found(A)8.A.breakfastB.meatC.lunchD.supper(C)9.A.andB.orC.butD.so(B)10.A.metB.beganC.threwD.fought(D)11.A.homeworkB.teamworkC.networkD.housework(D)12.A.movingB.tiringC.boringD.interesting(C)13.A.refusedB.seemedC.helpedD.hoped(B)14.A.disappointedB.happyC.braveD.lovely(A)15.A.funB.foodC.adviceD.information三、语篇填空第一节(2023浙江丽水改编)阅读短文,从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空,使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词,每词限用一次。ofyoudifferentweakoneneedbutjustchildpersonWeusuallywearsockstokeepourfeetwarm.Butsockscanhaveamessage,too!Whosays1socksmustmatch?WecelebratedMismatchedSocksDay(奇特袜子节)atschoollastweek.OnMondaymorning,everyonewore2socksoneachfootandmetattheschoolgate.Itwasalotoffun,3whydidwedoit?TheideaofMismatchedSocksDayisthatit’snotbadtobespecialandunique.Kidscanbeproud4theirdifferences.Ittakesplaceonthe5dayofAnti-BullyingWeek(反欺凌周)eachyear.Abullyisa6whohurtsorscaresotherpeople.Olderandstrongerchildrensometimesbullytheyounger,7children,orchildrenwhoaredifferent.Wewanttostopbullyingatourschool.Everyone8tofeelhappyandsafe.That’swhywecelebrateMismatchedSocksDay.Eachyear,athemeischosentohelpstudentstorememberthatit’sgoodtobedifferentandthatall9areimportant.Astheeventhasgrown,morepeoplejoinandtakethechancetohelpfightoffbullying.CelebratingMismatchedSocksDayisnot10fun.Itmakesadifferenceinthelivesofyoungpeopleallovertheworld!1.your2.different3.but4.of5.first6.person7.weaker8.needs9.children10.just第二节(2023贵州七州联考改编)阅读短文,根据语篇要求填空,使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词。Everyyear,onJanuary5th,thecityofHarbininnortheastChinachangesintoawinterwonderland.Touristsfromallaroundtheworldcome11visitthiswonderfuliceandsnowfestival.Thefestivalstartedin1963andbeganas12winterparty.Thefestivaloftenlastsforonemonth.However,iftheweatherstayscoldanddry,itwillgoonforafew13days.Temperaturesareusuallyverylow.Theycangodownto-17.℃Icesculptors(雕刻家)usedifferenttoolstocarvethehardiceandsnow.“Sunisland”hashugesnowsculptures(雕刻品)ofpeopleandanimals.“IceandSnowWorld”hassculpturesofbuildings.Atnight,thesebuildingslightup14brightly-coloredlights.Visitorscandoalotofotheractivities,such15skiingandicesliding(滑雪).TheycanalsogoswimmingintheicywatersoftheSonghuaRiver.11.to12.a13.more14.with15.as四、补全对话Tom:What’syourplantomorrow,Ann?Ann:I’llstayathome.1.Howaboutyou/…?Tom:Iwillhaveapicnicinaparkwithsomefriends.Ann:2.Istheparknearyourhome/…?Tom:No.We’llgotoZhongshanPark.Ann:Haveyoucheckedtheweatherreport?Tom:Yes.It’llbesunny.3.Wouldyouliketogowithus/…?Ann:I’dloveto,butIhavetofinishaschoolreport.Tom:Whatapity!4.Maybenexttime/….Ann:OK.5.Haveagoodtime/….Tom:Thankyou.五、书面表达(2023浙江嘉兴、舟山改编)在学校“探寻中华传统文化”英语综合实践活动中,你班对“元宵节”和“端午节”两个中国传统节日开展了小课题研究,经过探究与实践,你们收集了一些信息与资料(见下表)。假设你是李华,请选择其中一个节日,用英语写一篇短文,在英语拓展课上代表小组就你们的研究成果以及下阶段计划进行交流。Project:ExploringtheChineseCultureandCustomsResearchSubjecttheLanternFestivaltheDragonBoatFestivalMethods(Howwedidit)•watchalanternshow•…•visitalocalmuseum•…Information(Whatwe’velearned)History•about2,000years•about2,000yearsTime•the15thdayofthefirstlunarmonth•the5thdayofthefifthlunarmonthCelebrations•tangyuan•…•boatraces•…Food•tangyuan•zongzi………ANewPlan(Whatwe’lldo)……注意:(1)短文必须包含表中你所选节日的所有信息,并适当发挥;(2)文中不得出现与你身份相关的信息;(3)词数100左右(短文开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数)。Dearclassmates,I’mveryhappytoshareourresearchwithyou.Thesubjectwe’vechosenistheLanternFestival.We’vecollectedmuchinformationaboutthefestivalbydoingsomereadinginthelibraryandwatchingalanternshow.TheLanternFestivalhasahistoryofabout2,000years.It’scelebratedonthe15thdayofthefirstlunarmonth.Peoplegettogethertoenjoycolourfullanternsandplayriddlegames.Smallgiftsareusuallyofferedwhentheygetrightanswers.It’satraditiontoeattangyuanonthisspecialday.Asforthenextstep,wewillfocusondesigninglanternsandmakingEnglishriddles.Thiswillhelpusunderstandthemeaningofthefestivalbetter.That’sall.Thankyou!