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第一课时 Section A （1a—2d）

Ⅰ. 根据首字母及句意补全单词。

1.We tell our daughter not to speak to s______.

2.The two people are both my r______. The man is my uncle and the woman is my aunt.

3.Ive lost six and a half p______ since I started keeping fit.

4.Chinese people always eat m______ on Mid-Autumn night.

5.Chinese people usually hang up red l______ in front of their houses during the Spring Festival.

Ⅱ. 根据汉语意思完成译句。

1. 约翰在扔石头砸窗户。

John ______ ______ stones ______ the window.

2. 迈克想知道下周会不会有音乐表演。

Mike ______ ______ there ______ be a ______ show ______ week.

3. 我猜想你现在正在找新工作吧。

I ______ you are ______ ______ a new job now.

4. 我总在放假的时候去看爷爷奶奶。

I always ______ my grandparents ______ ______.

5. 吉姆认为看篮球比赛没那么有趣。

Jim thought that the basketball match wasnt ______ ______ ______ ______.

Ⅲ. 补全对话（有一项多余）。

A： Have you made any holiday plans？

B： ____1____ Im going to go camping.

A： Thats great！ ____2____

B： For a week. I only have a five-day holiday.

A： ____3____

B： Ill probably leave at the end of March.

A： And where are you going？

B：I havent thought about that yet. Perhaps a national park.

A： A national park？ ____4____

B：Yeah. Ill go hiking and do some fishing there.

A： Are you going to buy a tent？

B：Im not sure. ____5____ Its a little expensive.

A： OK， have a good journey！

B： Thank you.

A. No， I havent.

B. I will probably not.

C. That sounds like fun.

D. So， when are you leaving？

E. How long will you be away？

F. Yes， Ive decided on one thing.

1.____   2.____   3.____   4.____  5._____

Ⅳ. 閱读理解。

This year for Mothers Day， instead of taking Mom to have coffee or dinner， why not run a race together？ Your mother must be sure to like a race T-shirt better than some flowers. Whats more， you can always go to breakfast and lunch after youve run a few miles together. Then you can share the happiness with your mom. Heres a sample （样本）—Melrose Run for Women. Its a 3.5-mile race. It is described as a family event and a special way to celebrate Mothers Day.

The Melrose Running Club invites you to take part in the sixteenth running of the Melrose Run for Women on Sunday， May 8th， Mothers Day. This family event with mothers and children has quickly become a Melrose Mothers Day tradition. The event starts with lots of kids who also have a 3.5-mile run. The race finishes up with children handing out flowers， coffee music and awards （奖品）. Awards are usually given to the top finishers—the first mother to finish， and the best mother finishers. Awards are also given to top age group finishers.

Part of the activity fee （费用） is given to an important organization to help those families who are full of fight. This race is truly a celebration of women of all ages and abilities. You shouldnt miss it. Be sure to invite your mother， your sisters， your daughters， and your friends！

1.What does the writer advise you to do for your mother on Mothers Day？

A. Run a race with her.

B. Make coffee for her.

C. Take her to have a trip.

D. Buy some flowers for her.

2.Who will get the awards？

A. The hard-working mothers.

B. The best mother finishers.

C. The healthy mothers.

D. The active mothers.

3.Who can take part in the activity？

A. Mothers with no parents.

B. Mothers with one baby.

C. Mothers of all ages.

D. Young mothers.

4.What can be the best title for the passage？

A. The Love for Mother

B. An Interesting Activity

C. The Children and Mother

D. A Special Festival for Mother

第二课时 Section A （3a—4c）

Ⅰ. 用方框中所給词（组）的适当形式填空。

lay out fly up as a result

steal shoot down

1.The criminal __________ by the police yesterday.

2.Mrs White found that her wallet __________ after getting out of the bank.

3.Lily dreams she can __________ in the blue sky.

4.He __________ several apples on the table this morning.

5.__________， we still lost the game.

Ⅱ. 按要求完成句子。

1.My parents made me clean the house yesterday. （改为被动句）

2.Lets buy some flowers to celebrate her return. （用介词短语替换画线部分）

3.The Great Wall is a symbol of China. （用同义词替换画线部分）

4.The boy is honest. The boy is brave. （用not only... but also... 改写句子）

5.I havent thought of becoming an actor before.  （改为一般疑问句）

Ⅲ. 完形填空。

People all over the world celebrate the New Year. However， not all countries celebrate in the same way， and in some countries， the New Year doesnt begin on the __1__ day every year.

In many countries， the New Year begins on January 1st， but people start celebrating on December 31st， New Years Eve. In New York many people go to celebrate in Times Square.   __2__ theyre waiting for the New Year， they listen to music， sing traditional songs and have fun. Just before 12 oclock， everyone __3__ down from 10：10， 9， 8... As soon as its 12 oclock， everyone shouts very __4__， “Happy New Year！”

New Years Day is often a family day. Some families get together for a special meal. When the weather is fine， many families go out for a __5__.

On New Years Day， many people make resolutions for the new year. They __6__ a list of things， such as “I will help out more with

__7__. I will work harder at school than others.” or “I wont spend so much time playing video games.” When they have made their

__8__， they read it to their family or friends and __9__ to follow their resolutions.

So it doesnt matter how they celebrate.   __10__ people in countries all over the world， its a time to say goodbye to the old year， and to welcome the new one.

1. A. familiar    B. same

C. important D. normal

2. A. If B. Although

C. While D. Before

3. A. comes B. turns

C. looks D. counts

4. A. loudly B. quietly

C. sadly D. safely

5. A. walk B. secret

C. job D. treatment

6. A. lay out B. write down

C. take away D. look after

7. A. homework B. practice

C. housework D. study

8. A. work B. idea

C. choice D. list

9. A. promise B. wish

C. prefer D. happen

10. A. By B. For

C. With D. From

第三課时 Section B （1a—1d）

Ⅰ. 用所给词的适当形式填空。

1.American children will do trick or ______ （treat） on Halloween.

2.The band played all my old ______ （favorite）.

3.When I first went to the Haunted House， I felt so ______ （scary）.

4.______ （dress） up as cartoon characters is really fun.

5.Finally Johnson ______ （tie） the kite to the post before his sister went out of the room.

Ⅱ. 根据汉语提示及句意填写单词。

1. Mike always plays ______ （花招） on Jim.

2. Do you believe that ______ （鬼） exist？

3.Nothing in the world would make me pick up a ______ （蜘蛛）.

4.This ______ （传统） dates back over 300 years.

5.My parents ______ （庆祝） their 30th wedding anniversary last month.

Ⅲ. 阅读理解。

Not long ago as I stood in the security line at Beijing Airport， I couldnt help but notice the family in front of me.

The mother got her hands full， traveling with her 8-year-old son， as well as a baby daughter in a stroller （婴儿车）. Besides， she was pulling two backpacks. As they waited for their turn， I noticed the boy kept trying to go past the rope barrier （障碍）. This mother calmly asked him to stop several times， never getting angry.

When she was ready to get the baby out of the stroller to go through the security scanner （扫描仪）， the boy pushed past the rope barrier and into the forbidden area， causing a security guard to come over and loudly shout at him.

The mother stopped between her son and the security guard， and promised it wouldnt happen again. It became clear that this young boy had felt scared.  Without thinking twice， this mother knelt down and spoke softly but firmly to her son， explaining that he would get in very big trouble with the security guard if he crossed the line again. Then she hugged and kissed him on the forehead before standing up to once again untie her baby from the stroller.

I wanted to step in and help， and just as I was about to offer help， that mother walked forward to go through the security scanner. Everyone in line breathed a sigh of relief for she made it through security on the very first try.

That amazing mother looked after both of her children， dealing with the unexpected situation with love. “If we have medals for motherhood， she is surely worth one！” I thought in just those 15 minutes when I watched her.

1.When the boy tried to go beyond the rope barrier， ______.

A. the writer went to stop him

B. the mother gave him a warning

C. a security guard shouted at him

D.the mother tried to stop him

2.What did the mother do to her son according to Paragraph 4？.

A. Explain something to him patiently.

B. Ask him to apologize to the guard.

C.Stop him from feeling scared.

D. Help him start up again.

3.How does the writer feel when seeing the mothers behavior？

A. Amazed. B. Calm.

C. Angry. D. Worried.

4.Whats the best title for the passage？

A. A Boys Barrier

B. A Mothers Hard Day

C. Go Through Security

D. A Medal for a Mother

Section B （2a—2e） 第四课时

Ⅰ. 根据首字母及句意补全单词。

1.This old book always r______ him of his childhood.

2.They went out of their room to enjoy the

w______ of sunshine.

3.What can I get him as a birthday p______？

4.My parents used to p______ me by not letting me watch TV.

5.Most of the meat people didnt want to eat

e______ up being fed to dogs.

Ⅱ. 完形填空。

There are many different traditional festivals in China. The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated __1__ the fifth day of the fifth lunar month by __2__ zongzi and having dragon boat races.

The festival began in the Warring States Period （戰国时期）， and has a __3__ of more than 2，000 years. The date of the festival is said to be the date __4__ Qu Yuan died. He was a wise and upright （正直的） man， and __5__ loved him. He wanted the emperor of Chu to fight against the State of Qin by __6__ together with the State of Qi， __7__ he was refused and sent to the border area. During his stay there， he

__8__ many poems to express his  __9__ feelings for Chu. On the day when Chu was defeated by Qin， Qu Yuan __10__ into the Miluo River to express his strong love for his native land.

After the __11__ of Qu Yuan， people of Chu went to the Miluo River to mourn （哀悼） for the great __12__ they loved so much. Some threw rice wrapped in leaves into the river to feed the fish in order to __13__ them away from Qu Yuans body. Some doctors poured realgar wine into the __14__ to drive away snakes and other animals that might try to eat Qu Yuan.

Now the Dragon Boat Festival has become a（n） __15__ festival for Chinese people.

1. A. at B. on

C. in D. to

2. A. eating B. stealing

C. playing D. drinking

3. A. time B. history

C. festival D. rule

4. A. when B. where

C. why D. how

5. A. classmates B. readers

C. people D. friends

6. A. working B. going

C. sitting D. speaking

7. A. or B. but

C. so D. and

8. A. received B. heard

C. wrote D. read

9. A. scared B. cool

C. happy D. strong

10. A. jumped B. looked

C. turned D. ran

11. A. fight B. death

C. stay D. jump

12. A. poet B. doctor

C. teacher D. writer

13. A. give B. put

C. keep D. throw

14. A. river B. road

C. room D. pool

15. A. modern B. traditional

C. international D. active

Section B （3a—Self Check） 第五课时

Ⅰ. 用所给词的适当形式填空。

1.Mrs Brown ended up ______ （teach） English in China.

2.That we will fly to New York makes me really ______ （excite）.

3.Holidays like Christmas create good ______ （business） for supermarkets and stores.

4.Jack used to be ______ （mean）， but he treats people with ______ （warm） and

______ （kind） now.

5.We should understand the ______ （important） of spreading love over the world.

Ⅱ. 語法填空。

Dear Anne，

How are you？ I had great fun last Wednesday. It was a traditional Chinese festival __1__ （call） the Dragon Boat Festival that day.

This festival is in memory of Qu Yuan， one of __2__ （great） Chinese poets. He killed  __3__ （he） by jumping into the Miluo River on May 5th of the lunar calendar， 278 BC. People there __4__ （row） the boats to save him. But it was too late and they were very sad. __5__ （Final）， the fish stayed away from Qus body __6__ people threw rice into the river to feed them.

From then on， every year on this day， people enjoy __7__ （eat） zongzi which is made of rice with meat， eggs and so on. __8__ the past， we ate it only once a year， but now we regard it as our daily food. We can have it any time we like.

Have you ever watched the dragon boat races on TV？ It is another important part of this festival. Several teams row their dragon-shaped boats as fast as they __9__. The first team to reach the finish line wins.

If you have a plan __10__ （visit） China next year， would you like to spend this festival with us？

Best wishes.

Xiao Qiang

1.____   2.____   3.____   4.____  5._____

6.____   7.____   8.____   9.____  10._____

Ⅲ. 閱读六选五。

In Canada you can find dogs， cats， horses， etc. in almost every family. These are their pets. ____1____ Before they keep them at their houses， they take them to animal hospitals to give them needles so that they wont carry disease. They have special animal food stores， though they can get animal food in almost every store. ____2____

When you visit peoples homes， they would be very glad to show you their pets and they are very proud of them. You will also find almost every family has a bird feeder in their garden. All kinds of birds are welcomed to come and have a good meal. ____3____

Nobody is allowed to kill any animals in Canada. ____4____ If you killed an animal， you would be punished. If an animal happened to get run over by a car， people would be very sad about it.

____5____ One of them might be： Their family tie is not as close as ours. When children grow up， they leave their parents and start their own career （生涯）. Then the seniors （老人） will feel lonely. But pets can solve this problem. They can be good friends and never leave people alone.

A. They are free to come and go.

B. Why dont people there kill animals？

C.They have a law against killing wild animals.

D.People in Canada have many reasons to like animals.

E.People love these pets and regard them as their good friends.

F.Some people spend around two hundred Canadian dollars a month on animal food.

1.____   2.____   3.____   4.____  5._____

Ⅳ. 书面表达。

假如你是李涛，你的英国朋友Jim想了解中国的传统节日。请给Jim写一封电子邮件，介绍你最喜欢的节日——春节（the Spring Festival）的情况。要点如下：

1．节日的时间、含义（家人团聚的日子）；

2．主要活动（放烟花、走亲访友等）；

3．你喜欢春节的理由。

注意：

1．词数90左右；

2．邮件的开头和落款已给好，不计入总词数。

参考词汇：firework 烟花

Dear Jim，

How are you？ Im really glad that you are interested in Chinese traditional festivals._____

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Yours，

Li Tao