Unit 2 测试
(限时：60分钟 满分：100分)
一、单项选择(每小题1. 5分, 共15分)
1. I don't know ________or not he will come this afternoon.
A. if B. when C. whether D. that
2. —Oh, dear. I ________ 3 kg this month.
—Don't worry. You can take more exercise.
A. put up B. put off C. put on D. put down
3. We will have two family parties this autumn. One is at Halloween and ________ is at
Thanksgiving.
A. other B. the other C. another D. the others
4. —How was the poor dog when you found him?
—He was ________ at the street corner. The bad weather killed him.
A. dying B. died C. dead D. die
5. —I heard two kids lost their lives when swimming in this river.
—Yes, and people ________ not to swim in it.
A. were trained B. were warned C. were led D. were encouraged
6. There ________ a path to the top of the mountain. But now trees and grass have covered it.
A. used to have B. used to be
C. used to had D. use to be
7. After thinking hard for the whole night without any result, Annie ended up________ asleep in
her sofa.
A. fall B. fell C. falling D. to fall
8. See that hill? Behind those trees ________ a lake.
A. lie B. lies C. have D. has
9. —Have you heard of the song Where did the time go?
—Yes. It often ________ the old days and love of my family when I hear it.
A. puts me down B. reminds me of
C. shows me off D. helps me out
10. —Wow! They were celebrating the Water Festival.
—________ the Dai people were having!
A. What fun B. How fun C. What a fun D. How a fun二、完形填空(每小题1. 5分, 共15分)
The Reader is a popular TV show. It invites different people to read aloud on the stage.
The______11also tells the moving stories behind those people. They can read
everything________12poems, books, and letters. By reading aloud, the words on the paper come
to________13.
Many people are fans of the show. They begin to________14reading aloud at home. Now, the
show gives people a________15place to read across China. It is a reading pavilion(朗读亭). They
are in many cities, including Shanghai, Hangzhou and Xi'an.
The pavilion is very________16. Only one person can come into it each time. There is a
microphone in it and it________17people's voices. Everyone can read for three minutes in the
pavilion. They can read________18they like. The show will pick some of the readers and invite
them to read on TV.
People of all________19read in the pavilion. “Reading should be just like singing and talking,
”said Dong Qing, the producer of the show. “We can express our true________20by reading aloud.
”
11. A. show B. lesson C. research D. play
12. A. in B. such as C. with D. at
13. A. light B. reason C. life D. purpose
14. A. mind B. hate C. finish D. enjoy
15. A. special B. strange C. beautiful D. wonderful
16. A. wide B. small C. tall D. big
17. A. makes B. uses C. records D. improves
18. A. nothing B. everything C. someone D. everyone
19. A. comers B. others C. ages D. passersby
20. A. feelings B. points C. spirits D. aims三、阅读理解(每小题3分, 共15分)
We spoke to three students from around the world about different national holidays. There are
different customs for each festival.
Tan Xiaodong, 15, Hong Kong, China
“It'll soon be the Chinese New Year. Before it, we'll clean the house and decorate (装饰) it for
good luck. Every shop is going to close for a few days and we'll go out a lot to celebrate in the
streets. We might go and see the lion and dragon dances in the city center. I love this festival. ”
Wendy, 16, Sydney, Australia
“Australia Day is on 26th January and it's an important holiday here. We always have a
Monday off, so we celebrate for three days. My parents and I go to the countryside for a picnic
and friends always come over. Many people go to beach parties or street parties and there is lots of
music and dancing. What fun! ”
Amy, 14, New York, USA
“The first Thanksgiving Day was hundreds of years ago when Europeans who came to
America thanked God for his help. It's still a very important day for families to be together. This
year we're going to visit my grandparents and we'll eat a delicious meal of turkey. Thanksgiving
Day is on the fourth Thursday in November every year. ”
21. How many festivals are mentioned in the passage?
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.
22. During the Chinese New Year, tourists might ______ according to the passage.
A. do a lot of shopping B. eat turkey
C. go to beach parties D. see lion and dragon dances
23. On Australia Day, Wendy and her parents often ______.
A. have a picnic in the countryside B. go to a swimming pool
C. have a party at school D. clean the house and dance
24. What do you think “turkey” is in this passage?
A. A country. B. A festival.
C. A kind of food. D. A kind of drink.25. From the passage, we can learn that ________.
A. Amy is from Sydney, Australia
B. different festivals have different customs
C. many people go out for a picnic with friends before the Chinese New Year
D. Thanksgiving Day is on 26th January in the USA
四、词汇运用(每小题1分, 共10分)
A) 根据句意及汉语提示填空
26. Why did you think John________(偷)David's money yesterday?
27. To avoid mistakes in your writing, you should write more ________ (仔细)and more slowly.
28. Whenever I heard Mom's voice on the phone, the ________(温暖)always excited me.
29. The Spring Festival is a holiday for ________ (亲戚) and families to get together.
30. Drinking tea is a ____________ (传统的) custom in China.
B) 用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空
31. Many thanks for your ________(kind).
32. His grandpa has been ________(die) for ten years.
33. Lily is very kind and she always treats others ______(nice).
34. He opened the door and found a letter ________(lie) on the floor.
35. Her sister hasn't come back, so her parents look ________(real) worried.
五、短文填空(每小题1. 5分, 共15分) INCLUDEPICTURE "../../../../初中英语/典中点九英
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The Chongyang Festival is a traditional Chinese festival. It is
celebrated on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month. It's
also________36 (call) the Double Ninth Festival.
The festival started as________37 (early) as the Warring States Period (475—221 BC) . It has
a history of more than 1, 700 years. Among the numbers from zero to nine, nine is
the________38(high) odd number (奇数). People believe that two “nines” meeting together stand
for a long life. So it is a special holiday________39Chinese people to show love and respect for
their elders. They hold many________40(kind) of activities in honor of old people, wishing them
good________41(healthy) and a long life.
The festival comes during the golden time of______42 (fall). On the day, people traditionally
drink chrysanthemum (菊花)wine, eat the Double Ninth cake________43climb mountains. Theyalso carry a kind of plant named dogwood. People in ancient times believed that______44 plant
could drive away evil (邪恶的)spirits and prevent them from________45(catch) an illness in
winter.
六、书面表达(30分)
假如你叫张明, 你的外国朋友John发来邮件, 请你介绍中国的传统节日。请根据表格内
容提示及要求给他写一封80－100词的回信。
Festivals Time Food Activities Meanings
pray for
the watch lantern health and
1
in January
Lantern yuanxiao shows and
or February happiness
Festival dragon dances
for the
whole year
2 celebrate
watch the the
the Mid
in the middle moon, tell the harvest, get
Autumn mooncakes
of autumn story of together
Festival
Chang'e with the
family
3
参考词汇：pray for祈求; harvest丰收
要求：
1. 描述节日1和节日2, 并自主选择节日3进行介绍, 包括节日名称、时间、美食、活动方式及
意义等;
2. 语言通顺, 要点齐全, 意思连贯, 条理清楚, 书写规范;
3. 文中不得出现真实的姓名和学校名称;
4. 文章开头和结尾已给出, 不计入总词数。
Dear John,
Glad to receive your email. You asked me about festivals in China. Let me introduce some
important ones to you.
First of all, I want to introduce the Lantern Festival. It comes in January or February.
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Can you tell me something about the festivals in your country? I'm looking forward to
hearing from you.
Yours,
Zhang MingUnit 2测试
一、1. C 2. C 3. B 4. C 5. B
6. B 点拨：表示“过去曾有”，用there used to be。
7. C
8. B 点拨：用结构分析法。地点状语放在句首引起句子倒装，谓语动词放在主语前面。
9. B 点拨：用词义辨析法。put down“镇压”；remind of“使……想起”；show off“炫耀”；
help out“帮……摆脱困境”。只有B符合语境。
10. A
二、11. A 点拨：用上下文联系法。联系第一段第一句The Reader is a popular TV show. 可知
此处还是指the show。
12. B 点拨：such as 用来表示列举。
13. C 点拨：用固定短语法。come to life是固定短语，意为“苏醒过来；有了生命”。
14. D
15. A 点拨：用上下文联系法。联系下一句It is a reading pavilion(朗读亭). 可知这个节目给
人提供了很特殊的供人阅读的地方。
16. B 点拨：用上下文联系法。联系下一句Only one person can come into it each time. 可知这
种亭子很小。
17. C 18. B 19. C 20. A
三、21. B 点拨：细节理解题。文章分别提到了the Chinese New Year(春节)，Australia Day(澳
大利亚日)，Thanksgiving Day(感恩节)三个节日。故选B。
22. D 点拨：细节理解题。根据Tan Xiaodong，15，Hong Kong，China下对应的内容We might
go and see the lion and dragon dances in the city center. 可知，在中国春节期间，游客们可以
看到舞狮和舞龙。故选D。
23. A 点拨：细节理解题。根据Wendy，16，Sydney，Australia下对应的内容My parents and I
go to the countryside for a picnic and friends always come over. 可知，Wendy和父母经常去
乡下野餐。故选A。
24. C 点拨：推理判断题。根据Amy，14，New York，USA下对应的内容…and we'll eat a
delicious meal of turkey. 可知，“turkey”是一种可吃的食物。故选C。
25. B 点拨：推理判断题。本文主要介绍了三个不同国家的孩子谈论自己国家的节日，从中
可看出不同国家间的不同风俗。故选B。
四、A)26. stole 27. carefully 28. warmth 29. relatives 30. traditionalB)31. kindness 32. dead 33. nicely 34. lying 35. really
五、36. called 37. early 38. highest 39. for 40. kinds
41. health 42. fall 43. and 44. the 45. catching
六、范文：
Dear John，
Glad to receive your email. You asked me about festivals in China. Let me introduce some
important ones to you.
First of all，I want to introduce the Lantern Festival. It comes in January or February. On that
day，we eat yuanxiao，go to watch lantern shows and dragon dances to pray for health and
happiness for the whole year ① .
The MidAutumn Festival is in the middle of autumn. All my family get together and
celebrate the harvest. At night，we tell the story of Chang'e， watching the bright full moon and
eating delicious mooncakes ② .
The Spring Festival is the most important for us Chinese. To welcome it ③ ， we do some
cleaning and buy new clothes. During the Spring Festival，we usually eat dumplings and some
other nice food. We also set off fireworks and visit our relatives.
Can you tell me something about the festivals in your country？I'm looking forward to
hearing from you.
Yours，
Zhang Ming
点评：本文采用“总分总”的写作方法，介绍了元宵节、中秋节和春节的基本情况。先引
出所介绍的节日(第一段)，然后介绍节日期间人们的活动和饮食(第二、三、四段)，最后总结
全文，表达询问和期望(最后一段)。
添彩点：①、③处为动词不定式作目的状语；②处为现在分词短语作伴随状语。多种句型
句式的使用使短文内容丰富，可读性强。
