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第二单元检测 （考试时间：60 总分：100） Ⅰ、单项选择（每小题1分，共15分） 1、(1分)Michael likes the teachers ( )are humorous and creative. A、which B、what C、who D、whom 【标准答案】 C 【解析】 句意：迈克尔喜欢幽默而又富有创意的老师。定语从句修饰先行词the teachers, 关系代词在定语从句中作主语，故who符合题意。 【end】 2、(1分)( ) beautiful the Shennong Lake is! Every day I must take a walk there. A、What a B、What C、How 【标准答案】 C 【解析】 本题考查感叹句的结构。句意：神农湖太美了！我每天必须去那里散步。感叹形容词beautiful要用how，故答案为C。 【end】 3、(1分)My parents warn me ( ) out alone at night. A、not go B、not to go C、don't go D、not going 【标准答案】 B 【解析】 句意：我父母警告我夜里不要单独出去。warn sb. not to do sth.意为“警告某人不要做某事”，故答案为B。 【end】 4、(1分)I said thanks to him because he promised( ) me with English. A、help B、helping C、to help D、helped 【标准答案】 C 【解析】 promise to do sth.意为“承诺做某事；答应做某事”。 【end】 5、(1分)The English teacher was a little disappointed when he knew that they ended up( ) about it in English. A、talk B、talking C、talked D、to talk 【标准答案】 B 【解析】 end up后若跟动词，只能跟动名词，故答案为B。 【end】 6、(1分)He saved the little boy. We all ( ) him for his courage. A、warn B、punish C、admire D、remind 【标准答案】 C 【解析】 根据本题语境可知，他救了那个小男孩，我们都钦佩他的勇气。表示“钦佩”要用admire，故答案为C。 【end】 7、(1分)Anyone who cheats in the exam will be( ). A、punished B、published C、protected D、prevented 【标准答案】 A 【解析】 punish惩罚；publish出版；protect保护；prevent阻止。句意：任何在考试中作弊的人都会受到处罚。表示“处罚”要用punish, 故答案为A。 【end】 8、(1分)—Please call me at six tomorrow. I can't be late for the important meeting. —No problem. I'll surely ( ) you. A、remind B、beat C、warn D、order 【标准答案】 A 【解析】 根据题干中的“请明天六点给我打电话。那个重要的会议我不能晚到”可知，答语的含义是“没问题，我一定会提醒你的”，故所缺的词是remind。 【end】 9、(1分)—Oh, my God! I have ( ) five pounds. —Don't worry. It's normal for a growing teenage girl. A、put up B、put off C、put on D、put down 【标准答案】 C 【解析】 本题考查put短语。根据本题语境可知，此处表示“我胖了五磅”，故put on符合题意。 【end】 10、(1分)Whenever I go to visit my grandparents, they will ( )a lot of delicious food for me. A、put out B、work out C、lay out 【标准答案】 C 【解析】 三个选项的含义分别是：put out扑灭，熄灭；work out计算，解决；lay out摆开，布置。根据本题语境可知，每当我去看望我爷爷奶奶的时候，他们都会为我摆出许多好吃的食物，故答案为C。 【end】 11、(1分)—I hope I will win the English speaking competition tomorrow. —( ) A、What a pity! B、Congratulations! C、Good luck to you! D、I don't think so. 【标准答案】 C 【解析】 题干中提到了“我希望我能够在明天的英语演讲比赛中获胜”，此时对应的答语是“祝你好运!”，故答案为C。 【end】 12、(1分)—Have you read the novel ( ) by Han Han? —No, I haven't. I will read it this afternoon. A、write B、wrote C、written D、writing 【标准答案】 C 【解析】 本题考查过去分词短语作后置定语的用法。written by Han Han修饰novel，故答案为C。 【end】 13、(1分)—You look sad. What's the matter with you? —I lost my grandfather. He ( ) two days ago. A、died B、is dead C、has died D、has been dead 【标准答案】 A 【解析】 根据题干中的two days ago可知，要用一般过去时，故答案为A。 【end】 14、(1分)—When is the school art festival? —It will be held on time if it ( ) next Monday. A、don't rain B、won't rain C、doesn't rain D、didn't rain 【标准答案】 C 【解析】 本题考查动词时态。答语的含义是“如果下周一不下雨，它将按时举行”，if意为“如果”，引导条件状语从句，主句用的是一般将来时，从句要用一般现在时，且主语是it，故答案为C。 【end】 15、(1分)（ ）—Could you tell me you'd like me to pay you? —You'd better use mobile payment. I don't care it is Ali Pay or WeChat Pay. A、how; whether B、how; why C、what; whether D、what; why 【标准答案】 A 【解析】 本题考查宾语从句的引导词。句意：——你能告诉我你想要我怎样付给你钱吗？——你最好使用手机支付。我不在乎是用支付宝还是用微信支付。第一空要用how表示“怎样”；第二空要用whether表示“是否”。 【end】 Ⅱ、完形填空（每小题2分，共20分） (20分)The Spring Festival is one of the most important festivals in China. During the Festival, Chinese people have many activities. They paste up Spring Festival couplets（春联）, greeting the New Year and saying　16　to the old year. On the first day of the Spring Festival, people　17　 wearing new clothes. Nowadays, children get　18　pockets from their parents and their relatives by web chat. It is a good time for people to visit relatives and friends. More importantly, the Spring Festival is celebrated not only in China but also in　19　parts of the world. The Spring Festival was　20　in the UK from 1980. Every new year, people also get together and have lots of activities. They sing songs, dance　21　music, share photos with friends or watch　22　in the cinema. Additionally, the Spring Festival has become a key time for Chinese living in the US. They　23　in a large evening party to welcome the traditional new year. Chinese New Year will be welcomed with three weeks of celebrations across Australia. Thousands of people come to Sydney's Chinatown. They enjoy fireworks（鞭炮）and lion dances. The family dinner on New Year's Eve is an important tradition for Chinese　24　they were born in Singapore or moved there from China. They usually hold it at　25　because having it in a restaurant takes away the meaning of the tradition. 【end】 (2分)16、（ ） A、yes B、goodbye C、no 【标准答案】 B 【解析】 新年是辞旧迎新的时候，say goodbye to意为“向……告别”。 【end】 (2分)17、（ ） A、hang up B、hang back C、hang out 【标准答案】 C 【解析】 春节第一天，人们穿着新衣服出去闲逛，hang out“闲逛”符合题意。 【end】 (2分)18、（ ） A、green B、golden C、red 【标准答案】 C 【解析】 孩子们能够收到父母和亲戚的“红”包，故所缺的词是red。 【end】 (2分)19、（ ） A、other B、others C、another 【标准答案】 A 【解析】 不仅中国庆祝春节，而且世界上的“其他”地方也庆祝春节，故所缺的词是other。 【end】 (2分)20、（ ） A、congratulated B、celebrated C、happened 【标准答案】 B 【解析】 英国从1980年开始“庆祝”春节，故所缺的词是celebrated。 【end】 (2分)21、（ ） A、on B、in C、to 【标准答案】 C 【解析】 dance to music的含义是“随着音乐跳舞”。 【end】 (2分)22、（ ） A、TV B、matches C、movies 【标准答案】 C 【解析】 根据其后的 in the cinema可推断，符合题意的词是movies“电影”。 【end】 (2分)23、（ ） A、put B、join C、live 【标准答案】 B 【解析】 join in...表示“加入；参加”。 【end】 (2分)24、（ ） A、if B、weather C、whether 【标准答案】 C 【解析】 除夕时的家庭聚餐对于中国人来说是一个重要的传统，不管他们是在新加坡出生，还是从中国搬家到那里的，表示“不管；无论”要用whether。 【end】 (2分)25、（ ） A、home B、outdoors C、restaurant 【标准答案】 A 【解析】 根据上下文可知，他们通常在家里举行家庭聚餐，故所缺的词是home。 【end】 Ⅲ、阅读理解（每小题2分，共30分） (10分)A Interesting festivals in the world Throwing tomatoes—Spain Spain takes the “tomato fight” to a whole new level. But the tomatoes are being thrown, not eaten. The festival takes place during the last Wednesday in August. Trucks carry tomatoes into the square. People rush to the tomatoes and throw them at the crowd. Rolling cheese—England This festival is celebrated on the last Monday in May. It takes place on Cooper's Hill. A large wheel of cheese is rolled down Cooper's Hill. The festival is actually a race where people run down the hill after the rolling cheese. The first person to cross the finish line at the bottom of the hill wins the cheese. Burning Man—The United States The Burning Man Festival lasts a week. It is from the Monday before Labor Day to Labor Day (which falls on the first Monday in September in America). The festival takes place in the Black Rock Desert. The best part of the festival is the burning of a large sculpture of a man. Pouring water—Thailand The Songkran Festival is the celebration of the New Year in Thailand. Rather than a single day, Thailand celebrates the New Year from April 13th to April 15th. The Thai people run after each other, pouring water. Songkran is one of the most important reasons why foreigners travel to the beautiful land. 【end】 (10分)B
The Lantern Festival falls on the 15th of the first month of the lunar calendar（阴历）.This day is always the first full moon in the new year.Ancient people also called it Shangyuan Festival.Celebrations and traditions on this day began from the Han dynasty（朝代）and became popular in the Tang dynasty. Watching the red lanterns is one of the main traditions.Lanterns of different shapes and sizes are usually put on trees, or along river banks on show.It is said that sky lanterns were first used by Zhuge Kongming to ask for help when he was in trouble.Today, when the lanterns slowly rise into the air, people make wishes. Another tradition is guessing lantern riddles.The riddles are usually short, wise,and sometimes humorous.The answer to a riddle can be a Chinese character（汉字）, a famous person's name, or a place name. The most important thing is to eat sweet dumplings with different tastes.In northern China,they are called yuanxiao while in southern part they're named tangyuan. Because making sweet dumplings is like a game or an activity, they are usually done happily by a group of friends or family members. In old times, the Lantern Festival was also romantic（浪漫的）.Watching lanterns gave young people a chance to meet each other.A line from Xin Qiji, a poet during the Song dynasty, shows this: Hundreds and thousands of times I searched for her in the crowd.Suddenly I turned, and there she stood,in the dim（昏暗的）light. 【end】 (10分)C Valentine's Day is coming! Shops are filled with chocolates, cards and hearts. In most countries, people celebrate Valentine's Day on February 14th. In Japan, there are two Valentine's Days. The first one is on February 14th, when women give chocolates to their boyfriends, male friends, colleagues and bosses. The second one is on March 14th and it was introduced in the 1960s by a marshmallow（棉花糖）company. Since the marshmallows were white, the company called it White Day. On White Day, Japanese men give presents to women. They give expensive gifts to the women who gave them chocolates on February 14th. They do this to thank women for their love and care over the past year. Shops earn a lot of money on these two days. A recent survey shows that 70% of women in Japan celebrate Valentine's Day. On the other hand, only 39% of men celebrate White Day. Chocolates are not their only choice of gifts. The Japanese also make or buy cookies and sweets for their loved ones on Valentine's Day. Not only do adults celebrate Valentine's Day, but children around the world celebrate it, too. In America, children like visiting their neighbors and singing songs. Their neighbors give them sweets or fruit as rewards. British children hold parties and give cards to people they like. In general, heart-shaped lollipops（棒棒糖）and chocolates are the most popular gifts among the children. So don't forget to go shopping this Valentine's Day. You may even want to buy a gift for yourself. 【end】 (2分)36、How many times do the Japanese celebrate Valentine's Day each year?（ ） A、Three times. B、Twice. C、Only once. D、Five times. 【标准答案】 B 【解析】 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“In Japan， there are two Valentine's Days.”可知，日本有两个情人节，故答案为B。 【end】 (2分)37、In Japan, White Day is( ). A、on Valentine's Day B、on March 14th C、on March 4th D、on February 14th 【标准答案】 B 【解析】 推理判断题。根据第一段中的“The second one is on March 14th and it was introduced...”以及其后的“...the company called it White Day.”可知答案为B。 【end】 (2分)38、Where did the name White Day come from?（ ） A、It was named after a beautiful lady called White. B、Japanese people related the color white to love. C、It was named after the colour of the white marshmallows. D、It was named after the white chocolates people gave to each other on that day. 【标准答案】 C 【解析】 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“...it was introduced in the 1960s by a marshmallow company. Since the marshmallows were white, the company called it White Day.”可知答案为C。 【end】 (2分)39、The difference between Valentine's Day and White Day is that give gifts to on White Day. （ ） A、adults; children B、men; women C、friends; relatives D、women; men 【标准答案】 B 【解析】 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“On White Day, Japanese men give presents to women.”可知，在白色情人节，男人给女人送礼物，故答案为B。 【end】 (2分)40、Which of the following is not true according to the passage?（ ） A、Over forty percent of men celebrate White Day in Japan. B、Japanese people choose different kinds of gifts on Valentine's Day. C、Male friends of women in Japan receive gifts on Valentine's Day. D、Shops make a lot of money on Valentine's Day and White Day. 【标准答案】 A 【解析】 推理判断题。根据第三段中的“On the other hand, only 39% of men celebrate White Day.”可知，选项A是错误的描述。 【end】 (2分)31、The traditional festival talked about in this passage is called“( )”in Chinese. A、春节 B、元宵节 C、端午节 【标准答案】 B 【解析】 主旨大意题。文章谈论的节日是中国的元宵节。 故答案为B。 【end】 (2分)32、When did celebrations and traditions of the Lantern Festival start from?（ ） A、The Han dynasty. B、The Tang dynasty. C、The Song dynasty. 【标准答案】 A 【解析】 细节理解题。 由文章第一段可知，元宵节起源于汉代。 【end】 (2分)33、What were sky lanterns first used for by Zhuge Kongming in ancient times?（ ） A、Making wishes. B、Celebrating birthdays. C、Asking for help. 【标准答案】 C 【解析】 细节理解题。由文章第二段中的 sky lanterns were first used by Zhuge Kongming to ask for help when he was in trouble可知，诸葛孔明在陷入困境时放天灯是为了寻求帮助。 【end】 (2分)34、Which of the following is NOT true about sweet dumplings?（ ） A、They have different tastes. B、They are named “yuanxiao”all over the country. C、People enjoy the process of making them. 【标准答案】 B 【解析】 细节理解题。由文章第四段中的In northern China， they are called yuanxiao while in southern part they're named tangyuan.可知 sweet dumplings既可以叫汤圆又可以叫元宵，故选B。 【end】 (2分)35、The line from Xin Qiji in the passage shows the Lantern Festival was ( ) in old times. A、boring B、humorous C、romantic 【标准答案】 C 【解析】 推理判断题。boring 无聊的；humorous 幽默的；romantic 浪漫的。文章结尾引用了辛弃疾的诗“众里寻她千百度，蓦然回首，那人却在灯火阑珊处”。体现了元宵节的浪漫。故选C。 【end】 (2分)26、How many festivals are mentioned in the passage?（ ） A、One. B、Two. C、Three. D、Four. 【标准答案】 D 【解析】 细节理解题。通读全文可知，本文一共提到了四个国家的四个有趣的节日，故答案为D。 【end】 (2分)27、Where will you probably go to enjoy one of the festivals above in May?（ ） A、Spain. B、England. C、The United States. D、Thailand. 【标准答案】 B 【解析】 细节理解题。根据Rolling cheese—England中的描述“This festival is celebrated on the last Monday in May.”可知，英国的滚奶酪节是在五月，故答案为B。 【end】 (2分)28、Which festival is held in the Black Roc