题目内容
根据句意及各题后括号中所给的汉语意思，从下面的方框中选择合适的单词或词组，用其适当形式填空。
1．The news that so many miners died of the disaster _________(使惊讶)us greatly．
2．The _________(摇摆)of the ship made many passengers seasick．
3．We should be satisfied with our own life when comparing with those who are _________(穷的)．
4．Those with a _________(感觉)of humour are popular everywhere．
5．Her _________(特殊的；特别的)way of smiling left a good impression on me．
6．The learners of a second language have many obstacles to _________(克服)．
7．It is also believed that playing firecrackers will bring good _________(运气)in the coming year．
8．A lot of funny jokes are _________(有趣的)and can make us relaxed．
9．Yuan Longping are invited to travel _________(遍及)the world circulating the growing of the super hybrid rice．
10．It’s not allowed to talk in the library, even to _________(日语)．
11．The clothes are so _________(穿旧的)that they must be thrown away．
12．Mr．Johnson is easy to _________(挑出)among the crowds, for he is as tall as two meters．
13．When shopping in the mall, I _________(撞上, 碰见)a childhood classmate．
14．Some people are never _________(满足的)with their life and are always thinking of gaining wealth．
15．Having been _________(切断；断绝)with the outside world for fifty years, he doesn’t know about the modern life．
16．He _________(咀嚼)over the problem for several days before making his decision．
17．Li An _________(导演)the film Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon．
Rosy came in for _____coffee and told me _____ firecrackers outside kept her awake last night.
A．a; the B．不填; the C．the; a D．a; the
In both China and the West, at this time of the year, we must endure the cold, the wind and the snow of wintertime. How good it is then that we have festivals to keep our spirits up and hearts warm!
Spring Festival in China and Christmas in foreign countries are times for families and friends to get together, exchange gifts and have a big dinner.
Although the two holidays are different – one is to celebrate Jesus Christ’s birth, while the other is celebrated because of thousands of years of Chinese folk traditions – Christmas and Spring Festival still have things in common.
In both, eating is a big part of the holiday celebration. In China we eat dumpling and niangao – cakes made of sticky rice – while Westerners sit down to a roast turkey or ham, with vegetables, apple-sauce and a plum (干果) pudding.
Gifts are another key element in both celebrations. In the West, families gather round the Christmas tree on Christmas morning and open their presents. Gifts range from the small – a box of chocolates – to the large. Children especially look forward to a big present, say a new bike or computer. Similarly, in China children receive gift money in red envelopes from their elders.
With the world becoming more connected, Spring Festival and Christmas have crossed cultural borders. It is not unusual in China to see Christmas trees and Father Christmas figures around the end of December.
And Chinese living abroad have made Spring Festival a special cultural event in many foreign countries. In some US cities, especially those with large Chinese neighborhoods, non-Asian adults and kids join in the fun. “ I've been celebrating Chinese New Year for a really long time, and it's a great cultural festival for the community,” said Leslie Swartz, who works at the city's Children's Museum in Boston. “Everyone goes to Chinatown. There are lion dances and firecrackers. It's very lively. Schools also celebrate Chinese New Year. ” Swartz said.
Swartz has a 13-year-old adopted Chinese daughter, Mei. They celebrate at home, too, decorating the house and eating special foods. They make traditional Chinese New Year's fruit trays (拼盘). They also write good luck messages on red paper, called spring couplets (对联), and hang them by the doors at home.
The Title: East- West: We are alike
★ 1. : Spring Festival in China and Christmas in the west
★similarities:
▼ keeping spirits up and 2.
▼being time for families and friends to 3.
▼ 4.
▼having a big dinner
★ 5. between the two festivals
▼Spring Festival: folk traditions of China of thousands of years
▼Christmas: Celebrating ___6.
★ Culture mixture: Spring Festival and Christmas having crossed 7.
▼In China: Seeing 8. and Father Christmas figures
▼In the USA: watching lion dances and9. in Chinatown, making traditional Chinese New Year’ fruit trays, writing good luck messages on red paper and 10. by the doors
It’s the Year of the Rat!
Millions of people crowded onto trains and buses across China on Wednesday. They were hurrying home to be with their families for the country’s most important holiday, the Lunar New Year, or the Spring Festival. Thursday marked the end of the Year of the Pig, and the beginning of the Year of the Rat. But for a while, it looked as if severe winter weather in some regions of China would put a deep freeze on the celebrations. Due to dangerous conditions, airlines, railways and highways across the country were forced to shut down for the past few weeks. Many travelers were worried that they would not make it home for the holidays. Luckily, the crisis started winding down just in time for some roads and railways to reopen on Lunar New Year’s Eve.
More than one billion people worldwide celebrate the Lunar New Year. In China, people from Beijing to Guangzhou enjoy a holiday. Businesses and government offices are closed. Many people go to temples to pray for good fortune for the future. The Lunar New Year is celebrated at the second new moon after the winter solstice（冬至）.
On Lunar New Year’s Eve, the Chinese celebrate with fireworks, family gatherings, and festivals. One of the most popular ways to celebrate the holiday is with the lion dance. The lion is considered a holy animal. During celebrations, dancers dressed as lions（or holding up elaborate paper lions in the air）perform to bring good luck to the people they visit at their homes or businesses. People often wear red, which symbolizes fire. Legend has it that fire can drive away bad luck. The 15-day New Year season is celebrated with firecrackers, dragon dances and visits to friends and families. The celebrations end with the Lantern Festival, when brightly colored lamps are hung in parks around China.
49. When the Spring Festival comes, trains and buses are usually crowed because________.
A. millions of people hurried to go abroad for travelling
B. millions of people are hurrying home to get together with their folks
C. at this time the transportation cost is at the lowest point
D. million of people hurried to send firecrackers to their home
50. Why were many travellers worried whether they would go home for the Year of the Rat?
A. Because a deep freeze hit some regions of China.
B. Because many transportation companies have a holiday
C. Because some roads and railways won’t reopen in a long time.
D. Because businesses and government offices are closed.
51. Where do people usually go to beg for their good luck?
A. Government offices B. Business offices
C. Temples D. Beijing
52. In order to bring good luck to the people they visit, dancers dress themselves________.
A. as lions to have a dance B. as tigers to have a dance
C. as rats to have a dance D. as cats to have a dance
Almost all cultures celebrate the end of one year and the beginning of another in some way. Different cultures celebrate the beginning of a new year in different ways, and at different times on the calendar.
In Western countries, people usually celebrate New Year at midnight on January 1st. People may go to parties, dress in formal clothes -- like tuxedos (小礼服) and evening gowns, and drink champagne at midnight. During the first minutes of the New Year, people cheer and wish each other happiness for the year ahead. But some cultures prefer to celebrate the New Year by waking up early to watch the sun rise. They welcome the New Year with the first light of the sunrise.
It is also a common Western custom to make a New Year’s promise, called a resolution. New Year’s resolutions usually include promises to try something new or change a bad habit in the new year.
Many cultures also do special things to get rid of bad luck at the beginning of a new year. For example, in Ecuador, families make a big doll from old clothes. The doll is filled with old newspapers and firecrackers. At midnight, these dolls are burned to show the bad things from the past year are gone and the new year can start afresh (again). Other common traditions to keep away bad luck in a new year include throwing things into rivers or the ocean, or saying special things on the first day of the new year.
Other New Year traditions are followed to bring good luck is to eat grapes on New Year’s Day. The more grapes a person eats, the more good luck the person will have in the year. In France, people eat pancakes for good luck at New Year. In the United States, some people eat black-eyed peas (豇豆) for good luck -- but to get good luck for a whole year you have to eat 365 of them!
1.Which culture celebrates New Year in the morning?
A．The United States. B．Spain.
C．France. D．The passage doesn’t say.
2.What is a resolution?
A．Something you burn. B．Something you eat.
C．Something you say. D．Something you wear.
3.What is the topic of the fourth paragraph?
A．Bringing good luck. B．Keeping away bad luck.
C．Planning for the next year. D．Remembering the past.
4.Which is probably true about eating black-eyed peas on New Year?
A．Black-eyed peas taste bad.
B．One pea brings one day of luck.
C．The peas are very difficult to cook.
D．It is bad luck to eat a lot of black-eyed peas.
