Unit 8 Topic3
一、重点短语： 节日名称： The Spring Festival 春节 Dragon Boat Festival 端午节 Teachers’ Day 教师节 Women’s Day 妇女节 April Fool’s Day New Year’s Eve 除夕 Mid-autumn Festival 中秋节 Mother’s Day 母亲节 Army’s Day 建军节 Christmas Children’s Day 儿童节 Party’s Birthday 建党节 Thanks-giving Day Lantern Day 元宵节 Tomb–sweeping Festival 清明节 Double Ninth Festival 重阳节 National Day 国庆节 Youth Day 青年节 Halloween 愚人节 圣诞节 感恩节 复活节 eat dumplings __________________ each other__________________ perform lion and dragon dances __________________ good luck__________________ the end of __________________ guess riddles __________________ watch lantern shows __________________ get together __________________
pumpkin pie __________________ give best wishes to __________________ enjoy the bright full moon__________________ go shopping __________________ go to church__________________ put up __________________
have a get-together__________________ Merry Christmas!__________________ on the eve of?__________________ the whole family __________________
stay up__________________ lucky money =gift money__________________ at midnight for good luck__________________ Trick or treat! __________________
a one-day holiday__________________ Lunar May 5th __________________ the birthday of China __________________ hold dragon boat races __________________ eat rice dumplings __________________ the capital of China __________________ Tian’anmen Square __________________ watch the national flag go up __________________
二、句型:
1.They often eat turkey and Christmas cakes and give each other presents.
each other 相互，彼此
2.people eat sweet dumplings for good luck.人们吃元宵求好运
dumpling 饺子 sweet dumpling汤圆 rice dumpling 粽子 good luck好运 bad luck晦气，霉运
3. Many people believe Christ came back to life on East Day.许多人相信耶稣在复活节那天复活 believe sb.相信某人说得话 believe in sb.信任/信赖某人（相信某人的为人） I believe him, but I don’t believe in him.我相信他说得话，但我并不信任他。
4.Christmas is the most important festival in many countries.圣诞节在许多国家是最重要的节日 the most important是形容词important的最高级形式，意思是“最重要的”。 类似的有the most difficult/beautiful.
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5.Before Christmas Day, people are busy preparing for it.圣诞节前，人们忙着为它做准备 1) be busy doing sth.=be busy with sth.忙于干某事
2）prepare?for?为??准备?? prepare for?为??做准备 prepare sth.准备好某物
a)The students are preparing for the exam。同学们正在准备考试（为考试做准备） b)The teachers are preparing the exam.老师在准备考试（为考试做准备工作）
6.Children put up stockings by the fireplaces or at the end of their beds before they go to bed. 孩子们在睡觉之前将长统袜挂在壁炉旁或放在他们的床头。 put up 挂起，举起，张贴 by 此处的意思是“在??旁”
7. People usually start preparing for the festival one month before it comes. 人们通常提前一个月就为节日作准备。
start preparing for …. 开始为……作准备
start后面常接 V-ing, 表示开始做某事。也可以说成start to do sth. 如： They start to cook supper.=They start cooking supper. 他们开始做晚饭。 8. On the eve of the festival, the whole family gets together for a big dinner.
在节日（春节）前夕，全家人欢聚一堂，共享大餐。 1） on the eve of?在??前夕
2） the whole family 指的是“全家人”，表达的是珍上整体的概念，所以谓语动词用单数。类似的
还有 the whole class, the whole school。 如: The whole school meets together once a week. 全校的师生每星期集会一次。
9.Then we knocked on our neighbors’ doors and shouted,“Trick or treat!” 1）Trick or treat! 恶作剧还是请客
play ticks on sb.对某人搞恶作剧，作弄某人=play jokes on sb.戏弄某人，与某人开玩笑 如：Children and some young people play tricks on their friends. 2）knock on/ at? 敲??
10. People enjoy a one-day holiday.
a seven-day holiday 七天的假期 a five-year-old boy一个五岁的男孩
11.In Beijing, the capital of China, many people go to Tian’anmen Square to watch the national flag go up.在中国首都---北京，许多人去天安门广场看升国旗
the capital of China 中国的首都 Tian’anmen Square 天安门 watch the national flag go up 观看升国旗
练习
Ⅰ. 单项选择。(10分)
( )1. —Merry Christmas!
—_____
A. Thank you. B. The same to you. C. Me, too. D. No problem.
( )2. Children often go to the movies _____ the afternoon of June 1st.
A. in B. at C. on D. /
( )3. The students decorate the classroom _____ colorful lights and stars. It looks beautiful.
A. under B. by C. with D. for
( )4. —Listen! Who_____ the door? Please go and see, Jane.
—OK, Mom.
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A. knocks on B. knocked on C. knock on D. is knocking on
( )5. When National Day comes, we have a _____ holiday.
A. seven-day B. seven-days C. seven days D. seven day
( )6. —Please don’t _____ the old picture on the wall.
—Oh, I’m sorry. A. put on B. put up C. putting on D. putting up
( )7. Many students show their love for teachers _____ giving cards and flowers on Teachers’ Day.
A. to B. by C. at D. with
( )8. The little girl drew a tree and _____ it _____. The tree was nice.
A. colored; with green B. colors; green C. color; with green D. colored; green
( )9. Kangkang usually _____ his homework at 7:00 p. m. , but yesterday he started _____ it at 8:00 p. m.
A. do; doing B. does; do C. does; doing D. do; do
( )10. You’d better not _____old people at mid-night. It may be dangerous.
A. play tricks on B. play a trick to C. perform tricks on D. perform a trick to
Ⅱ. 情景交际。(5分)
根据对话的情景，从方框中选择适当的句子填入画线处，使对话完整通顺。其中有两项是多余的。 A: Hello, Michael!
B: Hello, Kangkang! Can you tell me something about the Lantern Festival? A: Sure. 11 B: Well, when is the Lantern Festival? A: 12 B: What do people usually do on this day?
A: 13 They eat sweet dumplings for good luck. B: Great! 14 A: Yes. People watch lantern shows and guess riddles on lanterns. 15 B: How interesting! I learn a lot today. Thank you. A: You’re welcome. A. It’s on lunar January 15th. B. The Lantern Festival means the end of the Spring Festival as well. C. What would you like to know? D. Where do you want to go? E. Is there anything else? F. They celebrate it on the evening of that day. G. They eat rice dumplings, too.
11. _____ 12. _____ 13. _____ 14. _____ 15. _____ Ⅲ. 完形填空。(10分)
The Spring Festival is our Chinese people’s special festival. It 16 in January or February. There are twelve different animal names 17 each Chinese year. They are mouse, tiger, rabbit, chicken, dragon 18 . This year is the year of snake(蛇).
19 the Spring Festival, people are busy shopping and cleaning their houses. Every family
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20 many kinds of food and drinks. On the eve of the festival, there is 21 a big family dinner. People like eating jiaozi—dumplings. It 22 “reunion（团聚）”and“good luck”. After dinner all the family stay up 23 the New Year. They often watch TV and play games.
On the first day of the lunar New Year, people 24 their new clothes and go to visit relatives（亲戚）and friends. They say“Happy New Year”and give the best wishes to 25 . Everyone has a great time. ( )16. A. will come B. comes C. came D. is coming ( )17. A. for B. in C. on D. to ( )18. A. later on B. right away C. and so on D. as well ( )19. A. After B. On C. When D. Before ( )20. A. prepares B. are preparing C. prepare for D. prepared ( )21. A. never B. seldom C. sometimes D. always ( )22. A. meant B. means C. like D. likes ( )23. A. welcome B. stop C. to welcome D. to stop ( )24. A. wear in B. put on C. dress D. be in ( )25. A. every other B. the others C. each other D. one other IV. 词汇部分。(10分)
(A)根据句意及汉语提示，在空白处填入适当的单词。 41. There is a red national _____(旗) on the playground. 42. Be careful! The bottle is _____(满的) of hot water. 43. She _____(招待) him to dinner yesterday afternoon. 44.—How far is the _____(月亮) from the sun?
—Sorry, I don’t know. Let’s ask our geography teacher. 45. It’s _____(重要的) to obey the traffic rules on the roads. (B)根据句意，用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
46. Many students _____ (believe) Kangkang will do well in the race. 47.—Do you like _____ (grape)? —Yes, they’re delicious.
48. In China, many people think they’ll be _____ (luck) in red clothes on New Year’s Day. 49. The man _____ (shout) at me a few minutes ago.
50. Keep the windows _____ (open), please. It’s a little hot in the room. V. 综合填空。（5分）
从方框中选择适当的词，并用其适当形式填空。 interesting, five, begin, race, more My favorite festival of the year is the Dragon Boat Festival. It is on lunar May 51 . I can eat 52 zongzi on this day. And I can also watch dragon boat 53 near my home. It’s very 54 . The festival means the 55 of hot summer. We usually have a big dinner in the evening. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55.
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