初三上册英语Unit3练习试题(2)
初三上册英语Unit3练习试题
四、阅读理解(20分)
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学习啦在线学习网 (2016•长沙)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.
学习啦在线学习网 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.
学习啦在线学习网 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:
学习啦在线学习网 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.
学习啦在线学习网 1. The traditional festival talked about in this passage is called “ ” in Chinese.
A. 春节 B. 元宵节 C. 端午节
学习啦在线学习网 2. When did celebrations and traditions of the Lantern Festival start from?
学习啦在线学习网 A. The Han Dynasty. B. The Tang Dynasty. C. The Song Dynasty.
学习啦在线学习网 3. What were sky lanterns first used for by Zhuge Kongming in ancient times?
A. Making wishes. B. Celebrating birthdays. C. Asking for help.
4. Which of the following is NOT true about sweet dumplings?
A. They have different tastes.
学习啦在线学习网 B. They are named “yuanxiao” all over the country.
C. People enjoy the process of making them.
5. The line from Xin Qiji in the passage shows the Lantern Festival was in old times.
A. boring B. humorous C. romantic
B
The Spring Festival is celebrated not only in China but also in other parts of the world. The traditional holiday is the most important to Chinese both home and abroad.
United Kingdom
学习啦在线学习网 Celebrations for the Spring Festival in the UK started in 1980, with the first evening party held in 2002. Every New Year, people get together and have a lot of activities. They sing songs, dance to music, share photos with friends or enjoy films in a cinema.
United States
The Spring Festival has become a key time for Chinese living or working in the US. They join in a large evening party to welcome the traditional New Year. It is a good chance for people to build a circle of friends and feel that they are not alone because they share the same culture and values.
学习啦在线学习网 Australia
The Chinese New Year will be welcomed with three weeks of celebrations across Australia. Many people come to Sydney’s Chinatown or Little Bourke in Melbourne. They enjoy fireworks, lion dances, dragon boat races and many other traditional activities. The celebrations are also a bridge towards better understanding between Chinese and non-Chinese.
Singapore
The family dinner on New Year’s Eve is an important tradition for Chinese whether they were born in Singapore or moved there from China. They place traditional food on a table as an act of remembering their past. Then the whole family enjoy their dinner together. They usually hold it at home because having it in a restaurant takes away the meaning of the tradition.
6. Celebrations for the Spring Festival in the UK started in .
学习啦在线学习网 A. 1890 B. 1980
学习啦在线学习网 C. 2000 D. 2002
学习啦在线学习网 7. At the Spring Festival, Chinese in America join in a large evening party to .
学习啦在线学习网 A. say hello to the new year
学习啦在线学习网 B. refuse a good chance
学习啦在线学习网 C. tell others they are alone
D. share different cultures
学习啦在线学习网 8. Chinese in Australia enjoy the following activities except .
学习啦在线学习网 A. fireworks B. lion dances
学习啦在线学习网 C. bridges D. dragon boat races
9. In Singapore, Chinese families don’t hold the new year dinner in a restaurant but at home because .
学习啦在线学习网 A. they were born in Singapore
B. they moved there from other places
C. the restaurant is far away
D. they want to keep Chinese tradition
学习啦在线学习网 10. After reading the passage above, we might say .
学习啦在线学习网 A. all parts of the world celebrate the Spring Festival
B. the Chinese New Year is celebrated only in China
C. celebrations for the Spring Festival are just held in four foreign countries
D. Chinese across the world have a strong feeling towards the Spring Festival
学习啦在线学习网 五、综合填空(10分)
学习啦在线学习网 用括号中所给词的适当形式填空, 使语篇意思完整, 必要时请用否定式。
学习啦在线学习网 (2015•昆明)Chinese people have been celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival and enjoying mooncakes for 1 (century). There are many traditional folk stories about this festival. However, most people think that the story of Chang’e is the most 2 (touch). It tells after Hou Yi shot down the 3 (nine) suns, a goddess gave him magic medicine to thank him. Hou Yi planned 4 (drink) it with his wife, Chang’e. But a bad man, Pang Meng, tried to steal the medicine when Hou Yi was out. Chang’e 5 (is) ready to give it to him and then drank it all. She became very light and 6 (fly) up to the moon. Hou Yi was so sad and missed her very much. One night, he found that the moon was so bright and round that he could see his wife there. He 7 (quick) laid out her favorite fruits and desserts in the garden. 8 (how) he wished that she could come back!
学习啦在线学习网 After this, people started the 9 (traditional) of admiring the moon and sharing mooncakes that carry 10 (they) wishes to the families they love and miss.
六、根据汉语提示完成英语句子(5分)
1. The teacher __________(结束)the class with a story.
学习啦在线学习网 2. The kids like to __________(打扮)cartoon characters.
3. This picture __________ me __________(使想起)my uncle.
4. I’d like to __________ my happiness ___________(与……分享)you.
学习啦在线学习网 5. She continued to __________ (摆放) her cards.
七、用括号内所给词的正确形式填空(5分)
学习啦在线学习网 1. Do you know the boy _______(lie)on the beach?
2. When he went out, he found his bike _______(steal).
学习啦在线学习网 3. The bottle _______(fill)with milk.
4. It caused the _______(die)of all my plants.
5. Remind me _______(turn)off the light before I leave.
学习啦在线学习网 八、根据括号中的要求完成题目(5分)
1. What do you think of playing computer games?(改为同义句)
_______ do you _______ playing computer games?
2. The teacher said to the students,“English is an important subject.”(合并为一句)
The teacher told the students _______ English _______ an important subject.
3. Are there any new markets in Asia? The sales manager wants to know.(合并为一句)
The sales manager wants to know _______ there _______ some new markets in Asia.
学习啦在线学习网 4. The girl is very pretty.(改为感叹句)
_______ _______ the girl is!
学习啦在线学习网 5. I think it’s necessary to protect the environment.(改为否定句)
I _______ _______ _______ necessary to protect the environment.
九、书面表达(15分)
假如你是李磊，你的美国笔友Tom对中国的传统文化很感兴趣。请你用英语给他写一封80词左右的电子邮件，介绍一个或两个中国的传统节日，如春节(the Spring Festival)、中秋节(the Mid-Autumn Festival)等。
要求: l. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
学习啦在线学习网 2. 语句通顺、表达准确、内容连贯。
学习啦在线学习网 3. 文中不能出现真实校名和姓名等相关信息。
参考词汇: decorate装饰
Dear Tom,
I’m very glad to tell you something about ________________________________________
学习啦在线学习网 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Lei
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