Unit 2 Let’s celebrate!

Section Ⅰ Starting out & Understanding ideas

单词拼写 根据首字母或汉语提示，用本部分所学单词的正确形式填空。

1. Taking r exercise is the best way to improve your health.

2. During the Spring Festival， we can see many red d  in every home.

3. Based on her wonderful performance， Zhu Ting was h  as the most valuable player.

4. He bought a lot of food for the s  people in this area.

5.The government has given a w  that people are not allowed to let off fireworks during the festival.

6. The  （不平等） between the rich and the poor is increasing in the city.

7. They gathered together and talked about music， painting and  （文学）.

8. Many people often  （抱怨） that they are too busy to find time for reading.

9.Some African people are still fighting for the  （自由） and independence of their countries.

10. They predicted that the next year would be a good  （收成）.

选词填空 用方框中所给短语的适当形式填空。

regard as as long as regardless of address to wrap up

1.  I can spend the weekend with you， it doesn’t matter where I go.

2. These gifts  for several days and are ready to be posted.

3. He does what he wants  what others say.

4. Tu Youyou  one of the most famous female scientists in the world.

5. Can you help me give him the letter which  him？

课文语法填空

Many people still remember the magic of Father Christmas from when they were children. That is the reason 1 Letters from Father Christmas could be the perfect book for those who regard Christmas as a special time of year. The man who wrote these letters 2 （be） one of the most famous names in English literature—J. R. R. Tolkien.

Every Christmas， 3 envelope with a North Pole stamp 4 （address） to Tolkien’s children. Each letter took Tolkien a long time 5 （complete）. The letters told wonderful stories about Father Christmas’s life and adventures at the North Pole. The letters did， however， change as Tolkien’s children got 6 （old）. The book 7 （tell） us that as well as 8 （enjoy） the adventures of Father Christmas， Polar Bear and other 9 （character） at the North Pole， we can all share the true spirit of giving at Christmas time. By expressing love for his children 10 such a special way， Tolkien may indeed have been the real Father Christmas.

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阅读理解

The Sister Rice Festival is held every year in Guizhou’s Taijiang County from the ethnic （民族的） Miao group. It is an ancient tradition， which brings men and women together through food， gifts and music.

In the days before the festival， young women gather leaves and wild flowers， which they use to dye （染色） sticky rice with bright colors. This brightly colored rice， known as Sister Rice， gives the festival its name. During the festival， the young women dress in beautiful traditional clothes with large amounts of silver jewelry （首饰）.

The festival includes parades， horse races and musical performances. But the real focus is the interaction between the young women and men. In one traditional type of song， a man and a woman take turns to sing to each other， and the first one to make a mistake loses the game. The loser must give the winner a gift， but the winner is expected to give a gift in return， too. After meeting the men， the women send them home with a bamboo basket containing dyed rice and hidden objects with special meanings. For example， a pair of chopsticks indicates that she wants to marry the man， while garlic shows that she is not interested.

One of several stories about the festival’s beginning is about a girl and a boy who fell in love. The girl’s parents wanted her to marry her uncle’s son. She refused， and the boy likewise refused to marry anyone else. For a time， they could only meet in a field and pass hidden messages to each other through rice in a bamboo basket. Finally， the pair overcame their parents’ opposition and were allowed to marry.

The Sister Rice Festival is perhaps the oldest festival in Asia that encourages love.

1. Why do young women collect leaves and wild flowers？

A. To decorate their rooms. B. To sell them and make money.

C. To give the rice different colors. D. To cover the objects in a basket.

2. Who are the main participants of the ethnic Miao group in the festival？

A. The rich. B. The poor. C. The old. D. The young.

3. What can we learn about the festival from Paragraph 3？

A. Men need to sing songs to women. B. Chopsticks suggest good things.