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Unit5 单元检测A卷
一、单项选择题(共15题,共15分)
1.—I have ______ presentfor my mother’s birthday. —Really? What’s ______ present? ; a ; the C. the; a D. the; the
you know how to make a model plane______ paper? A. for B. out C. out of D. as
3. Look at the picture! There are 12children ______ the table. A. between B. below
D. under
4.—Mr Lee, why do the Chinese peoplelike red so much?
—It’s a good ______. Because red is the colour of good luck in China.
B. idea
C. question D. festival
5. ______ Christmas, we usually have a big dinner is usually ______ theevening of 24th December. ; in
B. At; on C. On; in D. In; on
had a party______ a present for my grandparentslast week. A. for B. about C. as D. to
7. My family has two parties every winter. One isfor my birthday, and ______ is for Christmas.
D. the other
8.—Do we need a map of the city?
—No. I havean e-map in my phone, so it is not ______ to take a map.
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A. necessary B. difficult C. important D. interesting
9. —Are you goingto Jane’s Halloween party?
—I am goingto the party ______ my mother says OK. A. if
B. because C. but D. so
. —______ is your uncle? —He is anArt teacher. A. Who B. Where
D. What
to _____ fireworks. Tell himto be careful. A. put out B. put off C. let out D. let off
12.—______ do you celebratethe Dragon Boat Festival? —Familiesget together and eat rice dumplings.
D. How
always get ______ from their parents at theSpring Festival. masks
B. moon cakes C. red packets D. rice dumplings
______ me ______ yourfamily? ; to
B. tell; about C. say; to D. say; about
15.—Tom, don’tplay any tricks on me. I don’t like them. —______
A. That’sOK. , I won’t. C. Why not?
D. You are welcome
二、完形填空(共10题,共10分)
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1.
Today is the last Saturday before Christmas. Everyonein the USA (1) shoppingfor presents. (2) is falling. People are walking fast. Theyare trying to keep (3) when they move from shop to shop. In the shops children are (4) atthe toys. A man dressed like Father Christmas in the shop asks them, “What do you want for Christmas?”
Inthe USA it is warm and beautiful in summer. The trees andfields are green there. But now it is winterand (5) is white. At (6) ,small lights make the houses and buildings (7) . Many people believe Christmas is the most beautiful time of a year. Everybody is happy and (8) .
Christmas Day always begins before (9) . Children wake up very early in the morning. They open the (10) from their parents. Then they wake up their parents, saying“Merry Christmas” to each other. (1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
A. evening B. night C. morning D. afternoon (7)
(8)
(9)
(10)
三、阅读理解(共15题,共15分) 1.
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 A
Li Ming will go to Americaon 5th November. He will stay there for a month. He wants to know more aboutAmerican festivals. So he gets some information from the Internet and makes theform. Festivals Dates
Activities
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April Fool’s Day 1st April
Young people play tricks on others. Mother’s Day 2nd Sunday in May
People give presents and show their love to their mothers. Halloween 31st October
Children wear special costumes and masks and play tricks on others. Thanksgiving Day
4th Thursday of November
People say thanks to others and have a good meal with their families. Christmas 25th December
It’s the biggest festival in a year. People eat dinner together and give presents to each other.
(1)Young people or children play tricks on others on ______.
A. April Fool’s Dayand Christmas Day B. April Fool’s Dayand Halloween C. Halloween and Thanksgiving Day D. Halloween and Christmas (2)In America,people ______ on 25th December.
A. wear special costumes B. play tricks on others C. say thanks to others presents (3)______ is the biggest festival in America.
A. April Fool’s Day B. Christmas C. Halloween D. Thanksgiving Day
(4)American people have Mother’sDay because they want to______.
A. have a dinner together B. show their love totheir mothers C. say thanks to eachother D. playtricks on others
(5)After hisarriving, Li Ming is invited by his American friends to have a party. Theparty is most possible for ______.
A. Halloween B. Mother’s Day C. Thanksgiving Day D. Christmas 2. B
Thefourth Thursday of November isThanksgiving Day. It is a holiday inthe USA. Usually, family members andfriends get together for a dinner. Some people have to drive their cars a longway for the family party. Many people also take Friday off and make it a longweekend holiday, as most Americansdo not work on Saturdays or Sundays. Thanksgiving Day began in 1621, thesecond year after the first English settlers (定居者)reached the new American continent (大陆). They did nothave enough food. But the American Indians helped the white men and taught themhow to farm.
In theautumn after the English settlers came to America, they had a good harvest (丰收). They were so pleased and decided to invitetheir Indian friends
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to a dinner to thank them for their help and God’sgoodness. That was the first Thanksgiving Day. Because of the big family reunions (团聚), Thanksgiving Day is even more important than Christmasor New Year’s Eve to most Americans now. (1)If 1st Novemberis Thursday, when will be Thanksgiving Day?
A. 1st November. B. 14th November. C. 22nd November. D. 7th November.
(2)In the passage the American Indians were very ______ to the first English settlers.
A. brave B. unfriendly C. kind D. clever
(3)After thefirst English settlers reached American continent,they ______ at first.
A. lived a very happy and comfortable life B. had a very difficulttime C. taught the American Indians how to farm D. sharedtheir food with the American Indians
(4)Why do people celebrate Thanksgiving Day?
A. Because they want to thankthe Indians for their help and God’s goodness. B. Because they want to be kind to their American Indian friends. C. Because they want to celebrate their arrival at thenew continent. D. Because they want to have a family reunion.
(5)From the last paragraph, we can guess there are more family reunions______. A. on Thanksgiving Day than on Christmas Day B. on Christmas Daythan on Thanksgiving Day C. on New Year’s Eve than on Thanksgiving Day D. on New Year’s Eve than on Christmas Day 3. C
27thApril is a special day in Britain. It’s called Take Our Daughter to Work was brought to Britain in 1994 from America. On that day thousands of girlstake a day off school and go with one of their parents to their workplaces. Bydoing this, it can teach girls more about the society where they live.
Nowthe girls can have a close look at what their parents are doing. This may helpthem to make a right decision inchoosing a job. Mary experienced (体验) a day of work at her mother’s office. This helped herunderstand her mother’s work better. She said that this made her feel moreconfident about her future. Schoolsand many companies support the activity too. Some schools even make the day anecessary part of school life.
Experts think that girls with more self-confidenceare more likely (可能的) to be successfulthan other girls. If parents can set good examples both at work and at home forthem, they will do better than others. Take Our Daughter to Work Day is surelya step in the right direction. (1)Where was Take Our Daughter to Work Day from?
A. America. B. China. C. Canada. D. Australia. (2)On Take Our Daughter to Work Day, thousands of girls______.
A. go on a journey with their parents B. have a party withtheir friends at home C. go to the workplaces ofone of their parents D. take part ina
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