Unit 2　Section A　Starting out & Understanding ideas （2020新外研版）英语必修第二册课后练习.docx

1、Unit 2Lets celebrate! 【主题语境人与社会 节日文化】 Section A Starting out www.silentfilm.org Union Street Festival This popular street fair extends more than six blocks of the city,in the fashionable shopping area of Union Street.The themes include beer and wine tasting and other separate onesfashion,cuisine,tec

2、h,local craft,fitness,health and so on. June 7 to 10;www.Unionstreet North Beach Festival This festival is San Franciscos oldest street party where tourists can enjoy a variety of live entertainment,tasty food, handcrafts and art works.Located in the Little Italy district,known for its associations

3、with the “Beat Generation”,festival goers are guaranteed plenty of good Italian food.Besides,there is also an event called “blessing of the animals”,a San Francisco tradition which takes place at the National Shrine of Saint Francis of Assisi(610 Vallejo Street) at 2 pm on the days of the festival.

4、June 14 to 16:www.Northbeach.org Stern Grove Festival This festival is recognized as the oldest summer art festival in America.It includes plenty of performances,from the local symphony orchestras to well-known artists such as Frank Hurley. Sundays from June 22 to August 24;www.Sterngrove.org 【语篇导读】

5、本文是一篇应用文,文章为游客们介绍了今年夏天美国的一些著名节日。 1.Which of the following festivals covers the most themes? A.San Francisco Silent Film Festival. B.Union Street Festival. C.North Beach Festival. D.Stern Grove Festival. 答案 B 解析细节理解题。根据 Union Street Festival部分的“The themes include beer and wine tasting and other separ

6、ate onesfashion,cuisine,tech,local craft,fitness,health and so on.”可知,包含主题最多的节日 是 Union Street Festival。 2.What is true about North Beach Festival? A.It has the longest history of food. B.Hands-on activities are guaranteed. C.Exotic food is available to visitors. D.Foreign cultures are presented in

7、it. 答案 C 解析细节理解题。根据 North Beach Festival部分的“Located in the Little Italy district.festival goers are guaranteed plenty of good Italian food.”可知,因为这个街边聚会安排在旧金山市的 Little Italy区举 行,前来参加节日活动的游客一定会品尝到许多的意大利食品。 3.When can you enjoy the oldest art festival in the United States? A.Weekdays in June. B.Saturda

8、ys in August. C.Weekends in May. D.Sundays in July. 答案 D 解析细节理解题。由题干中的 the oldest art festival 可定位到 Stern Grove Festival部分,根据该部分的 “Sundays from June 22 to August 24”可知,在美国 6 月 22 日至 8 月 24日期间的星期日,你可以享受最 古老的艺术节。 B Little New Year usually falls a week before the lunar New Year.It is also known as the

9、Festival of the Kitchen God,the deity(神) who oversees the moral character of each household.Here are six things you should know about the Little New Year,another sign of the start of spring. 1.Offer sacrifices to Kitchen God One of the most distinctive traditions of the Little New Year is the burnin

10、g of a paper image of the Kitchen God,who will report on the familys conduct over the past year.The offerings to the Kitchen God include pigs head,fish,sweet bean paste,melons,fruit,boiled dumplings,barley sugar,and Guandong candy.Most of the offerings are sweets of various varieties.It is thought t

11、hat this will seal the Kitchen Gods mouth and encourage him to only say good things about the family when he ascends to heaven to make his report. 2.House cleaning According to Chinese folk beliefs,during the last month of the year ghosts and deities must choose either to return to Heaven or to stay

12、 on Earth.It is believed that in order to ensure the ghosts and deities timely departure people must thoroughly clean both their persons and their houses,down to every last drawer and cupboard. 3.Paste paper-cuts to windows In the Little New Year,old couplets and paper-cuts from the previous Spring

13、Festival are taken down,and new window decorations,New Years posters,and auspicious(吉利的) decorations are pasted up. 4.Bath and hair-cut As the old Chinese saying goes,whether theyre rich or poor,people often have a haircut before the Spring Festival.The activity of taking bath and haircut is often t

14、aken on the Little New Year. 5.Preparations for the Spring Festival People start to stock up necessary provisions for the Spring Festival since the Little New Year.Everything needed to make offerings to the ancestors,entertain guests,and feed the family over the long holiday must be purchased in adv

15、ance. 【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了中国小年的五种民间习俗,“小年”也预示着春季 的开始。 4.What is the most unusual tradition in the Little New Year? A.Offering sacrifices to the Kitchen God. B.Burning paper image of the Kitchen God. C.Preparing the necessities for the New Year. D.Cleaning house and people themselves. 答案 B 解析细节理解题。根据

16、第二段中的“One of the most distinctive traditions of the Little New Year is the burning of a paper image of the Kitchen God,”可知,小年夜最与众不同的传统之一是烧灶神像。 5.What is the Kitchen Gods duty in the mans world? A.Collecting the information of the mans world. B.Protecting the character of each home. C.Gathering sacri

17、fices for other Gods in heaven. D.Watching out for the moral people in the world. 答案 D 解析细节理解题。根据第一段中的“It is also known as the Festival of the Kitchen God,the deity who oversees the moral character of each household.”可知,灶神在人间的职责是监管各家各户。 6.Why are most of the offerings sweets? A.Because the Kitchen G

18、od loves sweet foods. B.As it is the traditional customs. C.As people hope the God says good for them. D.Because sweets are the best sacrifices. 答案 C 解析细节理解题。根据第二段中的“It is thought that this will seal the Kitchen Gods mouth and encourage him to only say good things about the family when he ascends to

19、 heaven to make his report.”可 知,人们用甜品贡灶神是为了让灶神替他们在天上美言。 7.What do we know from the passage? A.Little New Year always falls in February. B.House cleaning is to welcome the New Year. C.In the Little New Year only paper-cuts are pasted up. D.People will make full preparations for the coming New Year. 答

20、案 D 解析推理判断题。最后一段提到“从小年开始,人们就开始为春节储备必要的物品。在长假期间,向 祖先献祭、招待客人和家人所需的一切都必须提前购买。”由此可知,人们要为春节做好充分准备。 .七选五 Childrens Games in Ancient China Unlike the children nowadays,the children during ancient times didnt have smartphones,iPads or computers to entertain (娱乐) themselves. 1 Lets take a look. Flying kites

21、Kites have quite a long history.The earliest kites were made of wood,instead of paper.Nowadays,the three most famous kites are the Beijing kite,Tianjin kite and Weifang kite. 2 For example,the swallow- shaped kite is a well-known Beijing style. Playing hide-and-seek Hide-and-seek is a traditional ga

22、me for children,popular around the nation.Even nowadays,many children like playing it.There are two ways to play.One way is covering a childs eyes while other kids run around to tease (戏弄) him. 3 4 The closest thing to watching a film or television for entertainment during ancient times was going to

23、 see a shadow play.Folk artists manipulate puppets behind the screen,narrating stories and accompanied by music. Setting off firecrackers(鞭炮) Firecrackers have a history of more than 2,000 years.It is said that there was a beast (野兽) named Nian in ancient China. 5 After gunpowder was invented,it gra

24、dually replaced the bamboo joint cracker.Crackers are still set off during Spring Festival to symbolize auspiciousness (吉利). A.Watching shadow plays. B.Each of them has special features. C.Different materials are used to make the kite. D.Shadow plays were the popular entertaining form in ancient tim

25、es. E.And to scare off the beast,people burnt bamboo joints to make it blast. F.More commonly,participants hide and one child must try to find them. G.Instead,they came up with interesting games to play in their childhood. 答案与解析 【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了四种中国古代的儿童游戏。 1.G 根据上文内容可知,古代的孩子没有智能手机、iPad或电脑来娱乐,G项承接上句,符合语境。 2.B 根据下一句内容可知,燕子形的风筝是著名的北京风格,B 项“它们都有各自的特点”承上启下,符 合语境。 3.F 根据上文内容可知,有两种玩法,此处应具体谈及另一种捉迷藏的玩法。F项承接上文。 4.A 根据该段描述可知,在古代,与看电影或电视最接近的娱乐方式就是看皮影戏。本段小标题应和 看皮影戏有关,结合其他三个小标题的形式可知选 A项。 5.E 根据上文可知,据说中国古代有一只叫“年”的野兽;根据下文可知,火药发明后,逐渐取代了竹节 爆竹。E项承上启下,符合语境。