Unit 2 I think that mooncakes are delicious!
（2022·江苏南京·九年级期末）We celebrated Earth Day in my city last week. The idea of this special day began in the 1960 when life was very different. Few people talked, or even thought, about the environment. Most people had no idea how dirty our air and water were. This worried Gaylord Nelson, who was a senator (参议员) in the US government, and he had an idea. If people around the world knew the Earth was in danger, they might work harder to save it, so he just needed to get their attention (注意). The first Earth Day was just in the United States, but it led to events every year all around the world on April 22 or the nearest weekend depending on where you are.
In my city, last Saturday afternoon lots of people rode their bikes from the park, around the town together and back to the park, spending as much time as they possibly could, so that the cars had to wait. Then we talked to all the drivers in cars which just had one person in them, to explain how wasteful that is and how much pollution it causes. The idea was to make people think about how much they use their cars. In other places, people collected plastic bags for a week and then made a pile of them in the town square. You can do anything as long as it makes people of all ages come together for
a few hours and talk about the environment. Last year we had a big music event for young people. Some people said it was a waste of time, but there was information for people to read and announcements (公告) between the bands about how to help protect the environment.
1．What is the writer trying to do?
A．To introduce different events for Earth Day.
B．To explain why Earth Day happens every year.
C．To ask people to take part in this year’s Earth Day.
D．To offer advice to people organizing an Earth Day event.
2．What happened on Earth Day this year in the writer’s city?
A．People rode slowly through the streets.
B．Cars were not allowed in the city centre.
C．Cars had to have more than one person in them.
D．There was a big music event about car pollution.
3．What does the writer think is the most important thing about Earth Day events?
A．There should be some music.B．They should last all day long.
C．Young people should show interest.D．People should take an active part.
4．Which sentence may we read in tomorrow’s newspaper about Earth Day?
A．The first Earth Day was unsuccessful to the organizers.
B．Earth Day events are on the same day in countries around the world.
C．Many more countries take part in Earth Day now than when it first began.
D．Gaylord Nelson travelled around the world to advise people to organize events on the first Éarth Day.
（2022·全国·九年级课时练习）Qingming Festival is a traditional Chinese festival for family to pay respect (尊敬) to their ancestors (祖先). People visit their ancestors’ grave sites and offer food, drink
s and flowers. There are some Chinese poems showing Chinese history and culture through ancient expressions. Here we look at one of the classic poems in the history of Chinese literature:
A drizzling rain falls like tears on the Mourning Day;
The mourner’s heart is going to break on his way.
Where can a wineshop be found to drown his sad hours?
A cowherd points to a cot amid apricot flowers.
In China, around the time of Qingming Festival, there is more rain. The poet is traveling far away from home on these rainy days. The rain and lonely walks lead to the separation of the soul (灵魂) and body, which adds a sad feeling to this poem. The writer, Du Mu describes a rainy scene in a village in the first two lines. Then in the last two lines, the poet wants to find a place to take a rest, drink some wine (酒) and get away from the sad feeling. Where can I find a good tavern? In the last line, a cowherd points to a direction (方向), which describes two people looking far ahead on the rainy day.
In this poem, Du Mu presents a village with apricot flowers around as the direction of the tavern. He
doesn’t describe its feature on a rainy day but leaves it to the readers’ imagination.
Qingming is not only a sad festival, but can also be a happy time for people to enjoy the spring and get closer to nature in an outing. Trees are green and flowers are blooming, so it’s a good time to be outside.
5．The Chinese title of this poem is “________”.
A．《清明》B．《咏柳》C．《春望》D．《秋思》
6．The weather on Qingming Festival is always ________.
A．snowy B．windy C．cold D．rainy
运钞箱7．The poet wants to find a place to ________.
透视望远镜A．make friends B．eat some food C．drink some wine D．buy a raincoat
8．A cowherd may mean ________.
A．a boy who sits on the cow B．a place where the cow lives顶喷
C．a person who herds the cow D．a place where the cow eats grass
9．We can ________ on Qingming Festival according to the writer.
A．offer food, drinks and flowers to old people
B．pay respect to our ancestors and enjoy the spring
C．feel sad all day and drink some wine with family
D．find a beautiful place with a lot of flowers around
（2021·广东·广州市南武中学九年级开学考试）The Dragon Boat Festival, also called the Duanwu Festival, is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month according to the Chinese calendar. The festival is best known for its dragon-boat races, especially in the southern provinces and eating the rice called zongzi. People do these to remember the death of Qu Yuan, an honest minister who is said to drown (淹死) himself in a river.
Qu was a minister of the State of Chu in present-day Hunan and Hubei Provinces, during the Warrin
g States Period (475-221 BC). He brought peace and wealth (财富) to the state. However, a dishonest prince vilified Qu. Realizing that the country was now in the hands of bad people, Qu jumped into the Miluo River on the fifth day of the fifth month. Nearby villagers rushed over to try to save him but were unable to even find his body. After that, people got to the river by boat and threw rice into the water, hoping that the fish ate the rice instead of Qu Yuan’s body every year on the fifth day of the fifth month. For thousands of years, the festival has been marked by rice called zongzi and dragon boat races.
10．Why do people enjoy the Dragon Boat Festival in China?
A．To celebrate a rich life.
B．To have fun on a vacation.
C．To remember the death of Qu Yuan.
D．To get together for the family to have dinner.
11．What does the underlined word “vilified” mean in Chinese in the passage?
12．What’s the main idea of Paragraph 3?
A．How Qu Yuan died.
B．How the Dragon Boat Festival Came.
C．What to eat during the Dragon Boat Festival.
D．What to do during the Dragon Boat Festival.
13．Which of the following about Qu Yuan from the passage is TRUE?
A．He was rich.B．He liked eating zongzi.
C．He was honest D．He liked fishing by boat.
（2021·安徽蚌埠·九年级阶段练习）Perhaps you know Mother’s Day, which, is celebrated on the 2nd Sunday in May. But do you know about Father’s Day?
Father’s Day comes on the third Sunday in June every year. Father’s Day is celebrated in much the same way as Mother’s Day. Father’s Day was set up by Mrs. Sonora Smart Dodd in the United State
s. Her mother died when she was ten years old. She had five younger brothers in her family. Their father raised them all alone. Father every day from morning to night, took good care of the six children, but he himself always lived a simple life.
低压注塑成型Mrs. Sonora felt her father’s love, kindness and greatness. When she was older, she felt that she should do something for her father and other fathers to thank their hard work. She thought that fathers should have a special festival from the whole society just like Mother’s Day. So she wrote a letter to the government in Washington, D．C, suggesting (建议) that there should be a Father’s Day. The state government accepted her suggestion and decided to set the third Sunday in June as Father’s Day. In 1972, President Richard Nixon signed (签署) a resolution making Father’s Day a national holiday.
电动液控闸阀The Father’s Day is set in June, because the sun is the warmest in June. And June also has the longest time of sunshine.
14．Father’s Day is ________.
A．on the 2nd Sunday in May B．on the 2nd Sunday in June
C．on the 3rd Sunday in May D．on the 3rd Sunday in June
15．How many people were there in Mrs. Sonora’s family after her mother died?
A．Five.B．Six.C．Seven.D．Eight.
16．What did Mrs. Sonora do to suggest there should be a Father’s Day?
A．She had a big party for her father with her brothers.
B．She wrote a letter to the government in Washington, D．C．
C．She gave lots of her money to help to set up Father’s Day.
D．She signed a resolution making Father’s Day a national holiday.
（2022·安徽·九年级课时练习）Every year, we celebrate many special days—Mother’s Day, Father’s Day and New Year’s Day. In some countries, there is a special day for playing tricks on others. In North America and parts of Europe, this day is known as April Fool’s Day, and is celebrated on April 1.
Many people believe that the French started April Fool’s Day. Centuries ago, New Year’s Day in Euro
pe was on April 1. In 1582, the calendar changed and King Charles Ⅸ of France moved it to January 1st.
Some people did not like this, and chose to keep April 1 as New Year’s Day. Many called these people “April fools” and played jokes and tricks on them. Over time, April 1 became a day to have fun in France. It then spread to England and Scotland, and later, to North America.
On April Fool’s Day, jokes are common. In the United States, for example, a person may move a friend’s clock ahead one hour, or change sugar into salt. In Scotland, April Fool’s Day lasts for two days. The second day is called
“Taily Day”—for one’s “tail”. On this day, people might secretly put a sign saying “kick me” on a person’s back or behind. Other countries have their own “Fool’s Day”. In Spain and Mexico, people play tricks on each other on December 28. In India, it happens on March 31. In many countries around the world, April 1 is a day of fun. Jokes bring about a lot of laughter, and many shouts of “April Fool”!
17．It is said that people first celebrated “Fool’s Day” in ________.
A．the United States B．France C．Scotland D．Spain
18．In North America, “Fool’s Day” is celebrated on ________.
A．April 1B．April 2C．December 28D．March 31
19．People are allowed to ________ while celebrating “Fool’s Day”.
A．kick their friends in the behind B．move a friend’s clock back one hour
C．play jokes and tricks on their friends D．take a holiday from work for two days
20．Which country is NOT mentioned （提到）in the passage as celebrating “Fool’s Day”?
A．England.B．India.C．Mexico.D．Japan.
（2022·辽宁抚顺·一模）Spain is famous for its tomato festival, called La Tomatina. It happens in a small town Bunol on the last Wednesday of August every year. During the festival there are all kinds of activities, but the most exciting part is the tomato fight. It takes place at the end of long celebration (庆祝). You are encouraged to throw tomatoes in the fight. There’re many stories about how the festival began. One of the stories goes that during the 1940’s, some friends started a tomato fight, while another story is about a local band. Anyway, everyone in Bunol seems to have a different story.
Before the tomato fight, there are parades (游行), musical bands, street parties and so on. On the day of the fight, shopkeepers cover their windows and doors in order to keep away from the tomato fight. At the same time, thousands of tourists and local people come to the town square together. Then large trucks (卡车) full of tomatoes arrive. From the back of the large trucks, a great town band start to throw tomatoes at others. Then the crowds fight back, throwing the tomatoes at anything and anyone. Soon the streets are in the sea of red tomato juice.
Everyone is supposed to obey a small number of rules: You must squash (压烂) the tomato before throwing it and you are allowed to throw nothing but tomatoes.
It is usually over in less than half an hour. Everyone then sets off to the river to clear up. Sounds like fun! 21．The most exiting activity of the festival is ________.
A．parades B．street parties C．the tomato fight D．the musical band show
过流保护电路22．The stories about how the festival began are ________ according to the passage.
A．very clear B．rather sad C．very famous D．quite different
23．On the fight day, ________.
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