初中英语Unit 5 What are the shirts made of?Section B精练

Unit5  What are the shirts made of?

SectionB (3a--Self-check)

I. 单项选择：

(    )1. Paper cutting ___________around for over 1 ,500 years.

A. is    B. will be    C. has been    D. was

(    )2. Do you know bananas ______________in Hainan?

A. grows   B. is grown   C. grew     D. are grown

(    )3. The underground parking lot ______________at midnight every day.

A. close   B. are closed   C. is closed    D. closes

(    )4. There is a lot of research __________how languages are learned.

A. with   B. about    C. on     D. in

(    )5. You may go fishing if your work _______________.

A. is done  B. have done   C. has done     D. will be done

(    ) 6. The mos common things, from paper to clay to bamboo, __________ objeets of beauty.

A. turn into  B. turns into   C. are turned into   D. is turned into

(    )7. Ater dying, they are fired at a very high heat and it _________ several weeks to complete everything.

    A. spends   B. takes    C. costs     D. pays

(    )8. Today,people light the lanterns and watch them ________the sky with their wishes.

A. deal with   B. rise into   C. show up    D. send out

(    )9. We will fly a kite as soon as your homework ____________.

A. has finished  B. finishes   C. will be finished   D. is finished

(    )10.-----There's too much salt in the Chinese diet.

----So there is. The WHO says only 1. 5 grams of salt _______for each man every day.

A. is needed   B. needs    C. will need     D. has needed

II. 根据首字母提示及句意，补全单词，每空一词。

1. He d__________________ that most of the toys were made in China.

2. This silver plate is not u_______________ very often by our family.

3. The c__________________it the festival are from all over the world.

4. The sky lanterns are seen as bright symbols of h_________________ and good wishes.

5. He r_________________ China is so good at making these everyday things.

6. The I_______________________Kite Festival is held in Weifang every year.

7. A general i___________________ of the topic is usually followed by specific details and examples.

8. When the lanterns are lit, they slowly r___________________into the air like small hot-air balloons for all to see.

9. The small pieces of clay art s___________ the love that all Chinese people have for life and

beauty.

10.The pieces are c___________________shaped by hand from a very speial kind of clay and then allowed to air dry.

III. 完形填空。

    Origami is a Japanese word."Ori" means“to fold" and“kami" means “paper" ( kami changes to gami).And that's what origami is the   1   of folding paper to make beautiful models.

Origami is amazing! The only thing you need to do is paper. Your hands are the only   2   you need. Cutting, gluing or drawing on the paper is   3  . You only need to fold paper to create models.

Japanese origami started in the sixth century when people from China took paper to Japan. For many years, there were no books   4   origami. People in Japan learned how to do it by watching other people.

In 1954, origami started to become   5   all over the world. A Japanese man called Akira Yoshizawa drew pictures to show   6   to fold origami models. Exhibitions(展览) of his work, both in Japan and around the world,   7   origami to many people. People all over the world

started to make their own models. Now there are origami masters (大师) and   8  in many countries.There are also all kinds of origami organizations,   9  Origami USA and the British Origami Society. Yoshizawa, who died in 2005 at the age of 94, is   10   regarded as the grandmaster of origami.

(    )1. A.art    B. way    C.style    D.history

(    )2. A.steps    B.conditions    C.tools    D. processes

(    )3. A.included  B. taught    C.shown    D. avoided

(    )4. A.in    B. with    C.of     D. about

(    )5. A.interesting  B. popular   C.difficult   D. possible

(    )6. A.how    B. what    C. when    D. where

(    )7. A. served   B. sold    C.provided   D.introduced

(    )8. A.partners   B.fans    C. tourists   D.inventors

(    )9. A.as for   B.in fact    C.according to   D.such as

(    )40. A.also    B.still    C.only    D.just

IV. 根据汉语及英语提示，完成下列句子，每空填一个单词。

 1. 巴黎因埃菲尔铁塔而闻名于世。

Paris ___________ ______________________ ___________ the Eiffel Tower.

2. 据我所记得的，我确实把钱还给他了。

________ ________ __________ I could remember,I did return him the money.

3. 无论发生什么事,我都会一直在你身边。

_________ ______________ ____________ happens, I'll always be there for you.

4. 这里的农民仍是手工种植和收获水稻。

Farmers here still plant and harvest their rice _________ _______________.

5.事实上，事情在短期内会变得更糟糕。

_________ ______________, things could get worse in the short time.

6. 他们想把这幢建筑改造成一个旅馆。

They want to _____________ this building ___________ a hotel.

7. 据约翰所说，你上周在北京。

____________________ ___________ John, you were in Beiing last week.

8.这些树是幸福和好运的象征。

These trees are ______________ __________ ___________________ and good luck.

9.你总是自找麻烦。

You're always getting yourself ____________ ___________________.

10. 完成这项工作将要花费他一整年的时间。

I will take him a whole year _________ _______________________ the work.

V. 阅读填词。

My wife, daughter and I moved into our home nine years ago, We spent a lot of time

and energy in the yard making it (1)c________________ and beautiful.

Last summer I went to our garden and found a very small lttle (2)p____________ ,but I

didn't know what it was. 1 knew I hadn't planted it and my wife said that she hadn’t. (3)e_______.

We decided to let it (4)g_____________ until we could find out what it was.

Weeks passed and the mystery plant appeared to be a sunflower. It was skinny(瘦小的) (5)  w __________ a tall weak stalk(茎)and only one head on it. As I moved stones (6)a____________ from the area to get to the weeds (野草)，1 saw something (7)u______________ . The sunflower had not started (8)w_______________ I saw the stalk begin. It actually had begun under a big stone and grown under and around it to get the sun.

That's when 1 (9)r_______________ that if a tiny ltte sunflower didn't let a big rock stand

in its way,we too are able to do the same thing. If we believe in (10)o____________________.we can find the sun, no matter how difficult.

Stand tall like the sunflower and be proud of who and what you are and the environment will begin to support you, You will find a way to go under or around your big obstacle(障碍)so that you can reach your goals.

VI. 书面表达：

     随着中国经济的腾飞.越来越多的中国人意识到保护非物质文化遗产的重要性。请你以“Chinese Xuan Paper"为题,写一篇80词左右的英文文章,介绍中国宣纸。

参考词汇: 书画calligraphy and painting; 文人墨客 poets and writers; 青檀 qingtan; 工序procedure; 稻草rice straw

Chinese Xuan Paper

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参考答案：

I. 1------5  CDCCA  6-------10  CBBDA  

II. 1. discovered     2.used   3. competitiors  4. happiness    5. realized

  6. International  7. introduction  8. rise   9. show   10. carefully

III. 1. 1------5  ACDDB  6-----10  ADBDB   

IV. 1. is  famous/ known  for  2. As  far  as    3. No matter what   4. by  hand

6. turn … into   7. Acccording to    8. symbols of happiness

9. in trouble             10.  to  finish / complete

V. 1. clean    2.plant   3. either   4. grow   5.with

   6.away  7.unusual   8. where       9.realized   10.ourselves

VI. One possible version :

Chinese Xuan Paper

Chinese Xuon Paper has a history. I became popular from Tang Dyasy.

The best Chinese Xuan Paper is produced in Jing country: Anhui .It is made from bambo.

qingtan, rice strawand so on.It is the reason why people can smell pleasant smell of plants when using it .However, making Xuan Paper is not an easy job .It can't be made by machines but by hand only. Besides, it needs 18 I procedures to make a perfect piece of Xuan Paper.So it's very common to take about one year to complete everything. Xuan Paper is the best paper for calligraphy and paintings, so it is always loved by poets and writers both in the past and now. What's more，the calligraphy and paintings on Xuan Paper can be kept and remained for many thousand yers but never be destroyed when time goes by .

In a word, Chinese Xiuan Paper is thought to be one of the greatest treasures in China .