新目標(biāo)英語九年級UniStep 3

Ⅰ. 閱讀下面的材料，從方框里選擇合適的單詞，并用其正確形式填空。

Christmas is one of the most important festivals in Western countries. But what does Christmas mean？ Does it just mean having parties， decorating Christmas trees or exchanging 1. ______？ No， not exactly. The true meaning of Christmas 2. ______ behind all these things. Maybe Charles Dickens 3. ______， A Christmas Carol， can make you think more of Christmas.

Charles Dickens told us a story about a mean old man called Scrooge. Scrooge cares about nothing but his 4. ______ and money. He treats others badly. Then one Christmas Eve， Scrooge has a dream， where he meets the ghost of Jacob Marley， one of his partners. Marley was as mean as Scrooge when he was alive. But after he died， he was 5. ______ for his unkindness. He tells Scrooge that three spirits will visit him soon.

And then they come. One of them is the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come. The spirit takes Scrooge to see what will happen to him when he is 6. ______. Scrooge is sad and frightened to find that 7. ______ cares about his death. He is so afraid that he wakes up and finds out it is just a nightmare （噩夢）.

The dream 8. ______ Scrooge to change himself and be kind to others. He changes quickly and he celebrates Christmas happily with his relatives by giving gifts. From then on， he treats everyone with kindness and

9. ______. So what does the story tell us？ Yes， it tells us that we should show kindness to others by 10. ______ love and joy.

Ⅱ. 閱讀理解。

What is your favorite holiday？ Here are some students opinions.

Sandy from Taiwan says：

My favorite holiday is the Mid-Autumn festival. I always visit my grandfather and grandmother， and we always go to the same restaurant on the mountain to hold jubilation. At night， we always have a barbecue， and watch the moon together. I enjoy it a lot.

Zhenia from Ukraine says：

My favorite day is New Years Day. We celebrate the New Year on the 31st of December. Father Frost comes with his granddaughter on that night. He puts his presents under the New Year Tree. We have a party and stay up until midnight to see the New Year in and the Old Year off. We cook delicious food for the party. People also celebrate Old New Year in our country. It is on the 14th of January.

Yagna from India says：

My favorite day is Deepavali（屠妖節(jié)）， which is also called Festival of Lights. People do some cleaning at home and light their oil lamps to thank for the defeat of the bad king. To celebrate it， we also eat sweets and delicious food， wear new clothes， and give presents to our friends and relatives.

Pat from Thailand says：

My name is Pat. My favorite holiday is Songkran. It takes place from the 13th to 15th of April. On the holiday people pour water on each other. It is a lot of fun. People also buy new clothes and they have big parties.

（ ）1. What is Sandys favorite holiday？

A. The Mid-Autumn festival.

B. New Years Day.

C. Deepavali.

D. Songkran.

（ ）2. The underlined word “jubilation” is

closest in meaning to “______”.

A. hope B. celebration

C. present D. exercise

（ ）3. What does the underlined word

“Songkran” probably mean in Chinese？

A. 音樂會 B. 新年

C. 中秋節(jié) D. 潑水節(jié)

（ ）4. In order to celebrate Deepavali， we can ______.

A. eat sweets and delicious food

B. wear new clothes

C. give presents to others

D. A， B and C

（ ）5. Where does Zhenia come from according to the passage？

A. Taiwan. B. India.

C. Ukraine. D. Thailand.