高中英语(人教版)选修八unit 2 cloning learning about language课时作业 (3)

Unit 2 cloning learning about language课时作业

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Ⅰ.语境填词

1.Do you check your work e-mail while you’re on (假期)?

2.Do you remember what happened on our (婚礼) day?

3.Legend has it that the origin of the Dragon Boat (节日) is to recall the soul of Qu Yuan.

4.She’d put these flowers in her hair as (decorate).

5.He will read us a poem that (赞美) love.

Ⅱ.单项填空

6.Over the next few days，they sent out invitations and prepared desserts their guests.

A.to B.with

C.for D.From

7.Where do you go when you want to learn something？School？A friend？A tutor？These are all

places of learning.

A.public B.traditional

C.official D.special

8.Standing outside his trailer，I tried to my courage to face him one more time.

A.strengthen B.support

C.gather D.distribute

9.Hurry up.Our plane at 7：00 pm according to the timetable.It will be just an hour left before

it .

A.will leave；takes off

B.leaves；takes off

C.is leaving；is taking off

D.will leave；will take off

10.China held a grand parade in Beijing to mark the defeat of Japan in World War Ⅱ， its

military power on an unprecedented scale.

A.displayed B.displaying

C.to display D.having displayed

Ⅰ.阅读理解

Qixi Festival，the Chinese equivalent of Valentine’s Day that fell yesterday，was not only a

disappointment for forgotten lovers，but also for businessmen left with empty pockets. The cold reception has prompted cultural experts to seriously worry that the lovers’ festival，marked for generations since the Han Dynasty(206 BC—AD 220)，is dying out.Some have even

called for legislation to make the festival a legal—Chinese Lovers’ Day，which falls on the

seventh day of the seventh month of the lunar year.But the effectiveness of such a measure is in

doubt，although efforts to preserve traditional festivals deserve highly praise.

A growing number of traditional Chinese festivals，such as the Dragon Boat Festival and

Mid-Autumn Festival，share the same fate of the Qixi Festival.Young people are showing less

interest in traditional culture as symbolized by these festivals.Even if all traditional festivals are

finally made legal，the risk of them becoming purely formalized celebrations with little meaning is

not removed.If the younger generation fails to identify with the cultural significance of these

holidays，there is little that can be done.

While complaining about traditional festivals’ fading appeal，decision-makers should reflect

on cultural protection.Undeniably，our country has done a bad job of preserving culture and

traditional festivals，compared to neighbouring Japan and the Republic of Korea(ROK).

The 2,500-year-old Dragon Boat Festival falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month.The

traditional customs and ceremonies of the occasion，which originated in China，have been better

preserved in the ROK.

Only a few years ago did China begin to realize the significance of preserving intangible(无形的) cultural heritage when the ROK planned to apply to the United Nations Educational，Scientific

and Cultural Organization to list its version of the Dragon Boat Festival as an important example of

intangible culture.

Concern about the traditional holidays also reminds people of the growing influence of foreign

cultures as the country opens wider to the outside world.With traditional festivals becoming less

important and imports such as Christmas and Valentine’s Day gaining widespread popularity，the

public including cultural professionals have tended to measure traditional Chinese festivals in

economic terms.

Business rather than culture has begun to play a dominant role.More and more people are

preoccupied with how much money can be made during the holidays.

In fact，what makes traditional festivals unique and what keeps them alive is their cultural

elements.After all，it is unique culture that contributes to the world’s diversity with globalization.

1.What makes Chinese cultural experts worry that the lovers’ festival is dying out?

A.The disappointment for both businessmen and lovers.

B.The cold reacting of the public to the Qixi Festival.

C.The failure to make traditional Chinese festivals legal.

D.The action to preserve culture and traditional festivals.

2.The public look at the effectiveness of the legalization of the Qixi Festival with a(n) attitude.

A.indifferent B.positive

C.doubtful D.hopeful

3.From Paragraph 3 we can learn that .

A.traditional festivals are thought more highly of by the young people

B.legal celebrations reduce the risk of disappearing of traditional culture

C.the significance of traditional festivals should be more identified with