8A Unit 6 Seasons
Reading (Ⅱ)
基础巩固
一、根据句意及汉语或首字母提示写出单词
1. The ________________ (庄稼) in the fields grow very well.
2. The group of trees provide some ________________ (树荫) for us.
3. The comfortable ________________ (长沙发) in the living room makes it a great place to relax.
4. After walking for a whole day, Mary lay ________________ (在……上) the grass and took a break.
5. If you are l________________ in spring, you will get nothing in autumn.
6. The little girl wants to h________________ herself under the bed so that others can't find her.
二、用方框中所给单词的正确形式填空
leaf; plant; turn; snowman; read
1. Remember: stop at the red light and walk when it ________________ green.
2. I usually spend one hour ________________ in the library at weekends.
3. In my hometown, lots of trees are full of green ________________ all year round.
4. Summer is a time ________________ heat-loving crops such as peppers.
5. We like to make ________________ and use carrots for their noses.
三、单项选择
1. The black clouds in the sky say that it ________ heavily soon.
A. rains B. rained C. will rain D. is raining
2. All of the students have many great ________ in their middle school life.
A. efforts B. memories C. results D. instructions
3. Tony can't go to the concert with us because he ________ his work.
A. is afraid of B. is ready for C. is busy with D. is good at
4. The temperature will stay ________ 0℃ in the daytime but will drop ________ 0℃ at night.
A. over; under B. above; under C. over; below D. above; below
5. —Mum, I don't understand the Chinese saying.
—Dear, don't worry. ________ the years go by, you will get to know it.
A. As B. While C. Before D. Because
6. Don't ________ your passport when you travel to a foreign country.
A. forget to take B. remember to take C. forget taking D. remember taking
7. We need to ________ our face and nose with a wet towel when there's a fire.
A. hide B. cover C. fill D. offer
8. The first sentence of a poem is “There is a yellow dog.” Which of the following is the next sentence in rhyme
A. You can play with it. B. It looks at us. C. You can call it now. D. It stands near a bag.
四、句子翻译
1.我正在读一首关于一年四季的诗。
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2.很快又将是新的一年了。
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3.秋天是收割庄稼最好的季节。
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4.一些鸟儿飞向远方去寻找一个温暖和阳光明媚的日子。
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5.我有和朋友们一起堆雪人的美好回忆。
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五、首字母填空
Qiufen, or Autumn Equinox, is the 16th solar term in the traditional Chinese calendar. In2025, it f____1____ on September 23.
This solar term marks the midpoint(中点) of a____2____, dividing the season into two parts. After this day, the direct sunlight moves to the south. Days will be s____3____ while nights will be longer in the Northern Hemisphere(北半球).
For Chinese farmers, the solar term marks both the joy of h____4____ crops and the beginning of farming for the next cycle(周期). Although China has huge lands and different climates(气候), the harvest season for most places h____5____ near the Autumn Equinox. This is w____6____ in 2018, theAutumn Equinox was set as China's Farmers’ Harvest Festival.
Some British people also c____7____ the season around the Autumn Equinox. On this day, they sing songs and put baskets of fruit and other crops in village churches(教堂). In some schools, students and teachers b____8____ food from home for special harvest festival services. After that, people pack the food and give it to those in n____9____. At the food table, there will be a small doll made of straw(稻草). People will keep it until the next spring. It is believed to bring a____10____ good harvest.
六、阅读短文，回答问题
Four Seasons, written by the Italian musician Antonio Vivaldi, was first played about 300 years ago. Since then, it has enjoyed worldwide popularity. The great musical work includes four parts: Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. Each part brings to mind the season it is meant to describe. Summer, for example, begins slowly. Listeners can easily picture a hot, lazy summer day when nobody wants to move. When you listen to Autumn, a harvest celebration will readily come to mind.
But now, Hache Costa, a music director in Spain, has decided to give the old work a fresh feel. Because the climate today is very different from what it was in the 1700s. Four Seasons would be“a lot dirtier” if it were written now.
Costa has “updated” the musical work to make it match the realities of the modern world. The “updated” musical work has been played in Madrid, Spain. The performance takes place in front of a screen. As the musicians play, a video shows the effects of climate change, such as forest fires and unusually dry weather.
After enjoying it, people find the new Summer now sounds noisier and more powerful. Because of global warming, the other three seasons have become shorter. Costa says he expects people to feel “really sad” after listening to the new Four Seasons.
“I really want more people to become truly aware of what is happening to our planet,” says Costa, “and I believe Vivaldi would not be angry with my changes.”
1. When was Four Seasons first played
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2. What will come to mind when we listen to the old Autumn
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3. Why did Hache Costa give the old work a fresh feel
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4. Where was the new Four Seasons played
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5. What do people think of the new Summer now
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参考答案
8A Unit 6 Seasons
Reading (Ⅱ)
一、1. crops 2. shade 3. sofa 4. upon/ on 5. lazy 6. hide
二、1. turns 2. reading 3. leaves 4. to plant 5. snowmen
三、1. C 2. B 3. C 4. D 5. A 6. A 7. B 8. D
四、1. I am reading a poem about the seasons of a year.
2. Soon it will be a new year once again.
3. Autumn is the best season to harvest crops.
4. Some birds fly far away to find a warm and sunny place.
5. I have wonderful memories of making snowmen with my friends.
五、【文章大意】本文介绍了秋分这个节气。
1. falls 句意:在2025年,秋分在9月23日。 fall on意为“落在某个时间或日期上”。
2. autumn 句意：这个节气标志着秋天的中点，将这个季节分为两部分。根据上文“Qiufen, or Autumn Equinox, isthe 16th solar term in the traditional Chinese calendar.”可知，秋分这个节气标志着秋天的中点。
3. shorter 句意：北半球的白天会变得更短，而夜晚会变得更长。根据下文“nights will be longer”可知,相对夜晚会变得更长而言，白天会变得更短。
4. harvesting 句意：对于中国农民来说，这个节气标志着收割庄稼的喜悦和下一个周期农业的开始。harvest意为“收割”，跟在介词 of后面用动名词。
5. happens 句意：尽管中国幅员辽阔，气候各异，但大多数地方的收获季节都出现在秋分前后。happen意为“出现，发生”。
6. why 句意：这就是为什么在2018年，秋分被定为中国农民的丰收节。根据句意，可知答案。
7. celebrate 句意：一些英国人也在秋分前后庆祝这个季节。 celebrate意为“庆祝”。
8. bring 句意：在一些学校，学生和老师会从家里带来食物参加特别的丰收节服务。 bring... from...意为“从······带来”。
9. need 句意：之后，人们把食物打包，送给迫切需要的人。in need意为“需要帮助的”。
10. another 句意:人们相信它会带来另一次丰收。 another意为“另一个”。
六、【文章大意】本文介绍了意大利音乐家创作了《四季》，现在西班牙音乐总监哈奇·科斯塔决定给这部老作品赋予一种新鲜感，他希望更多的人真正意识到气候变化的影响。
1. About 300 years ago.
2. A harvest celebration.
3. Because the climate today is very different from what it was in the 1700s.
4. In Madrid, Spain.
5. It now sounds noisier and more powerful.

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