Unit 3 Trees and us 单元阅读与写作专练 一、阅读理解。 Most of Julie’s friends’ parents drink coffee but Julie’s parents have a cabinet for tea. Every Chinese New Year, her parents will have a traditional tea ceremony（仪式）. Her mom said it was an important cultural tradition, but Julie just thought it was B-O-R-I-N-G. She only visited her grandparents in China once when she was five years old. Julie, now 13, felt different. “Why do we have to do this tea ceremony every year And why do you always say that drinking tea is in your DNA ” Julie asked her mother. “Well, the DNA thing is a figure of speech（比喻）,” Julie’s mother said. She took out a book called The Classic of Tea: Origins & Rituals（《茶经：起源与仪式》）, written by Lu Yu. “This book describes the tea trees in South China. Back in those days, they would compress tea leaves into little cakes. They add hot water to make tea, and the Chinese call … ” “Cha,” Julie smiled. Cha was one of a few Chinese words Julie learnt. “Then what about the ceremonies ” “Well, the Chinese tea ceremony is not just the drinking of tea, but a way for family to stay close. It’s also about peace and enjoyment. It’s better for you to read the book than to watch TV. ” 1. What makes Julie’s parents different from her friends’ parents A. They like drinking tea. B. They live a healthier life. C. They enjoy reading books. D. They have less interest in Chinese festivals. 2. Why does the writer write the word boring as “B-O-R-I-N-G” in Paragraph 1 A. To describe how excited Julie felt. B. To tell how quiet the tea ceremony was. C. To help readers understand how to spell the word. D. To show how much Julie disliked（不喜欢）the tea ceremony. 3 What does the underlined word “compress” mean in Paragraph 3 A. 采摘 B. 挑选 C. 压缩 D. 冲泡 4. What is the main idea of this passage A. Different books about tea. B. Julie’s family tea ceremony. C. How Chinese tea will change the world. D. How people make tea in different cultures. 【以读促写】 5. Do you like drinking tea Why _____ 二、任务型阅读。 When is Tree Planting Day（植树节） And why do we have the day Now let me tell you. Sun Zhongshan was from Guangdong. There were lots of trees in his hometown. One of them was a big Chinese Banyan（榕树）. It was very high. When he was a small boy, he often played games and listened to the stories under it. He liked trees very much and then he wanted to plant more trees. When he was seventeen years old, he planted a tree, and now it is still alive and it is over one hundred years old. Thanks to Sun Zhongshan, lots of people planted many trees in China. In 1979, Tree Planting Day was fixed（固定） on March 12 to remember him. Today, there are lots of trees in China. They make our country green and beautiful. Green water and green mountains are golden hills and silver mountains. Do you like trees Do you want to plant trees 1. What did Sun Zhongshan often do under the big Chinese Banyan _____ 2. How old is th ... ...
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