Period2ReadingComprehensionⅠ.语境填词1．Areyourparentscomingtoyour__________(毕业典礼)?2．Shewona________(奖学金)tostudyatStanford.3．Haveyoubeeninvitedtotheir________(婚礼)?4．Look!Myhandsares________withmud.5．Thisisnotano________forlaughing.6．It’sDad’sbirthdayandwe’regoingoutforamealtoc________it.7．We’lld________theChristmastreewithlights.8．Ithasbecomeat________inourhousetostayupallnightonSunday.Ⅱ.用课文原句完成下列句子1．TheMidAutumnFestivaliscelebratedby________________________________(全世界华人)．2．____________________________(据说月亮是)itsbiggestandbrightest.3．Nowadays，thereare____________________(许多不同种类的)mooncakes.4．It__________________________(标志着……的结束)theChineseNewYearcelebrations.5．____________________(在过去)，lanternswereusually________________(用蜡烛点燃)anddecoratedwithpicturesofbirds，animalsandflowers，etc..6．Mostlanternsaremadewithlightbulbsandbatteries，andthey______________________________(以多种形状出现)andsizes.7．Sweetdumplingsare______________________________(用水煮，随汤一起吃)．8．However，____________________(在近几年)，peoplefromothercultureshavealso____________________(参加这些比赛)andenjoyedthefun.Ⅲ.缩写课文TheMidAutumnFestivaliscelebratedbytheChinesepeople1.________theworld.Itissaidthatthemoonisthebiggestand2.________onthisday.Thisfestivalisimportantbecauseitisaspecial3.______forfamily.Peoplecaneatmanydifferentkindsofmooncakes4.________fruit，coffee，etc..TheLanternFestival5.__________theendoftheChineseNewYearCelebrations6.________onthefifteendayofthefirstlunarmonth.Thereisastorywhichwasaboutagodwhowantedto7.______________thetown，butwas8.________bythelightfrommanylanterns.TheDragonBoatFestivalmarksthe9.________ofthehottestseasonoftheyear.Inrecentyears，peoplefromothercultureshavealsotakenpartindragonboatracesand10.________thefun.Ⅳ.阅读理解PeoplefromBritainandIrelandfirstcametoliveinAustraliain1788.ManyofthemcamefromlargecitieslikeLondon.TheybroughtmanydifferentkindsofEnglishwiththem.ThesedifferentkindsofEnglishbegantomixandchange.Thenewcomerssoonbegantospeakwiththeirownspecialaccentandvocabulary.TheAustralianaccentislikeaccentsfromtheSouthEastofBritain.InAustralianEnglish，the/r/soundcanonlyoccurbeforeavowel(元音)．AswithAmericanEnglish，the/t/soundcansometimessoundlikea/d/sound，andthisusuallyhappensbetweenvowels.SomeAustralianEnglishvowelssounddifferenttovowelsofotherkindsofEnglish.Forexample，thevowelin“day”startswithaveryopenmouth.ThismakestheAustralian“day”soundclosetotheword“die”tomostBritishorAmericanpeople.AustraliansusemanywordsthatotherEnglishspeakersdon’tuse.ThefamousAustraliangreeting，forexample，isG’day!AnativeforestiscalledthebushandcentralAustraliaiscalledtheoutback.ManywordswerebroughttoAustraliafromBritainandIreland.Forexample，matemeans“friend”，anditisstillusedinBritain.Someofthesewordshavechangedinmeaning.AfewwordshavecomefromAustralianAboriginal(土著的)languages.Thesearemainlynamesforanimals，plantsandplaces.Someexamplesaredingoandkangaroo.Sometimeswedon’tevenknowwhereawordcamefrom.Forexample，dinkumorfairdinkummeans“true”，butnobodyknowswhereitisfrom.Somesayit’sfromChinese.Otherssayit’sfromEngland.1．Thefirstparagraphmainlytalksabout________.A．thehistoryofAustralianEnglishB．thecharacteristicsofAustralianEnglishC．thepronunciationofAustralianEnglishD．thespellingofAu...
