新编英语教程第3册(李观仪主编)第12单元课后练习答案.docVIP

PAGE 4 PAGE 1 Exercise I 1. Spelling 1. superintendent 2. envelope 3. distribute 4. potatoes 5. nourish 6. contribution 7. seal 8. distress 9. cardboard 10. companionship 11. numb 12. stretch 2. Dictation On Christmas Eve, the traditional ritual of hanging up a stocking at the foot of the bed is performed by millions of excited children. During the day the Christmas tree will have been dressed. All is now ready for the great morning, which comes round soon enough, in spite of the efforts of many of the younger children to stay awake until Santa Claus steals in to deliver the presents they have asked him for. Christmas Day is spent quietly at home. The excitement of all the presents is hardly over before it is time for the traditional Christmas dinner; turkey, duck or chicken with rich fruity Christmas pudding afterwards. At tea-time Christmas crackers are pulled. The evening is spent in games, merriment and more eating and drinking. 3. Listening Comprehension True (T) or False (F)? 1. It has not been long since carols, bells, and merry music became part of Christmas. F Carols, bells, and merry music have been a part of Christmas for centuries. 2. Early carols were not different from the tunes and refrains of ballads and folk songs. F Early carols were based on dance tunes and refrains from ballads and folk songs. 3. At Christmas in England now, people have a wild celebration of feasting and merrymaking that may last for weeks, from mid-December until January. F This was true from the 11th to the 17th century. 4. The speaker thinks too much feasting and merrymaking go against the true meaning of Christmas. T 5. Zurich is the only city where you can hear church bells sound loud and clear on Christmas Eve. F In thousands of other cities, cathedral chimes, and church bells ring out at midnight on Christmas Eve. 6. Clement Moore was inspired to pay a visit to Saint Nicholas after listening to the merry jingle of the bells on his horses’ harness