2016-2017学年高中英语 unit 1 festivals around the world新人教版必修3

1 Unit 1 Festivals around the world Section Warming Up & ReadingPrereading .阅读理解 A Over 40 years ago，a country music DJ convention (大会) was held every year in Nashville，Tennessee.Many country performers used to attend (参加) the convention to give their performances.Fans would go to Nashville hoping to see their favorite performers.In the end，so many fans began showing up in Nashville that a festival named Fan Fair was born. The first Fan Fair was held in April 1972，in Nashville for four days.Some of country musics biggest stars attended.There were about fifty thousand fans.The first Fan Fair was so successful that planning began almost immediately for 1973.The date was changed to June，when the weather would be better.Over one hundred thousand fans attended the second Fan Fair. Every year brought so many performers and fans to Fan Fair that，in 1982，it was moved to the Tennessee State Fairgrounds.Fan Fair stayed at the fairgrounds for another nineteen years. There was always the unexpected during the festival.In 1974，former Beatle Paul McCartney attended.In 1992，more than six hundred reporters from Europe，Asia，and South America went to cover the appearance of a popular star，Billy Ray Cyrus， who had introduced a new country line dance.In 1996，Garth Brooks，who made a surprise appearance，signed autographs (签名) for 23 hours. In 2001，Fan Fair returned to downtown Nashville as the worlds biggest country music festival.Now，over one hundred and twentyfive thousand country music fans go to Nashville every June.As you can imagine，those who want to attend Fan Fair must plan ahead.For example，they need to buy a ticket several months ahead of time.Of course，theres much more to prepare. 语篇解读 本文是记叙文。作者主要介绍了 Fan Fair这一节日的诞生及发展。 1According to the text，Fan Fair_. Ahas a history of more than 50 years Blasts almost half a month every year Cis the most important music festival in America 2 Dis a time when country music lovers get together 解析： 细节理解题。由第一段中的 country music DJ convention，Fans would go to Nashville和 Fan Fair was born可知，Fan Fair是乡村音乐爱好者们聚在一起庆祝的 一个节日，故选 D项。 答案： D 2The second Fan Fair_. Awas held in the spring of 1972 Bwas more popular than the first one Cwas moved from Nashville to the fairgrounds Dwas attended by former Beatle Paul McCartney 解析： 细节理解题。由第二段中的 The first Fan Fair.about fifty thousand fans和 Over one hundred thousand fans attended the second Fan Fair可知，第二届 比第一届更受歌迷欢迎，故选 B项。 答案： B 3The purpose of the fourth paragraph is to_. Ashow why Fan Fair has been popular Bintroduce three famous musicians Cexplain how Fan Fair started Dask people to attend Fan Fair 解析： 写作目的题。由本段中的 more than six hundred reporters和 Garth Brooks.signed autographs for 23 hours可知，作者通过讲述三位音乐界的名人参加 Fan Fair这一活动说明了其受欢迎的程度。 答案： A 4What will the author probably talk about next? AAdvice for fans. BMusic in America. CEducation in Nashville. DThe future of country music. 解析： 推理判断题。由最后一段中的 those who want to attend Fan Fair must plan ahead和 theres much more to prepare可知，作者接下来可能会为想参加 Fan Fair的歌迷们提供一些建议，故选 A项。 答案： A B 3 Next Thursday，November 27th (the fourth Thursday in November)，Americans will gather with family and friends to share a big meal to celebrate Thanksgiving.They might play games，tell stories or watch football on television together. Angelo Rosa has more Thanksgiving memories than most people.From Drexel Hill，Pennsylvania，the 100yearold man lives in the same house where he celebrated a great number of Thanksgivings. But he says it was different when he was a child.Mr Rosa was just three when his family came to America.“When we were small children，Thanksgiving was never a very big holiday because at the time we actually didnt pay too much attention to it.” But，also，he says，his parents faced a language difficulty.“They were from Italy and spoke very broken English，because they were the first generation that came over here.” And the family had little money.There were six Rosa children.Mr Rosas father was a coal miner in Pennsylvania.The family was not able to have big，costly dinners，especially during the hard time of the 1930s.But Mr Rosa says Thanksgiving dinners became a tradition in his own family after he married and had children. This Thanksgiving，Angelo Rosa will go to the home of his daughter about twenty minutes away.He will celebrate the day with loved ones，including his greatgrandchildren. On the other side of the country，Cathie Dahlstrom is preparing dishes for a group of 35 to 40 people in Concord，California.We asked Ms Dahlstrom what she is thankful for this year，her first answer is “The election”She said she is also deeply grateful for her very large family.Ms Dahlstrom has one daughter.She has five younger brothers and sisters.She also has eight stepbrothers and stepsisters.Many of them and their families will be at the Thanksgiving dinner. 语篇解读 文章主要讲百岁老人 Angelo Rosa的感恩节和 Dahlstrom家的感恩节。 5Angelo Rosa has more Thanksgiving memories than most people 4 because_. Ahe came from Italy Bhe has a large family Che has a longer life Dhe has a much older house 解析： 细节理解题。由于一般人很少有活过一百岁的，所以 Angelo Rosa就比大多 数人经历了更多的感恩节，回忆的内容自然也就更多了。 答案： C 6From Ms Dahlstroms words，we can infer that_. Ashe is content with both her family，relatives and the society Bshe is thankful for her effort in the election and her family Cshe has always been celebrating Thanksgiving this way Dher daughter has a large family with stepbrothers and stepsisters 解析： 推理判断题。Ms Dahlstrom有两个感激：“总统选举”和“大家庭” 。由此 推断出她无论对社会还是对家庭都是充满感激和爱的。 答案： A 7As a whole，Thanksgiving in America is_. Aa happy gathering with family members，relatives and friends Ba grand family dinner party as well as a tourist holiday Ca great social gathering of entertainment and achievement Da large gathering of people of different generations 解析： 细节理解题。从文中对这两个家庭的大致叙述不难看出，感恩节就是家庭成 员、亲戚、朋友的团聚，而不是旅游、冒险，也不是不同代人之间的相会。 答案： A 8Who probably wrote the passage? AA close friend of Mr Rosa and Ms Dahlstroms. BA journalist for a radio or TV station. CA university student who majors in history. DAn actress who wants to experience real life. 解析： 体裁判断题。文中数次出现直接引语，在最后一段中出现了“We asked”。由 此判断这篇文章是广播电台或电视台的记者写的。 答案： B C Inside Out is one of my favorite Disney/Pixar movies.The story is about a 5 young girl named Riley who moves from Minnesota to San Francisco with her family and how she deals with her emotions (情感) through the move.These five emotions in Rileys brain are Joy，Fear，Anger，Disgust (厌恶) and Sadness.These emotions play a very important role in her life.I can relate because I am an 11yearold girl and I am very in touch with my emotions and preteen feelings. The film is extremely beautiful and you couldnt ask for better direction from Pete Doctor.The use of the right colors for the characters is great.For example，Joy is yellow， Sadness is blue，Disgust is green，Fear is purple and Anger of course is red.Sadness plays a main role in the story and it makes me wonder why we are told not to be sad.I think its important to be sad when the time comes.The end of the movie pretty much got me and the whole audience (观众) (families，couples and even elderly people) in tears and I cried very hard. I recommend (推荐) this movie for anyone from 8 to 18 because it has enough joy in it for younger kids to like it even though it does have some sad moments.I believe that adults will like it too.And I give it 4 out of 5 stars because it connects to an older audience even though it is designed for a younger audience.I think younger children can see this，but a parent would have to explain some things to them after the movie. 语篇解读 本文是议论文。文章是一则关于动画片头脑特工队的影评。 9The author feels connected with the movie because she and the character Riley_. Aenjoy the same movie Bhave the same feelings Chave the same move experience Dhave a similar family background 解析： 细节理解题。根据第一段中的 how she deals with her emotions和 I can relate because.I am very in touch with my emotions and preteen feelings可知， 电影头脑特工队中的主角有着同样的青春期前的情感问题，从而引起了作者的共鸣。 答案： B 10What does the author think of Pete Doctors job? ABad. BJust soso. CWonderful. DDisappointing. 6 解析： 推理判断题。根据第二段中的 you couldnt ask for better direction from Pete Doctor可知，作者认为 Pete Doctor导演得很棒。 答案： C 11After seeing the movie，the author has a new understanding of_. Afear Bsadness Canger Djoy 解析： 细节理解题。根据第二段中的 Sadness plays a main role in the story and it makes me wonder why we are told not to be sad.I think its important to be sad when the time comes可知，作者在看过电影后对悲伤有了一种全新的认识。 答案： B 12. In the authors eyes，the movie_. Awont attract people over 18 Bis really unsuitable for children Cwill be popular among kids and adults Dcan easily be understood by younger kids 解析： 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的 it has enough joy in it for younger kids to like it和 I believe that adults will like it too可知，作者认为这部电 影应该会受到孩子和大人的喜爱。 答案： C .七选五 Not next to me，please! When you are traveling by plane，there are some passengers you just dont want to have next to you. A _1_ Perhaps you normally like them，but when you are sitting next to them on a plane its a different thing.They usually spend all the flight (飞行) moving around and dropping their toys on the floor，and when theyre drinking their orange juice it ends up on your trousers._2_So you cant have the little sleep that you were planning. B Conversation makers You recognize this type as soon as you sit down.They immediately start talking about the plane，or the weather，or they ask you a personal question.Its very difficult not to talk to these people._3_ C Nervous fliers 7 These are the people with white faces who sit down and immediately ask for something to drink.Every five minutes they call a flight attendant (服务员) to ask if there are any problems with the plane._4_The best thing to do is to pretend to sleep. D Space i