【步步高】高中英语 Module 4 Period One Warm up and Reading同步测试1 外研版必修5(1).DOC

module 4carnivalperiod onewarmup and reading()基础落实.课文理解1 where did carnival begin?alatin america. beurope.camerica. dbritain.2 when did carnival start in europe?aafter easter.bbefore easter.cthe whole winter.dthe last day of winter.3 which one is true about the carnival in venice?ait is the most famous carnival in europe.bit lasts for one day.cit lasts for one week.dpeople can eat and drink but they can not wear their masks.4 why were masks banned in venice?abecause masks were not welcomed by the ordinary people.bbecause masks were not welcomed by the rich and famous people.cbecause people who wore masks usually carried firearms.dbecause it may cause many crimes which were hard to punish.5 what is the key to the carnival in venice?amusic and movement.bmusic and dance.cit can attract many foreigners.dthe mystery of the mask.课文缩写the word “carnival” 1._ two latin words and in europe it 2._ forty days without meat.during the carnival period，people 3._ the streets with beautiful costumes and wore masks to 4._ their faces,5._ what they wanted without 6._.however，wearing masks became a problem and the government had to 7._ the use of masks and carnival became just a 8._.then in the late 1970s，the tradition was 9._ by students.the town council 10._ that carnival 11._ business，and the festival came back to life.today，carnival in venice is 12._ for five days and hotels are fully 13._.and in the streets you can see all kinds of masks.but if the masks 14._，the magic is lost.so nobody 15._ them off.用适当的介、副词填空1 this festival is _ the end of october，when “ghosts”come out.2 have you ever dressed _ in special clothes?3 think _ carnival，and you think of crowds，costumes，and confusion.4 _ the beginning，it lasted _ just one day.5 their use was limited by laws，the first of which dates back _ the fourteenth century.6 if they broke the laws，they were put _ prison for up _ two years.7 but _ the late 1970s the tradition was revived by students.8 hotels are fully booked and the narrow streets are crowded _ wonderful costumes.9 if the key _ rio is music and movement，then in venice it is the mystery of the mask.10if the masks come _，the magic is lost.同义词语替换1 the meeting finished after lasting four hours. _2 her maid helped her to put_on_special_clothes for the party. _3 i hope youll have_a_good_time in beijing._4 a button ran_away_from his coat. _5 the old temple in this area dates_from the song dynasty. _能力提升阅读理解ait was thanksgiving morning and in the crowded kitchen of my small home i was busy preparing the traditional thanksgiving turkey when the doorbell rang.i opened the front door and saw two small children in rags huddling together inside the storm door on the top step.“any old papers，lady？”asked one of them.i was busy.i wanted to say “no” until i looked down at their feet.they were wearing thin little sandals，wet with heavy snow.“come in and ill make you a cup of hot cocoa.”they walked over and sat down at the table.their wet sandals left marks upon the floor.i served them cocoa and bread with jam to fight against the cold outside.then i went back to the kitchen and started again on my household budget.the silence in the front room struck me.i looked in.the girl held the empty cup in her hands，looking at it.the boy asked in a flat voice，“lady，are you rich？”i looked at my shabby slipcovers(家具套)the girl put her cup back in its saucer carefully and said，“your cups match your saucers.”her voice was hungry with a need that no amount of food could supply.they left after that，holding their bundles of papers against the wind.they hadnt said “thank you.”they didnt need to.they had reminded me that i had so much for which to be grateful.plain blue china cups and saucers were only worth five pence.but they matched.i tasted the potatoes and stirred the meat soup.potatoes and brown meat soup，a roof over our heads，my man with a good steady jobthese matched，too.i moved the chairs back from the fire and cleaned the living room.the muddy prints of small sandals were still wet upon my floor.let them be for a while，i thought，just in case i should begin to forget how rich i am.1 two children came to the writers front door because _ait was thanksgiving daybthey were beggarscthey wanted old papersdthey wanted a cup of cocoa2 why did the writer let the children in?ashe showed great pity on them.bshe had old papers to sell.cshe wanted to invite them to her thanksgiving feast.dshe wanted them to see how rich she was.3 from the passage，we can infer that whether you are rich depends on _.ahow much money you have hadbhow you feel about your lifechow you have helped othersdwhat job your husband is doing4 the writer left the muddy prints of small sandals on the floor for a while to _.ashow her husband that someone had comebremind her that she had helped two childrencremind her that she was very rich in the neighborhooddremind her how life should bebi remember great christmas with my family，but i never understood why my mom would cry on each christmas.when i was growing up，we struggled as a family.my parents were living the american dream.we moved to the us when i was one year old.my mom was already a doctor，but unfortunately，the us didnt recognize her degree and she had to do it all over again.my dad，with his bachelors degree in finance from the philippines，wasnt looked at as equal to another person with the same degree，so his degree and former job experience were ignored.but he knew he had to provide food for us，so he worked as a bus boy at dennys.as the years passed，my dad got a job as a bank teller，trying to get back into the business world.he also did a parttime job as a manager for taco bueno to pay the bills.my mom worked two shifts(轮班) in a clinic.you see，their road was tough.they believed that as long as they worked hard，finally they would be able to give their daughters a life full of opportunities and a christmas full of gifts.i didnt quite understand the tears in my moms eyes when we opened our gifts，but i do now.as a mother，i get it.for a parent，christmas is so much more.we want to give our children the list of toys whispered near santas ears.we want to see little faces light up when they see their wish list in front of their eyes.when mom saw us open the gifts，she saw our smiles and was delighted and couldnt help crying.25 years later，my parents gave my sisters and me just thatnot just material things but opportunities to go to college without the worries of student loans(贷款)，travel，dream weddings and so on.my parents gave us the american dream.im so proud of them.5 the writers mother cried on each christmas probably because _.ashe had nothing to eat on christmasbshe had too much pressure from her jobcshe regretted having moved to a new countrydshe was delighted that her kids christmas wishes were satisfied6 we know when the writers family moved to america，_.athe mother got a job in a clinic easilybthey lived a very hard life at firstcthey were