人教版必修三Unit 1 Festivals around the world language points课时作业(4).docx

unit 1 festivals around the world language points课时作业i. 阅读理解 anew year and its celebrationsjanuary 1, the beginning of a new year. as far back in history as we can tell, people have celebrated the start of a new year. the people of ancient egypt began their new year in summer. that is when the nile river flooded its banks, bringing water and fertility(肥沃)to the land. the people of ancient babylon(巴比伦)and persia(波斯)began their new year on march 21, the first day of spring. and some native american indians began their new year when the nuts of the oak(橡木)tree became ripe. that was usually in late summer. now almost everyone celebrates new years day on january 1. today, as before, people observe the new years holiday in many different ways. the ancient babylonains celebrated it by forcing their king to give up his crown(王冠)and royal(皇家)clothing. they made him get down on his knees and admit all the mistakes he had made during the past year. this idea of admitting wrongs and finishing the business of the old year is found in many societies in the new year. noise making is another ancient custom in the new year. the noise is considered necessary to chase away(赶走)the evil(邪恶)spirits of the old year. people around the world do different things to make a lot of noise. they may hit sticks together, beat drums, blow horns, or explode fireworks. americans celebrate the new year in many ways. most do not have to go to work or school. so they visit family and friends, attend church services, share a holiday meal, or watch new years parades(游行)on television. most years, university teams play in special holiday games. for those who have been busy at work or school, new years day may be a day of rest. they spend the time thinking about and preparing for the demands of the new year. 1. which of the following statements is right?a. the people of ancient egypt began their new year in spring. b. the people of ancient babylon began their new year on march 21, the first day of spring. c. some native american indians began their new year in early summer. d. the people of ancient persia began their new year in late summer. 2. why do people make a lot of noise in the new year according to the passage?a. the noise is considered necessary to frighten the evil spirits of the old year. b. the noise is considered necessary to show peoples excitement. c. the noise is considered a symbol of admitting all the mistakes one did in the past year. d. people have no other better ways to show their happiness. 3. americans celebrate the new year by doing things as follows except . a. resting at homeb. visiting family and friendsc. attending church servicesd. having sports and gamesbearth day is celebrated every year on april 22. take some time to find out about how one man, who was determined to change the way we treated our planet, didnt stop until he had made a difference. in 1963, senator gaylord nelson wasnt happy with the earths condition. he wanted to clean up the planet, and solve pollution and environmental problems. a senator(参议员)is someone us citizens choose to help make laws, so gaylord had a lot of power. he went to john f. kennedy, the president at the time, with his ideas. the president agreed that the planets environment was a serious issue, so president kennedy went around the country on a five-day tour to promote the idea of cleaning up the planet. people began making small changes but it wasnt enough. a few years later, senator nelson decided to put one day aside every year for the cause of saving the planet. on april 22, 1970, the first earth day was celebrated. more than 20 million people took part in earth day activities in 1970. since then, earth day has become an international holiday. people all over the world are doing something to make the earth a cleaner, better place. a rock band named dramarama wrote a song about earth day in 1993 called what are we gonna do. encouraging your family to recycle on a regular basis is a good way to help the earth. 4. what did president kennedy do to promote the idea of cleaning up the earth? a. he named gaylord nelson senator. b. he went around the country on a five-day tour. c. he cleaned his office every day. d. he decided to put one day aside for earth day. 5. which of the following is better for us to do to help the earth?a. to work hard to be a senator. b. to take a five-day tour around the world. c. to take part in earth day activities every year. d. to recycle on a regular basis6. which of the following about earth day is not true according to the passage?a. earth day is celebrated on april 22 every year. b. earth day has become an international holiday since 1970. c. earth day is celebrated by 20 million people every year. d. dramarama wrote what are we gonna do about earth day in 1993. 7. whats the best title of the passage?a. a founder of earth dayb. the foundation of earth dayc. how to protect the earthd. a senator and the presidentcfood festivals around the worldstilton cheese rollingmay day is a traditional day for celebrations, but the 2, 000 english villagers of stilton must be the only people in the world who include cheese rolling in their annual plans. teams of four, dressed in a variety of strange and funny clothes, roll a complete cheese along a 50-metre course. on the way, they must not kick or throw their cheese, or go into their competitors lane(赛道). competition is fierce and the chief prize is a complete stilton cheese weighing about four kilos (disappointingly, but understandably the cheeses used in the race are wooden ones). all the competitors are served with beer or port wine, the traditional accompaniment for stilton cheese. fiery foods festivalthe hottest festival on earthevery year more than 10, 000 people head for the city of albuquerque, new mexico. they come from as far away as australia, the caribbean and china, but they all share a common addictionfood that is not just spicy(辛辣), but hot enough to make your mouth burn, your head spin and your eyes water. their destination is the fiery food and bbq festival which is held over a period of three days every march. you might like to try a chocolate-covered habanero pepperofficially the hottest pepper in the worldor any one of the thousands of products that are on show. but one things for sureif you dont like the feeling of a burning tongue, this festival isnt for you!la tomatinathe worlds biggest food fighton the last wednesday of every august, the spanish town of bunol hosts la tomatinathe worlds largest food fight. a week-long celebration leads up to an exciting tomato battle as the highlight of the weeks events. the early morning sees the arrival of large trucks with tomatoesofficial fight-starters get things going by casting tomatoes at the crowd. the battle lasts little more than half an hour, in which time around 50, 000 kilograms of tomatoes have been thrown at anyone or anything that moves, runs, or fights back. then everyone heads down to the river to make friends againand for a much-needed wash!8. in the stilton cheese rolling competition, competitors on each team must . a. wear various formal clothesb. roll a wooden cheese in their own lanec. kick or throw their cheesed. use a real cheese weighing about four kilos9. where is the fiery food and bbq festival held?a. in new mexico. b. in the caribbean. c. in australia. d. in china. 10. the celebration of la tomatina lasts . a. three daysb. seven daysc. less than three daysd. more than seven days11. which of the following is true according to the passage?a. the chief prize for the stilton cheese rolling competition is beer or port wine. b. more than 10, 000 chinese take part in the fiery food and bbq festival. c. thousands of spicy foods are on show in the fiery food and bbq festival. d. an exciting tomato battle takes place at the beginning of la tomatina. cits time to do something for your fatherthe man who for many people has been an encouragement and support since birth. the third sunday of june is fathers day. the holiday honors not only fathers, but also all men who act as father figures, such as stepfathers, uncles and grandfathers. the idea of fathers day came from the love and appreciation of an american lady called sonore smart dodd in 1909. dodd wanted a special day to honor her father, william smart. he raised six children by himself on a countryside farm in washington after his wife died during the birth of their sixth child. when dodd became an adult, she realized the selflessness her father has shown in raising his children as a single parent. it was her father who did all for his children. in the eyes of his daughter, william smart was a courageous, selfless and loving man. dodds father was born in june, so she chose to hold the first fathers day celebration in washington on june 19th, 1910. in 1924, us president calvin coolidge supported the idea of a national fathers day. finally, in 1966, president lyndon johnson declared the third sunday of june as fathers day. so this is a perfect chance to let your father know what he means to you. to show your love and respect, you need not buy an expensive gift. you can send him a home-made card;you can call him every day;even you can give him a sweet smile when he comes back from work. all these little things are easy for us to do, but they can show your care and love to your father. 12. fathers day always falls on . a. the same day every year b. the third sunday of junec. the last day of june d. june 16th each year13. which of the following was not used to describe dodds father?a. loving. b. selfless. c. courageous. d. humorous. 14. who declared the third sunday of june as fathers day?a. president coolidge. b. president washington. c. president johnson. d. president lincoln. 15. whats the best title for this passage?a. being a good father b. fathers dayc. dodds father d. showing love to your father参考答案1解析细节理解题。由第二段的“the people of ancient egypt began their new year in summer. ”可知a项不正确。由“the people of ancient babylon(巴比伦) and persia(波斯) began their new year on ma