高中英语 Unit 1《Festivals around the World》同步练习11 新人教版必修3

用心 爱心 专心1 UnitUnit 1 1 FestivalsFestivals aroundaround thethe worldworld 课后提升练习课后提升练习 一 单项选择 每题 1 分 总分 10 分 1 In some parts of London missing a bus means for another hour A waitingB to waitC waitD to be waiting 2 Many people death in the earthquake as a result of the delay of the supplies A was starved toB starved toC were starved ofD starved for 3 My sister was against my suggestion while my brother was it A in honor ofB in memory of C in favor ofD in search of 4 Could you tell me where you bought the shoes you yesterday A tried onB put onC had onD pulled on 5 When a pencil is partly in a glass of water it looks as if it A breaksB has brokenC were brokenD had been broken 6 The World Cup in Germany this year A took placeB holdC playedD happened 7 Daddy didn t mind what we were doing as long as we were together fun A hadB haveC to haveD having 8 When the snake is slowly crawling toward his face he his breath A takeB lostC heldD caught 9 My friend hasn t till now I hope she isn t ill A come upB made upC gone upD turned up 10 The day he was looking forward in the end A when to comeB which to comeC which to cameD when to came 二 用所给短语的适当形式填空 每题一分 总分 10 分 day and night take place in memory of dress uplook forward to keep one s word hold one s breathhave fun withplay a trick on as though 1 You don t need to just to go to the pub jeans and a T shirt will do 2 We may never discover what that night 3 A ceremony was held those who had died in the earthquake 4 She was seeing the grandchildren again 5 I felt I d been lying in the sun for hours 6 He promised to help and he 7 How long can you in water 8 I never thought that they were me I was very disappointed 9 On Sundays children often each other They are very happy 10 After the heavy rain the machines were kept running to pump 用心 爱心 专心2 water 三 完成句子 每题 3 分 总分 30 分 1 The accident could have been much worse luckily 没有 造成损害 2 I wrote a long 写了一首长诗来纪念 Robert who my old friend a good teacher 过去既是朋友又是 老师 3 Everybody his good humor 钦佩他绝妙的幽 默感 4 He talks all about it 好像知道了全部 5 Don t feel sorry for the disabled or 捉弄 them 6 多有趣啊 to swim in the sea in hot summer 7 We thank you for your cooperation and we your good news 静候佳音 8 His father 打算要他去当工程师 9 The chair looks rather hard but in fact it is very 坐上去很舒服 10 The 满意的 look on his face suggested that his performance 令人满意的 四 完形填空 每题 1 5 分 总分 30 分 April Fools Day The first of April is commonly known 1 April Fools Day and it s customarily on this day to play a 2 on a friend If your friend is 3 in then he or she is an April 4 It isn t only children who 5 jokes Grown ups like such pranks 恶作剧 too Even the media sometimes try to deceive the 6 with a 7 April fool story Some years 8 for example a famous joke was played on the 9 A 10 reporter reported that strange geological changes have resulted in weaker gravity in different 11 of Britain He asked 12 to jump 13 and see if they 14 jump higher than they usually could Many people did The hundreds of 15 the BBC received proved how 16 the hoax 恶作剧 was not until twelve o clock did the BBC gently 17 its listeners it was April Fools Day that day Making jokes only 18 until noon of the day the rule is rigid and everybody accepted Anyone who tries to make a fool after midday is a 19 fool than he who has been 20 The late trickster is instantly rebuffed 受挫 as a piece of poem goes April Fools Day is gone and past You are the biggest fool at last When April Fools Day comes again You ll be the biggest fool then 1 A forB toC aboutD as 用心 爱心 专心3 2 B foolB trickC matchD game 3 A takenB cheatedC fooledD invited 4 A foolB boyC girlD child 5 A dislikeB likeC hateD enjoy 6 A foolsB grown upsC adultsD public 7 A dullB foolishC slowD wise 8 A moreB beforeC agoD later 9 A screen B radioC TVD computer 10 A scientificB ordinaryC commonD special 11 A countriesB partsC placeD nation 12 A scientistsB readersC watchersD listeners 13 A backB downC upD up and down 14 A mostlyB hardlyC usuallyD normally 15 A picturesB messagesC ideasD calls 16 A successfulB unsuccessfulC successfullyD unsuccessfully 17 A retellB remindC tellD warns 18 A lastsB continuesC goesD comes on 19 A cleverB biggerC smaller D foolish 20 A selectedB chosenC fooledD made 五 阅读理解 每题 2 分 总分 30 分 A Sweetest Day is always the third Saturday in October This holiday is much more important in some regions than in others Detroit Cleveland and Buffalo being the biggest Sweetest Day cities It is a holiday that is gaining in popularity every year throughout the country Sweetest Day is celebrated on the third Saturday in October as a day to make someone happy It is an occasion which offers all of us an opportunity to remember not only the sick aged and orphaned but also friends relatives and associates whose helpfulness and kindness we have enjoyed Over 60 years ago a Cleveland man believing that the city s orphans and shut ins 卧病在床的人 too often felt forgotten and neglected conceived the idea of showing them that they were remembered He did this through the distribution of small gifts With the help of his friends and neighbors he distributed these small remembrances on a Saturday in October During the years that followed other Clevelanders began to participate in the celebration ceremony which came to be called Sweetest Day In time the Sweetest Day idea of spreading cheer to the underprivileged was broadened to include everyone and became an occasion for remembering others with a kind act or a small remembrance And soon the idea spread to other cities all over the country Sweetest Day is not based on any single group s religious belief or on a family 用心 爱心 专心4 relationship It is a reminder that a thoughtful word or deed enriches life and gives it meaning Because for many people remembering takes the form of gift giving Sweetest Day offers us the opportunity to show others that we care in a practical way 1 Which of the following is TRUE according to the first paragraph A Sweetest Day is a holiday which always falls on the Saturday in October B More and more people are now celebrating Sweetest Day in the whole country C Only a few religious have the tradition to celebrate the holiday D Sweetest Day is much more important in big cities than in small cities 2 The idea of creating Sweetest Day came from A a city named Cleveland 60 years agoB the city s orphans and shut ins C a man who cared orphans and shut insD a man s friends relatives and associates 3 Sweetest Day is celebrated in the following ways EXCEPT A a kind actB a small remembrance C gift givingD a family party 4 From the third paragraph we can learn that A over 60 years ago a man too often felt forgotten and neglected B only with the help of the man s friends and neighbors he got a small remembrance C it is the people in Cleveland who spread Sweetest Day to other cities D all people loved to be remembered by others on Sweetest Day in Cleveland B The Double Ninth Festival The Chong Yang Festival is celebrated on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month and it is also known as the Double Ninth Festival Origins The festival began as early as the Warring States Period 475 221 BC According to the yin yang division that forms a basis to the Chinese world view yin stands for the elements of darkness and yang represents life and brightness The number nine is regarded as yang The ninth day of the ninth month is a double yang day so the name Chong Yang Festival Came into being The ninth month is also a sign of the coming of winter It is a time when the living need warm clothing and filial 孝顺 Chinese sons and daughters developed this to make the festival a time for providing winter clothes for their ancestors The Double Ninth Festival therefore also became an occasion to visit the graves of dead family members Clothes made of paper would t be burnt as offerings Climbing mountains On the Double Ninth Festival people customarily climb mountains appreciate chrysanthemum 菊花 drink chrysanthemum wine and eat double ninth cakes The Double Ninth Festival is also the Old Men Festival Old people are especially 用心 爱心 专心5 meant to improve their health by taking part in the activities on the day of the festival Family get togethers The Double Ninth Festival is also a time for family get togethers It is an occasion to remember one s ancestors Often family outings are organized during which people search to enjoy nature and to show their love and care for family members 5 The Double Ninth Festival became well known as the following EXCEPT A the ninth day of SeptemberB a sign of the coming of winter C an occasion to visit the graves of the deadD an occasion to remember one s ancestors 6 How do Chinese people honor their ancestors on the Double Ninth Festival A They provide their dead family members with all kinds of winter clothes B they make paper clothes and burn them as offerings of winter clothes C they go to climb mountains with their old family members D they continue to have the Double Ninth Festival for the whole winter 7 Why is the Double Ninth Festival also called Old Men Festival according to the passage A Old people all honor their ancestors on that day B Old people climb mountains to improve their health on that day C Old people like to enjoy chrysanthemum drink chrysanthemum wine D Old people often get together on that day to show their love for their family C One story about Jack an Irishman who was not allowed into Heaven because he was stingy 吝啬 with his money So he was sent to hell But down there he played tricks on the Devil Satan so he was kicked out of Hell and made to walk the earth forever carrying a lantern Well Irish children made Jack s lanterns on October 31st from a large potato hollowed out with the sides having holes and lit by little candles inside And Irish children would carry them as they went from house to house begging for food for the village Halloween festival The Irish name for these lanterns was Jack with the lantern or Jack of the lantern shortened as Jack o lantern and now spelled jack o lantern The traditional Halloween you can read about in most books was just children s fun night Halloween celebrations would start in October in every elementary school Children would make Halloween decorations all kinds of orange paper jack o lanterns And from black paper you d cut scary designs an evil witch 女巫 with a pointed hat riding through the sky on a broomstick maybe with black bats flying across the moon and that meant bad luck And of course black cats for more bad luck Sometimes a black cat would ride away into the sky on the back of the witch s broom 用心 爱心 专心6 And on Halloween night we d dress up in Mom or Dad s old shoes and clothes put on a mask and be ready to go outside The little kids had to go with their mothers but we older ones went together to neighbors houses ringing their doorbell and yelling Trick or treat meaning Give us a treat something to eat or we ll play a trick on you The people inside were supposed to come to the door and give us some sweets 8 Where did the Irish children go with the jack o lanterns A They went to find large potatoes B They went to the neighbors houses for food C They went to find an Irishman JackD They went to find books for fun 9 What kind of Halloween decorations did children make A They made a black cat with a pointed hat B They made orange paper evil witches C They cut black paper scary designs D They made all kinds of black jack o lanterns 10 From the last paragraph we can know that A on Halloween night parents wore their old shoes and clothes B children put on a mask and were ready to go outside to play Trick or treat C all children went together to neighbors houses to play Trick or Treat D the parents were supposed to treat all the kids who rang the doors D Feast On Turkey and Good Wishes at Thanksgiving Four weeks ago US children dressed as monsters and asked for sweets That was Halloween In a few weeks American houses will be red and green and filled with presents for Christmas As if all this isn t enough on Thursday this week America will enjoy another festival Thanksgiving Children will have two days off school shops will close and houses will be filled with families enjoying mountains of food Every year in Gainesville Florida all entire class celebrate Thanksgiving together The class dresses up and puts on plays for their families After the plays the families share a feast of traditional Thanksgiving foods like turkey and pumpkin pie Dean Foster an 11 year old boy will take part in this celebration He said I love Thanksgiving because it means time off school lots of nice food and a happy family His brother Ben nine said the best thing about Thanksgiving is that when it is finished it is time to start Christmas But behind the food and the large amount of money spent there is another message On Thursday evening Dean and Ben s family will make a basket and put it on the table as they eat their evening meal 用心 爱心 专心7 Each of them will write a 1ist of things that they are thankful for and place the paper in the basket The family will read the pieces of paper and take time to thank God and each other for providing them with comfortable and happy lives Thanksgiving is a traditional festival that started in 1621 when the first pilgrims arrived in the US to start a new life After a hard year they had a big autumn harvest They held a feast and invited the native American Indians along to thank God for giving them enough food Many countries celebrate Thanksgiving They often fall after the fields have been harvested and the crops collected for winter 11 On Halloween children in the United States often dress up as A ghosts B players C pilgrims D visitors 12 When are turkey and pumpkin pie eaten A On Halloween B On Thursday C On Thanksgiving D On Christmas Day 13 Thanksgiving is the time for the American pe