人教版(新教材)高中英语必修3Unit 1　Festivals and Celebrations课时作业6：Reading and Thinking

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ReadingandThinkingⅠ.根据语境及汉语提示写出正确的单词1.MrSmith,myformercolleague,sentmeanoteof__________(congratulate)onmyelectionvictory.2.Idon’tshareher__________(religion)belief.3.Christmasissucha__________(joy)timeofyear.4.More_____________(agriculture)landisbeingusedforbuilding.5.Thediscoveryofthenewdrugis_____________(significance)forpeoplesufferingfromheartproblems.6.Therearemanyshopsinthe____________(commerce)heartofthecity.7.Allnon-violentreligiousandpolitical__________(believe)shouldberespectedequally.8.Wecantakepartin__________widerangeofactivitiesafterschool.9.Allthewheat_____________(gather)inbeforeitrained.

10.Themanwasgratefultome_________whatIhaddoneforhim.Ⅱ.完成句子1.Thechildren___________andwenttoattendtheceremony.

孩子们盛装打扮去参加仪式了。2.IthoughtIwouldfailtheexam,butIpassed___________.

我原以为考试会不及格,可我竟然及格了。3.Thesizesofapples___________________.苹果的大小从小到中等不等。4.Theageofthestudents___________________withanaverageof19.

这些学生的年龄在17岁到21岁之间,平均年龄为19岁。5.Hopesofreachinganagreementseemto_____________.达成协议的希望似乎正在消失。6._____________wantingtoseehimagain,sherefusedtoreplytohisletters.

尽管很想再见到他,但她却不愿给他回信。7.MaYun_______________________theInternetandsucceededintheearly21stcentury.

马云利用网络在21世纪初取得成功。8.Onthisproblem,I___________________________withyou.

关于这个问题,我和你想法不同。9.Peoplewhotakethesecallsaretrainedtostaycalm,________________________________.

无论这些电话听起来多么奇怪,接这些电话的人们都被训练得要保持镇静。10.TheInternet_______________________________________________.

因特网已经使得学习一门外语变得容易多了。Ⅲ.阅读理解ATheLanternFestivalfallsonthe15thofthefirstmonthofthelunarcalendar.Thisdayisalwaysthefirstfullmooninthenewyear.AncientpeoplealsocalleditShangyuanFestival.CelebrationsandtraditionsonthisdaybeganfromtheHanDynastyandbecamepopularintheTangDynasty.Watchingtheredlanternsisoneofthemaintraditions.Lanternsofdifferentshapesandsizesareusuallyputontrees,oralongriverbanksonshow.ItissaidthatskylanternswerefirstusedbyZhugeKongmingtoaskforhelpwhenhewasintrouble.Today,whenthelanternsslowlyriseintotheair,peoplemakewishes.Anothertraditionisguessinglanternriddles.Theriddlesareusuallyshort,wise,andsometimeshumorous(幽默的).TheanswertoariddlecanbeaChinesecharacter,afamousperson’sname,oraplacename.Themostimportantthingistoeatsweetdumplingswithdifferenttastes.InnorthernChina,theyarecalledyuanxiaowhileinsouthernpartthey’renamedtangyuan.Becausemakingsweetdumplingsislikeagameoranactivity,theyareusuallydonehappilybyagroupoffriendsorfamilymembers.Inoldtimes,theLanternFestivalwasalsoagoodtimeforyoungpeopletofindlove.Watchinglanternsgaveyoungpeopleachancetomeeteachother.Andthereweremanyromanticstoriesaboutthisfestival.AlinefromXinQiji,apoetduringtheSongDynasty,showsthis,“HundredsandthousandsoftimesIsearchedforherinthecrowd.SuddenlyIturned,andthereshestoodinthedimlight.”Inaword,theLanternFestivalhasbroughtusChinesesomuchfunandjoyovertheyears.WehopetheyoungpeoplecancarryonthesetraditionsandtakeprideinChineseculture.1.Inancienttimes,skylanternswerefirstusedfor______byZhugeKongming.

A.makingwishes B.celebratingbirthdaysC.gettingaid D.guessinglanternriddles2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutsweetdumplings?A.Theyhavedifferenttastes.B.Theyarenamed“yuanxiao”alloverthecountry.C.Peopleenjoytheprocessofmakingthem.D.Peopleusuallymakethemwithfamilyandfriends.3.ThelinefromXinQijiinthepassageshowstheLanternFestivalwas______inoldtimes.

A.boring B.humorous C.romantic D.importantBTheNewYearisatimeforcelebrationsforalmosteveryonearoundtheworld.InBritain,peoplegotopubsandnightclubstodancetheoldyearaway,andtowelcomeinthenewoneatmidnight.Everyonewantstokisssomeonespecial(boyfriend,girlfriendorevenacompletestranger!)asthebellsringoutatmidnight.Inrecentyears,streetpartieshavebecomemorepopular.Hundredsoreventhousandsofpeoplegatherinsquares,mainstreetsorontheriverbankstolistentobandsplayingandtoseefabulousfireworksdisplays.Forpeoplewhostayathome,mostwatchspecial,liveNewYearshowsonTVandcountdown,alongwiththepresenters,from10to1asthelastsecondsoftheoldyeartickawayandthebellsoftheNewYeararerung.InScotland,onNewYear’sEve,peoplevisittheirneighboursanddrink,danceandgenerallyhaveagoodtime.Ifyou’reinvitedtoaScottishhome,it’simportanttoknowwhattobringwithyou:alumpofcoal,someshortbreadandsomewhisky.Thecoalshowswarmthsoyou’rewishingthatthepeopleyouvisitwillhaveenoughheatinthecomingyear.Theshortbreadrepresentsfood,soyou’rehopingthatthepeoplewillhaveenoughtoeatintheNewYear.SomeScotscallwhisky“thewateroflife”,sowhenyouhandoveryourbottletoyourhosts,itmeansyouwantthemtohaveenoughtodrinkoverthenext12months.There’sonemorekeytaskyoustillhavetoperformifyoucan.Thefirstpersontoknockonaneighbour’sdoorissupposedtobeatall,dark,handsomeman.Ifyouare,you’llbringgoodlucktothehousehold.Butwhatifthat’snotyou?Well,don’tringthebelljustyet.Waitawhileandtherightpersonwillturnupsoon!

4.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.SeeingtheOldYearoffinBritainB.CelebrationsofaScottishNewYearC.VisitingScottishHomesonNewYearD.SendingGoodLuckintheNewYear5.Weknowfromthepassage______.

A.BritishpeoplehatetothinkoftheoldyearandwishtodanceitawayquicklyB.streetconcertshavebecomemorepopularonNewYear’sEveC.BritishpeopleletofffireworksinpublicplacestocelebratetheNewYearD.peoplestayathomedoingnothingbutwaitforthebelloftheNewYeartoring6.WhydovisitorstakesomethingstoaScottishhomeonNewYear’sEve?A.Tosharegoodfoodandwarmth.B.Tohelpthosepoorfamilies.C.Tosendbestwishestothefamilies.D.Toshowrespectandrichness.7.Theunderlinedphrase“therightperson”inthelastparagraphrefersto______.

A.thehostofaspecialTVshowB.atall,dark,handsomemanC.amanwithcoal,shortbreadandwhiskyD.aneighborⅣ.七选五根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。BenefitsofReadingThebenefitsofreadingstartwiththefirstbookababyhearsandcontinueintochildhoodandthroughoutthechild’slife.Herearesomereasonswhyreadingisimportant.Readingteacheschildrenabouttheworldaroundthem.1Theyareexposedtowaysoflife,ideasandbeliefsabouttheworldwhichmaybedifferentfromthosewhichsurroundthem.Thisbuildsastoreofbackgroundknowledge,whichhelpsyoungerchildrenlearntoreadconfidently.

2Whenweread,ourbrainstranslatethedescriptionswereadofpeople,placesandthingsintopictures.Whenwearereadingastory,wearealsoimagininghowthecharactersarefeeling.Weuseourownexperiencestoimaginehowwewouldfeelinthesamesituation.

Childrenwhoreaddobetteratschool.Andtheydon’tjustdobetteratsubjectslikereading,Englishandhistory.3

Readingisagreatformofentertainment!Apaperbackbookorane-readerdoesn’ttakeupmuchspacesoyoucantakeitanywhereandyou’llneverbelonelyorboredifyouhaveabookinyourbag.4

Readingrelaxesthebodyandcalmsthemind.5Theconstantmovement,flashinglightsandnoisearequitestressfulforourbrains.Whenwereadinsilence,theblackprintonawhitepageismuchlessstressfulforoureyesandbrains.

A.Readingimprovesconcentration.B.Readingdevelopsachild’simagination.C.Weseemtohaveforgottenhowtorelaxandhowtobesilent.D.Childrenlearnnewwordsandgreatlyenlargetheirvocabulary.E.Theydobetteratallsubjectsandtheydobetterallthedaythroughschool.F.Youcanreadwhilewaitingforafriendorduringaflightdelayatanairport.G.Byreading,childrenlearnaboutpeople,placesandeventsoutsidetheirownexperience.

〖答案〗〖解析〗Ⅰ.根据语境及汉语提示写出正确的单词1.congratulation 2.religious 3.joyful 4.agricultural 5.significant6.commercial 7.beliefs 8.a 9.hadbeengathered10.forⅡ.完成句子dressedupafterall

3.rangefromsmalltomedium

4.rangesfrom17to21

5.befadingawayInspiteoftookadvantageofhavenothingincommonnomatterhowstrangethecallssoundhasmadeitmucheasiertolearnaforeignlanguageⅢ.阅读理解A〖语篇解读〗本文主要介绍了中国的元宵节。1.〖答案〗C〖解析〗细节理解题。根据第二段的ItissaidthatskylanternswerefirstusedbyZhugeKongmingtoaskforhelpwhenhewasintrouble.可知。askforhelp意思即为getaid求助。所以选C。2.〖答案〗B〖解析〗细节理解题。根据第三段的InnorthernChina,theyarecalledyuanxiaowhileinsouthernpartthey’renamedtangyuan.可知,北方叫元宵南方叫汤圆,所以不是全国都叫元宵。所以选B。3.〖答案〗C〖解析〗细节理解题。此处辛弃疾的诗句是为前面一句Andthereweremanyromanticstoriesaboutthisfestival.提供证据,表明在古代元宵节是浪漫的。所以选C。B〖语篇解读〗本文主要介绍了英国人庆祝新年的活动方式,着重介绍了苏格兰人的庆祝方式。4.〖答案〗B 〖解析〗主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了英国人庆祝新年的活动方式。故选B。5.〖答案〗C