高中英语人教版必修3同步练习Unit 1.docx

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高中英语人教版必修3同步练习Unit1

Unit1FestivalsaroundtheWorld

同步练习

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

Asfarbackinhistoryaswecantell,peoplehavecelebratedthestartofaNewYear.ThepeopleofancientEgyptbegantheirNewYearinsummer.ThatiswhentheNileRiverfloodeditsbanksbringingwaterandfertility（肥沃）totheland.ThepeopleofancientBabylonandPersiabegantheirNewYearonMarch21,thefirstdayofspring.AndsomenativeAmericanIndiansbegantheirNewYearwhenthenutsoftheoaktreesbecameripe.Thatwasusuallyinlatesummer.

Noise-makingisanotherancientcustomontheNewYear.Thenoiseisconsiderednecessarytodriveawaytheevilspiritsoftheoldyear.Peoplearoundtheworlddodifferentthingstomakealotofnoise.Theymayhitstickstogether,beatondrums,blowhorns,orexplodefire-works.

AmericanscelebratetheNewYearinmanyways.Mostdonothavetogotoworkorschool.Sotheyvisitfamilyandfriends,attendchurchservices,shareaholidaymeal,orwatchNewYear’sparades（游行）ontelevision.Mostyearsuniversityteamsplayinspecialholidaygames.Forthosewhohavebeenbusyatworkorschool,NewYearmaybeadayofrest.TheyspendthetimethinkingaboutandpreparingforthedemandsoftheNewYear.

1.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisright?

A.ThepeopleofancientEgyptbegantheirNewYearinspring.

B.ThepeopleofancientBabylonbegantheirNewYearonMarch21,thefirstdayofspring.

C.SomenativeAmericanIndiansbegantheirNewYearinearlysummer.

D.ThepeopleofancientPersiabegantheirNewYearinlatesummer.

2.WhydopeoplemakealotofnoiseontheNewYearaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thenoiseisconsiderednecessarytofrightentheevilspiritsoftheoldyear.

B.Thenoiseisconsiderednecessarytoshowpeople’sexcitement.

C.TheyspendthetimethinkingaboutandpreparingforthedemandsoftheNewYear.

D.Peoplehavenootherbetterwaystoshowtheirhappiness.

3.AmericanscelebratetheNewYearbydoingthingsasfollowsexcept_________.

A.restingathomeB.visitingfamilyandfriends

C.attendingchurchservicesD.havingsportsandgames

B

Fullofbeauty,happinessandahealthyloveoflife,theBulgarianfestivalsandcustomsdatebacktooldtimewhenmantriedtoliveinpeacewithnature.ThemerriestandrichestfestivalsareChristmasandtheNewYear,whentheso-called“sourvakari”makestheroundofhousewithwishesforhealthandwealth.Othermainfestivalsinclude“ladouvane”—aholidayforyounggirlsonNewYear’sDayorMidsummerDay（24thJune）,ShrovetideandMummers’Gameswhichmarkthestartofspring,and“lazrouvane”—atraditionalfestivalforloveandfamily,healthandrichness.Andamongthem,thewidelypopularandtypicalBulgariancustomsandfestivalsare“martenitsas”androse-picking.

EveryyearonMarch1st,theBulgariansgiveeachother“martenitsas”—asmalldollmadeofwhiteandredstrings,asymbolofthebeginningofspring,healthandhappiness.

InlateMayandearlyJuneeveryyear,therose-pickingseasonstartsintheValleyofRoseswhichisbetweentheBalkanRangeandtheSrednaGoraMountains.Rose-pickingstartsatdawn,beforesunriseandbeforethepleasantsmelloftherosehasdisappeared.TheBulgarianroseproduces70percentoftheworld’sroseoilwhichisusedbytheverywell-knownperfume（香水）companyasabasicelementofitsproducts.ThisisthetimeoftheFestivalofRoses,celebratedwithcarnivals,happyactivities,folksongsanddancesinKarlovoandKazanlukonthefirstSundayinJune.

4.Thepassageismainlyabout________.

A.ChristmasandtheNewYearinBulgaria

B.theoriginofBulgarianfestivalsandcustoms

C.rose-pickingandperfumeindustryinBulgaria

D.typicalcustomsandfestivalsofBulgaria

5.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.“Martenitsas”—theBeginningofSpring.

B.Beauty,HappinessandLove.

C.BulgarianFestivalsandCustoms.

D.Rose-pickingand“Martenitsas”.

6.Theauthorofthispassageintendsto________.

A.letusknowsomeknowledgeofBulgarianculture

B.tellusthedifferencesbetweencustomsandfestivals

C.explaintheconnectionbetweencustomsandindusty

D.findtheoriginoftheBulgariancustoms

7.Thesecondandthirdparagraphsofthepassage_______.

A.tellushowpopularrose-pickingis

B.linktwofestivalswithhealthandrichness

C.showustwomerriestandrichestfestivals

D.talkabouttwotypicalBulgarianfestivals

C

ArgosyChristmasShipFestival

Seattle

December1---December23,2004

TheArgosyChristmasShipFestivalisship-to-shoreholidaycelebrationthathasbecomealocalNorthwesttradition.AboardtheChristmasShip,someofthefinestNorwestchoirssingholidaygreetings.Theseperformancesarebroadcastviaspeakerstobonfire（篝火）sitesandtootherbo