人教版高中英语必修三Unit 1 Festivals around the world 单元检测2Word文档格式.docx

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ThaiElephantDayisanationalholidayinThailand.ThaiElephantDayhasbeencelebratedonMarch13thofeveryyearsince1998.BecausetheelephantisthenationalanimalofThailand，itishighlyrespectedandtreasured.Duringthefestivalselephantsarehonoredduringaceremonyinwhichtheyarefedbananas，otherfruit，andsugarcane.

TheFireFestival－Shetland

OnthelastTuesdayinJanuarytheentiretownofLerwick，Shetlandgoesupinflames.Atthefestival，you’llfindyourselfsitting，dancing，orstumblingaroundthelargestbonfireyou’veeverseeninyourlife.Thefestivallastsonlyonedaybuttakestheentireyeartoplan.Bepreparedforaneveningofsinging，dancing，andfastpacedactivity，anddon’tworryaboutmakingittoworkthenextday－it’sanationalholiday!

Holi－India

Holi，theFestivalofColors，isaHinducelebrationfullofjoyandoneofIndia’smostimportantholidays.Onthedayofthelastfullmoonofthelunarmonth，usuallylateFebruaryorearlyMarch，theairisfullofbrightcoloredpowder.Thefestivaliscelebrateddifferentlythroughoutthecountry，withbonfiresandmusic，butthecheerfulspiritiscommonthroughoutHinducommunitiesaroundtheworld.

1．WhatdoweknowaboutKoninginnedag?

A．ItiscelebratedonthedayofthecurrentQueen’sbirthday.

B．ItisnotcelebratedoutsidethecityofAmsterdam.

C．Everyonemustwearorangeclothestocelebrateit.

D．Ithasahistoryofmorethansixtyyears.

2．ThefestivalcelebratedonMarch13thinThailandisheldto________.

A．showpeople’srespectfortheirQueen

B．showThaipeople’srespectforelephants

C．askpeopletoprotectendangeredanimals

D．helppeoplerelaxbysinginganddancing

3．Whydon’tpeoplehavetoworryaboutworkingthedayaftertheFireFestival?

A．Becausepeopleareallowedtosleepatworkthenextday.

B．Becausetheactivitiesaretoosimpletogetpeopletired.

C．Becausepeopledon’thavetogotoworkthenextday.

D．Becausethefestivalendsveryearlyatnight.

4．IfyouareinterestedintheFestivalofColors，youshouldgoto________.

A．India　B．Shetland

C．ThailandD．theNetherlands

B

Mymotheralwaystoldusthereisnousecryingoverspiltmilk.Thatmeansyoushouldnotgetangrywhensomethingbadhappensandcannotbechanged.Shealsotoldusyouhavetobreaksomeeggstomakeanomelet（煎蛋卷）．Thismeansyouhavetodowhatisnecessarytomoveforward.

Mymotherbelievedyouarewhatyoueat.Agooddietisimportantforgoodhealth.Shewouldalwaysgiveushealthyfood.Shelikedservingusmeatandpotatoesfordinner.Themeatandpotatoescanalsomeanthemostimportantpartofsomething.

Peoplealwayssaidmyfatherwasthesaltoftheearth,becausehewouldneverpoursaltonawound,ormakesomeonefeelworseaboutsomethingthatwasalreadyabadexperience.However,sometimeshetoldusastorythatseemedbiggerthanlife.Sowehadtotakeitwithagrain（粒）ofsalt.Thatis,wecouldnotbelieveeverythinghetoldus.

Mymanageratworkdoesnotalwaysknowwhatisgoingoninouroffice.Yetsheisrightaboutonething:

thereisnosuchthingasafreelunch.Somethingmayappeartobefree,buttheremaybeahiddencost.Whenwefailtoseeproblemsatwork,themanagertellsustowakeupandsmellthecoffee.Weneedtopaymoreattentionandfixtheproblem.Ioncemadeabigmistakeattheofficeandfeltsilly.Ihadeggonmyface.

Overtheweekend,myfriendinvitedmetowatchafootballgameontelevision.ButIdonotlikefootball.Itisnotmycupoftea.

IhopeIhavegivenyoufoodforthought,thatis,somethingtothinkabout.

5.Whenproblemscameup,theauthor’smothertoldthemto________.

A．giveup　B．hurryup

C．becarefulD．keepcalm

6．Whichofthefollowingisusedtodescribethemostimportantpartofsomething?

A．Themilkandeggs.

B．Thesaltandwater.

C．Theteaandcoffee.

D．Themeatandpotatoes.

7.Inpeople’seyes,theauthor’sfather________.

A．alwaysfeelsunhappy

B．alwaystellslies

C．isaveryniceman

D．isagoodstoryteller

8．Ifagirl’sfaceturnsredbecauseshedoesawrongthing,shemaysay“__________”．

A．IamwhatIeat

B．Ihaveeggonmyface

C．Itisnotmycupoftea

D．I’mthesaltoftheearth

C

AnAustraliancompany，SmartCarTechnologies，hasdevelopedasystemthatletsdriversknowwhenthey’respeeding.Whenthetechnologybecomescommerciallyavailable，itcouldhelpleadfooteddriversavoidticketsandalsosavelives.ThecompanythatdevelopedtheproducthopestoconvinceAustraliangovernmentagenciestoputthetechnologyintouseintheirautomobilefleets.

Theproduct，calledSpeedAlert，linksrealtimelocationdataandspeedobtainedwiththehelpofGPStoadatabaseofpostedspeedlimitsstoredinadriver’sPDAorprogrammablemobilephone.Thesetupoftheproductdoesnotneedtobehookeduptoacar’sspeedometer.Infact，itisentirelyportable.ItwillalsoworkwithnewerphonesandPDAsthathavebuiltinGPSreceivers.Ifadriverexceedsthespeedlimit，thespeedisshownandanalertsounds.

MichaelPaine，anAustralianvehicledesignengineerandtrafficsafetyconsultant，washiredtoanalyzetheproduct.HetoldLiveSciencethathiscolleaguesintheroadsafetyfieldare“veryenthusiastic”aboutwhatthey’renowcalling“intelligentspeedalert”．Otherresearch，accordingtoPaine，showsthat40percentofalltrafficdeathsinvolvespeeding.Thereisalsoapotentiallycontroversialfutureuse：

“Sincethesystemissoportable，itwouldbeeasytomakeitarequirementforteenagedriverstoalwaysuseaspeedalertdevicewhendriving，”Painesaid.“Thesystemevenhasthecapabilitytorecordspeedingviolations，soparentscanmonitortheirteenagedrivers.”

TheproductwillsoongoonsaleinSydney.

9．What’sthepurposeofthenewproduct?

A．Toinformusofthenewcarsystem.

B．Tointroducesomeimprovementincars.

C．Tolimitcertaindriverstosafedriving.

D．Topopularizethebuiltincarsystem.

10．Thesecondparagraphmainlytalksabout________.

A．theprojectofthebuiltinproduct

B．whythesystembecomespopular

C．thefunctionsofGPSincars

D．howtheproductisprogrammed

11．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEofSpeedAlertaccordingtoMichaelPaine?

A．Mostofthetrafficdeathscanbeavoided.

B．Speedingviolationscanbeeasilyfoundout.

C．Thesystemwillexcitesometeenagedrivers.

D．Theproductwillnotbeavailableforadults.

12．Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A．SpeedAlertandItsFutureUse

B．ProgressinCarmakingScience

C．WarningforAdventurousDrivers

D．NewInCarDeviceagainstSpeeding

D

AnewcollectionofphotosbringsanunsuccessfulAntarcticvoyagebacktolife.

FrankHurley’spictureswouldbeoutstanding—undoubtedlyfirstratephotojournalism—iftheyhadbeenmadelastweek.Infact，theywereshotfrom1914through1916,mostofthemafteradisastrousshipwreck（海难）,byacameramanwhohadnoreasonableexpectationofsurvival.Manyoftheimageswerestoredinanicechest,underfreezingwater,inthedamagedwoodenship.

TheshipwastheEndurance,asmall,tight,NorwegianbuiltthreemasterthatwasintendedtotakeSirErnestShackletonandasmallcrewofseamenandscientists,27meninall，tothesouthernmostshoreofAntarctica’sWeddellSea.FromthatpointShackletonwantedtoforceapassagebydogsled（雪橇）acrossthecontinent.ThejourneywasintendedtoachievemorethanwhatCaptainRobertFalconScotthaddone.CaptainScotthadreachedtheSouthPoleearlyin1912buthaddiedwithhisfourcompanionsonthemarchback.

AswriterCarolineAlexandermakesclearinherforcefulandwellresearchedstoryTheEndurance,adventuringwaseventhenathoroughlycommercialeffort.Scott’slastjourney，completedashelayinatentdyingofcoldandhunger,caughttheworld’simagination,andafilmmadeinhishonordrewcrowds.Shackleton,aonetimeBritishmerchantnavyofficerwhohadgottowithin100milesoftheSouthPolein1908,startedabusinessbeforehis1914voyagetomakemoneyfrommovieandstillphotography.FrankHurley,aconfidentandgiftedAustralianphotographerwhoknewtheAntarctic，washiredtomaketheimages,mostofwhichhaveneverbeforebeenpublished.

13．WhatdoweknowaboutthephotostakenbyHurley?

A．Theyweremadelastweek.

B．Theyshowedunderseasceneries.

C．Theywerefoundbyacameraman.

D．Theyrecordedadisastrousadventure.

14．WhoreachedtheSouthPolefirstaccordingtothetext?

A．FrankHurley.

B．ErnestShackleton.

C．RobertFalconScott.

D．CarolineAlexander.

15．WhatdoesAlexanderthinkwasthepurposeofthe1914voyage?

A．Artisticcreation.

B．Scientificresearch.

C．Moneymaking.

D．Treasurehunting.

Ⅱ.阅读填句（共5小题；

每小题2分，满分10分）

Jack’sbirthdaywascomingsoon,soheaskedhisdadforabicyclesothathewouldnotneedtowalktoschoolanymore.__16__Jackgotabookinsteadbuthedidnotcomplain.

OnebrightandsunnydaywhileJackwaswalkingpastastoreonhiswaytoschool,hesawabig