高中英语 Unit 1 Festivals around the world单元综合测评 新人教版必修3.docx

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高中英语Unit1Festivalsaroundtheworld单元综合测评新人教版必修3

Unit1　Festivalsaroundtheworld

（时间：

90分钟　满分：

110分）

第一部分　阅读理解（共两节；满分30分）

第一节　（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）

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

ThanksgivingDayisaspecialholidayintheUnitedStatesandCanada.FamiliesandfriendsgathertoeatandgivethanksforGod'sblessing.

ThanksgivingDayisreallyaharvestfestival.Thisiswhyitiscelebratedinlatefall,afterthecropsarein.ButthefirstthanksgivinginAmericahadnothingtodowithagoodharvest.OnDecember4,1619,thePilgrimsfromEnglandlandednearwhatisnowCharlesCity,Virginia.TheykneltdownandthankedGodfortheirsafejourneyacrosstheAtlantic.

ThefirstNewEnglandThanksgivingdidcelebratearichharvest.ThePilgrimslandedatwhatisnowPlymouth,Massachusetts,in1620.Theyhadadifficulttimeandthefirstwinterwascruel.ManyofthePilgrimsdied.Butthenextyear,theyhadagoodharvest.SoGovernorBradforddeclaredathree－dayfeast（盛宴）.ThePilgrimsinvitedIndianfriendstojointhemfortheirspecialfeast.Everyonebroughtfood.

Astimewentby,othercolonies（殖民地）begantocelebrateadayofthanksgiving.ButittookyearsbeforetherewasanationalThanksgivingDay.DuringtheCivilWar,SarahJosephaHalepersuadedAbrahamLincolntodosomethingaboutit.In1863,heproclaimed（宣布）thelastThursdayofNovemberasadayofthanksgiving.Today,AmericanscelebratethishappyharvestfestivalonthefourthThursdayinNovember.CanadianscelebrateThanksgivingDayinmuchthesamewayastheirAmericanneighbors.ButtheCanadianThanksgivingDayfallsonthesecondMondayinOctober.

ThanksgivingDayisobservedbychurchservicesandfamilyreunions;theturkeydinnerisareminderofthefourwildturkeysservedatthePilgrims'firstthanksgivingfeast.ThereareslightdifferencesinCanada'sandtheUnitedStates'Thanksgivingindatesbutthetraditionisverysimilar.OthercountriescelebrateThanksgivingDayaswell.

语篇解读　本篇文章主要讲了感恩节的来历以及人们庆祝此节日的不同方式。

1.ThefirstgroupofpeopleinAmericatohavethanksgivingwere________.

A.somepeoplefromEngland

B.theAmericanIndians

C.SarahJosephaHale

D.GovernorBradford

答案与解析：

A　推理判断题。

根据第二段的最后三句可推知，在美国第一批对上帝表示感恩的人来自英格兰，故答案为A。

2.WecaninferfromthepassagethatNewEnglandmustbe________.

A.intheU．S.A.

B.inGreatBritain

C.inCanada

D.onsomeislandofftheAtlantic

答案与解析：

A　推理判断题。

由第三段前两句“ThefirstNewEnglandThanksgivingdidcelebratearichharvest.ThePilgrimslandedatwhatisnowPlymouth，Massachusetts，in1620”以及常识可推知，Massachusetts是美国的一个州且这个州位于新英格兰地区。

故选A。

3.What'sthepassagemainlyabout？

A.It'sabouthowThanksgivingDayiscelebratedintheU．S.A.

B.It'sabouthowThanksgivingDaycameintobeingandthedifferentwaysitiscelebrated.

C.It'saboutthatThanksgivingDayisinfactaharvestholiday.

D.It'sabouthowthewaytocelebrateThanksgivingDaychangedwithtimeandplaces.

答案与解析：

B　主旨大意题。

通读全文可知，文章主要讲述了感恩节的来历以及人们庆祝此节日的不同方式。

故选B。

B

MynameisValentine.IlivedinRomeduringthethirdcentury.Thatwaslong,longago!

Atthattime,RomewasruledbyanemperornamedClaudius.Ididn'tlikeEmperorClaudius,andIwasn'ttheonlyone!

Alotofpeoplesharedmyfeelings.

Claudiuswantedtohaveabigarmy.Heexpectedmentovolunteertojoin.Manymenjustdidnotwanttofightinwars.Theydidnotwanttoleavetheirwivesandfamilies.Asyoumighthaveguessed,notmanymensignedup.ThismadeClaudiusfurious.Sowhathappened?

Hehadacrazyidea.Hethoughtthatifmenwerenotmarried,theywouldnotmindjoiningthearmy.SoClaudiusdecidednottoallowanymoremarriages.Youngpeoplethoughthisnewlawwascruel.Ithoughtitwaspreposterous!

Icertainlywasn'tgoingtosupportthatlaw！

DidImentionthatIwasapriest（牧师）?

Oneofmyfavouriteactivitieswastomarrycouples.EvenafterEmperorClaudiuspassedhislaw,Ikeptonperformingmarriageceremonies—secretly,ofcourse.Itwasreallyquiteexciting.Imagineasmallcandlelitroomwithonlythebrideandgroomandmyself.Wewouldwhisperthewordsoftheceremony,listeningallthewhileforthestepsofsoldiers.Onenight,wedidhearfootsteps.Itwasscary!

ThankgoodnessthecoupleIwasmarryingescapedintime.Iwascaught.Iwasthrowninjailandtoldthatmypunishmentwasdeath.

Itriedtostaycheerful.Anddoyouknowwhat?

Wonderfulthingshappened.Manyyoungpeoplecametothejailtovisitme.Theythrewflowersandnotesuptomywindow.Theywantedmetoknowthatthey,too,believedinlove.

OnthedayIwastodie,February14,269A．D.Ileftmyfriendalittlenotethankingagirl,whohelpedmekeepmyspiritsup,forherfriendshipandloyalty.Isignedit,“LovefromyourValentine.”

4.Valentinewasputinprisonbecause________.

A.hesecretlygotmarried

B.heattractedtheemperor

C.hedidn'tserveinthearmy

D.hehelpedyoungpeoplegetmarriedsecretly

答案与解析：

D　细节理解题。

由第三段的“EvenafterEmperorClaudiuspassedhislaw,Ikeptonperformingmarriageceremonies—secretly,ofcourse.”可知答案。

5.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue？

A.ManyyoungpeoplevisitedValentineafterhisarr－esting.

B.ItwasValentinethatdecidednottoallowanymoremarriages.

C.Valentinewasexcitedabouthelpingyouthstogetmarriedsecretly.

D.Valentinewasarrested,andsentencedtodeath.

答案与解析：

B　推理判断题。

由第二段的“SoClaudiusdecidednottoallowanymoremarriages.”可知答案。

6.Thepassagemainlytellsusabout________.

A.howValentinedied

B.theEmperorofRome

C.theoriginofValentine'sDay

D.howValentine'sDayiscelebrated

答案与解析：

C　主旨大意题。

A、B两项以偏概全；D项文章内容没有涉及。

C

TheChildren'sGroundwaterFestival,firstorganizedbytheGroundwaterFoundation19yearsago,iscelebratedeveryyearinNebraska,astateofthecentralUnitedStatesintheGreatPlains.Afterorganizingthefestivalfor16years,thefoundationpassedtheprogramontothelocalcommunityofGrandIsland,Nebraska.ThefestivalisanannualeventforfourthandfifthgradersofNebraska.Itisaninterestingandenergeticdayfilledwithhandsoneducation.Watermagic,folksingersandmusicians,storytellers,andbirdshowsaddtothehappyatmosphereduringthefestival.Therearealsosomeeducationalactivities：

GooeyGarbage:

Childrenbuildalandfill（废物填埋场）andlearnhowaproperlybuiltlandfillcanprotectgroundwater.

WaterRaces:

Childrenlearnaboutwaterpollutionbyracingadropofwaterthroughamodel.

WellinaCup:

Bybuildingasmallaquifer（蓄水层）inacup,childrenlearnaboutaquifersanddrinkingwaterwells.

Taster'sChoice:

Childrendrinkdifferenttypesofwater,fromtapwatertobottledwater.Thentheyaretaughtaboutthetreatmentprocessofeachtypeofwater.

There'sNoNewWater:

Studentsaretaughttomakeaspecialglasscontainerandlearnaboutthewatercycle.

TheChildren'sGroundwaterFestivalnotonlyhasagreatinfluenceonNebraska'speople.Sofar,similarfestivalshavebeenheldinnearly40Americanstates,MexicoCity,severalprovincesinCanada,andNewDelhi,India.Peopleeverywherearerealizingtheimportanceofeducatingyoungpeopletolearnandcareaboutgroundwater.

Formoreinformationaboutthisfestival,remembertowatchourprogramtomorrowevening.I'llbewaitingforyou.

7.WecanlearnfromthepassagethattheChildren'sGroundwaterFestival________.

A.wasstartedin1978bytheGroundwaterFound－ation

B.isnoworganizedbytheGroundwaterFoundation

C.isaimedateducatingcollegestudentstocareaboutgroundwater

D.offersbothfunandeducationalactivities

答案与解析：

D　推理判断题。

根据第一段中的“Itisaninterestingandenergeticdayfilledwithhandsoneducation.”可知答案为D项。

8.HowlongdoestheChildren'sGroundwaterFestivallast？

A.Oneday.B.Twodays.

C.Oneweek.D.Twoweeks.

答案与解析：

A　细节理解题。

根据第一段中的“Itisaninteresting...day...”可知这个节日只持续一天。

9.Whichofthefollowingactivitiescanhelpchildrenknowhowbottledwaterismadedrinkable？

A.GooeyGarbage.B.WaterRaces.

C.WellinaCup.D.Taster'sChoice.

答案与解析：

D　细节理解题。

根据Taster'sChoice中的末句可知答案为D项。

10.Thepassageismostprobablytakenfrom______.

A.aradioprogram

B.aTVprogram

C.oneofNebraska'slocalnewspapers

D.amagazineaboutenvironment

答案与解析：

B　细节理解题。

根据文章末段中的“...watchourprogramtomorrowevening.”可知文章来自电视节目。

第二节　（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

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。

EasterisaverypopularholidayinChristiancountries.__11__Easterisa“movable”holiday,asitiscelebratedonthefirstSundayfollowingthefullmoonafterthevernalequinox（春分）．

EasterisknownmostlyasaChristianholiday.__12__Theholidaywasfirstmeanttocelebratethecomingofspringandtowelcomethebirthofplants,animalsandallthebrightflowers.__13__Thenlatertheeggsweregivenasgifts.Sometimestheeggswereexchangedbylovers.GivingspecialeggstothosethattheyloveisverysimilartogivingpresentsonValentine'sDay.

MostcountriescelebrateEasterbydecoratingeggs,gettingtogetherwithfamily,eatingchocolateandsweetsandplayingegghunts.ManychildrenenjoyEasterbecauseofegghunts.__14__Thenthechildrenrunaroundsearchingforthem.Themostfamousegghuntisdoneeveryyearonthelawn（草坪）oftheWhiteHouseinWashingtonD．C.

Formanychildren,EasterandtheEasterBunnyaresecondinpopularityonlytoChristmasandSantaClaus.TheEasterBunny,ayoungrabbit,isacharacterthatrepresentseverythingwonderfulforspring:

lifeandplayfulness.TheEasterBunnyfirstcamefromGermanyandwasbroughttoNorthAmericalater.__15__ThereareevenEasterBunniesmadeofchocolate！

A.It'saverypopularcharacterforEaster.

B.It'saholidaytocelebrateJesusChrist'sreturntolife.

C.Othershavehiddeneggsaroundthehouse,oroutside.

D