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英语人教版选修8练习Unit1section3LearningaboutLanguageUsingLanguag活页作业
活页作业(三).
Ⅰ.阅读理解..
(2015·高考福建卷,A)
A
Foodfestivalsaroundtheworld
StiltonCheeseRolling
MayDayisatraditionaldayforcelebrations,butthe2,000EnglishvillagersofStiltonmustbetheonlypeopleintheworldwhoincludecheeserollingintheirannualplans.Teamsoffour,dressedinavarietyofstrangeandfunnyclothes,rollacompletecheesealonga50metrecourse.Ontheway,theymustnotkickorthrowtheircheese,orgointotheircompetitors’lane(赛道).CompetitionisfierceandthechiefprizeisacompleteStiltoncheeseweighingaboutfourkilos(disappointingly,butunderstandablythecheesesusedintheracearewoodenones).Allthecompetitorsareservedwithbeerorportwine,thetraditionalaccompanimentforStiltoncheese.
FieryFoodsFestival—TheHottestFestivalonEarth
Everyyearmorethan10,000peopleheadforthecityofAlbuquerque,NewMexico.TheycomefromasfarawayasAustralia,theCaribbeanandChina,buttheyallshareacommonaddiction—foodthatisnotjustspicy(辛辣),buthotenoughtomakeyourmouthburn,yourheadspinandyoureyeswater.TheirdestinationistheFieryFoodandBBQFestivalwhichisheldoveraperiodofthreedayseveryMarch.Youmightliketotryachocolatecoveredhabaneropepper—officiallythehottestpepperintheworld—oranyoneofthethousandsofproductsthatareonshow.Butonething’sforsure—ifyoudon’tlikethefeelingofaburningtongue,thisfestivalisn’tforyou!
LaTomatina—TheWorld’sBiggestFoodFight
OnthelastWednesdayofeveryAugust,theSpanishtownofBunolhostsLaTomatina—theworld’slargestfoodfight.Aweeklongcelebrationleadsuptoanexcitingtomatobattleasthehighlightoftheweek’sevents.Theearlymorningseesthearrivaloflargetruckswithtomatoesofficialfightstartersgetthingsgoingbycastingtomatoesatthecrowd.
Thebattlelastslittlemorethanhalfanhour,inwhichtimearound50,000kilogramsoftomatoeshavebeenthrownatanyoneoranythingthatmoves,runs,orfightsback.Theneveryoneheadsdowntotherivertomakefriendsagain—andforamuchneededwash!
1.IntheStiltoncheeserollingcompetition,competitorsoneachteammust________.
A.wearvariousformalclothes
B.rollawoodencheeseintheirownlane
C.kickorthrowtheircheese
D.usearealcheeseweighingaboutfourkilos
2.WhereistheFieryFoodandBBQFestivalheld?
A.InNewMexico. B.IntheCaribbean.
C.InAustralia.D.InChina.
3.ThecelebrationofLaTomatinalasts________.
A.threedays
B.sevendays
C.lessthanthreedays
D.morethansevendays
4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.ThechiefprizefortheStiltoncheeserollingcompetitionisbeerorportwine.
B.Morethan10,000ChinesetakepartintheFieryFoodandBBQFestival.
C.ThousandsofspicyfoodsareonshowintheFieryFoodandBBQFestival.
D.AnexcitingtomatobattletakesplaceatthebeginningofLaTomatina.
语篇解读:
本文是一篇说明文。
文章介绍了世界各地跟食物有关的节日。
你知道它们都是些什么样的有趣节日吗?
快来读一下吧!
1.解析:
细节理解题。
根据题干中的Stiltoncheeserolling可以定位到文章第一段。
由第一段中的Teamsoffour,dressedinavarietyofstrangeandfunnyclothes...可排除A项;由Ontheway,theymustnotkickorthrowtheircheese...可排除C项;由thecheesesusedintheracearewoodenones可排除D项;由Ontheway,theymustnot...gointotheircompetiors’lane.和thecheesesusedintheracearewoodenones可知答案为B项。
答案:
B
2.解析:
细节理解题。
根据题干中的FieryFoodandBBQFestival可以定位到文章第二段。
由第二段中的Everyyearmorethan10,000peopleheadforthecityofAlbuquerque,NewMexico.和TheirdestinationistheFieryFoodandBBQFestival...可知答案为A项。
答案:
A
3.解析:
细节理解题。
由题干中的LaTomatina可以定位到文章第三段。
由第三段中的Aweeklongcelebration...可知,LaTomatina的庆祝持续一周。
故答案为B项。
答案:
B
4.解析:
推理判断理。
由第一段中的...thechiefprizeisacompleteStiltoncheeseweighingaboutfourkilos...可知A项错误;由第二段中的Everyyearmorethan10,000peopleheadfor...TheycomefromasfarawayasAustralia,theCaribbeanandChina...可知B项中的Chinese错误;由第二段中的...oranyoneofthethousandsofproductsthatareonshow.可知C项正确;由第三段中的...anexcitingtomatobattleasthehighlightoftheweek’sevents.可知D项中的atthebeginningof错误。
故答案为C项。
答案:
C
B
AmericanshavetakenoverfromtheIndians’manythingsbesidestheircontinent!
Wheredidcorn,potatoes,tomatoes,chocolateandmaplesugarcomefrom?
TheIndians.Whoinventedmoccasins,snowshoesandhammocks?
TheIndians!
Alistofthetools,plants,materials,anddesignsweowetotheIndianswouldincludehundredsofitems.Butthereissomethingfarmorefamiliar,somethingthatisalwaysathand.ItisuseddailybyeveryAmerican:
alargevocabularyofIndianwords.
Potato,tomato,chocolate,moccasinandhammockcameintoEnglishfromIndianlanguages.Sodidcocoa,tobacco,maize(anIndianwordforcorn)andsuccotash.Somewordshavechangedontheway.Potato,forexample,comesfromawordthatsoundslike“batata”.Cocoabeganas“cacahuatl”.
Somemeaningshavealsochanged.ThelongIndianwordfromwhichsuccotashcomesmeans“somethingbrokenoffinbits”.Indianwomenoftenvariedtheirdishesbymixingbitsofonefoodwithanother.WhitemenwhoateanIndiandishofmixedlimabeans(青豆)andcornbeganusingtheIndianwordtomeanthisparticularmixture.
Putonyourmoccasinsandtakeawalkinthecountry.Ifitisacolddayandyouwearamackinaw,yourjacketwillbeasIndianasyourshoes.Butmackinawcamefrom“michilimackinac,”theIndiannameofaplacewhereafort(集市)servedasatradingpost.Brightcoloredblanketsorjacketsboughtatthepostsoonbecameknownas“mackinaws”.
EarlywhitevisitorstothecontinentfoundIndianwordsusefulforthethingsnewtothem.ButsomeIndiansounds,suchasthe“tl”attheendofmanywords,werehardtosay.Thatiswhy“coyotl”becamecoyoteand“tomatl”becametomato.
Somewordssimplyseemedtoolong.So,“musickwautash”becamesuccotashand“rockahominy”becamehominy.
语篇解读:
本文介绍了很多进入英语的印第安词语。
5.Thefirsttwoparagraphsmayserveasa(n)________.
A.explanation B.introduction
C.commentD.background
解析:
文章结构题。
前两段通过介绍美国人从印第安人那里学到的事物引出了文章的话题——进入英语的印第安词语。
答案:
B
6.Whichofthefollowinghasbeenchangedforeasierpronunciation?
A.Batata.B.Chocolate.
C.Tomatl.D.Rockahominy.
解析:
细节理解题。
倒数第二段介绍了因为发音难而改变的一些词语,并举例说明,故选C项。
答案:
C
7.Peoplechangedtheword“coyotl”into“coyote”to______.
A.differfromsomeAmericanwords
B.makeiteasytosay
C.makeiteasytospell
D.createanewword
解析:
推理判断题。
第六段第二、三句提到,因为“tl”不容易发音,因此单词coyotl演变为coyote,tomatl演变为tomato,由此可见,B项为正确答案。
答案:
B
8.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?
A.HowIndiantraditionsaffectus.
B.WhyIndianwordswerechanged.
C.ThingsweowetotheIndians.
D.Indianwordsallaroundus.
解析:
主旨大意题。
本文介绍了很多进入英语的印第安词语,故选D。
答案:
D
Ⅱ.完形填空
IusedtobelieveintheAmericanDream,whichmeantajob,amortgage(按揭),creditcards,success.Iwanteditandworkedtowarditlikeeveryoneelse,allofus__1__chasingthesamething.
Oneyear,throughaseriesofunhappyevents,itallfell__2__.Ifoundmyselfhomelessandalone.Ihadmytruckand$56.I__3__thecountrysideforsomeplaceIcouldrentforthe__4__possibleamount.Icameuponashabbyhousefourmilesupawindingmountainroad__5__thePotomacRiverinWestVirginia.Itwas__6__,fullofbrokenglassandrubbish.Ifoundtheowner,rentedit,and__7__acornertocampin.
Thelocalsknewnothingaboutme,__8__slowly,theystartedteachingmethe__9__ofbeinganeighbor.Theydroppedoffblankets,candles,andtools,andbegan__10__aroundtochat.Theystartedtoteachmeabeliefina__11__AmericanDream—nottheoneofindividualachievementbutof__12__.
WhatIhadbelievedin,allthosethingsIthoughtwere__13__foracivilizedlife,werenonexistentinthisplace.__14__onthemountain,mymostvaluablepossessionsweremy__15__withmyneighbors.
Fouryearslater,Imovedbackinto__16__.Isawmanypeoplewerehavingareallyhardtime,__17__theirjobsandhomes.Imanagedtorentabigenoughhouseto__18__ahandfulofpeople.
Therearefourofusnowinthehouse,butovertimeI’vehadninepeoplecomeinandmoveontootherplaces.We’dallbein__19__ifwehadn’tbandedtogether.
TheAmericanDreamIbelieveinnowisasharedone.It’snotsomuchaboutwhatIcangetformyself;it’sabout__20__wecanallgetbytogether.
1.A.separately B.equally
C.violentlyD.naturally
2.A.off B.apart
C.over D.out
3.A.crossedB.left
C.touredD.searched
4.A.fullestB.largest
C.fairestD.cheapest
5.A.atB.through
C.overD.round
6.A.occupiedB.abandoned
C.emptiedD.robbed
7.A.turnedB.approached
C.clearedD.cut
8.A.butB.although
C.otherwiseD.for
9.A.benefitB.lesson
C.natureD.art
10.A.stickingB.looking
C.swingingD.turning
11.A.wildB.real
C.differentD.remote
12.A.neighborlinessB.happiness
C.friendlinessD.kindness
13.A.uniqueB.expensive
C.rareD.necessary
14.A.UpB.Down
C.DeepD.Along
15.A.cooperationB.relationships
C.satisfactionD.appointments
16.A.realityB.society
C.townD.life
17.A.creatingB.losing
C.quittingD.offering
18.A.putinB.turnin
C.takeinD.getin
19.A.yardsB.shelters
C.campsD.cottages
20.A.whenB.what
C.whetherD.how
语篇解读:
每个人都有自己的梦想,作者通过亲身经历认识到自己心中的美国梦不应该是孤立的、自私的一己之梦,而是建立在大家一起努力的集体力量之上的共同的梦。
1.解析:
根据第三段中的“individual”可知应选separately,表示每个人都在各自追求同样的事情。
答案:
A
2.解析:
根据本段内容可知,作者的梦想破碎了。
fallapart表示“破裂;破碎”,符合语境。
fallover“被……绊倒”;falloff“减少;下降”;fallout“争吵;掉落、脱落;解散”。
答案:
B
3.解析:
search...for...表示“在……寻找……”,符合语境。
答案:
D
4.解析:
根据上文内容可知,作者身上只剩下56美元,因此他会租最便宜的房子。
答案:
D
5.解析:
蜿蜒的山路应该是在河的对岸,故此处用介词over。
答案:
C
6.解析:
根据句中对房子的描写可知它已经好久没有人住了,因此选abandoned“废弃的”。
答案:
B
7.解析:
因为房子里到处都是碎玻璃和垃圾,因此作者清理了一个角落安身。
clear“清除;清理”,符合语境。
答案:
C
8.解析:
当地人一点儿都不了解作者,但是渐渐地他们开始教作者做邻居的技巧。
空处前后为转折关系,因此选but。
答案:
A
9.解析:
根据文章后面的内容可知,作者从邻居那里学到了做邻居的技巧,因此选D。
答案:
D
10.解析:
stickaround表示“逗留”,符合语境。
答案:
A
11.解析:
根据句中破折号后面的内容可知,此处表示一个不同的美国梦,因此选different。
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