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人教版高中英语必修三Unit1Festivalsaroundtheworld单元检测2
Unit1Festivalsaroundtheworld
Ⅰ.阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
A
Lookingforsomethingentertainingtodo?
Checkoutsomeawesomefestivalsaroundtheworld.
Koninginnedag-TheNetherlands
KoninginnedagorQueen’sDayisanationalholidayintheKingdomoftheNetherlands.AlthoughthebirthdayofthecurrentQueen,Beatrix,isactuallyduringthewinter,shehascelebrateditonApril30th,thecountry’sofficial“Queen’sDay”since1949.Orangeisthenationalcolor,andthestreetsbecomeaseaoffeatherboas(围巾)andbodypaintascrowdsgatherintheplazasandonboatsintherivers.Amsterdamisthecenterofthisoutdoorparty,withmanylivemusicevents,butnearlyeverytownisalivewithorangeonthisday.
ThaiElephantDay-Thailand
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