学年高中英语Unit3TheworldonlineSectionⅠWelcometotheunit.docx

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学年高中英语Unit3TheworldonlineSectionⅠWelcometotheunit

SectionⅠWelcometotheunit&Reading—WarmingUp

A卷[学生用书P121（单独成册）]

阅读理解

A

YouknowthatGrandparentsDay,takingplacetheSundayafterLaborDayeveryyear,isaholidayforcelebratingyourparents’parents.Buthowdidtheholidaycometobe?

Diditoriginateoutofasweet,sincerewishatheart...orwasitallagiantmarketingplantosellmoregoods?

Itis,infact,theformerwhenMarianMcQuadefirstthoughtoftheideafortheholiday,andcommercialism（商业主义）wasthelastthingonhermind.In1956,McQuadewastryingtoplanacelebrationfortheelderlymembersofhercommunity.Shemadethesaddiscoverythatmanyoftheseniorcitizensinthenursinghomedidn’toftenreceivevisitsfromtheirfamilies.Soshesetadaytoappreciategrandparents.

Inanycase,McQuadeneverwantedtheholidaytobeamoneygrab.Mother’sDayactuallyhasasimilarstory;infact,itsfounderwanteditdiscontinuedinthe1920saftershesawhowcommercializedithadbecome.However,itdidn’tstopcardcompaniesfromgettingexcitedaboutthefutureofanewholiday.Hallmarkpredictedthat,by1983,GrandparentsDaywouldbecomethesixthhighestcardsellingholiday.Buttotheirdisappointment,itneverbecameacommercialholiday.

Manyfamilieshavemuchmoremeaningfulwaysofcelebratingtheholiday.DanielleKirschcelebratesbytryinganewactivityeveryyearwithhergrandmotherElsie.“Thisyear,we’llbepaintingtogether，”shetellsRD.com.MollyArnold’sgrandmotherisnolongeraround,yetshestillfindsawaytohonortheholiday.ArnoldistheChiefOperationsOfficeroftheFrankandBarbaraBroylesFoundation,acharityshecreatedinmemoryofhergrandmother,BarbaraBroyles,whopassedawayfromAlzheimer’sdisease（阿尔茨海默）．

However,thattheholidayisnotaboutcommercialismdoesn’tmeanyoucan’texchangegifts.Sactuallysuggeststhatgrandparentsgivetheirgrandchildrengifts,especiallygiftsthat“honorfamilytraditions”.Forexample,ameaningfulgiftfromagrandpatohisgranddaughterwouldbeactuallyabirthdaygift,butwethinkit’saperfectGrandparentsDayideatoo.

【解题导语】　本文是一篇议论文。

文章介绍了“祖父母日”的由来以及庆祝方式。

1．WhydidMcQuadefoundGrandparentsDay?

A．Togrowherownbusiness.

B．Torealizeherparents’dream.

C．Torememberherowngrandparents.

D．Tocallonpeopletocarefortheelderly.

D　解析：

细节理解题。

根据第二段中的McQuadewastryingtoplanacelebrationfortheelderlymembersofhercommunity.可知，McQuade创立这个节日是为了鼓励人们关爱老年人。

2．Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“amoneygrab”inParagraph3probablymean?

A．Awaytomakebigmoney.

B．Acelebrationofone’swealth.

C．Achancetogiveothersmoney.

D．Adealbetweenfamilymembers.

A　解析：

词义猜测题。

根据第三段中的itsfounderwanteditdiscontinued...shesawhowcommercializedithadbecome可知，祖父母节和母亲节一样，创立者们都不希望节日变成攫取人们钱财的商业机会。

3．HallmarkthoughtGrandparentsDay________．

A．wouldn’tgrowpopularamongyoungpeople

B．wouldbecomeacommercialholiday

C．wouldturnintoaglobalholiday

D．wouldn’tlastlong

B　解析：

推理判断题。

根据第三段中的Hallmarkpredictedthat...sixthhighestcardsellingholiday.可知，Hallmark预测祖父母日将会变成全球第六大卡片销售的节日。

因此Hallmark认为这个节日将会商业化。

4．WhatisParagraph4mainlyabout?

A．Meaningfulwaysofcelebratingtheholiday.

B．People’sattitudestowardstheholiday.

C．Theefforttocarryouttheholiday.

D．Thefutureoftheholiday.

A　解析：

段落大意题。

第四段的主题句为首句Manyfamilieshavemuchmoremeaningfulwaysofcelebratingtheholiday.由此可知，本段主要介绍了人们以各种有意义的方式来庆祝祖父母节。

B

WelcometoGlassofVenice,thenumberoneimportera

ndretailerofauthenticMuranoGlassintheU．S.andoneofthetopnamesamongMuranoGlassretailersworldwide.Weworkdirectlywithartisans（工匠）fromMurano,Italytobringyoutheuniquecenturiesoldartrootedintraditionandskill.EveryitemishandcraftedwithpassionusingancienttechniquesthatmadeMuranoglassmakersworldfamoussincethe8thcentury.Nowyouneedn’tmakeatriptoMuranotoownanauthenticpieceofartasbeautifulasVeniceitself.

Atthetimeofmassproducedproductsthatcarrynospecialmeaning,MuranoGlassgivesyouanopportunitytoexpressyourindividuality.Everypieceisunique.

MuranoGlassis100%handcraftedinVenice.BeapartofthecenturiesoldVenetiantradition!

Apieceoftheartisan’sheartandsouliscapturedineveryMuranoGlasscreation.CraftingMuranoGlassjewelry,vases,sculpturesandotherfunctionalanddecorativepiecesisacomplicatedprocessfromsilica,minerals,water,andfire.Venetianartisanscreatemasterpieces.Thetechniquestheyusearecenturiesold,andartisanshavebeentrainedformanyyearsintheirfathers’andgrandfathers’workshopsbeforetheycanattainreveredstatusofthetruemasterofthecraft.

MuranoGlassmastersarenotjustartisans；theyareartists.EversinceMuranoglassmakersguild（同业公会）wasestablishedonthisVenetianislandin1291,theyhavebeeninnovating,seekingnewmethodsofcreatingglass,andpushingforwardtoexpressnewphilosophiesandartisticvisionsthroughglass.ThismadeMuranoGlassgetitsownartform,andithasbeenrecognizedatinternationalexpositionsandtopartmuseumsandgalleriesworldwide.TodaythefamousglassmastersworkingonMuranoarefirstandforemostartists,andGlassofVeniceisproudtoofferartisticmasterpiecesfromtopMuranoGlassworkshops.

【解题导语】　本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了美国最大的MuranoGlass进口商和零售商及其工艺品，详细介绍了MuranoGlass工艺品的艺术特点、工艺传承、制作原料、世界影响等。

5．WhatcanweknowaboutMuranoGlass?

A．Itismadebyusingmodernmachines.

B．EverypieceismadeintheU．S.

C．Everypiecehasaspecialstyle.

D．Itwasdesignedinthe8thcentury.

C　解析：

细节理解题。

根据第二段可知，每件MuranoGlass工艺品都是独一无二的。

据此可知，每件MuranoGlass工艺品都有其特别的风格，故C项正确。

6．WhatwereMuranoGlassmastersdevotedtodoingaccordingtothetext?

A．Exploringwaystodevelopthecreationofglass.

B．ExportingMuranoGlasstomanyforeigncountries.　

C．BuildingartmuseumstoshowthebeautyofMuranoGlass.　

D．Creatingaspecialartformtoexpresstheirphilosophiesoflife.

A　解析：

细节理解题。

根据第五段第一至二句可知，MuranoGlass大师不仅仅是工匠，更是艺术家；他们一直在创新，寻求新的方法来创造玻璃工艺品。

故A项正确。

7．Whatistheauthor’sattitudetoMuranoGlassmasters’works?

A．Critical.B．Admirable.

C．Cautious.D．Aggressive.

B　解析：

观点态度题。

通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了美国最大的MuranoGlass进口商和零售商及其工艺品。

结合文章尾句可知，今天，在Murano工作的著名的玻璃大师们首先是艺术家，而GlassofVenice则以提供顶级的MuranoGlass制作厂制作的工艺品而自豪。

据此可以判断，作者认为MuranoGlass大师们的作品令人钦佩，故B项正确。

C

Whatisitthatmakespeoplelaugh?

MorethantwothousandyearsagotheancientGreekphilosopherAristotledefined（定义）jokesasthepleasurethatresultsfromafeelingoftriumph（胜利）byshowingwe’rebetterthansomeoneelseinacertainway.AccordingtoAristotleandmanyotherphilosophers,alljokesdependmainlyonshowinginferiorityinanotherpersonorgroupofpersons—thatis,puttingitclearly,onshowingthattheyareworseoffthanourselves.Jokesraiseourgoodopinionofourselvesatsomeoneelse’sexpense.

Showinghowmuchbetterthanotherpeopleweareisonlyonereasonwelikejokes.Someonemayalsouseajoketoexpresstheirangerortheircrueltyoranyotherkindofactionthatisnotacceptabletous.Wefeelfreetolaughwhenwehearaboutsomeoneslidingonabananaskin.Thejokeletsusexpressthoseattitudeswhichareusuallyunacceptabletosociety.Thisisprobablythereasonwhysomeofthejokes,especiallythoseinvolvingcruelty,aresopopularwithcertainpeople.

Besides,alljokesdependonourenjoymentoflaughingatsomethingthatisstrangeandoutofplacebecauseit’sdifferentfromthingswhicharehappeningaroundit.Thesamesituationcanbeeithersadorpleasant,dependingentirelyonhowstrangeandoutofplaceitis.Ifagirlinabathingsuitfallsintoaswimmingpool,wedon’tlaughbecausenothingunusualhashappened.Butifamaninasmartsuitfallsin,thesituationisatonceunusualinapleasantwayandwelaugh.Agoodjoketellerwillalwaystrytobuildupasituationinwhichonethingisexpecteduntilsomethingunexpectedsuddenlyhappens，andsowelaugh.

【解题导语】　本文是一篇议论文，探讨了笑话的问题。

8．AccordingtoAristotle,alljokesdependmainlyon________．

A．showinginferiorityinanotherpersonorgroup

B．resultinginasenseofsuccess

C．havingagoodopinionofotherpeople

D．makingpeoplelaughunexpectedly

A　解析：

细节理解题。

根据第一段第三句“AccordingtoAristotleandmanyotherphilosophers,alljokesdependmainlyonshowinginferiorityinanotherpersonorgroupofpersons...”可知，笑话是依赖于展示出另外一个人或群体的自卑。

9．Theunderlinedword“inferiority”（inParagraph1）means“________”．

A．somethingthatisnotasgoodassomethingelse

B．somethingthatisbetterthansomethingelse

C．someonethatisasgoodassomeoneelse

D．someonethatisbetterthansomeoneelse

A　解析：

词义猜测题。

根据破折号后的“thatis,puttingitclearly,onshowingthattheyareworseoffthanourselves”可知，inferiority与worseoff是同义词，故答案为A项。

10．What’sthemainideaofParagraph2?

A．Showingwearebetterthanotherpeopleistheonlyonereasonwelikejokes.

B．Whenpeopleareangry，theywouldliketohearjokes.

C．Peoplewholikejokesareusuallycruel.

D．Toexpressthoseattitudesusuallyunacceptabletosocietyisoneofthereasonswhywelikejokes.

D　解析：

段落大意题。

由第二段第二句“Someonemayalsouseajoketo...isnotacceptabletous.”以及第四、五句“Thejokeletsusexpressthoseattitudes...withcertainpeople.”可以得知，利用笑话表达别人不喜欢接受的态度是较好的方式，因此这也是我们喜欢笑话的原因之一。

11．Whatwillagoodjoketelleralwaystrytodo?

A．Makeasadsituationintoapleasantone.

B．Makedifferentthingshappenatthesametime.

C．Makeanunexpectedthinghappeninanexpectedsituation.

D．Makepeoplelaughatsomethingunusualandoutofplace.

C　解析：

细节理解题。

根据文章的最后一句“Agoodjoketellerwillalwaystrytobuildupasituationinwhichonethingisexpecteduntilsomethingunexpectedsuddenlyhappens，andsowelaugh.”可知，C