高中英语 Unit1 Festivals around the world练习 新人教版必修3.docx

1、高中英语 Unit1 Festivals around the world练习 新人教版必修3Unit1 Festivals around the world一 阅读理解 AThanksgiving Day is a special holiday in the United States and Canada.Families and friends gather to eat and give thanks for their blessing.Thanksgiving Day is really a harvest festival.This is why it is celebrate

2、d in late fall，after the crops are in.But one of the first thanksgivings in America had nothing to do with a good harvest.On December 4,1619，the Pilgrims from England landed near what is now Charles City，Virginia.They knelt down and thanked God for their safe journey across the Atlantic.The first Ne

3、w England Thanksgiving did celebrate a rich harvest.The Pilgrims landed at what is now Plymouth，Massachusetts，in 1620.They had a difficult time and the first winter was cruel.Many of the Pilgrims died.But the next year，they had a good harvest.So Governor Bradford declared a threeday feast (盛宴)The Pi

4、lgrims invited Indian friends to join them for their special feast.Everyone brought food.In time，other colonies (殖民地) began to celebrate a day of thanksgiving.But it took years before there was a national Thanksgiving Day.During the Civil War，Sarah Josepha Hale persuaded Abraham Lincoln to do someth

5、ing about it.He proclaimed (宣布) the last Thursday of November 1863 as a day of thanksgiving.Today，Americans celebrate this happy harvest festival on the fourth Thursday in November.Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving Day in much the same way as their American neighbours.But the Canadian Thanksgiving Da

6、y falls on the second Monday in October.1Thanksgiving Day is celebrated _.Ain spring Bin summer Cin autumn Din winter2The first to celebrate thanksgiving were _.Asome people from England Bthe American IndiansCSarah Josepha Hale DGovernor Bradford3We can infer from the passage that New England must b

7、e _.Ain the U.S.A. Bin Great Britain Cin Canada Don some island off the Atlantic4Which of the following is NOT true?AThanksgiving Day used to be a holiday to celebrate a good harvest.BAbraham Lincoln was not the first to decide on thanksgiving celebrations.CThanksgiving Day is celebrated to express

8、the American and Indian peoples thanks to God.DTheres little difference between the American way and the Canadian way to celebrate Thanksgiving Day.5The passage mainly tells us _.Ahow Thanksgiving Day is celebrated in the US.A.Bhow Thanksgiving Day came into being and the different ways it is celebr

9、atedCthat Thanksgiving Day is in fact a harvest holidayDhow the way to celebrate Thanksgiving Day changed with the time and placesaward n奖；奖品；奖金；奖状生义：vt.授予；奖励；判定The teacher awarded Tom a prize. The teacher awarded a prize to Tom.老师给了汤姆一件奖品。Dr. Yang Zhenning was awarded the 1957 Nobel Prize for physi

10、cs.杨振宁博士获得1957年诺贝尔物理奖。BThere are a number of special days of the year that are celebrated in different countries.The origins of most of the days are unknown.They were certainly not created by individual people.Other days，however，especially those celebrated in western countries often owe their origin

11、s to a particular person.One of the most popular of these，even though it is fairly recent，is Mothers Day.Mothers have always been highly regarded in all cultures.The ancient Romans had a festival known as Hilaria，during which children took presents to the temple of the “Mother of the Gods”The Christ

12、ian Church adopted this idea and called it Mothering Sunday.However，over the years this custom was gradually forgotten，and almost disappeared by the end of the 19th century.Born in 1864 in Virginia，US，Anna Jarvis was a school teacher and believed children should show gratitude(感激) to their mothers f

13、or all their love and care.Encouraged by a friend，she wrote to thousands of important peoplepoliticians，churchmen，doctors，city officials and asked them to support her idea：a special day of the year for thanking mothers.In 1910 the Governor of Western Virginia introduced Mothers Day in the state.The

14、date chosen was May 10the second Sunday in May，which is still observed in America today.This date was chosen because May 10 was the date on which in 1908 Anna Jarviss mother died.In 1914 President Woodrow Wilson made May 10 the official date for Mothers Day throughout the United States.Soon there wa

15、s a Mothers Day International Association and the custom began to be adopted in many countries of the world.Anna Jarvis，a sad and disillusioned(幻想破灭的) woman died in 1948.The custom she had worked so hard to establish and which had become almost universal had lost its original purpose.It had been tak

16、en over by business.As with Christmas，the giving of presents and the sending of cards had become a multimillion dollar industry.1The passage mainly tells us_.Ahow Mothers Day came into being Bhow people celebrate Mothers DayCa woman named Anna Jarvis DPresident Wilson and Anna Jarvis2Hilaria was a f

17、estival in_.AAsia BAmerica CAncient Rome Dthe Christian Church3Anna Jarvis intended to establish a festival for mothers because_.Aher students had nothing to doBshe wanted to know important people in this wayCshe wanted to do something for mothersDshe wanted people to thank their mothers4May 10 beca

18、me the date for Mothers Day because_.AMay 10 was the date on which Anna Jarviss mother diedBit was the second Sunday in May in 1910CMay 10 is a lucky dayDPresident Wilson like the date5The underlined word “observed” in Paragraph 3 most probably means_.Awatched Bfollowed Cruled Dset现在分词作状语时表示分词所指的动作与

19、主句谓语动词所指的动作同时进行，且它与句子主语之间的关系为主谓关系，可以表示原因、时间、伴随、结果等。(1)Being a student，you should work hard.(表原因) 作为一名学生你应该努力学习。(2)Finishing the work，he went home.(表时间) 完成工作后他回家了。(3)They left the classroom，singing and laughing. (表伴随)他们唱着笑着离开了教室。(4)His parents died，leaving him an orphan.(表结果) 他的父母死了，他成了一名孤儿。二 完型填空 A

20、Leap（跳跃）to Honor Leaping on a narrow balance beam（平衡木） is not easy. But Lola Walter, a 13-year-old gymnast, is an expert at it. To perfect her skills, Lola 6 for four hours a day, five days a week. At the state championships in March, she finished seventh out of 16 girls. Thats especially impressive

21、. 7 she is legally blind, born with a rare condition that causes her eyes to shift constantly. She often sees double and cant _8 how far away things are. When she was little, her mom 9 that even though she couldnt see 10 , she was fearless. So her mom signed her up for gymnastics when she was three.

22、 She loved the 11 right away and gymnastics became her favorite. Though learning gymnastics has been more 12 for her than for some of her tournaments, she has never quit. She doesnt let her _ 13 stop her from doing anything that she wants to. She likes the determination it takes to do the sport. Her

23、 biggest 14 _ is the balance beam. Because she has double vision, she often sees to beams. She must use her sense of touch to help her during her routine. Sometimes she even closes her eyes. “You have to 15_ your mind that itll take you where you want to go.” says Lola. To be a top-level gymnast, on

24、e must be brave. The beam is probably the most 16 for anyone because its four inches wide. At the state competition, Lola didnt fall 17 the beam. In fact, she got an 8.1 out of 10- her highest score yet. Lola doesnt want to be 18 differently from the other girls on her team. At the competitions, the

25、 judges dont know about her vision _ 19 . She doesnt tell them, because she doesnt think they need to know. Her mom is amazed by her _ 20 attitude. Lola never thinks about 21_. She is presently at level 7 while the highest is level 10 in gymnastics. Her 22 is to reach level 9. She says she wants to

26、be a gymnastics coach to pass down what shes learned to other kids 23 she grew up. Lola is 24 of all her hard work and success. She says its helped her overcome problems in her life outside gymnastics, too. Her 25 for others is “just believe yourself”.6. A. runs B. teaches C. trains D. dances7. A. s

27、ince B. unless C. after D. though8. A. tell B. guess C. assume D. predict9. A. suspected B remembered C. imagined D. noticed10. A. deeply B. well C. ahead D. closely11. A. task B. sport C. event D. show12. A. boring B. enjoyable C. different D. unsatisfactory13. A. talent B. quality C. nature D. con

28、dition14. A. doubt B. advantage C. challenge D. program15. A. examine B. express C. open D. trust16. A. fearful B. harmful C. unfair D. inconvenient17. A. to B. on C. off D. against18. A. greeted B. treated C. served D. paid19. A. pains B. stresses C. injuries D. problems20. A. positive B. friendly

29、C. flexible D. caution21. A. defending B. quitting C. winning D. bargaining22. A. standard B. range C. view D. goal23. A. until B. as C. when D. before24. A. proud B. tired C. ashamed D. confident25. A. plan B. advice C. reward D. responsibility三 单句填词 1She is a woman who _(原谅) easily.1She is _ the t

30、able. (擦)2The city was _by the flood. (淹没)3You could have helped the old man.Why should you just stand there like a _(傻瓜)?4Its _that if everyone can save a drop of water，we can save a lot of people. (显然)5Please _ me of the time of setting off. （提醒）6She _ for the loss of her mother.（哭泣）7It was with g

31、reat s_ that we learned of his death.（悲伤）8He _ to her for being late.（道歉）9. He got a lot of _ for his excellent study. (奖状)10.He was _ up and down in the street. (溜达)11. Tom _ to the teacher for being late.（承认）12. He is an _ boy, he enjoys sports.（精力充沛）13 German, France and Greece are all _ countries.（欧洲）14. Columbus Day is meant to ce