高中英语 Module 4 Carnival 课时跟踪练十Introduction.docx
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高中英语Module4Carnival课时跟踪练十Introduction
课时跟踪练(十)Introduction&Reading—Pre-reading
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
ManyAmericansbelievethatourpresentnationalholidaycalledThanksgivingoriginatedwithafeastcelebratedbyPilgrimswhoarrivedontheshoresofAmericain1620.SomepeoplesurvivedduetothehelpfromalocalIndiantribe.DuringthenextspringtheIndianstaughtthemhowtogrowandcultivatethecrops.Inthefallof1621theysimplycelebratedatraditionalEnglishAutumnHarvestFestival.ThisisthecreditofthefirstThanksgiving.
Astimewenton,Thanksgivingwascelebratedthroughvariousgovernmentalannouncements.Cities,countiesandstategovernmentscontinuedtheirregionalobservanceuntil1863.TheBattleofGettysburgfoughtonJuly4th,1863becameaUnionvictorythatrepresentedtheturningpointoftheAmericanCivilWar.Inhonorofthisevent,twonationalThanksgivingsweredeclaredbyPresidentLincoln.ThefirstholidayhonoredthevictoryatGettysburgonAugust6th.ThesecondeventwascelebratedonthelastThursdayinNovemberandbecamethepermanentholidaywithwhichwearefamiliar.Lincoln’sdeclarationwasmotivatedbytheeffortsofSarahJosephaHale,aneditorofapopularwomen’smagazinewhostartedanationaldriveforThanksgivingasearlyas1827.
Duringtheendofthe19thcentury,ThanksgivingwithitsNewEnglandinfluencewascommonlyrepresentedbyturkeys,alargefeastandlargefamilyreunions.ThePilgrimswerenotinevidenceduringtheseearlycelebrationsnorwasthereacozyrelationshipwiththeIndians.
Thedawnofthe20thcenturysawThanksgivingdevelopintoitspresentform.NowthattheIndianswerenolongerathreat,picturesofAmericansandIndiansintheirfamiliarcongruent(相配的,符合的)settingemergedandbecamepopular.The300thanniversaryofthePilgrim’slandinginAmericain1920strengthenedthemodernsymbolismandmeaningthatweattributetoourpresentdaycelebrations.
语篇解读:
本文讲述了人们是怎样庆祝第一个感恩节的,让读者了解了感恩节的由来和人们庆祝感恩节的活动变化过程。
1.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.HowtocelebrateThanksgivingaroundtheworld
B.ThefirstThanksgivinganditsdevelopment
C.VariouscelebrationactivitiesofThanksgivingaroundtheworld
D.TwonationalThanksgivingdeclaredbyLincoln
解析:
选B 标题归纳题。
由每段段首的句意可推知本文是按照时间的先后顺序来写的,纵观全文可知主要讲述第一个感恩节的由来和人们庆祝第一个感恩节的活动,故选B项。
2.WhocelebratedthefirstThanksgiving?
A.Indians. B.Europeans.
C.PresidentLincoln.D.Pilgrims.
解析:
选D 细节理解题。
由第一段第一句可知许多美国人认为,现在所谓的感恩节起源于1620年抵达美国海岸的清教徒所庆祝的节日,故选D项。
3.WhichistherightorderoftheeventsforthefirstThanksgiving?
①Thanksgivingwasrepresentedbyturkeys,alargefeastandlargefamilyreunions.
②TwonationalThanksgivingsweredeclaredbyPresidentLincoln.
③IndiansandPilgrimscelebratedatraditionalEnglishAutumnHarvestFestival.
④PilgrimsarrivedontheshoresofAmerica.
A.④③②①B.④③①②
C.④②③①D.④②①③
解析:
选A 推理判断题。
由第一段可知先是一些清教徒来到美国海岸,受到印第安人的帮助,之后于1621年庆祝传统的英国秋收节,由此排除C、D两项,然后根据第二、三段内容可知,先是出现美国总统林肯宣布的两个全国性感恩节,才出现后来的以火鸡、大餐和家庭团聚为主要特征的庆祝活动。
故选A项。
4.Theyear2020willbethe________anniversaryofThanksgiving.
A.200thB.300th
C.400thD.500th
解析:
选C 推理判断题。
由文章最后一句“The300thanniversaryofthePilgrim’slandinginAmericain1920...”可知,1920年是感恩节300周年庆,可推知2020年将是400周年庆,故选C项。
B
Thereareanumberofspecialdaysoftheyearthatarecelebratedindifferentcountries.Theoriginsofmostofthedaysareunknown.Theywerecertainlynotcreatedbyindividualpeople.Otherdays,however,especiallythosecelebratedinwesterncountries,oftenowetheiroriginstoaparticularperson.Oneofthemostpopularofthese,eventhoughitisfairlyrecent,isMother’sDay.Mothershavealwaysbeenhighlyregardedinallcultures.TheancientRomanshadafestivalknownasHilario,duringwhichchildrentookpresentstothetempleofthe“MotheroftheGods”.TheChristianChurchadoptedthisideaandcalleditMotheringSunday.However,overtheyearsthiscustomwasgraduallyforgottenandalmostdisappearedbytheendofthe19thcentury.
Bornin1864inVirginia,USA,AnnaJarviswasaschoolteacherandbelievedchildrenshouldshowgratitudetotheirmothersforalltheirloveandcare.Encouragedbyafriend,shewrotetothousandsofimportantpeople—politicians,churchmen,doctors,cityofficials—andaskedthemtosupportheridea:
aspecialdayoftheyearforthankingmothers.
In1910theGovernorofWestVirginiaintroducedMother’sDayintothestate.ThedatechosenwasMay10—thesecondSundayinMay,whichisstillobservedinAmericatoday.ThisdatewaschosenbecauseMay10wasthedateonwhichin1908AnnaJarvis’smotherhaddied.In1914PresidentWoodrowWilsonmadeMay10theofficialdateforMother’sDaythroughouttheUnitedStates.
SoontherewasaMother’sDayInternationalAssociationandthecustombegantobeadoptedinmanycountriesoftheworld.
AnnaJarvis,asadanddisillusioned(失望的)woman,diedin1948.Thecustomshehadworkedsohardtoestablishandwhichhadbecomealmostuniversalhadlostitsoriginalpurpose.Ithadbeentakenoverbybusiness.AswithChristmas,thegivingofpresentsandthesendingofcardshadbecomeamultimilliondollarindustry.
5.Thestoryisabout________.
A.MotheringSundayforChristmas
B.theoriginofaspecialdayformothers
C.PresidentWoodrowWilsonandAnnaJarvis
D.howpeoplecelebrateMother’sDay
解析:
选B 主旨大意题。
通读全文可知,本文主要介绍了母亲节的由来,而不是如何庆祝母亲节。
6.AnnaJarviswantedto________.
A.thankhermotherforhercare
B.introduceacelebrationformothers
C.meetthousandsofimportantpeople
D.makeherpupilscelebrateheronMother’sDay
解析:
选B 细节理解题。
从第二段“tosupportheridea:
aspecialdayoftheyearforthankingmothers”可知。
7.May10becamethedateforMother’sDaybecause________.
A.MayisintheAmericanspring
B.itwasthesecondSundayinMayin1910
C.PresidentWoodrowWilsonlikedthedate
D.thiswasthedatethatAnnaJarvis’smotherdied
解析:
选D 细节理解题。
从第三段“becauseMay10wasthedateonwhichin1908AnnaJarvis’smotherhaddied”可知。
8.Unfortunately,AnnaJarviswasNOThappywithMother’sDaywhenshediedbecause________.
A.hermotherwasnottheretoseeit
B.shehadneverbeenamotherherself
C.peopleweretoointerestedinmakingitabusiness
D.noonegaveanypresentsorcardstotheirmothers
解析:
选C 细节理解题。
从最后一段“...hadlostitsoriginalpurpose.Ithadbeentakenoverbybusiness...becomeamultimilliondollarindustry”可知。
C
Reducingsomeclimatepollutants(污染物)couldsavemillionsoflives,saysanewreportbytheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO).Gases,likesmoke,orblackcarbon,arecalled“shortlivedclimatepollutants”.Theyaffectthesocietyinmanyaspects.
Theseclimatepollutantscancausesomeseriousdiseases.Theseincludeheartdisease,diseasesconnectedwithcancer,andinfections.Theyarealsoresponsibleformanyofthemorethan7millionearlierdeathseachyearthatareconnectedtoairpollution.
TheUNhealthgroupalsosaysthepollutantscanreduceagriculturalcrops.Thesepollutantsexistbothoutdoorsandindoors.WHOEnvironmentChiefMariaNeirasaysthepollutantshaveastronginfluenceonclimatechange.Thegoodnewsisthattheyonlystayintheatmosphereforafewdaysto10years.Thatismuchshorterthancarbondioxide,agreenhousegas,whichcanremainforhundreds,oreventhousands,ofyears.
WHOhasanumberofpracticalandaffordablewaystoreducetheseshortlivedclimatepollutants.Atthetopoftheirlist:
cuttingvehicleemissions(排放)byrequiringhigheremissionstandards.Moreemissionsaregivenoffwhenenginesarerunning.Indoorairpollutionalsoleadstobadhealthandearlierdeath.TheWHOreportsthatnearly3billionlowincomefamiliesrelyon“dirtyfuels”.Coal,woodandkeroseneusedforcookingandheatingareexamples.Tousecleanerandmoreefficientstovestoheatorcookcouldcutdownonthehealthrisks.
Anotherwaytheysaytocutbackonthesepollutantsistohavemoreinvestmentsandpoliciesforrapidtransport.Theseincludebuses,trains,bicyclesandroadusers,orwalkingroutes.Theysaytheseinvestmentscouldhavemanybenefits,includingsafertravel,reducinghealthrisksfromnoiseandairpollution,andmorephysicalactivity.TheWHOreportalsocallsforencouraginghighandmiddleincomepopulationstoincludemoreplantbasedfoodsintheirdiets.Itsaysthiscouldreduceheartdiseaseandsomecancers.Itcouldalsoslowthegasproductionthatcomeswithsomeanimalsourcedfoods.
语篇解读:
本文是一篇议论文。
煤烟、炭黑、甲烷以及城市烟雾中的臭氧等气体,通常被称为“短期气候污染物质”。
它们不仅影响了气候变化,而且会对人类身体健康造成损害。
9.Theunderlinedword“They”inthesecondparagraphprobablyrefersto“________”.
A.ClimatepollutantsB.Diseases
C.DeathsD.Infections
解析:
选A 代词指代题。
根据语境可推测出,该代词在此处指“气候污染物”。
10.Whatcanweinferfromthethirdparagraph?
A.Climatechangeiscausedbytheclimatepollutants.
B.Wedon’tneedtopayattentiontotheclimatepollutants.
C.Theclimatepollutantsaremoreharmfulthancarbondioxide.
D.Theclimatepollutantsareeasiertodisappearthancarbondioxide.
解析:
选D 推理判断题。
根据第三段,相比于二氧化碳,这些空气污染物在大气中停留时间较短,故更容易消失。
11.Fromthelastparagraphwecanknowthat________.
A.allofthelowincomefamilieshaveabalanceddiet
B.eatingplantbasedfoodscanstopthegasproduction
C.peoplehatetohaveanimalsourcedfoodsintheirdiets
D.moreeffortsshouldbemadetoimprovepublictransport
解析:
选D 细节理解题。
根据最后一段第一和第二句可知,为了减少大气污染物的排放,需要增加投资来改善公共交通。
12.Whatdoesthistextmainlytalkabout?
A.Akindofpollutantthatisdifficulttodealwith.
B.Theclimatepollutantscancauseseriousdiseases.
C.WHO’smethodstocontroltheclimatepollutants.
D.Theharmoftheclimatepollutantsandwaystoreducethem.
解析:
选D 主旨大意题。
根据全文内容可知,本文主要讲了大气污染物的危害以及相应的治理措施。
Ⅱ.阅读七选五
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