春新教材高中英语UNIT1FESTIVALSANDCELEBRATIONSSectionⅡR.docx
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春新教材高中英语UNIT1FESTIVALSANDCELEBRATIONSSectionⅡR
UNIT1FESTIVALSANDCELEBRATIONS
SectionⅡReadingandThinking
(1)
阅读理解
A
VidalfirstexperiencedBrazil’scarnivalcelebrationsasababylivinginSalvador,thecapitalofBahiaState.Beforehewasevenoneyearold,hismothertookhimtohisfirstcarnivalevent.
TheculturaltraditionsofSalvadorhavestuckwithhim.And,Vidal,atrainedmusician,nowperformsthetypicalmusicofBahiaintheU.S.HeoftenplaysintheWashingtonarea.
FebruaryisthecarnivalseasoninBrazilandothercountriesaroundtheworld.EventheWashingtonareacelebratestheseason.Lastweek,Vidal,Braziliansinger-songwriterCissaPazandothermusiciansperformedhereforacarnivalcelebration.PerforminginWashingtonandotherU.S.citieshashelpedVidalandPazstayclosetotheirBrazilianroots(根).
“LivingintheU.S.nowandnotbeingabletoenjoycarnivalasIusedtoinBrazilwithmyfriendsandfamilyisreallyheartbreaking.AndthatwasthereasonwhyIdecidedtostartmakingmyownevents—carnivalparties—justtogetconnectedtomyroots,tomyhappiness.”
Itmaycomeasasurprise,butWashingtonissaidtohaveoneofthelargestfollowingsforBraziliancultureintheU.S.Thisyearalone,therearemorethantwelvecarnivalcelebrationsintheWashingtonarea.Here,theseasonisn’tcelebratedoncitystreetsasinBrazil,whereitiswarmsummer.FebruaryisoneofWashington’scoldestmonths.So,theeventstakeplaceattheatres,restaurantsandotherplaces.
Carnivalisoneoftheworld’sbiggestcelebrations.Inmanycountries,activitiestakeplaceforafewweekseachyearandincludehugeparades(游行)andstreetpartieswithlivemusic.Carnivalgoerswearcolourful,themedclothingandmasks(面具).
1.WhatdoweknowaboutVidalfromthepassage?
A.Hedidn’tenjoycarnivalatfirst.
B.Hismothertrainedhimtobeasinger.
C.HeencouragedAmericanstocelebratecarnival.
D.Brazil’straditionalculturesinfluencedhimgreatly.
解析:
细节理解题。
结合第一段中提到的Vidal还不满一岁时,他的妈妈就带他去参加巴西的狂欢节和第二段的第一句“TheculturaltraditionsofSalvadorhavestuckwithhim.”可知,Vidal深受巴西传统文化的影响。
答案:
D
2.HowdidVidalfeelduringthecarnivalseasonintheU.S.?
A.Excited. B.Sad. C.Proud. D.Anxious.
解析:
推理判断题。
根据第四段可知,在巴西狂欢节期间,身在美国的Vidal不能回国参加庆祝活动,感到非常伤心,他还通过举办狂欢节派对的方式来保持他和故乡的联系。
答案:
B
3.WhyarethecarnivalcelebrationsinWashingtonheldindoors?
A.Becauseweatherconditionsarenotgood.
B.BecauseAmericancarnivalsfallinhotsummers.
C.Becausetheywanttomakecarnivalsdifferent.
D.BecausefewpeoplecelebratecarnivalsinWashington.
解析:
细节理解题。
根据倒数第二段的最后两句可知,二月是华盛顿最寒冷的月份之一,因此,狂欢节庆祝活动在室内举办。
答案:
A
4.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.BrazilianMusicianLivesinAmerica
B.Brazil’sCarnivalComestoWashington
C.Brazil’sCarnivalBecomesWorld-famous
D.PeopleinWashingtonLoveBrazil’sCarnival
解析:
主旨大意题。
本文通过Vidal的故事讲述了巴西的狂欢节在美国华盛顿越来越流行,故把Brazil’sCarnivalComestoWashington作为标题最为合适。
答案:
B
B
FamilyRelationships
TheconceptoffamilyisdifferentintheU.S.comparedtocountrylikeIndia.MostAmericanfamiliesconsistofamotherandafatherwithanaverageof1-3children.Itisverycommoninmostfamiliesthatboththemotherandthefatherareemployedfulltimeandareatworkwhiletheirchildrenareatschooloradaycarecentre.
TimePunctuality(守时)
MostAmericansareverypunctual.Mostpeoplearriveexactlyontimeorafewminutesearlyforanappointment.Althoughmosthigh-techjobsdon’trequireexactarrivalanddeparturetimes,mostpeopleatmostjobsarriveontimeandworkhard.Ifthereisanunexpecteddelay,itiscustomary(惯常的)toinformtheotherpartybycallingthemaboutthedelayandapologiseimmediatelyuponmeeting.
ItissaidthatmanyIndiansdon’tacceptthisconceptofbeingontimeinanon-workrelatedenvironment.Mostpeoplearelateforsocialgatheringslikepartiesordinners.
SocialMatters
InIndia,peopleofthesamesexholdhandsortouchshouldersasagestureoffriendship.NeverdothatintheU.S.Ifyouaremaleandholdanotherman’shandorputyourarmaroundhisshoulder,youmightbeconsideredweird.Also,unlessyouhaveacloserelationship,youshouldkeepyourdistanceevenfromthepeopleoftheoppositesex.Attheoffice,inpublic,andathome,peoplekeepacomfortabledistancewhilesittingnexttoeachother.Peoplespeaksoftlyandinlowvoices.Ingeneralconversation,yourvoiceshouldnotbetooloud.Havethesamemannerswhiletalkingonthephonesoyoudon’tdisturbthosearoundyou.
5.Whoisthepassagemostprobablywrittenfor?
A.TheChinesewholiveintheU.S.
B.TheIndianswhowillvisittheU.S.
C.TheAmericanswhowilltraveltoIndia.
D.ThosewhowanttoknowaboutAmericanlifestyle.
解析:
推理判断题。
本文主要介绍了美国人在家庭观念和社会生活等方面的情况,并简要提及了印度人在这几个方面与美国人的差别,由此可推知,本文的目标读者很可能是即将去美国的印度人。
故选B。
答案:
B
6.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheIndians?
A.Parentsareunwillingtocarefortheirchildrenathome.
B.Friendsarerarelyfoundwalkinghandinhandinpublic.
C.Fewparentsleavetheirkidsaloneathomewhileworking.
D.Colleagueskeepadistanceawayfromeachotherintheoffice.
解析:
推理判断题。
根据第一段中“Itisverycommoninmostfamiliesthatboththemotherandthefatherareemployedfulltimeandareatworkwhiletheirchildrenareatschooloradaycarecentre.”可知,这种情况在美国很普遍,但在印度,父母很少把孩子单独留在家里而自己去工作。
故选C。
答案:
C
7.What’stheIndians’attitudetoAmericans’senseofpunctuality?
A.Puzzled. B.Approving.
C.Disapproving.D.Doubtful.
解析:
推理判断题。
根据第三段中“ItissaidthatmanyIndiansdon’tacceptthisconceptofbeingontimeinanon-workrelatedenvironment.”可知,很多印度人不喜欢美国人这种守时的生活习惯。
故选C。
答案:
C
8.Beingunabletojoinapartyontime,anIndianwill .
A.justtakeitforgranted
B.feeldeeplysorryforalongtime
C.apologisetotheorganiserimmediately
D.trytoinformtheorganiseraboutitinadvance
解析:
细节理解题。
根据第三段中“Mostpeoplearelateforsocialgatheringslikepartiesordinners.”可知,印度人对社交方面的迟到现象习以为常,不以为意。
故选A。
答案:
A
C
We’retoldtobuyenvironmentallyfriendlycarsandchangetheoldelectricalitemsinourhome.Butwhatifyou’reateenagerandnotincontrolofsuchthings?
Worse—yourparentshavemoreimportantthingstoworryaboutthanglobalwarming(全球变暖). 9 Butyou’recompletelywrong;therearemanythingsyoucando.
Takeashowerinsteadofabath.Whentakingashower,don’tusetoomuchtime.Trytokeepitwithin10minutes. 10 Makeitakindofgame,tryingtobeatyourold“score”everytimeyoutakeashower.
11 Forexample,buyrecyclablepensthatcanbefilledwithink(油墨)ratherthanpensthatgetthrownawayafterbeingused.Ifyouhavepapers,bottlesorwhatever,don’tthrowthemaway.Instead,sendthemtotherecyclingcompanyinyourarea.
Talkaboutpollutionandglobalwarmingwithyourparents.
12 Theywouldn’tmindafewsuggestionseverynowandagain.Sobepatientandinfluencethemgradually.Thenyoumightfindtheywillbeinterestedinlivingagreenlife.
Haven’tgotanyideasforyourbirthdaypresents?
13 Recyclednotebooksorsolar-poweredchargers...Therearelotsofusefulandgreenthingsyoucanbuy.Andtherewillbeanaddedwarmfeelingonyourbirthday.
A.Consideragreenidea.
B.Youdon’tusesomuchenergy.
C.Trybuyingthingsthatcanberecycled.
D.Don’tturntheheatallthewayup,either.
E.Youmightthinkasateen;youcan’tdomuchtohelp.
F.Manyadultsdon’tcareaboutenvironmentalprotection.
G.Don’tpushthemtobegreenerbecausethatmaymakethemangry.
答案:
9.E 10.D 11.C 12.G 13.A
ReadingandThinking
(2)
[基础测评]
Ⅰ.单句语法填空
1.In1973,hebecamethefirst (agriculture)pioneerintheworldtogrowrice.
2.Jackislateagain.Itistypical himtokeepotherswaiting.
3.Thisfilmisareal (reflect)ofthelivingconditionsofpeopleinthewesternregion.
4.Withtheboy (lead)theway,wehadnodifficultyinfindinghishome.
5. leavestheclassroomlastshouldturnoffthelights.
6.Arange culturalconditionsarethoughttoboostdivorcerates.
7.Hehadlittle commonwithhissister.
8.Shewasgrateful themforlettingherstayattheirhouse.
9.Thereisageneral (believe)thatthingswillsoongetbetter.
10.Chinesefolkdancesareonlyperformed specialoccasions.
答案:
1.agricultural 2.of 3.reflection 4.leading
5.Whoever 6.of 7.in 8.to 9.belief 10.on
Ⅱ.用所给短语的适当形式填空
inspiteof,rangefrom...to...,
fadeaway,takeadvantageof,afterall
1. manydifficulties,hemanagedtogetthroughtheexperiment.
2.Therewere120studentswhoseages 10 18.
3.Don’tlendthemthecar—they’re you.
4.Thesoundcomesupandslowly intothedistance.
5.Heisoldenoughtotravelbyhisown. heisalready18yearsold.
答案:
1.Inspiteof 2.rangedfrom;to
3.takingadvantageof 4.fadesaway 5.Afterall
Ⅲ.语法填空
Peoplecelebratefestivalsallaroundtheworld.Asweallknow,festivalshave1. widerangeoforigins.Ofallthe2._____
(tradition)festivals,theharvestfestivalcanbefoundinalmosteveryculture.Peoplecelebrateittoshowthattheyaregrateful3. theyear’ssupplyoffood.Withthe4.__________(develop)ofmodernsociety,sometraditionsmayfadeawayandothersmaybeestablished.Nowadays,manybigcitiesinChina5.___________(give)upthetypicalcustomoflightingfirecrackers6. (avoid)airpollution.Withbusinesses7._________(take)advantageofthecelebrations,festivalsarebecomingmoreandmorecommercial.8._________somebelievefestivalsshouldnotbecommercialised,othersbelievetheincreaseinspendingisgoodfortheeconomyandpublic9._________(happy).Andify
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