(高中英語2019版)閱讀理解(節(jié)假日活動)(含解析)(含答案)

1、（節(jié)假日活動）李仕才美女遜;賣Valentine's Day 導(dǎo)讀：瓦倫丁節(jié)，即情人節(jié)，是一個(gè)浪漫的節(jié)日。本文介紹了瓦倫丁節(jié)的來歷及習(xí)俗。 Every February 14, across the United States and in other places around the world, candy, flowers and gifts are exchanged between loved ones, all in the name of St. Valentine. But who is this mysterious saint, and where did the

2、se traditions come from?The history of Valentine's Day is shrouded in mystery. But we do know that February has long been a month of romance. St. Valentine's Day, as we know it today, contains vestiges of both Christian and ancient Roman tradition.One legend contends that Valentine was a pri

3、est who served during the third century in Rome. When Emperor Claudius II decided that single men made better soldiers than those with wives and families, he outlawed marriage for young men. Valentine, realizing the injustice of the decree , defied Claudius and continued to perform marriages for you

4、ng lovers in secret. When Valentine's actions were discovered, Claudius ordered that he be put to death.According to another legend, Valentine actually sent the first "valentine" greeting himself. While in prison, it is believed that Valentine fell in love with a younggirl his jailor&#

5、39;s daughter who visited him during his confinement . Before his death, itis alleged that he wroteher a letter, which he signed "From your Valentine," anexpression that is still in use today. Although the truth behind the Valentine legends is murky , the stories certainly emphasize his ap

6、peal as a sympathetic, heroic, and, most importantly, romantic figure.Valentine's Day is not a public holiday. Government offices, stores, schools and other organizations are open as usual. Public transit systems run on their regular schedule.Restaurants may be busier than usual as many people g

7、o out for an evening with their spouse or partner. Valentine's Day is also a very popular date for weddings.The most common Valentine's Day symbols are the heart, particularly in reds and pinks, and pictures or models of Cupid. Cupid is usually portrayedas a small wingedfigure with a bow and

8、 arrow. In mythology , he uses his arrow to strike the hearts of people. People who have fallen in love are sometimes said to be struck by Cupid's arrow.瓦倫丁節(jié)每年 2 月 14 日，在美國，以及世界各地的一些地方，相愛的人互贈糖果、鮮花和禮物，這一切都是以圣瓦倫丁的名義。但是這個(gè)神秘的基督徒是誰呢？這些傳統(tǒng)又是從哪里起源的呢？圣瓦倫丁節(jié)的歷史是一個(gè)謎。但是我們確實(shí)知道二月一直就是一個(gè)浪漫的月份。圣瓦倫丁節(jié)，正如我們今天所知，既含有基

9、督教又含有古羅馬傳統(tǒng)的痕跡。有一個(gè)傳說認(rèn)為瓦倫丁是公元3 世紀(jì)羅馬的一位神父。當(dāng)時(shí)羅馬皇帝克勞迪烏斯二世認(rèn)為單身男子比那些有妻子家庭的男人更適合作戰(zhàn)士，于是剝奪了年輕人結(jié)婚的權(quán)利。瓦倫丁， 認(rèn)為這項(xiàng)法令不公平，違抗克勞迪烏斯的旨意繼續(xù)偷偷地為相愛的年輕人舉行婚禮。當(dāng)瓦倫丁的行為被發(fā)現(xiàn)后，克勞迪烏斯下令將他處死。根據(jù)另一個(gè)傳說，瓦倫丁實(shí)際上是第一個(gè)送出情人節(jié)禮物的人。在獄中的時(shí)候，人們認(rèn)為瓦倫丁愛上了一個(gè)女孩典獄長的女兒在他被囚禁期間她常來看望他。 據(jù)稱， 瓦倫丁死前寫了一封信，署名是“寄自你的瓦倫丁”，直到今天人們?nèi)栽谑褂眠@種說法。雖然關(guān)于瓦倫丁傳說背后的真相令人困惑，這些故事卻都強(qiáng)調(diào)了他作為

10、一個(gè)有同情心、英勇、 最重要的，浪漫的人物的吸引力。瓦倫丁節(jié)并不是一個(gè)公共假日。政府機(jī)關(guān)、商店、學(xué)校和其他機(jī)構(gòu)照常開放。公共交通系統(tǒng)也照常運(yùn)行。餐館可能要比平時(shí)忙碌些因?yàn)楹芏嗳藭团渑蓟蛘甙閭H外出就餐。瓦倫丁節(jié)也是一個(gè)非常受歡迎的婚禮日期。瓦倫丁節(jié)最常見的象征物是心形，尤其是紅色或者粉色的心形，還有丘比特的圖片或者模型。丘比特被描因繪成一個(gè)長著翅膀的小人兒，手拿弓箭。在神話故事中，他會用箭射中人心。因此陷入愛河的人經(jīng)常被說成“被丘比特的箭射中了”。重點(diǎn)單詞 :1. shroud ? ra ? d vt. 覆蓋2. contend k ? n'tend vt.主張3. priest pr

11、i ? st n.牧師；神父4. decree d ? 'kri? n.法令5. defy d ? 'fa? vt.藐視；公然反抗6. confinement k ? n'fa ? nm ? nt n.監(jiān)禁7. allege ? 'led ? vt.宣稱，斷言8. murky 'm ? ? k? adj .令人困惑的；含糊的；不明確的9. mythology m ? ' 0? l? d ? ? n.神話重點(diǎn)短語/亮點(diǎn)句式：1. in secret秘密地；私下地。如：The two young lovers decide to marry in s

12、ecret, which they do the very next day.這一對年輕的戀人決定秘密結(jié)婚，就在第二天他們就這么做了。2. HTiens actions were distovered. Claudius ordered that lie be put to death.當(dāng)瓦倫丁的行為被發(fā)現(xiàn)后,克勞迪烏斯下令將他處死。這是一個(gè)復(fù)雜的主從復(fù)合句、由6引導(dǎo)的是時(shí)間狀語從句，主句卬包含一個(gè)由成引導(dǎo)的賓語從句，而且從 句使用了虛擬語氣。在英語中，表示“命令、建議、要求”的動詞后接定語從句要使用虛抵語氣形式由w：d do, should可以省略*如:The general ordered

13、 that the soldiers (should) fire at once.將軍命令士兵立即開槍射擊。We suggested that he (should) go and make an apology to his teacher.我們建議他去向老師道歉。3. fall in love with 愛上。如：No one is perfect until you fall in love with them.直到你愛上了一個(gè)人才發(fā)現(xiàn)原來有人是完美的。4. in use在使用中。如：Many are loans from churches where they are still in

14、 use.許多作品是從教堂借來的，在那里它們?nèi)栽谑褂弥?。名句背誦：Knowledge is power. (Bacon, British philosopher)知識就是力量。（英國哲學(xué)家 培根）話版鮮液【話題解讀】"節(jié)假日活動M是高中英語新課標(biāo)話題之一，也是高考英語?？荚掝}之一。它包括世界各地的 文化節(jié)日、宗教節(jié)日、個(gè)人的慶?；顒蛹捌鋺c祝這些活動的經(jīng)歷和感受等。節(jié)假日活動作為一個(gè)有效的文化載體， 在高考英語中常以閱讀理解、短文改錯和書面表達(dá)的形 式出現(xiàn)，如2017年新課標(biāo)卷I閱讀理解C篇、2016年全國卷田閱讀理解C篇、2016年四川卷和 全國卷II的短文改錯、2015年全國卷I

15、I書面表達(dá)、2013年遼寧卷的書面表達(dá)等。【相關(guān)詞匯】I .寫作必記單詞1 .award n.獎品；獎；vt.授予；給予2 .cheer v.& n.歡呼，喝彩一 cheerful adj .愉快的，高興的3 .compete vi.比賽；競爭一 competitiveadj.競爭的；比賽的4 .event n.事件；大事5 .gather v.搜集；集合；聚集6 .mark n.記號；標(biāo)志； v.標(biāo)志； 做記號于7 .match vt.使相配，使成對；n.比賽，競賽；火柴8 .national adj .國家的；民族的；全國性的一 nationality n.國籍9 .partici

16、pate vi.參力口； 參與fparticipation n.參力口10 .permission n.許可；允許；n.許可證permit vt.& vi.允許11 .prepare vt.準(zhǔn)備；預(yù)備12 .treat vt.& vi.招待；款待ftreatment n.治療；處理H .閱讀識記單詞13 .adventure n.冒險(xiǎn)；奇遇14 .amusement n.娛樂amuse vt.以自娛，逗樂15 .balloon n.氣球16 .cancel vt .取消17 .candle n.蠟燭18 .cater vt.& vi.提供飲食及服務(wù)19 .celebra

17、tion n.慶祝；慶祝會celebrate vt.& vi.慶祝，祝賀20 .ceremony n.典禮；儀式；禮節(jié)21 .champion n.冠軍22 .concert n.音樂會23 .criterion n .標(biāo)準(zhǔn)；準(zhǔn)則24 .courage n.勇氣；膽略25 .decorate vt.裝飾，修飾 decorationn.裝飾，裝飾品26 .director n.導(dǎo)演27 .Easter n.復(fù)活節(jié)28 .feast n.盛宴，宴會；（宗教的）節(jié)日29 .festival n.節(jié)日；慶?；顒?0 .firework n.焰火；（pl.）煙火31 .firecracker n

18、.鞭炮32 .flame n.火焰；光輝1.1 invitation n.邀請；請柬1.2 lantern n.燈籠；提燈35 .mass n.群眾；民眾；大量;adj.民眾的；大規(guī)模的36 .medal n.獎?wù)?7 .perfect adj .完美的，極好的38 .preparationn.準(zhǔn)備39 .programme n.節(jié)目； 程序40 .reputationn.名譽(yù)，名聲【常用短語】1 .be on holiday/vacation 在度假2 .date back to 追溯到3 .day and night 日夜，晝夜，整天4 .dress up穿上；盛裝；打扮，裝飾5 .fal

19、l on/upon（ 節(jié)日、生日等）正當(dāng)；適逢6 .in memory of 為紀(jì)念；向表示敬意7 .look forward to 期望，期待，盼望8 .on special occasions在特殊場合9 .take place 發(fā)生10 .up to now 直到現(xiàn)在I .閱讀理解閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的 A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。A （2017年新課標(biāo)卷I）Some of the world ' s most famous musicians recently gathered in Paris and New Orleans to celebrate the

20、first annual International Jazz Day. UNESCO（ United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization） recently set April 30 as a day to raise awareness of jazz music, its significance, and its potential as a unifying（聯(lián)合）voice acrosscultures.Despite the celebrations, though, in the U.S. the

21、jazz audience continues to shrink and grow older, and the music has failed to connect with younger generations.It' s Jason Moran ' s job to help change that. As the Kennedy Center ' s artistic adviser for jazz, Moran hopes to widen the audience for jazz, make the music more accessible, a

22、nd preserve its history and culture.Moran tells"Jazz seems like it' s not really a part of the American appetite,"National Public Radio s reporter Neal Conan. What I m hoping to accomplish is thatmy generation and younger start to reconsider and understand that jazz is not black and wr

23、ite anymore. It s actually color, and it s actually digital. Moran says one of the problems with jazz today is that the entertainment aspect of the music has been lost. The music can t be presented today the way it was in 1908 or 1958. It has to continue to move, because the way the world works is n

24、ot the same,says Moran.Last year, Moran worked on a project that arranged Fats Waller s music for a danceparty, just to kind of put it back in the mind that Waller is dance music as much as it is concertmusic, says Moran. For me, it s the recontextualization.In music, wheredoes the emotion（ 情感 ） lie

25、? Are we, as humans, gaining any insight（ 感悟 ） on how talk about ourselves and how something as abstract as a Charlie Parker record gets us into a dialogue about our emotions and our thoughts? Sometimes we lose sight that the music has a wider context, says Moran, so I want to continue those dialogu

26、es. Those are the things I want to foster. 1. Why did UNESCO set April 30 as International Jazz Day?A. To remember the birth of jazz.B. To protect cultural diversity.C. To encourage people to study music.D. To recognize the value of jazz.2. What does the underlined word that in paragraph 3 refer to?

27、A. Jazz becoming more accessible.B. The production of jazz growing faster.C. Jazz being less popular with the young.D. The jazz audience becoming larger.3. What can we infer about Moran s opinion on jazz?A. It will disappear gradually.B. It remains black and white.C. It should keep up with the times

28、.D. It changes every 50 years.4. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A. Exploring the Future of JazzB. The Rise and Fall of JazzC. The Story of a Jazz MusicianD. Celebrating the Jazz DayB （2016年新課標(biāo)卷III）If you are a fruit grower or would like to become one take advantage of Appl

29、e Day to see what ' s around. It ' s called Apple Day but in practice it ' s more like Apple Month. The day itself is on October 21, but since it has caught on, events now spread out over most of October around Britain.Visiting an apple event is a good chance to see, and often taste, a w

30、ide variety of apples. To people who are used to the limited choice of apples such as Golden Delicious and Royal Gala in supermarkets, it can be quite an eye opener to see the range of classical apples still in existence, such as Decio which was grown by the Romans. Although it doesn ' t taste o

31、f anything special, it' s still worth a try, as is the knobbly（ 多疙瘩的）Cat ' s Head which is more of a curiosity than anything else.There are also varieties developed to suit specific local conditions. One of the very best varieties for eating quality is Orleans Reinette, but you' ll need

32、a warm, shelteredplace with perfect soil to grow it, so it ' s a pipe dream for most apple lovers who fall for it.At the events, you can meet expert growers and discuss which ones will best suit your conditions, and because these are family affairs, children are well catered for with apple-theme

33、d fun and games.Apple Days are being held at all sorts of places with an interest in fruit, including stately gardens and commercial orchards（果園）.If you want to have a real orchard experience, try visiting the National Fruit Collection at Brogdale, near Faversham in Kent.1. What can people do at the

34、 apple events?A. Attend experts lectures.B. Visit fruit-loving families.C. Plant fruit trees in an orchard.D. Taste many kinds of apples.2. What can we learn about Decio?A. It is a new variety.B. It has a strange look.C. It is rarely seen now.D. It has a special taste.3. What does the underlined phr

35、ase a pipe dream in Paragraph 3 mean?A. A practical idea.B. A vain hope.C. A brilliant plan.D. A selfish desire.4. What is the author s purpose in writing the text?A. To show how to grow apples.B. To introduce an apple festival.C. To help people select apples.D. To promote apple research.CAfter Stew

36、art and Debbie Wilder lost their son, Cameron, in 2013, the last thing on their minds was decorating for the holiday season. “ We haven t put anything up in three years. It has all stayed boxed up, ” said Debbie.But in December 2016, the house was lit up for Christmas, with little lights cheerfully

37、lining the rood and eaves（ 屋檐 ）. It wasn t the Wilders but a stranger Carson Zickgraf, the founder of CZ Enterprises LLC, who finally made the house shine. “ I started crying, ” Debbie says about seeing the lights for the first time. “ It was really special. ”Zickgraf has been donating his light-str

38、inging services to brighten the lives of families affected by losing their children, especially during the difficult holiday season since 2015 and has decorated the houses of more than two dozen families so far.He started the project by chance. He was hanging lights on a home when the owner mentione

39、d that some neighbors were having a hard time that holiday season because their son had recently died. Then he had an idea. “ I sent my crew there todecorate that house too,he says. The family was delighted. In fact, he had two friendswho had died young, and hed always wished he could ease the pain

40、for their lovedones. Now, he s found a way.“ There s something special about Christmas lights. They warm the spirit. ” Zickgraf knows his efforts can t completely remove the pain from these families, but he can make the holidays a little cheerier. “ I wish I had a bigger company so I could do more h

41、ouses, ” he says.1 .How was the Wilders affected by the loss of their son?A. They didn t feel like decorating their house for Christmas.B. They were the last to put up some decorations at Christmas.C. They had no one to help decorate their house for Christmas.D. They had the belongings of their son

42、boxed up at Christmas.2 .Why did Zickgraf donate the light-stringing service?A. To make more houses brighter.B. To expand his own business.C. To relieve the victim family s pain.D. To memorize his dead friends.3 .Which of the following words can best describe Zickgraf?A. Enthusiastic and optimistic.

43、C. Ambitious and generous.4.Which can be the best title for the text?A. Lights warming the spiritC. Families going through sufferingsB. Courageous and smart.D. Considerate and helpful.B.A person brightening housesD.A business hanging lightsDQixi Festival, the Chinese equivalent of Valentine s Day th

44、at fell yesterday, was notalso for businessmen left with emptyonly a disappointment for forgotten lovers, but pockets.The cold reception has prompted cultural experts to seriously worry that the lovers festival, marked for generations since the Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220) ， is dying out.Some have ev

45、en called for legislation to make the festival a legal Chinese Lovers Day, which falls on the seventh day of the seventh month of the lunar year.But the effectiveness of such a measure is in doubt, although efforts to preserve traditional festivals deserve highly praise.A growing number of tradition

46、al Chinese festivals, such as the Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival, share the same fate of the Qixi Festival.Young people are showing less interest in traditional culture as symbolized by thesefestivals. Even if all traditional festivals are finally made legal, the risk of them becomingp

47、urely formalized celebrations with little meaning is not removed. If the younger generation fails to identify with the cultural significance of these holidays, there is little that can be done.While complaining about traditional festivals fading appeal, decision-makers should reflect on cultural pro

48、tection. Undeniably, our country has done a bad job of preserving culture and traditional festivals, compared to neighbouring Japan and the Republic of Korea(ROK).The 2,500-year-old Dragon Boat Festival falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month.The traditional customs and ceremonies of the occ

49、asion, which originatedin China,have been better preserved in the ROK.Only a few years ago did China begin to realize the significance of preserving intangible( 無形的 )cultural heritage when the ROK planned to apply to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization to list its ve

50、rsion of the Dragon Boat Festival as an important example of intangible culture.Concern about the traditional holidays also reminds people of the growing influenceof foreignculturesas the country openswider to the outside world.Withtraditionalfestivalsbecoming less important andimports such as Chris

51、tmasandValentine s Day gaining widespread popularity, the public including cultural professionals have tended to measure traditional Chinese festivals in economic terms.Business rather than culture has begun to play a dominant role. More and more people are preoccupied with how much money can be mad

52、e during the holidays.In fact, what makes traditional festivals unique and what keeps them alive is their cultural elements. After all, it is unique culture that contributes to the world ' s diversity with globalization.1 .What makes Chinese cultural experts worry that the lovers ' festival

53、is dying out?A. The disappointment for both businessmen and lovers.B. The cold reacting of the public to Qixi Festival.C. The failure to make traditional Chinese festivals legal.D. The action to preserve culture and traditional festivals.2 .The public look at the effectiveness of the legalization of

54、 the Qixi Festival with a(n) attitude.A. indifferentB. positiveC. doubtfulD. hopeful3 .From Paragraph 5 we can learn that.A. traditional festivals are thought more highly of by the young people.B. legal celebrations reduce the risk of disappearing of traditional culture.C. the significance of tradit

55、ional festivals should be more identified with.D. young people value traditional culture more while they can do little.4 .The writer ' s purpose for writing this article is to.A. remind us that the cultural elements make traditional festivals live on.B. complain that Japan and ROK do a better jo

56、b in preserving culture.C. inform the public of the dying out of traditional Chinese festivals.D. warn people against business role in celebrating traditional festivals.【話題解讀】為提高人們對于爵士樂的重視程度，UNESCO把4月30日定為國際爵士日,然而這一行為還是沒能挽救爵士樂。Jason Moran 認(rèn)為時(shí)代在進(jìn)步，為了將老一代人和年輕一代人連接起來，爵士樂也應(yīng)該不斷進(jìn)步。I D 解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中的UNES

57、；CO（ Umted Nations Educational: Scientific and CiLttiral Organization） recentiy set April 30 is a day io raise awareness of jazz musi<. ns significance and its potential as a un*ingi：聯(lián)合）across adtui、.可知UNESCO把4月及L定為國際爵士日是為了讓 人們重視爵士樂，意識到它的重要性以及它作為連接管文化的紐帶之聲的潛在功能，也就是為了讓 人們意識到爵士樂的價(jià)值口故選D。2 .C 【解析】推理判

58、斷題。根據(jù)前文 Despite the celebrations, though, in the U.S. the jazz audience continues to shrink and grow older, and the music has failed to connect with younger generations可知盡管UNESCO為爵士樂設(shè)了紀(jì)念日，但美國的爵士樂聽眾依然在減少，并且年齡在老化，爵士樂沒能將年輕一代人連接起來。再結(jié)合 It' s Jason Moran ' s job to help change that（ 是 Jason Moran 的工作是幫助改變那一情況） 可推測that指代的是前文中爵士樂在年輕一代人中失去吸引力的現(xiàn)象。故選 Co3 .C 【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段中的The music can ' t be presented todaythe way it was