2024春新教材高中英語UNIT1FESTIVALSANDCELEBRATIONSSectionⅡReadingandThinking1基礎(chǔ)測評含解析新人教版必修第三冊

PAGEUNIT1FESTIVALSANDCELEBRATIONSSectionⅡReadingandThinking(1)閱讀理解AVidalfirstexperiencedBrazil’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：細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。結(jié)合第一段中提到的Vidal還不滿一歲時,他的媽媽就帶他去參與巴西的狂歡節(jié)和其次段的第一句“TheculturaltraditionsofSalvadorhavestuckwithhim.”可知,Vidal深受巴西傳統(tǒng)文化的影響。答案：D2.HowdidVidalfeelduringthecarnivalseasonintheU.S.?A.Excited.B.Sad.C.Proud.D.Anxious.解析：推理推斷題。依據(jù)第四段可知,在巴西狂歡節(jié)期間,身在美國的Vidal不能回國參與慶?；顒?感到特別難過,他還通過舉辦狂歡節(jié)派對的方式來保持他和家鄉(xiāng)的聯(lián)系。答案：B3.WhyarethecarnivalcelebrationsinWashingtonheldindoors?A.Becauseweatherconditionsarenotgood.B.BecauseAmericancarnivalsfallinhotsummers.C.Becausetheywanttomakecarnivalsdifferent.D.BecausefewpeoplecelebratecarnivalsinWashington.解析：細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)倒數(shù)其次段的最終兩句可知,二月是華盛頓最寒冷的月份之一,因此,狂歡節(jié)慶祝活動在室內(nèi)舉辦。答案：A4.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?A.BrazilianMusicianLivesinAmericaB.Brazil’sCarnivalComestoWashingtonC.Brazil’sCarnivalBecomesWorld-famousD.PeopleinWashingtonLoveBrazil’sCarnival解析：主旨大意題。本文通過Vidal的故事講解并描述了巴西的狂歡節(jié)在美國華盛頓越來越流行,故把Brazil’sCarnivalComestoWashington作為標(biāo)題最為合適。答案：BBFamilyRelationshipsTheconceptoffamilyisdifferentintheU.S.comparedtocountrylikeIndia.MostAmericanfamiliesconsistofamotherandafatherwithanaverageof1-3children.Itisverycommoninmostfamiliesthatboththemotherandthefatherareemployedfulltimeandareatworkwhiletheirchildrenareatschooloradaycarecentre.TimePunctuality(守時)MostAmericansareverypunctual.Mostpeoplearriveexactlyontimeorafewminutesearlyforanappointment.Althoughmosthigh-techjobsdon’trequireexactarrivalanddeparturetimes,mostpeopleatmostjobsarriveontimeandworkhard.Ifthereisanunexpecteddelay,itiscustomary(慣常的)toinformtheotherpartybycallingthemaboutthedelayandapologiseimmediatelyuponmeeting.ItissaidthatmanyIndiansdon’tacceptthisconceptofbeingontimeinanon-workrelatedenvironment.Mostpeoplearelateforsocialgatheringslikepartiesordinners.SocialMattersInIndia,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：推理推斷題。本文主要介紹了美國人在家庭觀念和社會生活等方面的狀況,并簡要提及了印度人在這幾個方面與美國人的差別,由此可推知,本文的目標(biāo)讀者很可能是即將去美國的印度人。故選B。答案：B6.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheIndians?A.Parentsareunwillingtocarefortheirchildrenathome.B.Friendsarerarelyfoundwalkinghandinhandinpublic.C.Fewparentsleavetheirkidsaloneathomewhileworking.D.Colleagueskeepadistanceawayfromeachotherintheoffice.解析：推理推斷題。依據(jù)第一段中“Itisverycommoninmostfamiliesthatboththemotherandthefatherareemployedfulltimeandareatworkwhiletheirchildrenareatschooloradaycarecentre.”可知,這種狀況在美國很普遍,但在印度,父母很少把孩子單獨留在家里而自己去工作。故選C。答案：C7.What’stheIndians’attitudetoAmericans’senseofpunctuality?A.Puzzled.B.Approving.C.Disapproving. D.Doubtful.解析：推理推斷題。依據(jù)第三段中“ItissaidthatmanyIndiansdon’tacceptthisconceptofbeingontimeinanon-workrelatedenvironment.”可知,許多印度人不寵愛美國人這種守時的生活習(xí)慣。故選C。答案：C8.Beingunabletojoinapartyontime,anIndianwill.

A.justtakeitforgrantedB.feeldeeplysorryforalongtime C.apologisetotheorganiserimmediately D.trytoinformtheorganiseraboutitinadvance解析：細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第三段中“Mostpeoplearelateforsocialgatheringslikepartiesordinners.”可知,印度人對社交方面的遲到現(xiàn)象習(xí)以為常,不以為意。故選A。答案：ACWe’retoldtobuyenvironmentallyfriendlycarsandchangetheoldelectricalitemsinourhome.Butwhatifyou’reateenagerandnotincontrolofsuchthings?Worse—yourparentshavemoreimportantthingstoworryaboutthanglobalwarming(全球變暖).9Butyou’recompletelywrong;therearemanythingsyoucando.

Takeashowerinsteadofabath.Whentakingashower,don’tusetoomuchtime.Trytokeepitwithin10minutes.10Makeitakindofgame,tryingtobeatyourold“score”everytimeyoutakeashower.

11Forexample,buyrecyclablepensthatcanbefilledwithink(油墨)ratherthanpensthatgetthrownawayafterbeingused.Ifyouhavepapers,bottlesorwhatever,don’tthrowthemaway.Instead,sendthemtotherecyclingcompanyinyourarea.

Talkaboutpollutionandglobalwarmingwithyourparents.12Theywouldn’tmindafewsuggestionseverynowandagain.Sobepatientandinfluencethemgradually.Thenyoumightfindtheywillbeinterestedinlivingagreenlife.

Haven’tgotanyideasforyourbirthdaypresents?13Recyclednotebooksorsolar-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.E10.D11.C12.G13.AReadingandThinking(2)[基礎(chǔ)測評]Ⅰ.單句語法填空1.In1973,hebecamethefirst(agriculture)pioneerintheworldtogrowrice.

2.Jackislateagain.Itistypicalhimtokeepotherswaiting.

3.Thisfilmisareal(reflect)ofthelivingconditionsofpeopleinthewesternregion.

4.Withtheboy(lead)theway,wehadnodifficultyinfindinghishome.

5.leavestheclassroomlastshouldturnoffthelights.

6.Arangeculturalconditionsarethoughttoboostdivorcerates.

7.Hehadlittlecommonwithhissister.

8.Shewasgratefulthemforlettingherstayattheirhouse.

9.Thereisageneral(believe)thatthingswillsoongetbetter.

10.Chinesefolkdancesareonlyperformedspecialoccasions.

答案：1.agricultural2.of3.reflection4.leading5.Whoever6.of7.in8.to9.belief10.onⅡ.用所給短語的適當(dāng)形式填空inspiteof,rangefrom...to...,fadeaway,takeadvantageof,afterall1.manydifficulties,hemanagedtogetthroughtheexperiment.

2.Therewere120studentswhoseages10

18.3.Don’tlendthemthecar—they’re

you.4.Thesoundcomesupandslowlyintothedistance.

5.Heisoldenoughtotravelbyhisown.heisalready18yearsold.

答案：1.Inspiteof2.rangedfrom;to3.takingadvantageof4.fadesaway5.AfterallⅢ.語法填空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).Andifyoustudyfestivalscarefully,youmaybesurprisedtofindthatdifferentcultures10.(actual)havealotincommonafterall.

答案：1.a2.traditional3.for4.development5.havegiven6.toavoid7.taking8.Although9.happiness10.actually[提升測評]Ⅳ.閱讀理解NorthAmericawillhavesixmoreweeksofwinter,says“PunxsutawneyPhil”,themostfamousgroundhog(土撥鼠)intheUnitedStates.Everyyear,thousandsofpeoplefromacrosstheU.S.traveltoPunxsutawney,Pennsylvania.OnthenightofFebruary1,theygotoahillcalledGobbler’sKnob.There,theywaituntilsunrise,whenPhilleaveshishometolookforhisshadow.Traditionsaysthatiftheanimalseeshisshadow,therewillbesixmoreweeksofwinterweather.Butifskiesarecloudyandnodarkshapeappears,Americanscanexpectspringtoarriveearly.GroundhogDayissaidtocomefromaEuropeantraditioncalled“Candlemas”.February2wasthemiddleofwinter,andinEurope,clergymenwouldgivecandlestopeopleatreligiousservices.Whenlit,thecandlesbrightenedupthecommunityinthedeadofwinter.Later,inGermany,thetraditionchanged,andpeopleinsteadbeganlookingforsignsofincreasedsunlightandchangesintheweather.IfananimalsawitsshadowonCandlemasDay,thismeantsixmoreweeksofwinter,orthe“SecondWinter”.ThetraditioncametoNorthAmericawhenGermanimmigrantsarrivedinwhatisnowtheeasternstateofPennsylvania.Theychosethegroundhogastheanimaltocontinuethetradition.ThefirstofficialGroundhogDayatGobbler’sKnobwasheldin1887.TheeventhascontinuedthereeversinceandhasbecomepartofAmericanculture.OtherstatesnowcelebratetheirownGroundhogDaywiththeirowngroundhog.InNorthCarolina,hisnameisSirWalterWally.InWestVirginia,peopleturntoFrenchCreekFreddie.GroundhogDayhasalsobeenpopularinAmericanmedia.Inthe1993filmGroundhogDay,areportervisitsPunxsutawneyforthebigevent,butbecomesstuckintime.Hethenhastorepeatthesamedayoverandoveragain,untilhebecomesabetterperson.1.WhydopeoplegotoGobbler’sKnobonthenightofFebruary1?A.Tohuntforgroundhogs.B.Toseethebeautifulsunrise.C.Topayavisittoaclergyman.D.TocelebrateGroundhogDay.解析：推理推斷題。依據(jù)其次段的內(nèi)容和第五段中的“ThefirstofficialGroundhogDayatGobbler’sKnobwasheldin1887.Theeventhascontinuedthereeversince...”可知,人們在2月1日晚上來到Gobbler’sKnob是為了慶祝其次天的土撥鼠節(jié)。答案：D2.TheoriginofGroundhogDaywasrelatedto.

A.warB.politicsC.religion D.agriculture解析：細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第三段的內(nèi)容可知,土撥鼠節(jié)的起源與宗教有關(guān)。答案：C3.WhatisPhilusedtopredict?A.Climatechange. B.Theharvestoftheyear.C.Naturaldisasters. D.Thelengthofthewinter.解析：推理推斷題。依據(jù)其次段中的“Traditionsaysthatiftheanimalseeshisshadow,therewillbesixmoreweeksofwinterweather.”和第四段中的“IfananimalsawitsshadowonCandlemasDay,thismeantsixmoreweeksofwinter,orthe‘SecondWinter’.”可知,人們用土撥鼠能否看到自己的影子來預(yù)料當(dāng)年冬天持續(xù)的時間。答案：D4.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A.ThehistoryofGroundhogDay.B.ThetraditionofGroundhogDay.C.ThepopularityofGroundhogDay.D.ThesignificanceofGroundhogDay.解析：主旨大意題。文章主要介紹了北美地區(qū)的傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日——土撥鼠節(jié)的起源和發(fā)展,該節(jié)日始終持續(xù)到了今日。答案：AⅤ.完形填空MyForeverValentineValentine’sDaywasthetimemyfatherchosetoshowhisloveforthespecialpeopleinhislife.OvertheyearsIfondly(天真地)thought1himasmy“ValentineMan”.

Myfirstrecollectionofthe2hecouldbringtoValentine’sDaycamewhenIwassix.ThatmorningatthebreakfasttableIfoundacardandagift-wrappedpackageatmychair.

Thecardwas3“Love,Dad”andthegiftwasaringwithasmallpieceofredglassto4mybirthstone,aruby(紅寶石).Thereis5differencebetweenredglassandrubiestoachildofsix,andIremember6thatringwithpridethatallthecardsintheworld7notsurpass.

8Igrewolder,thegiftsgave9toheart-shapedboxesfilledwithmy10chocolatesandalwaysincludeda11cardsigned“Love,Dad”.Inthoseyearsmy“thanks”became12ofaperfunctory(敷衍的)response.Thecardsseemedless13,andItookitforgrantedthatthevalentinewould14bethere.Ihad15myhopesanddreamsinreceivingcardsandgiftsfrom“significantothers”and“Love,Dad”justdidn’tseemquite16.

Hisfinalcardremainsonmydesktoday.It’sa17ofhowspecialfatherscanbeandhowimportantithadbeentomeovertheyearstoknowthatIhadafatherwhocontinueda18oflovewithsimpleactsofunderstanding

andanabilitytoexpresshappinessoverthepeopleinhislife.Thosethingsnever19,nordoesthememoryofamanwhonever20beingmyvalentine.

1.A.ofB.aboutC.up D.over解析：thinkof...as...是固定短語,意為“把……視為/看作……”。答案：A2.A.memory B.magicC.puzzle D.present解析：句意:在我六歲那年的情人節(jié),他給我?guī)砹说谝淮巍澳Хā被貞?。依?jù)下文的描述可知,作者對這個情人節(jié)的記憶特殊深刻,所以用magic來指代那種難以忘懷的經(jīng)驗。memory記憶;magic魔法;puzzle謎;疑問;present禮物。答案：B3.A.read B.writtenC.shown D.signed解析：此處表示卡片上有父親的“簽名”。該選項從第四段第一句中的“includeda...cardsigned‘Love,Dad’”可得到提示。答案：D4.A.recover B.resembleC.represent D.replace解析：禮物是一個戒指,上面鑲著一小片紅色的玻璃來代表“我”的誕生石——紅寶石。故選C。其他選項不符合語境。答案：C5.A.much B.littleC.great D.l