1、 Unit 1课时分层作业(二)Section 语言知识练习固基础.单句语法填空1Many people died of starvation (starve) in Africa that year.2I hold the belief that he will succeed.3Awarded (award) the first prize in the competition，he felt happy and satisfied.4. In order to go to the palace ball，the pretty girl is dressing herself up car
2、efully.5I think its impolite to play a trick on others just for fun.6They call their son Albert Franz in memory of their father.7. New Year celebrations(celebrate) in Scotland go on for three days.8It seemed as if the man in picture had moved (move)9The Spring Festival is coming.Im looking forward t
3、o returning (return) home.10With a lot of work to do(do)，he wasnt allowed to go out.单句改错1. I hope youll have fun do the selfdriving travelling during the holiday.dodoing2. The singer looks as though she was twenty years younger.waswere3. Either you or the headmaster are to hand out the prizes to tho
4、se gifted students at the meeting.areis4The chance the girl had been looking forward to coming at ingcame5. All the afternoon he worked with the door locking.lockinglocked高考题型练习提能力.阅读理解Around the world there are some festivals that for some of us may sound bizarre.In England they celebrate the rolli
5、ng cheese race，which occurs every year during the last Monday in May.This festivals characteristic is a contest where an official(参与者) rolls cheese down a steep hill and festivalgoers go chasing after it.The winner is the first one to reach and catch the cheese.Another festival celebrated in England
6、 is the world championship of grimaces (鬼脸)It is a celebration that dates back to 1297 and is celebrated during the month of September.The task is to perform the best grimace using anything you can to win.The worldwide championship of wife lifting is celebrated in Finland.The game is based on Viking
7、 traditions where a man should carry away his neighbors wife.According to the rules，any woman above 17 is considered as a wife，so if you are within this age，take care while visiting this country during the month of July.Many of you have watched Pirates of the Caribbean and have known something about
8、 pirates.The 19th of September has been declared worldwide as the day to talk like a pirate.Plenty of people have celebrated it thanks to the publicity (宣传) on the Internet.First staged in 1998，the Boryeong Mud Festival is an attraction that pulls more than a million visitors to the South Korean cit
9、y.As you all know，the town is said to be rich in minerals，so there is no shortage of mud.Mud is trucked onto Daecheon Beach for tourists and locals to enjoy the festival to their best.The Monkey Buffet Festival is held in Thailand to develop tourism.Its an annual feast held for about 600 monkeys.The
10、 Monkey Buffet Festival is held in honour of the Hindu gods Ram and Hanuman and involves 3,000 kilograms of vegetables and fruits being laid out for monkeys to stuff themselves.【语篇解读】本文向我们介绍了世界各地一些奇怪的节日。1What does the underlined word“bizarre”in Paragraph 1 probably mean?ADangerous. BStrange.CScary.
11、DFamiliar.B词义猜测题。根据对那些节日的描述可知，它们都是一些不同寻常、怪异的节日，故选B。2If a participant wants to win in the rolling cheese race，he/she should .A. roll as much cheese down the hill as possibleBfind the largest piece of cheese rolling downhillCperform the best grimace when chasing the cheeseDbe the first one to catch th
12、e cheese rolling downhillD细节理解题。根据第二段的“The winner is the first one to reach and catch the cheese.”可知应选D。3According to the writer，a girl above 17 should be careful when enjoying .Athe worldwide championship of wife liftingBthe world championship of grimacesCthe Boryeong Mud FestivalDthe Monkey Buffet
13、 FestivalA细节理解题。根据第四段的“According to the rules，any woman above 17 is considered as a wife，so if you are within this age，take care while visiting this country during the month of July.”可知应选A。4If you are interested in the Boryeong Mud Festival，you should go to .AEngland BFinlandCSouth Korea DThailandC细
14、节理解题。根据倒数第二段的“First staged in 1998，the Boryeong Mud Festival is an attraction that pulls more than a million visitors to the South Korean city.”可知应选C。.完形填空Why do people give gifts in the first place? Throughout the world，many cultures 1 special holidays with gifts and food.Holiday 2 bring people tog
15、ether and allow us to feel a part of the family and community.The gifts and food that we share are all about 3 a sense of gratitude and joy.The gifts of a few generations ago were 4 more useful and homemade.Even the people who could 5 wonderful presents probably didnt do as much buying and spending
16、as we do today.Our culture has grown more 6 ，and gift giving has become a booming industry.Sometimes the 7 meaning behind the tradition gets lost，and the gift giving 8 a life of its own.Not only is the pressure on spending money on the right 9 ，but many people also find that when gifts become the ce
17、ntral point of a holiday，they put too much 10 on receiving，too.Its all too 11 to have high expectations of whats in that beautifully wrapped boxbut that can set anyone up for 12 .When the materialistic aspects of the holiday overshadow (使显得较不重要) its 13 ，it can leave people feeling empty and 14 for s
18、omething more.Its no wonder that we often hear about people having the “holiday blues”feeling sad or empty instead of feeling 15 and fulfilled (满足的)Not all people think the holidays are too materialistic，of course.Most 16 the traditional aspects of the holidays，like getting together and 17 with frie
19、nds and family.And some love shopping and are 18 fine with all the giving and receiving.But if youre feeling a little 19 about the holidays，what can you do? One way to take back the holiday 20 is to focus on traditions and service putting real meaning into your giving.【语篇解读】本文主要讨论了随着时代的变迁，人们在节日送礼物和收
20、礼物都失去了原来传统上的意义等相关情况。1A.mark BprovideCfill DstartA结合后面的“special holidays with gifts and food”可知，很多文化用礼物和食物来庆祝特殊节日。mark“庆祝，纪念”。2A.ceremonies BjourneysCshows DtraditionsD根据后面的“bring people together and allow us to feel a part of the family and community”可知，此处指节日的传统使人们团聚起来。 3A.lacking BexpressingCaffect
21、ing DlosingB根据空前的“The gifts and food that we share are all about”和后面的“a sense of gratitude and joy”可知，礼物与食物是感激和喜悦的一种表达方式。4A.exactly BactuallyCprobably DtotallyC结合语境可知，此处表示几代人之前人们送的节日礼物可能更有用并且是自制的。5A.afford BdeliverCaccept DmakeA根据后面的“wonderful presents probably didnt do as much buying and spending a
22、s we do today”可知，即使买得起美好礼物的人们，也不像我们现在这样热衷于购买礼物。6A.rich BpopularCimportant DcommercialD结合后面的“and gift giving has become a booming industry”可知，现在送节日礼物已经很商业化了。7A.sensitive BoriginalCcentral DsocialB根据后面的“meaning behind the tradition gets lost”可知，有的时候，传统背后的原来的意义失去了。8A.leads to Bstands forCtakes on Dcarr
23、ies onC空处与空前的gets lost对比，指送礼物呈现自己的生机。take on“呈现”。9A.present BpersonCtaste DsituationA根据前面的“Not only is the pressure on spending money”可知，人们不仅仅在购买合适的礼物方面有压力。 10A.need BenergyCmoney DemphasisD空处与前面的“gifts become the central point of a holiday”中的central point呼应，指人们也重视收礼。11A.shy BeasyCgreedy DgenerousB根
24、据后面的“to have high expectations of whats in that beautifully wrapped box”可知，对于一个包装精美的盒子里面有什么礼物，人们太容易抱有很高的期望。12A.excitement BentertainmentCdisappointment DpuzzlementC根据空前的but可知，此处与前面的high expectations形成对比，表示“但是那可能会让任何人失望”。13A.meaning BinfluenceCbenefit DcourseA与前面的“the materialistic aspects of the hol
25、iday”对比，此处指节日的物质主义方面盖过了它原来的意义。14. Aaccounting BlookingCpreparing DwishingD与前面的feeling empty呼应，空处指人们希望得到更多。15A.busy BhappyCreliable DmagicalB“feeling and fulfilled(满足的)”与前面的“feeling sad or empty”构成对比，故选B项。16A.appreciate BforgetCignore DdoubtA由前面的“Not all people think the holidays are too materialisti
26、c”可知，并不是所有人都看重节日的物质方面，大多数人重视它们的传统方面。 17A.fighting BworkingCcelebrating DlivingC结合后面的“with friends and family”可知，此处表示与朋友和家人们一起庆祝节日。18A.seldom BevenCyet DjustD一些人喜欢购物，觉得送礼物和收礼物都可以接受。just“正好，恰好”，符合语境。19A.anxious BupsetCempty DcuriousC由下文内容可知，此处指如果你感到有一点空虚的话。上文中的“leave people feeling empty”也是信息提示。20A.spirit BfoodCplan DinvitationA此处指把节日的精神带回来，关注传统和服务，即重视给予礼物的意义。
