1、UNIT 3Period Six题组A基础练(建议用时：10分钟). 单句语法填空1It is believed that the picture has the power _ (bring) good fortune.2When it is put upside _, happiness arrives.3The round shape is a symbol _ gathering together.4_ a beautiful dress you bought!5Whichever day you come, well be pleased _ (see) you.6The festi
2、val is the time to show respect _ ancestors.7Im glad to be invited _ your party.8It is one of the most interesting _ (book) I have ever read.9It is a tradition to give children little red envelopes _ (contain) money.10They searched the house _ (thorough), but found nothing.【答案】1.to bring2.down3.of4.
3、What5.to see6to7.to8.books9.containing10.thoroughly. 完成句子1Its my turn to be _ _. 轮到我值班了。2The letters PLA _ _ the Peoples Liberation Army. 字母PLA代表中国人民解放军。3The weather of this year is not _ _ _ that of the past years. 今年的天气和往年不一样。4The temple _ _ _ the early Tang Dynasty.这座寺庙追溯到唐初。 5_ _ the firefighter
4、s put out the fire in the supermarket.最后消防队员把超市里的火扑灭了。6_ _, all kids prefer to be praised rather than be scolded. 毕竟，所有的孩子都喜欢被表扬而不是被责骂。7_ _ exercises before handing them in.交作业前先看一遍。8Get everything ready _ _ and you are to succeed.提前做好一切准备，你就会成功。 【答案】1.on duty2.stand for3.the same as4dates back to5.
5、At last6.After all7Look over8.in advance题组B提升练(建议用时：30分钟). 阅读理解Unlike most other holidays, the history of April Fools Day, sometimes called All Fools Day, is not totally clear. The only point in time that can be agreed on as the beginning of this tradition was 1582, in France. Before that year, the
6、New Year was celebrated for eight days, beginning on March 25th. The celebration reached the highest point on April 1st. With the reform of the calendar under Charles IX，the Gregorian calendar(公历，阳历) was introduced, and New Years Day was moved to January 1st.However, because in those days communicat
7、ions were not as developed as they are today, many people did not receive the news for several years. Some people refused to accept the new calendar and continued to celebrate the New Year on April 1st.These backward people were considered “fools” by other people. They were often sent on “fools” err
8、ands(徒劳无益的工作) or were made the targets of jokes.This developed, over time, into a tradition of playing a trick on someone on the first day of April. The tradition eventually spread to England and Scotland in the eighteenth century. It was later introduced to the American colonies of both the Britain
9、 and France. April Fools Day thus developed into an international fun feast, so to speak, with different nationalities specializing in their own kind of humor at the expense of their friends and families.()1.According to an earlier calendar, New Years Day in France was _.AMarch 25th BJanuary 1st CAp
10、ril 1st DApril 3rd()2.Which of the following first had the tradition of celebrating the April Fools Day?AFrance. BEngland. CScotland. DAmerica.()3.What was peoples attitude towards the new calendar?AThey accepted it happily. BThey refused it immediately.CSome recognized it. DSome laughed at it.()4.T
11、he passage mainly tells us _.Awhat the French did on April Fools DayBhow April Fools Day came into beingCwhen was the new calendar introducedDwhy some people were fooled in France 【语篇解读】这是一篇说明文。本文介绍了愚人节的由来。1C推理解判断题。由第二段“ and continued to celebrate the New Year on April 1”可知，根据以前的公历，法国的元旦是4月1日。故选C项。2
12、A细节理解题。由第一段“The only point in time that can be agreed on as the beginning of this tradition was 1582，in France.”可知，法国是第一个庆祝愚人节的国家。故选A项。3C推理判断题。由第二段“Some people refused to accept the new calendar”可知，一部分人接受了新公历，一部分人拒绝了新公历。故选C项。4B主旨大意题。从全文及最后一段最后一句“April Fools Day thus developed into an international f
13、un feast，so to speak，with different nationalities specializing in their own kind of humor at the expense of their friends and families.”可知，短文主要告诉我们愚人节的由来。故选B项。阅读加油站backward adj. 智力迟钝的specialize in 专攻at the expense of 以为代价 This developed, over time, into a tradition of playing a trick on someone on t
14、he first day of April.随着时间的推移，这发展成为一种在四月的第一天捉弄某人的传统。. 完形填空It was 1：30 at night in an Alaskan village. Ida Nelson was staying in bed with her sister when she heard the sound of a small airplane _1_ the nearby airport. Nelson and her sister jumped to their feet, ran to the window, and saw the _2_：The
15、airports runway lights were out.Nelson _3_ some clothes, jumped into her ATV, and _4_ it to the airport, where she found a local pilot _5_ to turn on the lights, but in vain. Meanwhile she and the pilot learned of the planes _6_: It was a medevac (救伤直升机)，there to _7_ a seriously ill local girl to th
16、e nearest hospital, 280 miles away in Anchorage.Nelson had a _8_. Driving her ATV to the end of the runway, she shone her headlights on the tarmac (飞机跑道) for the plane to _9_. Great idea, but it wasnt enough. More light was needed, so a _10_ neighbor called nearly every home in the village32 of them
17、.Within 20 minutes, 20 vehicles _11_ on one side of the runway. The medevac，_12_ by the headlights landed safely. The young patient was loaded onto the aircraft, and the plane _13_took off again. Her illness was never publicly_14_ but she has been released from the hospital.In a world filled with un
18、certainty, as Nelson told CNN, coming together is kind of _15_.()1.A.reaching BcirclingCguarding Dpassing()2.A.chance BlessonCproblem Dtrick()3.A.pulled on Btried onCtidied up Dwashed up()4.A.speeded Bpushed Csent Dflew()5.A.waiting BforgettingCregretting Dtrying()6.A.danger Bmission Cheight Dstaff(
19、)7.A.signal BtransportCattract Dinvite()8.A.team BdutyCjob Dplan()9.A.return Bwarn Cfollow Dleave()10.A.careful BgratefulChelpful Dpeaceful()11.A.lined Blanded Cchanged Dmoved()12.A.covered Bguided Cdecorated Dforced()13.A.fortunately BgenerallyCfrequently Dimmediately()14.A.discussed BrevealedCcrit
20、icized Dfunded()15.A.curiosity BhonestyChappiness Dkindness【语篇解读】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了感人的救助故事，主人公Nelson和邻居用车灯组成了机场跑道灯帮助飞机降落完成任务，一个本地病重的小姑娘从而转危为安。1B考查动词词义辨析。句意：Ida Nelson正在和她的姐姐一起躺在床上，就在这时她听到一架小飞机在附近机场盘旋的声音。A. reaching到达；B. circling盘旋；C. guarding守卫；D. passing通过。结合下文“The airports runway lights were out.”可知由于机
21、场故障，飞机无法降落，因此盘旋在机场上空。故选B。2C考查名词词义辨析。句意：Nelson和她的姐姐跳了起来，跑到窗前，发现了问题所在：机场的跑道灯熄灭了。A. chance机会；B. lesson功课；C. problem问题；D. trick把戏，诡计。根据后文“The airports runway lights were out.”可知，机场跑道灯坏了，所以是问题，故选C。3A考查动词短语词义辨析。句意： Nelson穿上衣服，跳进她的沙滩车，加速驶向机场，在那里她发现一个当地飞行员试图打开灯，但没有成功。A.pulled on穿上；B. tried on试穿；C. tidied up
22、整理，收拾；D. washed up冲洗。根据前文“Ida Nelson was staying in bed with her sister ”可知，因为Nelson开始是躺在床上的，所以此处表示她穿上衣服，开车去了机场。故选A。4A考查动词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. speeded加速；B. pushed推；C. sent送；D. flew飞。根据前文“jumped into her ATV”可知，此处表示加速开车去机场，因为当时情况紧急。故选A。5D考查动词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. waiting等待；B. forgetting忘记；C. regretting后悔；D. trying尝
23、试。根据后文“but in vain”可知，本地飞行员尝试打开灯，但没有成功。故选D。6B考查名词词义辨析。句意：与此同时，她和飞行员得知了这架飞机的任务：它是一架救伤直升机，要把一名当地身患重病的女孩送到280英里外安克雷奇(Anchorage)最近的医院。A. danger危险；B. mission任务；C. height高度；D. staff员工。根据后文“It was a medevac (救伤直升机), there to _7_ a seriously ill local girl to the nearest hospital”可知，此处指Nelson得知了直升飞机的任务。故选B。
24、7B考查动词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. signal用信号通知；B. transport运输；C. attract吸引；D. invite邀请。根据后文“a seriously ill local girl to the nearest hospital, 280 miles away in Anchorage”可知，飞机是有任务的，将患者送(运输)到医院。故选B。8D考查名词词义辨析。句意：Nelson有了一个计划。A. team队伍；B. duty责任；C. job工作；D. plan计划。根据后文“Driving her ATV to the end of the runway, she
25、 shone her”可知，此处指Nelson有了一个计划。故选D。9C考查动词词义辨析。句意：她把她的ATV越野车开到跑道的尽头，车灯照着停机坪的飞机跑道，让飞机跟随。A. return返回；B. warn警告；C. follow跟随；D. leave离开。根据前文“ she shone her headlights on the tarmac (飞机跑道) ”可知，她打开车灯，作为参照让飞机跟着。故选C。10. C考查形容词词义辨析。句意：由于需要更多的光线，一位乐于助人的邻居几乎给村里的每一户人家都打了电话一共32户。A. careful小心的；B. grateful感激的；C. hel
26、pful有帮助的；D. peaceful和平的。根据后文“called nearly every home in the village32 of them.”可知，这位邻居给每一户都打了电话寻求帮助，由此可知，此人乐于助人。故选C。11A考查动词词义辨析。句意：不到20分钟，20辆车就停在跑道一侧。A. lined沿形成行(或列、排)；B. landed登陆；C. changed改变；D.moved移动。这里的意思是车子排列在跑道两旁，打开灯勾勒出跑道，因此line更准确，故选A。12B 考查动词词义辨析。句意：救伤直升机在前灯的指引下安全着陆。A. covered覆盖；B. guided指
27、导；C. decorated装饰；D. forced强迫。根据后文“landed safely”可知，救伤直升机得到了车灯的导引，安全着陆了。故选B。13D考查副词词义辨析。句意：这位年轻的病人被抬上飞机，飞机立即又起飞了。A. fortunately幸运地；B. generally通常地；C. frequently经常地；D. immediately立刻地。根据前文“a seriously ill local girl to the nearest hospital”可知，因为病人病情严重，所以这位年轻的病人被抬上飞机，飞机立即又起飞了。故选D。14B考查动词词义辨析。句意：她的病情从未被公
28、开，但她已经出院。A. discussed讨论；B. revealed透露；C. criticized批评；D. funded为提供资金。根据后文“ but she has been released from the hospital”可知，but表转折，由此推知病人的病情没有被公开。故选B。15D 考查名词词义辨析。句意： Nelson在接受CNN采访时表示，在一个充满不确定性的世界里，聚在一起是一种善良。A. curiosity好奇；B. honesty诚实；C. happiness幸福；D. kindness善良。根据前文描述可知， Nelson和邻居的行为向人们表明，世界充满不确定性
29、，但也有人们的善意。故选D。.应用文写作一个英文网站面向中学生征稿。请你写一篇英语稿件，介绍“清明节”及这个节日里的主要活动。写作要点：1它是中国传统节日之一；2扫墓祭祀、缅怀祖先；3也有踏青游玩等活动。注意：1词数80左右；2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3开头已给出，不计入总词数。参考词汇：清明节the Tomb-sweeping Day 踏青 have an outing in springThe Tomb-sweeping DayThe Qingming Festival, also known as Tomb-sweeping Day, is a traditional Chine
30、se festival, falling around April 46 each year. _One possible version：The Tomb-sweeping DayThe_Qingming_Festival,_also_known_as_Tomb-sweeping_Day,_is_a_traditional_Chinese_festival,_falling_around_April_46_each_year. With a history of over 2,500 years, not only is it a seasonal point to guide farm w
31、ork, it is more a festival of commemoration.As a most important day of sacrifice, the Qingming Festival sees a combination of sadness and happiness. On each Qingming Festival, all cemeteries are crowds with people who come to do tomb-sweeping and offer sacrifices in memory of the ancestors. In contr
32、ast to the sadness of the tomb sweeps, people also enjoy the hope of spring on this day. It is a time when people go on family outings, planting trees, singing and dancing. Another popular thing to do is fly kites in the shapes of animals of characters from Chinese opera.Seen as a time to trace our roots and know who we are, the Qingming Festival is a festival with unique characteristics, integrating sorrowful tears to honor the dead with the continuous laughter from the spring outing.
