1、Unit 3 Festivals and customs课时作业(八)Unit3SectionGrammarandusage&Integratedskills.阅读理解AIhavehappymemoriesoftripstoEurope, butmytriptoRomania (罗马尼亚) wasunique.WhenIwasthereasrecalled, itwaslikebeinginaJamesBondmovie.Myhusbandwasbornthere, buthisfamilysenthimtostudyinItaly.Beforeheleft, hismothertoldhim
2、, “AslongasIwriteinpencil, dontcomeback.WhenIwritetoyouinpen, itssafetoreturn.”Butsheneverwroteinpen.MyhusbandlivedapoorlifeinItaly.HeappliedtogotoAmerica, buttherewasalimitinnumberandhewasrejected.HewasacceptedbyCanada, though, andfromCalgaryhejumpedontoatraintoSanFrancisco.Therehestayedillegally.H
3、ebecameaUScitizenwhenwegotmarried.BythenhewasacharmingEuropeanwithaRomanianaccentandthemannersofaprince.WithsevenyearsexperienceinAmerica, aUSpassport, andtwochildrenlater, hefeltitwassafetovisitRomania.Hehadntseenhismother, twosisters, andtwobrotherssincehewassixteen.WeflewtoMunich, Germany, picked
4、uptheGermanmadecarwehadpurchasedintheUnitedStates, anddrovetoRomaniaviaAustriaandHungary.WhenwereachedBucharest, thecapitalcityofRomania, hisfamilywaswaitingoutsidehissistershousetogreetus.Afteralongtimeofhugging, kissing, andcrying, hisfamilyalsohuggedme, theAmericanwifewithtwoyoungchildren.Theyhad
5、greatinterestinme.FewAmericansvisitedRomaniaatthattime, andmostRomanianshadlittlechancetotravel.IhadbroughtanEnglishRomaniandictionarywithmeandmanagedtocommunicate, usingonlynouns, withnoverbs.MyRomanianimproved, andthefamilysstockofEnglishwordsincreased, butmostlyIspokeinbroken, NewYorkaccentedRoma
6、nian.Thesisterslovedtheirgiftsofskirtsandpurses, thebrotherslovedtheradios, andthechildrenlovedthecandies.WemadesidetripstotheBlackSeaandenjoyedsightseeinginbeautifulmountains.Diningatoutdoorcafestothemusicofviolinswasfantasticwithfancyflavor, butnothingwasasspecialasfamilydinners.Romaniadidnthavema
7、nydrycleaners.Mosthomeshadoldfashionedwashingmachinesbutnodryers, anditwasahotsummer.Myhusbandsrelativesdidntwanttoriskdirtyingtheirclothes.Theirsolutionwasassimpleasitwasshocking: thewomenonlyworetheirbras(胸罩) andslips (衬裙) atdinnertable.Themenwereeatingwithoutshirts.Theyallhadjobs, sotimewasprecio
8、us.Havingdinnerwithoutproperclotheswasasmallinconveniencecomparedwiththeeffortofwashingclothesatleastinmyhusbandshome, perhapsallacrossRomania.I, ofcourse, havingjustmetthem, atefullyclothed.Iwashedmyclothesbyhandandhungthemoutdoorstodry.Onthelastnightofourthreeweekstay, wehadalargefamilydinner.Iwas
9、tiredofwashingmyclothes.SoIpulledmydressovermyheadandplaceditonthechairbehindme.Allmenandwomenapplaudedformyaction.EvenwithmypoorRomanian, Iunderstoodthattheyweresaying, “Shespartofourfamilynow.”Mychildrenwere4and5atthetime, buttheystillhavememoriesofthattrip.Theyknowhowtosay“Goodmorning.”and“Therea
10、reapricots (杏子) onthetree.”Icanstillsay，“DoyouspeakRomanian? ”and“IswimintheBlackSea.”Butmostofall, Iremembersittingatalongdiningtableinmybra, enjoyingmeatballswithfreshgarlic.1FromPara.1, wecaninferthat_.AthemotherdidntwanttoseehersonBatriptoEuropewouldbedangerousCthemotherdidntliketowriteinpenDRom
11、aniamightbeunsafeatthattime2ThewritershusbandobtainedanAmericancitizenshipthrough_.AmarriageBapplicationCillegalstayDacademicperformance3WhatmadethewriterfeelspecialaboutthefamilydinnerinRomania?AThewaypeopledressed.BThewaypeoplespoke.CThefantasticviolinmusic.DThefancyfoodflavor.4Thewritersharedhers
12、torytosay“_.”AOneneedstosacrificetofindtrueloveBEastandwest, homeisthebestCWheninRome, doastheRomansdoDRomewasnotbuiltinadayBFoodfestivalsaroundtheworldStiltonCheeseRollingMayDayisatraditionaldayforcelebrations, butthe2,000EnglishvillagersofStiltonmustbetheonlypeopleintheworldwhoincludecheeserolling
13、intheirannualplans.Teamsoffour, dressedinavarietyofstrangeandfunnyclothes, rollacompletecheesealonga50metrecourse.Ontheway, theymustnotkickorthrowtheircheese, orgointotheircompetitorslane (赛道).CompetitionisfierceandthechiefprizeisacompleteStiltoncheeseweighingaboutfourkilos (disappointingly, butunde
14、rstandablythecheesesusedintheracearewoodenones ).Allthecompetitorsareservedwithbeerorportwine, thetraditionalaccompanimentforStiltoncheese.FieryFoodandBBQFestivalTheHottestFestivalonEarthEveryyearmorethan10,000peopleheadforthecityofAlbuquerque, NewMexico.TheycomefromasfarawayasAustralia, theCaribbea
15、nandChina, buttheyallshareacommonaddictionfoodthatisnotjustspicy(辛辣), buthotenoughtomakeyourmouthburn, yourheadspinandyoureyeswater.TheirdestinationistheFieryFoodandBBQFestivalwhichisheldoveraperiodofthreedayseveryMarch.Youmightliketotryachocolatecoveredhabaneropepperofficiallythehottestpepperinthew
16、orldoranyoneofthethousandsofproductsthatareonshow.Butonethingsforsureifyoudontlikethefeelingofaburningtongue, thisfestivalisntforyou!LaTomatinaTheWorldsBiggestFoodFightOnthelastWednesdayofeveryAugust, theSpanishtownofBuolhostsLaTomatinatheworldslargestfoodfight.Aweeklongcelebrationleadsuptoanexcitin
17、gtomatobattleasthehighlightoftheweeksevents.Theearlymorningseesthearrivaloflargetruckswithtomatoesofficialfightstartersgetthingsgoingbycastingtomatoesatthecrowd.Thebattlelastslittlemorethanhalfanhour，inwhichtimearound50,000kilogramsoftomatoeshavebeenthrownatanyoneoranythingthatmoves, runs, orfightsb
18、ack.Theneveryoneheadsdowntotherivertomakefriendsagainandforamuchneededwash!5IntheStiltoncheeserollingcompetition, competitorsoneachteammust_.AwearvariousformalclothesBrollawoodencheeseintheirownlaneCkickorthrowtheircheeseDusearealcheeseweighingaboutfourkilos6WhereistheFieryFoodandBBQFestivalheld?AIn
19、NewMexico.BIntheCaribbean.CInAustralia.DInChina.7HowlongdoesthecelebrationofLaTomatinalast?AThreedays.BSevendays.CLessthanthreedays.DMorethansevendays.8WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?AThechiefprizefortheStiltoncheeserollingcompetitionisbeerorportwine.BMorethan10,000Chinesetakepartint
20、heFieryFoodandBBQFestival.CThousandsofspicyfoodsareonshowintheFieryFoodandBBQFestival.DAnexcitingtomatobattletakesplaceatthebeginningofLaTomatina.完形填空Lastyear, Ireceivedaspecialpresent.Mychildren_1_meastainlesssteelcoffeemachineformybirthday.Iloveddrinkingcoffeeeverymorningandcouldnt_2_touseit.But_3
21、_Ipouredmyfirstcup, thecoffeespilled (洒出) alloverthetable.Thankfully, noonewasaroundtoseemy_4_face! Ikepttrying, buteachmorningI_5_beseenwipingupthecoffee.ThenIrealizedifIpouredvery_6_，therecouldbenospilling.Mynormal_7_wastorushthroughbreakfasttogetonwithmyday.ButeventuallyIlearnednotonlytopourbutto
22、_8_theexperience: thetasteandthestillnessofanewday.Itpromptedmeto_9_uponwhetherIwasrushingthroughinotherareasofmylife.SoIstartedtoappreciateeventhemost_10_moments.Whenshopownersapologizedforkeepingmewaiting, Idsay, “Notaproblem.Imnot_11_.”Ievenenjoyedsittinginfrontofmyhousetalkingwith_12_andsharingo
23、urownstories，_13_wehadknowneachotherforalongtime.Itseemedthattheworldaroundusslowedtoa_14_wecouldhandle.Stillnessnotonlyslowsthepaceoflife, butalso_15_thesoul, helpingustoenjoytheworldssmallpleasuresandrealizethetruthoflife.,1.A.lentBofferedCpresentedDasked2A.helpBwaitCknowDcomplain3A.sinceBbeforeCa
24、sDuntil4A.disappointedBdelightfulCamusedDastonished5A.wouldBshouldCmustDneed6A.quicklyBcasuallyCslowlyDpatiently7A.promiseBpracticeCtraditionDstandard8A.possessBclarifyCrealizeDenjoy9A.reflectBdecideCreactDrespond10A.difficultBordinaryCspecialDawkward11A.indifficultyBintroubleCinahurryDindanger12A.c
25、olleaguesBfriendsCrelativesDstrangers13A.onlyifBasifCifonlyDifever14A.paceBstageCpointDoccasion15A.explainsBinspectsCblessesDfeeds课时作业(八).阅读理解A【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文，主要叙述了作者随着多年未回祖国的丈夫一起去罗马尼亚的经历，这次经历成为她独特而甜蜜的回忆。1答案与解析：D推理判断题。根据第一段中的“Myhusbandwasbornthere, buthisfamilysenthimtostudyinItaly.Beforeheleft, hism
26、othertoldhim，AslongasIwriteinpencil, dontcomeback.WhenIwritetoyouinpen, itssafetoreturn.Butsheneverwroteinpen.”以及第三段中的“WithsevenyearsexperienceinAmerica，aUSpassport, andtwochildrenlater, hefeltitwassafetovisitRomania.”可推知，当时的罗马尼亚可能不安全。2答案与解析：A细节理解题。根据第二段中的“HebecameaUScitizenwhenwegotmarried.”可知，丈夫在结
27、婚后成为美国公民，即是通过婚姻获得美国公民身份的。3答案与解析：A细节理解题。根据倒数第三段中的“Theirsolutionwasassimpleasitwasshocking: thewomenonlyworetheirbrasandslipsatdinnertable.Themenwereeatingwithoutshirts.”可知，罗马尼亚家庭晚餐的特别之处是女人只穿胸罩和衬裙，男人不穿衬衫。4答案与解析：C推理判断题。A项Oneneedstosacrificetofindtruelove意为“找寻真爱需要牺牲”；B项Eastandwest，homeisthebest意为“东奔西跑，家
28、里最好”；C项WheninRome，doastheRomansdo意为“入乡随俗”；D项Romewasnotbuiltinaday意为“罗马城不是一天建成的”。通读文章可知，本文讲述了作者和丈夫回丈夫的老家罗马尼亚探亲的经历，刚开始作者觉得罗马尼亚人吃晚饭时的穿着很奇怪，后来当作者把衣服脱下来也像其他女人一样只穿着胸罩和衬裙吃饭时，她赢得了大家的一致赞赏。由此可知，作者写这篇文章是想告诉我们要入乡随俗。B【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文，分别讲述了英国、新墨西哥州以及西班牙的几个关于食物的传统节日。5答案与解析：B细节理解题。根据短文第一段中的“Ontheway, theymustnot.goin
29、totheircompetitorslane.”和“butunderstandablythecheesesusedintheracearewoodenones.”可知，每个队的参赛者必须在自己的赛道上滚动一个木制的奶酪。故选B。6答案与解析：A细节理解题。根据第二段第一句“Everyyearmorethan10,000peopleheadforthecityofAlbuquerque, NewMexico.”以及“TheirdestinationistheFieryFoodandBBQFestival.”可知，人们到新墨西哥州是为了参加FieryFoodandBBQFestival。所以Fie
30、ryFoodandBBQFestival在新墨西哥州举行。故选A。7答案与解析：B细节理解题。根据文章第三段第二句“Aweeklongcelebrationleadsuptoanexcitingtomatobattleasthehighlightoftheweeksevents.”可知，为期一周的庆祝活动将引发一场激动人心的番茄大战，这是本周活动的亮点。所以番茄大战的庆祝持续一周，故选B。8答案与解析：C细节理解题。根据文章第二段中的“oranyoneofthethousandsofproductsthatareonshow”可知成千上万的辛辣食物在FieryFoodandBBQFestiva
31、l上展出。故选C。.完形填空【语篇解读】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者得到了一个新的咖啡机，这让他逐渐养成了慢节奏的生活习惯。这篇文章启发人们要品味并享受生活，而不是做一个匆匆的过客。1答案与解析：C考查动词。根据文章首句“Lastyear，Ireceivedaspecialpresent.”和下文的“formybirthday”可知，咖啡机是送给“我”的生日礼物。此处present为动词，意为“赠予；赠送”。2答案与解析：B考查动词。根据前文和“Iloveddrinkingcoffeeeverymorning”可知，作者迫不及待地要用这台咖啡机。cantwaittodosth.意为“迫不及待做某
32、事”。3答案与解析：C考查连词。此处as引导时间状语从句，意为“当时”。4答案与解析：A考查形容词。根据前后文可知，新咖啡机没有达到预期效果，却弄得桌上满是咖啡渍，故可推测作者略显失望。disappointed意为“失望的”5答案与解析：A考查动词。此处would意为“过去常做某事”。根据“eachmorning”和上下文可得出答案。6答案与解析：C考查副词。根据下文“therecouldbenospilling”可知只要倒得慢一点，咖啡就不会溢出。另外后文“Itseemedthattheworldaroundusslowedto.”和“Stillnessnotonlyslowsthepace
33、oflife”也为正确选项反复提供了暗示信息。7答案与解析：B考查名词。此处practice意为“通常的做法”。根据normal和上下文可得出答案。8答案与解析：D考查动词。第二段中“SoIstartedtoappreciateeventhemost.”中的“appreciate”与D项enjoy相呼应。另外第二段中“Ievenenjoyedsittinginfrontofmyhouse”和最后一段中“helpingustoenjoytheworldssmallpleasuresandrealizethetruthoflife”也有enjoy的复现。9答案与解析：A考查动词。根据第二段内容可知
34、，作者由这件小事反思生活的其他方面。reflectupon/on意为“考虑；回想”。10答案与解析：B考查形容词。根据语境和下文列举的例子可得出答案。ordinary意为“一般的；平凡的；平淡无奇的”。11答案与解析：C考查介词短语。根据上文作者改变生活节奏以及“Whenshopownersapologizedforkeepingmewaiting”可得出答案。inahurry匆忙地。12答案与解析：D考查名词。根据“infrontofmyhouse”以及后文“(asif) wehadknowneachotherforalongtime” (我们好像认识很长时间了)判断此处指strangers(陌生人)。13答案与解析：B考查连词。asif意为“好像，好似”。根据“wehadknowneachotherforalongtime”和语境判断此处为虚拟语气，表示与过去事实相反。14答案与解析：A考查名词。根据前文作者由快速的生活节奏调到了慢节奏，享受生活以及下一段首句中的“Stillnessnotonlyslowsthepaceoflife”中的复现词pace可得出答案。15答案与解析：D考查动词。此处feed意为“滋养”，符合语境。explain解释；inspect检查，视察；bless求上帝降福于，祝福。