1、Unit 3 Festivals and customs课时作业(九)Unit3SectionExtendedreading, Project, Assessment&Furtherstudy阅读理解AInIndia, oneofthemostsignificantfestivalsisDiwali, whichfallsbetweenOctoberandNovember.Itsafivedaycelebrationthatincludesgoodfood, fireworks, coloredsand, andspecialcandlesandlamps.InhonorofLakshmi,
2、theHindugoddessofwealth, peoplemakespecialprayersonthefirstdaytoobtainblessingsforwelfare, success, andwellbeing.Peoplewelcomethegoddessintotheirhomesbydecoratingentranceswithcolorfullanternsandtraditionaldesigns.Inaddition, manypeopletreatthemselvestofinejewelry, prayingforgoodfortune.Thosewhocanno
3、taffordsomuch, seekoutcheaperitemssuchasclothesorhouseholdgoods.TheseconddayofthefestivaliscalledKaliChaudas.Forsome，thedayprovidesanopportunitytodriveawaymisfortunefromhomesandbusinesses.Theydecoratetheirhomeswithclaylampsandcreatedesignpatternscalledrangolionthefloorusingcoloredpowderorsand.Thethi
4、rddayiswhenthebiggestcelebrationsoccur，whichbeginearlyinthemorningwithavisittoatempletoseektheblessingofthegoddess.Asthesunsets，festivalobserverslightuptheirhomeswithsmalllampsandenjoydelicioustraditionalfoodswiththeirlovedones.Thefestivalsfourthdayiscelebratedinmanydifferentways.Friendsandrelatives
5、visitwithgifts, sweetsandbestwishesfortheseason.AndthefinaldayofthefestivaliscalledBhaiOooj.Ithonorstheclosebondbetweenbrothersandsistersandisobservedwithtraditionalceremoniesandmoredeliciousfoods.ForchildreninIndia, DiwaliissimilartoChristmas.Theygetanentireweekofffromschoolandaretreatedtogifts, ne
6、wclothes, amazingfood, and，inthepastatleast，alargenumberoffireworks.Itisnowonderthatthefestivalrankshighamongthecountrysfavoritecelebrations.1PeoplecelebratethefirstdayofDiwalimainlyfor_.AgoodfortuneBcolorfullanternsCexpensivejewelryDtraditionaldesigns2Whatstheprobablepurposeofcreating“rangoli”onthe
7、floor?ATodesigntraditionalpatterns.BToproducecoloredpowderorsand.CTohelpgetridofbadluck.DToproduceanopportunityinbusiness.3Whatisamanlikelytodoonthelastdayofthefestival?AExchangegiftsandbestwisheswithhislovedones.BBebusydecoratinghishomeduringtheday.CGettogetherwithhissistersandbrothers.DLightuphish
8、omewithsmalllamps.4WhichofthefollowingmayNOTbeareasonforchildrensloveforDiwali?AHavingaweekoff.BGettingChristmasgifts.CEnjoyingamazingfood.DSettingofffireworks.BLastsummer, KatieStellerpulledoffthefreewayonherwaytoworkinMinneapolis.Shestoppedatatrafficlight, whereamanwassittingwithasignaskingforhelp
9、.Sherolleddownherwindow.“Hey！”sheshouted.“Imdrivingaroundandgivingfreehaircuts.IfIgograbmychair, doyouwantonerightnow？”Themanlookedtobeinhis60s.Hewasbalding, andmissingafewteeth.Hearingthis, helaughed, thenpaused.“Actually，”hesaid，“Ihaveafuneraltogotothisweek.Iwasreallyhopingtogetahaircut.”Stellerpu
10、lledoutaredchairfromhercarandhelpedthemancuthishairimmediately.Aftertheworkwasfinished, themanlookedinamirror.“Ilookgood！”hesaid.Untillastyear, Stellerhadgivensuchhaircutstopeoplelivingonthemargins(边缘) aroundthecity.Shewaskeenlyawareofthepowerofhercleanupjob.“Itsmorethanahaircut，”shesaid.“Iwantittob
11、eagateway, toshowvalueandrespect, butalsotogettoknowpeople.Iwanttobuildrelationships.”Stellerknewthatahaircutcouldchangealife.Onechangedhers: Asateen, shesufferedfromaseveredisease, andherhairthinneddrastically.Seeingthis, hermotherarrangedforStellersfirstprofessionalhaircut.“Tositdownandhavesomebod
12、ylookatmeandtalktomelikeapersonandnotjustapatienthelpedmefeelcaredandlessalone，”shesaid.Afterthat, StellerknewshewantedtohaveherownsalonsoshecouldhelppeoplefeelthewayStellerfeltthatday.Notlongafterfinishingcosmetologyschoolin2009, shebeganwhatshenowcallsherRedChairProject, reachingouttopeopleonthest
13、reets.Heraimwasthatbydoingsomekindacts, otherswouldbeinspiredtospreadtheirown.“Partofwhatbrokemyheartwasjusthowlonelypeoplelooked，”shesaid.“IthinkmaybeIshouldgoaroundandaskifpeoplewantfreehaircuts.Icantsettletheirproblems, butmaybeIcanhelpthemfeellessaloneforamoment.”Itallbeganwithabeliefinsimpleact
14、sofkindness, suchasafreehaircut.“Thewayyoushowupintheworldmatters，”saidSteller.“Youhavenoideawhatpeoplearegoingtodowiththekindnessthatyougivethem.”5HowdidStellerreacttothemanswords?AShepaidnoattention.BSheofferedafreehaircuttohim.CShesentaredchairtohimasapresent.DShetoldaninterestingstorytomakehimha
15、ppy.6WhatdidStellermeanbysaying“Itsmorethanahaircut”inParagraph6?AShethoughtitwasarespectablejob.BShehadfoundmoreadvantagesofthejob.CShecouldalsobenefitfromitfinancially.DShehopedherjobcouldmakeadifferencetoothers.7WhatdidStellerexpectfromRedChairProject?AToearnalotofmoney.BToknowmorepeople.CTopassd
16、ownthekindness.DTomakeherselfstandout.8Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?AACutAboveBABeautifulSalonCTheGoodBeliefDTheMiracleofLoveCAlmostallculturescelebratetheendofoneyearandthebeginningofanotherinsomeway.Differentculturescelebratethebeginningofanewyearindifferentways, andatdifferenttimesontheca
17、lendar.Inwesterncountries，peopleusuallycelebrateNewYearatmidnightonDecember31storJanuary1st.Peoplemaygotoparties, sometimesdressedinformalclothes, andtheymaydrinkchampagne(香槟) atmidnight.Duringthefirstminutesofthenewyear, peoplecheerandwisheachotherhappinessfortheyearahead.Butsomeculturesprefertocel
18、ebratethenewyearbywakingupearlytowatchthesunrise.Theywelcomethenewyearwiththefirstlightofthesunrise.Manyculturesalsodospecialthingstogetridofbadluckatthebeginningofanewyear.Forexample, inEcuador, familiesmakeabigdollfromoldclothes.Thedollisfilledwitholdnewspapersandfirecrackers.Atmidnight, thesedoll
19、sareburnedtoshowthebadthingsfromthepastyeararegoneandthenewyearcanstartafresh (重新)Othercommontraditionstokeepawaybadluckinanewyearincludethrowingthingsintoriversortheocean, orsayingspecialthingsonthefirstdayofthenewyear.OtherNewYeartraditionsarefollowedtobringgoodluckinthenewyear.OnewidespreadSpanis
20、htraditionforgoodluckistoeatgrapesonNewYearsDay.Themoregrapesapersoneats, themoregoodluckthepersonwillhaveinthenewyear.InFrance，peopleeatpancakesforgoodluckatNewYear.IntheUnitedStates, somepeopleeatblackeyedpeasforgoodluckbuttogetgoodluckforawholeyearyouhavetoeat365ofthem!9Whichofthefollowingcanbeth
21、ebesttitleofthetext?ASeveraldifferentNewYeartraditionsBThemeaningof“HappyNewYear！”CWhattoeatonNewYearsDayDWhypeopledressupnicelyonNewYearsDay10Whatdoyouknowfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?ADifferentculturescelebratethebeginningandendingofayearinthesameway.BTheWesternpeoplecelebratetheNewYearonlybywatching
22、thesunrise.CPeoplearoundtheworldcelebratetheNewYearatdifferenttimes.DPeopleholdparties, wearnewclothesanddrinkchampagneforawholeday.11Insomecultures, whydopeoplethrowthingsintoriversoroceans?ATobringgoodluck.BToforgeteverything.CToavoidbadluck.DToplanforthenextyear.12WhichoffollowingisCORRECTifpeopl
23、ewanttoescapebadluckandwishforgoodluck?AFamiliesmakebigdollsfilledwitholdclothes.BPeoplesaysomethingspecialtoeachother.CSomepeoplegetupearlytowatchthesunrise.DEuropeanseat365grapesonNewYearsDay.课时作业(九)阅读理解A【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。排灯节(Diwali)是印度的重要节日。在每年的这个时候，烟火和各种灯会照亮黑暗的夜晚，人们庆祝排灯节的活动持续5天。1答案与解析：A细节理解题。根据第二段中
24、的“peoplemakespecialprayersonthefirstdaytoobtainblessingsforwelfare, success, andwellbeing”以及“Inaddition，manypeopletreatthemselvestofinejewelry，prayingforgoodfortune.”可知人们庆祝第一天主要是为了祈求好运。2答案与解析：C推理判断题。根据第三段第二句“Forsome, thedayprovidesanopportunitytodriveawaymisfortunefromhomesandbusinesses.”可知其目的在于驱邪。3
25、答案与解析：C推理判断题。根据倒数第二段最后一句“Ithonorstheclosebondbetweenbrothersandsistersandisobservedwithtraditionalceremoniesandmoredeliciousfoods.”可知最后一天主要是和兄弟姐妹们团聚。4答案与解析：B细节理解题。根据最后一段中的关键词或短语“getanentireweekoff, amazingfood, fireworks，”再运用排除法即可选出答案。B【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了KatieSteller为陌生人免费理发、传递爱的故事。5答案与解析：B细节理解题。根据第四
26、段首句“Stellerpulledoutaredchairfromhercarandhelpedthemancuthishairimmediately.”可知，她给他提供了免费理发。6答案与解析：D推理判断题。根据后文“Iwantittobeagateway, toshowvalueandrespect, butalsotogettoknowpeople.Iwanttobuildrelationships.”可推知D项表述符合题意。7答案与解析：C细节理解题。根据倒数第三段最后一句“Heraimwasthatbydoingsomekindacts, otherswouldbeinspiredt
27、ospreadtheirown.”中的关键词kind可得出答案。8答案与解析：A主旨大意题。全文内容以特殊的“理发”为主要话题展开。A项ACutAbove意为“技高一筹”，即KatieSteller为陌生人提供免费理发的行为给“理发”赋予了新的更高境界的内涵，故A项符合文章内容，作为标题最佳。C【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了世界各地几种不同的庆祝新年的传统。9答案与解析：A主旨大意题。根据文章内容，特别是第一段中的“Differentculturescelebratethebeginningofanewyearindifferentways”可知，不同的文化以不同的方式庆祝新年，下文就介
28、绍了几种不同的庆祝新年的传统，故A项正确。10答案与解析：C细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Differentculturescelebratethebeginingofanewyearindifferentways, andatdifferenttimesonthecalendar.”及第二段的举例可知，世界各地庆祝新年的时间不同，故C项正确。11答案与解析：C细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Othercommontraditionstokeepawaybadluckinanewyearincludethrowingthingsintoriversortheocean”可知，新年那天，人们往河里或海里扔东西是为了赶走霉运，故C项正确。12答案与解析：B细节理解题。根据第四段“.orsayingspecialthingsonthefirstdayofthenewyear.”可知，如果想要在新的一年里避开霉运，行好运，新年第一天，大家要说一些特别的话，故B项正确。
