1、Unit 3 Celebration课后阅读训练 十三Unit 3Period 3. 阅读理解ACarnival(狂欢节)does not take place only in Louisiana. There are many celebrations around the world. In Brazil, the celebration is supposed to go on from the Saturday before Mardi Gras(大斋节前的最后一天)to Mardi Gras Day, but in some Brazilian cities the celebrat
2、ion can last seven or eight days. Just like New Orleans, not many important things are decided in Brazil from New Years Day to Mardi Gras Day because everyone is preparing for or celebrating carnival. Most Brazilian parades have a subject, which could be political or historical. The parades had to h
3、ave a subject related to Brazil until 1996. Some cities in Brazil do not have a street carnival, but they might have an indoor party. Bolivia has carnival parades for children and then more parades for adults. The children dress up in costumes and march in the streets. The adults make traditional da
4、nce groups and dance in the streets. But the main part of Bolivias carnival is getting wet. Almost everyone gets wet from water balloons and water buckets. In Oruru, Bolivia, their carnival is held in the last ten days of the carnival season. People there join in dancing, but their main carnival eve
5、nt is a ceremonial parade that lasts for twenty hours and parades for four kilometers. Over 20, 000 dancers are involved as well as 10, 000 musicians. This parade attracts at least 400, 000 people. The carnival in Venice, Italy is often regarded as the most carefully prepared carnival and lasts ten
6、days before Lent(大斋节). Many events are held in the canals including shows, concerts, dances and water processions(队列). The official ending to the celebration is the party held in St. Marks Square. 【语篇概述】文章介绍了世界各地欢庆狂欢节的情况。1. Whats the best title of the passage? A. Ways of CarnivalB. Carnival ParadesC
7、. Carnivals around the WorldD. History of Carnival【解析】选C。主旨大意题。文章第一段第二句点明了本文的主要内容是世界各地的狂欢节, 因此C项是正确答案。2. From the passage we learn that in Brazil. A. not all cities have a street carnivalB. all Brazilian cities celebrate carnival for a weekC. the parades should have a subject related to Brazil polit
8、icsD. people prepare for or celebrate carnival after Mardi Gras Day【解析】选A。细节理解题。从第二段最后一句可以看出A项是正确的。B、C、D三项皆与第二段的内容相矛盾。3. The most important feature(特征)of the celebration of carnival in Bolivia is that. A. people join in dancingB. nearly all people are wetC. children wearing costumes march in the str
9、eetsD. adult dance groups dance in the streets【解析】选B。推理判断题。从第三段中的But the main part of Bolivias carnival is getting wet. 可以推断出B项是玻利维亚狂欢节的主要特征。4. Which of the following shows that the author pays special attention to the carnival in Bolivia? A. The time of celebrating carnival in Bolivia is mentioned.
10、 B. There are details and numbers about carnival celebrations in Bolivia. C. People in the carnival celebration in Bolivia are mentioned. D. Events or performances for carnival celebrations in Bolivia are told. 【解析】选B。推理判断题。第三段作者介绍玻利维亚狂欢节时说明了其参与人员, 主要特征, 持续的时间及参加的人数等多方面的细节, 由此可以看出作者特别关注玻利维亚狂欢节。5. Wh
11、ich of the following areas or countries prepares the most carefully for their carnival? A. Louisiana. B. Bolivia. C. Venice. D. Brazil. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。从最后一段第一句可以看出答案。B“When your mother scolds you, you can look elsewhere and think about other things. Just ignore her words. But remember: such a tough at
12、titude cannot be used often. ”These words are from a series of cartoons which outline skills for children to fight against their mothers. The images have created heated debate among Chinese netizens. Considered as“a book for children aged 6 to 12 who are always scolded by their parents”, the cartoon
13、s, drawn by two 10-year-old Beijing girls, list over 20 skills which children can use to deal with their mothers anger such as crying, pretending to be ashamed, fleeing into the washroom and pleasing her afterwards. Each skill is described with vivid pictures and humorous notes. The creativity of th
14、e young girls has amazed netizens, the Yangtse Evening Post reported on Thursday. According to one of the girls mothers, her daughter once received a poor mark in an exam, and the mother blamed her and compared her performance with another classmates. The daughters feelings led to her creating the c
15、artoons. The girls father, who first posted the pictures on his Sohu Microblog on Monday, said he hopes parents pay attention to the pictures, allow children to feel free to develop their own characteristics(品性)and try not to criticize them so often. “The cartoons, although maybe an individual case(
16、个例), show a modern phenomenon(现象)and some of the problems within Chinese family education, ”said Yu Qinfang, an expert on family education in Shanghai. Not giving children enough time and hurrying them to do thing seems to be a very tiny detail within family life, but it is potentially(潜在地)a huge pr
17、oblem which can easily be ignored by parents, said Yu. A mothers blame may lead to negative feelings within her childs heart, Yu said, parents should learn to blame less and be more patient. 【语篇概述】10岁女孩自创卡通画斗妈大全蹿红网络, 本文反映了一个社会问题: 父母干涉孩子太多。6. What surprised Chinese netizens according to the passage?
18、A. The girls poor marks. B. The girls skills against their mothers. C. The creativity of the two girls. D. The girls attitude towards their mothers. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第四段最后一句话The creativity of the young girls has amazed netizens. . . 可知答案是C项。7. What do we know about the book according to the passage? A
19、. It is intended for primary school teachers. B. It includes a number of vivid pictures and humorous notes. C. Its about how to control mothers feelings. D. It is finished by the children aged 6 to 12. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。从第四段中的描述Each skill is described with vivid pictures and humorous notes. 可知B项是正确的。8. B
20、y posting the cartoons on his blog, the father wanted to. A. show his daughters clevernessB. blame his daughter for drawing these cartoonsC. encourage his daughter to make greater progressD. get other parents to draw a lesson from the cartoons【解析】选D。推理判断题。第五段父亲的话表明他希望父母们会允许孩子们自由地发展自己的性格, 不要经常责备他们。因此
21、D项“让父母们从这些卡通图片中吸取教训”是正确的。9. We can conclude from the text that. A. parents often speak highly of their childrenB. parents always ignore their childrens hobbiesC. how to develop childrens gifts puzzles parentsD. how to blame children needs parents wisdom【解析】选D。推理判断题。从最后一段可以推断出父母不应该经常责备孩子, 而应该更加有耐心, D
22、项意思与之呼应。CHave you ever been sad because of failure? Please remember, for often, achieving what you set out to do is not the most important thing. A boy decided to dig a deep hole behind his house. As he was working, a couple of older boys stopped by to watch. “What are you doing? ”asked one of the v
23、isitors. “I want to dig a hole all the way through the earth! ”the boy answered excitedly. The older boys began to laugh, telling him that digging a hole all the way through the earth was impossible. After a while, the boy picked up a jar. He showed it to the visitors. It was full of all kinds of st
24、ones and insects. Then he said calmly and confidently, “Maybe I cant finish digging all the way through the earth, but look at what Ive found during this period! ”The boys goal was far too difficult, but it did cause him to go on. And that is what a goal is for-to cause us to move in the direction w
25、e have chosen, in other words, to cause us to keep working! Not every goal will be fully achieved. Not every job will end up with a success. Not every dream will come true. But when you fall short of your aim, maybe you can say, “Yes, but look at what Ive found along the way! There are so many wonde
26、rful things having come into my life because I tried to do something! ”It is in the digging that life is lived. It is the unexpected joy on the journey that really makes sense. 【语篇概述】本文主要介绍了目标的重要性, 即使目标很高很难达到也无所谓, 因为你通往目标的过程中会有很多收获, 激励你前进。10. The older boys laughed at the boy because he was thought
27、to be. A. braveB. impoliteC. foolishD. warmhearted【解析】选C。推理判断题。从第二段可以看出那两个大男孩认为穿透地球挖一个坑是不可能的, 他们发出的是嘲笑, 认为小男孩很愚蠢。11. Why did the boy show the jar to the older boys? A. To drive them away. B. To show what he had found in digging. C. To show how beautiful the jar was. D. To attract them to join him in
28、 the work. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。从第二段最后一句话可以看出这些东西是小男孩在挖掘的过程中所找到的。12. The best title for the text should be. A. Joy in the JourneyB. A Boy Dug a HoleC. No Pains, No GainsD. Failure Is the Mother of Success【解析】选A。主旨大意题。文章最后一句It is the unexpected joy on the journey that really makes sense. 是主题句, 点明了主题“旅途的快乐”,
29、因此A项正确。. 语法填空阅读下面短文, 在空白处填1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Alice was a stubborn girl 1. always wanted to be a singer. Music was the 2. (important)thing in her life. She took lessons for years and 3. (practice)hard, but in spite of all the efforts she made, her voice didnt improve. In fact, it didnt get better, it
30、 just got 4. (loud). Her teacher 5. (final)gave up and stopped the lessons, 6. Alice refused to give in, and one day she decided to give a concert and invited her teacher 7. (attend). The teacher was very worried about 8. to say after the concert. She knew it would be terrible and it was. She didnt
31、want to tell a lie, but she didnt want to hurt Alices feelings, either. Then she got an idea and went backstage(后台)to greet her pupil. “Well, ”said Alice, “What do you think of 9. (me)singing? ”“My dear, ”said the teacher, “youll never be better 10. you were tonight. ”1. 【解析】who/that先行词是girl, 指人, 在定
32、语从句中作主语, 关系词用who/that。2. 【解析】most important形容词最高级有两种形式: the+形容词-est和the most+形容词原形。3. 【解析】practiced“上课与练习”两个动词并列作谓语, 时态一致, 均为一般过去时, 故用practiced。4. 【解析】louder没有变更好, 只是声音变得更大了些, get better提示用形容词比较级louder。5. 【解析】finally用final的副词形式finally修饰动词“放弃”。6. 【解析】but老师放弃了, 但是爱丽丝没有, 表示转折关系填but。7. 【解析】to attend邀请某人做某事是固定句型, invite sb. to do sth. , 填to attend。8. 【解析】what对应该说些什么很担心, worry about what to say, 填“什么”what。9. 【解析】my你认为我的演唱怎么样, 填代词“我的”my。10. 【解析】than形容词比较级+than, 填than。
