1、Unit 1 Festivals around the world阅读理解ALowCost Gifts for Mothers DayGift No. 1Offer to be your mothers health friend. Promise to be there for any and all doctors visits whether a disease or a regular medical checkup. Most mothers always say “no need”， but another set of eyes and ears is always a good
2、 idea at a doctors visit. The best part? This one is free.Gift No. 2Help your mother organize all of her medical records, which include the test results and medical information. Put them all in one place. Be sure to make a list of all of her medicines and what times she takes them. “Having all this
3、information in one place could end up saving your mothers life，” Dr Marie Savard said.Gift No. 3Enough sleep is connected to general health conditions. “Buy your mother cotton sheets and comfortable pillows to encourage better sleep，” Savard said. “We know that good sleep is very important to our he
4、alth.”Gift No. 4Some gift companies such as Presents for Purpose allow you to pay it forward this Mothers Day by picking gifts in which 10 percent of the price you pay goes to a charity (慈善机构). Gift givers can choose from a wide variety of useful but inexpensive thingsmany of which are “green”and th
5、en choose a meaningful charity from a list. When your mother gets the gift, she will be told that she has helped the chosen charity.1What are you advised to do for your mother at doctors visits?ATake notes.BBe with her.CBuy medicine. DGive her gifts.答案：B解析：细节理解题。根据Gift No.1的内容可知，母亲去看医生时要陪着。由此可知选B项。2
6、What can be a gift of organization for your mother?AKeeping her medical information together.BBuying all gifts for her from one company.CMaking a list of all her medical checkups.DStoring her medicines in a safe place.答案：A解析：细节理解题。根据Gift No.2的内容可知，要把母亲的医疗检查结果和信息放在一个地方。故选A项。3Where can you find a gift
7、 idea to improve your mothers sleep?AIn Gift No. 1. BIn Gift No. 2.CIn Gift No. 3. DIn Gift No. 4.答案：C解析：细节理解题。Gift No.3的内容提到了改善母亲睡眠的事情。故选C项。4Buying gifts from Presents for Purpose allows mothers to _.Aenjoy good sleep Bbe wellorganizedCget extra support Dgive others help答案：D解析：细节理解题。根据Gift No.4的内容可
8、知，从Presents for Purpose买东西，会把你付的价钱的十分之一捐给慈善机构。故选D项。BSweetest Day is celebrated on the third Saturday in October as a day to make someone happy. It is an occasion which offers all of us an opportunity to remember not only the sick, the aged, and children who have lost their parents, but also friends,
9、 workmates, relatives and neighbors whose helpfulness and kindness we have enjoyed.Over 60 years ago, when a Cleveland man noticed that some people, such as children who lost their parents and patients who lay in bed, too often felt forgotten and neglected,_he developed in his mind the idea of showi
10、ng them that they were remembered. He did this by giving them small gifts. With the help of his friends and neighbors, he gave those people small gifts on a Saturday in October. During the years that followed, other Clevelanders began to take part in the celebration, which came to be called “Sweetes
11、t Day”. Over time, the Sweetest Day idea of spreading cheer to the poor, the sick and children who had lost their parents was broadened to include everyone, and became an occasion for remembering others with a kind act or a small gift. Soon the idea spread to other cities all over the USA.Sweetest D
12、ay is not based on any single groups religious (宗教的) beliefs or on a family relationship. It is a reminder that a thoughtful word or deed enriches life and gives it meaning. Because for many people remembering takes the form of gift giving, Sweetest Day offers us the opportunity to show others that
13、we care, in a positive way.本文主要介绍了“美国甜蜜日”的时间、内容、起源以及这个节日的现实意义。5What can we learn from the first paragraph?ASweetest Day is a day to make others happy.BSweetest Day is just an occasion to care about disabled people.CSweetest Day is an occasion for lovers to express love.DSweetest Day is celebrated on
14、 the third Sunday in October.答案：A解析：细节理解题。根据文章第一段的第一句话可知，“甜蜜日”的目的是让人们能够开心。6Which of the following has little relationship to Sweetest Day?AVisiting sick people of the hospital.BVisiting children who have lost their parents.CGiving friends small gifts.DGiving flowers to sweethearts.答案：D解析：细节理解题。根据第二段可知，在Sweetest Day，人们会关注那些病人、孤儿，会给亲朋送上小礼物，但文章没有提到要给恋人送花。7The underlined word “neglected” in the second paragraph means “_”Aremembered BhatedCpaid little or no attention to Ddisappointed答案：C解析：词义猜测题。根据画线词所在句句意可知，此处指失去父母的孩子常常觉得自己已被忘记，被忽视。故选C项。