1、UNIT 3 CELEBRATIONSSectionCWRITINGWORKSHOP&VIEWINGWORKSHOP&READINGCLUB&ASSESSMENT课后篇巩固提升必备知识基础练.单词拼写1.This girl gave a vivid d of the accident.答案description2.Her attempts to c them down only made matters worse.答案calm3.There was n for us to take cover from the storm.答案nowhere4.Hes so (无知的) that he ca
2、nnot write his own name.答案ignorant5.The concert last night was (令人赞叹的).答案awesome6.He reported on the whole (事件) to the vice premier.答案event.短语填空in ones seventies,stand for,be ignorant of,cant help doing,turn around,calm down,plenty of,wake up,work on,be similar to1.I at the same time every morning w
3、ithout having to use an alarm clock.答案wake up2.Only those who the project can read these materials.答案work on3.He looked quite healthy though he was .答案in his seventies4.Please and read the top notice.答案calm down5.Are there fresh fruits and vegetables in your diet?答案plenty of6.I bought some new shoes
4、 which a pair I had before.答案are similar to7.This library came to his belief in learning and truth.答案stand for8.Many people the facts about global warming.答案are ignorant of9.I thinking about my two daughters when I saw her.答案couldnt help10.You cant here.I think you should let me drive.答案turn around.
5、完成句子1.你最好冷静一点,不然你就有麻烦了。You ,or else you will get into trouble.答案had better calm down2.她八十多岁时出版了第二本书。Her second book was published when she was .答案in her eighties3.他们不得不承认,中华民族是一个伟大的民族。They that the Chinese people are a great people.答案cannot help but admit4.她不能忍受别人把她当小孩一样看待。She like a child by others
6、.答案cant stand for being treated5.游客们对美丽的自然景色感到惊奇,不知该说些什么。,the visitors didnt know what to say.答案Amazed at the beautiful natural scenery关键能力提升练.阅读理解In 1947 a group of famous people from the art world headed by an Austrian conductor decided to hold an international festival of music,dance and theatre
7、in Edinburgh.The idea was to reunite Europe after the Second World War.It quickly attracted famous names such as Alec Guinness,Richard Burton,Dame Margot Fonteyn and Marlene Dietrich as well as the big symphony orchestras(交响乐团).It became a fixed event every August and now attracts 400,000 people yea
8、rly.At the same time,the “Fringe” appeared as a challenge(挑战) to the official festival.Eight theatre groups turned up uninvited in 1947,in the belief that everyone should have the right to perform,and they did so in a public house disused for years.Soon,groups of students firstly from Edinburgh Univ
9、ersity,and later from the universities of Oxford and Cambridge,Durham and Birmingham were making the journey to the Scottish capital each summer to perform theatre by little-known writers of plays in small church halls to the people of Edinburgh.Today the “Fringe”,once less recognized,has far outgro
10、wn the festival with around 1,500 performances of theatre,music and dance on every one of the 21 days it lasts.And yet as early as 1959,with only 19 theatre groups performing,some said it was getting too big.A paid administrator(行政人员) was first employed only in 1971,and today there are eight adminis
11、trators working all year round and the number rises to 150 during August itself.In 2004 there were 200 places housing 1,695 shows by over 600 different groups from 50 different countries.More than 1.25 million tickets were sold.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章从创设目的、参与群体、发展规模等方面对爱丁堡音乐节进行了简要而准确的叙述,回顾了爱丁堡音乐节的发展历程。1.W
12、hat was the purpose of Edinburgh Festival at the beginning?A.To bring Europe together again.B.To honor heroes of World War .C.To introduce young theatre groups.D.To attract great artists from Europe.答案A解析细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句“TheideawastoreuniteEuropeaftertheSecondWorldWar.”可知,EdinburghFestival是为了在二战后重新团结
13、欧洲而设立的。故选A项。2.Why did some uninvited theatre groups come to Edinburgh in 1947?A.They owned a public house there.B.They came to take up a challenge.C.They thought they were also famous.D.They wanted to take part in the festival.答案D解析细节理解题。根据第三段中“Eighttheatregroups.therighttoperform”可知,这些队伍认为每个人都有表演的权
14、力,所以他们想要参加节日。故选D项。3.What does the “Fringe” mean in the third paragraph?A.Unpopular groups.B.Non-official groups.C.Foreign groups.D.Local groups.答案B解析词义猜测题。根据第三段中“Atthesametime,theFringeappearedasachallenge(挑战)totheofficialfestival.”可知,Fringe与official是相对的,再根据“Eighttheatregroupsturnedup”以及第四段中“Soon,gr
15、oupsofstudents.eachsummertoperform”可知,很多团体和大学生也参与了进来,所以Fringe意为“非正式的”,所以选B项。4.We may learn from the text that Edinburgh Festival .A.has become a non-official eventB.has gone beyond an art festivalC.gives shows all year roundD.keeps growing rapidly答案D解析推理判断题。根据最后一段中“todaythereareeightadministratorswo
16、rking.from50differentcountries.”可知,它发展得非常快。所以选D项。.应用文写作某中学生英文报正举办“The Festival I Like Best”的征文活动,请用英文写一篇短文投稿,内容应包括:1.你最喜欢的节日;2.你喜欢该节日的两条理由(如:风俗习惯、活动、感受等)。注意:1.词数80左右;2.题目已为你写好;3.行文连贯,语篇完整。TheFestivalILikeBest参考范文TheFestivalILikeBestIf you ask me which festival I like best,my answer is the Dragon Boa
17、t Festival.On the one hand,it is known to us all that the Dragon Boat Festival falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month.The weather will be very good with many kinds of flowers coming out,which will make me have a nice trip to the natural world.On the other hand,I enjoy this festival because
18、I can take part in the dragon boat races.We must try our best to make it and there will be many people around us,saying “Come on”.Whats more,I can eat the delicious zongzi,a special food for the festival.概要写作阅读下面短文,根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。Have you heard an old saying “The grass looks greener on the other
19、 side of the fence”?It means other places often look better,more interesting than the place where you live.“Lets go to KFC for dinner and then watch some Japanese cartoons!” We all know it:more and more Chinese kids love American and Japanese food and movies.Some people worry that young Chinese are
20、beginning to feel that way.They see young Chinese ignoring Chinese culture and,instead,buying Japanese cartoon books,watching Korean soap operas and even celebrating western holidays.Foreign books and soap operas are good,but Chinese writers and actors are just good,too.As for holidays,Christmas is
21、nice,but it can never have the meaning for Chinese that the Spring Festival has,and the West has nothing to compare with the Mid-Autumn Festival.China has lots of cool things in its culture:calligraphy,Peking Opera,quick meals on the streets.And lets not forget the part of Chinese culture I like bes
22、t:its friendliness.Not all countries are as warm as China.Its good to enjoy other cultures and learn from them,but they can never replace your own culture.Its good to look on the other side of the fence,but make sure you take a good long look.You will find that the grass isnt always greener.Although
23、 some people become worried about that,I dont think they should.Will we get more powerful without learning from other countries?Will Chinese people live more happily without American fast food?Besides,its fun to learn about different cultures.Chinese kids can learn about other cultures and have fun,
24、but they also need to learn more about their own culture.Be proud of Chinese culture and of being Chinese!参考范文Many young Chinese prefer foreign items,considering them to be better.(要点1)Nevertheless,Chinese culture is equally good,colourful and even more meaningful,such as its festivals,calligraphy and friendliness.(要点2)Foreign cultures,which are not always good,can never replace your own culture.(要点3)In a word,Chinese kids just need to learn more and take pride in Chinese culture while enjoying other cultures.(要点4)