1、课时素养检测一Unit 1Period 1. 阅读理解AThe old Chinese saying “as happy as spending the New Year” might be outdated now in the busy modern world. The Spring Festival is regarded as the most important festival for Chinese people and an occasion for all family members to get together, like Christmas in the West.
2、 But many traditional customs accompanying the Spring Festival, however, have weakened in reality. Setting off fireworks was once the most typical custom of the Spring Festival. People thought the sputtering(噼啪声) could help drive away evil spirits. However, the activity has been completely or partia
3、lly forbidden in big cities for years as the government has taken security, noise and pollution factors into consideration. “In recent years, some cities have begun to allow people to light fireworks during limited hours at the Spring Festival, surrendering to (屈从于) public demand. Respecting folk tr
4、aditions is a gesture of respect toward public opinion. ” said Zhou Xing, a folklore researcher. “As people gain more income and it becomes easier to buy daily goods, the New Year holiday is just like any other day. After long workdays, many people use the New Year holiday to take a rest, instead of
5、 visiting friends and neighbors. The process of making and enjoying the family dinner on the Spring Festival Eve is the most important thing. However, many families would like to eat out to save time and energy, ” said Li Shunzhi, a resident of Harbin, Heilongjiang. “I enjoy the holidays very much i
6、n the countryside. My family has been preparing for the Spring Festival more than two weeks before the holiday, cleaning the house, buying holiday goods and decorating the house with paper cuttings. On New Years Eve, the whole family stays up to see the New Year in, and in the days to follow, a seri
7、es of activities such as lion dancing, dragon lantern dancing, lantern festivals and temple fairs will be held. Without the ancient traditions, the holiday is nothing to us, ” said Zhang Hui, from Hebei. 【语篇概述】本文为议论文。在中国, 春节在过去被认为是最重要的节日。如今随着社会的发展, 传统春节的年味变淡, 现代人过春节和以前相比发生了很大的变化。1. What do Li Shunzh
8、is words imply? A. What people do during the festival now is different from the past. B. People would like to have the family dinner on Spring Festival Eve. C. People prefer to visit friends and neighbors rather than take a rest. D. The New Year holiday is not like any other day. 【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据第四段可
9、知, 李顺治说的话暗示了现在人们过春节和以前相比发生了很大的变化, 故选A项。2. What can we learn from the last paragraph? A. Zhang Hui often spends two weeks preparing for the Spring Festival. B. Zhang Hui is used to spending the Spring Festival with his family. C. Zhang Hui always takes part in a series of activities after the Spring
10、Festival. D. Zhang Hui lives in the urban area. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据最后一段的the whole family stays up to see the New Year in可知, 张辉习惯和家人一起过春节, 故选B项。3. What does the whole passage show? A. The Spring Festival is as lively as before. B. The Spring Festival is outdated now. C. The Spring Festival is losing its
11、qualities. D. The Spring Festival in China is more important than Christmas in the West. 【解析】选C。主旨大意题。根据第一段最后一句并纵观全文可知, 由于时代的进步, 春节失去了过去的内涵及其外在的表现形式, 故选C项。BMiangMy name is Miang. I come from Thailand. I would like to tell you about my favorite holiday, which is Chinese Spring Festival taking place i
12、n January or February every year. My family is Chinese, and we celebrate this day all together. My aunt prepares some traditional Chinese dishes, such as duck, chicken, fish, pork and so on. We will have a get-together to enjoy all these delicious food, especially a kind of food “dumplings”. JanineM
13、y favorite holiday is Christmas. On Christmas, we dance, play music and sing. We have great fun on that day. We eat Christmas sweets and many special foods. We decorate our house with colorful lights. I love Christmas mainly because of holiday! ZheniaMy favorite holiday is the New Year. We celebrate
14、 the New Year on the 31st of December. Father Frost comes with his granddaughter Snegoorochka on this night. He comes at night and puts his presents under the New Year Tree. We have a party and stay up until midnight to see the New Year in and the Old Year off. We cook tasty food for parties. PatMy
15、name is Pat, and I am from Thailand. My favorite holiday is Songkran. It is a Thai New Year celebration. It takes place from the 13th to 15th of April. People pour water on each other on this holiday. It is a lot of fun. People also buy new clothes and they have big parties. MalenaI am Malena, and I
16、m from Argentina. My favorite holiday is the New Year. We celebrate with fireworks at midnight. I go to Punta del Este with my family. We usually eat Arabian food (kibbe, Lajmayin and so on). 【语篇概述】本文主要介绍了五位小朋友所描述的他们的民族或家庭是如何庆祝节日的。4. On Chinese New Years Day, Miangs aunt may cook all of the followin
17、g EXCEPT _. A. duckB. dumplingsC. Lajmayin D. pork【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第一段的“My aunt prepares some traditional Chinese dishes, such as duck, chicken, fish, pork. . . dumplings”可知, Miang的阿姨会做鸡、鸭、肉、鱼、水饺, 而根据文章最后一句“We usually eat Arabian food (kibbe, Lajmayin and so on). ”可知, Lajmayin是阿拉伯食物。5. We can infer th
18、at Father Frost and Snegoorochka most probably are _. A. present-sellersB. Zhenias relativesC. characters in talesD. father and daughter【解析】选C。推理判断题。第三段讲述的是过新年的情境, 根据“He comes at night and puts his presents under the New Year Tree. ”可推断Father Frost和Snegoorochka并不是现实中真正给别人送礼物的人, 而只是故事里的人物, 故选C。6. Bes
19、ides Pat, who else most probably celebrates Songkran? A. Janine. B. Malena. C. Zhenia. D. Miang. 【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据Pat的叙述可知Songkran是泰国的传统节日, 而根据Miang的叙述可推断: Miang也来自泰国, 故他最有可能也过这个节日。7. According to the passage, what is the main reason why Janine loves Christmas? A. Because there is a lot of fun. B. Bec
20、ause she doesnt go to school. C. Because she can get a lot of presents. D. Because she can stay with her family. 【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据“I love Christmas mainly because of holiday! ”可知Janine喜欢圣诞节的主要原因是圣诞节放假。. 阅读填句The Thanksgiving Day has been alive for hundreds of years. The customs we see in our homes toda
21、y remind us of ancient celebrations of harvest, thankfulness for peace, and the hard work of Native Americans. It is made up of stories of those who believe that thanks for blessings are what people must own. 1. Have you wanted to make special gifts? Custom of PrayingFor centuries, Thanksgiving Day
22、has something to do with prayers in church and in homes. 2. It is a time when mankind thanks God for all his blessings and mercy. It is also a day to show gratitude to their friends and relatives for all the good deeds. 3Everyone follows the custom of family dinner and reunion every year. Distances
23、dont really matter as relatives can drive down to be with their family. Feasts are usually held at home. It is a time to enjoy their favorite “Roasted Turkey” with the family. Custom of Decoration4. People beautify their homes, making their living places a whole new look and feel. They light lamps t
24、o brighten the environment. Tables are decorated with best china(瓷器) and antique silver cutlery(餐具) to mark the occasion. Custom of Sending MessagesThanksgiving is a day when people send loving messages and warm wishes to their relatives, colleagues at work place, near and dear ones. 5. A. Custom of
25、 Family DinnerB. Custom of Roasted TurkeyC. People present gifts to friendsD. Like Christmas, millions of cards are sent every yearE. People offer various meal time prayers during the dayF. It is a day of expressing their feelings through Thanksgiving cardsG. Thanksgiving is a time to decorate homes
26、 with wreaths(花环), fresh and dried flowers【语篇概述】本文为说明文, 主要介绍了感恩节的相关习俗, 如祷告的习俗、聚餐的习俗、装饰的习俗等。1. 【解析】选C。顺承关系。根据空后一句可知, C项(人们给朋友送礼物)承接下文, 故选C项。2. 【解析】选E。顺承关系。本段的小标题是Custom of Praying, E项中的various meal time prayers与小标题及下一句中的time相呼应, 故选E项。3. 【解析】选A。总分关系。根据本段中的Everyone follows the custom of family dinner.
27、可知, 本段讲述的是家庭聚餐的风俗, 故选A项。4. 【解析】选G。顺承关系。本段的小标题是Custom of Decoration, G项谈论的也是感恩节装饰, 与标题呼应, 故选G项。5. 【解析】选F。顺承关系。本段的小标题是Custom of Sending Messages, F项(它是通过感恩节卡片表达情感的一天)符合语境, 故选F项。【素养培优】参考词汇dress up, lucky money, look forward to, set off, gratitude, joy, gather, typical, firecracker, have fun with, in sp
28、ite of, custom 提示: 结合参考词汇, 将下列句子连成一篇80个词左右的英语短文。1. 春节是我们中国人团聚的典型的节日。2. 在春节期间, 人们盛装打扮参加许多活动。人们互相表达感激之情, 分享喜悦。3. 他们给孩子们压岁钱并期盼未来。4. 孩子们燃放鞭炮, 彼此玩得很开心。5. 尽管有些风俗逐渐消失, 春节仍然是中国最重要的节日之一。_【参考范文】The Spring Festival is a typical festival for Chinese families to gather, during which, people dress up to take part
29、 in many activities, and they can express gratitude and share joy with each other. Besides, they give children lucky money and look forward to the future. The children set off firecrackers and have fun with each other. In spite of some customs fading away, the Spring Festival is still one of the mos
30、t important festivals in China. 阅读理解(2020淄博高一检测)It may seem as if Mothers Day was invented by a company named Hallmark, but people have been taking time on the calendar to give a shout-out to mom for a long time. The Greeks and Romans had mother goddess festivals although their celebrations didnt in
31、volve the menfolk taking their underappreciated mothers out to dinner. A more recent tradition was Mothering Sunday, which developed in the British Isles during the 16th century. On the fourth Sunday in April, young men and women who were living and working apart from their families were advised to
32、return to their mothers houses. Mothers Day as it is observed in the United States started in the 1850s with Ann Jarvis, a West Virginia woman who held “Mothers Work Days” to promote health and hygiene(卫生) at home and in the workplace. During the Civil War, Jarvis organized women to improve sanitary
33、 conditions for soldiers on both sides, and after the war she became a peacemaker, furthering the cause by bringing together mothers of Union and Confederate soldiers and promoting a Mothers Day holiday. Jarviss work inspired another 19th-century woman, Julia Ward Howe. In 1870 Howe published her “M
34、others Day Proclamation”, which envisioned the day not as appreciation of mothers by their children but as an opportunity for women to exercise their collective power for peace. Howe started holding annual Mothers Day celebrations in Boston, her hometown, but after about a decade she stopped footing
35、 the bill and the tradition faded away. It was Jarviss daughter Anna who succeeded in getting Mothers Day recognized as a national holiday. After her mother died, in May 1905, Anna started holding yearly ceremony on the anniversary and conducting a tireless PR campaign to have the day made a holiday
36、. In 1908 she succeeded in enlisting the support of John Wanamaker, the Philadelphia department store magnate and advertising pioneer, and by 1912 West Virginia and a few other states had adopted Mothers Day. Two years later, President Woodrow Wilson signed a resolution declaring the second Sunday i
37、n May a national holiday. It wasnt long, though, before whatever ideals the day was supposed to celebrate were buried under an amount of greeting cards and candy. By the 1920s Anna Jarvis was campaigning against the holiday she had been instrumental in creating. “I wanted it to be a day of emotional
38、ism, not profit, ” she said. 【语篇概述】本文为记叙文。本文主要叙述了母亲节的来历。1. The first paragraph suggests that_. A. mothers didnt get enough appreciationB. Mothers Day was invented by HallmarkC. young people returned to their mothers housesD. Greeks and Romans were the first to celebrate Mothers Day【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据第一段
39、中的but people have been taking time on the calendar to give a shout-out to mom for a long time. The Greeks and Romans had mother goddess festivals although their celebrations didnt involve the menfolk taking their underappreciated mothers out to dinner. 可知, 虽然有母亲节, 但母亲们没有得到足够的感激和重视。故选A。2. Who plays t
40、he most important role in creating Mothers Day? A. Ann Jarvis. B. Julia Ward Howe. C. Woodrow Wilson. D. Anna Jarvis. 【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据第二段中的Mothers Day as it is observed in the United States started in the 1850s with Ann Jarvis, a West Virginia woman who held “Mothers Work Days” to promote health and
41、hygiene at home and in the workplace. 和第四段可知, Anna Jarvis 在母亲节的创立方面起了重要的作用。故选D。3. Why did Anna Jarvis object to Mothers Day at last? A. Because it was an emotional day. B. Because the festival was not profitable. C. Because the celebrations went against the original spirit. D. Because the day was bu
42、ried under greeting cards and candy. 【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据第二段可知, 举办“母亲工作日”活动, 以促进家庭和工作场所的健康和卫生。根据第三段可知, “母亲节宣言”认为母亲节不是孩子对母亲的赞赏, 而是妇女行使集体力量争取和平的机会。根据最后一段可知, 没过多久, 这一天本该庆祝理想的日子被大量的贺卡和糖果掩埋了。到了20世纪20年代, Anna Jarvis发起了反对这个节日的运动。她说: “我希望这一天是充满感情的, 而不是利益的。”由此可知, 现在的母亲节已与最初的母亲节的精神相悖, 故选C。4. Which of the following
43、 would be the best title for the passage? A. The Objection to Mothers DayB. The Argument on Celebrating Mothers DayC. The Story Behind the Creation of Mothers DayD. Different Form of Celebrations on Mothers Day【解析】选C。主旨大意题。根据第一段第一句It may seem as if Mothers Day was invented. . . ”可知, 本文主要告诉我们: 母亲节是如何创立的。并根据文章第二段到最后的叙述可知: 本文主要介绍母亲节创立的背景故事。故选C。
