1、Unit 3 Celebration课后阅读训练 十四Unit 3Period 4. 阅读理解AIt was Saturday night in London. I was waiting to catch the bus home with my friend Laura. I was dressed as the cartoon character the Pink Panther, complete with pink cat ears attached to a hairband, a pink tail made of a long piece of pink cloth, and
2、whiskers(猫须)drawn on my face. Laura was dressed as a cat. It was, of course, Halloween(万圣节), and we had been at a Halloween party. The night of October 31 is a perfect excuse to dress up in silly costumes and have a scary party. Traditionally it was“All SoulsDay”, when the ghosts of the dead rose fr
3、om their graves. In the UK, however, it also means the end of British Summer Time. All the clocks are put back one hour on the last Saturday of October. You wake up on Sunday morning thinking that it is 8 am, and then remember with relief that you actually have another hour in bed. The trouble is, t
4、he buses had not changed their timetables. The night bus drivers were still operating according to their original(原来的)hours. However, the day bus drivers had already put their watches back, and were looking forward to that extra hour in bed. So Laura and I waited and waited and waited. People who we
5、nt past stared, laughed, or made funny comments“Someone locks the cat out of the house tonight? ”or“Who lets the cat out of the bag? ”Finally the bus camethree hours later. By that time we had made friends with local shop owners as they opened for morning business, as well as with a friendly tramp(流
6、浪汉)sitting on the street with his dog. Halloween may be a party nightjust dont forget the practicalities(实际情况)when youre in the UK. It could get really scary. 【语篇概述】作者在文中介绍了作者跟朋友在万圣节之夜等车时所经历的事情。1. What can we learn from the passage? A. People usually dress themselves up on Halloween. B. Halloween is
7、 on the night of Oct. 30. C. In the UK, Halloween is celebrated in exactly the same way as other countries. D. On Halloween, the night bus and the day bus both operated according to the original timetable. 【解析】选A。细节理解题。从文章第一段可知, 作者和朋友打扮成卡通动物的样子是因为参加了万圣节聚会, 再结合第二段的内容可知A项正确。2. Why did the author and h
8、er friend have to wait for three hours for the bus that night? A. Because the bus was delayed. B. Because it was Halloween that night. C. Because the clocks were put back. D. Because they were late for the night bus. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。从文章的第三段和第四段可知, 钟表被拨慢了一个小时, 而夜班车还是按照原来的时间发车, 故C项正确。3. How did the passe
9、rs-by react to the author and Lauras costumes? A. They were scared. B. They smiled at them. C. They were surprised. D. They thought they were funny. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。从文章第四段最后一句可知, 路人跟他们开玩笑, 觉得他们的打扮很好笑, 故D项正确。4. What did the author and Laura do while waiting for the bus? A. They helped the local people.
10、B. They made friends with local shop owners and a tramp. C. They helped a tramp. D. They took care of a homeless dog. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。从文章第五段的“By that time we had made friends with local shop owners as they opened for morning business, as well as with a friendly tramp sitting on the street with his dog.
11、 ”可以看出答案。5. Whats the main idea of the passage? A. What the author did on Halloween. B. The origin of Halloween. C. What bus drivers do on Halloween in the UK. D. Halloween is scary in the UK. 【解析】选A。主旨大意题。通读全文可以看出, 文章主要讲述作者在万圣节之夜的经历, 故A项最能概括本文主旨。BIt is said that the custom of eating Yuanxiao origin
12、ated during the Eastern Jin Dynasty in the fourth century, then became popular during the Tang and Song periods. The fillings inside the dumplings or Yuanxiao are either sweet or salty. Sweet fillings are made of sugar, walnuts, sesame(芝麻), osmanthus flowers(桂花), rose petals, sweetened tangerine(橘子)
13、peel, bean paste, or jujube paste(枣酱). A single ingredient or any combination can be used as the filling. The salty variety is filled with minced meat(肉末儿), vegetables or a mixture. The way to make Yuanxiao also varies between northern and southern China. The usual method followed in southern provin
14、ces is to shape the dough of rice flour into balls, make a hole, insert the filling, then close the hole and smooth out the dumpling by rolling it between your hands. In North China, sweet or nut-meat stuffing is the usual ingredient. The fillings are pressed into hardened cores, dipped lightly in w
15、ater and rolled in a flat basket containing dry glutinous rice flour. A layer of the flour sticks to the filling, which is then again dipped in water and rolled a second time in the rice flour. And so it goes, like rolling a snowball, until the dumpling is the desired size. The custom of eating Yuan
16、xiao dumplings remains. This tradition encourages both old and new stores to promote their Yuanxiao products. They all try their best to improve the taste and quality of the dumplings to attract more customers. 【语篇概述】提起元宵节, 我们首先想到的肯定是一种食物汤圆。你知道汤圆是怎么来的吗? 本文告诉你答案。6. Which of the following is NOT true?
17、 A. The custom of eating Yuanxiao dates back to the fourth century. B. Sugar, rose petals and minced meat are all fillings of Yuanxiao. C. Sweet Yuanxiao are usually made in southern China. D. People in northern China usually make Yuanxiao by rolling like a snowball. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。从文中可知, 没有提到只有南方人吃甜元
18、宵。7. Choose the right order of making Tangyuan in southern provinces. make a hole and insert the fillingroll the dough between your handsshape the dough of rice flour into ballsclose the holeprepare some rice flourA. B. C. D. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。prepare some rice flour文中未提, 但应该在前; 再由第三段第二句可知选D项。8. What is
19、the best title of this passage? A. The Lantern FestivalB. The Ingredients of YuanxiaoC. The Difference Between Yuanxiao and TangyuanD. Chinas Traditional FoodYuanxiao【解析】选D。主旨大意题。文中说了元宵的起源、制作材料和方法以及流行情况, 只有D项能概括全文。9. Why do we eat Yuanxiao today? A. Because its a tradition. B. Because its a tasty fo
20、od. C. Because we love our country. D. Because this food can make money. 【解析】选A。推理判断题。文中显示我们吃元宵主要是因为它是传统。. 完形填空When I was in primary school, I got into a major argument with a boy in my class. I cant1what it was about, but I have never forgotten the2I learned that day. I was3that I was right and he
21、was wrongand he was sure that I was wrong and he was right. The4decided to teach us a very important lesson. She5both of us up to the6of the class and7him on one side of her desk and me on8. In the middle of her desk was a large, round object. I could9see that it was black. She asked the boy what10t
22、he object was. “White, ”he answered. I couldnt believe he said the object was white, 11it was obviously black! Another12started between my classmate and me, this13about the color of the object. The teacher told me to go to stand where the boy was standing and told him to come to stand where I had be
23、en. We changed14, and now she asked me what the color of the object was. I15answer, “White. ”It was an object with two16colored sides, and from his side it was white. 17from my side was the color black. My teacher taught me a very important lesson that day: You must18in the other persons shoes and l
24、ook at the19through their eyes in order to20understand their view. 【语篇概述】多年前我得到的那个教训让我至今铭记在心。1. A. thinkB. supposeC. remindD. remember【解析】选D。从下文的never forgotten可知, 我记不清为何争吵。2. A. lessonB. lectureC. classD. text【解析】选A。从下文可知, 多年前的那天我得到了一个教训, 至今铭记在心。3. A. toldB. wishedC. sureD. allowed【解析】选C。be sure, 意
25、为“确信, 深信”。从下文可知, 当时我坚信自己是正确的, 对方是错误的。4. A. officerB. teacherC. doctorD. parent【解析】选B。下文提到了The teacher, My teacher, 可知应选B项。5. A. toldB. cameC. broughtD. woke【解析】选C。bring指“带到某处”。其他选项不符合文意。6. A. backB. frontC. middleD. side【解析】选B。从下文的her desk可知, 老师把我们带到讲桌旁, 讲桌应在教室前面, 故选B项。7. A. plantedB. placedC. hadD.
26、 fixed【解析】选B。place意为“放置, 安置”。根据下文内容可知, 老师让我们分别站(安置、放)在讲桌的两边。其他三个选项都不符合文意。8. A. the otherB. anotherC. otherD. one【解析】选A。从上文on one side of her desk可推知我站到那个同学的对面, 即讲桌的另一边, 应是the other。9. A. happilyB. fortunatelyC. clearlyD. nearly【解析】选C。从下文的obviously和文意可知, 从我这边很清晰地看到它是黑色的, 故选择clearly。10. A. widthB. sha
27、peC. colorD. size【解析】选C。从black和white可知, 老师在问物体的颜色。下文中的“about the color of the object”等细节给了很好的启示。11. A. whenB. unlessC. untilD. if【解析】选A。从上下文可知, (我看到)它明明是黑色的, 而我的同学却说它是白色的, 我难以置信, 所以A项when符合文意。12. A. fightB. argumentC. conversationD. game【解析】选B。从文意和上文的argument可知, 我们不同意对方的意见, 又开始争吵了。13. A. timeB. year
28、C. monthD. day【解析】选A。由上文又开始了新的争吵可知, time是正确的, 这一次是关于这个物体的颜色。其他选项显然与文意不符。14. A. placesB. seatsC. attitudesD. glasses【解析】选A。由上句的内容可知, 我们交换了位置。15. A. needed toB. was able toC. hoped toD. had to【解析】选D。根据语境, 我们两人互相交换了位置, 我看到了物体的另一面, 不得不承认是白色的, 即我的同学刚才看到的颜色。16. A. similarlyB. differentlyC. beautifullyD. s
29、urprisingly【解析】选B。由下文from his side it was white和from my side was the color black可知, 物体两面的颜色不同, 故differently正确。17. A. StillB. SinceC. OnlyD. Also【解析】选C。still“仍然”; since“自以来”; only“可是, 不过”; also“而且”。通过上文可知, 从他那面看, 物体是白色的, 可是从我这面看它是黑色的。只有only符合文意。18. A. seatB. standC. lieD. put【解析】选B。stand in the other
30、 persons shoes“站在别人的立场上”。stand符合文意。19. A. situationB. movementC. conditionD. behavior【解析】选A。situation“局面, 情况, 局势”; movement“动作”; condition“状况”; behavior“行为”。结合语境可知situation合适。20. A. unexpectedlyB. suddenlyC. quietlyD. truly【解析】选D。通过上文可知, 只有当你站在别人的立场上, 从他们的角度看问题时, 你才能真正理解别人, 故D项truly正确。. 短文改错假定英语课上老师
31、要求同桌之间交换修改作文, 请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误, 每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加: 在缺词处加一个漏字符号(), 并在其下面写出该加的词。删除: 把多余的词用斜线()画掉。修改: 在错的词下画一横线, 并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意: 1. 每处错误仅限1词; 2. 只允许修改10处, 多者(从第11处起)不计分。Today is Sunday. Ive been in Russia for two months. This is the first time that Ive been away my family for suc
32、h a long time. With the help of Katia, a roommate of me, Ive soon got used to live without my parents around. Katia, like many other Russian girls, are nice and lively. We became friends shortly after we met each other. Although her English is a little hardly to understand, we enjoy chatting and we
33、usually talk a lot about our own family. Were both surprising that Chinese culture and Russian culture were so different. Now, we are planning a small party for the next Sunday. There, Katia will introduce me to some of her friends, one of who has been to China several times. I just cant wait. 答案: 1
34、. 【解析】第三句中的away后加from。be away from意为“离开”。2. 【解析】第四句中的memine。a roommate of mine是固定结构, 介词of后应该使用名词所有格形式或名词性物主代词。3. 【解析】第四句中的liveliving。get used to意为“习惯于”, 其中to是介词, 后跟-ing形式或名词、代词。4. 【解析】第五句中的areis。本句中的主语是Katia, 故用单数谓语动词is。5. 【解析】第七句中的hardlyhard。此处意思是“尽管她的英语有点难懂”, hardly是副词, 意为“几乎不”, hard是形容词, 意为“难的”。6. 【解析】第七句中的familyfamilies。此处应该用名词复数, 表示“我”和Katia的两个家庭。7. 【解析】第八句中的surprisingsurprised。此处应该表示人感到“惊讶的”, 而surprising表示“令人惊讶的”。8. 【解析】第八句中的wereare。通读全文可知, 此处应该用一般现在时, 表示客观情况。9. 【解析】第九句中的the去掉。next Sunday是固定用法, 无需再使用定冠词the。10. 【解析】第十句中的whowhom。此句是非限制性定语从句, 先行词是friends, 在定语从句中作介词of的宾语, 故关系代词使用宾格whom。
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