1、Module 4 Carnival课时作业.阅读(2020吉林省梅河口市高三上学期联考)Edward Latter, five, thought his dog Morse was gone for ever after cruel thieves took him away when the dog escaped from his home.The 10monthold dog had been missing since December and the brokenhearted boy even wrote a heartbreaking letter to Santa and po
2、sted it to Lapland asking for his pal back for Christmas.A 10,000 reward was offered by millionaire Simon Cowell after he read about the horrific theft. Cowell said: “Its heartbreaking to see a little boys Christmas ruined. Dogs are so important to many of us. We just hope it helps lead to the safe
3、return of Morse.”His parents, Amanda Hopkins and Richard Latter, had given up hope of ever seeing their pet again, until they got a call on Friday night. A couple 20 miles away from their home in Marden, Kent, had found a muddy dog walking through their street and thought it could be missing Morse.
4、They brought the Morse in, washed him, and then called Mr Latter who was unsure until he was sent a photo, and then drove the family to the village of Meopham.The theatre carpenter, 40, said: “Amanda and I were still quite sceptical, but Edward saw him and recognised him straight away. He was absolu
5、tely over_the_moon. He said：I cant believe it, I have my best friend back. Its too late for Christmas but this is the best present ever. We were still unsure if it was him thoughas he wasnt responding to his name or coming to us.”“We spent about an hour and half over there and we still were not sure
6、, so we took him home to get his chip scanned. It was only when we took him to the vets on Saturday morning and got his chip scanned that we found out for sure. We instantly broke down in tears. We were just hugging each other, hugging Edward and hugging the dog.” Added Richard.The family who found
7、missing Morse said they hadnt yet heard from Simon Cowell about the 10,000 reward but were happy to get him home.篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。Edward Latter给圣诞老人写信希望圣诞老人实现他的愿望：他的狗能回来和他一起过圣诞节。最后Edward Latter的确找回了他的狗。1Why did Edward Latter write to Santa?AHe wanted Santa to punish the cruel thieves.BHe wished Santa c
8、ould bring Morse back for Christmas.CHe hoped Santa would reward the person finding his dog.DHe wished he could reunite with his parents for Christmas.答案：B细节理解题。根据第二段中的“The 10monthold dog had been missing since December and the brokenhearted boy even wrote a heartbreaking letter to Santa and posted
9、it to Lapland asking for his pal back for Christmas.”可知，Edward Latter给圣诞老人写信是希望圣诞老人实现他的愿望：让他的狗回来和他一起过圣诞节。故选B。2What does the underlined phrase “over the moon” in Paragraph 5 mean?AOn the move.BOuter space.CIn high spirits.DBeyond description.答案：C词义猜测题。根据上一句“but Edward saw him and recognised him strai
10、ght away”可知，Edward Latter已经认出了Morse，他立即欣喜若狂。故选C。3Why did Richard Latter have the dogs chip scanned?ATo identify the dog.BTo ensure the dogs health.CTo remind Edward Latter to hug the dog.DTo get the reward millionaire Cowell had promised.答案：A细节理解题。根据倒数第二段第一句可知，这条狗被带去扫描是为了弄清它是否是 Edward Latter丢失的狗Mors
11、e。故选A。4What can we learn from the text?AEdward Latter has got his lost Morse back.BSimon Cowell was accused of breaking his promise.CSanta brought Morse back for Edward Latter after Christmas.DThe couple has received a reward of 10,000 from Mr Latter.答案：A细节理解题。根据倒数第二段第二句“It was only when we took him
12、 to the vets on Saturday morning and got his chip scanned that we found out for sure.”可知， Edward Latter的确找回了他的狗。故选A。【词汇积累】cruel adj. 残酷的；冷酷的；残忍的reward n. 奖励；回报；报酬horrific adj. 极坏的；令人震惊的；令人惊恐的muddy adj. 多泥的；泥泞的【难句分析】原文：The family who found missing Morse said they hadnt yet heard from Simon Cowell abo
13、ut the 10,000 reward but were happy to get him home.找到失踪的莫尔斯的一家人表示，他们还没有收到西蒙考威尔关于1万美元奖金的消息，但很高兴能让他回家。(最后一段)分析：本句为主从复合句。said后为省略了that的宾语从句。主句中who引导定语从句，修饰先行词The family。.完形填空(2019广东省茂名市高三级第一次综合测试)A letter to Mum and her mince (肉末) piesWhen I was a little girl, you and I loved decorating the living roo
14、m and Christmas tree. After _1_， we would bake cakes. “Make enough mince pies, because Santa likes them，” you would tell me.Christmas Eve came and you would put me on my _2_ made bed. Id fall asleep until Christmas morning. Id wake up and thrill at the _3_ before me. At the bottom of my bed would be
15、 loads of presents. Id scream in delight, _4_ tearing the paper open. Running downstairs, I would _5_ that Santa hadnt just stopped in the bedroom: there were also lots of _6_ around the Christmas tree.Many years later, the tradition continued. The only thing that _7_ was the presents at the end of
16、the bedI grew out of them.One afternoon while we were _8_ extra mince pies as usual, it suddenly hit me that the extra wasnt for _9_. I said, “Those extra mince pies were never for Santa, were they? They were for you！” You never said a worda smile was your only _10_.Christmas changed in 1986, when y
17、ou suffered a _11_ brain disease. After _12_ throughout Christmas, you passed away on the 29 December.Only now am I starting to enjoy Christmas again, and while I dont do the _13_ any more, I do have mince pies in the house. I leave one out just for you, as if you were _14_ a part of my Christmas. A
18、nd I make sure I put up the decorations _15_ you, and us. Thanks for the wonderful memories of Christmas, Mum.篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要叙述了作者小时候与母亲一起过圣诞节，有装饰房间、装饰圣诞树和烤蛋糕、做馅饼的传统。后来母亲去世，作者仍然留一个馅饼来纪念母亲的故事。1A.cooking Bdecorating Cliving Dresting答案：B根据前句“you and I loved decorating the living room and Christmas t
19、ree”可知，此处表示装饰完房间后，我们会一起烤蛋糕。cook “烹饪，做饭”；decorate “装饰”；live “生活”；rest “休息”。所以B符合题意。2A.neatly Bspecially Cquickly Dtemporarily答案：A根据语境可知，妈妈把“我”放在整洁的床上，让“我”赶紧睡觉等待圣诞老人的礼物。neatly “整洁地”；specially “专门地，特别地”；quickly “快速地”；temporarily “暂时地”。根据语境可知，A符合题意。3A.pies Bmess Cdecorations Dsight答案：D根据后文“At the bottom
20、 of my bed would be loads of presents.”可知，看到眼前的景象，“我”感到激动。pie “馅饼，派”；mess “混乱”；decoration “装饰”；sight “景象，风景”。所以D符合语境。4A.violently Bdeliberately Cexcitedly Dcasually答案：C根据前文的“thrill at the _3_ before me”以及本句的delight可知，“我”很激动，很兴奋，violently “暴力地”；deliberately “故意地”；excitedly “兴奋地”；casually “随意地”。所以C符合题
21、意。5A.discover Bwitness Cdescribe Dimagine答案：A根据后文“there were also lots of _6_ around the Christmas tree”可知，“我”发现圣诞老人在卧室和圣诞树旁都留了礼物。discover “发现”；witness “见证”；describe “描述”；imagine “想象”。所以A符合题意。6A.decorations Bcakes Cleaves Dpresents答案：D根据语境可知，圣诞树旁堆了一些礼物。decoration “装饰”；cake “蛋糕”；leaf “树叶”；present “礼物
22、”。所以D符合题意。7A.helped Bstopped Cremained Dcounted答案：B根据语境可知，唯一停止的传统就是在床边放礼物。help “帮助”；stop “停止”；remain “保持，仍然”；count “计算，数数”。与前面的continued形成对比，所以B符合题意。8A.making Btasting Cpurchasing Ddelivering答案：A根据文章第一段第三句中“Make enough mince pies, because Santa likes them”可知，他们是做馅饼。make “做，制造”；taste “品尝”；purchase “购
23、买”；deliver “递送”。所以A符合题意。9A.Mum BSanta CChristmas Dguests答案：B根据前文“Make enough mince pies, because Santa likes them”可知，“我”突然意识到这些馅饼不是为圣诞老人准备的。Mum “妈妈”；Santa “圣诞老人”；Christmas “圣诞节”；guests “客人”，所以B符合题意。10A.explanation Bopinion Cexpression Dreply答案：D根据语境“You never said a wordsmile was your only _10_.”可知，
24、妈妈没有说任何话，只是笑，这就是对“我”的答复。explanation “解释”；opinion “观点”；expression “表达”；reply “回复”。所以D符合题意。11A.mild Bcurable Csevere Dcommon答案：C根据后文的“you passed away on the 29 December”可知，母亲得了严重的大脑疾病。mild “温和的”；curable “可治愈的”；severe “严重的”；common “常见的”，所以C符合题意。12A.suffering Bcelebrating Cworking Ddecorating答案：A根据前文“wh
25、en you suffered a _11_ brain disease”以及后文的“you passed away on the 29 December”可知，妈妈遭受病痛的折磨，过了圣诞节不久就去世了。suffer “遭受”；celebrate “庆祝”；work “工作”；decorate “装饰”，所以A符合题意。13A.laundry Bcleaning Coperation Dbaking答案：D根据文章第一段第二句“After _1_， we would bake cakes.”可知，他们过圣诞节的传统是装饰房间和圣诞树后烘烤蛋糕。而此处表示“我”已经不再自己烤蛋糕了。laund
26、ry “洗衣”；cleaning “清洁”；operation “手术”；baking “烘烤”，所以D符合题意。14A.still Balso Ceven Djust答案：A根据语境“I leave one out just for you, as if you were _14_ a part of my Christmas.”可知，“我”会留一个馅饼给妈妈，好像妈妈仍然是自己圣诞节的一部分。still “仍然”；also “也”；even “甚至”；just “仅仅”，所以A符合题意。15A.in praise of Bin memory of Con behalf of Don acc
27、ount of答案：B根据语境可知，“我”装饰房间是为了纪念妈妈，纪念自己过去跟妈妈一起过圣诞节的传统。in praise of “表扬”；in memory of “为了纪念”；on behalf of “代表”；on account of “因为”，所以B符合题意。.七选五(2020山西省祁县中学高三月考)Curling (冰壶) is a winter sport played on ice. Therefore, its most popular in northern countries like Canada. Curling is played in the USA by abo
28、ut 15,000 people. _1_ Scottish winters were long and there were forms of entertainment. So people began making a sport out of sliding heavy stones on the frozen lakes. The game spread, and in the 1700s curling clubs formed. Then Scottish soldiers brought it to North America._2_ Men, women, and child
29、ren often compete on the same team, if they can slide a fortypound stone down the ice! Both teams slide their stones toward the same goal.After all 16 stones have been cast, the team whose stone has slid closest to the goal gets one point._3_ The ice is so smooth and the stone is so heavy that even
30、the smallest misjudgment in a throw can make the stone slide much too far or stop too suddenly. _4_ Water helps the stone slide, but it can also change the stones path.In curling, a broom is part of each players equipment. A good curler must know how much force to use. The player must know the exact
31、 conditions of the ice on the court. _5_ That may explain why the international Olympic Committee decided to make curling an Olympic sport in 1998.APlayers compete on the court.BThen the play begins in the other direction.CCurling is played by teams of four people.DIn other words, a good curler must
32、 be a fine athlete.EThe rules are easy to learn, but playing the game is hard.FThe melting of the ice makes things tough for the curlers.GCurling probably began in Scotland in the 1500s or earlier.篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一项奥林匹克运动项目冰壶。1G根据后文的“Scottish winters were long and there were forms of entertainm
33、ent. So people began making a sport out of sliding heavy stones on the frozen lakes.”可推知，此处是概述冰壶的历史渊源，所以G项“冰壶运动可能起源于16世纪或更早的苏格兰。”符合语境。故选G。2C根据本段的整体内容可知，本段主要讲的是冰壶的规则，所以C项“冰壶比赛由四人组成的队伍进行。”符合语境。故选C。3E前文讲的是冰壶的规则，本段讲的是对冰壶的掌控并非易事，所以E项“冰壶的规则学起来容易，但操作起来困难。”承上启下。故选E。4F根据后文“Water helps the stone slide, but it
34、 can also change the stones path.”可推知，由于摩擦可能会造成场地的冰融化，从而增加操作冰壶的难度。故选F。5D根据后文“That may explain why the international Olympic Committee decided to make curling an Olympic sport in 1998.”(这也许可以解释为什么国际奥委会在1998年决定将冰壶运动列为奥运会项目。)可推知，一个好的冰壶球员必须是一个好的运动员。故选 D。.应用文写作(2020全国百校联盟高三TOP300尖子生联考)假定你是李华。你们市要举行一年一度的国
35、际风筝节，你的英国朋友Joe对中国的文化很感兴趣，因此你想邀请他参加。请依据下列要点，给Joe写封电子邮件：1风筝节的时间、地点；2活动安排。注意：1.词数80左右；2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 精彩范文Dear Joe，How is everything going with you? Im writing to tell you a piece of good news that the International Kite Festival of this year will be held in the Central Park in our city from next Sat
36、urday to Sunday. Knowing that you have an appetite for Chinese culture, I sincerely invite you to participate in it.During the festival, you can enjoy many colorful and splendid shows by players from around the world. Besides, many experts will show people how to make kites and direct them to make t
37、heir own kites. Whats more, a lot of pictures about kites will be shown during the festival, which I think will make you have a better knowledge of the history of kites.Hoping to see you then. Best wishes!Yours，Li Hua.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。February has long been a month of romance. With the
38、sweet smell of roses in the air, romantic films hit cinemas and love stories fill newspapers and magazines.On the 14th day, it is a custom for a boy to take his girlfriend out to dinner, buy her flowers and chocolate, write poems, sing to her or even spell out her name with rose petals! This is what
39、 you see on Valentines Day, a day named after Valentine who was a priest in the third century Rome. When the emperor decided that single men could become better soldiers than those with wives, he didnt allow marriage.But Valentine continued to perform marriage ceremonies for young lovers in secret.
40、When his actions were discovered, the emperor sentenced him to death. While in prison, it is said that Valentine fell in love with the daughter of his prison guard. Before his death, he wrote her a letter, which he signed “From your Valentine”， an expression that is still in use today. Valentine die
41、d for what he believed in and so he was made a saint, as well as becoming one of the most romantic characters in history.Nowadays, Valentines Day is still popular among Chinese young people. Some students are planning to make Valentines cards for parents, teachers and friends. Others want to hold pa
42、rties at which they will exchange small gifts and eat heartshaped cakes. The idea is to have fun and encourage people to share in the spirit of St.Valentine. 精彩范文February is considered to be a month full of romance, because Valentines Day falls on February 14th. (要点1) It is also a day named after Va
43、lentine and observed in honour of the priest. (要点2) Despite the emperors ban on marriage at that time, Valentine still performed marriage ceremonies for young lovers in secret. He was sentenced to death and regarded as one of the most romantic characters in history. (要点3) Nowadays, Valentines Day is still popular among Chinese young people, but it has been granted more meanings and purposes. (要点4)
