1、Unit 3 Festivals and customs课时作业(七)Unit3SectionWelcometotheunit&Reading.阅读理解AOldMrs.Lynnwasworkinginthecottage, hangingthewashedclothesontheline.Whatshewasntawareofwasthatsomechildrenwerehidinginanearbytree, watchinghereverymove.Theyweresurethatshewasawitchandwantedtofindtheevidence.Theywatchednervo
2、uslyasshetookabroomsticktosweepthedirtfromherstonesteps.Butmuchtotheirdisappointment, shedidntgetonthebroomstickandflyoff.Theoldladyonlylookedupwhenherhenbegantomakesoundsloudlysignalingthatshehadlaidanegginthenestonthetopofthehaystack (干草堆)Theoldladyputasideherbroomstickandwalkedtothehaystack, foll
3、owedbyMichael, ablackcatshehadrescuedfromafoxtrap.Withonlythreelegs, itwashardforMichaeltokeepupwithhismistress.Thecatwasproofforthechildrenthatonlyawitchwouldownablackcatwiththreelegs! Accidentally, shetrippedandcrashedtotheground.Thechildrenwereinhorror.“Shouldwegoandhelpher？”askedMia.“Whatifitsat
4、rick？”repliedPatrick.“Sheprobablyknowswerehere.Witchesknowthingslikethat！”Afterthinkingforawhile, Juliasaid, “Anyway, weshouldgoandcheckwhethersheisallright.”Approachingprudently,_theycouldseeawoundontheoldladysforehead.Shehadknockedherheadonastoneandwasunconscious.“GoandgetDad，”Miayelledtoherbrothe
5、rs.“Tellhimabouttheaccident.”Later, inthehospital, theoldladysmiledherthanks.“IwassoluckythatyoulovelychildrenhappenedtobepassingwhenIfell.Imusthaveyelledquiteloudly.”Thechildrenexchangedguiltyglances, butwereverypleasedthatshewasnotawitchafterall!1Mrs.Lynnstoppedsweepingwhen_.Aherdoorstepsbecamever
6、ycleanBsheheardthehenmakingsoundsloudlyCshenoticedthechildreninthetreeDhercatMichaelmanagedtogetherattention2WhywasPatricknotwillingtohelpMrs.Lynnwhenshefell?AHethoughtthatshecouldbecheatingthem.BHewasafraidofthethreeleggedblackcat.CHedidnotthinkthatshewashurtinthefall.DHeknewheandtheothersshouldnth
7、avebeeninhertree.3Whichofthedefinitionsisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“prudently”？ASlowly.BHurriedly.CCarefully.DQuietly.4Whatisthemainideaofthestory?AConstantdroppingwearsawayastone.BNeverjudgeabookbyitscover.CAfriendinneedisafriendindeed.DAgoodmedicinetastesbitter.BItmayseemasifMothersDaywas
8、inventedbyacompanynamedHallmark, butpeoplehavebeentakingtimeonthecalendartogiveashoutouttoMomforalongtime.TheGreeksandRomanshadmothergoddessfestivalsalthoughtheircelebrationsdidntinvolvethemenfolktakingtheirunderappreciatedmothersouttodinner.AmorerecenttraditionwasMotheringSunday, whichdevelopedinth
9、eBritishIslesduringthe16thcentury.OnthefourthSundayofLent(大斋期), youngmenandwomenwhowerelivingandworkingapartfromtheirfamilieswereadvisedtoreturntotheirmothershouses.MothersDayasitisobservedintheUnitedStatesstartedinthe1850swithAnnJarvis, aWestVirginiawomanwhoheld“MothersWorkDays”topromotehealthandhy
10、giene(卫生) athomeandintheworkplace.DuringtheCivilWar, Jarvisorganizedwomentoimprovesanitaryconditionsforsoldiersonbothsides, andafterthewarshebecameapeacemaker, furtheringthecausebybringingtogethermothersofUnionandConfederatesoldiersandpromotingaMothersDayholiday.Jarvisworkinspiredanother19thcenturyw
11、oman, JuliaWardHowe.In1870Howepublishedher“MothersDayProclamation”，whichenvisionedthedaynotasappreciationofmothersfromtheirchildrenbutasanopportunityforwomentoexercisetheircollectivepowerforpeace.HowestartedholdingannualMothersDaycelebrationsinBoston, herhometown, butafteraboutadecadeshestoppedfooti
12、ngthebillandthetraditionfadedaway.ItwasJarvisdaughterAnnaJarviswhosucceededingettingMothersDayrecognizedasanationalholiday.AfterhermotherdiedinMay1905, AnnastartedholdingyearlyceremoniesontheanniversariesandconductingatirelessPRcampaigntohavethedaymadeaholiday.In1908shesucceededinenlistingthesupport
13、ofJohnWanamaker, thePhiladelphiadepartmentstoremagnateandadvertisingpioneer, andby1912WestVirginiaandafewotherstateshadadoptedMothersDay.Twoyearslater, PresidentWoodrowWilsonsignedaresolutiondeclaringthesecondSundayinMayanationalholiday.Itwasntlong, though, beforewhateveridealsthedaywassupposedtocel
14、ebratewereburiedunderanamountofgreetingcardsandcandies.Bythe1920sAnnaJarviswascampaigningagainsttheholidayshehadbeeninstrumentalincreating.“Iwantedittobeadayofemotionalism, notprofit，”shesaid.5WhoplaysthemostimportantroleindevelopingMothersDay?AAnnJarvis.BJuliaWardHowe.CWoodrowWilson.DAnnaJarvis.6Wh
15、ydidAnnaJarvisobjecttoMothersDayatlast?ABecauseitwasanemotionalday.BBecausethefestivalwasnotprofitable.CBecausethecelebrationswentagainsttheoriginalspirit.DBecausethedaywasburiedundergreetingcardsandcandies.7Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?ATheObjectiontoMothersDayBTheArgumentonC
16、elebratingMothersDayCTheStorybehindtheCreationofMothersDayDDifferentFormsofCelebrationsonMothersDay.七选五Theworldisacolorfullandscapeofdifferentlanguages, skincolors, anddifferentcultures._1_.Awaytodevelopthisappreciationistotrytolearnaboutotherculturesaroundtheworld.Thereareseveralwaystobecomeknowled
17、geableaboutdifferentcultures._2_.Readingworksbyauthorswhohaveacloserelationshipwithaparticularcultureallowspeopletogainanaccurateglimpse(领会) intothefood, music, language, religion, andwayoflifeofaparticulargroupofpeople.Forexample，_3_，shewilloftenreadthemstoriesbasedonaculturesfolktales.Anotherwayto
18、learnaboutdifferentculturesistotrytolearnaforeignlanguage.Avarietyoflanguagelearningbooks, software, andaudioprogramsareavailableatthepubliclibraryorbookstores._4_.Makingcontactwithpeoplewhoarenativespeakersofthelanguagehelpshimtogainfirsthandknowledgeofaparticularcultureashestrugglestolearnthelangu
19、age._5_.WhetherapersonwantstolearnmoreaboutregionslikeJapan, theMiddleEast, Africa, oranyotherworldculture, becomingfamiliarwithitsfoodisagiantstepintherightdirection.Foodisanimportantpartofdifferentculturesandallowspeopletogaininsightintoaparticularculturalgroupswayoflife.Awhenastudentwantstolearnm
20、oreaboutadifferentcultureBwhenateacherwishestoexposeherstudentstoadifferentcultureCOnewayistoreadbookswrittenbyauthorsfromaparticularcultureDLearnaboutdifferentculturesbyeatingfoodfromaspecificculturalgroupEGaininganunderstandingofotherculturesbenefitsbothyouandotherpeopleFApersoncanchoosealanguaget
21、olearnandlocatelearningprogramstohelphimmasterthelanguageGItsimportanttodevelopanappreciationofdifferentculturestobecomeawellroundedperson课时作业(七).阅读理解A【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。传说中女巫夜间可以骑着笤帚飞来飞去，于是一群孩子偷偷去找他们认为一个老妇人是“巫婆”的证据。1答案与解析：B细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句“Theoldladyonlylookedupwhenherhenbegantomakesoundsloudlysignaling
22、thatshehadlaidanegginthenestonthetopofthehaystack.”可知，老妇人停下来是要去鸡窝收鸡蛋，故选B。2答案与解析：A细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Whatifitsatrick？repliedPatrick.Sheprobablyknowswerehere.Witchesknowthingslikethat！”可知Patrick怀疑这是一个圈套。3答案与解析：C词义猜测题。根据上下文信息可知孩子们半信半疑，因此他们小心翼翼地走上前去。4答案与解析：B主旨大意题。A项意为“滴水穿石”；B项意为“不要以貌取人”；C项意为“患难见真情”；D项意为“良药苦口
23、”。根据全文内容可知，孩子们怀疑老妇人是巫婆，于是暗中观察找证据，但事实却不是他们想的那样，故选B。B【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文，主要讲述了“母亲节”的由来。5答案与解析：D细节理解题。根据第四段第一句“ItwasJarvisdaughterAnnaJarviswhosucceededingettingMothersDayrecognizedasanationalholiday.”可知AnnaJarvis在母亲节的发展方面起了最重要的作用。6答案与解析：C细节理解题。根据最后一段可知，到了20世纪20年代，AnnaJarvis发起了反对这个节日的运动，因为那个时候的母亲节充斥着大量的贺卡和糖
24、果，被过度地商业化，这已与最初的母亲节的精神相悖，故选C。D项为干扰项，虽然该项描述了母亲节充斥着大量贺卡和糖果的现象，但这一现象的本质还是母亲节被过度商业化导致与其初心相悖，C项更为合适。7答案与解析：C主旨大意题。第一段第一句“ItmayseemasifMothersDaywasinvented.”是文章的主题句，其中的invented与C项中的Creation相呼应，且从第二段到最后叙述了母亲节创立的背景和过程，故选C。.七选五【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了欣赏不同文化的方法。1答案与解析：G根据下文“Awaytodevelopthisappreciationistotryto
25、learnaboutotherculturesaroundtheworld.”可知，G项“培养对不同文化的欣赏能力，成为一个全面发展的人是很重要的”符合语境。G项中的appreciation和differentcultures与下一句中的“thisappreciation”和“othercultures”相呼应。2答案与解析：C根据上文“Thereareseveralwaystobecomeknowledgeableaboutdifferentcultures.”及下文中的“Readingworksbyauthorswhohaveacloserelationshipwithaparticula
26、rculture”可知，C项“一种方法是阅读来自某个特定文化的作者写的书”符合语境。C项中的Oneway与上文中的“severalways”相呼应，C项中的readbookswrittenbyauthorsfromaparticularculture与下文中的“Readingworksbyauthorswhohaveacloserelationshipwithaparticularculture”相呼应。3答案与解析：B根据下文“shewilloftenreadthemstoriesbasedonaculturesfolktales.”可知，B项“当老师想让学生接触一种不同的文化时”符合语境。B项中的ateacher和herstudents分别对应下文中的“she”和“them”。4答案与解析：F本段主要讲通过学习一门语言来了解不同文化，而选项中只有F项提到了“language”，且F项中的Aperson与下文中的“him”对应。5答案与解析：D根据下文中的“becomingfamiliarwithitsfoodisagiantstepintherightdirection.”可知，D项“通过吃某个特定文化群体的食物来了解不同文化”符合语境。D项中的eatingfood与下文中的“becomingfamiliarwithitsfood”相呼应。
