1、2014-2015学年高中英语 unit 1 Festivals around the world 第1课时 Warming up & Reading强化练习 新人教版必修3.单词拼写1Nobody knows exactly the _ (起源) of the earth.2He _ (欺骗) the girl and took away all her money.3He _ (获得) full marks in the examination.4The street cleaner is _ (收集) rubbish in the rain.5The winner was _ (授予)
2、a gold medal.6She _ (欣赏) your works very much.7The homeless children were _ (渴望) for safety and love.8The story of his miseries is beyond my _ (信任)9On my _ (到达) at the hotel, he gave me a sweet kiss.10You see, the _ (精力充沛的) young man plays basketball day and night.答案：1.origins2.tricked3.gained4.gath
3、ering5.awarded6.admires7.starving8.belief9.arrival10.energetic.完成句子1The sports meeting _ (举行) next week.2Millions of people _ (饿死) during the war.3The monument was built _ (纪念) the little hero.4There is no need _ (化妆)come as you are.5We all _ (对她表示钦佩) what she had done.6She _ (一直盼望) having a chance
4、to pay a visit to Zhangjiajie.7Weve missed the bus. _ (看来好像) well have to take a taxi.8These children loved _ (捉弄) their teacher.9I _ (结识了很多朋友) since I arrived.10Youll be sure _ (玩得开心) at the party tonight.答案：1.will take place2.starved/were starved to death3in memory of4.to dress up5.admired her for
5、6.has been looking forward to7.It looks as though/if8.playing tricks on9.have gained a lot of friends10.to have fun.单项填空1(2014安徽蚌埠二中高一下学期期中)Great changes _ in the small city in the last 20 years.Ahave taken placeBtook placeChad taken placeDare happening答案：A句意：在过去的20年里这座小城市发生了很大的变化。in the last 20 yea
6、rs“在过去的20年里”，通常与现在完成时连用。2(2014湖北部分重点中学高一下期中)They set up a monument _ the soldiers who died in World War .Ain need ofBin danger ofCin search ofDin memory of答案：D句意：他们建起了一座纪念碑来纪念在二战中牺牲的战士们。in need of“需要”；in danger of“处于的危险中”；in search of“寻找”；in memory of“为了纪念”。3(2014安徽泗县双语中学高一下月考)The naughty boys would
7、 play _ trick on _ neighbours who didnt give them any sweets on Halloween.Aa; /Ba; theCthe; /D/; the答案：B句意：这些淘气的男孩常常捉弄在万圣节不给他们任何糖果的邻居们。play a trick on捉弄；第二空特指“不给他们糖果的邻居”，故填the。4(2014北京重点中学高一下学期3月月考)With nothing on, the Emperor walked in the parade, thinking he _ the most beautiful clothes in the wor
8、ld.Awas dressed himselfBdressedCwas dressed inDwas dressed答案：C句意：这位国王走在游行队伍中，什么也没穿，却认为自己穿着世界上最美丽的衣服。be dressed in穿着。5(2014福建罗源一中高一3月月考)Li Ming speaks English well _ he were an English boy.Aso thatBeven thoughCas thoughDnow that答案：C句意：李明英语说得很好，好像他是个英国男孩。so that“结果，为了”；even though“即使”；as though“好像”；no
9、w that“既然”。6(2014福建三明一中高一下月考)She was _ the Nobel Prize for her contribution in medicine.AawardedBrecognizedCregardedDrewarded答案：A句意：因为她在医药方面的贡献，她被授予诺贝尔奖。award指为鼓励某人在工作中达到的成就而进行的一种奖励。recognize“认出”；regard“看作”；reward“回报”。7(2014福建四地六校高一下月考)The days we have been looking forward to _ soon.AcomingBwill com
10、eCcomeDhave come答案：B句意：我们一直盼望的日子很快就要来了。句子的主语是the days；根据句意可知，应用一般将来时态。8(2014福建四地六校高一下月考)_ it is to have a chance to experience life in space!AWhat a funBWhat funCHow funDWhat funny答案：B句意：有机会体验太空中的生活是多么有趣！fun是不可数名词，故排除A项；what修饰名词，how修饰形容词/副词，故排除C、D项。9To my surprise, the mayor of the American city is
11、Chinese by _.AnatureBresourceCoriginDsource答案：C句意：让我吃惊的是，这个美国城市的市长是中国人。by origin出身。10Every now and then I went to the library to _ information about the subject.AgatherBcollectCtogetherDconnect答案：B由句意“我不时地去图书馆收集信息”可知，是指有目的、有选择性地收集，故用collect。gather“采集，聚集”；together“在一起”，为副词；connect与collect词形相近，但connec
12、t意为“连接”，与句意不符。11She hopes to _ some experience by working abroad for two years.AadmireBgainCwinDput答案：B句意：她希望通过在国外工作两年来获得一些经验。admire“欣赏”；gain“获得”；win“胜利”；put“放”。12We should follow the _ in a foreign country we are visiting.AhabitsBcustomsCtraditionDpractice答案：B句意：我们应该遵守我们正在参观的国家的风俗。habit指个人习惯；custom
13、指社会或团体的共有的风俗、习俗及个人的习惯；tradition指传统；practice指惯例。由句意可知选B项。13Many people _ death in the earthquake as a result of the delay of the supplies.Awere starved toBstarved toCwere starvedDboth A and B答案：D句意：由于供应不及时，许多人在地震中饿死了。starve表示“饿死”并与death连用时，须与介词to连用。14If you are selling, you have to have _ in the prod
14、ucts.AbeliefBwordCviewDfun答案：A句意：如果你从事销售，你必须相信这些产品。have belief in“相信”。15(2014浙江省杭州地区七校高一下学期期中联考)Please dont do anything harmful_our nature, or we humans will have no_each other.Ato; fun aboutBfor; fun with Cfor; fun aboutDto; fun with答案：D句意：请不要做任何对我们的大自然有害的事情，否则，人类会自食其果。.完形填空I was the fifth of seven
15、 children and went to the same school as my three older sisters and brother. Each child went to the plant sale _1_in early May every year, just in _2_for Mothers Day.Third grade was the first time that I was _3_to take part in the plant sale. I wanted to _4_my mother, but I didnt have any money. My
16、oldest sister gave me some. I made my _5_carefully at the _6_sale. I looked at each plant to make sure that I had_7_found the best geranium. Once I had brought it home, I hid it on the upstairs neighbors porch.On Mothers Day, I was bursting with pride_8_I gave her that geranium. I remember how_9_her
17、 eyes were, and how delighted she was with my_10_.The year I was 15, my younger sister reached third grade. _11_my elder sister did for me，I gave her some money to buy a geranium for our mother. She arrived home full of _12_excitement. The geranium was _13_in a paper bag under her sweater. “I looked
18、 at every plant，” she_14_，“and I knew I got the best one！”With a sweet sense of dj vu(似曾相识), I helped my little sister hide that geranium. I was there when she gave my mother the geranium, and I _15_them both bursting _16_bright and delight. My mother noticed me watching. She gave me a soft, secret
19、_17_. With a tug at my heart, I smiled back. I wondered how my mother could_18_to be surprised at this gift from her_19_child. But as I watched her eyes light up with delight at the _20_of the most precious gift, I knew she was not pretending.文章大意：在母亲节来临时，你打算送什么礼物给你的母亲？本文也许能给你一些启示。1A.producedBheldCc
20、ollectedDexpected答案：B每年“举行”的植物展销会。2A.useBstoreCtimeDchance答案：C指正好在母亲节那个时间。3A.promisedBthoughtCimaginedDallowed答案：D作者第一次被允许参加植物展销会。4A.surpriseBloveCrespectDpermit答案：A从第三段知是想给母亲一个惊喜。5A.choiceBopinionCneedDagreement答案：Amake ones choice意为“作出选择”。6A.flowerBplantCfoodDclothes答案：B从上文中提到的“the plant sale”可知。7
21、A.firstlyBfinallyCindeedDexcitedly答案：C作者仔细打量每种植物，保证“确定”选到最好的天竺葵。8A.beforeBonceCwhileDwhen答案：Dwhen引导时间状语从句。9A.brightBterribleCdisappointedDproud答案：A从后面delighted可知。10A.successBgiftChappinessDsense答案：B指作者送给母亲的天竺葵，当然是礼物了。11A.IfBAfterCThoughDAs答案：Das在此意为“正如”。12A.sadBunluckyCnervousDupset答案：C她紧张而激动地回到家。13
22、A.remainedBhiddenCsoldDprovided答案：B指花藏在纸包里。14A.explainedBrepliedCcomparedDdiscussed答案：A指她解释前后的内容。B项由于没有人问她，故用reply不对。15A.noticedBsawCobservedDwatched答案：D从后面的“notice me watching”可知。16A.byBinCwithDexcept答案：Cwith表示伴随，意为“带着”。也与第8空前对应。17A.gestureBsmileCactionDexpression答案：B从后面的“smile back”可知。18A.pretendB
23、seemCagreeDintend答案：A从全文最后一个词可知。19A.fourthBfifthCseventhDsixth答案：D作者是家中七个孩子中的第五个，而这次送花给母亲是作者的younger sister，而不是youngest，故应该是第六个孩子。20A.caseBresultCsightDmoment答案：Cat the sight of是习语，意为“看到”。.阅读理解(2014淮北一中高一期末)India has many festivals, with some celebrations that last for weeks. However, none of them c
24、ome even close to Holi, Indias most colorful and fun festival. Celebrated on the day following the full moon, this years festival happens to be on March 19th.As with most Indian festivals, this one also has many different folk stories. Most of them center around the success of good over evil. The mo
25、st popular one is about a king, who hates his son Prahlada for loving the creator of the UniverseLord Vishnu. When every attempt to stop him fails, his sister, Holika believed to be immune(免疫的) to fire, joins in the effort by inviting the young boy to sit with her inside a huge fire. Helped by the p
26、ower of Lord Vishnu, Prahlada escapes safely, while the evil Holika is burned to death. To remember this event, huge outdoor fires are lit in the night before Holi in order to clean the air of evil spirits and to celebrate the death of the evil.So whats so great about this day? While there are some
27、fun parades(游行) and folk songs and dance performances, the most fun of all is walking to the streets and splashing(泼洒) people with water guns and dry colors and even covering them with entire buckets of colored water. On this day, everybody is fair_game,_no matter how old or how young.At about midda
28、y, the splashing comes to an end and people living close to oceans or rivers usually take a bath in the water to clean themselves before going home to a delicious homemade big dinner and a welldeserved short sleep, following this full day of fun and activities.文章大意：本文介绍了印度的一个传统的节日胡里节(Holi)。1Why does
29、 the king dislike his son Prahlada?ABecause Prahlada doesnt love him. BBecause Prahlada is rude to Holika.CBecause Prahlada loves Lord Vishnu.DBecause Prahlada concentrates on his own success.答案：C细节理解题。从第二段的句子The most popular one is about a king, who hates his son Prahlada for loving the creator of
30、the UniverseLord Vishnu.可知国王不喜欢他儿子Prahlada的原因。选C。2Prahlada gets out of danger _.Awith the help of Lord Vishnu Bbecause of his good luckCby beating his aunt Holika Dusing his amazing talent答案：A细节理解题。从第二段的句子Helped by the power of Lord Vishnu, Prahlada escapes safely, while the evil Holika is burned to
31、 death.可知由于Vishnu的帮助，Prahlada得以成功逃跑。选A。3The underlined phrase “fair game” in Paragraph 3 refers to a person who _.Afights against others fairly Benjoys splashing peopleCplays a trick on others Dis the aim of splashing water答案：D推理判断题。根据前一句the most fun of all is walking to the streets and splashing(泼洒
32、) people with water guns and dry colors and even covering them with entire buckets of colored water.可知fair game是泼水的目标。选D。4After the fun activities, people living close to oceans or rivers often take a bath because _.Athey have got dirty with dry colors and colored waterBgoing home with colored water
33、 means bad luckCthey believe clean water will bring good luckDtaking a bath shows their true love for Lord Vishnu答案：A细节理解题。根据文章最后一段At about midday, the splashing comes to an end and people living close to oceans or rivers usually take a bath in the water to clean themselves before going home to a delicious homemade big dinner and a welldeserved short sleep, following this full day of fun and activities.可知其原因。选A。