1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家Unit 1 Period 1.基础知识A单词拼写1Jack was beginning to enjoy the b_of nature.2The professor is editing a dictionary that explains the o_of words.3During the festival Obon, Japanese show respect to their a_.4There were over 100 guests at our wedding f_.5The Xray showed that the _(骨头) was bro
2、ken in two places.6My aunt is deeply _(虔诚的) and goes to church twice a week.【答案】1.beauty2.origin3.ancestor4.feast5.bone6religiousB用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空1New Year _(celebrate) in Scotland go on for three days.2The _(hunt) camped in the middle of the thick forest.3It is my _(believe) that we will find a cure
3、 for cancer in the next ten years.4Let me know the date and time of your _(arrive)5My little brother quite likes living alone.Its made him more _(independence)6The land is only to be used for _(agriculture) purposes.【答案】1.celebrations2.hunters3.belief4.arrival5independent6.agriculturalC根据汉语提示完成句子1I
4、_(盼望) your reply.2Great changes _(发生) in our hometown during the past ten years.3Look, the boys and girls _ (玩得开心)over there.4The museum is built _(纪念)that great scientist.5It is a small party.You dont have to _ _ (化妆)【答案】1.am looking forward to2.have taken place3are having fun4.in memory of5.dress
5、upD句型转换1I send you this card in honour of our happy summer together.I send you this card _our happy summer together.2How did that come about?How did that _？3Millions of people starved to death during the war.Millions of people _hunger during the war.4More and more people have much belief in doctors
6、of traditional Chinese medicine.More and more people _doctors of traditional Chinese medicine.5In celebration of the birth of baby Jesus, many Roman Catholics do not eat meat on Christmas Eve._the birth of baby Jesus, many Roman Catholics do not eat meat on Christmas Eve.【答案】1.in memory of2.take pla
7、ce3.died of4.believe in5To celebrate.阅读理解Thanksgiving is an important festival in North America.We interviewed several students from the US and Canada.Here is what they have told us about their Thanksgiving experiences.Josie from New York, USA“In America, Thanksgiving is celebrated every year at the
8、 end of November.It is to remember the first group of people from Europe to live in America.When they first arrived, they found the environment strange.But they learned to survive after some native American friends showed them how to grow and find food.Thanksgiving is meant to be a traditional celeb
9、ration.”Todd from California, USA“Thanksgiving is the first day of Christmas shopping.That means we have four weeks to buy Christmas presents for our families and friends.For me and my friends, the most important part of the festival is the big football game on TV.The match is watched by millions of
10、 people all over America.Thanksgiving is seen as an exciting day for football！”Ian from Saskatoon, Canada“In Canada, Thanksgiving is held on the second Monday in October.On the Sunday before Thanksgiving Day, many people go to church.Thanks is given for all the good things that happened to them duri
11、ng the year.I always give thanks for the nice big turkey Im going to have at the family dinner! Like all festivals, Thanksgiving is about food！”Katie from Maritimes, Canada“On Thanksgiving Day, we have dinner with all our cousins, aunts and uncles.It is always very busy.Sometimes we have two Thanksg
12、iving dinners because we go to both our grandparents houses.The dinner is usually attended by more than twenty people at each house! My mother and my aunts do all the cooking but the washingup is done by me and my cousins.And thats not an easy job! But I dont mind because Thanksgiving is meant to be
13、 a time to give thanks.”()1.People in the USA and Canada _.Aall have the same opinion of ThanksgivingBhave different opinions of ThanksgivingCfeel that Thanksgiving is about foodDhave no interest in Thanksgiving()2.When is Thanksgiving celebrated every year in Canada?AOn the second Monday in October
14、.BOn the second Monday in November.CAt the end of October.DAt the end of November.()3.Where does the person who thinks that Thanksgiving is a traditional celebration come from?ANew York.BCalifornia.CSaskatoon.DMaritimes.()4.What is the main idea of this passage?AStudents learn to give thanks on Than
15、ksgiving.BMany students like spending Thanksgiving at home.CStudents have different experiences on Thanksgiving.DThanksgiving is an important festival in North America.【答案】14BAAC.七选五阅读For over one hundred and fifty years, Americans of all social classes have worn blue jeans. _1_Whether they are worn
16、 for work or for fashion today, Strauss invention continues to be popular not only among Americans but also among people around the world.Levi Strauss was born in Germany in 1829._2_He grew up in Kentucky before moving to New York in 1847.Before becoming an American citizen and moving to the West in
17、 1853, Strauss worked in his brothers dry goods business.This gave him a chance to produce his famous invention.After the gold rush of 1849, Strauss decided to move to the West to seek his fortunes.Strauss did not want to be a person who searched an area for minerals.Instead, he knew he could make a
18、 good living by selling supplies to the miners.At first, he planned to sell sewing supplies and cloth._3_When he heard miners complaining that their clothes were easily broken or they usually tore their pockets during mining, he decided to use a special fabric (纤维) to make pants for the miners.These
19、 pants proved so popular that he quickly ran out of materials to make more.In 1873, Strauss received a letter from a Jewish tailor named Jacob Davis who had invented a process of connecting pockets with copper rivets (铆钉)This made the pants last a long time.Because Davis did not have the money to pa
20、tent his idea, he offered to share it with Strauss if Strauss would agree to pay for the patent._4_By the time Strauss died in 1902, he had made a great contribution to American fashion. _5_The business has been growing ever since and Levi Strauss company is now one of the largest clothing companies
21、 in the world.AAs a young boy, he moved with his family to the United States.BNobody knew what kind of material was suitable.CStrauss agreed and Levis jeans have been made with metal rivets ever since.DHowever, he did not get much business for those products.EBesides, he also made a great contribution to Americas clothing industry.FSince they were invented by Levi Strauss, they have become a symbol of American consumer culture.GAs the business grew, Strauss got much money from it.【答案】15FADCE高考资源网版权所有，侵权必究！