1、阅读强化训练(四)学生用书P160(单独成册)(建议用时：25分钟) 阅读理解Festivals are a great way to experience a destination in a different way. This article will fuel your wanderlust(漫游癖) and guide you to the best festivals.St Patricks DayWhere: Dublin, Ireland & New York, US.A.When: 17 MarchSt Patricks Day has taken place in New
2、 York City on March 17th since 1762. On this day, the whole city turns green. Many Irish make traditional bread on this day. It is one of the most fun days of the year in New York City every year, when the whole city turns into a big green party.SXSWWhere: Austin, US.A.When: 1019 MarchLike free thin
3、gs? Yeah me too! Free food, drink and music sound good? Welcome to Austin, Texas. SXSW is a festival for those who work in the music and film industries. There are “free” shows. You do have to pay but not by handing over cash; you have to give up some time to queue but it is worth it to see some pop
4、ular stars.Kings DayWhere: Amsterdam, NetherlandsWhen: 27 AprilEvery year on April 27 Amsterdam turns a very bright color of orange for Kings Day, which is the birthday of King WillemAlexander. Its a crazy fun celebration when the center of the city is car, bus, and bikefree. It is a market day when
5、 anyone can sell pretty much anything. Tips: Take a jacket with you, wear orange, and bring cash.Just for LaughsWhere: Montreal, CanadaWhen: 1430 JulyFor comedy lovers there is no other festival in the world better than Montreals Just for Laughs. The festival concentrates most of its shows in the La
6、tin Quarter. During the day street performers delight the crowds and at night the city comes alive with comedy all over the city.【解题导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了四个有趣的节日。1What do St Patricks Day and Kings Day have in common?AThey are market days.BThey feature a specific color.CThey begin in the same month.DThey
7、are in honor of a Kings birthday.B解析：细节理解题。根据St Patricks Day中介绍的On this day, the whole city turns green.和Kings Day中介绍的Every year on April 27 Amsterdam turns a very bright color of orange可知，这两个节日都有各自独特的节日颜色。2Which festival is about music and film?ASt Patricks Day.BSXSW.CKings Day.DJust for Laughs.B解析
8、：细节理解题。根据SXSW中介绍的SXSW is a festival for those who work in the music and film industries.可知，SXSW是关于音乐和电影的。3What do we know about Just for Laughs?AIt offers free food.BIt lasts for one week.CIt is the best comedy festival in the world.DIt is celebrated in many places worldwide.C解析：推理判断题。根据Just for Lau
9、ghs中介绍的For comedy lovers there is no other festival in the world better than Montreals Just for Laughs.可知，该节日是全世界最好的喜剧节。 完形填空When I look at myself in the mirror, I see a happy young man. During my high school years, my second year was the most _1_ one because I had to do what most teenagers would ne
10、ver want to do.It all _2_ in the middle of my second year in high school. One day, my dad asked me if I had ever _3_ going to Holy Family Catholic High School. After many nights of careful consideration, I _4_ to go to Holy Family. Transferring schools in the middle of high school was the hardest th
11、ing for me to do, _5_ it was the best decision I could have ever made.I was one of the _6_ students at my school who had to _7_ transferring as a junior. On my first day at the new school, I didnt know what to _8_. My mind kept thinking about _9_ all my classes, making new friends and wondering if p
12、eople would like me. To be honest, I hated _10_ situations, typically someone would just sit there and be _11_. But being a newcomer, this was _12_ for me. I thought now that I was in a place where no one _13_ me, I could be whoever I wanted to be. I decided to join the schools soccer and track team
13、s to try to _14_ more people.The experience of transferring schools has _15_ affected my life in a dramatic way. It has shaped me into a more _16_ person and a harder worker, _17_ me to achieve more than I could have imagined. The _18_ I have gained by attending Holy Family will _19_ me throughout m
14、y life. I will use these skills in the following years while I try to further my _20_ by going to college.1A.popularBimportantCdifficultDinterestingC解析：根据本空后的I had to do what most teenagers would never want to do可知，作者在高中的第二年过得很艰难。2A.openedBbeganCchangedDreturnedB解析：根据下文内容可知，作者的艰难时期开始于高二期间。3A.adapted
15、 toBresponded toCthought ofDheard ofC解析：根据本空后的After many nights of careful consideration以及下文的On my first day at the new school可知，作者的父亲问他是否想过去Holy Family Catholic High School，经过数晚的思考后，他决定转学。4A.fearedBmanagedCfailedDdecidedD解析：参考上题解析。5A.butBorCandDforA解析：本空前后内容为转折关系。6A.fewBnormalCnaughtyDsuccessfulA解析
16、：根据上文中的what most teenagers would never want to do可知，作者是学生中为数不多的需要经历转学的人。7A.discussBenjoyCavoidDexperienceD解析：参考上题解析。8A.planBexpectCrequireDchooseB解析：作者在刚转学之初不知道接下来会发生什么。9A.attendingBteachingCfindingDholdingC解析：作者在转学之初需要熟悉环境，找到所有的班级。10A.unsuitableBunhappyCunusualDuncomfortableD解析：根据上文作者转学后需要面对的问题可知，作
17、者其实很厌烦这些不自在的情形，很典型的就是只能在那里静静地坐着。11A.niceBquietCcarefulDpatientB解析：参考上题解析。12A.properBcommonCdifferentDusefulC解析：根据下文内容可知，作者的做法与转学后的典型行为不同。13A.knewBacceptedCdoubtedDsawA解析：根据上文的being a newcomer可知，既然在一个新地方没人认识作者，他就可以成为他想成为的人。14A.welcomeBloveCsatisfyDmeetD解析：作者加入了学校的足球队和田径队以认识更多的人。15A.slightlyBclearlyCd
18、irectlyDpositivelyD解析：根据下文内容可知，转学对作者产生了积极的影响。16A.outgoingBgenerousCfamousDintelligentA解析：根据文章首句中的a happy young man以及下文内容可知，转学使得作者更加开朗，更加勤奋，推动着作者朝着好的方面转变。17A.advisingBpushingCremindingDinvitingB解析：参考上题解析。18A.skillsBhonorCchancesDpowerA解析：根据下文的I will use these skills可知，作者在新学校学到的技能将会终身受益。19A.judgeBbenefitCwarnDtrainB解析：参考上题解析。20A.testBdesignCeducationDinterestC解析：根据本空后的by going to college可知，作者会在接下来的这几年使用这些技能以在大学继续深造。