1、Section Warming Up,Pre-reading,Reading & Comprehending课后篇巩固探究一、阅读下列句子,在空白处填入一个适当的词或用括号内单词的适当形式填空1.The family decided (celebrate) the occasion by a large dinner party.答案:to celebrate2.Millions of people starved death during the war,because the harvest was hard to get in.答案:to3.Hell write a poem in me
2、mory his beloved father.答案:of4.Wait a minuteIm just (dress) the baby.答案:dressing5.The boys hid Johns bike to play trick on him.答案:a6.Since two years ago,the prizes (award) to five students for their outstanding work.答案:have been awarded7.The girls looked at the young man with (admire).答案:admiration8
3、.Jim has been working hard and looks forward to (spend) his vacation lying on the beach doing nothing.答案:spending9.Dont handle the vase as if it (be) made of steel.答案:were二、用方框内所给短语的适当形式填空in memory of look forward tohave fun withplay a trick onas ifday and night1.Working means you are nothing but yo
4、ur job.答案:day and night2.On weekends Id like to go to clubs and my good friends.答案:have fun with3.Dont treat me I were a three-year-old child.答案:as if4.“Thanks again for your support and encouragement.I am returning to China soon,” Jack said.答案:looking forward to5.At the Tomb Sweeping Day people sho
5、uld go to clean graves their ancestors.答案:in memory of6.He is always others,but when others play a joke on him,he feels unhappy.答案:playing a trick/tricks on三、下面一段文章是课文的浓缩,仔细阅读,根据课文内容将其补充完整Some festivals are held to 1. the dead or to satisfy the ancestors,who might return either to help or to do harm
6、.In Japan,people should go to clean graves and light incense in 2. of their ancestors in the festival called Obon.They think that it will 3. the ancestors back to earth.In Mexico,people celebrate the Day of the Dead in early November.On this important 4. day,they offer food,flowers and gifts to the
7、dead.The Western holiday Halloween also had its origin in old 5. about the return of the spirits of dead people.It is now a childrens festival,when they can 6. and go to their neighbours homes to ask for sweets.If the neighbours dont give any sweets,the children might play a 7. on them.In China,the
8、Dragon Boat Festival honours the famous ancient 8.,Qu Yuan.In the USA,Columbus Day is in memory of the 9. of Christopher Columbus in the New World.India has a national festival on October 2 to honour Gandhi,the leader helping gain Indias 10. from Britain.答案:1.honour2.memory3.lead4.feast5.beliefs6.dr
9、ess up7.trick8.poet9.arrival10.independence四、阅读理解A导学号19294000The Sahara Festival is a celebration of the very recent past.The three-day event is not fixed to the same dates each year,but generally takes place in November or December.It is well attended by tourists,but even better attended by locals.
10、During the opening ceremonies,after the official greetings from the government leaders,people who attend the festival begin to march smartly before the viewing stands(看台),and white camels transport their riders across the sands.Horsemen from different nations display their beautiful clothes and thei
11、r fine horsemanship.One following another,groups of musicians and dancers from all over the Sahara take their turn to show off their wonderful traditional culture.Groups of men in blue and yellow play horns and beat drums as they dance in different designs.On their knees in the sand,a group of women
12、 in long dark dresses dance with their hair:their long,dark,shiny hair is thrown back and forth in the wind to the rhythm of their dance.The local and visiting Italian dogs are anxious to run after hares.The crowd is on its feet for the camel races.Camels and riders run far into the distance,and the
13、n return to the finish line in front of the cheering people.Towards the evening,there comes the grand finale of the opening day,an extremely exciting horse race.All the riders run very fast on horseback.Some riders hang off the side of their saddles.Some even ride upside downtheir legs and feet stra
14、ight up in the airall at full speed.Others rush down the course together,men arm in arm,on different horses.On and on they went.So fast and so wonderful!1.The Sahara Festival is a festival which .A.has a very long history in North AfricaB.is held in the same place on the same dayC.is attended mainly
15、 by the people in the SaharaD.is celebrated mostly by travelers from different countries答案:C解析:细节理解题。由第一段最后一句中的“but even better attended by locals.”可知the Sahara Festival是一个主要由当地人参加的节日。2.Before the races begin, take part in the activities during the opening ceremonies.A.musicians,dancers,horses and h
16、aresB.camel riders,musicians,dogs and haresC.horsemen,dancers,camels and dogsD.musicians,officials,camels and horses答案:D解析:细节理解题。根据第二段对参加节日开幕式活动的介绍,D项中的musicians,officials,camels and horses都提到了。故选D项。3.The underlined word “finale” in the fourth paragraph most probably means the of the opening day.A.f
17、irst partB.middleC.last partD.whole答案:C解析:词义猜测题。根据画线词前面的叙述和该句中的“Towards the evening”可知是开幕式的最后了,故选C项。4.This passage mainly tells readers .A.what happens on the opening day of the Sahara FestivalB.how people celebrate during the three-day Sahara FestivalC.what takes place at the closing ceremonies of
18、the Sahara FestivalD.how animals race on the first and the last days of the Sahara Festival答案:A解析:主旨大意题。从文中第二段第一句话中的“During the opening ceremonies”可以看出,本文主要是介绍“撒哈拉节”开幕式上的活动。故选A项。BValentines DayValentines Day is named after Saint Valentine,an early Christian churchman(牧师) who reportedly helped young
19、lovers.Valentine was killed for his Christian beliefs on February 14 more than 1,700 years ago,but the day got its name even earlier than that.More than 2,000 years ago,the ancient Romans celebrated a holiday for lovers.As part of the celebration,girls wrote their names on pieces of paper and put th
20、em in a large container.Boys reached into the container and pulled one out.The girl whose name was written on the paper became his lover or sweetheart for a year.Lovers still put their names on pieces of paper and they send each other Valentines Day cards that tell of their love.Sometimes they also
21、send gifts,like flowers or chocolate candy.Americans usually send these gifts and cards through the mail system.But some use another way to send this message.They have it printed in a newspaper.The cost is usually a few dollars.Some of the messages are simple and short,“Jane,I love you very much.”Ot
22、hers say more.This one,for example,“Don,roses are red.Violets(紫罗兰)are purple.I hope you love me as much as I love you.Forever,Mary.”Most of the newspapers that print such messages are local,but USA Today is sold throughout the United States and 90 other countries as well.This means someone can send
23、a Valentine message to a lover in a faraway city or town almost anywhere in the world.These messages cost 80 dollars and more.An employee(职员)of USA Today says readers can have a small heart or rose printed along with their messages this year.Will this kind of Valentines Day message reach the one you
24、 love?Well,just make sure he or she reads the newspaper.5.What is the cost of printing a message to show ones love?Its .A.a few dollarsB.a few dollars in a local newspaper and 80 dollars in USA TodayC.80 dollars and moreD.very expensive答案:B解析:由第三段中的“They have it printed in a newspaper.The cost is us
25、ually a few dollars.”和第四段中的“These messages cost 80 dollars and more.”这两处信息可知B项正确。6.What can be inferred from the passage?A.The ancient Roman girls were more open and easy-going than boys.B.Valentine was killed for helping lovers.C.Readers of USA Today can send roses to their lovers along with printe
26、d messages.D.Valentine was honoured by people for his firm Christian beliefs and warm heart.答案:D解析:A项在原文中没有提及;根据第一段中“Valentine was killed for his Christian beliefs.”可知B项错误;C项在文中有信息说明;只有D项的内容是根据全文概括和推断出来的。7.What is the purpose of the passage?A.To briefly introduce the origin of Valentines Day and the modern style.B.To advertise for USA Today.C.To tell you that Americans are open to express their love.D.To sell roses on Valentines Day.答案:A解析:文章第一段讲述了情人节的起源,接着主要介绍了现代情人节的情况。
