1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家Unit 1 Festivals around the world 同步练习(一)I单词拼写(20分)1. The poor old man (挨饿)to death for lack of food.2. There is_(充足)of rain for crops in this area.3. On our_(到达)at the airport, we received a warm welcome.4. Do you know when India gained ( 独立 ) from Britain?5. I dont know whether Rus
2、sia is a_(欧洲)country or an Asian country.6. Who is the h _young man standing at the gate?7. In the countryside, winter is a season when a _work is over.8. He is a greedy (贪婪的) person and nothing can s _him.9. Yao Ming is a very strong and e _basketball player.10. Christmas is a r _festival in wester
3、n countries.短语翻译(20分) 11发生 12充足的；大量的 13纪念；追念 14盛装；打扮；装饰_ 15诈骗；开玩笑 16期望；期待；盼望_ 17日夜；昼夜；整天 18好像_ 19玩得开心 20饿死 _ 21致使，导致 22某人一到达_ 23获得独立 _ 24以呈形状 _ 25聚会_26覆盖着 _ 27有三个相同之处_ 28春天的到来 _ 29各种各样的衣服_30对有害处 _句型转换(10分)31. Festivals and celebrations of all kinds are held everywhere. _ _ _ _ _ _are held everywhere
4、.32. They would starve if food was difficult to find.They would _ _ unless food was _ to find.33. In China and Japan there are mid-autumn festivals, when people admire the moon and give gifts of mooncakes.In China and Japan there are mid-autumn festivals, _ _people admire the moon and mooncakes.34.
5、It celebrates the return of Jesus for Christians and it also celebrates the coming of spring.It _ _celebrates the return of Jesus for Christians _ _celebrates. The _of spring.35. I collected all the old clothing and gave it to an organization that collected it for poor children in Africa.I _all the
6、old _ and gave _ to an organization _ collected for poor _children.单项填空(30分)36. Tom tried to make his parents _by making faces.A. pleased B. pleasing C. please D. pleasant37. The weather is _ and we are_A. pleased; pleasant B. pleasant; pleasedC. pleased; pleased D. pleasant; pleasant38. The electio
7、n is coming. Mr. Bush will _ this evening.A. broadcast B. report C. announce D. present39. No one likes_A. to make fun of B. to have fun ofC. to be made fun D. to be made fun of40. He has found _to understand.A. they really hard B. them really hardC. they real hard D. they were really hard41. Did Mr
8、. Smith make any suggestion? Yes, he did so _ a question.A. in a form of B. in the form of C. in form of D. in the forms of42. This kind of plant _lots of vitamin C.A. includes B. holds C. contains D. takes43. Every autumn peasants _the soil to destroy the weeds.A. turn down B. turn upC. turn over D
9、. turn on44. Fewer people are coming to his cafe_, though he has wished for money_.A. day after day; day after day B. day by day; day by dayC. day after day; day by day D. day by day; day after day45. There is _food on the table for you, Xiao Ming.Thank you, Mum, but I_ eating anything now.A. a numb
10、er of; dont want B. plenty of; dont feel likeC. a plenty of; dont feel like D. lots of; wouldnt like46. As I am not feeling too well, I really appreciate _to take my place.A. him offer B. for him to offerC. his offering D. him to offer47. We should _ the customs of the country we are visiting.A. fol
11、low B. do C. make D. refuse48. Madame Curie was given two Nobel Prizes _her research.A. in honour for B. in the honour ofC. in honour of D. in an honour of49. _ fun it is to jump into pools or go swimming in a river in summer.A. How B. How a C. What D. What a50. Mary and Susan were walking down the
12、street_ they met their English teacher. A. when B. while C. as D. thenV阅读理解(20分)ATodays teenagers, at least in the eyes of the older generation, have no reason to be unhappy. However, a recent survey (调查)aiming at teenagers in 22 provinces shows that 12. 97 percent of the people questioned have some
13、 sort of mental problems. This originates from quarrelling with people or from pressure with studies, causing depression, constant worry and fear, the survey says.Experts warn that mental problems are becoming an increasingly bigger threat to teenagers, and have resulted in higher rates of smoking,
14、drug taking and over-drinking among youth.Todays teenagers are faced with tougher challenges in study and employment. As an only child in a family, young people bear higher expectations from their parents.Living under such great pressure makes teenagers susceptible to mental problems. On the other h
15、and, teachers and parents tend to focus their attentions on academic performances, but take no notice of their feelings.Mental problems, if not addressed properly will greatly influence the quality of the countrys talent (人才). It is estimated (估计 )that by the year 2020, mental illness will increase
16、to one fourth of the total cases of illness from the present one fifth.The survey should ring alarm bells to schools and parents, and efficient measures must be taken to ensure the health of our teenagers both physically and mentally.School should build up a contingent (可能的事件 ) of professional perso
17、nnel to give students regular checkups and consultations (咨询)on their mental health.Parents are encouraged to make friends with their children so that they are willing to and dare to share their problems with parents.51. The authors purpose in writing the text is_.A. to settle the teenagers mental p
18、roblemsB. to blame the teachers and parents for the teenagers mental problemC. to tell us the reasons for the problemD. to analyze (分析)the problem which is important to teenagers52. The survey says the teenagers have mental problems because_.A. their quarrels with others or pressure with studies cau
19、se depression, constant worry and fear B. their parents give too high expectations to themC. their teachers and parents dont pay much attention to their feelingsD. they are not given regular checkups and consultations on their mental health53. It can be inferred that_.A. mental illness is one fifth
20、of the total cases of illness nowB. all parents are not friends of their children whod like to share problems with themC. mental problems are becoming more and more dangerous to young peopleD. parents think there is no reason for the teenagers not to be happy54. The authors attitude towards the prob
21、lem can be described as_.A. concerning B. critical C. complaining D. indifferent55. susceptible in Paragraph 4 is close in meaning toA. likely to feel a strong effect from B. doubtfulC. afraid of something to happen D. againstBLife is difficult.Its a great truth because once we truly understand and
22、accept it, life is no longer difficult.Most do not fully see this truth. Instead, they complain about their problems and difficulties as if life should be easy. It seems to them that difficulties represent (代表) a special kind of suffering especially forced upon them or else upon their families, thei
23、r class, or even their nation.What makes life difficult is that the process of facing and solving problems is a painful one. Problems, depending on their nature, cause in us sadness or loneliness or regret or anger or fear. These are uncomfortable feelings, of ten as painful as any kind of physical
24、pain. And since life causes an endless series of problems, life is always difficult and is full of pain as well as joy.Yet, it is in this whole process of solving problems that life has its meaning. Problems are the serious test that tells us success from failure. When we desire to encourage the gro
25、wth of human spirit, we encourage the human ability to solve problems, just as in school we set problems for our children to solve. It is through the pain of meeting and working out problems that we learn. As Benjamin Franklin said, Those things that hurt, instruct. It is for this reason that wise p
26、eople learn not to fear but to welcome the pain of problems.56. From the passage, it can be inferred that_A. everyone has problemsB. we become stronger by meeting and solving the problems of lifeC. life is difficult because our problems bring us painD. people like to complain about their problems57.
27、 The writer probably used just one short sentence in the first paragraph to_.A. save space B. persuade readersC. make readers laugh D. get readers attention58. The main idea of paragraph three is that_.A. most people feel life is easyB. the writer feels life is easyC. the writer likes to complain ab
28、out his problemsD. most people complain about how hard their lives are59. According to the passage, we give school children difficult problems to solve in order to_.A. encourage them to learnB. teach them to fear the pain of solving problemsC. help them learn to deal with painD. teach them how to es
29、cape from problems60. The saying from Benjamin Franklin Those things that hurt, instruct suggests that_.A. we do not learn from experienceB. we do not learn when we are in painC. pain teaches us important lessonsD. pain cannot be avoided延伸探究题61._I accept that he is not perfect, I do actually like the person. (2004 江苏)A. While B. Since C. Before D. Unless62. We wanted to get home before dark, but it didnt quite _as planned. (2004 浙江)A. make out B. turn outC. go on D. come up- 5 - 版权所有高考资源网
