1、Unit 1 Festivals around the world Section Learning about Language 课时精练（人教版必修3，重庆专用）.短语填空1Many people _ as guests at the meeting yesterday.2You should always _， or no one will trust you.3The race was so close that everyone was _ at the finish.4The villagers _ fireworks to celebrate the successful com
2、pletion of the power station.5The photo _ me _ my college.答案1.turned up2.keep your word3.holding their breath4.set off5.reminds；of.单项填空1Michael put up a picture of Yao Ming beside the bed to keep himself _ of his own dreams.Areminding Bto remindCreminded Dremind答案C考查非谓语动词。句意：Michael把姚明的图片张贴在床边是为了提醒自
3、己要实现自己的梦想。remind sb of sth表示“提醒某人某事”，himself与remind之间是动宾关系， 故用动词的过去分词形式。 2Armed with the information you have gathered, you can _ preparing your business plan.Aset out Bset about Cset off Dset up答案B考查动词短语辨析。句意：收集到的信息已备好，你可以开始准备你的商业计划了。根据句意可知，此处应用set about表示“着手做”，其后用动名词形式。set out后接to do sth; set off表
4、示“出发”；set up表示“建立”，均与句意不符，所以选B项。3He is the last to come. _， he is the latest.AIn a word BIn another wordCIn other words DIn words答案C考查介词短语。句意：他是最后来的人，换句话说，他是最后一个。根据前后句意可知后面的句子是对前面句子的解释，故有“也就是说，换句话说”的意思。4Under good treatment, Linda is beginning to _.Apick up Bturn upCtake up Dshow up答案A考查动词短语。句意：经过好的
5、治疗，琳达的病开始好转。5According to my grandma, it is a good idea to eat chicken soup when you have a cold. _， scientists agree with her. ASooner or later BOnce in a whileCTo be exact DBelieve it or not答案D考查短语意义辨析。句意：从奶奶那儿得知，当感冒的时候喝鸡汤是个好主意。信不信由你，科学家也这样认为。 sooner or later “迟早”；once in a while “偶尔”；to be exact“
6、确切地说”；believe it or not“信不信由你”。6They were surprised that a child should work out the problem _ they themselves couldnt.Aonce Bthen Cwhile Dif答案C考查连词。他们感到吃惊的是在他们不能解决这个问题时，然而孩子们却能解决。根据句子前后意思有“对比，转折”意思，故答案C合适。7You promised you would take the boys for a camp, so now you must _.Amake a promise Bkeep your
7、 wordCbreak your word Dcarry your promise答案B考查动词短语。句意：你承诺你会带孩子去野营，所以你一定要遵守诺言。keep your word意思为“遵守诺言”符合此处句意。8This will probably _ trouble in the future.Alead to Bresult from Clie in Dgive away答案A考查动词短语。句意：这可能会在将来带来麻烦。此处意思为“带来，导致”，lead to有此意。9She promised to come but hasnt _ yet.Aturned down Bturned u
8、pCturned away Dturned off答案B考查动词短语。句意：她答应来，但是还没有露面。turn up意思为“出现，露面”符合题意。10Sir, you _ be sitting in this waiting room. It is for women and children only.Aoughtnt to BcantCwont Dneednt答案A考查情态动词。句意：先生，你不应该坐在这个等候室，它仅供孩子和妇女使用。根据语境“仅供孩子和妇女”推知“不应该”，故答案A合适。.完成句子1The sight of the watch _ _ _(提醒我) it was too
9、 late.2Two children _(淹死了)after falling into the river.3I almost _ _ _(喘不过气来) after a fast running.4Can I _ _ _ _ (谈话)you after the meeting?5_ _ _ _(把收音机开大声点)so that I can hear it better.答案1.reminded me that2.drowned3.lost my breath4have a word with5.Turn up the radio.完形填空(A)When I was a law profess
10、or，a student reported that I made an error in grading his exam by giving him too many points.He was right，and after_1_him for his honesty，I changed the grade in my records.His beaming face turned to shock.“Youre_2_my grade？”he said angrily.“I would never have come in if.”It was obvious that his disp
11、lay of honesty was_3_.He thought hed have it allpraise and the higher grade.Several colleagues thought I should have let the higher grade_4_because all Id accomplished was to discourage him from being honest in the future.But I cant see how I could worsen my_5_in grading by undermining(损害)the honest
12、y of all my grades by failing to correct an error.The grade itself would be a dishonest_6_of his knowledge and it would have been_7_to other students.I know_8_reporting an error in ones favor is unusual，but，like_9_too much change，its clearly the right thing to do.For people with real honesty，a good
13、conscience and reputation is_10_enough for the cost of doing the right thing.Perhaps lowering the students grade did_11_him from being honest in the future，but bribing(贿赂)him to be honest so that he does the right thing when its costfree would have_12_him even more.The duty to be honest is about rig
14、ht and wrong，not risks and rewards.1A.apologizing Breplacing Cthanking Dblaming答案C教授认为学生非常诚实，因此将分数改了过来，并因此而表示感激(thanking)。2A.lowering Bcorrecting Cchanging Dmaking答案A由上下文语境可知，看到自己的分数降低(lowering)了，学生感到生气。文章最后一段可找到提示。3A.good Bfalse Cspecial Dimpressive答案B根据上文可知，学生表现出的诚实是虚伪的(false)。4A.remove Bchange Cs
15、tand Dadd答案C几位同事认为，分数不应该改动。stand意为“保持不变”。5A.crime Bmistake Cdoubt Dguilty答案B教授认为，他不能靠不改分数，损毁分数的真实，再去加深这一错误(mistake)。6A.reaction Bsense Csign Dreflection答案D假如这样，分数本身就是他的知识方面非真实的反映(reflection)。7A.unfair Bcruel Ctough Dfunny答案A对其他学生来讲也是不公平的(unfair)。8A.actively Bsecretly Cvoluntarily Dcuriously答案C主动汇报对个
16、人有利的错误非寻常现象。voluntarily意为“自愿地”，符合句意。9A.receiving Bpaying Cearning Dreturning答案D然而，像退换(returning)找多的零钱，那也显然是值得做的事情。10A.pleasure Breward Ccontent Dhonor答案B对于一个真正的诚实者而言，良知和声誉就是对他们正确行为的最好回报(reward)。11A.protect Binfluence Cdiscourage Dseparate答案C可能降低学生的分数的确会使得这个学生以后不再诚实。根据上文all Id accomplished was to dis
17、courage him from being honest in the future可知答案。12A.improved Bencouraged Cblamed Druined答案D本来是免费的，假如依靠贿赂，教会了他诚实，才知道怎么做，那他会被毁掉(ruined)得更为严重。(B)Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents.Every day they are very busy trying to earn money to pay the high tuition for my brother and
18、 me.They dont act in the_13_ways that I read in books or I see on TV.In their opinion，“I love you” is too_14_for them to say.Sending flowers to each other on Valentines Day is even more out of_15_.One day，my mother was sewing a quilt.I sat down beside her.“Mom，is there_16_between you and Dad？”I aske
19、d her in a very low voice.She didnt answer immediately.She_17_her head and continued to sew the quilt.But at last I heard my mother say the following words：“Susan，”she said thoughtfully，“Look at this thread.Sometimes it_18_，but most of it disappears in the quilt.The thread really makes the quilt str
20、ong and durable.If life is a quilt，then love should be a thread.It can hardly be seen anywhere or anytime，but its really there.Love is_19_.”Once I thought love meant flowers，gifts and_20_.Now I understand that love is inside，making life strong and warm.13A.magic Bromantic Cfantastic Dattractive答案B他们
21、从未像我在书中读到，或在电视中看到的那样“浪漫”。fantastic奇异的，怪异的；magic魔法，有魔力。14A.simple Beasy Crelaxing Dluxurious答案D从上下文得知，说出“我爱你”是奢侈了，而不是太简单、容易、轻松。15A.the question BquestionCreach Dcontrol答案Aout of the question是固定短语，意为“毫无可能”；out of question有可能；out of reach(伸手)够不着；out of control失控。16A.feeling Blove Cquarrel Dsmile答案B根据上下
22、文，此处指“你和爸爸之间有没有爱情”。17A.raised Bshook Cnodded Dbowed答案D因在缝被子，母亲低下头。18A.happens Bcomes aboutCappears Doccurs答案C由下文的“disappears”得知此处是“appears”。苏珊，看看这线。有时候，你能看得见，但是大多数都隐藏在被子里。19A.inside Boutside Cfaraway Dnearby答案A由上句推出：爱是内在的。下文有提示。20A.fresh roses Bgold ringCsweet kisses Dbeautiful jewelry答案C四个选项中A、B、D与
23、前面提到的“鲜花、礼物”同类，只有C项不同类。我曾经认为爱情就是鲜花、礼物和甜蜜的亲吻。.阅读理解You may know your mother，but how well do you really know Mothers Day？Cards，flowers，sales，TV specials，and a day off for someone who really deserves itthose are what probably come to mind for many people when they think of Mothers Day.But theres more to
24、 the story.The earliest Mothers Day celebrations were held during spring in ancient Greece.The celebrations honored Rhea，the Mother of the gods.During the 1600s，England celebrated a day called Mothering Sunday.On this day even servants(仆人)were given the day off to spend with their families.A motheri
25、ng cake was even served with the family meal.In the US，Mothers Day began in 1872 when Julia Ward Howe，who wrote the words to the famous song The Battle Hymn of the Republic，suggested it as a day devoted to peace.But it didnt really become popular until 1907 when Anna Jarvis started a campaign to hon
26、or mothers.She believed that mothers could help people get over the pain they experienced during the Civil War.The US isnt alone in devoting a day to mothers.Many other countries including Denmark，Finland，Italy，Turkey，Australia，Japan，and Belgium also honor their mothers in May.Other countries honor
27、their mothers at different times of the year.Learning more about Mothers Day and celebrating Mothers Day are important，but probably not as important as understanding what your own mother，or grandmother，or aunt has really done for you.And that will certainly be appreciated more than one day in a year
28、.1What is the passage mainly about?AThe reason why people celebrate Mothers Day.BThe ways people honor mothers.CThe history of Mothers Day.DThe great contribution of mothers.解析通读全文知主旨。答案C2Where was the earliest Mothers Day celebrated?AIn ancient Greece. BIn the US.CIn England. DIn Italy.解析由第二段第一句知。答
29、案A3According to Paragraph 3，we know that_.AJulia Ward Howe composed a song about Mothers DayBAmerican people started to celebrate Mothers Day in 1907CAnna Jarvis attached great importance to mothersDMothers Day celebrations are held at different times in the US解析由第三段第五行知。答案C4We can learn from the passage that_.ARhea is the mother of a king in ancient GreeceBnot all the countries celebrate Mothers Day in MayConly mothers were given a day off on Mothering SundayDit was in 1872 that Mothers Day really came into being解析由第三段最后部分知。答案B