2019-2020学年高中英语 Unit 1 Festivals around the world Period 4 Using Language练习 新人教版必修3.doc

1、Period 4 Using Language.基础知识A单词拼写1In many towns p_is allowed only on one side of the street.2Joans childhood was filled with pain and s_.3Ill never _(原谅) her for what she did.4W_your mouth.Youve got chocolate all over it.5Dolphins have sometimes been known to save d_ swimmers.6It was _(显而易见的) to eve

2、ryone that the child had been badly treated.7A good _(哭泣) would probably make you feel better.8Jack _(道歉) to Mary for not going to her party.【答案】1.parking2.sadness3.forgive4.Wipe5drowning6.obvious7.weep8.apologizedB用适当的介词填空1Thank you for giving me a gift that I have been looking forward _receiving i

3、t.2When he is sad, he always drowns his sadness _ tears.3At the traffic lights, you should wait _the red light to turn green.4After working together for two years, they fell _love with each other.5His sister has been married _a famous film star for two years.6I set off _ the interview early in order

4、 to avoid the heavy traffic.7_his way home, he suddenly remembered something and turned back.8_goodness sake, dont remind him of the unfortunate business that happened last year.【答案】1.to2.in3.for4.in5.to6.for7.On8.ForC句型转换1The group lit candles to remember Laura and her brother.The group lit candles

5、 _ Laura and her brother.2John was hoping to work with the new teacher.John _ _working with the new teacher.3You can hear the traffic from your room all the time.You can hear the traffic from your room _ _ _.4It looks as if everyone else has gone home.It looks _everyone else has gone home.【答案】1.in m

6、emory of2.was looking forward to3day and night4.as thoughD选用方框内合适的短语，并用其适当形式填空turn up, hold ones breath, keep ones word，set off, remindof1The missing letter _inside a book.2Bill _and arrived exactly at the time he had promised.3Mary _as she waited for Toms answer.4If we _early in the morning we shou

7、ld reach the coast before dark.5The professor made a few notes to _himself _what he wanted to say.【答案】1.turned up2.kept his word3held her breath4.set off5.remind；of.根据汉语提示完成句子1The accident could have been much worse; luckily _(没有造成损害)2I wrote a long _(长诗以纪念) Robert, who _my old friend _a good teache

8、r(过去既是朋友又是老师)3Everybody _his good _humor(钦佩他绝妙的幽默感)4He talks _all about it(好像知道了全部)5Dont feel sorry for the disabled or _(捉弄) them.【答案】1.no harm was done2poet in memory of；used to be; as well as3admires him for; sense of4as if he had known 5.play tricks on.阅读理解AAround the world there are some festiv

9、als that for some of us may sound bizarre.In England they celebrate the rolling cheese race, which occurs every year during the last Monday in May.This festivals characteristic is a contest where an official rolls cheese down a steep hill and festivalgoers go chasing after it.The winner is the first

10、 one to reach and catch the cheese.Another festival celebrated in England is the world championship of grimaces (鬼脸)It is a celebration that dates back to 1297 and is celebrated during the month of September.The task is to perform the best grimace using anything you can to win.The worldwide champion

11、ship of wife lifting is celebrated in Finland.The game is based on Viking traditions where a man should carry away his neighbours wife.According to the rules, any woman above 17 is considered as a wife, so if you are within this age, take care while visiting this country during the month of July.Man

12、y of you have watched Pirates of the Caribbean and have known something about pirates.The 19th of September has been declared worldwide as the day to talk like a pirate.Plenty of people have celebrated it thanks to the publicity (宣传) on the Internet.First staged in 1998, the Boryeong Mud Festival is

13、 an attraction that pulls more than a million visitors to the South Korean city.As you all know, the town is said to be rich in minerals, so there is no shortage of mud.Mud is trucked onto Daecheon Beach for tourists and locals to enjoy the festival to their best.The Monkey Buffet Festival is held i

14、n Thailand to develop tourism.Its an annual feast held for about 600 monkeys.The Monkey Buffet Festival is held in honor of the Hindu gods Ram and Hanuman and involves 3,000 kilograms of vegetables and fruits being laid out for monkeys to stuff themselves.()1.What does the underlined word “bizarre”

15、in Paragraph 1 probably mean?ADangerous.BStrange.CScary.DFamiliar.()2.If a participant wants to win in the rolling cheese race, he/she should _.Aroll as much cheese down the hill as possibleBfind the largest piece of cheese rolling downhillCperform the best grimace when chasing the cheeseDbe the fir

16、st one to catch the cheese rolling downhill()3.According to the writer, a girl above 17 should be careful when enjoying _.Athe worldwide championship of wife liftingBthe world championship of grimacesCthe Boryeong Mud FestivalDthe Monkey Buffet Festival()4.Which of the following pictures shows the f

17、estival in honour of the Hindu gods Ram and Hanuman?BThe first day of the month of May is known as May Day.It is the time of year when warmer weather begins.People celebrate the coming of summer with customs that are expressions of joy and hope after a long winter.Today, May Day activities have been

18、 moved to the May Day holiday on the first Monday of the month.It is a public holiday when families take advantage of the time off to visit some of the UKs many attractions, including parks, zoos, historic buildings, ancient towns and villages and beautiful countryside.May Day celebrations have thei

19、r origins in the Roman festival of Flora, the goddess of fruit and flowers, which marked the beginning of summer.People would decorate their houses and villages with leaves and flowers they picked at daybreak in the belief that the vegetation spirits would bring good luck.In the very early morning,

20、young girls went into the fields and washed their faces with dew (露水)They believed thismade them very beautiful for the following year.May Day was an important day in the Middle Ages and was a favorite holiday of many English villages.People of the time used to cut down young trees and stick them in

21、 the ground in the village to mark the arrival of summer.This is the origin of the maypole (五月柱)People danced around them in celebration of the end of winter.Maypoles were once common all over England and were kept from one year to the next.The tallest maypole is said to have been put up in London o

22、n the Strand in 1661.It stood more than 143 feet high and was cut down in 1717, when it was used by Newton to support a new reflecting telescope (反射式望远镜) invented by Dutch scientist Huygens.()5.How do British people celebrate May Day? AThey visit friends and family members.BThey spend a lot of time

23、shopping around.CThey show great love for the long winter.DThey celebrate it on the first Monday of May.()6.The underlined word “this” in Paragraph 2 refers to _.Agoing into the fields Bpicking flowers at daybreak Cwashing the face with dew Dgetting up early in the morning()7.What can we learn about

24、 the maypole?APeople climb it on May Day.BIt dates from the Middle Ages.CIt was usually found in the cities.DPeople used old, tall trees to make it.()8.The purpose of the text is to _.Adescribe Roman customs Bintroduce a British festival Csuggest spring family activitiesDexplain the origins of maypoles 【答案】14 BDAA58 DCBB