新教材2020-2021学年英语人教版（2019）必修第三册练习：话题一 节日和庆典 WORD版含解析.doc

1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家话题一 节日和庆典.阅读APeople in Brazil mark Carnival (狂欢节) every year and it is considered to be one of the most important national holidays. It is not about a big moment in history or a famous person, but it is important for the people because it is a time of friendship, freedom, and many da

2、ys without work. People can choose between parties and rest. Most people choose parties, day after day, night after night.Carnival is celebrated forty days earlier than Easter, but it is not recognized by the church. It lasts four days and four nights. People put on their holiday clothes and go out

3、into the streets or to clubs to enjoy themselves together.There are also some celebration activities. For instance, samba schools make a parade showing their music and beautiful cars. They are followed by people. Every year the parade tells a different story, and each city has one or more schools li

4、ke this.In the south the celebration of Carnival comes back to normal by Wednesday. The problem is that it is not recognized by the church in the northwest where the Carnival is more traditional. There, people do not respect its end and continue to party until the next Sunday.Carnival is my favorite

5、 holiday, but I do not agree that the party should keep going. Like at other popular parties, people drink, dance and have fun. Unfortunately, some people are not very responsible and give it a bad name, leaving a bad impression of this holiday, but it is the only national holiday that brings the wh

6、ole country and its different people and cultures together.1Which of the following statements is true?AThe Carnival is the most interesting holiday in Brazil.BThe Carnival is celebrated to honor a famous person.CAll of the people enjoy themselves in public places during the Carnival.DPeople do not n

7、eed to work during the Carnival in Brazil.2From this passage, we can infer that the Carnival _.Ais a favored holiday in BrazilBhas a religious originCis when people miss their ancestorsDis when people present gifts to each other3Whats the authors attitude to the Carnival?AObjective. BNegative.CPosit

8、ive. DIndifferent.BThe Little New Year, usually a week before the lunar New Year, falls in January or February. It is also known as the Festival of the Kitchen God, the deity (神) who oversees the moral character of each household. Here are five things you should know about the Little New Year, anoth

9、er sign of the start of spring.1Offer sacrifices to the Kitchen GodOne of the most distinctive traditions of the Little New Year is the burning of a paper image of the Kitchen God, who will report on the familys conduct over the past year. The offerings to the Kitchen God include pigs head, fish, sw

10、eet bean paste, melons, fruit, boiled dumplings, barley (大麦) sugar, and Guandong candy. Most of the offerings are sweets of various kinds. It is thought that this will seal the Kitchen Gods mouth and encourage him to only say good things about the family when he ascends to Heaven to make his report.

11、2House cleaningAccording to Chinese folk beliefs, during the last month of the year ghosts and deities must choose either to return to Heaven or to stay on Earth. It is believed that in order to ensure the ghosts and deities timely departure people must thoroughly clean both their persons and their

12、houses, down to every last drawer and cupboard.3Paste papercuts to windowsIn the Little New Year, old couplets and papercuts from the previous Spring Festival are taken down, and new window decorations, New Years posters, and auspicious (吉利的) decorations are pasted up.4Bath and haircutAs the old Chi

13、nese saying goes, whether theyre rich or poor, people often have a haircut before the Spring Festival. The activity of taking a bath and haircut is often taken on the Little New Year.5Preparations for the Spring FestivalPeople start to stock up necessary provisions for the Spring Festival since the

14、Little New Year. Everything needed to make offerings to the ancestors, entertain guests, and feed the family over the long holiday must be purchased in advance.4What is the most unusual tradition in the Little New Year?AOffering sacrifices to the Kitchen God.BBurning a paper image of the Kitchen God

15、.CPreparing the necessities for the New Year.DCleaning houses and people themselves.5What is the Kitchen Gods duty in the mans world?ACollecting the information of the mans world.BProtecting the character of each home.CGathering sacrifices for other Gods in Heaven.DWatching out for the moral people

16、in the world.6Why are most of the offerings sweets?ABecause the Kitchen God loves sweet foods.BBecause it is the traditional customs.CBecause people hope the God says good things for them.DBecause sweets are the best sacrifices.7What do we know from the passage?ALittle New Year always falls in Febru

17、ary.BHouse cleaning is to welcome the New Year.CIn the Little New Year only papercuts are pasted up.DPeople will make full preparations for the coming New Year.CThe New Year is a time for celebrations for almost everyone around the world. In Britain, people go to pubs and nightclubs to dance the old

18、 year away, and to welcome in the new one at midnight. Everyone wants to kiss someone special (boyfriend, girlfriend or even a complete stranger！) as the bells ring out at midnight.In recent years, street parties have become more popular. Hundreds or even thousands of people gather in squares, main

19、streets or on the river banks to listen to bands playing and to see fabulous fireworks displays.For people who stay at home, most watch special, live New Year shows on TV and countdown, along with the presenters, from 10 to 1 as the last seconds of the old year tick away and the bells of the New Yea

20、r are rung.In Scotland, on New Years Eve, people visit their neighbours and drink, dance and generally have a good time. If youre invited to a Scottish home, its important to know what to bring with you: a lump of coal, some shortbread and some whisky.The coal shows warmth so youre wishing that the

21、people you visit will have enough heat in the coming year. The shortbread represents food, so youre hoping that the people will have enough to eat in the New Year. Some Scots call whisky “the water of life”， so when you hand over your bottle to your hosts, it means you want them to have enough to dr

22、ink over the next 12 months.Theres one more key task you still have to perform if you can. The first person to knock on a neighbours door is supposed to be a tall, dark, handsome man. If you are, youll bring good luck to the household. But what if thats not you? Well, dont ring the bell just yet. Wa

23、it a while and the_right_person will turn up soon!8What is the best title for this passage?ASeeing the Old Year off in BritainBCelebrations of a Scottish New YearCVisiting Scottish Homes on New YearDSending Good Luck in the New Year9We know from the passage _.ABritish people hate to think of the old

24、 year and wish to dance it away quicklyBstreet concerts have become more popular on New Years EveCBritish people let off fireworks in public places to celebrate the New YearDpeople stay at home doing nothing but wait for the bell of the New Year to ring10Why do visitors take some things to a Scottis

25、h home on New Years Eve?ATo share good food and warmth.BTo help those poor families.CTo send best wishes to the families.DTo show respect and richness.11The underlined phrase “the right person” in the last Paragraph refers to _.Athe host of a special TV showBa tall, dark, handsome manCa man with coa

26、l, shortbread and whiskyDa neighbor.七选五Ive never visited the town of Wetumka in Oklahoma of the USA. But I know people there celebrate a day every year when they laugh at themselves. _1_ And they plan a town festival ceremony on the last Saturday of September to celebrate it.It all started in 1950 w

27、hen a man calling himself F. Bam Morrison arrived in Wetumka and persuaded the local people to put up money to bring a circus to the town. _2_ They thought he was a good guy.Businessmen bought plenty of food, drinks, and souvenirs in preparation for the crowds of people. And Morrison sold tickets in

28、 advance. _3_ They were happy with the thought of a circus in their own village.On the day the circus parade was to march down the main street, happiness turned into disappointment when nothing happened. Morrison had slipped away (溜走) in the night with all the money he had raised. _4_ The people of

29、Wetumka had been fooled.It didnt take long for their disappointment to turn into enjoyment, however. Someone came up with the idea of holding a fourday celebration. _5_ They called their party “The Sucker Festival”. People celebrated the fact that they had been cheated. And now Sucker Day is an impo

30、rtant event in Wetumka every year.AThey call it Sucker Day.BSo there would be no circus.CAll the townspeople bought the tickets.DEveryone in town had heard about the festival.EThey had all the food and goodies for the celebration.FThe local people didnt know him, but they trusted his words.GMorrison

31、 told the businessmen they had to make up their minds.完形填空Reggie couldnt hear a thing. He was a _1_ boy, but he had been born deaf. He was well known to everyone in town, and they were all _2_ him. Unfortunately, though, he _3_ seemed to end up being treated differently from everyone else. Children

32、worried they would _4_ him, and that was because he wouldnt hear the ball being hit in his _5_. Adults acted like he was unable to _6_ them, as though he were some kind of baby.His friend Michael didnt like this. He decided that things had to be _7_. Michaels father was the towns mayor (镇长), and Mic

33、hael _8_ to convince him that this year, in honor of Reggie, they should offer one day as the _9_ to the deaf people. During that whole day everyone would have to wear earplugs (耳塞)People liked the _10_. The day became known as “The Day of Silence”， and when it arrived, everyone stuck plugs in their

34、 _11_， in a spirit of great fun. That morning was filled with _12_ and laughter. But, as the hours passed, people became more and more aware of how _13_ life was when they couldnt hear anything.On that day nobody was thinking of Reggie as just a deaf person. This meant he could be _14_ just like any

35、 other boy, and people saw a whole _15_ side of him. Not only that, but Reggie had a bright and sharp mind. On that day, using his usual gestures, Reggie was the one who could communicate best with everyone.1A.healthy BpoorCnormal Dbrave2A.close to Bfond ofCstrict with Dthankful for3A.seldom BneverC

36、sometimes Dalways4A.hurt BcheatCpunish Dshock5A.home BdirectionCclassroom Dcar6A.understand BencourageCprotect Dsupport7A.worked BchangedCacted Dprepared8A.managed BpreparedChelped Dlearned9A.journey BtermCweek Dfestival10A.excuse BcourseCidea Dgame11A.clothes BhandsCrooms Dears12A.victories BmealsC

37、jokes Dlessons13A.difficult BdangerousCshort Duseless14A.treated BtaughtCcomforted Dfed15A.bad BnewCproud Dselfish.语法填空If you live in northeastern China, you expect long, cold winters. People 1._ (live) in Harbin dont just stand the cold, however; they welcome 2._. The city is home to the Harbin Int

38、ernational Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival, 3._ is considered one of the largest ice festivals in the world. Even with temperatures usually close to 30， people head to city parks 4._ (see) ice sculptures (雕塑)The festival includes several thousand ice sculptures, some of which are the recreations of

39、castles, historic landmarks and famous people. 5._ (visitor) can climb ice stairways and go down the slides. They can also take part 6._ sporting events, including skating, ice football as well as ice swimming.The city started its icy event in 1963 with the Ice Lantern Garden Party, a 7._ (celebrate

40、) of the tradition of creating lanterns out of blocks of ice. The larger festival began in 1985 and added sculptures, which 8._ (grow) in number and size over the years. As it has gotten 9._ (big), the festival has become popular outside the city.10_ (official), the festival starts on January 5th an

41、d lasts over one month.话题一节日和庆典.阅读A【语篇解读】本文主要介绍了巴西的一个传统节日“狂欢节”。1答案与解析：D细节理解题。根据第一段的because it is a time of friendship, freedom, and many days without work.可知，在狂欢节的这几天里人们可以不去工作。2答案与解析：A推理判断题。根据最后一段的.it is the only national holiday that brings the whole country and its different people and cultures to

42、gether.可知，狂欢节是唯一能将整个国家及其不同的人民和文化聚集在一起的全国性节日。由此可以推断出狂欢节在巴西受到整个国家人民的欢迎。3答案与解析：A推理判断题。根据最后一段的 Carnival is my favorite holiday, but I do not agree that the party should keep going.狂欢节是我最喜欢的节日，但我不同意晚会继续下去。可见作者对于这个节日既有喜欢的地方也有不满的地方，由此可以推断出作者对于狂欢节的态度是客观的。B【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了中国小年的五种民间习俗，小年也预示着春天的开始。4答案与解析：B

43、细节理解题。根据第二段第一句中的One of the most distinctive traditions of the Little New Year is the burning of a paper image of the Kitchen God可知，小年最与众不同的传统之一是烧灶神像。5答案与解析：D细节理解题。根据第一段第二句“It is also known as the Festival of the Kitchen God，the deity who oversees the moral character of each household.”可知，灶神在人间的职责是监管

44、各家各户。6答案与解析：C细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句“It is thought that this will seal the Kitchen Gods mouth and encourage him to only say good things about the family when he ascends to Heaven to make his report.”可知，人们用甜品供灶神是为了让灶神替他们在天上美言。7答案与解析：D推理判断题。最后一段提到“从小年开始，人们就开始为春节储备必要的粮食。向祖先献祭、招待客人和长假期间家人所需的一切都必须提前购买”。由此可知，人们要为

45、春节做好充分准备。C【语篇解读】本文主要介绍了英国人庆祝新年的活动方式，着重介绍了苏格兰人的庆祝方式。8答案与解析：B主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了英国人庆祝新年的活动方式。故选B。9答案与解析：C推理判断题。根据第二段可知，人们举行街道晚会庆祝新年的活动，除了欣赏乐队演奏外，还可以欣赏烟花。由此可知，人们会在公共场合燃放烟花以示庆祝。10答案与解析：C细节理解题。根据第四段和第五段可知，到苏格兰人家里的拜访者要带着一些东西，这些东西都代表着拜访者美好的祝愿。11答案与解析：B细节理解题。根据最后一段的叙述可知，the right person指的是上文提到的The first person to

46、 knock on a neighbours door is supposed to be a tall, dark, handsome man.中的a tall, dark, handsome man。故选B。.七选五【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文，叙述了Sucker Day的由来。1答案与解析：A根据设空上句But I know people there celebrate a day every year when they laugh at themselves.以及下句And they plan a town festival ceremony on the last Saturday

47、 of September to celebrate it.可知，选项A“他们叫它傻瓜日”符合题意。2答案与解析：F根据设空前文persuaded the local people to put up money to bring a circus to the town及下句They thought he was a good guy.可知，尽管当地人不认识他，但他们认为他是个好人，所以相信他的话。3答案与解析：C根据设空上句And Morrison sold tickets in advance.并结合选项C中的tickets可知，Morrison卖票，所有的镇民都买了票。4答案与解析：B

48、根据设空下句The people of Wetumka had been fooled.可知，人们被愚弄了，没有马戏演出了。5答案与解析：E根据设空前文Someone came up with the idea of holding a fourday celebration.可知，在没有马戏可看的情况下，人们想出了其他的庆祝方式，选项E中的关键词celebration为复现词。故选E。.完形填空【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了人们为了帮助一个失聪的男孩而设立了一个特殊节日的故事。1答案与解析：C根据下文but he had been born deaf可知，他是一个正常的男孩，但

49、是他天生就失聪。这里表示雷吉在其他方面与其他孩子一样正常，只不过天生就失聪。healthy健康的；poor贫穷的；normal正常的；brave勇敢的。故选C。2答案与解析：B根据上文well known to everyone可知，镇里的人都知道他。结合下文人们同意为雷吉设立一个节日可知，显然人们都喜欢他。be close to接近；be fond of喜欢；be strict with对严格；be thankful for感谢。故选B。3答案与解析：D根据空后的end up being treated differently from everyone else并结合上文雷吉天生失聪可知，

50、他总是被别人区别对待。seldom很少；never决不；sometimes有时；always总是。故选D。4答案与解析：A根据空后的because he wouldnt hear the ball being hit可知，因为他听不到朝他击来的球的声音，所以孩子们担心他们会伤害到他。hurt伤害；cheat欺骗；punish惩罚；shock使震惊。故选A。5答案与解析：B根据空前的wouldnt hear the ball being hit可知，孩子们担心他们会伤害到他，因为他听不到朝他击来的球的声音。direction方向，in ones direction朝某人的方向，符合题意。home

51、家；classroom教室；car汽车。故选B。6答案与解析：A根据下文as though he were some kind of baby可知，成年人认为雷吉有点儿像婴儿，不能明白他们的意思。事实是雷吉听不见，所以大人们觉得与他沟通不是很顺畅，导致大人们觉得他不能明白他们的意思。understand明白；encourage鼓励；protect保护；support支持。故选A。7答案与解析：B根据上句His friend Michael didnt like this.可知，他的朋友迈克尔不喜欢这种对雷吉不利的状况，他决定要去“改变”它。work工作；change改变；act行动；prepa

52、re准备。故选B。8答案与解析：A根据空后的convince him that this year并结合上文内容可知，迈克尔的父亲是该镇的镇长，迈克尔设法说服他为雷吉设立一个节日。此处指的是迈克尔设法说服了他的父亲。manage to do sth.“设法做成某事”符合题意。prepare准备；help帮助；learn学习。故选A。9答案与解析：D根据设空前后的they should offer one day as the.to the deaf people并结合下句内容可知，迈克尔设法说服父亲为雷吉设立一个节日。把这天设立为节日是希望人们能够认真对待这一天，并使人们更好地了解失聪的人。j

53、ourney旅程；term学期；week周；festival节日。故选D。10答案与解析：C根据下句内容可知，人们是赞同这个主意的。excuse借口；course课程；idea主意；game游戏。故选C。11答案与解析：D根据空前的everyone stuck plugs in their并结合上文第二段最后一句During that whole day everyone would have to wear earplugs (耳塞)可知，当这天到来时，每个人都把耳塞塞进耳朵里。此处指的是在耳朵里面塞上耳塞。clothes衣服；hand手；room房间；ear耳朵。故选D。12答案与解析：C

54、根据设空前后的That morning was filled with.and laughter可知，那天早晨充满了笑话和笑声。victory胜利；meal饭菜；joke笑话；lesson课。故选C。13答案与解析：A根据空后的when they couldnt hear anything可知，他们什么也听不见，所以他们感到生活很困难。difficult困难的；dangerous危险的；short短的；useless无用的。故选A。14答案与解析：A根据第一段中的being treated differently from everyone else可知，在“沉默日”这天，人们没有区别地对待他

55、，他可以像其他男孩一样被对待。treat对待；teach教；comfort安慰；feed喂养。故选A。15答案与解析：B根据下句Not only that, but Reggie had a bright and sharp mind.并结合上文成年人对雷吉的看法可知，通过“沉默日”，人们看到了一个聪明且头脑敏锐的雷吉，显然与以前不一样，是他全新的一面。bad差的；new新的；proud骄傲的；selfish自私的。故选B。.语法填空【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了中国哈尔滨国际冰雪节的发展历史、庆祝活动和持续时间。1答案与解析：living考查非谓语动词。然而，住在哈尔滨的人们不仅能够经

56、受住寒冷，他们还欢迎寒冷天气的到来。空处在句中作后置定语，修饰people，且二者之间为逻辑上的主谓关系，故用动词ing形式。2答案与解析：it考查代词。此处用it指代前面的the cold。3答案与解析：which考查定语从句。分析句子结构可知，空处引导一个非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词“the Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival”，并在从句中作主语，故应用关系代词 which。4答案与解析：to see考查非谓语动词。尽管温度通常接近30，人们还是会到城市公园去观看冰雕。根据句意可知，此处应用动词不定式作目的状语。5答案与

57、解析：Visitors考查名词复数。空处作主语，表示“参观者”；又因为visitor是可数名词，且其前无限定词修饰，故应用其复数形式。6答案与解析：in考查介词。短语take part in意为“参加”。此处指“他们还可以参加运动项目”。7答案与解析：celebration考查词形转换。空前有不定冠词a，故应填名词形式，表示“庆祝活动”。8答案与解析：have grown考查时态和主谓一致。由从句中的时间状语over the years可知，从句应用现在完成时。定语从句中which指代先行词sculptures，为名词复数，所以从句谓语动词应用复数形式。9答案与解析：bigger考查形容词比较级。随着节日规模的变大，这个节日在哈尔滨市以外也受人欢迎。根据语境可知，此处用形容词的比较级形式。10答案与解析：Officially考查副词。分析句子结构可知，空处应用副词作状语，修饰整个句子。- 7 - 版权所有高考资源网