Unit 1 Festivals around the world课时跟踪检测(一)
课时跟踪检测(一) Warming Up & Reading — Language Points
Ⅰ.用所给词的适当形式填空
1.New Year celebrations (celebrate) in Scotland go on for three days.
2.The coach said that they needed more energetic (energy) players on their basketball team.
3.The hunting (hunt) camped in the middle of the thick forest.
4.It is my belief (believe) that we will find a cure for cancer in the next ten years.
5.Let me know the date and time of your arrival (arrive).
6.My little brother quite likes living alone. It's made him more independent (independence).
Ⅱ.单项填空
1.After I graduated from college, my parents encouraged me to be ________ and make a living on my own.
A.religious B.energetic
C.independent
D.reliable
解析:选C。句意:大学毕业后,我父母鼓励我独立,自己谋生养活自己。independent“独立的”,符合语境。religious “宗教的”;energetic “精力充沛的”;reliable “可靠的”,均不符合语境。
2.He ________ the game and ________ lots of experience.
A.won; won
B.beat; won
C.won; gained D.earned; gained
解析:选C。句意:他赢得了比赛并获得了很多经验。在比赛中获胜用win;获得经验用gain。
3.She is too busy to spend any time playing with her children________ she hopes to.
A.as though
B.even though
C.as long as
D.as soon as
解析:选B。考查连词。even though “尽管”,引导让步状语从句;as though “好像”;as long as “只要”;as soon as “一……就……”。句意:她太忙了没有时间陪孩子玩,尽管她希望她可以。
4.The young engineer was________ a gold cup because of his creative achievements for the development of the company.
A.awarded
B.admitted
C.applied
D.accepted
解析:选A。考查动词词义辨析。句意:由于这个年轻人为公司的发展做出了创造性的成就,奖给了他一个金杯。award sb.sth. “奖励某人某物”。admit “承认;准许进入”;apply “申请;应用;适用”;accept “接受”。
5.When people return from their travel, they will generally feel fresh and________.
A.tired
B.energetic
C.strong
D.exciting
解析:选B。句意:旅行归来,人常会有焕然一新的感觉。energetic“充满活力的;精力充沛的”。tired “疲劳的”;strong “强壮的”;exciting “令人激动的”,常用于修饰物。
6.You throw away the food you don't like to eat, while in some African countries, some of the children ________ to death every day.
A.sentence B.serve
C.starve
D.kill
解析:选C。句意:你不喜欢吃的东西都扔掉了,而在一些非洲国家,每天都会有一些孩子饿死。starve to death “饿死”,是固定搭配,符合句意。sentence “判刑”; serve “服务;服役”;kill “杀死”。
7.The difficulties they are facing are just beyond ________ though they are determined to continue their research.
A.belief
B.way
C.thing
D.matter
解析:选A。句意:尽管他们决心继续他们的研究,但是他们面临的困难是难以置信的。beyond belief是固定短语,意为“难以置信的;不可思议的”。
8.The children lit the candles ________ their teacher who died in the earthquake.
A.in danger of B.in place of
C.in memory of
D.in charge of
解析:选C。句意:孩子们点燃蜡烛纪念他们在地震中身亡的老师。in memory of “纪念;追念”,符合句意。in danger of “在危险中”;in place of “代替”;in charge of “负责”。
9.She is always serious, so you should not ________ her.
A.play a trick on
B.make fool with
C.make fun on D.play a joke of
解析:选A。句意:她总是很严肃,因此不要和她开玩笑。play a trick on “捉弄;开玩笑”,符合句意。B项正确搭配应为make fool of sb.“愚弄某人”;C项应为make fun of sb.“取笑某人”;D项应为play a joke on sb.“开某人的玩笑”。
10.When you are abroad, you will find it difficult to get used to another country's ________.
A.customs
B.habits
C.practice
D.instructions
解析:选A。句意:在国外时,你会发现很难习惯别国的风俗。custom “风俗;习俗”,通常指国家、社会或团体长期以来形成的习惯或习俗。habit为个人的习惯、习性;practice“练习”;instruction “命令;指示”。
Ⅲ.阅读理解
A
Around the world there are some festivals 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 festival's characteristic is a contest where an official rolls cheese down a steep hill and festivalgoers go chasing after it. The winner is the first 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 championship of wife lifting is celebrated in Finland.The game is based on Viking traditions where a man should carry away his neighbor's 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.
Many 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 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 in Thailand to develop tourism. It's 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” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?
A.Dangerous.B.Strange.
C.Scary.
D.Familiar.
解析:选B。词义猜测题。根据对那些节日的描述,可知它们都是一些不同寻常、怪异的节日,故选B。
2.If a participant wants to win in the rolling cheese race, he/she should ________.
A.roll as much cheese down the hill as possible
B.find the largest piece of cheese rolling downhill
C.perform the best grimace when chasing the cheese
D.be the first one to catch the cheese rolling downhill
解析:选D。细节理解题。根据第二段的“The winner is the first one to reach and catch the cheese.”可知应选D。
3.According to the writer, a girl above 17 should be careful when enjoying ________.
A.the worldwide championship of wife lifting
B.the world championship of grimaces
C.the Boryeong Mud Festival
D.the Monkey Buffet Festival
解析:选A。细节理解题。根据第四段的“According to the rules, any woman above 17 is considered a wife, so if you are within this age, take care while
visiting this country during the month of July.”可知应选A。
4.Which of the following pictures shows the festival in honor of the Hindu gods Ram and Hanuman?
解析:选A。细节理解题。根据末段的“The Monkey Buffet Festival is held in honor of the Hindu gods Ram and Hanuman.”可知应选A。
B
People in the United States honour their parents with two special days:Mother's Day, on the second Sunday in May, and Father's Day, on the third Sunday in June. These days are set aside to show love and respect for parents. They raise their children and educate them to be responsible citizens. They give love and care to their children. These two days offer an opportunity to think about the changing roles of mothers and fathers. More mothers now work outside the home. More fathers must help with childcare.
These two special days are celebrated in many different ways. On Mother's Day people wear carnations (康乃馨). A red one symbolizes (象征) a living mother. A white one shows that the mother is
dead. Many people attend religious services to honour their parents. It is also a day when people whose parents are dead visit the cemetery. On these days families get together at home, as well as in restaurants. They often have outdoor barbecues(烤肉) for Father's Day. These are days of fun and good feelings and memories.
Another tradition is to give cards and gifts. Children make them in school. Many people make their own presents. These are valued more than the ones bought in stores. It is not the value of the gift that is important, but it is “the thought that counts”. Greeting card stores, florists,_candy makers, bakeries, telephone companies, and other stores do a lot of business during these holidays.
5.Which is NOT a reason for children to show love and respect for their parents?
A.Their parents bring them up.
B.Their parents give love and care to them.
C.Their parents educate them to be good persons.
D.Their parents passed away before they grew up.
解析:选D。从文章第一段可知,A项、B项和C项都提到了。
6.What do you learn from the passage?
A.Mother's Day and Father's Day are both in May.
B.Fewer women worked outside the home in the past.
C.Not all the children respect their parents.
D.Fathers are not as important as mothers at home.
解析:选B。第一段中“More mothers now work outside the home.”暗示了此题的答案。
7.On Mother's Day and Father's Day, ________.
A.people usually have family parties
B.everyone goes to visit the cemetery
C.children always go to their parents' home
D.handmade cards are the most valuable gifts
解析:选A。第二段中“On these days families get together at home, as well as in restaurants.”暗示了本题的答案。
8.What do you think the underlined word “florists” do?
A.They sell flowers.
B.They sell special clothes for Mother's Day and Father's Day.
C.They offer enough room for having family parties.
D.They make bread or pastry (点心).
解析:选A。根据文章上下文可知,节日里有卡片、糖果、电话,当然少不了鲜花,所以词义为“花店”。
Ⅳ.短文改错
Dear Sir,
How are you?As a exchange student, I am writing to tell you I would prefer to move into a single room in the next term, as I find it inconvenient to share a room with others.My roommate often held parties at night, made much noise.Besides, his friends are always visiting him, that disturbs me a lot. So I hope to draw your attentions to this problem.If you think in my
position, I am sure he will agree that the only solution for me is get a room of my own, one not in the same building but as near to the school campus as possible.I would be gratefully if you could do me favor.
Best wishes.
Yours sincerely,
Li Ming
答案:第二句:a→an;去掉in
第三句:held→holds; made→making
第四句:that→which
第五句:attentions→attention
第六句:he→you; get前加to
第七句:gratefully→grateful; favor前加the
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