高二外研版英语同步练习ModuleCarnivalCulturalCorner

学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精4-4_parent”CulturalCornerⅠ。单词拼写1．Chinadoesalotof________（贸易）withmanycountries.2．TheEarthwasherelongbeforethe________(起源）ofthehumanspecies.3．Thepassagepointedoutthatallthecountries________(联合）tofightglobalrecession。4．Thiskindofapplesismoreexpensivebecausetheyare________(进口)fromabroad。5．TheRioGrande________（标志)theborderbetweenMexicoandtheUSA。6．Africanpeoplewerefightingforthef______andindependenceoftheircountries.7．Theseedsaret______bythewind.8．Weliveinam______society。9．Thepartywasinc______ofMother’ssilverwedding。10．Therearemanybadcustomsandlawsthatoughttobea______.答案：1.trade2.origin3.united4。imported5。marks6．freedom7。transported8.multicultural9.celebration10．abolishedⅡ.完成句子1．他没有必要在北京停留。________________________________________himtoremaininBeijing。2．你退休后谁来接管公司？Whowill________________thecompanywhenyouretire？3．他们取笑她穿着如此怪异的衣服。They________________________________becausesheworesuchstrangeclothes。4．东西方国家间的贸易已经有了明显的增长。Therehasbeenamarked________________________________EastandWest。5．这里的华人社区在放烟火,庆祝春节。TheChinesecommunityhereareshootingofffireworks________________________theChineseNewYear。答案：1.Thereisnoneedfor2.takeover3.madefunofher4.increaseintradebetween5。incelebrationofⅢ.单项填空1．Wecannot________religionbyadministrativeorderorforcepeoplenottobelieveinit.A．delay B．polishC．delete D．abolish答案：Dabolish“废除，废止”;delay“耽搁,延迟”；polish“擦亮，磨光”；delete“删除”；此处意为“废除宗教”。2．Weheldaparty________theirfiftiethweddinganniversary.A．infavourof B．intermsofC．inplaceof D．incelebrationof答案：Dincelebrationof“为庆祝……”，符合题意.infavourof“支持；对……有利”；intermsof“就……而言;以……方式”;inplaceof“代替".3．Beforeitcouldbe________totheUnitedStates，asitehadtobefound.A．transformed B．translatedC．transported D．transplanted答案：Ctransform“转换，转化"；translate“翻译”；transport“运输”;transplant“移植”。由题意知是“被运到美国"。4．________isnowno________thatglobalwarmingisasecuritythreattousall.A．There；doubt B．There;needC．It；doubt D．It;need答案:AThereisnodoubtthat。..“……是毫无疑问的。”为固定搭配，符合题意.Thereisnoneedthat.。.“……是没有必要的。”5．Histhirdfilm________amajoradvanceincinematictechniques。A．takesB．marksC．hidesD．brings答案:Bmark“标志（着)",符合题意.6．Thiskindofcloth________welland________long。A．iswashed；lasts B．washes;lastsC．washes;islasted D．iswashed;lasted答案：B句意是：这种布料好洗、耐用。wash在此句中表示布料的特征，所以要用主动形式;last表示“持续”不用被动形式。7．Shealsosaidshehad________feelingsaboutreturningtolandaftersolongatsea.A．mixed B．sadC．cheerful D．horrible答案:A句意是：在海上那么长时间之后，她也说她对重返陆地有一种复杂的心情。此句要用mixed表示“混杂的，复杂的”，即很难说明的一种心情。8．Canadaisacountry________manydifferentnationalitiesaswellasonewithforeignimmigrants________themajorityofitspopulation。A．consistingof;makingupB．makingupof；occupiedwithC．madeupof;consistingofD．consistedof;takingup答案：A句意是：加拿大既是一个外国移民占大部分人口的国家，也是一个由许多不同民族构成的国家。consistof“由……组成”;makeup“构成"。9．Thesimplejoyofreadingissomethingwetakeforgranted，butmanypeoplehaveto________thepleasurebecauseofpooreyesight。A．givein B．giveoffC．giveout D．giveup答案：D句意是：阅读带来的单纯的乐趣是我们认为理所当然的，但是许多人因为视力不好放弃了这种快乐。givein“屈服，让步”；giveout“发出，分发”；giveup“放弃”。10．Billykeptaskinghismotherifhecouldgotothemoviesandshe________。A．gavewayto B．gaveupC．gaveaway D．gaveway答案:D句意是：比利不断地问妈妈能否让他去看电影，她只好让步了。giveaway可引申为“退让”。givewayto“让路，让步”，后面要接宾语；giveup“放弃”；giveway“送掉，分发,捐献"。11．Likesomeofmyclassmates，Icannotliveuptomyteacher'sexpectations；________Iletthemdown。A．inotherwords B．afterallC．what'smore D．moreorless答案：D句意是:像我的一些同学一样，我辜负了老师们的期望，我或多或少让他们失望了.inotherwords“换句话说”；afterall“毕竟”；what’smore“而且”；moreorless“或多或少地"。12．Itiscertainthathewill________hisfather'sbusinesswhenheisexperiencedenough.A．takeover B．thinkoverC．handover D．goover答案：A句意是:他有足够的经验时一定会接管他父亲的生意。takeover“接管”；thinkover“仔细考虑”；handover“移交”；goover“复习”。Ⅳ.阅读理解AThereareanumberofspecialdaysoftheyearthatarecelebratedindifferentcountries.Theoriginsofmostofthedaysareunknown。Theywerecertainlynotcreatedbyindividualpeople.Otherdays，however，especiallythosecelebratedinwesterncountriesoftenowetheiroriginstoaparticularperson。Oneofthemostpopularofthese,eventhoughitisfairlyrecent，isMother'sDay.Mothershavealwaysbeenhighlyregardedinallcultures.TheancientRomanshadafestivalknownasHilaria，duringwhichchildrentookpresentstothetempleofthe“MotherofGods".TheChristianChurchadoptedthisideaandcalleditMotheringSunday.However,overtheyearsthiscustomwasgraduallyforgotten,andalmostdisappearedbytheendofthe19thcentury。Bornin1864inVirginia,USA,AnnaJarviswasaschoolteacherandbelievedchildrenshouldshowgratitudetotheirmothersforalltheirloveandcare.Encouragedbyafriend,shewrotetothousandsofimportantpeople-politicians，churchmen，doctors，cityofficialsandaskedthemtosupportheridea:aspecialdayoftheyearforthankingmothers。In1910theGovernorofWestVirginiaintroducedMother'sDayintothestate。ThedatechosenwasMay10—thesecondSundayinMay,whichisstillobservedinAmericatoday.ThisdatewaschosenbecauseMay10wasthedateonwhichin1908AnnaJarvis'smotherdied。In1914PresidentWoodrowWilsonmadeMay10theofficialdateforMother'sDaythroughouttheUnitedStates。SoontherewasaMother'sDayInternationalAssociationandthecustombegantobeadoptedinmanycountriesoftheworld.AnnaJarvis，asadanddisillusionedwomandiedin1948.Thecustomshehadworkedsohardtoestablishandwhichhadbecomealmostuniversalhadlostitsoriginalpurpose.Ithadbeentakenoverbybusiness。AswithChristmas，thegivingofpresentsandthesendingofcardshadbecomeamulti­milliondollarindustry.1．Thestoryisabout________.A．MotheringSundayforChristmasB．TheoriginofaspecialdayformothersC．PresidentWilsonandAnnaJarvisD．howpeoplecelebrateMother'sDay答案:B主旨大意题。整篇文章均在介绍母亲节的来历。2．Hilariawasafestivalin________.A．ancientRome B．AmericaC．China D．theChristianChurch答案：A句意理解题。文章第一段第七句“TheancientRomanshadafestivalknownasHilaria，duringwhichchildrentookpresentstotempleofthe“MotheroftheGods。"一句明确表明,Hilaria是古罗马的一个节日。3．AnnaJarviswantedto________.A．thankhermotherforhercareB．introduceacelebrationformothersC．meetthousandsofimportantpeopleD．makeherpupilscelebrateheronMother’sDay答案：B段落大意题。文章第二段介绍了AnnaJarvis认为孩子们应该感谢母亲的爱和关心，因而给很多人写信要求创建一个专门的节日来感谢母亲。4．May10becamethedateforMother’sDaybecause______.A．MayisintheAmericanspringB．itwasthesecondSundayinMayin1910C．PresidentWilsonlikedthedateD．thiswasthedateonwhichAnnaJarvis’smotherdied答案：D细节理解题。由文章第三段第三句话“ThisdatewaschosenbecauseMay10wasthedateonwhichin1908AnnaJarvis'smotherdied.”可知选择这个日期的原因。5．Unfortunately,AnnaJarviswasnothappywithMother'sDaywhenshediedbecause________.A．hermotherwasnottheretoseeitB．shehadneverbeenamotherherselfC．peopleweretoointerestedinmakingitabusinessD．noonegaveanypresentsorcardstotheirmothers答案：C综合判断题。从文中最后一段第二、三句可看出,母亲节已经因为商业化而失去了它原有的意义.BPumpkincarvingisapopularpartofmodernAmerica’sHalloweencelebration.InOctober，pumpkinscanbeseeneverywhereinthecountryfromoutdoorstepstodinnertables.PeoplehavebeenmakingJackO’LanternsatHalloweenforcenturies.ThetraditionoriginatedfromanIrishmythaboutamannicknamed“StingyJack”．Accordingtothestory，StingyJackinvitedtheDeviltohaveadrinkwithhim。Truetohisname，StingyJackdidn'twanttopayforhisdrink,soheconvinced（使信服）theDeviltoturnhimselfintoacointhatJackcouldusetobuytheirdrinks.OncetheDevildidthis,Jackdecidedtokeepthemoneyandputitintohispocketnexttoasilvercross，whichpreventedtheDevilfromchangingbackintohisoriginalform.JackeventuallyfreedtheDevil,undertheconditionthathewouldnotbotherJackforoneyearandthatifJackdied，hewouldn'tclaimhissoul.Thenextyear，JackagaintrickedtheDevilintoclimbingintoatreetopickapieceoffruit.Whilehewasupinthetree,Jackcarvedasignofthecrossintothetree'sbark(树皮）,sothattheDevilcouldn’tcomedownuntilhepromisedJacknottobotherhimfortenmoreyears。Soonafterthis，Jackdied。Asthelegendgoes,Godwouldnotallowsuchanunsavory(令人讨厌的）figureintoheaven。TheDevil,upsetbythetricksJackhadplayedonhim，andkeepinghiswordsnottoclaimJack’ssoul，wouldn'tallowJackintohell。HesentJackoffintothedarknightwithonlyapieceofburningcoaltolighthisway。Jackputthepieceofcoalintoacarved。outturnip(芜菁)andhasbeenroaming（徘徊）theearthwiththe“lantern”evensince.TheIrishbegantorefertothisghostlyfigureas“JackoftheLantern”，andthen,simply“JackO’Lantern”．6．InOctober，pumpkinscanbeseeneverywhereinthecountryfromoutdoorstepstodinnertablesbec