2024春新教材高中英语UNIT1FESTIVALSANDCELEBRATIONSSectionⅡReadingandThinking1基础测评含解析新人教版必修第三册

PAGEUNIT1FESTIVALSANDCELEBRATIONSSectionⅡReadingandThinking(1)阅读理解AVidalfirstexperiencedBrazil’scarnivalcelebrationsasababylivinginSalvador,thecapitalofBahiaState.Beforehewasevenoneyearold,hismothertookhimtohisfirstcarnivalevent.TheculturaltraditionsofSalvadorhavestuckwithhim.And,Vidal,atrainedmusician,nowperformsthetypicalmusicofBahiaintheU.S.HeoftenplaysintheWashingtonarea.FebruaryisthecarnivalseasoninBrazilandothercountriesaroundtheworld.EventheWashingtonareacelebratestheseason.Lastweek,Vidal,Braziliansinger-songwriterCissaPazandothermusiciansperformedhereforacarnivalcelebration.PerforminginWashingtonandotherU.S.citieshashelpedVidalandPazstayclosetotheirBrazilianroots(根).“LivingintheU.S.nowandnotbeingabletoenjoycarnivalasIusedtoinBrazilwithmyfriendsandfamilyisreallyheartbreaking.AndthatwasthereasonwhyIdecidedtostartmakingmyownevents—carnivalparties—justtogetconnectedtomyroots,tomyhappiness.”Itmaycomeasasurprise,butWashingtonissaidtohaveoneofthelargestfollowingsforBraziliancultureintheU.S.Thisyearalone,therearemorethantwelvecarnivalcelebrationsintheWashingtonarea.Here,theseasonisn’tcelebratedoncitystreetsasinBrazil,whereitiswarmsummer.FebruaryisoneofWashington’scoldestmonths.So,theeventstakeplaceattheatres,restaurantsandotherplaces.Carnivalisoneoftheworld’sbiggestcelebrations.Inmanycountries,activitiestakeplaceforafewweekseachyearandincludehugeparades(游行)andstreetpartieswithlivemusic.Carnivalgoerswearcolourful,themedclothingandmasks(面具).1.WhatdoweknowaboutVidalfromthepassage?A.Hedidn’tenjoycarnivalatfirst.B.Hismothertrainedhimtobeasinger.C.HeencouragedAmericanstocelebratecarnival.D.Brazil’straditionalculturesinfluencedhimgreatly.解析：细微环节理解题。结合第一段中提到的Vidal还不满一岁时,他的妈妈就带他去参与巴西的狂欢节和其次段的第一句“TheculturaltraditionsofSalvadorhavestuckwithhim.”可知,Vidal深受巴西传统文化的影响。答案：D2.HowdidVidalfeelduringthecarnivalseasonintheU.S.?A.Excited.B.Sad.C.Proud.D.Anxious.解析：推理推断题。依据第四段可知,在巴西狂欢节期间,身在美国的Vidal不能回国参与庆祝活动,感到特别难过,他还通过举办狂欢节派对的方式来保持他和家乡的联系。答案：B3.WhyarethecarnivalcelebrationsinWashingtonheldindoors?A.Becauseweatherconditionsarenotgood.B.BecauseAmericancarnivalsfallinhotsummers.C.Becausetheywanttomakecarnivalsdifferent.D.BecausefewpeoplecelebratecarnivalsinWashington.解析：细微环节理解题。依据倒数其次段的最终两句可知,二月是华盛顿最寒冷的月份之一,因此,狂欢节庆祝活动在室内举办。答案：A4.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?A.BrazilianMusicianLivesinAmericaB.Brazil’sCarnivalComestoWashingtonC.Brazil’sCarnivalBecomesWorld-famousD.PeopleinWashingtonLoveBrazil’sCarnival解析：主旨大意题。本文通过Vidal的故事讲解并描述了巴西的狂欢节在美国华盛顿越来越流行,故把Brazil’sCarnivalComestoWashington作为标题最为合适。答案：BBFamilyRelationshipsTheconceptoffamilyisdifferentintheU.S.comparedtocountrylikeIndia.MostAmericanfamiliesconsistofamotherandafatherwithanaverageof1-3children.Itisverycommoninmostfamiliesthatboththemotherandthefatherareemployedfulltimeandareatworkwhiletheirchildrenareatschooloradaycarecentre.TimePunctuality(守时)MostAmericansareverypunctual.Mostpeoplearriveexactlyontimeorafewminutesearlyforanappointment.Althoughmosthigh-techjobsdon’trequireexactarrivalanddeparturetimes,mostpeopleatmostjobsarriveontimeandworkhard.Ifthereisanunexpecteddelay,itiscustomary(惯常的)toinformtheotherpartybycallingthemaboutthedelayandapologiseimmediatelyuponmeeting.ItissaidthatmanyIndiansdon’tacceptthisconceptofbeingontimeinanon-workrelatedenvironment.Mostpeoplearelateforsocialgatheringslikepartiesordinners.SocialMattersInIndia,peopleofthesamesexholdhandsortouchshouldersasagestureoffriendship.NeverdothatintheU.S.Ifyouaremaleandholdanotherman’shandorputyourarmaroundhisshoulder,youmightbeconsideredweird.Also,unlessyouhaveacloserelationship,youshouldkeepyourdistanceevenfromthepeopleoftheoppositesex.Attheoffice,inpublic,andathome,peoplekeepacomfortabledistancewhilesittingnexttoeachother.Peoplespeaksoftlyandinlowvoices.Ingeneralconversation,yourvoiceshouldnotbetooloud.Havethesamemannerswhiletalkingonthephonesoyoudon’tdisturbthosearoundyou.5.Whoisthepassagemostprobablywrittenfor?A.TheChinesewholiveintheU.S.B.TheIndianswhowillvisittheU.S.C.TheAmericanswhowilltraveltoIndia.D.ThosewhowanttoknowaboutAmericanlifestyle.解析：推理推断题。本文主要介绍了美国人在家庭观念和社会生活等方面的状况,并简要提及了印度人在这几个方面与美国人的差别,由此可推知,本文的目标读者很可能是即将去美国的印度人。故选B。答案：B6.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheIndians?A.Parentsareunwillingtocarefortheirchildrenathome.B.Friendsarerarelyfoundwalkinghandinhandinpublic.C.Fewparentsleavetheirkidsaloneathomewhileworking.D.Colleagueskeepadistanceawayfromeachotherintheoffice.解析：推理推断题。依据第一段中“Itisverycommoninmostfamiliesthatboththemotherandthefatherareemployedfulltimeandareatworkwhiletheirchildrenareatschooloradaycarecentre.”可知,这种状况在美国很普遍,但在印度,父母很少把孩子单独留在家里而自己去工作。故选C。答案：C7.What’stheIndians’attitudetoAmericans’senseofpunctuality?A.Puzzled.B.Approving.C.Disapproving. D.Doubtful.解析：推理推断题。依据第三段中“ItissaidthatmanyIndiansdon’tacceptthisconceptofbeingontimeinanon-workrelatedenvironment.”可知,许多印度人不宠爱美国人这种守时的生活习惯。故选C。答案：C8.Beingunabletojoinapartyontime,anIndianwill.

A.justtakeitforgrantedB.feeldeeplysorryforalongtime C.apologisetotheorganiserimmediately D.trytoinformtheorganiseraboutitinadvance解析：细微环节理解题。依据第三段中“Mostpeoplearelateforsocialgatheringslikepartiesordinners.”可知,印度人对社交方面的迟到现象习以为常,不以为意。故选A。答案：ACWe’retoldtobuyenvironmentallyfriendlycarsandchangetheoldelectricalitemsinourhome.Butwhatifyou’reateenagerandnotincontrolofsuchthings?Worse—yourparentshavemoreimportantthingstoworryaboutthanglobalwarming(全球变暖).9Butyou’recompletelywrong;therearemanythingsyoucando.

Takeashowerinsteadofabath.Whentakingashower,don’tusetoomuchtime.Trytokeepitwithin10minutes.10Makeitakindofgame,tryingtobeatyourold“score”everytimeyoutakeashower.

11Forexample,buyrecyclablepensthatcanbefilledwithink(油墨)ratherthanpensthatgetthrownawayafterbeingused.Ifyouhavepapers,bottlesorwhatever,don’tthrowthemaway.Instead,sendthemtotherecyclingcompanyinyourarea.

Talkaboutpollutionandglobalwarmingwithyourparents.12Theywouldn’tmindafewsuggestionseverynowandagain.Sobepatientandinfluencethemgradually.Thenyoumightfindtheywillbeinterestedinlivingagreenlife.

Haven’tgotanyideasforyourbirthdaypresents?13Recyclednotebooksorsolar-poweredchargers...Therearelotsofusefulandgreenthingsyoucanbuy.Andtherewillbeanaddedwarmfeelingonyourbirthday.

A.Consideragreenidea.B.Youdon’tusesomuchenergy.C.Trybuyingthingsthatcanberecycled.D.Don’tturntheheatallthewayup,either.E.Youmightthinkasateen;youcan’tdomuchtohelp.F.Manyadultsdon’tcareaboutenvironmentalprotection.G.Don’tpushthemtobegreenerbecausethatmaymakethemangry.答案：9.E10.D11.C12.G13.AReadingandThinking(2)[基础测评]Ⅰ.单句语法填空1.In1973,hebecamethefirst(agriculture)pioneerintheworldtogrowrice.

2.Jackislateagain.Itistypicalhimtokeepotherswaiting.

3.Thisfilmisareal(reflect)ofthelivingconditionsofpeopleinthewesternregion.

4.Withtheboy(lead)theway,wehadnodifficultyinfindinghishome.

5.leavestheclassroomlastshouldturnoffthelights.

6.Arangeculturalconditionsarethoughttoboostdivorcerates.

7.Hehadlittlecommonwithhissister.

8.Shewasgratefulthemforlettingherstayattheirhouse.

9.Thereisageneral(believe)thatthingswillsoongetbetter.

10.Chinesefolkdancesareonlyperformedspecialoccasions.

答案：1.agricultural2.of3.reflection4.leading5.Whoever6.of7.in8.to9.belief10.onⅡ.用所给短语的适当形式填空inspiteof,rangefrom...to...,fadeaway,takeadvantageof,afterall1.manydifficulties,hemanagedtogetthroughtheexperiment.

2.Therewere120studentswhoseages10

18.3.Don’tlendthemthecar—they’re

you.4.Thesoundcomesupandslowlyintothedistance.

5.Heisoldenoughtotravelbyhisown.heisalready18yearsold.

答案：1.Inspiteof2.rangedfrom;to3.takingadvantageof4.fadesaway5.AfterallⅢ.语法填空Peoplecelebratefestivalsallaroundtheworld.Asweallknow,festivalshave1.widerangeoforigins.Ofallthe2._____(tradition)festivals,theharvestfestivalcanbefoundinalmosteveryculture.Peoplecelebrateittoshowthattheyaregrateful3.theyear’ssupplyoffood.Withthe4.__________(develop)ofmodernsociety,sometraditionsmayfadeawayandothersmaybeestablished.Nowadays,manybigcitiesinChina5.___________(give)upthetypicalcustomoflightingfirecrackers6.(avoid)airpollution.Withbusinesses7._________(take)advantageofthecelebrations,festivalsarebecomingmoreandmorecommercial.8._________somebelievefestivalsshouldnotbecommercialised,othersbelievetheincreaseinspendingisgoodfortheeconomyandpublic9._________(happy).Andifyoustudyfestivalscarefully,youmaybesurprisedtofindthatdifferentcultures10.(actual)havealotincommonafterall.

答案：1.a2.traditional3.for4.development5.havegiven6.toavoid7.taking8.Although9.happiness10.actually[提升测评]Ⅳ.阅读理解NorthAmericawillhavesixmoreweeksofwinter,says“PunxsutawneyPhil”,themostfamousgroundhog(土拨鼠)intheUnitedStates.Everyyear,thousandsofpeoplefromacrosstheU.S.traveltoPunxsutawney,Pennsylvania.OnthenightofFebruary1,theygotoahillcalledGobbler’sKnob.There,theywaituntilsunrise,whenPhilleaveshishometolookforhisshadow.Traditionsaysthatiftheanimalseeshisshadow,therewillbesixmoreweeksofwinterweather.Butifskiesarecloudyandnodarkshapeappears,Americanscanexpectspringtoarriveearly.GroundhogDayissaidtocomefromaEuropeantraditioncalled“Candlemas”.February2wasthemiddleofwinter,andinEurope,clergymenwouldgivecandlestopeopleatreligiousservices.Whenlit,thecandlesbrightenedupthecommunityinthedeadofwinter.Later,inGermany,thetraditionchanged,andpeopleinsteadbeganlookingforsignsofincreasedsunlightandchangesintheweather.IfananimalsawitsshadowonCandlemasDay,thismeantsixmoreweeksofwinter,orthe“SecondWinter”.ThetraditioncametoNorthAmericawhenGermanimmigrantsarrivedinwhatisnowtheeasternstateofPennsylvania.Theychosethegroundhogastheanimaltocontinuethetradition.ThefirstofficialGroundhogDayatGobbler’sKnobwasheldin1887.TheeventhascontinuedthereeversinceandhasbecomepartofAmericanculture.OtherstatesnowcelebratetheirownGroundhogDaywiththeirowngroundhog.InNorthCarolina,hisnameisSirWalterWally.InWestVirginia,peopleturntoFrenchCreekFreddie.GroundhogDayhasalsobeenpopularinAmericanmedia.Inthe1993filmGroundhogDay,areportervisitsPunxsutawneyforthebigevent,butbecomesstuckintime.Hethenhastorepeatthesamedayoverandoveragain,untilhebecomesabetterperson.1.WhydopeoplegotoGobbler’sKnobonthenightofFebruary1?A.Tohuntforgroundhogs.B.Toseethebeautifulsunrise.C.Topayavisittoaclergyman.D.TocelebrateGroundhogDay.解析：推理推断题。依据其次段的内容和第五段中的“ThefirstofficialGroundhogDayatGobbler’sKnobwasheldin1887.Theeventhascontinuedthereeversince...”可知,人们在2月1日晚上来到Gobbler’sKnob是为了庆祝其次天的土拨鼠节。答案：D2.TheoriginofGroundhogDaywasrelatedto.

A.warB.politicsC.religion D.agriculture解析：细微环节理解题。依据第三段的内容可知,土拨鼠节的起源与宗教有关。答案：C3.WhatisPhilusedtopredict?A.Climatechange. B.Theharvestoftheyear.C.Naturaldisasters. D.Thelengthofthewinter.解析：推理推断题。依据其次段中的“Traditionsaysthatiftheanimalseeshisshadow,therewillbesixmoreweeksofwinterweather.”和第四段中的“IfananimalsawitsshadowonCandlemasDay,thismeantsixmoreweeksofwinter,orthe‘SecondWinter’.”可知,人们用土拨鼠能否看到自己的影子来预料当年冬天持续的时间。答案：D4.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A.ThehistoryofGroundhogDay.B.ThetraditionofGroundhogDay.C.ThepopularityofGroundhogDay.D.ThesignificanceofGroundhogDay.解析：主旨大意题。文章主要介绍了北美地区的传统节日——土拨鼠节的起源和发展,该节日始终持续到了今日。答案：AⅤ.完形填空MyForeverValentineValentine’sDaywasthetimemyfatherchosetoshowhisloveforthespecialpeopleinhislife.OvertheyearsIfondly(天真地)thought1himasmy“ValentineMan”.

Myfirstrecollectionofthe2hecouldbringtoValentine’sDaycamewhenIwassix.ThatmorningatthebreakfasttableIfoundacardandagift-wrappedpackageatmychair.

Thecardwas3“Love,Dad”andthegiftwasaringwithasmallpieceofredglassto4mybirthstone,aruby(红宝石).Thereis5differencebetweenredglassandrubiestoachildofsix,andIremember6thatringwithpridethatallthecardsintheworld7notsurpass.

8Igrewolder,thegiftsgave9toheart-shapedboxesfilledwithmy10chocolatesandalwaysincludeda11cardsigned“Love,Dad”.Inthoseyearsmy“thanks”became12ofaperfunctory(敷衍的)response.Thecardsseemedless13,andItookitforgrantedthatthevalentinewould14bethere.Ihad15myhopesanddreamsinreceivingcardsandgiftsfrom“significantothers”and“Love,Dad”justdidn’tseemquite16.

Hisfinalcardremainsonmydesktoday.It’sa17ofhowspecialfatherscanbeandhowimportantithadbeentomeovertheyearstoknowthatIhadafatherwhocontinueda18oflovewithsimpleactsofunderstanding

andanabilitytoexpresshappinessoverthepeopleinhislife.Thosethingsnever19,nordoesthememoryofamanwhonever20beingmyvalentine.

1.A.ofB.aboutC.up D.over解析：thinkof...as...是固定短语,意为“把……视为/看作……”。答案：A2.A.memory B.magicC.puzzle D.present解析：句意:在我六岁那年的情人节,他给我带来了第一次“魔法”回忆。依据下文的描述可知,作者对这个情人节的记忆特殊深刻,所以用magic来指代那种难以忘怀的经验。memory记忆;magic魔法;puzzle谜;疑问;present礼物。答案：B3.A.read B.writtenC.shown D.signed解析：此处表示卡片上有父亲的“签名”。该选项从第四段第一句中的“includeda...cardsigned‘Love,Dad’”可得到提示。答案：D4.A.recover B.resembleC.represent D.replace解析：礼物是一个戒指,上面镶着一小片红色的玻璃来代表“我”的诞生石——红宝石。故选C。其他选项不符合语境。答案：C5.A.much B.littleC.great D.l