人教版(新教材)高中英语必修3Unit 1　Festivals and Celebrations课时作业2：Reading for Writing

人教版(新教材)高中英语必修第三册PAGEPAGE1Unit1FestivalsandCelebrationsReadingforWritingⅠ.选用下面单词的适当形式填空atmosphere,represent,please,fancy,grace,absolute,moment,brief,respect,horrible1.Shetriestocreatean__________ofcalmandsecurityforherchildrenwheretheycanlivehappily.2.Theoldmanwas_______towatchhissonappearonTV.3.MrKingwaschosen____________thecompanyattheconference.

4.Weareimpressedwiththe_____withwhichadancerleapsintotheair.5.Hemadehisreasonsforbuyinganothercar__________clear.6.Iwantedasimpleblackdress,nothing_____.7.Ispentafew_______thinkingwhatIwasgoingtosay.8.Thescientistwhoismakingaspeech____________byeveryonepresent.

9.Thefamilymembersscreamed________whentheysawthesnakescrawlingontheground.10._______speaking,Englishissousefulthatallofusstudentsshouldlearnitwell.Ⅱ.根据汉语提示完成句子1.______________(参加)thecelebrationwasanexcitingexperienceforme.

2.Buyingsuchahouseinthecentreofthecityis________(值得).

3.___________(坦白地说),thedishyoucookedtastedterrible.

4.Themomentthegun________(开火),thesoldiergavehimselfaway.

5.Itlooks_____(好像)theplanwentonwell.

6.People_________________(四面八方的)cametothemarkettobuythings.

7.Thecoatsuitsyouwell__________(除……以外)itscolor.

8.Thesetraditions_______________________(对……有重大影响)people.

9.__________________(尊重)ourparentsisveryimportant.

10.Becauseoftheheavyrain,theydidn’t_______(出发)until12o’clock.

Ⅰ.阅读理解APeopleinBrazilmarkCarnival(狂欢节)everyyearanditisconsideredtobeoneofthemostimportantnationalholidays.Itisnotaboutabigmomentinhistoryorafamousperson,butitisimportantforthepeoplebecauseitisatimeoffriendship,freedom,andmanydayswithoutwork.Peoplecanchoosebetweenpartiesandrest.Mostpeoplechooseparties,dayafterday,nightafternight.CarnivaliscelebratedfortydaysearlierthanEaster,butitisnotrecognizedbythechurch.Itlastsfourdaysandfournights.Peopleputontheirholidayclothesandgooutintothestreetsortoclubstoenjoythemselvestogether.Therearealsosomecelebrationactivities.Forinstance,sambaschoolsmakeaparadeshowingtheirmusicandbeautifulcars.Theyarefollowedbypeople.Everyyeartheparadetellsadifferentstory,andeachcityhasoneormoreschoolslikethis.InthesouththecelebrationofCarnivalcomesbacktonormalbyWednesday.TheproblemisthatitisnotrecognizedbythechurchinthenorthwestwheretheCarnivalismoretraditional.There,peopledonotrespectitsendandcontinuetopartyuntilthenextSunday.Carnivalismyfavoriteholiday,butIdonotagreethatthepartyshouldkeepgoing.Likeatotherpopularparties,peopledrink,danceandhavefun.Unfortunately,somepeoplearenotveryresponsibleandgiveitabadname,leavingabadimpressionofthisholiday,butitistheonlynationalholidaythatbringsthewholecountryanditsdifferentpeopleandculturestogether.1.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.TheCarnivalisthemostinterestingholidayinBrazil.B.TheCarnivaliscelebratedtohonorafamousperson.C.AllofthepeopleenjoythemselvesinpublicplacesduringtheCarnival.D.PeopledonotneedtoworkduringtheCarnivalinBrazil.2.Fromthispassage,wecaninferthattheCarnival______.

A.isafavoredholidayinBrazilB.hasareligiousoriginC.iswhenpeoplemisstheirancestorsD.iswhenpeoplepresentgiftstoeachother3.What’stheauthor’sattitudetotheCarnival?A.Objective. B.Negative.C.Positive. D.Indifferent.BBeijing—ThepublichasrespondedwithvigoroussupportforanNPCdeputy’sproposaltoextendtheSpringFestivalholidayfromthreedaysto10.Morethan78percentofabout27,600respondentstoapollonwww.people.com.cn<http://www.21cnjy.com/>votedinfavoroftheideaofLiJing,whoisalsothemayorofMeishancityinSouth-westChina’sSichuanprovince.Lisaidthelunarnewyearfestivalholidaywastooshortforfamilyreunions,especiallyforthenation’s220millionmigrantworkers.Withhundredsofmillionsofpeopleonthemoveduringsuchashorttimespan,theholidayputsgreatstressonthepublictransportsystemandsuppressestourism,sheadded.Shesuggestedtheholidaybeextendedandcoverthethreeadjacent(毗连的)weekends,whichmeansthepubliccouldtakeatotalof16daysoffandfloatingpopulationcouldspendtheLanternFestival,whichfallsonthe15thdayofthelunarnewyear,withtheirfamilies.Peoplewouldthenhavesufficienttimetofullyenjoythetraditionalholidaywiththeirfamilies,LisaidduringaninterviewwithPeople’sDailyOnlineonFriday.Mostonlinevotersagreedthatextendingtheholidaywilleasetheburdenonpublictransportandstrengthenfamilyties.“TheSpringFestivalisanoccasionforfamilyreunionsandshouldbelongerthantheNationalDayholiday,”onerespondersaidinanonlinepost.“Everyyear,IwishIcouldspendmoretimeathomefortheSpringFestival,butIalwayshavetogobacktowork.IhopetheNPCwillapprovethisproposal.”Anotheronlinecommentread:“ExtendingtheSpringFestivalholidaycouldpreventtheannualtransportationcrush,whichhasinrecentyearsresembledanexodus(出走)offleeingrefugees(难民)”.Mostoftheabout13percentwhoopposedtheideaciteddifficultiesreadjustingtoworkafterthebreak.Somepointedoutthatofficemoral(士气)wasgenerallylowduringthefirstweekaftertheholiday.“Afterthesix-dayholiday,manypeoplecomebacktoworkfeelingabsent-minded,”onerespondentsaid.SomewhoopposedtheextensionsuggestedaddingtheLanternFestivalasanofficialholiday.Another10percentsaidlawmakersshouldcarefullystudytheimpactsbeforetheymakeanydecisionsonholidays.4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonwhyLiJingsuggestedextendingtheSpringFestivalholiday?A.ThefloatingpopulationcouldspendtheLanternFestival.B.Peoplecouldspendmoremoneyandthiscouldpromoteconsumption.C.Thelunarnewyearfestivalholidaywastooshortforfamilyreunions.D.Theholidayputsgreatstressonthepublictransportsystemandsuppressestourism.5.WhatwasLiJing’splanforthelunarnewyearfestivalholiday?A.Itcouldcoverthetwoadjacentweekends.B.Theholidaywouldbefromthefirstdayofthelunaryear.C.SheaddedtheLanternFestivalasanindependentofficialholiday.D.Thepubliccouldtakeatotalof16daysoffincludingtheLanternFestival.6.Theunderlinedword“crush”inthesixthparagraphprobablymeans“______”.

A.uncomfortablepressurecausedbyagreatcrowdofpeopleB.adrinkmadebypressingfruitandusedasjuiceC.atrafficaccidentresultingfromtravelingtoofastD.people’seagernesstogohometomeettheirfamilies7.Whyweresomenetizensagainstextendingtheholiday?A.Itwasawasteoftime.B.Peoplewouldnotearnmuchmoney.C.ItwouldhaveabadeffectonChina’seconomy.D.Peoplewouldn’tbeinagoodworkingstageaftersolongaholiday.Ⅱ.阅读填句根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Ofcourseyouloveyourparents—that’sagiven.Butattimes,maintainingthebondbetweenparentandadultcanbeaschallengingasthatbetweenparentandteenager.Herearesomewaystostrengthenanadultrelationshipwithyourparents.Talktoyourparentsasfriends.“1itmayfeelfunnytogiveupyourroleasthechild.AgoodstartistomodelyourconversationswithMomandDadonthoseyouhavewithfriends,”saysDr.Tessina.“Don’tlimityourconversationsstrictlytofamilymemories,orgossipaboutfamilymembers,oryourpersonallife,”sheadvises.“2—whynotexploreitwithMomandDadasyouwouldwithafriend?Currentevents,sports,work,localneighborhoodissues,ornationalpoliticsareallfairgame.”

3Whenyou’redealingwithyourparents,laughtercanbealifesaver—bothtohelpyouhandlethestressofdealingwithsometimesbad-temperedindividualsandtohelpyoubondtogether.Tellafewjokesyouknowthey’llenjoy,sharesomecomicsfromthepaperore-mailwiththem,watchtheLettermanshowtogether.4

Tellyourparentswhatbothersyou.Ifyouloveyourmomanddadbuttheydriveyoucrazy,yourresentment(不满)caneatawayatyourrelationship.Sodon’tseethe(生闷气)silently.5Forinstance,ifyourmomkeepscallingyouatwork,tellherthatyourbossisstartingtonoticeand,whileyoulovetalkingtoherduringtheday,it’sbeginningtoaffectyourjobperformance.Arrangeacallyoucanbothcountonatamutuallyconvenienttime.

A.Asafriend,B.Forgivenessisthekey.C.Keepyoursenseofhumor.D.There’sawholewideworldoutthereE.Communicatewithgentlenessandrespect.F.Ifyoucanlaughtogether,you’redoingokay.G.Ifyourparentsstilltreatyoulikeyou’resixyearsold,

〖〖答案〗〖解析〗〗Ⅰ.1.atmosphere2.pleased3.torepresent4.grace5.absolutely6.fancy7.moments8.isrespected9.horribly10.BrieflyⅡ.1.Takingpartin2.worthit3.Tobefrank4.wentoff5.asif6.fromnearandfar7.exceptfor8.havegreatinfluenceon9.Showingrespectto10.setoffⅠ.〖文章大意〗本文主要介绍了巴西的一个传统节日“狂欢节”。〖答案〗选D。〖解析〗细节理解题。根据第一段的becauseitisatimeoffriendship,freedom,andmanydayswithoutwork.可知,在狂欢节的这几天里人们可以不去工作。〖答案〗选A。〖解析〗推理判断题。根据最后一段的...itistheonlynationalholidaythatbringsthewholecountryanditsdifferentpeopleandculturestogether.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。〖答案〗选A。〖解析〗推理判断题。根据最后一段的Carnivalismyfavoriteholiday,butIdonotagreethatthepartyshould