1、UNIT 1 FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS Section A Listening and Speaking 课后篇巩固提升 基础夯实 .单句填空 1.She (march) over to me and demanded an apology. 答案 marching 2.At the opening ceremony,many school pupils were wearing traditional (costume). 答案 costumes 3.They are going to give some (perform) on the eve of the S
2、pring Festival. 答案 performances 4.In my opinion,the Rio Carnival is the most (excite) of all the festivals. 答案 exciting 5.Congratulations your being elected Chairman of the Students Union. 答案 on .短语填空(注意动词的适当形式) receive congratulations from,take part in,pay attention to,give performance,have a good
3、time,dress up,after all 1.The school kids as monkeys for the festival yesterday. 答案 dressed up 2.Why not give her another chance? ,she is only a girl of fifteen. 答案 After all 3.All the teachers are required to the opening ceremony tomorrow. 答案 take part in 4.After I went to college,I my friends all
4、over the world. 答案 received congratulations from 5.My favorite singer will at the Workers Stadium next week. 答案 give performances 6.He studied people, what they did and why they did it. 答案 paying attention to 7.We went to Quancheng Park last Sunday and we really . 答案 had a good time .完成句子 1.你最好注意老师在
5、课上所说的话。 You had better what the teacher is saying in class. 答案 pay attention to 2.我妹妹每天早晨步行上学需要 15 分钟。 my sister 15 minutes to school every day. 答案 It takes; to walk 3.他考试不及格,那是因为他没有努力学习。 He failed in the exam. he hadnt studied hard. 答案 That was because 4.正如你所知,我非常喜欢流行音乐和舞蹈。 ,I like popular music an
6、d dancing very much. 答案 As you know 5.这座山太高了,我不能确定我能否爬到山顶。 The mountain is too high.I am not I can climb to the top. 答案 sure whether 6.你更喜欢哪个节日,春节还是中秋节? Which festival ,the Spring Festival or the Mid-Autumn Festival? 答案 do you prefer 素养提升 .阅读理解 A Interesting Exhibitions Held in Four Different Museum
7、s Name:The British Museum Phone:020-7323-8000 Website:www.britishmuseum.org Opening hours:daily 10 a.m.5:30 p.m. Price:Free This exhibition aims to show the mysteries of mummification(干尸化).From a kings daughter to a temple doorkeeper,the displays explore the identities(身份) of eight people,using thei
8、r bodies to discover clues about how they lived.By using new methods,such as CT scanning and 3D visualization(可视化),the British Museum has been able to build up a picture of life in the Nile valley over 4,000 years. Name:The Fashion and Textile (纺织) Museum Phone:020-7407-8664 Website:www.ftmlondon.or
9、g Opening hours:daily 11 a.m.5:30 p.m. Price:8.80 adults,5.50 students This Fashion and Textile Museum is housing the first-ever exhibition on classic Mexican shawl(披 肩),which became famous in the 20th century.Mexican artists,photographers and fashion and textile designers will be exhibiting their c
10、olorful works there. Name:The Victoria and Albert Museum Phone:020-7907-7073 Website:www.vam.ac.uk Opening hours:Mon,Thur,Sat,Sun 10 a.m.5:30 p.m.;Fri 10 a.m.10 p.m. Price:Free The Victoria and Albert Museum has dug out some of their most charming(迷人的) wedding dresses to record their history during
11、the past two centuries.White wedding dresses were made popular by Queen Victoria in the nineteenth century.See beautiful wedding dresses made by famous designers. Name:The Science Museum Phone:0870-870-4868 Website:www.sciencemuseum.org.uk Opening hours:daily 10 a.m.6 p.m. Price:Free This four-day f
12、estival displays the latest exciting gadgets(小机械) and introduces their inventors.Visitors can explore electronics(电子产品),build robots,get hands-on(亲自动手) with new technologies and have a go (尝试) at 3D printing.There will be displays taking place throughout the festival,which is suitable for anyone age
13、d ten and over. 【语篇解读】这是一篇应用文。文章主要列举了在四个不同博物馆举行的有趣展览。 1.Which number would you call if youre interested in exploring history with modern technology? A.020-7323-8000. B.020-7407-8664. C.020-7907-7073. D.0870-870-4868. 答案 A 解析推理判断题。根据文章第一部分的“By using new methods,such as CT scanning and 3D visualizatio
14、n(可视化),the British Museum has been able to build up a picture of life in the Nile valley over 4,000 years.”可知在大英博物馆我们可以看到用新技术复原的与 4 000年前的尼罗河流域生活相关 的照片,故推断想通过现代技术探索历史可以去大英博物馆,其联系电话是 020-7323-8000 。故选 A 项。 2.Which museum can you visit if you are free at 8 p.m.on Friday? A.The Fashion and Textile Muse
15、um. B.The Victoria and Albert Museum. C.The Science Museum. D.The British Museum. 答案 B 解析细节理解题。根据文章第三部分的“Opening hours:Mon,Thur,Sat,Sun 10 a.m.5:30 p.m.;Fri 10 a.m.10 p.m.”可知 The Victoria and Albert Museum的开馆时间为周一、周四、周六和周天上午 10 点到下午 5 点半,周五是上午 10 点到晚上 10 点。由此可知如果周五下午 8点有时间可以去 The Victoria and Albert
16、 Museum参观。故选 B项。 3.What can we learn about the Science Museum? A.It displays CT scanning technology. B.More information can be found at www.vam.ac.uk. C.The exhibition will last a week. D.Visitors themselves can try new technologies. 答案 D 解析细节理解题。根据文章第四部分的“Visitors can explore electronics(电子产品),buil
17、d robots,get hands-on(亲自动手) with new technologies and have a go (尝试) at 3D printing.”可知在科学博物馆参观 者可以操作新技术和尝试 3D 打印。D项符合以上说法,故选 D 项。 B Lawrence Ferlinghetti,the poet,publisher,painter,social activist and bookstore owner,has been San Franciscos honored poet.He turns 100 this month,and the city is makin
18、g preparations to celebrate him in style.Readings and performances and an open house will take place at City Lightsthe sacred bookstore he co-founded in 1953. On March 24,1919,Lawrence Ferlinghetti was born in Yonkers,New York.After spending his early childhood in France,he received his BA from the
19、University of North Carolina,an MA from Columbia University,and a PhD from the Sorbonne. He is the author of more than thirty books of poetry,including Poetry as Insurgent Art;A Coney Island of the Mind.He has translated the works of a number of poets,including Nicanor Parra,Jacques Prevert,and Pier
20、 Paolo Pasolini.In addition to poetry,he is also the author of more than eight plays and three novels,including Little Boy,Love in the Days of Rage and Her. In 1953,Ferlinghetti and Peter Martin opened the City Lights bookstore in San Francisco,California.It became a nerve center for the Beats and o
21、ther writers.Allen Ginsberg,Jack Kerouac and other writers from that era were Easterners who dropped into San Francisco for a spell.In 2001 it was made an official historic landmark.Now City Lights is almost certainly the best bookstore in the United States.Its filled with serious world literature o
22、f all kinds. If City Lights is a San Francisco institution,Ferlinghetti himself is as much of one.He has loomed over the citys literary life.As a poet,hes never been a critical favorite.But his flexible and plain-spoken and often powerful work he has published more than 50 volumes has found a wide a
23、udience.His collection A Coney Island of the Mind has sold more than 1 million copies,making it one of the best-selling American poetry books ever published. 【语篇解读】本文是一篇人物传记。文章主要介绍了 Lawrence Ferlinghetti,并对他的成就进行 了赞扬。 4.What can we learn about Ferlinghetti from Paragraph 2? A.He had a happy childhoo
24、d. B.He received normal education. C.He had a gift for writing novels. D.He had written lots of poetry. 答案 B 解析推理判断题。根据第二段中的“After spending his early childhood in France,he received his BA from the University of North Carolina,an MA from Columbia University,and a PhD from the Sorbonne.” 可知,在法国度过童年后,
25、他获得了北卡罗来纳大学学士学位、哥伦比亚大学硕士学位和索邦大学博 士学位。由此推断出,Ferlinghetti 接受了正规的教育。故选 B项。 5.Which of the following best describes Ferlinghetti according to Paragraph 3? A.Flexible. B.Optimistic. C.Outspoken. D.Productive. 答案 D 解析推理判断题。根据第三段中的“He is the author of more than thirty books of poetry,including Poetry as In
26、surgent Art;A Coney Island of the Mind.In addition to poetry,he is also the author of more than eight plays and three novels,including Little Boy,Love in the Days of Rage and Her.”可知,本段介绍 了 Ferlinghetti的文学成就,由此可推断出,Ferlinghetti 是一个多产作家。故选 D项。 6.Why is City Lights famous? A.Because it is a nerve cent
27、er for the youth. B.Because its collections have a long history. C.Because it is an official historic landmark. D.Because it has some modern world literature. 答案 C 解析细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“In 2001 it was made an official historic landmark.”可知,City Lights 很出名是因为它是官方的历史地标。故选 C项。 7.What is the authors purpose
28、 in writing the text? A.To speak highly of a great poet. B.To introduce some English poetry. C.To promote values of City Lights. D.To celebrate the birthday of Ferlinghetti. 答案 A 解析推理判断题。根据第一段中的“Lawrence Ferlinghetti,the poet,publisher,painter,social activist and bookstore owner,has been San Franciscos honored poet.”并结合全文内容可知,本文主要介绍了 Lawrence Ferlinghetti,并对他的成就进行了赞扬。故选 A 项。
