1、第 1页（共 12页）Unit1 Festival and celebrationsSection C Reading for Writing一、选词填空1.grace;gracefulShe moves with the naturalof a ballet dancer.His father had always taught him to beindefeat.2.absolute;absolutelyTheresnothing more the doctors can do.“Youre wrong,” she said withcertainty.3.brief;brieflyHee
2、xplained the situation to them.He explained the situation to them in.4.wrestling;wrestle;wrestlerHe taught his little brother how to.In Mongolianthere are no weight classes so avery largemay compete against a small petitor;competitionOver 200entered the.6.represent;representative第 2页（共 12页）He willou
3、r class to take part in the sportsmeeting;that is to say,he is theof ourclass.二、单句语法填空1.My birthday fallsa Monday this year.2.He cant wait(go) home for the weekend.3.Most of the people were(amaze) by theperformance.4.He visited the Great Wallthe first time in herlife last year.5.The boy was(annoy) t
4、o find his toy car(break).6.The man(dress) in the costume looks(frighten).7.This festival fallsthe fourth day of the sixthmonth of the lunar calendar,usually(last) forthree days.8.Im finally back home now,(feel) really tired,but(celebrate) Naadam with my friend was totallyworth.三、阅读理解A第 3页（共 12页）Car
5、nival today is aninternational,multiculturalexperience.But how did it becomeso?To understand what carnival is all about,we need to look atthe history of America and the meeting of two culturesEuropean and African.The arrival of Europeans in America,and the opening of hugefarms and plantations to gro
6、w cotton,fruit andvegetables,meant there was an immediate need for people to workon them.This marked the beginning of the slave trade.For morethan two hundred years,until the beginning of the 19thcentury,when the trade was finally stopped,millions of peoplewere taken by force from their homes in Afr
7、ica and transportedto the New World to work as slaves.Six million were taken tothe Caribbean islands where there were British and Frenchlandowners.Naturally,the Europeans also imported their ownfestivals.So the slaves were forced to watch as their masterscelebrated carnival with food,drink,and maske
8、ddances.InTrinidad,the slaves began to hold their own carnivalcelebrations:they painted their faces white,imitating theirmasters and making fun of them.But at the same time they werecontinuing their own African traditionssuch as walking round第 4页（共 12页）a village wearing masks and singinga custom whi
9、ch theythought would bring good luck.When the slave trade was abolished in 1838 the former slavestook over the carnival.It became more colourful and moreexciting than it had been before.Magnificent costumes were madeand musical bands were created.Carnival became a celebrationof freedom.With the pass
10、ing of time,the white inhabitants of the islandbegan to take part in the carnival,tooand they were welcomedby their former slaves.Carnival became a way to unite differentcommunities,as people forgot their everyday problems andenjoyed themselves eating,drinking,anddancing.Today,visitorsfrom all over
11、the world come to this small state in the Caribbeanto join in the fun.Carnival has become a celebration of lifeitself.1.Which is the topic of the passage?A.The Meaning of CarnivalB.A Celebration of FreedomC.The Meeting of CulturesD.A Celebration of Life2.Carnival has something to do with the followi
12、ngexcept.第 5页（共 12页）A.the history of AmericaB.African culturesC.Asian culturesD.European cultures3.Carnival became a celebration of freedom mainlybecause.A.the slaves wanted to make fun of their mastersB.slaves wanted to keep their African traditionsC.the slave trade was stoppedD.magnificent costume
13、s and musical bands were madeBThanksgiving is an important festival in North America.Weinterviewed several students from the USA and Canada.Here iswhat they have told us about their Thanksgiving experiences.JosiefromNewYork,theUSA“In America,Thanksgiving is celebrated every year at theend of Novembe
14、r.It is to remember the first group of people fromEurope to live in America.When they first arrived,they foundthe environment strange.But they learned to survive after somenative American friends showed them how to grow and findfood.Thanksgiving is meant to be a traditional celebration.”第 6页（共 12页）T
15、oddfromCalifornia,theUSA“Thanksgiving is the first day of Christmas shopping.Thatmeans we have four weeks to buy Christmas presents for ourfamilies and friends.For me and my friends,the most importantpart of the festival is the big football game on TV.The matchis watched by millions of people all ov
16、er America.Thanksgivingis seen as an exciting day for football!”IanfromSaskatoon,Canada“In Canada,Thanksgiving is held on the second Monday inOctober.On the Sunday before Thanksgiving Day,many people goto church.Thanks is given for all the good things that happenedto them during the year.I always gi
17、ve thanks for the nice bigturkey Im going to have at the family dinner!Like allfestivals,Thanksgiving is about food!”KatiefromMaritimes,Canada“On Thanksgiving Day,we have dinner with all ourcousins,aunts and uncles.It is always very busy.Sometimes wehave two Thanksgiving dinners because we go to bot
18、h ourgrandparentshouses.The dinner is usually attended by morethan twenty people at each house!My mother and my aunts do allthe cooking but the washing-up is done by me and my cousins.And第 7页（共 12页）thats not an easy job!But I dont mind because Thanksgivingis meant to be a time to give thanks.”4.Peop
19、le in the USA and Canada.A.have no interest in ThanksgivingB.feel that Thanksgiving is about foodC.have different opinions on ThanksgivingD.all have the same opinion on Thanksgiving5.When is Thanksgiving celebrated every year in Canada?A.At the end of October.B.At the end of November.C.On the second
20、 Monday in October.D.On the second Monday in November.6.Where does the person who thinks that Thanksgiving is atraditional celebration come from?A.New York.B.California.C.Saskatoon. D.Maritimes.7.What is the main idea of this passage?A.Students learn to give thanks on Thanksgiving.B.Many students li
21、ke spending Thanksgiving at home.C.Students have different experiences on Thanksgiving.D.Thanksgiving is an important festival in North America.四、语法填空第 8页（共 12页）Many times we spare no effort at work, 1._(offer)hours of overtime by ignoring our family life. Wespend time with people who we have nothin
22、g in common with, andattend social 2._(activity) we have no interest3._. We always find ourselves living our lives in thewaythatpleasesandimpressesothersinsteadofbeingourselves. In fact,for the majority of people, they onlythink about 4._(they) 99% of the time, and5._(rare) give us a second thought,
23、 as a result of6._we often end up feeling unhappy and out of place.In view of this, its time to think about ourselves,our own family, and start creating a future 7._(base)on our own likes and dislikes.8._，think it over nexttime when we are required to work overtime. Trying to be a lovingparent or go
24、od friend9._(be)very likely togive us far more10._(please)and a feeling ofsecurity,connection and belonging.第 9页（共 12页）一、选词填空1.grace;graceful2.absolutely;absolute3.briefly;brief4.wrestle;wrestling;petitors;competition6.represent;representative二、单句语法填空1.on2.to go3.amazed4.for5.annoyed;broken6.dressed
25、;frightening7.on;lasting8.feeling;celebrating;it三、阅读理解1.A全文主要是介绍狂欢节的起源、演变、现状以及庆祝方式、参加人员及意义,A 项正确,概括性强。B、D 两项均是某一段的概括。C项内容太宽泛。2.C根据第一段内容用排除法可得出答案。3.C根据第四段可知,废除奴隶买卖后从前的奴隶成了狂欢节的主角,节日变得更丰富多彩更刺激,成为庆祝自由的节日。4.C从所采访的四个学生的内容可知,美国人和加拿大人对感恩节持不同的观点和看法,所以答案为 C 项。5.C从第三个采访 IanfromSaskatoon,Canada 中的“InCanada,Than
26、ksgivingisheldonthesecondMondayinOctober.” 可知,答案为 C 项。第 10页（共 12页）6.A从第一个采访 JosiefromNewYork,theUSA 中的“Thanksgivingismeanttobeatraditionalcelebration.” 可知,答案为 A 项。7.C本文主要讲的是美国和加拿大的一些学生在感恩节不同的经历,所以答案为 C 项。四、语法填空1offering本句已有谓语动词 spare，且设空前无连词，故此处用非谓语动词作伴随状语，offer 与句子主语之间是逻辑上的主动关系，所以应用现在分词。故填 offering
27、。2activitiesactivity 在此指为达到某一特定目标而进行的活动，是可数名词，此处泛指不定量的社交活动，应用复数。故填activities。3 inhave interest in.是固定搭配， 意为 “对有兴趣” 。此处 we have no interest _作定语修饰 activities，被省略的引导词作介词 in 的宾语。故填 in。4ourselves句意为：事实上，我们中的大部分人仅仅考虑我们自己。主语和宾语指同一人/物，宾语应用反身代词。故填ourselves。5rarely此处修饰动词 give，应用副词。故填 rarely。6which此处 as a res
28、ult of _ we often end upfeeling unhappy and out of place 是定语从句，引导词指代前面整个主句的意思，在从句中作介词 of 宾语，用关系代词 which。故填 which。7 based此处应用非谓语动词形式作定语， 修饰a future, base与 a future 之间是逻辑上的被动关系，所以应用过去分词。故填第 11页（共 12页）based。8Therefore/Thus句意为：因此，下一次当我们被要求加班时， 要仔细考虑。 本句与上句之间是因果关系。 故填 Therefore/Thus。9isTrying to be a loving parent or good friend 是动名词短语作主语，谓语动词用单数，结合语境可知，此处应用一般现在时。故填 is。10pleasure句意为：努力做一个有爱的家长或者好朋友很可能会给我们更多的快乐以及一种安全感、关联感和归属感。give 后接双宾语，其直接宾语应用名词形式。根据语境，pleasure 在此处用作不可数名词。故填 pleasure。第 12页（共 12页）
