1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 单元检测（二十八） Carnival .阅读理解 A The Cambridge Festivals January Cambridge Winter Ale (啤酒 ) Festival The festival features a range of local and national beers, including traditional winter beers, locally produced ciders (苹果酒 ) and a selection of bottled beers from around the world. Smaller t
2、han its sister festival in May, this is another chance to try some rare ales over three days in January. More information: February eLuminate The fiveday festival connects ambitious art with imaginative technology to cast light on low carbon innovation. It offers a unique opportunity to discover, o
3、r rediscover, the richness and diversity of Cambridges buildings and public spaces through a range of amazing lights. Brighten the winter days by attending shows, concerts, guided tours, family activities and talks. More information: www.eluminatefestivals.co.uk March Cambridge Style Week Cambridges
4、 annual fashion week includes various catwalk shows, boutiques (精品店 ), instore events and much more! Cambridge Style Week showcases a variety of stores from in and around Cambridge, ranging from popular brands, designer labels to independent boutiques. More information: April Cambridge Literary Fes
5、tival Founded in 2003, Cambridge Literary Festival is an important event of the citys cultural calendar. Every April and November, it is held in the citys historic centre and offers creative writing discussions as well as talks and readings from established authors. Usually, its spring festival last
6、s for five days while its 【 精品教育资源文库 】 winter one is for one day only. More information: www. 语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文。文章是对一至四月份剑桥举行的节日简介。 1 Whats one of the features of eLuminate festival? A The Internet. B The light. C Shows. D Talks. 解析：选 B 细节理解题。根据 “ eLuminate” 介绍中的 “cast light on” “a range of amazing li
7、ghts” “Brighten the winter days .” 可知，灯光是这个节日的特色之一。 2 The festival that lasts for the shortest time is held in _. A January B February C March D April 解析：选 A 细节理解 题。根据四个节日介绍中分别出现的 “three days” “The fiveday festival” “Cambridges annual fashion week” “its spring festival lasts for five days” 可以看出，在每年一
8、月举行的剑桥冬季啤酒节只持续三天，时间最短。 3 Which festival is held twice every year? A eLuminate. B Cambridge Style Week. C Cambridge Literary Festival. D Cambridge Winter Ale Festival. 解析：选 C 细节理解题。根据 “ Cambridge Literary Festival” 介绍中的 “Every April and November, it is held .” 可知，剑桥文学节每年举行两次，分别在四月和十一月。 B The last few
9、 days before Christmas passed quickly and it was soon Christmas Eve. That night when everyone went to bed, Bunny couldnt sleep. He still couldnt think of what he wanted his Christmas gift to be. He wondered how Father Christmas would know what to bring him if he didnt know himself. As he was sitting
10、 up in bed, Bunny heard a big noise on the roof and a sound downstairs. It was Father Christmas, he realized. Bunny jumped out of bed and raced down the hall to the stairs hoping to have a look at the old man with his own eyes. By the time Bunny reached the bottom of the stairs, though, everything w
11、as again silent. Beautiful gifts were piled (堆积 ) under the Christmas tree, but Father 【 精品教育资源文库 】 Christmas was gone. He looked for him for a few minutes, but it was already too late. Bunny turned to climb back upstairs when he heard a cry. “Hello ， ” sa id Bunny.“Is somebody there ？ ” He was ans
12、wered by another cry. Bunny looked around the big pile of gifts to see what was making the noise. Right under the tree was a funny looking brown animal with big feet and sad eyes. Bunny might have mistaken it for a dog, if it hadnt been for the antlers (鹿角 ) on its head. “Are you a reindeer ( 驯鹿 )？
13、” asked Bunny. “Yes ， ” replied the animal, “my name is Ralph.” “And you were pulling Father Christmas sled ( 雪橇 )？ ” “I was until I got airsick ， ” replied Ralph, “Im afraid I wa snt cut_out_for the job. Now Im stuck here and I dont know how to get back to the North Pole.” “Well, if you like, you c
14、an stay with us as a friend ， ” said Bunny. As he made the offer, Bunny suddenly realized the gift he wanted from Father Christmas was a new friend! 语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了一个小男孩在圣诞节收到的一份特别的圣诞礼物。 4 Why couldnt Bunny fall asleep on Christmas Eve? A He had a lot of things to do. B He was disturbed by a b
15、ig noise. C He was thinking of what gift he would get. D He wanted to have a look at the reindeer. 解析：选 C 细节理解题。由第一段中的 “He still couldnt think of what he wanted his Christmas gift to be.” 可知，他是在想会得到什么样的圣诞礼物，所以睡不着，故选 C。 5 As soon as Bunny came downstairs, he _. A was probably very sad B found what he
16、 wanted C ran into a reindeer D heard a loud cry 解析：选 A 推理判断题。由第二段中的 “Bunny jumped . hoping to have a look at the old man with his own eyes.” 和第三段中的 “Father Christmas was gone” 可知，当 Bunny 冲到楼下时却发现圣诞老人已经走了，所以他可能会很伤心，故选 A。 6 The underlined part “cut out for” in the text probably means “_” A fit for B
17、afraid of 【 精品教育资源文库 】 C proud of D interested in 解析：选 A 词义猜测题。由画线词前的 “I was until I got airsick” 可知， Ralph是说自己因为飞行时身体不适，已经不再适合这份工作了，故选 A。 7 What would be the best title for the text? A A strange Christmas tree B A special Christmas gift C A quiet but smart boy D A lovely reindeer 解析：选 B 标题归纳题。总览全文
18、可知，文章主要讲述了一个小男孩得到的一份特别的圣诞礼物，故选 B。 . 阅读七选五 Developing good study habits isnt easy._1_ In this way, youll become more and more successful as a student. Start by allowing no interruptions._2_ You have to give 100 percent of your attention to your work.Dont allow yourself to be distracted by friends or
19、fellow students.Keep your goal in mind; know what you have to do and when it needs to be done.Dont let other people influence you into not doing your work. _3_ If you study best in the morning, plan to do your hardest subjects first.Remember not to leave todays work till tomorrow.A delay like this i
20、s called “procrastination” If you delay for any reason, youll find it more and more difficult to get things done when you need to.You may rush to make up the time you wasted getting started, resulting in careless and errorfilled work. Another good way to study is to take part in partnered and groups
21、tudy sessions.These allow students to share ideas, and help each other deal with difficult material._4_ Forming good study habits can be difficult at first, and requires energy and a strong will.But if you commit yourself to it, success will be yours._5_ By doing so, you will know that you have trie
22、d.If you are satisfied with what youve done and know that you have tried your best, your grade will be the icing on the cake. A Figure out when youre most productive. B Its impossible to study while chatting or watching TV. C Always give your best in the classroom and in study sessions. D Putting of
23、f your task for any reason can make it difficult to finish on time. E You may do well enough but maybe you can hardly achieve your goal easily. F But start with a plan, put in a lot of hard work, and studying will become 【 精品教育资源文库 】 easier. G In addition, learning among students is a good way of getting a firmer g
