高中英語(yǔ)必修三 Unit 1 Festivals and Celebrations（B卷提升卷）（原卷版）

1、Unit 1Festivals and celebrations測(cè)試卷（B卷提升卷）原卷版 【新人教版】注意事項(xiàng)：1. 答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、考生號(hào)等填寫在答題卡上。2. 回答選擇題時(shí)，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑。如需改動(dòng)，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案標(biāo)號(hào)?；卮鸱沁x擇題時(shí)，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無(wú)效。3. 考試結(jié)束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分 閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）第一節(jié) （共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。AWhen mentioning China

2、, what comes to mind? As a country with a history of more than 5000 years, China is rich in civilization and culture. What best represents China?Confucius (551BC479 BC)Confucius was a teacher and philosopher from the Spring and Autumn Period of Chinese history. The philosophy of Confucius stresses i

3、ndividual morality including kindness, fairness, politeness, and sincerity. Confucius principles have a broad basis in common Chinese tradition and belief.DragonA dragon is a legendary creature, typically with winding or crawling characters. The dragon symbol is frequently used on ancient Chinese em

4、perors items including chairs or costumes. It is considered a representation of power.Peking OperaPeking Opera is considered the essence of China. As the larger form of Chinese opera, it has many firsts in Chinese dramas: the abundance of talents, the number of artists, opera groups and audience.The

5、 Great WallThere is an old saying that goes. He who has never been to the Great Wall is not a true man. The Great Wall, one of the greatest wonders of the world, is a destination one must see when visiting China.Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)Developed in China, TCM has a tradition dating back to

6、 more than 2,000 years, including various forms of herbal medicine, cupping, massage, exercise (Qigong), and dietary therapy.What do we know about Confucius according to the passage?He died at the age of 72.B. He put stress on teamwork spirits.C. He was a teacher in the Waning Stales Period.D. He cr

7、eated common Chinese tradition and belief.Which of the following is regarded as symbol of power?Confucius.B. Dragon.C. Peking Opera.D. The Great Wall.What must you do when coming to China according to the passage?A. Learn to exercise Qigong.B. Appreciate Peking Opera.C. Pay a visit to the Great Wall

8、.D. Experience the treatment of cupping. B Halloween is a festival celebrated on October 31st. The name of the holiday means hallowed or holy evening because it happens the day before All Saints Day. It is said that Halloween is the childrens New Years Eve. They dress up with special costumes (服裝),

9、they eat too much, and they stay up too late celebrating.Children go around the neighborhood wearing make-up, and dress in masks and colorful costumes. The most common costumes are witches, ghosts, skeletons (骷髏), and popular TV, movie and storybook characters. Some costumes are homemade; others are

10、 bought in stores. The children go from door to door saying trick or treat. People give them candy, cookies, fruit or money. Sometimes money is collected to help UNICEF, United Nations International Childrens Emergency Fund.Homes, stores, and classrooms are decorated in the traditional Halloween col

11、ors, orange and black. Usual decorations are witches, ghosts, skeletons, and Jack-o-lanterns, Jack-o-lanterns are pumpkins that are carved (雕刻) to look like faces. They are placed on doorway entrances and in windows. Horror movies and ghost stories are shown on TV on this day.Adults and older childr

12、en also celebrate Halloween with parades, festivals, and costume parties. Some people create their costumes; other people rent them. Contests are held, where the best costume receives a prize. One of the party events popular with children is dunking (浸泡) for apples. Apples are put in tubs filled wit

13、h water. People try to get the apples using only their mouths; hands cannot be used.Which of the following statements is NOT true about the common costumes according to the text?They are colorful.B. Some of the costumes are homemade.C. All of the costumes are bought in stores.D. They are witches, gh

14、osts, skeletons, popular TV characters and so on.Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?Horror movies are shown on TV on October 31st.B. Apples are the favorite fruit people eat on Halloween.C. Adults also celebrate Halloween together with children.D. Jack-o-lanterns are pumpkins that are ca

15、rved to look like faces.Why is it said that Halloween is the childrens New Years Eve?Because Halloween comes the day before All Saints Day.B. Because children can get money from their parents on Halloween.C. Because only on that day can children go around the neighborhood.D. Because children dress u

16、p with special costumes, eat a lot, and stay up late celebrating.What are the traditional Halloween colors?Orange and black.B. Red and green.C. Black and white.D. Orange and brown.CYour action can speak louder than your words. It is important to know another language and how to communicate without w

17、ords when you are in another country. Before saying anything, people communicate with each other by using gestures(手勢(shì)). However, many gestures have different meanings, or no meaning at all, in different parts of the world. In the United States, nodding your head up and down means “yes”, while in som

18、e parts of Greece and Turkey, it means “no”. In the southeast of Asia, it is a polite way of saying “I heard you”.Today in the USA, when someone puts his thumb(大拇指) up, it means “Everything is all right.” However, in Greece it is bad manners to do so. Also putting your clasped(緊握的)hands up above you

19、r head means “I am the winner.” It is the sign which players often make. In Russia it is the sign of friendship.In the USA, holding your hand up with the thumb and index finger(食指)in a circle, and the other three straight means “Everything is OK.” In France, it means “You are worth nothing.”It is al

20、so important to make eye communication. If you look down when talking to an American, he or she may feel that you are shy, or you are trying to hide something.Besides these, you should also know there are some topics that can not be talked about, such as age, weight and marriage. You can talk about

21、the weather, work, sports, food, where one lives and news of the day. What does the sentence “Your action can speak louder than your words” in paragraph 1 mean?What you do is better than what you say.B. You try your best to be polite.C. You are better understood by your gestures than through your wo

22、rds.D. What you say is better than what you do.Youd better not put the thumb up in _.GreeceB. the USAC. EnglandD. ChinaWhich of the following is true?Putting your clasped hands up above the head means friendship in Greece.B. You can express “You are worth nothing” by putting your thumb up in France.

23、C. Making eye communication is not important in a talk.D. Weather, sports, food and work are the topics that can be talked.The main idea of the passage is that when you are in another country, _.it is important to know the language.B. it is important to know what you talk about to a foreigner.C. to

24、know how to communicate without words is as important as to know the language.D. to communicate through gestures is more important than to know the language. DMany expressions that we use in American English come from novels. Today we will look at some of them from Lewis Carrolls famous novel Alice

25、in Wonderland in detail. The story is about a young girl falling down a rabbit hole. When she finally lands, she finds herself in a strange world and meets some strange characters.The first character Alice meets is the White Rabbit, who runs past her and says some strange words. Alice chases him, an

26、d that is where her adventures begin.In English, chasing a white rabbit means chasing an impossible clue and finding yourself in a misleading situation.Then, as she runs after the rabbit, she falls down the rabbit hole into Wonderland.To fall down the rabbit hole can mean to enter a confusing situat

27、ion. However, usually we use this expression to mean we get interested in something to the point of distraction (分神). It often happens by accident and is about something not that meaningful.Later in the story, Alice meets the March Hare and the Hatter at a crazy tea party. Hares (野兔) have long been

28、thought to behave excitedly in March. Scientifically, this may not be true. But to be mad as a March Hare means that someone is completely mad, or crazy. The expression mad as a Hatter also means to be completely crazy. Of the two, mad as a Hatter is more common. But dont tell the March Hare. Who kn

29、ows how he will react!Near the end of the story, Alice meets the Queen of Hearts. A woman who is called a Queen of Hearts likes controlling others and always tries to control everything and everyone around her.Which of the following situations best fits the expressions to fall down a rabbit hole?Whe

30、n Tom was taking a walk in the forest, he suddenly fell over onto the ground.B. When Mary turned on the TV, she chose to watch the talk show programme as usual.C. When Jim was looking for a sport book online, he lost himself in many report on superstars.D. When Lily was thinking about how to solve a

31、 math problem, she came up with a good idea.According to the passage, the expression to be mad as a March Hare_.describes how hares behave in MarchB. shows hares characteristics in a scientific wayC. is used more often than the expression mad as a HatterD. has the same meaning as the expression mad

32、as a HatterWhich character in Alice in Wonderland wants others to obey his or her orders in every situation?Alice.B. The March Hare.C. The Hatter.D. The Queen of Hearts.The writer mainly wants to _in the passage.A. introduce a famous novel and its language styleB. introduce a famous writer Lewis Car

33、roll and his novelsC. explore some English expressions from a famous novelD. explain why many expressions in English come from novels第二節(jié) （共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。Mothers Day is a time of commemoration and celebration for Mom. It is a time of breakfast in bed, fa

34、mily gatherings, and crayon scribbled I Love You. (16)During the 1600s, England celebrated a day called Mothering Sunday. Celebrated on the 4th Sunday of Lent (the 40-day period leading up to Easter), Mothering Sunday honored the mothers of England. During this time many of the Englands poor people

35、worked as servants for the wealthy. (17)On Mothering Sunday the servants would have the day off and were encouraged to return home and spend the day with their mothers. (18) As Christianity spread throughout Europe the celebration changed to honor the Mother Churchthe spiritual power that gave them

36、life and protected them from harm. Over time the church festival blended with the Mothering Sunday celebration. (19) While many countries of the world celebrate their own Mothers Day at different times throughout the year, there are some countries such as Denmark, Finland, Italy, Turkey, Australia,

37、and Belgium which also celebrate Mothers Day on the second Sunday of May. Dont forget to tell our mothers how much we love and appreciate them.(20) Go ahead! Just do that!A. Mothers are so great that everyone should respect them from now on.B. The earliest Mothers Day celebrations can be traced back

38、 to the spring celebrations of ancient Greece in honor of Rhea, the mother of gods.C. People began honoring their mothers as well as the church.D. As most jobs were located far from their homes, the servants would live at the houses of their employers.E. A special cake, called the mothering cake, wa

39、s often brought along to provide a festive touch.F. Its never too late to do that!G. It is not important that Mothers Day is at different times throughout the year.第二部分 語(yǔ)言運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）第一節(jié) （共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。The Double Seventh Festival, also known as the Qi

40、xi Festival, is a traditional Chinese festival. Here is a beautiful story(21)it.Long, long ago, there was a young man named Niulang(Cowherd). One day, he(22)a beautiful girl- Zhinu(Weaver girl), the Goddesss seventh daughter. She had just run away from the(23)heaven(天國(guó)) to look for fun on Earth. Zhi

41、ni soon(24)Niulang, and they got married without telling the Goddess. Niulang worked in the field and Zhinu wove(織布) at home. They(25)a happy life and gave birth to a boy and a girl. Unluckily, the Goddess soon found out the fact and(26)Zhinii to return to heaven. After Zhini left, Niulang was(27)up

42、set. With the help of his magic cow, Niulang flew to heaven with his children to look for his wife. The Goddess discovered this and was very(28).Taking out her hairpin(發(fā)簪), the Goddess created a wide river in the sky to separate(分開) the two(29). From then on, Niulang and Zhini had to live(30)on the

43、two sides of the river. However, their true love(31)all the magpies(喜鵲) in the world,(32)once a year tens of thousands of magpies would fly up to heaven to make a bridgethe bridge of magpies for the couple to meet each other. At last, the Goddess allowed(33)to meet each other on the 7th day of the 7

44、th lunar month. Thats(34)the Double Seventh Festival started. Today, it is a great(35)for Chinese young people to express their love.A. throughB. behindC. withD. afterA. metB. toldC. thankedD. missedA. boringB. interestingC. sameD. differentA. looked forward toB. parted withC. turned downD. fell in

45、love withA. knewB. livedC. stayedD. gaveA. promisedB. waitedC. orderedD. helpedA. yetB. everC. quiteD. stillA. angryB. sorryC. excitedD. satisfiedA. friendsB. lovers.C. parentsD. childrenA. backB. awayC. halfwayD. apartA. surprisedB. changedC. touchedD. protectedA. soB. butC. thoughD. becauseA. himB

46、. herC. usD. themA. howB. whenC. whatD. whereA. dayB. wayC. lessonD. habit第二節(jié) （共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。When you think of Chinese tea, green tea and now (36) (increasing) often, white tea, spring to mind. However, black tea, also known as red tea, is just as much a staple

47、tea in some regions of the country. Not only that, there (37) (exist) a very common kind of tea that is classified as both green and red. (38) makes the different types of tea is determined by the (39) (process) method, (40) the tea plant grows and also by the appearance and the taste.The (41) (long

48、) of time leaves are fermented (發(fā)酵的) determines the color, taste, smell and character of the tea. The longer leaves are roasted, the darker the color. The less the leaves are fermented and roasted, the (42) (natural) the taste of the tea. Black teas are fermented and green teas are not.In general,Ch

49、inese teas (43) (divide) into four different groups: green, black, oolong, (44) is semi-fermented and thus is considered as both a green and red tea, and finally flower-scented teas known as huacha. It contains no tea leaves at all, but instead is an infusion（沖泡） of chrysanthemum flowers (45) (dry)

50、in the sun alone.第三部分 寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié) （滿分15分）假定你是李華，中華龍舟賽 (the Chinese Dragon Boat Race) 將在你市舉行，外教Peter對(duì)此極感興趣并向你打聽相關(guān)事宜。請(qǐng)你用英語(yǔ)給他寫封郵件，內(nèi)容包括：(1) 簡(jiǎn)要介紹劃龍舟；(2) 比賽時(shí)間及地點(diǎn)：11月19日，重慶合川；(3) 邀請(qǐng)他一同前往觀看。注意：(1) 字?jǐn)?shù)80左右；(2) 可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。Dear Peter,_ Yours，LiHua第二節(jié) （滿分25分）閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語(yǔ)續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。On Chris

51、tmas Eve, seventy-three-year-old George selected his food carefully. Skim milk was 2.99，white bread, 89 cents with a 10-cent discount. Leaving the cashier, he calculated that he had saved 80 cents today. At the exit，the wind reminded him of his gloves. Where are they？ Not in the coat pockets.Not in the grocery bag either. He was sure he was wearin