2020-2021學(xué)年高中英語Unit1FestivalsaroundtheworldLearnin

Unit1FestivalsaroundtheworldⅠ.閱讀理解FoodfestivalsaroundtheworldStiltonCheeseRollingMayDayisatraditionaldayforcelebrations,butthe2,000EnglishvillagersofStiltonmustbetheonlypeopleintheworldwhoincludecheeserollingintheirannualplans.Teamsoffour,dressedinavarietyofstrangeandfunnyclothes,rollacompletecheesealonga50-metrecourse.Ontheway,theymustnotkickorthrowtheircheese,orgointotheircompetitors'lane(賽道).CompetitionisfierceandthechiefprizeisacompleteStiltoncheeseweighingaboutfourkilos(disappointingly,butunderstandablythecheesesusedintheracearewoodenones).Allthecompetitorsareservedwithbeerorportwine,thetraditionalaccompanimentforStiltoncheese.FieryFoodsFestival—TheHottestFestivalonEarthEveryyearmorethan10,000peopleheadforthecityofAlbuquerque,NewMexico.TheycomefromasfarawayasAustralia,theCaribbeanandChina,buttheyallshareacommonaddiction—foodthatisnotjustspicy(辛辣),buthotenoughtomakeyourmouthburn,yourheadspinandyoureyeswater.TheirdestinationistheFieryFoodandBBQFestivalwhichisheldoveraperiodofthreedayseveryMarch.Youmightliketotryachocolate-coveredhabaneropepper—officiallythehottestpepperintheworld—oranyoneofthethousandsofproductsthatareonshow.Butonething'sforsure—ifyoudon'tlikethefeelingofaburningtongue,thisfestivalisn'tforyou!LaTomatina—TheWorld'sBiggestFoodFightOnthelastWednesdayofeveryAugust,theSpanishtownofBunolhostsLaTomatina—theworld'slargestfoodfight.Aweek-longcelebrationleadsuptoanexcitingtomatobattleasthehighlightoftheweek'sevents.Theearlymorningseesthearrivaloflargetruckswithtomatoes—officialfight-startersgetthingsgoingbycastingtomatoesatthecrowd.Thebattlelastslittlemorethanhalfanhour,inwhichtimearound50,000kilogramsoftomatoeshavebeenthrownatanyoneoranythingthatmoves,runs,orfightsback.Theneveryoneheadsdowntotherivertomakefriendsagain—andforamuch-neededwash!1．IntheStiltoncheeserollingcompetition,competitorsoneachteammust________.A．wearvariousformalclothesB．rollawoodencheeseintheirownlaneC．kickorthrowtheircheeseD．usearealcheeseweighingaboutfourkilos答案：B解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段第二、三句內(nèi)容以及倒數(shù)第二句括號(hào)里的內(nèi)容可知，在這個(gè)比賽中，參賽者只能在自己的賽道上滾動(dòng)木頭做的奶酪。2．WhereistheFieryFoodandBBQFestivalheld?A．InNewMexico. B．IntheCaribbean.C．InAustralia. D．InChina.答案：A解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段第一句內(nèi)容可知，該節(jié)日的舉辦地點(diǎn)是新墨西哥。根據(jù)第二句內(nèi)容可知，其他三個(gè)選項(xiàng)指的是參賽者來自的國家。3．ThecelebrationofLaTomatinalasts________.A．threedaysB．sevendaysC．lessthanthreedaysD．morethansevendays答案：B解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段第二句“Aweek-longcelebrationleadsupto...”可知，這個(gè)節(jié)日持續(xù)的時(shí)間長達(dá)七天。4．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．ThechiefprizefortheStiltoncheeserollingcompetitionisbeerorportwine.B．Morethan10,000ChinesetakepartintheFieryFoodandBBQFestival.C．ThousandsofspicyfoodsareonshowintheFieryFoodandBBQFestival.D．AnexcitingtomatobattletakesplaceatthebeginningofLaTomatina.答案：C解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段倒數(shù)第二句內(nèi)容可知，在該食品節(jié)上，成千上萬的辛辣的食物進(jìn)行展覽。Ⅱ.語法填空It'sthattimeoftheyear—graduation.Theendofschoolyearisnearly__1__sight,andit'sanespeciallybigdealifyou'refinishinghighschoolorcollege.One__2__(amaze)16-year-oldFloridagirl,GraceBush,graduatedfrombothhighschoolandcollegethisweek!She__3__(actual)gothercollegediplomabeforeherhighschooldiploma.Howdidshemanagetodothat?“Hardworkandgreatattention，”shetoldalocalTVnewsstation,“havemademesucceedin__4__(do)highschoolandcollegeatthesametime.”She__5__(start)takingcollegecourseswhenshewasjust13.Shewouldoftengetupat5：30amandgotobedafter11：00pm.Doingbothatthesametimeisahuge__6__(achieve),andithasalsohelpedherfamilysavemoney.She'soneoftheninechildren__7__studiedathomeuntiltheageof13.Herfatherisamathprofessorwhilehermotherisapart-timehistoryteacherinahighschool.GraceBushhasearned__8__(she)collegedegreeinlaw,withanearlyperfectGPAof3.8andshehopestobecome__9__lawyeroneday,althoughherparentsexpecther__10__(teach)atuniversity.Bytheway,shealsoplayedbasketballinhercollegeteaminhersparetime.1．in解析：insight“在視野內(nèi)；可能即將發(fā)生”，是固定短語。2．a(chǎn)mazing解析：所填詞作定語，修飾girl，應(yīng)用形容詞，在此意為“令人驚詫的”，故應(yīng)用amazing。3．a(chǎn)ctually解析：作狀語，修飾動(dòng)詞，用副詞。4．doing解析：succeedindoingsth.“成功做成某事”，是固定用法。5．started解析：由時(shí)間狀語從句wh