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1、Unit 1Festivals around the worldSection Prereading (Warming Up & Reading)基础题单词拼写1We prepared a _ (盛宴) for the wedding.答案:feast2We all _ (钦佩) her for the way she saved the children from the fire.答案:admired3The _ (起源) of some words are unknown.答案:origins4With plenty of rain and sunshine this summer, t
2、here will be a good _ (收成) in autumn.答案:harvest5He took the trouble to _ (搜集) the materials for me.答案:gather6Many children s_ to death in Africa because of the lack of food.答案:starved7On his a_, he was greatly welcomed by his fans.答案:arrival8The p_ always works late into the night to create his poem
3、s.答案:poet9I hope you will always be e_ when having classes.答案:energetic10Under the leadership of our Party, we finally got i_ from the other countries.答案:independence单句语法填空1Those English learners all have _ (admire) for their teachers fluent English.答案:admiration2After being trapped in the cave for
4、a long time, he is _ (starve) for freedom outside.答案:starving3Christmas is a _ (celebrate) of Christs birth.答案:celebration4People used to hold the _ (believe) that the earth was the center of the universe.答案:belief5The _ (arrive) of the police prevented the situation from becoming worse.答案:arrival6M
5、y younger brother likes living alone, which makes him more _ (independence)答案:independent7Tom regarded his wife as a _ (beautiful) though others dont think so.答案:beauty8At the beginning of the year, farmers usually have a lot of _ (agriculture) work to do.答案:agricultural9Nothing can _ (gain) without
6、 effort.答案:be gained10_ (gather) around the fire, the tourists danced with the local people.答案:Gathering能力题阅读理解Several different stories are told about the origin of Saint Valentines Day. One legend dates asfarbackas the days of the Roman Empire. According to the story, Claudius, the Emperor of Rome
7、, wanted to increase the size of his army. He knew that it would be easier to get young men who were not married to join the army. Therefore he made a rule that no young man could marry until he had served a certain number of years in the army.A priest named Valentine broke the rule and secretly mar
8、ried a great many young people. Finally, Claudius found out about Valentine and put the priest inprison, where he remained until his death on February 14.After his death, Valentine was made a saint, and the day of his death was named Saint Valentines Day. It became the custom for lovers to send each
9、 other message on this day. Now Saint Valentines Day is a time for people to send one another greetings of many kinds.February 14, Valentines Day, is sweethearts day,on which people in love with each other express their tender emotions.People sometimes put their love message in a heartshaped box of
10、chocolates,or a bunch of flowers tied with red ribbons. Words of letters may be written on the flowercovered card, or something else. Whatever the form may be, the message is almost the same: “Will you be my Valentine?”篇章导读:本文是一篇说明文。文中讲述了情人节的起源。1Valentine was put in prison because _.Ahe secretly got
11、 marriedBhe didnt serve in the armyChe married many young people secretlyDhe broke the laws答案:C细节理解题。根据第二段中的“A priest named Valentine broke the rule and secretly married a great many young people. Finally, Claudius found out about Valentine and put the priest in prison . ”可得出答案为C。2According to the r
12、ule, _.Ano young men could get married unless they were old enoughByoung men could marry if they served in the army for several yearsCno one could get married without the emperors permissionDyoung men could marry only in the army答案:B细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句“Therefore he made a rule that no young man could ma
13、rry until he had served a certain number of years in the army.”可知答案为B。3This passage mainly tells us about _.Ahow Valentine diedBthe Emperor of RomeChow Valentines Day is celebratedDthe origin of Valentines Day答案:D主旨大意题。通读全文并根据文中第一句话“Several different stories are told about the origin of Saint Valent
14、ines Day.”可知,全文主要讲述了情人节的由来。4February 14 is chosen as Valentines Day because _.Alovers express their tender emotions on this dayBpeople want to remember ValentineCpeople send one another greetings of many kinds on this dayDpeople want to fix a date for lovers to express their emotions答案:B推理判断题。根据文章第三
15、段可知,人们为了纪念这个牧师而将他去世的那天2月14日作为情人节。A、C两项都是在Valentines Day时人们通常做的事情,而不是原因。D项是干扰项。温馨提示:阅读理解中标注的W部分为重点单词,标注的P部分为重点短语,旨在通过此栏目的练习,帮助学生夯实基础,做到厚积薄发。1married adj. 已婚的2marry vt. 为主持婚礼;和结婚3remain v. 停留,留下4tender adj. 温柔的1as far back as 早在,回溯到_2put . in prison 让坐牢完形填空When we moved from California to Colorado, 1,200 miles away from our parents, my husband a