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1、课时跟踪练（三）Lesson 2 & Lesson 3 Pre-readingi 阅读理解ASeveral different stories are told about the origin of Saint Valentine s Day.One lege nd dates as far back as the days of the Roma nEmpire. Accord ing to the story, Claudius, the Emperor of Rome, wan ted to in crease the size of his army. He knew that it
2、 would be easier to get young men who were not married to join. Therefore he made a rule that no young man could marry un til he had served a certa in nu mber of years in the army.A priest （牧J帀）named Valentine broke the rule and secretly married a great many young people. Fin ally, Claudius found ou
3、t about Vale nti ne and put the priest in prison, where he remained until his death on February 14.After his death, Vale nti ne was made a saint （圣人）,and the day of his deathwas named Saint Valentine s Day. It became the custom for lovers to send each other message on this day. Now Saint Valentine s
4、 Day is a time for people to send oneano ther greeti ngs of many kin ds.February 14, Valentine s Day, is sweethearts day, on which people in lovewith each other express their tender （温柔的）emotions.People sometimes put their love message in a heart-shaped box of chocolates,or a bunch of flowers tied w
5、ith red ribbons （带子）.Words of letters may be written on the flower covered card, or something else. Whatever the form may be, the message is almost the same:“ Will you be my Vale ntine?”语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。介绍了一个关于圣瓦伦丁节又称“情人节* 来历的传奇故事以及如今人们庆祝圣瓦伦丁节的方式。1. Valentine was put in prison because.A. he secretly go
6、t marriedB. he didn t serve in the armyC. he married many young people secretlyD. he broke the laws解析：选C 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“ A priest （牧师）named Valentine broke the rule .”可得出答案。2. According to the rule,.A. no young men could get married uni ess they were old eno ughB. young men could marry if they had se
7、rved in the army for several yearsC. no one could get married without the emperor s permissionD. young men could marry only in the army解析：选B 细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句话Therefore he made a rule .in the army. ”可知答案。3. This passage mainly tells us about.A. how Valentine diedB. the Emperor of RomeC. how Valentine
8、s Day is celebratedD. the origin of Valentine s Day解析：选D主旨大意题。通读全文特别是文章第一句话Several different stories are told about the origin of Sai nt Vale nti ne s Day. ” 可得出答案。4. February 14 is chosen as Valentine s Day because.A. lovers express their tender emotions on this dayB. people want to remember Valent
9、ineC. people send one another greetings of many kinds on this dayD. people want to fix a date for lovers to express their emotions解析：选B细节理解题。根据文章第三段可得出答案。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。BThanksgiving Day is a special holiday in the United States and Canada. Families and friends gather t
10、o eat and give tha nks for their bless in gs.Thanksgiving Day is really a harvestfestival. This is whyit is celebrated in late fall, after the crops are in. But one of the first thanksgivings in America had nothing to do witha good harvest. On December 4,1619, the Pilgrims from En gla nd Ian ded n e
11、ar what is now Charles City, Virginia. They knelt down andthanked God for theirsafe journeyacross the Atla ntic.The first New En gla nd Than ksgiv ing did celebrate a rich harvest. The PilgrimsIan ded at what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1620. They had a difficult timeand the first win ter was
12、 cruel. Many of the Pilgrims died. But the next year, theyhad a good harvest. So Governor Bradford declared a three-day feast （盛宴 ）.ThePilgrims in vited In dia n friends to join them for their special feast, Every onebrought food.In time, other colonies （殖民地）began to celebrate a day of thanksgiving.
13、But it took years before there was a n ati onal Than ksgivi ng Day. During the Civil War,Sarah Josepha Hale persuaded Abraham Lincoln to do something about it. He proclaimed （宣布）the last Thursday of November 1863 as a day of tha nksgivi ng.Today, America nscelebrate this happy harvest festival on th
14、e fourth Thursday in November. Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving Day in much the same way as their American neighbours. But the Can adia n Than ksgivi ng Day falls on the sec ond Mon day in October.语篇解读：本文介绍了感恩节的来历以及各地庆祝的方式。5. When do people in the US and Canada celebrate Thanksgiving Day?A. In sprin
15、g.B. In summer.C. In winter.D. In autumn.解析：选 D 细节理解题。由第二段中的ThanksgivingDay is really . the cropsare in. ”可知，感恩节其实就是一个庆祝丰收的节日，这也是在秋末庆祝的原因。在美国， 人们习惯用fall表示秋天。6. The first to celebrate thanksgiving were.A. the American IndiansB. some people from EnglandC. Sarah Josepha HaleD. Governor Bradford解析：选B细节理解题。第二段最后两句话说了来自英国的清教徒移民为了感谢上帝 使他们平安横渡大西洋来到美洲而举办感恩节。7. Which of the following statements is NOT true?A. Thanksgiving Day used to be a holiday to celebrate a good harvest.B. Abraham Lincoln was not the first to decide on thanksgiving celebrations.C. Thanksgiving Day is celebrated to express the Amer
