2020-2021学年Unit 1 Festivals and Celebrations课后练习题

《Unit 1 Festivals around the world Warming Up & Reading》

Ⅰ.单句语法填空

1．He ________ (award) the Nobel Prize and received a reward of several thousand dollars.

2．The girl sat there quite silent and still with her eyes ________ (fix) on the wall.

3．You like Jazz very much, but do you know ________ origin of Jazz?

4．I think Tom, as the head of a big department, should either study regularly ________ give up his job.

5．The oldest man in my village has a firm ________ (believe) in the value of cold baths.

6．With time going on, changes will take ________ as we have expected.

7．I am a bit worried because it seems ________ our boss has found out something about the accident in the workshop.

8．Although I admire you ________ your work on soil, I think you should apologize ________ the villagers ________ the water pollution.

9．She looks forward to ________ (walk) in the flower－lined garden every spring.

10．The old man living here is usually serious ，so some naughty boys decided to play a trick ________ him the other day.

11．________ fun it is to have a chance to experience life in space!

12．Every now and then I went to the library ________ (collect) information about the subject.

13．She hopes to gain some experience ________ working abroad for two years.

14．Many people were starved ________ death in the earthquake as a result of the delay of the supplies.

15．Please don't do anything harmful ________ our nature, or we humans will have no fun ________ each other.

答案：1.was awarded　2.fixed　3.the　4.or　5.belief

6．place　7.as if　8.for; to; for　9.walking　10.on　

11．What　12.to collect　13.by　14.to　15.to; with

Ⅱ.选择短语并用其适当的形式填空

be covered with； take place； in memory of； dress up； as though； play a trick on； look forward to； day and night； have fun with； either ... or

1．I do not hope that this thing ________ again.

2．The stone pavilion (公园中的亭) is ________ a famous poet.

3．Do I need to ________ for the concert?

4．Sometimes the boys would ________ their teacher.

5．We ________ your visit.

6．The boss made them work ________.

7．He loves to learn, travel, and ________ others.

8．She dolled herself up ________ she were a girl of eighteen.

9．The bandit (土匪；强盗) in a typical Western movie rides a horse and goes armed, ________ alone ________ in a group.

10．The country which ________ cherry tree flowers looks as though it is covered with pink snow.

答案：1.takes place　2.in memory of　3.dress up　

4．play a trick on　5.look forward to　6.day and night

7．have fun with　8.as though　9.either; or　

10．is covered with

Ⅲ.根据汉语提示完成句子

1．He is always ________________________ (对我们搞恶作剧) and we find him ______________________ (难以相处)．

2．________________________ (随着时间的流逝), it is becoming larger and larger.(with复合结构)

3．He opened his mouth ________________________ (似乎要说什么)．

4．________ he could not come ________(要么……要么……)he did not want to.

5．Most of the people ________________________(被邀请来参加晚会的)were his old schoolmates.

答案：1.playing tricks on us, hard/difficult to get along with

2．With time going/passing by

3．as though to say something

4．Either, or　5.invited to the party

Ⅳ.完形填空

A Fool's Day falls on April 1st. People __1__ forget the significance (意义) of the day.

In March 2008, I was __2__ at Durham University with seven other Chinese students. I had __3__ to go to another university after graduation and had __4__ application (申请) forms to several __5__. Every morning I arrived at the porter's office (传达室) and waited for my fate. But no __6__ came.

On April 1st, as I was eating my __7__， Huang came in, with a toothbrush __8__ in his hand. __9__ fearing that he might forget the important news, he passed me the __10__. “Morning, Wu，” he said, “I saw Mr. Green this morning. He told me that a letter had arrived in his office for you from Manchester University, and asked you to go and get it __11__ you can.” I jumped with __12__.

I even didn't __13__ my breakfast and rushed to Mr. Green's office but he wasn't __14__. I then went to the secretary's room and __15__ everything to her. She opened Mr. Green's room. I looked at everything. There didn't seem to be a letter for me. “If he had asked you to pick it up from here，” said the secretary, “he would have put it in __16__ or simply left it to me.”

Greatly __17__， I walked out of the room and __18__ the secretary lock it. __19__ the secretary's eyes __20__. “Sorry，” she said, “It's April Fool's Day！”

1．A.sometimes　B．never  C．always  D．seldom

2．A.staying  B．working  C．visiting  D．studying

3．A.continued  B．planned  C．managed  D．remembered

4．A.returned  B．taken  C．handed  D．sent

5．A.people  B．colleges  C．cities  D．offices

6．A.application  B．report  C．reply  D．chance

7．A.dinner  B．lunch  C．supper  D．breakfast

8．A.still  B．even  C．yet  D．already

9．A.Because of  B．As if  C．After  D．While

10．A.message  B．sign  C．letter  D．notice

11．A.if  B．as soon as  C．when  D．as fast as

12．A.the news  B．the letter  C．joy  D．luck

13．A.take  B．finish  C．complete  D．have

14．A.anywhere  B．in  C．at  D．away

15．A.asked  B．told  C．explained  D．answered

16．A.the office  B．his desk  C．the room  D．an obvious place

17．A.disappoint  B．disappointed  C．disappointing  D．disappointment

18．A.watched  B．made  C．saw  D．let

19．A.Quickly  B．Strangely  C．Finally  D．Suddenly

20．A.closed  B．opened  C．brightened  D．darkened

答案与解析：

1．解析：人们有时会忘记这一天的意义。根据下文“我”把Huang的话信以为真可知，“我”忘记了那天是愚人节，排除B、D两项，C项“总是”忘记不符合实际。

答案：A

2．解析：从本段可以看出，当时我正在Durham University学习。因为谈到我毕业后还申请了几个大学来进一步学习。

答案：D

3．解析：从后文可以看出我每天都到传达室去等候来自大学对我的申请的答复，所以此处应该是我打算或计划毕业后再去深造。plan to do sth.意为“计划做某事”，而manage to do sth.表示已经成功地做了某事。

答案：B

4．解析：send ...to ...“向某处发送”。从文中可以看出我向几个大学发出了申请书。

答案：D

5．解析：根据上一句中的“go to another university”和下文的“He told me that a letter had arrived in his office for you from Manchester University”可知答案。

答案：B

6．解析：reply意为“答复”。report意思是“报道；报告”，而chance的意思是“机会”，都不符合句意。

答案：C

7．解析：从后面“with a toothbrush ________ in his hand”和“I even didn't ________ my breakfast and rushed to Mr. Green's office”两句可知是早饭。

答案：D

8．解析：still意为“仍然；还”。yet，already常用于完成时态，yet常用在疑问句和否定句中，不合题意。even意为“甚至”，表强调，但本题没有此意。结合题意“手里还拿着牙刷”可知选still。

答案：A

9．解析：as if ...指“好像……；似乎……”。A项后面不能接句子；after“在……之后”；while“当……时候”，都不符合当时情景。这个人似乎怕忘了这个重要的消息，所以他牙还没刷就来告诉我这个事情。

答案：B

10．解析：message在此处作“口信”讲。sign指“迹象”，letter意为“信”，notice指“布告；通知”，都不合题意。

答案：A

11．解析：as soon as在此为“尽快”的意思。

答案：B

12．解析：jump with joy“兴高采烈；高兴地跳起来”，是固定搭配。

答案：C

13．解析：finish“完成一般的事情”，是个常用词，其搭配是finish sth. doing sth.；complete“完成；完备”，指完成大的工程/项目。complete还有“补充完整”的意思。

答案：B

14．解析：be in“在这儿”，此处作“在办公室里”讲。

答案：B

15．解析：根据句法结构此处应用explain一词。explain的用法是：explain sth. to sb.或explain to sb. sth.。而tell后常跟双宾语或复合宾语，即tell sb. to do sth.或tell sb. sth.。

答案：C

16．解析：由后文or simply left it to me“或者将其交给我”可知，他应该会放在一个显眼的地方。

答案：D

17．解析：没有拿到想要的东西，当然会大失所望。

答案：B

18．解析：根据语境可知，是“我”让(let)她锁上门。watch/see sb. do表示动作已完成了；make语气不委婉。

答案：D

19．解析：suddenly＝all of a sudden“突然”。秘书前后说的话对于接受者来说显然过于“突然”。

答案：D

20．解析：秘书意识到问题所在，所以“眼前一亮”。

答案：C

Ⅴ.阅读理解

Several different stories are told about the origin of Saint Valentine's Day. One legend dates as far back as the days of the Roman Empire. According to the story, Claudius, the Emperor of Rome, 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. 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(牧师) 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, where he remained until his death on February 14.

After his death, Valentine was made a saint (圣人), and the day of his death was named Saint Valentine's Day. It became the custom for lovers to send each other message on this day. Now Saint Valentine's Day is a time for people to send one another greeting of many kinds.

February 14, Valentine's Day, is sweethearts' day，on which people in love with 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 with 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 Valentine？”

1．Valentine was put in prison because ________.

A．he secretly got married

B．he didn't serve in the army

C．he married many young people secretly

D．he broke the laws

2．According to the rule, ________.

A．no young men could get married unless they were old enough

B．young men could marry if they served in the army for several years

C．no one could get married without the emperor's permission

D．young men could marry only in the army

3．This passage mainly tells us about ________.

A．how Valentine died

B．the Emperor of Rome

C．how Valentine's Day is celebrated

D．the origin of Valentine's Day

4．February 14 is chosen as Valentine's Day because ________.

A．lovers express their tender emotions on this day

B．people want to remember Valentine

C．people send one another greeting of many kinds on this day

D．people want to fix a date for lovers to express their emotions

答案与解析：

1．解析：细节理解题。根据第二段第一句话“A priest (牧师) 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。

答案：C

2．解析：根据第一段最后一句话“Therefore he made a rule that no young man could marry until he had served a certain number of years in the army.”可知答案。

答案：B

3．解析：推理判断题。通读全文特别是文章第一句话“Several different stories are told about the origin of Saint Valentine's Day.”可得出答案。

答案：D

4．解析：根据文章第三段可得出答案。A、C两项都是在Valentine's Day时人们通常做的事情，而不是原因。D项是干扰项。

答案：B