高中英语人教版 (2019)必修 第三册Unit 1 Festivals and Celebrations当堂检测题

Unit 1Festivals and celebrations测试卷

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注意事项：

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3. 考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第一部分  阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节 （共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

     Biggest Carnival (狂欢节) in the World—Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    It's the biggest carnival festival being organized in the world which is held in February or March. This carnival doesn't just have a regular parade, but they have a city-wide parade. It means everyone has to watch it. Brazil is like shut down and all the citizens just enjoy the festival.
    Duration: 4—6 days
    Rio Carnival Dates: 9th February to 14th February
    Notting Hill—London, UK
    The festival focuses heavily on music, with live performances everywhere and sound systems. For the help of the people, an app "Noting Hill Carnival" has been made, which can help guide you in different directions through the festival. You can find stalls (小摊) selling many kinds of foods, etc.
    Duration: only two days
    Notting Hill carnival date: 25th August
    Tomorrowland—Boom, Belgium
    Have you heard of names like Axwell, Carl Cox, etc.? If yes, then this biggest carnival in the world is for you. The music lovers, for whom music is their life, can listen to it many times. It is a chance to step out of your comfort zone and feel the depth of music.
    Duration: 2 weekends
    Time to be held: 12th August
    La Tomatina—Valencia, Spain
   It's a festival in which participants throw tomatoes at each other and fight with each other just for the fun purpose. One just needs to have fun at this amazing carnival festival, so don't even think of wearing new clothes at the festival. This festival has got some ground rules, so that no one gets hurt and all enjoy the festival.
    Duration: one day
    Tomatina festival date: 29th August

1. How is the Biggest Carnival in the World different from the other three festivals?

A. It lasts for the shortest time.
B. It has the longest history.
C. It is held in a different month.
D. It just has a regular parade.

2. What do Notting Hill and Tomorrowland have in common?

A. They attract music lovers.
B. They provide delicious foods.
C. They provide you with tomatoes.
D. They have an app to guide you.

3. Which festival should you choose if you want to enjoy some fun fights?

A. Notting Hill—London, UK.
B. La Tomatina—Valencia, Spain.
C. Tomorrowland—Boom, Belgium.
D. Biggest Carnival in the World—Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

B

    Beijing Opera, as one of Chinese traditional opera forms, is regarded as the national opera of China and well received all over the world.
    Beijing Opera arose in the late 18th century with a history of more than 200 years whose origin can date back to some old local operas, especially the Anhui Opera. It became fully developed and recognized by the mid-19th century. Now it's the biggest kind of opera in China, whose popularity spread all over the country, becoming the most popular dramatic (戏剧的) form on Chinese stage.
    There are four basic methods employed in a Beijing Opera performance: chang, nian, zuo, da. Generally speaking, chang means singing, and nian recitation (背诵) and oral communication, while zuo means the facial and body expressions and acting and da is Chinese Kungfu. Beijing Opera also has four main types of performers namely Sheng, Dan, Jing and Chou. Sheng and Dan mean the main roles in the opera. The painted face, in Chinese called 'jing', is a name for the role of the man that has some special characteristic or appearance. Chou is easily understood from the role's name as a clown with an ugly appearance, who is to provide light relief and comedy.
    In recent years, Beijing Opera has tried to make some changes, including improving the performance quality. Widely spreading all over China with great influence, Beijing Opera contains the spirit of Chinese national culture, but the shortage of funding has become a big problem as the form enters the 21st century. There is no doubt that it is a treasure of Chinese culture!

4. What does Paragraph 2 mainly tell us?

A. The history of Beijing Opera.
B. The great influence Beijing Opera has on us.
C. Beijing Opera is popular in China.
D. The relationship between the Anhui Opera and Beijing Opera.

5. When a performer is saying something to another, which method does it belong to?

A. Chang B. Nian C. Zuo D. Da

6. A funny man whose nose was all white in stage most probably acted the role ________.

A. Sheng B. Dan C. Jing D. Chou

7. What will be the future of the Beijing Opera?

A. Very bright. B. Certainly dark.
C. More popular. D. Much uncertain.

C

    Argentina lies in South America. There are many festivals in Argentina during the year. Therefore, you can enjoy the different interesting festivals when traveling there. First of all, we should talk about the Tango Festival in Argentina, which is held in the capital of this country—Buenos Aires, from February to March. You ought to know that Argentina is the home of tango, so Argentineans admire this dance very much. Even if you cannot dance perfectly, you should join the people and try to perform this dance.
    The next festival in Argentina is Open Polo (马球) Tournament. You should go to Palermo to see this festival in Argentina. This festival is held every year and is the most important polo tournament in Argentina. This kind of sport is considered the most important in Argentina. Attending this festival in Argentina, you will be able to communicate with different people, admire the fascinating competition between the teams of different countries, such as Argentina, England, Australia, as well as the US. This festival in Argentina is usually held between November and December every year. So don't miss the opportunity if you travel to Argentina at this time.
    The other festival in Argentina is the Semana Musical Llao Llao. This is a festival of classical music. The festival was created in 1993 and is held at the Llao Llao Hotel, near Bariloche. The festival is held yearly in October. So if you admire this kind of music, you should travel to Argentina in October. There are also many carnivals in October.
    There are also many carnivals in Argentina in summer. Of course, it's impossible to put everything about festivals in Argentina into just one article. We hope that you have found this article interesting and eye-catching.

8. What would be the best title for the passage?

A. Festivals in Argentina
B. Entertainments in Argentina
C. Travel to Argentina
D. A brief introduction to Argentina

9. ​From the passage, we know that the Tango Festival ______________.

A. is organized by the government
B. is held in summer
C. welcomes everyone to take part in
D. holds parties for different dances

10. ​Which of the following is a sport festival?

A. The Semana Musical Llao Llao. B. Argentina Carnivals.
C. The Tango Festival. D. Open Polo Tournament.

11. ​If Tom wants to enjoy a classical music event in Argentina, he should visit ______________.

A. Buenos Aires in spring B. Palermo in April
C. Bariloche in October D. Palermo in winter

D

     Tea drinking was common in China for nearly one thousand years before anyone in Europe had ever heard about it. People in Britain were much slower in finding out what tea was like, mainly because tea was very expensive. It could not be bought in shops and even those people who could afford to have it sent from Holland did so only because it was a fashionable curiosity. Some of them were not sure how to use it. They thought it was a vegetable and tried cooking the leaves.
     Tea remained scarce (稀少的) and very expensive in England until the ships of the East India Company began to bring it directly from China early in the 17th century. During the next few years so much tea came into the country that the price fell and many people could afford to buy it.
     At the same time people on the Continent were becoming more and more fond of tea. Until then tea had been drunk without milk in it, but one day a famous French lady named Madame de Sevigne decided to see what tea tasted like when milk was added. She found it so pleasant that she would never again drink it without milk. She was such a great lady that her friends thought they must copy everything she did, so they also drank their tea with milk in it. Slowly this habit spread until it reached England and today only very few Britons drink tea without milk.
     At first, tea was usually drunk after dinner in the evening. No one ever thought of drinking tea in the afternoon until a duchess (公爵夫人) found that a cup of tea and a piece of cake at three or four o'clock stopped her getting "a sinking feeling" as she called it. She invited her friends to have this new meal with her and so, teatime was born.

12. What do we know about the introduction of tea into Britain?

A. Tea reached Britain from Holland.
B. The Britons got expensive tea from India.
C. The Britons were the first people in Europe who drank tea.
D. It was not until the 17th century that the Britons had tea.

13. When did tea become a popular drink in Britain probably?

A. In the late 19th century. B. In the 18th century.
C. In the 17th century. D. In the 16th century.

14. The underlined words "this habit" in Paragraph 3 refers to ________.

A. drinking tea with milk in it
B. drinking tea without milk in it
C. drinking tea after dinner
D. drinking tea in the afternoon

15. What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

A. The history of tea. B. The ways of making tea.
C. The birth of teatime. D. The habit of drinking tea.

第二节 （共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms.   (16)     It lifts the curtain of spring. After that everything turns green and full of energy and people clearly see that the daytime is becoming longer and the weather is becoming warmer.

Flying a kite.

Spring is the best season for kite－flying. A traditional folk activity，it has a history of more than 2,000 years.   (17)    It also has the effect of promoting blood circulation and speeding up metabolism.

Wearing fabric swallows.

Wearing fabric swallows is a custom in some regions in Shaanxi.   (18)     The custom originated during the Tang Dynasty (618-907). The swallow is a harbinger of spring and a symbol of prosperity and happiness.

 Making a Spring Ox.

Skilled artists build the frame of an ox out of bamboo strips and the legs with wood. Then they paste some paper and paint onto it.   (19)     It is said that if more red and yellow paper is used，then there will be a good harvest that year.

   (20)    

People in China began holding a special ceremony on the first day of Start of Spring about 3,000 years ago. They made sacrifices to Gou Mang, the god of Spring, who is in charge of agriculture. By the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), welcoming spring had become an important folk activity.

A. Welcoming spring.

B. The image of an ox is complete.

C. At that time, there were eight solar terms.

D. Start of Spring is the first solar term of the year.

E. Flying a kite can help build one’s health and prevent diseases.

F. It is said that the egg can be set upright on the first day of the Start of Spring.

G. People like to wear a swallow made of colorful silk on their chests on Start of Spring.

第二部分  语言运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

In terms of the original data in every way, the Chinese New Year—Spring Festival is the largest human event on the planet. In the seven      (21)      of the Lunar New Year holiday, Chinese are expected to      (22)      more than $100 billion on eating and shopping—almost twice as much as Americans spend on Thanksgiving.      (23)     , Chinese predictably buy railway tickets online      (24)      a rate of more than 1,000 per second.

    But it's      (25)      millions of Chinese people go home for the Spring Festival during "chunyun". All these      (26)      take place at this time.

    Authorities expect travelers to make 356 million trips by      (27)      during this year's"chunyun"period. Taking the strain for the transportation is      (28)      China's high-speed railway network, now      (29)     to more than 20,000 kilometers—the world's longest. China's total rail network      (30)      more than 121,000 kilometers, the second largest in the world after the United States.

    The "chunyun" isn't just a wonder of logistics（组织工作）; it also shows how modern China is changing.

    Trains are packed with thousands of snoozing（打盹）     (31)     , reflecting education reforms that have greatly      (32)      the number of university places over the past decade.

    Many of China's new middle classes will choose to drive     (33)      cars and traffic jam is now a(n)      (34)      feature of the holiday period.

    Many others, however, will choose to      (35)      the confusion altogether and take a vacation abroad—increasingly an option for the new generation in China.

21. A. days B. weeks C. months D. years

22. A. cost B. spend C. take D. pay

23. A. Moreover B. Therefore C. Otherwise D. However

24. A. for B. on C. to D. at

25. A. why B. where C. when D. how

26. A. surveys B. events C. organizations D. wonders

27. A. air B. sea C. rail D. road

28. A. differently B. mainly C. clearly D. frequently

29. A. increased B. cycled C. paced D. preferred

30. A. controls B. reaches C. aims D. shoots

31. A. leaders B. workers C. students D. colleagues

32. A. reduced B. expanded C. failed D. started

33. A. expensive B. pretty C. private D. cheap

34. A. regular B. strange C. important D. necessary

35. A. develop B. escape C. cause D. carry

第二节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

It is well known that the Chinese have great respect for their elders, and here is an occasion to show it—the Chongyang Festival. It falls       (36)       the ninth day of the ninth lunar month. In Chinese, nine       (37)       (regard) as the number of “yang”. The ninth day of the ninth month is the day that has two “yang” numbers, and “chong” in Chinese means double, which is       (38)       the name “Chongyang” came into being.

    The festival can date back to the Warring States Period. However, it was not       (39)       (formal) set as a festival until the Tang Dynasty. In 1989, the Chinese government       (40)       (declare) the ninth day of the ninth lunar month to be Seniors’ Day—a day to respect       (41)       elderly and to let them enjoy       (42)       (they).

    Traditionally, people climb mountains, drink chrysanthemum（菊花）wine, and eat double-ninth cakes. Since cake in Chinese is pronounced “gao” meaning “high”, people consider climbing a high mountain to be the same as eating cake in the hope of        (43)      (promote) to high positions. And people often think that chrysanthemum wine can get rid of all kinds of diseases and       (44)       (disaster).

    Today many activities are held       (45)       (show) respect for the seniors like organizing a trip for them, sending them gifts and more on the day of the festival.

第三部分  写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节 （满分15分）

假如你是李华．你的美国笔友 即将随其父母来中国，并中国度过中秋节．他来信向你询问 有关中秋节的习俗，请你告诉他有关中秋节的习俗．
要点如下：1、 历史悠久；2、 中国人独有的传统节日；3 、家庭团圆．

4 、共进晚餐；5、 吃月饼；6 、赏月．
注意事项：1、 词数80 左右．

2、可适当添加细节．

3、开头已给出，不计入总词数．

Dear Mike，

I am glad to know that you are coming to China with your parents and spend the Mid-Autumn Day here．________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________  

Yours，

Li Hua．

第二节 （满分25分）

阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Every Thanksgiving Day for nine years, Peter, a poor man, sat down in the New York City park, waiting for an old gentleman who would invite him to eat a big meal. But this Thanksgiving Day Peter wasn't hungry. He was lucky. A lady often helped the poor on this day and she had served too much food to him. He had eaten so big a meal that he had almost no power to move. So he sat there, very full and his breath almost stopped.

    At the time, an old gentleman was coming toward Peter's seat. Every Thanksgiving Day the old gentleman came there and then led Peter to a restaurant and watched him eating. Feeding Peter once a year was a tradition.

    "I can give thanks on this day. I'll give you a meal that will surely make your body feel as strong as your mind." said the old gentleman. Always before those words had been music in Peter's ear. But now he looked up at the old gentleman's face with tears of suffering in his eyes. But the old gentleman didn't see Peter's eyes. Peter wondered why the old gentleman seemed sad as he spoke.

    The old gentleman was thin and tall. His hair was whiter and thinner than last year. He had no family and he just thought Peter was his relative. He lived alone in an old house near the park. His eyes were bright with pleasure. Peter finally nodded and accepted the invitation. Peter was too full to eat but he understood that he was a part of the tradition.

    The old gentleman led Peter to the same restaurant. He sat at the table silently. Today, it was strange that he kept staring at Peter's food as if he were very hungry. Peter began to eat. The turkey and all the other food were gone almost as quickly as they appeared. Peter saw the look of happiness on the old gentleman's face. After an hour, the big meal was finished.

    "Thank you!" Peter said weakly. He stood up heavily and started to go. They said goodbye as they did each year. The old gentleman went away first.

注意：1. 续写词数应为150左右；

2. 开头已给出。

Paragraph 1:

      Peter suddenly fell and then was picked up and taken to a hospital. ____________________

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Paragraph 2:

After finishing examining the two patients, the two doctors met and they talked about the causes of their sickness._______________________________________________________

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