人教版 (新课标)必修3&4Unit 1 Festivals around the world练习

课时作业(一)　Unit 1　Festivals around the world

Section Ⅰ　Warming Up & Reading—Pre­reading

(本栏目内容，在学生用书中以独立形式分册装订！)

Ⅰ.阅读理解

A

Over 40 years ago，a country music DJ convention  (大会)  was  held  every  year  in Nashville，Tennessee.Many country performers used to attend (参加) the convention to give their performances.Fans would go to Nashville hoping to see their favorite performers.In the end，so many fans began showing up in Nashville that a festival named Fan Fair was born.

The first Fan Fair was held in April 1972，in Nashville for four days.Some of country music’s  biggest stars attended.There were about fifty  thousand fans.The first Fan Fair was so successful that planning began almost immediately for 1973.The date was changed to June，when the weather would be better.Over one hundred thousand fans attended the second Fan Fair.

Every year brought so many performers and fans to Fan Fair that，in 1982，it was moved to the Tennessee State Fairgrounds.Fan Fair stayed at the fairgrounds for another nineteen years.

There was always the unexpected during the festival.In 1974，former Beatle Paul McCartney attended.In 1992，more than six hundred reporters from Europe，Asia，and South America went to cover the appearance of a popular star，Billy Ray Cyrus，who had introduced a new country line dance.In  1996，Garth Brooks，who made a surprise appearance，signed autographs (签名) for 23 hours.

In 2001，Fan Fair returned to downtown Nashville as the world’s biggest country music festival.Now，over one hundred and twenty­five thousand country music fans go to Nashville every June.As you can imagine，those who want to attend Fan Fair must plan ahead.For example，they need to buy a ticket several months ahead of time.Of course，there’s  much more to prepare.

语篇解读　本文是记叙文。作者主要介绍了Fan Fair这一节日的诞生及发展。

1．According to the text，Fan Fair________.

A．has a history of more than 50 years

B．lasts almost half a month every year

C．is the most important music festival in America

D．is a time when country music lovers get together

解析：　细节理解题。由第一段中的country music DJ convention，Fans would go to Nashville和Fan Fair was born可知，Fan Fair是乡村音乐爱好者们聚在一起庆祝的一个节日，故选D项。

答案：　D

2．The second Fan Fair________.

A．was held in the spring of 1972

B．was more popular than the first one

C．was moved from Nashville to the fairgrounds

D．was  attended  by  former  Beatle  Paul McCartney

解析：　细节理解题。由第二段中的The  first Fan Fair...about fifty thousand fans和Over one hundred thousand fans attended the second Fan Fair可知，第二届比第一届更受歌迷欢迎，故选B项。

答案：　B

3．The purpose of the fourth paragraph is to________.

A．show why Fan Fair has been popular

B．introduce three famous musicians

C．explain how Fan Fair started

D．ask people to attend Fan Fair

解析：　写作目的题。由本段中的more than six hundred reporters和Garth Brooks...signed autographs for 23 hours可知，作者通过讲述三位音乐界的名人参加Fan Fair这一活动说明了其受欢迎的程度。

答案：　A

4．What will the author probably talk about next?

A．Advice for fans.

B．Music in America.

C．Education in Nashville.

D．The future of country music.

解析：　推理判断题。由最后一段中的those who want to attend Fan Fair must plan ahead和there’s much   more to prepare可知，作者接下来可能会为想参加Fan Fair的歌迷们提供一些建议，故选A项。

答案：　A

B

Next Thursday，November 27th (the fourth Thursday in November)，Americans will gather with family and friends to share a big meal to celebrate Thanksgiving.They might play games，tell stories or watch football on television together.

Angelo Rosa has more Thanksgiving memories than most people.From Drexel Hill，Pennsylvania，the 100­year­old man lives in the same house where he celebrated a great number of Thanksgivings.

But he says it was different when he was a child.Mr Rosa was just three when his family came to America.“When we were small children，Thanksgiving was never a very big holiday because at the time we actually didn’t pay too much attention to it.” But，also，he says，his parents faced a language difficulty.“They were from Italy and spoke very broken English，because they were the first generation that came over here.”

And the family had little money.There were six Rosa children.Mr Rosa’s father was a coal miner in Pennsylvania.The family was not able to have big，costly dinners，especially during the hard time of the 1930’s.But Mr Rosa says Thanksgiving dinners became a tradition in his own family after he married and had children.

This Thanksgiving，Angelo Rosa will go to the home of his daughter about twenty minutes away.He will celebrate the day with loved ones，including his great­grandchildren.

On the other side of the country，Cathie Dahlstrom is preparing dishes for a group of 35 to 40 people in Concord，California.We asked Ms Dahlstrom what she is thankful for this  year，her  first  answer  is “The election”．She said she is also deeply grateful for her very large family.Ms Dahlstrom has one daughter.She has five younger brothers and sisters.She also has eight stepbrothers and stepsisters.Many of them and their families will be at the Thanksgiving dinner.

语篇解读　文章主要讲百岁老人Angelo Rosa的感恩节和Dahlstrom家的感恩节。

5．Angelo Rosa has more Thanksgiving memories than most people because________.

A．he came from Italy

B．he has a large family

C．he has a longer life

D．he has a much older house

解析：　细节理解题。由于一般人很少有活过一百岁的，所以Angelo Rosa就比大多数人经历了更多的感恩节，回忆的内容自然也就更多了。

答案：　C

6．From Ms Dahlstrom’s words，we can infer that________.

A．she is content with both her family，relatives and the society

B．she is thankful for her effort in the election and her family

C．she has always been celebrating Thanksgiving this way

D．her daughter has a large family with stepbrothers and stepsisters

解析：　推理判断题。Ms Dahlstrom有两个感激：“总统选举”和“大家庭”。由此推断出她无论对社会还是对家庭都是充满感激和爱的。

答案：　A

7．As a whole，Thanksgiving in America is________.

A．a happy gathering with family members，relatives and friends

B．a grand family dinner party as well as a tourist holiday

C．a  great social gathering of entertainment and achievement

D．a large gathering of people of different generations

解析：　细节理解题。从文中对这两个家庭的大致叙述不难看出，感恩节就是家庭成员、亲戚、朋友的团聚，而不是旅游、冒险，也不是不同代人之间的相会。

答案：　A

8．Who probably wrote the passage?

A．A close friend of Mr Rosa and Ms Dahlstrom’s.

B．A journalist for a radio or TV station.

C．A university student who majors in history.

D．An actress who wants to experience real life.

解析：　体裁判断题。文中数次出现直接引语，在最后一段中出现了“We asked”。由此判断这篇文章是广播电台或电视台的记者写的。

答案：　B

C

Inside Out is one of my favorite Disney/Pixar movies.The story is about a young girl named Riley who moves from Minnesota to San Francisco with her family and how she deals with her emotions (情感) through the move.These five emotions in Riley’s  brain are Joy，Fear，Anger，Disgust (厌恶) and Sadness.These emotions play a very important role in her life.I can relate because I am an 11­year­old girl and I am very in touch with my emotions and pre­teen feelings.

The film is extremely beautiful and you couldn’t ask for better direction from Pete Doctor.The use of the right colors for the characters is great.For example，Joy is yellow，Sadness is blue，Disgust is green，Fear is purple and Anger of course is red.Sadness plays a main role in the story and it makes me wonder why we are told not to be sad.I think it’s  important to be sad when the time comes.The end of the movie pretty much got me and the whole audience (观众) (families，couples and even elderly people) in tears and I cried very hard.

I recommend (推荐) this movie for anyone from 8 to 18 because it has enough joy in it for younger kids to like it even though it does have some sad moments.I believe that adults will like it too.And I give it 4 out of 5 stars because it connects to an older audience even though it is designed for a younger audience.I think younger children can see this，but a parent would have to explain some things to them after the movie.

语篇解读　本文是议论文。文章是一则关于动画片《头脑特工队》的影评。

9．The author feels connected with the movie because she and the character Riley________.

A．enjoy the same movie

B．have the same feelings

C．have the same move experience

D．have a similar family background

解析：　细节理解题。根据第一段中的how she deals with her emotions和I can relate because...I am very in touch with my emotions and pre­teen feelings可知，电影《头脑特工队》中的主角有着同样的青春期前的情感问题，从而引起了作者的共鸣。

答案：　B

10．What does the author think of Pete Doctor’s job?

A．Bad.　　　　　 B．Just so­so.

C．Wonderful.   D．Disappointing.

解析：　推理判断题。根据第二段中的you couldn’t ask for better direction   from Pete Doctor可知，作者认为Pete Doctor导演得很棒。

答案：　C

11．After seeing the movie，the author has a new understanding of________.

A．fear     B．sadness 

C．anger       D．joy

解析：　细节理解题。根据第二段中的Sadness plays a main role in the story and it makes me wonder why we are told not to be sad.I think it’s important to be sad when the time comes可知，作者在看过电影后对悲伤有了一种全新的认识。   

答案：　B

12. In the author’s  eyes，the movie________.

A．won’t attract people over 18

B．is really unsuitable for children

C．will be popular among kids and adults

D．can easily be understood by younger kids

解析：　推理判断题。根据最后一段中的it has enough joy in it for younger   kids to like it和I believe that adults  will like it too可知，作者认为这部电影应该会受到孩子和大人的喜爱。

答案：　C

Ⅱ.七选五

Not next to me，please!

When you are traveling by plane，there are some passengers you just don’t  want to have next to you.

A __1__

Perhaps you normally like them，but when you are sitting next to them on a plane it’s a different thing.They usually spend all the flight (飞行) moving around and dropping their toys on the floor，and when they’re drinking their orange juice  it ends up on your trousers.__2__So you can’t have  the little sleep that you were planning.

B Conversation makers

You recognize this type as soon as you sit  down.They immediately start talking about the  plane，or the weather，or they ask you a personal  question.It’s very difficult not to talk to these  people.__3__

C Nervous fliers

These are the people with white faces who sit  down and immediately ask for something to drink.Every five minutes they call a flight attendant (服务员) to ask if there are any problems with the plane.__4__The best thing to do is to pretend to  sleep.

D Space invaders

__5__  But they have a terrible habit of taking up  all their room，and some of your room too.They  usually sit so that you can’t move，with their arms and legs in your space.

A．Small children

B．Careless parents 

C．They also tell you about air disasters.

D．These people are not necessarily very big.

E．Then they decide they want to play with you.

F．Some people want to talk all through the flight.

G．You’ll probably have to keep talking until the   plane lands.

语篇解读　 本文是说明文。文章主要介绍了几种讨厌的乘客。

1．解析：　根据该段中的dropping their toys和when they’re drinking their orange juice it ends up on your trousers可知，该段主要描述的是小孩子的行为。

答案：　A

2．解析：　根据下一句So you can’t have the little sleep that you were planning可知，由于他们又想和你玩耍，因此你睡不成觉。

答案：　E

3．解析：　根据该段的小标题Conversation makers和上一句It’s very difficult not to talk to these people可知，由于身边坐了一位非常健谈的乘客，因此你很可能不得不和对方一直聊到飞机着陆。   

答案：　G

4．解析：　根据该段的小标题Nervous fliers和上一句中的ask if there are any problems with the plane可知，神情紧张的乘客可能会给你讲一些空难的故事。

答案：　C

5．解析：　根据下一句But they have a terrible habit of taking up all their room，and some of your room too可知，这些人并不一定都身材庞大，然而他们却喜欢占别人的空间。 

答案：　D