北师大版高中英语必修第一册UNIT3SectionⅢReading&Writing课件+学案+作业含答案

课时分层作业(九)　

Ⅰ.阅读理解

A

Every American family has its own traditions on Thanksgiving Day，and mine is no different.Once the national holiday arrives，my mum rises early to make the meal.She puts a turkey in the oven，chops carrots and bakes pies.I'm sorry to say that the men in the family—my dad，my younger brother and myself—rarely pitch in to help.Our job is to wash the mountain of dirty dishes after the meal is over.

Around 2 p．m.every Thanksgiving Day，family members seat themselves around the kitchen table.Plates of turkey，vegetables，salad，rolls and pies cover it.At this point，we can hardly keep ourselves from drooling (流口水)all over our fancy clothes，but it's not yet time to eat.

First，we must bow our heads，close our eyes and say a prayer of thanks aloud to God for giving us everything we have.Under normal circumstances，I would have no problem making a list of things I am thankful for.I grew up in a loving family.My parents，who aren't wealthy，took out loans to help me pay for university.

However，the funny thing is，every time I sit down for Thanksgiving dinner and try to say a prayer of thanks，my mind usually goes blank.I think it has something to do with my growling (咕咕叫)stomach and all of that food sitting right there under my nose.

Eventually，though，we all finish our short prayers and dig in．To be sure，the day includes other highlights—visiting with family and watching football match on TV.But usually around 6 p．m.we are all ourselves stuffed like turkeys and thankful to have a nice warm bed to sleep in.

【语篇解读】　本文为一篇叙事性的记叙文。作者对自己的家人如何庆祝感恩节进行了描写，充分展现了一家人其乐融融的景象。

1．The purpose of the text is to         ．

A．tell what the family do for Thanksgiving Day

B．tell how the family spends Thanksgiving Day

C．introduce foods served on Thanksgiving Day

D．introduce the American Thanksgiving Day

B　[主旨大意题。作者开门见山地点明美国每家每户都有自己的感恩节传统，然后详细描述他们一家人这一天的活动，因此B项“讲述这一家人如何过感恩节”能概括全文大意。]

2．On Thanksgiving Day the author's family do the following except         ．

A．watch a movie　 B．make visits

C．have a big meal D．watch football match

A　[细节理解题。文章前四段描述作者一家人准备感恩节大餐，最后一段首句“Eventually，though，we all finish our short prayers and dig in.”说明一家人终于开吃了，首先排除C项；再由信息句“To be sure，the day includes other highlights—visiting with family and watching football match on TV.”可知，这一天作者一家人还会走访亲友以及观看足球赛等，故排除B、D两项；文章没有提及A项活动，所以选A。]

3．Why does the author's mind usually go blank when saying a prayer of thanks?

A．He is too thankful to say a word.

B．His mind is on the food before him.

C．He feels too excited to speak.

D．He is too shy to speak in public.

B　[细节理解题。根据第四段信息“I think it has something to do with my growling(咕咕叫)stomach and all of that food sitting right there under my nose.”可知，作者吃大餐之前祈祷以示感恩时，心思全被眼前的美食所吸引，所以B项正确。]

4．The underlined phrase “dig in” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to “        ”．

A．chat with others B．make a hole

C．mix things up D．start eating

D　[词义猜测题。根据前文对一家人准备大餐以及作者心思全被眼前的美食所吸引的描述，再看本句中的Eventually“终于”一词，不难看出dig in在此表示(一家人)“开吃”了。]

B

The origins of the Christmas traditions are the most fascinating of any holiday.All our favorite activities can be traced (追溯) back to specific points in history, and knowing how these things came about just makes celebrating Christmas much more wonderful.

The original Nicholas was born in 280 AD in the small country of Lycia, which is now part of modern Turkey.Nicholas became first a priest (牧师) and then a bishop (主教) in the early Christian church.The first paintings of him show Nicholas wearing the clothes of a Christian bishop—red decorated with white.When we see Santa's suit today, we're still seeing the two kinds of colors.

Nicholas became famous for gift­giving.In the early fourth century, a legend began to spread about Nicholas coming at night to the home of three poor girls who did not have money and therefore could not get married.While the girls slept, Nicholas left gold coins in their stockings, which were drying by the fire.That's how the tradition of Santa filling stockings got its start.

In 1841, Santa first appeared at a department store in Philadelphia.This Santa tried to climb down a chimney to impress the children who were watching, but he got stuck halfway down.In 1890, department store Santas began appearing all over America, especially on the East Coast around Boston.Parents in other countries joined together and hired passenger trains to take their families to see these Santas.

At the same time, Ralph E．Morris of the New England Telephone Company suggested that strings of lights be hung on Christmas trees.After all, lights would be much safer than candles.Our modern­day image of Santa as a fat man is based on ads of the Coca­Cola company in the 1930s.Artist Hans Sundblom used a retired salesman named Les Prentice as his model.

【语篇解读】　本文为记叙文。圣诞节传统的起源是所有节日中最吸引人的，人们了解这些起源也是为了使圣诞节过得更美妙。

5．What can we learn from Paragraph 1?

A．Christmas is the most important holiday.

B．The traditions of Christmas are based on facts.

C．There was not any record of Christmas in the past.

D．More and more people begin to celebrate Christmas.

B　[推理判断题。由第一段可知，我们喜欢的任何圣诞节传统都可以追溯到历史上特定的由来，并且知道这些活动是如何产生的。由此可推知，这些传统都是建立在事实之上的。]

6．What do we know about Nicholas?

A．He set up the first Christian church.

B．He was called Santa Claus when he was born.

C．His clothes are similar to Santa's suit in color.

D．His image is the same as the modern­day Santa.

C　[推理判断题。由第二段“The first paintings of him show Nicholas wearing the clothes of a Christian bishop—red decorated with white.When we see Santa's suit today, we're still seeing the two kinds of colors.”可知，尼古拉斯第一批画像中穿着基督教主教的衣服——红色镶有白色的衣服。在如今圣诞老人的装扮中，我们看到的仍然是这两种颜色。]

7．Three poor girls are mentioned to         ．

A．prove that Nicholas used to be a rich man

B．tell of the origin of Santa filling stockings

C．show Christmas was set up mainly for the poor

D．describe a famous story in the early fourth century

B　[细节理解题。由第三段“That's how the tradition of Santa filling stockings got its start.”可知，提到三个穷苦女孩是为了讲述圣诞老人把礼物放进袜子这一传统的由来。]

8．What can we infer from the last two paragraphs?

A．Santa didn't become popular until the year of 1890.

B．Candles have never been used on Christmas trees.

C．The Coca­Cola company designed the image of Santa.

D．Santa began giving gifts by climbing down chimneys in 1841.

A　[推理判断题。由倒数第二段可知，1890年，圣诞老人百货商场盛行于美国，尤其是在波士顿的东海岸。世界各地的家长一起带着家人，坐着租来的旅客列车观赏这些圣诞老人。由此可知，圣诞老人于1890年开始流行。]

Ⅱ.读后续写

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。

One day，my brother and I were in our apartment.My parents had both gone for a party and had left me in charge of everything.I was doing my homework while my younger brother was watching TV.All of a sudden，the doorbell rang，Ding­dong! Ding­dong! My younger brother had rushed to the door before I decided to answer the door.We both thought that our parents had come home.As a result，he unlocked the door and opened it.

Outside of the house stood a man who wore a black raincoat and black rubber boots.He looked no different from other people and said that he was a salesman and asked politely if our mother or father was at home so he could talk with them.

Without thinking，my brother said，“No.” He asked if we would like to buy some comic books(漫画书), which he was selling.I quickly explained to him that we were not supposed to buy anything without our parents' permission.However，it seemed that he was not willing to follow my advice and he had an intention to enter our house.

Then，I realized something terrible would happen.As I was about to close the door，he forced his way into our house.He forced me to tie up my brothers hands with the rope which he took out from his pocket.I tied up his hands but tied it in a special way so my brother could untie(解开)it himself as we often did.The man then tied my hands up and locked both of us in the kitchen.

Soon，he went upstairs to search the bedroom for something valuable，I managed to teach my brother to untie the rope on his hands.He then untied it for me.I rushed to the telephone to call the police，but the line was dead.

注意：

1．续写的词数应为150左右；

2．请按如下格式作答。

The doors were all locked from the outside and what's more，I did not have the keys.                                                                       

Just at the same time our parents came back home.

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The doors were all locked from the outside and what's more，I did not have the keys.But luckily the man forgot to lock the window of the kitchen.Both my brother and I managed to get out of the house through the window and we ran to the nearby police station and asked them for help.The police arrived at our house as soon as possible.And as a result，the man was caught

Just at the same time our parents came back home. The police asked my family to go to the police station.At the police station the police told us that the man was a wanted robber，who pretended to sell comic books and they had been looking for him for a long time.The police praised my brother and me for our bravery.After we went back home，I told my parents the whole story.They were thankful that we didn't get hurt but they scolded me for not stopping my brother from opening the door to strangers.I learned a lesson on safety and responsibility.