2019-2020学年高中英语 Unit 1 Festivals around the world

-1-课时跟踪检测（一）WarmingUp&Reading—Pre-reading阅读理解AABritishfriendtoldmehecouldn'tunderstandwhyChinesepeopleloveeatingsunflowerseeds(葵花子)asasnacksomuch.“I'vemetalotofolderChineseandmanyhaveacrackintheirfrontteeth;Ibelievethat'sfromcrackingtheseeds，”hesaid.Ihadnevernoticedthehabit,butoncehementionedit,Isuddenlybecamemoreaware.IrealizedthatwheneverI'mwatchingTVortypingareport,Ialwaysstartmindlesslycrackingsunflowerseeds.Myfrienddoesn'tlikesunflowerseeds,and,tohim,itseemsunnecessarytoworksohardjusttogetonesmallseed.Whenwewereyoung,thewholefamilywouldusuallygettogetherforChineseNewYear.Then,wealllivedclosetooneanother,usuallyinasmallcity,andsometimesevenneighborswouldgodoor­to­dooronChineseNewYear'sEvetocheckoutwhateveryhouseholdwasmaking.Iremembermyparentswouldbeinthekitchencooking.Inthelivingroom,alargetablewouldalreadybelaidout,completewithafancytablecloth,ready­madedumplingfillings,anddishesfullofcandy,fruitsandsunflowerseeds.Someofthedishesweretobeofferedtoourancestorslater,whileotherswereforneighborsandchildrentoeatbeforetheeveningfeast.Imusthavelearnedhowtocracksunflowerseedsbackthen.Idon'tthinkit'srighttocriticizeone'schoiceinfoodoreatinghabits,nomatterhowstrangetheymayseem.It'snotonlyinChina.WhenIwentabroad,Ifoundpeoplehadallsortsofstrangehabitswhenitcametofood.InDenmark,theyputsaltedredfishonbreadandeatitfordinner,nomatterhowmuchitruinstheirbreath.Theythinkit'sadelicacy,andit'sconnectedwiththeirculture.Ithinkit'sawonderfultradition.语篇解读：直到作者的英国朋友提到中国人都爱嗑瓜子，作者才意识到自己也是如此。作者把这个习惯归结于中国春节文化，就像丹麦人吃面包喜欢加咸红鱼，每一个饮食习惯都与自己的文化有关。1．Whatdidthewriterbecomeawareof?A．Shehadevertypedareportaboutseeds.B．SheatevarioussnackswhilewatchingTV.-2-C．Shehasahabitofcrackingsunflowerseeds.D．Shedamagedherteethbyeatingsunflowerseeds.解析：选C细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Ihadnevernoticedthehabit...startmindlesslycrackingsunflowerseeds”可知，作者意识到自己有嗑瓜子的习惯，故选C。2．WhatdoesthewriterprovebymentioningChineseNewYear?A．Thetraditionsofcelebratingitdisappear.B．Childrencaneatdeliciousfoodonthatday.C．Thefamilieswouldgettogetherforit.D．Eatingsunflowerseedsisrelatedtoit.解析：选D推理判断题。根据第四、五段内容可知，新年的时候会有很多美食，一些是供给祖先的，还有一些是给邻居和小孩在晚宴前吃的，其中含有瓜子，作者因此学会了嗑瓜子，可见作者嗑瓜子和春节有关，故选D。3．Thewriter'sattitudetoDenmark'swayofeatingbreadis.A．acceptableB．criticalC．neutralD．doubtful解析：选A推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Ithinkit'sawonderfultradition”可知，作者认为丹麦人吃面包的方式是一个美妙的传统，可见作者接受这种吃法，故选A。4．Whatlessoncanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Onekindoffooddoesn'tnecessarilysuiteveryone.B．Eatinghabitscomefromacertainculture.C．Itisgoodtoformhealthyeatinghabits.D．Changingyoureatinghabitswillchangeyourlife.解析：选B推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Theythinkit'sadelicacy,andit'sconnectedwiththeirculture”可知，丹麦人认为这样吃面包是美味的，这和他们的文化有关，正如作者喜欢嗑瓜子和春节文化有关一样，每一种饮食习惯都与自己的文化有关，故选B。BAroundtheworldtherearesomefestivalsthatforsomeofusmaysoundbizarre.InEnglandtheycelebratetherollingcheeserace,whichoccurseveryyearduringthelastMondayinMay.Thisfestival'scharacteristicisacontestwhereanofficial(参与者)rollscheesedownasteephillandfestival­goersgochasingafterit.Thewinneristhefirstonetoreachandcatchthecheese.AnotherfestivalcelebratedinEnglandistheworldchampionshipofgrimaces(鬼脸)．Itisacelebrationthatdatesbackto1297andiscelebratedduringthemonth-3-ofSeptember.Thetaskistoperformthebestgrimaceusinganythingyoucantowin.TheworldwidechampionshipofwifeliftingiscelebratedinFinland.ThegameisbasedonVikingtraditionswhereamanshouldcarryawayhisneighbor'swife.Accordingtotherules,anywomanabove17isconsideredasawife,soifyouarewithinthisage,takecarewhilevisitingthiscountryduringthemonthofJuly.ManyofyouhavewatchedPiratesoftheCaribbeanandhaveknownsomethingaboutpirates.The19thofSeptemberhasbeendeclaredworldwideasthedaytotalklikeapirate.Plentyofpeoplehavecelebrateditthankstothepublicity(宣传)ontheInternet.Firststagedin1998,theBoryeongMudFestivalisanattractionthatpullsmorethanamillionvisitorstotheSouthKoreancity.Asyouallknow,thetownissaidtoberichinminerals,sothereisnoshortageofmud.MudistruckedontoDaecheonBeachfortouristsandlocalstoenjoythefestivaltotheirbest.TheMonkeyBuffetFestivalisheldinThailandtodeveloptourism.It'sanannualfeastheldforabout600monkeys.TheMonkeyBuffetFestivalisheldinhonoroftheHindugodsRamandHanumanandinvolves3,000kilogramsofvegetablesandfruitsbeinglaidoutformonkeystostuffthemselves.语篇解读：本文向我们介绍了世界各地一些奇怪的节日。5．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“bizarre”inParagraph1probablymean?A．Dangerous.B．Strange.C．Scary.D．Familiar.解析：选B词义猜测题。根据对那些节日的描述可知，它们都是一些不同寻常、怪异的节日，故选B。6．Ifaparticipantwantstowinintherollingcheeserace,he/sheshould.A．rollasmuchcheesedownthehillaspossibleB．findthelargestpieceofcheeserollingdownhillC．performthebestgrimacewhenchasingthecheeseD．bethefirstonetocatchthecheeserollingdownhill解析：选D细节理解题。根据第二段的“Thewinneristhefirstonetoreachandcatchthecheese.”可知应选D。7．Accordingtothewriter,agirlabove17shouldbecarefulwhenenjoying.A．theworldwidechampionshipofwifelifting-4-B．theworldchampionshipofgrimacesC．theBoryeongMudFestivalD．theMonkeyBuffetFestival解析：选A细节理解题。根据第四段的“Accordingtotherules,anywomanabove17isconsideredasawife,soifyouarewithinthisage,takecarewhilevisitingthiscountryduringthemonthofJuly.”可知应选A。8．Ifyouarei