高中英语专题

Unit1课下能力提升(二)

Ⅰ.根据提示写出单词的正确形式

1．Itisdifficulttogetusedtoanothercountry's________(风俗)．

2．While________(观赏)thenewbuilding, Iheardsomeonecallingmyname.

3．Weenjoytheharmonyofschoollife, inwhichwecan________(获得)abetterresultofstudy. 4．Itisour________(信心)thatwewillfindacureforcancerinthenexttenyears. 5．Hewas________(授予)thefirstprizeinthecompetition.

6．Thecountryhasmadegreatadvancessince________(independent)． 7．Ireneishavingapartyin________(celebrate)ofher60thbirthday.

8．Ifindthatdoingphysicalexerciseacoupleoftimesaweekmakesmefeelmore________(energy)． 9．Onhis________(arrive)attherailwaystation, hewastoldthathistrainwasdelayedfortwohours. 10．The________(beautiful)ofthelakeattractedus. Ⅱ.选词填空

takeplace, inmemoryof, dressup, playatrickon, lookforwardto, dayandnight, asthough, havefunwith 1．Peoplegatheredonthesquaretobe____________thehero. 2．Theanimalwaswalking____________ithadhurtitsleg. 3．Inmyopinion, itiswrongofyouto____________theblind. 4．Beforeshewenttothedance, she____________foralongtime. 5．The32ndOlympicGameswill____________inJapanin2020. 6．I'm____________payingacalltoyounextweek.

7．Inordertocompletetheprojectbeforethedeadline, theworkersalmostworkhard____________． 8．Theotherday, hisfriendscalledhimtoeat, drinkand____________them. Ⅲ.完成句子

1．Weall____________hisbravery. 我们钦佩他的勇敢。

2．He________________hispart-timejobintheseyears. 这些年来，他从他的兼职工作中获得了丰富的经验。 3．Theprize____________distinctioninmusic.

这项大奖是为在音乐方面取得杰出成就(的人)而颁布的。 4．Onhisbirthdayparty, thelittleboyateacake________________． 在生日宴会上，小男孩吃了带有几朵花的蛋糕。 5．Theyoftengettogether________________.

他们经常一起聚会，要么仅仅是一起聊天要么是进行一次愉快的旅行。 6．Theoldladytreatstheorphan________________． 这位老太太对待这个孤儿好像自己的儿子似的。 Ⅳ.阅读理解

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A

Hanukkah(光明节)isaJewishfestival.Itiscelebratedonthe25thdayoftheJewishmonthofKislev(犹太教历),

whichisusuallysometimeinDecember.Itisoftencalledthefestivaloflights.Thefestivalcelebratesthetime, over2，000yearsago,

whentheJewishpeoplefoughtagainstanemperorwhowouldnotletthemfollowtheirowntraditionsandreligion.WhentheJewishpeoplewonbacktheirtempleinJerusalem,

theyfoundtherewasonlylittleholyoiltokeepthesacredlightburningforoneday.However,

totheirsurprise,

thissmallamountofoilkeptthelightburningforeightdaysandnightsuntilthepeoplehadtimetomakemoreoil.

AtthecenteroftheHanukkahcelebrationsisacandlestick(calledaMenorah)thatholdsninecandles.OnthefirstnightofHanukkahthefirstcandleislit, untilontheeighthday,

thelastday,

andeachdaythiscandleisusedtolightanothercandle,

allthecandlesarelit.DuringHanukkah,

peoplegotothesynagogue(犹太教堂)toprayandtorememberthemiracle(奇迹)oftheholyoil.Hanukkahisatimeforfamilyandfriendstocometogether.Peopleexchangegiftsandgreetingcards, andchildrengotoparties.ParentsoftengivetheirchildrenmoneyatHanukkah.Potatocakes, areatraditionalHanukkahfood.

1．FromthefirstparagraphweknowthatHanukkahisafestivalabout________． A．JewishmonthofKislev B．Jewishtraditionsandreligion C．howtomakemoreholyoil D．traditionalHanukkahfood

2．Accordingtothepassage, whatisnecessarywhencelebratingHanukkahnowadays? A．Oil.B．Money. C．Cards.D．Candles.

3．WhatdoestheMenorahremindJewishpeopleabout? A．Thewarthattheyfought2，000yearsago. B．TheGodthattheyhonoredbest.

C．Themiracleoftheholyoilthathappened2，000yearsago. D．Thechurchtheybuilt2，000yearsago. 4．Thepassagemainlytellsusabout________． A．thehistoryofHanukkahandhowitiscelebrated B．whyJewishpeoplecelebrateHanukkah C．whyJewishpeopleprotecttheirtraditions D．themiracleoftheholyoilintheJewishtemple

B

ThanksgivingisanimportantfestivalinNorthAmerica.WeinterviewedseveralstudentsfromtheUSandC

calledlatkes,

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anada.HereiswhattheyhavetoldusabouttheirThanksgivingexperiences.

JosiefromNewYork, USA

“In America, Thanksgiving is celebrated every year at the end of November. It is to remember the first group of people from Europe to live in America. When they first arrived, they found the environment strange. But they learned to survive after some native American friends showed them how to grow and find food. Thanksgiving is meant to be a traditional celebration.”

ToddfromCalifornia, USA

“ThanksgivingisthefirstdayofChristmasshopping.ThatmeanswehavefourweekstobuyChristmaspresentsforourfamiliesandfriends.Formeandmyfriends,

themostimportantpartofthefestivalisthebigfootballgameonTV.ThematchiswatchedbymillionsofpeoplealloverAmerica.Thanksgivingisseenasanexcitingdayforfootball！”

IanfromSaskatoon, Canada “

ThanksgivingisheldonthesecondMondayinOctober.OntheSundaybeforeThanksgivingDay,

manypeoplegotochurch.Thanksisgivenforallthegoodthingsthathappenedtothemduringtheyear.IalwaysgivethanksforthenicebigturkeyI'mgoingtohaveatthefamilydinner!Likeallfestivals, Thanksgivingisaboutfood！”

KatiefromMaritimes, Canada “

OnThanksgivingDay,

wehavedinnerwithallourcousins,

InCanada,

auntsanduncles.Itisalwaysverybusy.SometimeswehavetwoThanksgivingdinnersbecausewegotobothourgrandparents'houses.Thedinnerisusuallyattendedbymorethantwentypeopleateachhouse!

Mymotherandmyauntsdoallthecookingbutthewashing-upisdonebymeandmycousins.Andthat'snotaneasyjob! ButIdon'tmindbecauseThanksgivingismeanttobeatimetogivethanks.”

5．PeopleintheUSAandCanada________． A．allhavethesameopinionofThanksgiving B．havedifferentopinionsofThanksgiving C．feelthatThanksgivingisaboutfood D．havenointerestinThanksgiving

6．WhenisThanksgivingcelebratedeveryyearinCanada? A．OnthesecondMondayinOctober. B．OnthesecondMondayinNovember. C．AttheendofOctober. D．AttheendofNovember.

7．WheredoesthepersonwhothinksthatThanksgivingisatraditionalcelebrationcomefrom? A．NewYork.B．California. C．Saskatoon.D．Maritimes. 8．Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?