人教版高一英语必修三unit1课文练习

人教版高一英语必修三unit1课文练习
Unit1 festivals around the world
一、单项选择
1.Most ancient festivals would celebrate end of cold weather.
A.an
B.the
C./
D.a
2.Festivals and celebrations of all kinds everywhere since ancient times.
A.were held
B.was held
C.have been held
D.have held
3.At that time people would starve food was difficult to find.
A.because
B.after
C.before
D.if
4.Today’s festivals have origins ,some religious,some seasonal.
A.many
B.much
C.a lot
D.plenty
5.Festivals have many origins ,some religious ,some seasonal,and some for special people or events.
A. Today
B. Today’s
C. Ours
D. My
二、根据课文填空：
1. Sometimes celebrations would be held after h__________had caught animals. At that time people would s__________if food was difficult to find,especially during the cold winter months .Today’s festivals have many o__________, some r__________, some seasonal, and some for special people or events.
2. Some festivals are held to honour the dead or to satisfy the a__________ ,who might return either to help or to do harm.For the Japanese festival Obon, people should go to clean graves and light incense in m________of their ancestors.
3. On this important f________day, people eat food int the shape of skulls and cakes with b________ on them.
4. The Western holiday Halloween also had its origin in old b________about the return of the spirits of dead people . It is now a children’t festival, when they can d________up and go to their neigh bours’ homes to a sk for sweets.
5. Festivals can also be held to honor famous people. The Dragon Boat Festival in China honors the famous ancient p________,Qu Yuan. In the USA, Columbus Day in in memory of the a_________of Christopher Columbus in the New World. India has a national festival on October 2 to honor Mohandas Gandhi, the leader who helped g________India’s i________from Britain.
6. People are grateful because their food is g________for the winter and the a________work is over. In European countries, people will usually decorate churches and town halls with flowers and fruit, and will get together to have meals. Some people might win a________for their farm produce, like the biggest watermelon or the most handsome r________. China and Japan have mid-
autumn festivals, when people a________the moon and in China ,enjoy mooncakes.
7. These carnivals might include parades, dancing in the streets day and night , loud music and colorful c________of all kinds.
8. Festivals let us enjoy life, be proud of our c_________and forget our work for a little while.
9. Well, he was not going to hold his breath for her to a________. He would d________his s________in coffee.
10. It ws o________that the manager of the coffee shop was waiting for Li Fang to leave –he w________ the tables, then sat down and turned on the TV –just what Li Fang needed!
11. People in China hope that the weather will be fine on that day, because if it is raining , it means that Zhinv is w________and the couple won’t be able to mee t. 12. As Li Fang s________ ________for home , he thought, “I guess Hu Jin doesn’t love me. I’ll just throw these flowers and chocolates away. I don’t want them to r________me of her. ” So he did.
13. What would he do? He had thrown away her Valentine gifts! She would never f________him. That would not be a happy Valentine’s Day!
三、阅读理解
Some festivals are held to honour the dead or to satisfy the ancestors,who might return either help or to do harm.For the Japanese festival Obon ,people should go to clean graves and light incense in memory of their ancestors .They also light lamps and play music because they think that this will lead the ancestors back to earth.In Mexico , people celebrate the Day of the Dead in early November .On this important feast day ,people eat food in the shape of skulls and cakes with “bones”on them.
They offer food ,flowers and gifts to the dead. The Western holiday Halloween also has its origin in old beliefs about the return of the spirits of dead people .It id now a children’s festival ,when they can dress up and go to their neighbours’ homes to ask for sweets . If the neighbours do not give any sweets ,the children might play a trick on them.
1.Some festivals are held to .
A.to help or to do harm
B.to ask for sweets
C.to honour the dead or to satisfy the ancestors
D.to play a trick on people
2.When do people celebrate the Day of the Dead in Mexico?
A.In December
B.In March
C.In early November
D.In the evening
3.We can guess that are very happy now in the Western holiday Halloween.
A.teachers
B.old men
C.drivers
D.children
4.If the neighbours don’t give any sweets,the children might .
A.cry
B.dislike them
C.play a trick on them
D.thank them
四、改错
Some festivals is held to honour the dead or to satisfy the
ancestors,that might return either help or to do harm.To the Japanese festival Obon ,people should go to clean graves and light incense in the memory of their ancestors .He also light lamps and play music so they think that this will lead the ancestors back to earth.In Mexico , people celebrate the Day of the Dead in early November .On this important feast day ,people eat food in the shape of skulls and cake with “bones” on them.。