2018届高三英语话题阅读话题《节假日活动》学案含答案

话题节假日活动Festivals, holidays and celebrationsClass：Name：Group：No：Learning Objectives：1.Review the important words and expressions in the reading material:2. Learn the reading skills: scanning and skimmingLearning Key Points：1.Grasp the important words and expressions in the reading material2.Master the reading skills: scanning and skimmingLearning Difficult Points：Improve the reading abilityLearning Procedures：I.【Pre-class homework】Assessment:Read the passage and choose the best answer(1)What makes a gift special? Is it the price you see on the gift receipt? Or isit the look on the recipient's face when they receive it that determines the true value? What gift is worth the most?This Christmas I was debating what to give my father. My dad is a hard person to buy for because he never wants anything. I pulled out my phone to read atext message from my mom saying that we were leaving for Christmas shopping for him when I came across a message on my phone that I had locked. The messagewas from my father. My eyes fell on a photo of a flower taken in Wyoming and underneath a poem by William Blake. The flower, a lone dandelion standing against the bright blue sky, inspired me. My dad had been reciting those words tome since I was a kid. That may even be the reason why I love writing. I decided that those words would be my gift to my father.I called back. I told my mom to go without me and that I already created my gift. I sent the photo of the cream-colored flower to my computer and typed the poem on top of it. As I was arranging the details another poem came to mind. Thepoem was written by Edgar Allan Poe; my dad recited it as much as he did the other. I typed that out as well and searched online for a background to the words ofit. The poem was focused around dreaming, and after searching I found the perfect第 - 1 - 页picture. The image was painted with blues and greens and purples, twisting together to create the theme and wonder of a d ream. As I watched both poems passing through the printer, the white paper coloring with words that shaped my childhood. I felt that this was a gift that my father would truly appreciate.Christmas soon arrived. The minute I saw the look on my dad's face as he unwrapped those swirling black letters carefully placed in a cheap frame, I knew Ihad given the perfect gift.（NMET 2019 湖南）56. The idea for a special gift began to form when the author was______.A. doing shoppingB. having a debateC. reading a messageD. leaving for Wyoming57. The author's inspiration for the gift came from_____.A. a photo of a flowerB. a story about a kidC. a call from the motherD. a text about Christmas58. The underlined word "it" in Paragraph 3 refers to a po em by_____.A. the fatherB. the authorC. William BlakeD. Edgar Allan Poe59. The author made the gift by____.A. searching for the poems onlineB. drawing the background by handC. painting the letters in three colorsD. matching the words with pictures60. What is the main purpose of the passage?A. To show how to design images for gifts.B. To suggest making gifts from one's heart.C. To explain how computers help create gifts.D. To describe the gifts the author has received(2)Easter (复活节) is still a great day for worship, candy in baskets and running around the yard finding eggs, but every year it gets quite a bit worse for bunnies.And no, not because the kids like to pull their ear s. The culprit is climate change, and some researchers found that rising temperatures are having harmful effects on at least five species of rabbit in the US,Take the Lower Keys Marsh rabbit, for instance. An endangered species that lives in the Lower Florida Keys, this species of cottontail is a great swimmer -- it lives on the islands! -- but it is already severely affected by development and nowby rising sea levels. According to the Center for Biological Diversity, an ocean level rise of only 0.6 meters will send these guys jumping to higher ground and a0.9-meter rise would wipe out their habitat (栖息地) completely.The snowshoe hare, on the other hand, has a color issue. Most of these rabbitschange their fur color from white in the wintertime to brown in the summer, each designed to give them better cover from predators (捕食者). As the number of days with snow decreases all across the country, however, more and more bunniesare being left in white fur during brown dirt days of both fall and spring, making them an easier mark for predators. Researchers know that the color change is controlled by the number of hours of sunlight, but whether the rabbit will be ableto adapt quick enough to survive is a big question. The National Wildlife Federation has reported that hunters have noticed their numbers are already markedly down.American pikas or rock rabbits, a relative of rabbits and hares, might be the first of these species to go extinct due to climate change. About 7-8 inches long, pikas live high in the cool, damp mountains west of the Rocky Mountains. As global temperatures rise, they would naturally migrate (迁移) to higher ground -- but they already occupy the mountaintops. They can’t go any higher. The National Wildlife Federation reports that t hey might not be able to stand the new temperatures as their habitat heats up.The volcano rabbit has the same problem. These rabbits live on the slopes ofvolcanoes in Mexico, and recent studies have shown that the lower range of their habitat has already shifted upward about 700 meters, but there are not suitable plants for them to move higher, so they are stuck in the middle. Scientists are concerned about their populations.Native to the US, pygmy rabbits weigh less than 1 pound and live in the American West. They are believed to be the smallest rabbits in the world. Their habitats have been destroyed by development. Several populations, such as the Columbia Basin pygmy, almost went extinct and were saved by zoo breeding programs. Pygmy rabbits also rely on winter cover by digging tunnels through the第 - 3 - 页snow to escape predators, but lesser snowfall is leaving them exposed.All of this gives new meaning to dressing up in a giant bunny costume this Easter. （NMET 2019 浙江）41. The writer mentions Easter at the beginning of the passage in order to.A. show the importance of Easter DayB. introduce the issue about bunniesC. remind people of Easter traditionsD. discuss the relationship between Easter and bunnies42. The word “culprit” (Paragraph 2) is closest in meaning to_________.A. criminalB. judgeC. victimD. producer43. According to the passage, some rabbits can now be easily discovered by predators because they_________.A. are exposed to more skillful huntersB. have moved to habitats with fewer plantsC. haven’t adapted themselves to climate changeD. can’t change their fur color into white in the fall and the spring44. The problem faced by volcano rabbits and rock rabbits is that ________.A. both are affected by less snowB. both are affected by rising sealevelsC. neither can find enough foodD. neither can migrate to higherplaces45. Which best describes the writer’s tone in the passage?A. Approving.B. Concerned.C. Enthusiastic.D. Doubtful.II.【While-class】Assessment:Step1. Lead-inStep2. Group discussion and presentationStep3．Consolidation: Read the following passage and choose the best answer(1)In 1947 a group of famous people from the art world headed by an Austrian conductor decided to hold an international festival of music, dance andtheatre in Edinburgh. The idea was to reunite Europe after the Second World War.appeared as a challenge to the official festival.At the same time, the “Fringe”Eight theatre groups turned up uninvited in 1947, in the belief that everyone should have the right to perform, and they did so in a public house disused for years.Soon, groups of students firstly from Ed inburgh University, and later from the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, Durham and Birmingham were making the journey to the Scottish capital each summer to perform theatre by little-known writers of plays in small church halls to the people of Edinbu rgh.Today the “Fringe”, once less recognized, has far outgrown the festival with around 1,500 performances of theatre, music and dance on every one of the 21 days it lasts. And yet as early as 1959, with only 19 theatre groups performing, some said it was getting too big.A paid administrator was first employed only in 1971, and today there are eight administrators working all year round and the number rises to 150 during August itself. In 2019 there were 200 places housing 1,695 shows by over 600 different groups from 50 different countries. More than 1.25 million tickets were sold. (NMET 2019新课标II)40. Point was the purpose of Edinburgh Festival at the beginning?A. To bring Europe together again.B. To honor heroes of World War II.C. To introduce young theatre groups.D. To attract great artists from Europe.41. Why did some uninvited theatre groups come to Edinburgh in 1947?A. They owned a public house there.B. They came to take up a challenge.C. They thought they were also famous.D. They wanted to take part in the festival.42. Who joined the "Fringe" after it appeared?A. Popular writers.B. University students.C. Artists from around the world.D. Performers of music and dance.第 - 5 - 页43. We may learn from the text that Edinburgh Festival ________.A. has become a non-official eventB. has gone beyond an art festivalC. gives shows all year roundD. keeps growing rapidly(2)If you are a fruit grower —or would like to become one —take advantage ofApple Day to see what’s arou n d. It’s called Apple Day but in practice it’s more like Apple Month. The day itself is on October 21, but since it has caught on, events nowspread out over most of October around Britain.Visiting an apple event is a good chance to see, and often taste, a wide variety of apples. To people who are used to the limited choice of apples such as Golden Delicious and Royal Gala in supermarkets, it can be quite an eye opener to see therange of classical apples still in existence, such as Decio which was grown b y the Romans. Although it doesn’t taste of anything special, it’s still worth a try, as is the knobbly (多疙瘩的) Cat’s Head which is more of a curiosity than anything else.There are also varieties developed to suit specific local conditions. One of thevery best varieties for eating quality is Orleans Reinette, but you’ll need a warm, sheltered place with perfect soil to grow it, so it’s a pipe dream for most applelovers who fall for it.At the events, you can meet expert growers and discuss which ones will best suityour conditions, and because these are family affairs, children are well catered forwith apple-themed fun and games.Apple Days are being held at all sorts of places with an interest in fruit, including stately gardens and commercial orchards(果园).If you want to have a realorchard experience, try visiting the National Fruit Collection at Brogdale, near Faversham in Kent. (NMET 2019 全国III)8. What can people do at the apple events?A. Attend experts’ lectures.B. Visit fruit-loving families.C. Plant fruit trees in an orchard.D. Taste many kinds of apples.9. What can we learn about Decio?A. It is a new variety.B. It has a strange look.C. It is rarely seen now.D. It has a special taste.in Paragraph 3 mean?10. What does the underlined phrase “a pipe dream”A. A practical idea.B. A vain hope.C. A brilliant plan.D. A selfish desire.11. What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?A. To show how to grow apples.B. To introduce an apple festival.C. To help people select apples.D. To promote apple research.Step4．PresentationStep5．SummaryIII.【Post-class】Self- reflectionI enjoyed learning aboutI found these words useful:I found these expressions useful:I have learned aboutSome examples:Keys:Suggested Answers:I. Pre-class homework56-60 CADDB41-45 BACDBII. While-class （课堂教学流程）ADBD8. D 9. C 10. B 11. B第 - 7 - 页。