2019届高中英语刷题首选卷基础练能力练Unit1FestivalsaroundtheworldSectionⅠPre_reading.docx

Unit 1Festivals around the worldSection Prereading (Warming Up & Reading)基础题单词拼写1We prepared a _ (盛宴) for the wedding.答案：feast2We all _ (钦佩) her for the way she saved the children from the fire.答案：admired3The _ (起源) of some words are unknown.答案：origins4With plenty of rain and sunshine this summer, there will be a good _ (收成) in autumn.答案：harvest5He took the trouble to _ (搜集) the materials for me.答案：gather6Many children s_ to death in Africa because of the lack of food.答案：starved7On his a_， he was greatly welcomed by his fans.答案：arrival8The p_ always works late into the night to create his poems.答案：poet9I hope you will always be e_ when having classes.答案：energetic10Under the leadership of our Party, we finally got i_ from the other countries.答案：independence单句语法填空1Those English learners all have _ (admire) for their teachers fluent English.答案：admiration2After being trapped in the cave for a long time, he is _ (starve) for freedom outside.答案：starving3Christmas is a _ (celebrate) of Christs birth.答案：celebration4People used to hold the _ (believe) that the earth was the center of the universe.答案：belief5The _ (arrive) of the police prevented the situation from becoming worse.答案：arrival6My younger brother likes living alone, which makes him more _ (independence)答案：independent7Tom regarded his wife as a _ (beautiful) though others dont think so.答案：beauty8At the beginning of the year, farmers usually have a lot of _ (agriculture) work to do.答案：agricultural9Nothing can _ (gain) without effort.答案：be gained10_ (gather) around the fire, the tourists danced with the local people.答案：Gathering能力题阅读理解Several different stories are told about the origin of Saint Valentines Day. One legend dates asfarbackas the days of the Roman Empire. According to the story, Claudius, the Emperor of Rome, wanted to increase the size of his army. He knew that it would be easier to get young men who were not married to join the army. Therefore he made a rule that no young man could marry until he had served a certain number of years in the army.A priest named Valentine broke the rule and secretly married a great many young people. Finally, Claudius found out about Valentine and put the priest inprison， where he remained until his death on February 14.After his death, Valentine was made a saint, and the day of his death was named Saint Valentines Day. It became the custom for lovers to send each other message on this day. Now Saint Valentines Day is a time for people to send one another greetings of many kinds.February 14, Valentines Day, is sweethearts day，on which people in love with each other express their tender emotions.People sometimes put their love message in a heartshaped box of chocolates，or a bunch of flowers tied with red ribbons. Words of letters may be written on the flowercovered card, or something else. Whatever the form may be, the message is almost the same: “Will you be my Valentine？”篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。文中讲述了情人节的起源。1Valentine was put in prison because _.Ahe secretly got marriedBhe didnt serve in the armyChe married many young people secretlyDhe broke the laws答案：C细节理解题。根据第二段中的“A priest named Valentine broke the rule and secretly married a great many young people. Finally, Claudius found out about Valentine and put the priest in prison . ”可得出答案为C。2According to the rule, _.Ano young men could get married unless they were old enoughByoung men could marry if they served in the army for several yearsCno one could get married without the emperors permissionDyoung men could marry only in the army答案：B细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句“Therefore he made a rule that no young man could marry until he had served a certain number of years in the army.”可知答案为B。3This passage mainly tells us about _.Ahow Valentine diedBthe Emperor of RomeChow Valentines Day is celebratedDthe origin of Valentines Day答案：D主旨大意题。通读全文并根据文中第一句话“Several different stories are told about the origin of Saint Valentines Day.”可知，全文主要讲述了情人节的由来。4February 14 is chosen as Valentines Day because _.Alovers express their tender emotions on this dayBpeople want to remember ValentineCpeople send one another greetings of many kinds on this dayDpeople want to fix a date for lovers to express their emotions答案：B推理判断题。根据文章第三段可知，人们为了纪念这个牧师而将他去世的那天2月14日作为情人节。A、C两项都是在Valentines Day时人们通常做的事情，而不是原因。D项是干扰项。温馨提示：阅读理解中标注的W部分为重点单词，标注的P部分为重点短语，旨在通过此栏目的练习，帮助学生夯实基础，做到厚积薄发。1married adj. 已婚的2marry vt. 为主持婚礼；和结婚3remain v. 停留，留下4tender adj. 温柔的1as far back as 早在，回溯到_2put . in prison 让坐牢完形填空When we moved from California to Colorado, 1,200 miles away from our parents, my husband and I decided that we did not want to travel a long way with our four _1_ for Christmas. However, one late October day, I had a phone conversation with my motherinlaw.“When are you _2_？” she asked.I did not know how to _3_， and changed the subject. When she asked again later in the _4_“When are you coming？” I knew that we would _5_ our plan and not stay in our own home for Christmas.The thought of not being in our own home caused me to be _6_. What would Christmas away from home look like? Would we be _7_ the magic of Christmas by not being in our own home? It would be the first time our children would spend _8_ away from our own home. “How would you like to give _9_ the best Christmas present ever? We can do that _10_ giving them the gift of our presence，” we told our kids. They all agreed we should go and so the trip to California was _11_.My husbands large family always kept Christmas very _12_. They only attached great importance _13_ the special meal together. My inlaws faces _14_ with joy when our family arrived. Christmas Eve was filled with _15_， as we played games and sang our favorite songs.Sadly, my motherinlaws dementia (老年痴呆) became worse. I was _16_ that we had made an exception and _17_ that Christmas together. I didnt know it at that time, _18_ it was the last Christmas with my motherinlaw.The gift of being _19_ with her that year was the best gift I have ever _20_ and received.1A.friends BchildrenCneighbors Drelatives答案：B我们不想带着四个孩子长途跋涉去过圣诞节。由下文的“It would be the first time our children would spend .”可知此处指“带着孩子”。2A.coming BdrivingCplanning Dphoning答案：A你们什么时候来？由第4空所在句的内容可知此处询问“什么时候过来”。3A.begin BstopCrespond Drepeat答案：C“我”不知怎么回答。respond “回答”。4A.apartment BletterCconversation Dsituation答案：C她过会儿又在谈话中问起这个问题。conversation “谈话”。由上文的“I had a phone conversation with my motherinlaw”可知答案。5A.swap BchangeCrescue Dshow答案：B“我”知道我们要改变计划，不能待在自己家里过圣诞节了。change “改变”。6A.anxious BexcitedCtired Dsensitive答案：A由上文作者对婆婆的询问犹豫不定及下文几个问句可知，对于不能在自己家过圣诞节作者感到焦虑。anxious “焦虑的，着急的”。7A.giving up Bsetting upCpicking up Dturning up答案：A因为不在自己家里过，我们将放弃圣诞节的神奇吗？give up “放弃”。8A.Thanksgiving BMothers DayCNew Year DChristmas答案：D这将是孩子们第一次不在自己家里过圣诞节。9A.uncles BgrandparentsCcousins Dparents答案：B因为是去爷爷奶奶家过圣诞节，肯定是问孩子们给爷爷奶奶什么礼物。10A.after BbeforeCby Dwith答案：C我们给他们的最好的礼物是我们的到场。by “通过”，表方式。11A.finished BremovedCappreciated Dset答案：D所以这次加州之行定下来了。set “确定”。12A.grateful BofficialCsimple Dlegal答案：C由下文的“They only attached .”可知，“我”丈夫的大家庭总是让圣诞节过得很简单。simple “简单的”。13A.on BinCto Dfor答案：C他们只重视一起吃饭。attach great importance to . “非常重视”。14A.watched over Blit upCburst out Dgave in答案：B当我们一家到达时，婆家人的脸上露出了喜色。light up “喜形于色，面露喜色”。15A.power BnoiseClaughter Dmerry答案：C圣诞之夜充满了笑声。laughter “笑声”。16A.amazed BmeanCfrightened Dglad答案：D“我”很高兴我们做了一次例外的决定。17A.spent BmissedCpacked Dignored答案：A一起度过那个圣诞节。18A.but BbecauseCunless Dso答案：A当时“我”并不知道，但那是和婆婆一起过的最后一个圣诞节。19A.calm BpresentCgenerous Dhonest答案：B那年和她在一起是“我”曾经给予和收到的最好的礼物。present “出席的，到场的”。上文的“giving them the gift of our presence”也是提示。20A.got BseenCgiven Dheard答案：C与空格后的“received”相对，此处应表示给予。give “给予”。短文改错I have been in love to a cool bicycle for almost a fortnight. Its brand is Giant, what is very famous. However, its price is too expensive for me. I dont want to ask my parents for money; instead I want to buy one by my own. Now Im considering doing the parttime job in my spare time so as to earning my money. Maybe it is the only way in that I can think of to save