必修第三册 Unit 1 Festivals And Celebrations（word练习）-【勤径学升】2025年高考英语一轮总复习课时检测训练（人教版）

课时检测训练12　必修第三册　UNIT 1 FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS 对应学生用书P325 Ⅰ.阅读理解 A (2023·莆田三模)New Year's Day is meant for food. As the new year arrives around the world, there could be special cakes and breads, for example, long noodles representing long life, field peas representing coins, and pigs representing good luck. The particulars vary, but the general theme is the same：Enjoy food and drink to bring in a year of prosperity. Here are some of the New Year's food traditions around the world. Hoppin' John, American South A major New Year's food tradition in the American South, Hoppin' John is a dish of pork­flavored field peas or black­eyed peas—symbolizing coins—and rice, frequently served with cooked greens—as they're the color of money and cornbread—the color of gold. The dish is said to bring good luck in the new year. Twelve grapes, Spain The people of Spain traditionally watch a broadcast from Puerta del Sol in Madrid, where people gather in front of the square's clock tower to ring in the New Year. Those out in the square and those watching at home take part in an unusual annual tradition：At the stroke of midnight, they eat one grape for every toll of the clock bell. Some even get their grapes ready—peeling and seeding them—to make sure they will be as efficient as possible when mid­night comes. Tamales, Mexico Tamales, corn dough filled with meat, cheese and other delicious additions and wrapped in a banana leaf or a corn husk, make appearances at pretty much every special occasion in Mexico. In many families, groups of women gather together to make hundreds of the little packets to hand out to friends, family and neighbors. Soba noodles, Japan In Japanese households, families eat buckwheat soba noodles, or toshikoshi soba, at mid­night on New Year's Eve to say goodbye to the year gone by and welcome the year to come. The tradition dates back to the 17th century, and the long noodles symbolize longevity and prosperity. [语篇解读]本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了不同国家过新年时的饮食习俗的不同，以及其代表的含义