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课下巩固训练(一)
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Ⅰ.阅读理解(每题5分,共35分)
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Harvest Festivals Around the World
The harvest season falls at different times of the year depending upon region, climate, and crop, but festivals celebrating its arrival are held the world over.The following list highlights four particular harvest festivals.
Rice Harvest Festival in Indonesia (May 1-June 30)
The Rice Harvest Festival that is held in Bali, Indonesia, is a feature of the island's Hindu culture.The harvest time, which follows the New Year by about one month, is dedicated to the rice goddess and is a time of joyous celebration.Sculptures of the goddess are placed in the fields in thanks, towns are decorated with colored flags, and special bull races are held.
Yam Festival in Ghana (August or September)
The Ewe people of Ghana in Africa celebrate the end of the rainy season and the first appearance of yams, a staple crop.The duration and exact days of the celebration vary according to place, in hopes of driving away hunger in the coming year.People gather and hold huge feasts and activities such as dances and parades.
Sukkoth in Israel (September-October)
Sukkoth, the “Feast of Booths (住棚节),” is held shortly after the High Holy Days of the New Year celebration.Special booths are constructed to recall the period of the Exodus, recorded in the local religion, when their ancestors lived in booths in the desert before entering the Promised Land.
Pongal in India (January)
The fourday festival of Pongal is a celebration of the rice harvest period.Held after the winter solstice (冬至), it celebrates the return of longer days of lifegiving sunlight.Pongal is similar to other festivals held in South and Southeast Asia, but its name comes from a local word meaning “to boil” and is also the name given to a rice dish that is prepared during this time.
[语篇解读]本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了4个世界不同地区收获季节的庆祝活动。
1.What is special about Rice Harvest Festival?
A.Its connection with Hindu culture.
B.Its celebration of the rainy season.
C.Its respect for their ancestors.
D.Its similarity to other festivals.
A [细节理解题。根据文章Rice Harvest Festival in Indonesia (May 1-June 30)中“The Rice Harvest Festival that is held in Bali, Indonesia, is a feature of the island's Hindu culture.”可知,稻谷丰收季与印度教文化有关。故选A。]
2.Where can you join the crowd and enjoy local activities?
A.In Indonesia. B.In Ghana.
C.In Israel. D.In India.
B [细节理解题。根据文章Yam Festival in Ghana (August or September)中“People gather and hold huge feasts and activities such as dances and parades.”可知,在加纳的山药节中人们举行盛大的宴会有跳舞和游行,所以在加纳的山药节中可以加入当地的活动。故选B。]
3.Which festival is highly religious?
A.Rice Harvest Festival.
B.Yam Festival.
C.Sukkoth.
D.Pongal.
C [细节理解题。根据Sukkoth in Israel (September-October) 中“Special booths are constructed to recall the period of the Exodus, recorded in the local religion, when their ancestors lived in booths in the desert before entering the Promised Land.”可知,以色列的Sukkoth与宗教密切相关。故选C。]
B
(2024·高一甘肃金昌期中)The Fire Festival is celebrated in northern Ghana.It's a holiday we had never heard of before we came to live in a village here as Peace Corps community volunteers.It's unbelievably great.
On the Fire Festival—Bugum Chugu in the local language—drums beat a quick and regular rhythm that locals dance to in a circle of bodies, men and women, the old and young, holding torches of burning grass above their heads, which stand for the light and getting off negative energies.
At this moment, this festival is being held at the beginning of the lunar year.The locals are all so involved in the celebration that they don't pay as much attention to us as they normally will.When they find us getting involved as they are, they dance more vigorously and scream with joy.
Danielle, a friend of mine in the Peace Corps, says, “That we join in the celebration is significant because foreigners here are typically seen as the representatives of other organizations, not as people who are willing to join in the Fire Festival rituals (仪式).But in fact, we are dancing and celebrating as one.”
Our twoyear Peace Corps service will finish up in midNovember.We can think of no better way to say goodbye than by celebrating the Fire Festival with the villagers we've come to know.The festival lets us see a different side of them—and lets them see a different side of us.The neighbors who sell rice are now the women who urge us to run faster and dance harder at the Fire Festival.And rather than view us as lowkey (低调的) volunteers, they see us as the ones who have crazy dance steps with wild screams.
[语篇解读]本文是一篇记叙文,文章主要讲述作者作为和平工作团志愿者在加纳北部庆祝火把节的经历。
4.Why did the author go to northern Ghana?
A.To find a job.
B.To go traveling.
C.To study further.
D.To do voluntary work.
D [细节理解题。根据第一段“It's a holiday we had never heard of before we came to live in a village here as Peace Corps community volunteers.”可知,作者是以和平工作团志愿者的身份来到加纳北部。故选D。]
5.How do the locals feel when seeing the author and Danielle join in the celebration?
A.Annoyed. B.Excited.
C.Confused. D.Worried.
B [推理判断题。根据第三段“When they find us getting involved as they are, they dance more vigorously and scream with joy.”可推断,当地人发现志愿者们加入他们的庆祝活动后,他们非常激动。故选B。]
6.What is the last paragraph mainly about?
A.The steps to dance well.
B.How the locals celebrate the Fire Festival.
C.How the author and Danielle help the locals sell rice.
D.The reason why the author and Danielle joined in the festival.
D [段落大意题。根据最后一段“We can think of no better way to say goodbye than by celebrating the Fire Festival with the villagers we've come to know.The festival lets us see a different side of them—and lets them see a different side of us.”可知,本段主要讲作者和Danielle加入当地火把节庆祝活动的原因。故选D。]
7.What can we learn from the text?
A.Practice makes perfect.
B.Where there is a will, there is a way.
C.When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
D.The grass is always greener on the other side.
C [推理判断题。作者和Danielle以和平工作团志愿者的身份来到加纳北部,当地人庆祝火把节时,他们入乡随俗,积极参与庆祝活动,这得以让当地人和志愿者们重新认识彼此。故选C。]
Ⅱ.阅读七选五(每题3分,共15分)
(2024·高一下广东茂名期末)
Watersplashing Festival
Watersplashing Festival (泼水节) is the most important festival for the Dai people in Yunnan Province.It is Dai's New Year held in the 4th month of the Chinese lunar calendar.1. The main celebrations of the first two days are held on the banks of the Lancang River.
Dragon Boat Racing
There is a dragon boat race held along the Lancang River in the afternoon on the first day.2. Local people believe that lighting lanterns on the Lancang River can make people get rid of bad luck and bring people good luck and fortune.
Washing the Buddha (佛)
The third day is the most important among the celebrations.In the morning, Dai people are dressed in the newest and best festival clothes.They get together in the Buddhist temples with clean water to wash the Buddha.3.
Splashing Water to Each Other
4. Therefore, people splash water on every person with all kinds of buckets to show their best wishes.Travelers are welcome to take part in the festival.Some travelers will properly be splashed surprisingly.So it is wise not to bring phones and cameras to the streets during the festival.
There are a lot of outdoor shops set up for the New Year shopping.5. Amazing sand carvings and tasty local snacks may attract their attention.
A.Water is luck for the New Year.
B.The whole celebration lasts three days.
C.Travelers can buy some gifts for family or friends.
D.Besides, travelers can experience the Dai people's culture.
E.So the festival is also called the “Bathing Buddha Festival”.
F.Watersplashing Festival is known as the “Carnival in the East”.
G.Travelers can also see local people lighting lanterns in the evening.
[语篇解读]本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了云南傣族的泼水节。
1.B [上文说明了泼水节对于云南傣族的重要性以及它的时间。空处承接上文,引出下文对于节日庆祝活动的描述,说明节日的持续时间。B项中的“lasts three days”和下文中的“the first two days”相呼应,所以B项“整个庆祝持续三天。”故选B。]
2.G [上文说明第一天的庆祝活动是下午在澜沧江沿岸举行的龙舟赛。空处和前文并列列举第一天澜沧江沿岸的庆祝活动。并引出下文。G项中的“local people lighting lanterns”和下文中的“Local people believe that lighting lanterns on the Lancang River”相呼应,说明下午在澜沧江沿岸举行龙舟赛,而晚上可以看到当地人点灯笼。故选G。]
3.E [上文说明了第三天早晨傣族人民穿着节日盛装聚集在寺庙,用清水洗佛像的场景。空处是对前文中的总结,E项中的“Bathing Buddha Festival”和前文中的“in the Buddhist temples with clean water to wash the Buddha”相呼应,说明前面的活动被称为“浴佛节”。故选E。]
4.A [标题“Splashing Water to Each Other(互相泼水)”以及下文说明泼水节的一项重要的活动是互相泼水,以示最美好的祝愿。空处和下文形成因果关系,说明互相泼水的原因。A项中的“luck for the New Year”和下文中的“show their best wishes”相呼应,说明水是新年的吉祥之物,所以人们才相互泼水。故选A。]
5.C [上文说明许多商户会在泼水的街上卖东西。空处进一步解释为什么会在泼水节设立户外商店。C项“游客们可以给家人或朋友买一些礼物。”符合语境,该项中的“buy some gifts for family or friends”和下文中的“sand carvings and tasty local snacks”相呼应。故选C。]
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