限时规范练(十) 必修第二册 UNIT 4 HISTORY AND TRADITIONS（Word练习）-【优化指导】2026年高考英语一轮复习高中总复习·第1轮（云南专版）

限时规范练(十)　UNIT 4　HISTORY AND TRADITIONS (限时30分钟) Ⅰ.阅读理解 A Unique Birthday Traditions The editors of our international editions share traditions reserved for counting yourself one year older. Lithuania “In my native country，it is customary for the birthday person to sit in a decorated chair and to be lifted up by the party guests，” says editor Eva Mackevic.“How many times the chair is raised will correspond with his or her age.” Japan In Japan，when a child turns one，a ceremony called “erabitori” is held，where the birthday child chooses from a selection of items spread out around that represent the potential future.When a person turns 20，a coming­of­age celebration will be held on the second Monday in January. The Netherlands When someone turns 50，a large doll will be placed in the birthday person's garden or by the front door. Australia A child's first birthday is often celebrated with balloons and specially made “fairy bread”．Some families in Australia also mark the age of 21 with a souvenir “key to the door”，representing the young adult's privilege to come and go from the family home as they please. Germany “In Germany，when unmarried men turn thirty，they are supposed to sweep the stairs of the local church or town hall，” editor Michael Kallinger says.This public act is meant to embarrass the person and motivate them to marry. 1．Which is part of a one­year­old boy's birthday celebration in Japan? A．Predicting the boy's future. B．Deciding the boy's career. C．Seeking items at the birthday party. D．Holding a coming­of­age ceremony. 2．What does the “key to the door” symbolize in Australia? A．Love from parents. B．Time to move out. C．End of the 21st birthday. D．Recognition of independence. 3．In which country could a birthday tradition involve cleaning in public places? A．Germany. B．Australia. C．Lithuania. D．The Netherlands. 【语篇解读】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了一些国家独特的生日传统习俗。 1．A　[解析]细节理解题。根据Japan部分中的“In Japan，when a child turns one，a ceremony called ‘erabitori’ is held，where the birthday child chooses from a selection of items spread out around that represent the potential future.”可知，在日本，一岁的孩子在生日派对上在代表着未来的物品中进行选择，即预测孩子的未来。故选A。 2．D　[解析]推理判断题。根据Australia部分中的 “Some families in Australia also mark the age of 21 with a souvenir ‘key to the door’，representing the young adult's privilege to come and go from the family home as they please.”可知，在澳大利亚家庭中，“房门钥匙”象征着孩子来去自由的权利，即对孩子独立的承认。故选D。 3．A　[解析]细节理解题。根据Germany部分中的“‘In Germany，when unmarried men turn thirty，they are supposed to sweep the stairs of the local church or town hall，’ editor Michael Kallinger says.”可知，在德国，未婚男性年满30岁时需要打扫当地教堂或者市政厅的楼梯，即在德国过生日的传统包含了打扫公共场所。故选A。 B The International Day of Happiness，March 20th，is a United Nations project which has a serious purpose.The UN thinks happiness will only be for everyone when the people of the world are equal. On this date，the centre of the sun is directly above the earth's equator，which is called an equinox(春分).On the equinox，day and night last for almost equal time all over the earth.The equinox is felt by everyone on the planet，which matches perfectly with the idea behind the Day of Happiness.Since 2013，the Day of Happiness has been celebrated in all 193 United Nations member states.The United Nations invites each person of any age to join in celebration of the International Day of Happiness. The idea goes back to 1972，when the King of Bhutan，Jigme Singye Wangchuck，said that they should measure a country's progress by its happiness and not just how much it produces or how much money it makes.He called it Gross National Happiness(GNH).Again，it is more than just a nice idea.Bhutan developed a system to measure happiness based on things like people's psychological health，their general health，how they spend their time，where they live，their education and their environment.People in Bhutan answer about 300 questions，and the results are compared every year to measure progress.The government uses the results and the ideas behind GNH to make decisions for the country. In 2011，a UN adviser called Jayme Illien suggested the idea of an international day to increase happiness.His plan was accepted by Secretary General Ban Ki­moon in 2012.Jayme was born in Calcutta，India，and he became an orphan when he was a child.He was adopted by an American nurse，Anna Belle Illien.She travelled the world to help orphans and she took Jayme with her.He saw children like him，but who were not as lucky as him because they were often escaping wars or they were very poor.He wanted to do something about it，so he worked in the areas of children's and human rights. The UN measures and compares the happiness of different countries in the World Happiness Report.It bases its report on social，economic and environmental well­being.The UN also sets goals for countries to achieve to increase happiness because it says happiness is a basic human right.Happiness should not be something people have because they are lucky to live in a place where they have basic things like peace，education and access to healthcare. 4．What do we know about the Day of Happiness? A．People all over the world celebrate it. B．It's a day to make people equal and happy. C．It's on the same day when the equinox happens for everyone. D．Different countries celebrate the Day of Happiness on different dates. 5．What does Paragraph 3 mainly talk about? A．How happiness is measured in Bhutan. B．What happiness means to people in Bhutan. C．How the idea of the Day of Happiness started. D.When people began to celebrate the Day of Happiness. 6．In which section of a magazine may this text appear? A．Entertainment. B．Culture. C．Science. D．Health. 【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了国际幸福日的起源以及联合国衡量幸福的一些因素。 4．C　[解析]细节理解题。根据第二段中的“On this date，the centre of the sun is directly above the earth's equator，which is called an equinox.”及“The equinox is felt by everyone on the planet，which matches perfectly with the idea behind the Day of Happiness.”可知，春分与幸福日背后的理念完美契合，所以国际幸福日与春分是同一天。故选C。 5．C　[解析]主旨大意题。根据第三段内容可知，第三段主要介绍国际幸福日理念的起源以及幸福日是如何开始的。故选C。 6．B　[解析]推理判断题。通读全文可知，本篇文章主要介绍了国际幸福日，这属于文化范畴，所以这篇文章应该会出现在杂志的文化部分。故选B。 Ⅱ.七选五阅读 (2025·湖南长沙市毕业班摸底测试)A European street today may smell like coffee，fresh­baked bread and cigarettes.1.______？ Historians and scientists across Europe have now gotten together with perfumers(香水制造者) and museums for a unique project called “Odeuropa”—to capture what Europe smelled like between the 16th and early 20th centuries. To successfully finish this three­year­long project，the researchers need to find all the old scents of Europe—and even recreate some of this ancient smellscape.To do this，they will first build artificial intelligence that will be trained to scan historical texts，written in seven different languages，for any descriptions of smells.2.______. The “Encyclopedia(百科全书) of Smell Heritage” will include the meaning of certain scents and will trace the stories behind scents，places and olfactory(嗅觉的) practices.3.______，enabling future generations to access and learn about the scented past. 4．______，such as doctors.In the past，herbs were often used by European doctors to heal the sick.They smell special and their scents should be included in the encyclopedia.But just as history is filled with interesting and pleasant smells，it's also filled with stinky(非常难闻的) ones. “I find it particularly interesting to make the audience know about a whole range of scents such as a stinky canal，” said Caro Verbeek，a scent historian and member of the Odeuropa team.“It will make us more aware of how we relate to smell today and how differently smells were appreciated in the past.With current technology，almost every scent can be produced.5.______.People haven't always talked or written about them.” A．It expressed a longing for the countryside life B．But what did it smell like hundreds of years ago C.Why is it filled with interesting and pleasant smells D．It will become a record for the smell heritage of Europe E．The more difficult part of the project will be to find descriptions of scents F．The encyclopedia will also include descriptions of people for whom the smell was important G．The team will then use the information to create an encyclopedia of smells from Europe's past 【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了科学家正在试图重现欧洲往日的气味。 1．B　[解析]空前说如今的欧洲街头弥漫着浓郁的咖啡、现烤面包和香烟的味道；空后一句说一些人正在探索16世纪至20世纪初欧洲的味道。所以B项承上启下，且选项中的it指代上文提到的A European street，符合上下文语境。故选B。 2．G　[解析]本段说明了为了搜寻几百年前欧洲的味道，科学家们会利用人工智能来扫描历史文献，寻找与气味相关的描述；结合下一段首句可推知，空处内容应该与科学家利用找到的信息创建百科全书有关。G项符合上下文语境。故选G。 3．D　[解析]空前一句说《嗅觉遗产百科全书》将包括某些气味的意义，并将追踪气味背后的故事、产生气味的地点和嗅觉体验；空后一句说子孙后代能接触并了解过去的香味，由此可推知空处内容应该与该书的意义有关， D项承上启下，且选项中的It指代上文的“The ‘Encyclopedia of Smell Heritage’”。故选D。 4．F　[解析]根据空后“In the past，herbs were often used by European doctors to heal the sick.”可知，过去草药经常被医生用来救人，所以空处内容应该提到某些人，F项能引出下文。故选F。 5．E　[解析]空前一句说运用现代科技，几乎任何气味都能被制造出来；空后一句说人们并不经常谈论或描述各种气味，空处承上启下，所以空处内容应与气味的描述有关。E项符合上下文语境。故选E。 Ⅲ.语法填空 Over the 5，000 years of Chinese history，Chinese Dragon used to be a totem(图腾).Gradually，it has evolved into an image 1.__________(represent) the spirit of the Chinese nation.According to reports，long was first translated into “dragon” 2.__________ The Travel of Marco Polo. And in China's Qing Dynasty，Westerners translated long as “draco”，3.__________ is Latin for “dragon”． Legend goes that Chinese Dragon can fly and has the magical power to control wind and rain，so can spurt(喷出) water from its mouth 4.__________(ensure) a good harvest with timely rainfall.To show their supreme power and dignity，emperors in ancient China always 5.__________(regard) themselves as “true dragons”． Across 6.__________ land of China，ordinary people worship the dragon，whose images and names can be found in architectural structures or 7.__________(decorate)，such as the Nine­dragon Wall and the Dragon Boat.There are many idioms 8.__________(relate) to Chinese Dragon，such as Hua Long Dian Jing，meaning “Adding a finishing touch to a picture of the dragon that makes it come to life and fly”． Of all the 12 Chinese zodiac animals(生肖动物)，the dragon is one of people's favorites.When people name newborn babies，long is a 9.__________(frequent) selected character，especially for boys born in the Year of the Dragon，as it is hoped 10.__________ they will grow as strong and energetic as a dragon. 【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了“中国龙”的传说和相关的习俗。 1．representing　[解析]考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，represent与逻辑主语image构成逻辑上的主动关系，应用现在分词作后置定语。故填representing。 2．in　[解析]考查介词。根据句意可知，此处表示“在《马可·波罗游记》这本书里”，应用介词in。故填in。 3．which　[解析]考查定语从句的关系词。空处引导非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词draco，关系词在从句中作主语，指物。故填which。 4．to ensure　[解析]考查非谓语动词。此处应用动词不定式作目的状语。故填to ensure。 5．regarded　[解析]考查动词的时态。根据时间状语 in ancient China可知，事情发生在过去，应用一般过去时。故填regarded。 6．the　[解析]考查冠词。本空特指中国这片土地，所以用定冠词 the。故填the。 7．decorations　[解析]考查名词。or连接两个并列的名词，根据上文structures or可知，此处应用名词复数。故填decorations。 8．related/relating　[解析]考查非谓语动词。此处用动词的非谓语形式作后置定语，表示“与……相关”，短语为be related to(省略be，用过去分词形式)或relate to(用现在分词表示主动)。故填related/relating。 9．frequently　[解析]考查副词。修饰动词selected应用副词frequently。故填frequently。 10．that　[解析]考查固定句型。表示“人们希望……”的句型为“it is hoped that ...”。故填that。 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$