Unit 4 History and Traditions单元练习（含解析）2024-2025学年人教版高中英语必修第二册
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UNIT 4 HISTORY AND TRADITIONS
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
Let’s take a look at these traditional events in the UK.
WorldGurningChampionships
expression.Theritish word meaning to pull a funny facial expression.The World Gurning Championships set out to crown(加冕) a contestantall.Then pull the strangest face of all.The contest takes place every year in Egremont,Cumbria,as part of the town’s Crab Fair,which dates back to 1267.
Nettleeatingcontest
Hosted by the Bottle Inn pub in Marshwood,Dorset every year,this 20-year-old nettle eating contest sees dozens of competitors take part in eating as many nettle stalks(荨麻茎hour.Winnerse within one hour.Winners normally eat around 70ft of nettle stalks!
WhittleseaStrawBearFestival
Every January,the Whittlesea Straw Bear Festival takes placyears.Theates back more than 200 years.The strange festival consists of a performer dressed in a straw suit while parading through the town streets with a group of Appalachian and Morris dancers.
Wifecarryingrace
If you think your husband is strong enough March.Theyou in a race,then you may be in with a chance of winning this odd tradition,held in Dorking,Surrey every March.The sport actually originates from the Viking invasion(入侵CE.The93 CE.The tradition wasn’t revived in the UK until 2008,but now comes feel.Theriendlier feel.The winner receives ￡100,while the carrier of the heaviest wife is given a pound of sausage.
1.What do we know about World Gurning Championships
A.They are briefly banned.
B.They are part of another activity.
C.They attract funny-looking players.
D.They originate from an English word.
2.Which event has the longest history
A.Wife carrying race.
B.Nettle eating contest.
C.Whittlesea Straw Bear Festival.
D.World Gurning Championships.
3.What do the listed events have in common
A.They are held in the wild.
B.They are yearly events.
C.They are invented by farmers.
D.They’re only for strong players.
B
Iberian.Buttradition.Fromfighting has always been distinctly Iberian.But these days,parts of France are laying claim to this tradition.From the Cte Basque to the arenas of Arles and Beziers,it has spread to towns where bullfighting has long been banned,and been embraced with such enthusiasm that you’d think the sport had been born there.
The rising passion for blood and sand has been resisted by animal-rights activists.Last month someone set off a bomb near the bullring in Carcassonne.Yet France’s enthusiasts fiercely defend their right to these moral rituals.Bullfighting,they insist,is part of the heritage,an expression of a shared regional culture that should be protected.
The rest of the Continent should take note.The paradox(自相矛盾) of an ever-more-united Europe is that as borders between member states become less important,so do the nations themselves—and regional identities are valued.It’s easy to forget that most European nation-states were created as we know them only during the 19th century,after a long series of bloody conflicts.“If the chances of war had been a little different,all the regions sharing bullfighting might have been together,” argues Jean Michel Mariou,a huge fan of bullfighting.“On both sides of the Pyrenees there are Basques,there are Catalans,there are common cultures,”he says.“Bullfighting is only one expression of it.”
Bullfighting isn’t the only cultural tradition that has begun to go beyond borders,of course.To name but one other:the Celtic revival,built largely around musical groups along the coast of Ireland,Scotland and Cornwall,Brittany and Normandy.But while bagpipes(风笛) may stir the blood,they don’t spill it.And the violence of bullfighting horrifies many people who don’t feel they share in its culture.
“The concept of lasting local tradition doesn’t mean anything anymore,” says Josyane Wuerelle,coordinator of the Federation de Liasions Anti-Corrida in Agde.Bullfighting is about attracting tourists,not honoring local history,she argues.Robert Marge doesn’t see it that way,of course.He recently declined an invitation to organize a bullfighting in Paris’s enormous Stade de France.“We didn’t want to sell our souls by bringing bullfighting to a region where it doesn’t exist,” he explains.But he has also got the sense to know that some traditions don’t travel well.
4.What can we learn about bullfighting from the first two paragraphs
A.It is legal in France.
B.It will boom tourism in France.
C.It has become popular in France.
D.It is part of the heritage of France.
5.What can we infer according to Jean Michel Mariou
A.Shared cultures could bring people together.
B.The continent of Europe is more united than ever.
C.Bullfighting is a popular culture in many regions.
D.Regions sharing bullfighting were separated by wars.
6.Why did Robert Marge refuse to organize a bullfight in Paris
A.It ignores animal rights.
B.It honors local tradition.
C.It is intended for money.
D.It is too violent for Paris.
7.What is the best title for the text
A.Fight over Bullfighting
B.Culture or Violence
C.Bullfighting and Tourism
D.Passion for Blood and Sand
Ⅱ.完形填空
One summer night in a seaside cottage,a small boy was in bed,sound asleep.Suddenly,he felt himself 1 from bed and carried in his father’s arms on to the beach.Overhead was the clear starry sky.“Watch!” As his father spoke, 2 ,one of the stars moved.It 3 across the sky like a golden fire.And before the 4 of this could fade,another star leapt from its place,then another...
“What is it ” the child asked in 5 .
“Shooting stars.They 6 every year on a certain night in August.”
That was all:just an 7 encounter of something magic and beautiful.But,back in bed,the child stared into the dark,with mind full of the falling stars.
I was the 8 seven-year-old boy whose father believed that a new experience 9 more for a small boy than an unbroken night’s sleep.
That night,my father opened a door for his child,leading him into an area of splendid 10 .Children are naturally curious,but they need someone to 11 them.This art of adding new dimensions to a child’s world doesn’t 12 require a great deal of time.It simply 13 doing things more often with children instead of for them or to them.Good parents know this:The most precious gift they can give a child is to spark his or her flame of 14 .That night is still deeply 15 in my memory.Next year,when August comes with its shooting stars,my son will be seven.
1.A.hidden B.robbed
C.lifted D.kicked
2.A.incredibly B.accidentally
C.apparently D.actually
3.A.exploded B.circled
C.spread D.flashed
4.A.success B.wonder
C.exhibition D.discovery
5.A.amazement B.horror
C.relief D.delight
6.A.blow up B.turn up
C.show off D.give out
7.A.uncomfortable B.unbearable
C.undetected D.unexpected
8.A.curious B.determined
C.fortunate D.chosen
9.A.worked B.mattered
C.deserved D.proved
10.A.newness B.emptiness
C.freedom D.innovation
11.A.protect B.challenge
C.guide D.believe
12.A.absolutely B.basically
C.possibly D.necessarily
13.A.involves B.risks
C.admits D.resists
14.A.hope B.curiosity
C.faith D.wisdom
15.A.trapped B.set
C.lost D.rooted
Ⅲ.读后续写
阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。
As the late afternoon sun beat down on his farm in Missouri last May,Brandon finished feeding his cows and decided to go home.As they often did,his two sons,Louie,7,and Everett,5,followed closely.
As they headed for the house,the two boys ran ahead of their father,who stopped to close the gate.Louie paused at a board covering an old well.The board had,over time,become easily broken.When Louie stepped on it,it caved in and he fell into the well.Brandon had just closed the door when he heard a cry for help.He turned around and found his younger son Everett standing alone beside the well,pointing to it and screaming.
Brandon quickly realized what had happened.“No,Louie can barely swim,” he panicked,his mind almost going blank.However,he knew he should calm down.He ran to the well and heard Louie hitting the water.Without thinking,he jumped in.Somehow,Brandon managed to grab on to a pipe that ran down the side of the well.He hit the cold water at the bottom of the well and lifted Louie up as he stuck his own legs and back against the narrow walls for support.“All right,Dad,we can climb out now,” Louie said.
If only it were that easy!
The pipe that he’d grabbed during his fall was too slippery to be of any use.There was only one way out.Looking up to see Everett looking down at them,Brandon shouted,“Everett,you’re going to have to be a big boy and save us.Run to the road and stand by the mailbox until someone stops.Tell them we need help.And Everett,stay off the road.”
注意:
1.续写词数应为150个左右;
2.请按如下格式作答。
Everett did as he was told.
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The couple hurried to the well with Everett.
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答案：
Ⅰ.【语篇解读】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了四项英国的传统活动:世界鬼脸大赛、吃荨麻比赛、Whittlesea稻草熊节和背妻比赛。
1.B 细节理解题。根据文章WorldGurningChampionships部分内容“ThecontesttakesplaceeveryyearinEgremont,Cumbria,aspartofthetown’sCrabFair,whichdatesbackto1267.”可知,这项比赛是螃蟹博览会的一部分。故选B项。
2.A 细节理解题。根据文章WorldGurningChampionships部分内容“Thecontest...whichdatesbackto1267.”可知,世界鬼脸大赛可以追溯到1267年;Nettleeatingcontest部分内容“HostedbytheBottleInnpubinMarshwood,Dorseteveryyear,this20-year-oldnettleeatingcontest...”可知,吃荨麻比赛追溯到20年前;WhittleseaStrawBearFestival部分内容“EveryJanuary,theWhittleseaStrawBearFestivaltakesplace,whichdatesbackmorethan200years.”可知,Whittlesea稻草熊节可以追溯到200多年前;Wifecarryingrace部分内容“ThesportactuallyoriginatesfromtheVikinginvasionof793CE.”可知,背妻比赛起源于公元793年。由此可知,背妻比赛历史最悠久。
3.B 推理判断题。根据文章WorldGurningChampionships部分内容“Thecontesttakesplaceeveryyear...”,Nettleeatingcontest部分内容“HostedbytheBottleInnpubinMarshwood,Dorseteveryyear...”,WhittleseaStrawBearFestival部分内容“EveryJanuary,theWhittleseaStrawBearFestivaltakesplace...”,和Wifecarryingrace部分内容“...heldinDorking,SurreyeveryMarch”可推知,它们的共同点是每年都会举行。故选B项。
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了对世界上很多地方来说,斗牛一直是伊比利亚独有的。但如今,法国的部分地区正在坚持这一传统。但这因此引发了一场关于斗牛运动的论战,文章说明了不同的人对此的不同看法。
4.C 细节理解题。根据第一段中“FromtheCteBasquetothearenasofArlesandBeziers,ithasspreadtotownswherebullfightinghaslongbeenbanned,andbeenembracedwithsuchenthusiasmthatyou’dthinkthesporthadbeenbornthere.”可知,斗牛的传统已传播到对这项活动禁止了很长时间的一些城市,也就是说斗牛在法国越来越盛行。
5.D 推理判断题。根据第三段中“Ifthechancesofwarhadbeenalittledifferent,alltheregionssharingbullfightingmighthavebeentogether”可推知,共享斗牛的地区被战争分开了。
6.B 推理判断题。根据第五段中“‘Wedidn’twanttoselloursoulsbybringingbullfightingtoaregionwhereitdoesn’texist,’ heexplains.Buthehasalsogotthesensetoknowthatsometraditionsdon’ttravelwell.”可推知,RobertMarge拒绝在巴黎组织斗牛是出于尊重当地传统的原因。故选B项。
7.A 主旨大意题。根据第二段并结合文章主要说明了对世界上很多地方来说,斗牛一直是伊比利亚独有的。但如今,法国的部分地区正在坚持这一传统。但这因此引发了一场关于斗牛运动的论战,文章说明了不同的人对此不同的看法。由此可知,A项“斗牛大战”最符合作文章标题。
Ⅱ.【语篇解读】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章讲述了作者的父亲在作者七岁时的一个晚上抱作者到海滩看流星,激发了作者的好奇心。进而提到好的父母都知道给孩子的最珍贵的礼物就是激发他们的好奇心。
1.C 根据下文“andcarriedinhisfather’sarmsontothebeach”可知,此处指他被父亲从床上抱起来。
2.A 根据上文“Watch!”及下文“oneofthestarsmoved”可知,一颗星星在他父亲说话的时候开始移动,这让人觉得不可思议。
3.D 根据下文“acrosstheskylikeagoldenfire.Andbeforethe 4 ofthiscouldfade,anotherstarleaptfromitsplace,thenanother...”可知,此处指星星划过夜空。
4.B 根据上文“oneofthestarsmoved”及下文“anotherstarleaptfromitsplace,thenanother...”可知,一颗接着一颗星星不断在天空中划过,这是一个奇迹。
5.A 根据上文“oneofthestarsmoved”及“anotherstarleaptfromitsplace,thenanother...”可知,星星一颗接着一颗从天空中划过的景象,对孩子来说是很惊讶的事。
6.B 根据上文“oneofthestarsmoved”及“anotherstarleaptfromitsplace,thenanother...”可知,此处指每年八月的某个晚上流星都会出现。
7.D 根据上文“Shootingstars”及下文“encounterofsomethingmagicandbeautiful”可知,此处指男孩意外看到流星。
8.C 根据上文讲述的男孩意外看到流星的事情可知,此处作者说自己就是那个幸运的男孩。
9.B 根据上文“anewexperience”及下文“moreforasmallboythananunbrokennight’ssleep”可知,此处指新的经历更重要。
10.A 根据上文“whosefatherbelievedthatanewexperience 9 moreforasmallboythananunbrokennight’ssleep”及下文“Thisartofaddingnewdimensionstoachild’sworld”可知,“我”的父亲让“我”相信新的经历更重要,此处指父亲带“我”看到流星现象,让“我”了解到新事物。
11.C 根据上文“myfatheropenedadoorforhischild,leadinghimintoanarea”可知,此处指孩子要有人引导。
12.D 根据下文“Itsimply 13 doingthingsmoreoftenwithchildreninsteadofforthemortothem.”可知,此处指给孩子的世界增添新维度的艺术并不一定需要很多时间。
13.A 根据上文“doesn’t 12 requireagreatdealoftime”和下文“doingthingsmoreoftenwithchildren”可知,为孩子的世界增添新维度需要父母和孩子们一起做事。
14.B 根据上文“Childrenarenaturallycurious”可知,此处指好的父母知道激发孩子们的好奇心。
15.D 根据下文“Nextyear,whenAugustcomeswithitsshootingstars,mysonwillbeseven.”可知,“我”打算在明年的八月份的某个夜晚带自己的七岁的孩子看流星,可推知,父亲带“我”一起看流星的记忆植根于“我”的记忆。berootedin固定搭配,意为“植根于”。
Ⅲ.
Everettdidashewastold.About 15minutes later,Dan and Christi,nearby farmers,were driving by when they noticed Everett alone by the side of the road,waving.They pulled over and asked if he was OK.“My daddy’s in a hole,” he told them.Hearing this,they piled Everett into their pickup and then drove to the well.
ThecouplehurriedtothewellwithEverett.“Brandon,” Dan shouted.“It’s Dan.We’re going to send a rope down to you.” After several minutes they pulled Louie out of the well.The couple now turned their attention to Brandon,but he was too heavy to pull out of the well using just the rope.After a brief discussion,they decided to use the old windmill that still stood over the well.Forty-some minutes after he’d jumped into the well to save his son,Brandon emerged,cold and wet.“You are our life saver,” Brandon thanked Dan,who turned to Everett.Dan said,“Everett is actually your life saver.Without him,I wouldn’t have known the accident,let alone the rescue!” Words couldn’t express his surprise when the father turned to the 5-year-old boy.Finally they thanked Dan again together.
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
Let’s take a look at these traditional events in the UK.
WorldGurningChampionships
expression.Theritish word meaning to pull a funny facial expression.The World Gurning Championships set out to crown(加冕) a contestantall.Then pull the strangest face of all.The contest takes place every year in Egremont,Cumbria,as part of the town’s Crab Fair,which dates back to 1267.
Nettleeatingcontest
Hosted by the Bottle Inn pub in Marshwood,Dorset every year,this 20-year-old nettle eating contest sees dozens of competitors take part in eating as many nettle stalks(荨麻茎hour.Winnerse within one hour.Winners normally eat around 70ft of nettle stalks!
WhittleseaStrawBearFestival
Every January,the Whittlesea Straw Bear Festival takes placyears.Theates back more than 200 years.The strange festival consists of a performer dressed in a straw suit while parading through the town streets with a group of Appalachian and Morris dancers.
Wifecarryingrace
If you think your husband is strong enough March.Theyou in a race,then you may be in with a chance of winning this odd tradition,held in Dorking,Surrey every March.The sport actually originates from the Viking invasion(入侵CE.The93 CE.The tradition wasn’t revived in the UK until 2008,but now comes feel.Theriendlier feel.The winner receives ￡100,while the carrier of the heaviest wife is given a pound of sausage.
1.What do we know about World Gurning Championships
A.They are briefly banned.
B.They are part of another activity.
C.They attract funny-looking players.
D.They originate from an English word.
2.Which event has the longest history
A.Wife carrying race.
B.Nettle eating contest.
C.Whittlesea Straw Bear Festival.
D.World Gurning Championships.
3.What do the listed events have in common
A.They are held in the wild.
B.They are yearly events.
C.They are invented by farmers.
D.They’re only for strong players.
B
Iberian.Buttradition.Fromfighting has always been distinctly Iberian.But these days,parts of France are laying claim to this tradition.From the Cte Basque to the arenas of Arles and Beziers,it has spread to towns where bullfighting has long been banned,and been embraced with such enthusiasm that you’d think the sport had been born there.
The rising passion for blood and sand has been resisted by animal-rights activists.Last month someone set off a bomb near the bullring in Carcassonne.Yet France’s enthusiasts fiercely defend their right to these moral rituals.Bullfighting,they insist,is part of the heritage,an expression of a shared regional culture that should be protected.
The rest of the Continent should take note.The paradox(自相矛盾) of an ever-more-united Europe is that as borders between member states become less important,so do the nations themselves—and regional identities are valued.It’s easy to forget that most European nation-states were created as we know them only during the 19th century,after a long series of bloody conflicts.“If the chances of war had been a little different,all the regions sharing bullfighting might have been together,” argues Jean Michel Mariou,a huge fan of bullfighting.“On both sides of the Pyrenees there are Basques,there are Catalans,there are common cultures,”he says.“Bullfighting is only one expression of it.”
Bullfighting isn’t the only cultural tradition that has begun to go beyond borders,of course.To name but one other:the Celtic revival,built largely around musical groups along the coast of Ireland,Scotland and Cornwall,Brittany and Normandy.But while bagpipes(风笛) may stir the blood,they don’t spill it.And the violence of bullfighting horrifies many people who don’t feel they share in its culture.
“The concept of lasting local tradition doesn’t mean anything anymore,” says Josyane Wuerelle,coordinator of the Federation de Liasions Anti-Corrida in Agde.Bullfighting is about attracting tourists,not honoring local history,she argues.Robert Marge doesn’t see it that way,of course.He recently declined an invitation to organize a bullfighting in Paris’s enormous Stade de France.“We didn’t want to sell our souls by bringing bullfighting to a region where it doesn’t exist,” he explains.But he has also got the sense to know that some traditions don’t travel well.
4.What can we learn about bullfighting from the first two paragraphs
A.It is legal in France.
B.It will boom tourism in France.
C.It has become popular in France.
D.It is part of the heritage of France.
5.What can we infer according to Jean Michel Mariou
A.Shared cultures could bring people together.
B.The continent of Europe is more united than ever.
C.Bullfighting is a popular culture in many regions.
D.Regions sharing bullfighting were separated by wars.
6.Why did Robert Marge refuse to organize a bullfight in Paris
A.It ignores animal rights.
B.It honors local tradition.
C.It is intended for money.
D.It is too violent for Paris.
7.What is the best title for the text
A.Fight over Bullfighting
B.Culture or Violence
C.Bullfighting and Tourism
D.Passion for Blood and Sand
Ⅱ.完形填空
One summer night in a seaside cottage,a small boy was in bed,sound asleep.Suddenly,he felt himself 1 from bed and carried in his father’s arms on to the beach.Overhead was the clear starry sky.“Watch!” As his father spoke, 2 ,one of the stars moved.It 3 across the sky like a golden fire.And before the 4 of this could fade,another star leapt from its place,then another...
“What is it ” the child asked in 5 .
“Shooting stars.They 6 every year on a certain night in August.”
That was all:just an 7 encounter of something magic and beautiful.But,back in bed,the child stared into the dark,with mind full of the falling stars.
I was the 8 seven-year-old boy whose father believed that a new experience 9 more for a small boy than an unbroken night’s sleep.
That night,my father opened a door for his child,leading him into an area of splendid 10 .Children are naturally curious,but they need someone to 11 them.This art of adding new dimensions to a child’s world doesn’t 12 require a great deal of time.It simply 13 doing things more often with children instead of for them or to them.Good parents know this:The most precious gift they can give a child is to spark his or her flame of 14 .That night is still deeply 15 in my memory.Next year,when August comes with its shooting stars,my son will be seven.
1.A.hidden B.robbed
C.lifted D.kicked
2.A.incredibly B.accidentally
C.apparently D.actually
3.A.exploded B.circled
C.spread D.flashed
4.A.success B.wonder
C.exhibition D.discovery
5.A.amazement B.horror
C.relief D.delight
6.A.blow up B.turn up
C.show off D.give out
7.A.uncomfortable B.unbearable
C.undetected D.unexpected
8.A.curious B.determined
C.fortunate D.chosen
9.A.worked B.mattered
C.deserved D.proved
10.A.newness B.emptiness
C.freedom D.innovation
11.A.protect B.challenge
C.guide D.believe
12.A.absolutely B.basically
C.possibly D.necessarily
13.A.involves B.risks
C.admits D.resists
14.A.hope B.curiosity
C.faith D.wisdom
15.A.trapped B.set
C.lost D.rooted
Ⅲ.读后续写
阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。
As the late afternoon sun beat down on his farm in Missouri last May,Brandon finished feeding his cows and decided to go home.As they often did,his two sons,Louie,7,and Everett,5,followed closely.
As they headed for the house,the two boys ran ahead of their father,who stopped to close the gate.Louie paused at a board covering an old well.The board had,over time,become easily broken.When Louie stepped on it,it caved in and he fell into the well.Brandon had just closed the door when he heard a cry for help.He turned around and found his younger son Everett standing alone beside the well,pointing to it and screaming.
Brandon quickly realized what had happened.“No,Louie can barely swim,” he panicked,his mind almost going blank.However,he knew he should calm down.He ran to the well and heard Louie hitting the water.Without thinking,he jumped in.Somehow,Brandon managed to grab on to a pipe that ran down the side of the well.He hit the cold water at the bottom of the well and lifted Louie up as he stuck his own legs and back against the narrow walls for support.“All right,Dad,we can climb out now,” Louie said.
If only it were that easy!
The pipe that he’d grabbed during his fall was too slippery to be of any use.There was only one way out.Looking up to see Everett looking down at them,Brandon shouted,“Everett,you’re going to have to be a big boy and save us.Run to the road and stand by the mailbox until someone stops.Tell them we need help.And Everett,stay off the road.”
注意:
1.续写词数应为150个左右;
2.请按如下格式作答。
Everett did as he was told.
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The couple hurried to the well with Everett.
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答案：
Ⅰ.【语篇解读】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了四项英国的传统活动:世界鬼脸大赛、吃荨麻比赛、Whittlesea稻草熊节和背妻比赛。
1.B 细节理解题。根据文章WorldGurningChampionships部分内容“ThecontesttakesplaceeveryyearinEgremont,Cumbria,aspartofthetown’sCrabFair,whichdatesbackto1267.”可知,这项比赛是螃蟹博览会的一部分。故选B项。
2.A 细节理解题。根据文章WorldGurningChampionships部分内容“Thecontest...whichdatesbackto1267.”可知,世界鬼脸大赛可以追溯到1267年;Nettleeatingcontest部分内容“HostedbytheBottleInnpubinMarshwood,Dorseteveryyear,this20-year-oldnettleeatingcontest...”可知,吃荨麻比赛追溯到20年前;WhittleseaStrawBearFestival部分内容“EveryJanuary,theWhittleseaStrawBearFestivaltakesplace,whichdatesbackmorethan200years.”可知,Whittlesea稻草熊节可以追溯到200多年前;Wifecarryingrace部分内容“ThesportactuallyoriginatesfromtheVikinginvasionof793CE.”可知,背妻比赛起源于公元793年。由此可知,背妻比赛历史最悠久。
3.B 推理判断题。根据文章WorldGurningChampionships部分内容“Thecontesttakesplaceeveryyear...”,Nettleeatingcontest部分内容“HostedbytheBottleInnpubinMarshwood,Dorseteveryyear...”,WhittleseaStrawBearFestival部分内容“EveryJanuary,theWhittleseaStrawBearFestivaltakesplace...”,和Wifecarryingrace部分内容“...heldinDorking,SurreyeveryMarch”可推知,它们的共同点是每年都会举行。故选B项。
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了对世界上很多地方来说,斗牛一直是伊比利亚独有的。但如今,法国的部分地区正在坚持这一传统。但这因此引发了一场关于斗牛运动的论战,文章说明了不同的人对此的不同看法。
4.C 细节理解题。根据第一段中“FromtheCteBasquetothearenasofArlesandBeziers,ithasspreadtotownswherebullfightinghaslongbeenbanned,andbeenembracedwithsuchenthusiasmthatyou’dthinkthesporthadbeenbornthere.”可知,斗牛的传统已传播到对这项活动禁止了很长时间的一些城市,也就是说斗牛在法国越来越盛行。
5.D 推理判断题。根据第三段中“Ifthechancesofwarhadbeenalittledifferent,alltheregionssharingbullfightingmighthavebeentogether”可推知,共享斗牛的地区被战争分开了。
6.B 推理判断题。根据第五段中“‘Wedidn’twanttoselloursoulsbybringingbullfightingtoaregionwhereitdoesn’texist,’ heexplains.Buthehasalsogotthesensetoknowthatsometraditionsdon’ttravelwell.”可推知,RobertMarge拒绝在巴黎组织斗牛是出于尊重当地传统的原因。故选B项。
7.A 主旨大意题。根据第二段并结合文章主要说明了对世界上很多地方来说,斗牛一直是伊比利亚独有的。但如今,法国的部分地区正在坚持这一传统。但这因此引发了一场关于斗牛运动的论战,文章说明了不同的人对此不同的看法。由此可知,A项“斗牛大战”最符合作文章标题。
Ⅱ.【语篇解读】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章讲述了作者的父亲在作者七岁时的一个晚上抱作者到海滩看流星,激发了作者的好奇心。进而提到好的父母都知道给孩子的最珍贵的礼物就是激发他们的好奇心。
1.C 根据下文“andcarriedinhisfather’sarmsontothebeach”可知,此处指他被父亲从床上抱起来。
2.A 根据上文“Watch!”及下文“oneofthestarsmoved”可知,一颗星星在他父亲说话的时候开始移动,这让人觉得不可思议。
3.D 根据下文“acrosstheskylikeagoldenfire.Andbeforethe 4 ofthiscouldfade,anotherstarleaptfromitsplace,thenanother...”可知,此处指星星划过夜空。
4.B 根据上文“oneofthestarsmoved”及下文“anotherstarleaptfromitsplace,thenanother...”可知,一颗接着一颗星星不断在天空中划过,这是一个奇迹。
5.A 根据上文“oneofthestarsmoved”及“anotherstarleaptfromitsplace,thenanother...”可知,星星一颗接着一颗从天空中划过的景象,对孩子来说是很惊讶的事。
6.B 根据上文“oneofthestarsmoved”及“anotherstarleaptfromitsplace,thenanother...”可知,此处指每年八月的某个晚上流星都会出现。
7.D 根据上文“Shootingstars”及下文“encounterofsomethingmagicandbeautiful”可知,此处指男孩意外看到流星。
8.C 根据上文讲述的男孩意外看到流星的事情可知,此处作者说自己就是那个幸运的男孩。
9.B 根据上文“anewexperience”及下文“moreforasmallboythananunbrokennight’ssleep”可知,此处指新的经历更重要。
10.A 根据上文“whosefatherbelievedthatanewexperience 9 moreforasmallboythananunbrokennight’ssleep”及下文“Thisartofaddingnewdimensionstoachild’sworld”可知,“我”的父亲让“我”相信新的经历更重要,此处指父亲带“我”看到流星现象,让“我”了解到新事物。
11.C 根据上文“myfatheropenedadoorforhischild,leadinghimintoanarea”可知,此处指孩子要有人引导。
12.D 根据下文“Itsimply 13 doingthingsmoreoftenwithchildreninsteadofforthemortothem.”可知,此处指给孩子的世界增添新维度的艺术并不一定需要很多时间。
13.A 根据上文“doesn’t 12 requireagreatdealoftime”和下文“doingthingsmoreoftenwithchildren”可知,为孩子的世界增添新维度需要父母和孩子们一起做事。
14.B 根据上文“Childrenarenaturallycurious”可知,此处指好的父母知道激发孩子们的好奇心。
15.D 根据下文“Nextyear,whenAugustcomeswithitsshootingstars,mysonwillbeseven.”可知,“我”打算在明年的八月份的某个夜晚带自己的七岁的孩子看流星,可推知,父亲带“我”一起看流星的记忆植根于“我”的记忆。berootedin固定搭配,意为“植根于”。
Ⅲ.
Everettdidashewastold.About 15minutes later,Dan and Christi,nearby farmers,were driving by when they noticed Everett alone by the side of the road,waving.They pulled over and asked if he was OK.“My daddy’s in a hole,” he told them.Hearing this,they piled Everett into their pickup and then drove to the well.
ThecouplehurriedtothewellwithEverett.“Brandon,” Dan shouted.“It’s Dan.We’re going to send a rope down to you.” After several minutes they pulled Louie out of the well.The couple now turned their attention to Brandon,but he was too heavy to pull out of the well using just the rope.After a brief discussion,they decided to use the old windmill that still stood over the well.Forty-some minutes after he’d jumped into the well to save his son,Brandon emerged,cold and wet.“You are our life saver,” Brandon thanked Dan,who turned to Everett.Dan said,“Everett is actually your life saver.Without him,I wouldn’t have known the accident,let alone the rescue!” Words couldn’t express his surprise when the father turned to the 5-year-old boy.Finally they thanked Dan again together.