1、 Unit 3Celebration课时练(一)阅读理解提速练练速度(限时：35分钟).阅读理解A(2018山西八校高三联考)Belgium is the land of music festivals.There are rock，pop，world，electronic music festivals and more，so youre sure to find a festival that suits your taste. Groezrock Groezrock could be considered the opener of the festival season in Belg
2、ium.This festival grew from a small event to an international festival that had 33,000 visitors in 2016.If youre into the harder stuff(东西)，this is where you need to go. When? April 2930,2017.Where？Meerhout.Music？Punk，emo，ska and rock in all its variations.Free？No. Sfinks Mixed Sfinks is a world musi
3、c festival that focuses on bringing culture together. There are also plenty of things to do besides watching the performances.Good to know for families：Sfinks is a kidfriendly festival，with workshops，storytelling and performances aimed at children. When？July 2730,2017.Where？Boechout.Music？World.Free
4、? The festival is free；the camping is not. Graspop Metal Meeting If Groezrock doesnt seem rough enough to you，Graspop Metal Meeting might.As the name says，this festival is all about metal，rock and punk.In 2016 the festival received 140,000 visitors who came to watch the more than 100 bands performin
5、g. When？June 1618,2017.Where？Dessel. Music？Metal.Free？No. Genk on Stage Genk on Stage is a pop musical with not only a lot of Belgian artists，but also some international names. 80,000 people attended Genk on Stage in 2016. When？June 2325,2017.Where？Genk.Music？Pop.Free? Yes.【语篇解读】本文为应用文，涉及音乐节话题。作者推介了
6、比利时几个重要的音乐节。1Which may kick off the festival season in Belgium?AGroezrock. BSfinks Mixed.CGraspop Metal Meeting. DGenk on Stage.解析：A细节理解题。根据Groezrock部分中的“Groezrock could be considered the opener of the festival season in Belgium.”可知， Groezrock拉开了比利时音乐节的序幕。2What do we know about Sfinks Mixed?AIt enjo
7、ys worldwide popularity.BIts mainly targeted at kids.CIt combines fun with culture.DIt features certain types of music.解析：C细节理解题。根据Sfinks Mixed部分中的“Sfinks is a world music festival that focuses on bringing culture together. There are also plenty of things to do.”可知，该音乐节将娱乐和文化结合在一起。3Where are crazy m
8、etal music enthusiasts most likely to go?AMeerhout. BBoechout.CGenk. DDessel.解析：D推理判断题。根据Graspop Metal Meeting部分中的“If Groezrock doesnt seem rough enough to you，Graspop Metal Meeting might.”“this festival is all about metal，rock and punk”可知，对于狂热的金属乐爱好者，Graspop Metal Meeting可能更适合他们；再结合下文的“Where？Dessel
9、”可知举办地是Dessel，故选D。B(2018安庆二模) As a child，I was generally happy，singing and dancing to my favorite songs，smiling and laughing with my friends and family. But as far back as second grade，I noticed a“darkness”about me. I didnt enjoy participating in many things. In middle school，things in my life began
10、 to get even worse. I began withdrawing from everything I once enjoyed. I was always tired. Everything was horrible.Finally，midway through eighth grade，I was told I had a chemical imbalance，diagnosed(诊断) with clinical depression，and had to take medicine. It took months for me to feel the effects of
11、the medicine. When I began to feel happy again is when I realized that I had to take the responsibility for getting better myself，rather than relying on medicine. Aristotle said，“To live happily is an inward power of the soul，”and I believe that this quote describes what I had to do to achieve happi
12、ness. Happiness is a journey.Everyone seems to need different things to be happy. “The essentials(要素)to happiness are something to love，something to do，and something to hope for，”a quote from William Blake sums up what I believe people need to realize to be truly happy in life. People need love. I f
13、eel they need their family and their friends more than anything else in the world. People need work to do，something to make them feel they are making a difference in the world. People need to know that more good is to come in the future，so they continue to live for “now” instead of constantly worryi
14、ng about the bad that could come. Love and hope are happiness.【语篇解读】作者根据自己克服抑郁症的经历总结出了幸福生活的要素。4What do we know about the author in Paragraph 2?AHe hated going to sleep because he couldnt sleep well.BHe spent months recovering from the clinical depression.CHe was diagnosed with clinical depression in
15、 Grade Seven.DHe suffered a great deal from clinical depression.解析：D细节理解题。根据第二段中的“I began withdrawing from everything I once enjoyed. I was always tired. Everything was horrible. Finally，midway through eighth grade，I was told I had a chemical imbalance, diagnosed(诊断)with clinical depression，and had
16、to take medicine.”可知，在中学时，作者受到临床抑郁症的折磨。5Who helped the author to be happy again?AThe authors friends. BAristotle.CThe author himself. DWilliam.解析：C细节理解题。根据文章第三段第一句“When I began to feel happy again is when I realized that I had to take the responsibility for getting better myself, rather than relying
17、 on medicine.”可知，作者并不是依赖药物而是靠自己克服病症，重新快乐起来。6Which of the following about being truly happy is unnecessary in the authors opinion?ALove. BAmbition.CHope. DWork.解析：B细节理解题。根据文章最后一段第一句可知，作者认为幸福的要素包括爱、希望和工作。7What may be the best title for the text?AThe Essentials to HappinessBWays to Overcome Shortcoming
18、sCEveryone Needs to Be HappyDHappiness Is Love解析：A主旨大意题。通读文章，作者根据自己克服抑郁症的经历，总结出幸福生活的要素，文章最后一段具体阐述了要素的内容，由此可知A项契合文章主旨。C(2018河南开封一模)Almost everyone stood when the bride walked down the aisle in her white gown, but not the wedding conductor, because she was fixed to her chair.The nuptials at this cerem
19、ony were led by“IFairy”， a 4foot (1.5meter) tall seated robot with flashing eyes and plastic pigtails (辫子). Sundays wedding was the first time that a marriage had been led by a robot, according to manufacturer Kokoro Co.“Please lift the brides veil (面纱)，” the robot said in a tinny voice, waving its
20、arms in the air as the newlyweds kissed in front of guests.The wedding took place at a restaurant in Hibiya Park in central Tokyo, where the IFairy wore a wreath of flowers and directed a rooftop ceremony. Wires led out from beneath it to a black curtain a few feet away, where a man clicked commands
21、 into a computer.Japan has one of the most advanced robotics industries in the world, with the government actively supporting the field for future growth. Industrial models in factories are now standard, but recently Japanese companies are making a push to inject robots into everyday life.Honda make
22、s a walking childshaped robot, and other firms have developed them to entertain the elderly or play baseball. Kokoro, whose corporate goal is to “touch the hearts of the people，” also makes giant dinosaur robots for exhibitions and lifelike android models that can smile and laugh. The company is a s
23、ubsidiary (附属公司) of Sanrio Co., which owns the rights to Hello Kitty and other Japanese characters.“This was a lot of fun. I think that Japanese have a strong sense that robots are our friends. Those in the robot industry mostly understand this, but people mainly want robots near them that serve som
24、e purpose，” said bride Satoko Inoue, 36, who works at manufacturer Kokoro Co.The IFairy sells for about 6.3 million yen ($57,000) and three are in use in Singapore, the US and Japan, according to company spokeswoman Kayako Kido.【语篇解读】文章介绍了能主持婚礼的机器人IFairy，包含了它如何主持婚礼以及其市场前景。8The underlined word “nupti
25、als” in Paragraph 2 can best be replaced by _.Aconductors BbridesCrobots Dweddings解析：D词义猜测题。根据第三段“Please lift the brides veil， the robot said in a tinny voice, waving its arms in the air as the newlyweds kissed in front of guests.”可知，机器人主持的是婚礼。由此可猜测，nuptial的同义词是wedding，意为“婚礼”。9The robots made in Jap
26、an can do the following EXCEPT _.Aentertain the senior peopleBplay baseballClook after childrenDlaugh解析：C细节理解题。根据文章倒数第三段中的“.entertain the elderly or play baseball. lifelike android models that can smile and laugh”可知，机器人可以取悦老人、打棒球或笑。只有C项照顾孩子没有提及。10What can we learn from what bride Satoko Inoue said?A
27、A robot has been widely used to serve the people in Japan.BIts very interesting to work with a robot in her company.CJapanese consider a robot can do many things like their friends.DPeople need robots that can help them in some ways.解析：D推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段中的“people mainly want robots near them that serv
28、e some purpose”可知，人们需要机器人能够在某些方面帮助他们做点什么。原文中的want对应D项中的need, serve some purpose对应help them in some ways。11Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?AIFairy, a Robot Conducts Wedding in TokyoBThe Development of RobotsCAll Kinds of Robots in JapanDWedding Customs in Japan解析：A主旨大意题。通
29、读全文可知，本文主要介绍了在日本机器人如何主持婚礼，故选A项。文章并未重点介绍机器人的发展，B项错误。D项“日本机器人的种类”并非是文章的主要内容。文章并非讲日本婚礼习俗，所以D项错误。D(2018河南开封一模)According to the Global Times, it is reported that two online videos showing children telling their parents “I love you” have gone viral in China. The first, filmed by an Anhui TV station, shows
30、 a number of college students telling their parents they love them. The responses are mixed. “Are you drunk？” asked one parent. In another similar video, shot by a Shanxi TV station, a father responded even less patiently“I am going to a meeting, so cut the crap.”Why dont Chinese families use those
31、words? Theories revolve around the nature of Confucian teaching. “The parents responses show that many Chinese are not good at expressing positive emotions，” Xia Xueluan, a sociologist from Peking University, told the Global Times. “They are used to educating children with negative language.”This is
32、nt the first time that China has done some soulsearching about familial lovelast year China Daily asked a crosssection of people if they said “I love you” to their parents, spouses, and children. “I have never said I love you to my family, and I dont think I will in the future，” one 56yearold man to
33、ld the paper.“Saying it aloud is embarrassing for me.”Still, that doesnt mean that love cant be expressed. In a separate article, China Daily spoke to Zhao Mengmeng, a 31yearold woman who said she had never told her father she loved him facetoface (“I find it a bit odd”). Sometimes actions speak lou
34、der than words. Zhao gave her father a photo album featuring photographs of them together on almost every one of her birthdays in June 2012. The pictures went viral online, being forwarded hundreds of thousands of times on Weibo.“I didnt sleep the night I heard about it，” her father told China Daily
35、 after the story attracted mainstream attention. “I have now memorized some of the comments on the collection of pictures.”【语篇解读】中国人一直以含蓄著称，这一特点在向家人表达爱时也不例外。近来，两段视频引起了轰动，文章对此作了介绍。作者运用大量例子解释了中国人为什么不直接说“我爱你”，并列举了其独特的表达方式。12What can we infer from the text?AIt is not direct for Chinese families to say “
36、I love you”BChinese parents are too proud to express “I love you”CChinese parents are good at expressing positive emotions.DYoung parents in China are willing to express “I love you”解析：A推理判断题。文章第三段引入一位被采访者的观点“Saying it aloud is embarrassing for me.”下一段介绍了中国人对父母表达爱的特点：“Sometimes actions speak louder
37、than words.”即用行动而不是语言来向父母表达自己的爱，并列举事例进行证明。由此可推断，中国人通常不会向家人直接表达爱。故选A项。13Why dont Chinese parents express “I love you” to their children?ABecause they cant express it.BBecause they are not in the habit of expressing so.CBecause they think it unnecessary.DBecause they think it should be done only among
38、 young couples.解析：B细节理解题。根据文章第三段中的“I have never said I love you to my family, and I dont think I will in the future，” 以及 “Saying it aloud is embarrassing for me.”可知，中国的父母认为大声说“我爱你”是一件令人尴尬的事情，他们不习惯这样表达。14Zhao Mengmeng expressed “I love you” to her father by _.Agiving him an album containing their pho
39、tosBkissing her fathers face and telling him by wordsCspeaking it out bravely in a TV programDwriting out the three words in a letter解析：A细节理解题。题干关键信息为Zhao Mengmeng，根据文章倒数第二段倒数第二句“Zhao gave her father a photo album featuring photographs of them together on almost every one of her birthdays.”可知，赵萌萌送给爸
40、爸一个相册，里面是他们的照片，以此来表达对父亲的爱。故选A项。15Whats the authors attitude toward the statements about “I love you”？AOpposed.BObjective.CCritical. DIndifferent.解析：B推理判断题。作者通过随机调查告诉我们，中国人为什么不习惯对家人说“I love you”，在分析完原因后，又通过具体的例子告诉我们中国人如何用一种含蓄的方式向家人表达爱。所有这些，作者只是在客观描述，没有添加自己的感情倾向。故选B项，objective意为“客观的”。opposed“反对的”，crit
41、ical“批判的”，indifferent“漠不关心的”。.七选五Whether you are at Disneyland or another Disney park，you will usually find a nighttime show that will be showing. _1_. Read this article to find out how you can get a good seat for an evening event at any Disney park. Plan on seeing the show in advance. Usually，if yo
42、u decide an hour beforehand that youre going to see a show，you will likely end up not getting a good seat，unless the park is not very busy._2_. Do your research. Research online：“The best places to view.”_3_. Some of them may even be less known，so you may not deal with such a big crowd. Arrive to th
43、e event early. _4_. Possibly even earlier if the park is more crowded on that day.If you arrive ten minutes before the event starts，youre a lot less likely to get a good spot. _5_. If you must leave to do something，make sure that its extremely quick，and try to have another member of your party stay
44、in your spot while you are away. AStay in the same areaBEnjoy the show with a friendCIts usually much more enjoyable if you can get a good seatDThis is especially important if you arrive closer to the event timeEIn order to get a good spot，plan on arriving an hour before the eventFTherefore，look at
45、the schedule before your trip，or at least the day beforeGYoull see a list of places in the park that are the best for viewing that event【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了在迪士尼公园举办的晚会上找到好座位的方法。1解析：C空处用来引出本文的话题，在这里起到承上启下的作用；由空后一句中的“how you can get a good seat”可以判断，C项与此处对应。2解析：F根据该段标题“Plan on seeing the show in advan
46、ce.”并结合空前一句的内容可知，该段主要介绍选好位置的方法之一：提前做好观看演出的计划，故F项与此处匹配。3解析：G根据空前一句中的“The best places to view”可知，选G项“你将会看到公园里观看演出的最佳位置的列表。”4解析：E根据该段标题“Arrive to the event early.”和空后一句的内容可知，空处主要介绍提前到达演出现场这一方法，故E项符合文章。5解析：A根据空处所在位置可知，空处为该段标题，是该段的主旨；根据该段中的“make sure that its extremely quick，and try to have another membe
47、r of your party stay in your spot while you are away.”可知，该段主要介绍“要待在座位上，如需出去，可由伙伴占座”的方法，故A项最适合作该段标题。课时练(二)英语知识运用板块练练准度(限时：25分钟).完形填空(2018济南模拟) I spent last summer volunteering at a hospital. It was a gift to _1_ so many amazing people and Id like to share one of these moments. One day，I was called to a room where a(n) _2_ woman was staying. Usually I helped with _3_ who were ready to leave. Instead，she _4_ to go to the gift shop. I got a _5_，helped her into it，and headed down to the entrance. When we got there，it wasnt o
