1、2014-2015高中英语陕西同步训练（2）及答案：Unit 1 Festivals around the world（语篇） （人教新课标必修 3）语篇训练卷(二)Unit 1 Learning about Language. 阅读理解ABoxing Day is on December 26th, the day after Christmas, and is celebrated in Great Britain and in most areas settled by the British except for the United States of America, includ
2、ing Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Despite(尽管 )its name, Boxing Day has nothing to do with competition sports. While the exact origins of the holiday are unclear, it is likely that Boxing Day began in England during the Middle Ages. Some historians say the holiday developed because servants(仆人)
3、were asked to work on Christmas Day, but took the following day off. As servants prepared to leave to visit their families, their employers(雇主)would present them with gift boxes. Another theory is that the Alms boxes in churches were opened and the money was given to the poor on December 26th. Still
4、 some believe that, centuries ago, on the day after Christmas, members of the merchant(商业 )class would give boxes containing food and fruit, clothing, and money to businessmen and servants. The gifts were an expression of thankfulness, much like today when people receive bonuses(奖金)from their employ
5、ers because of a well-done job. These gifts, given in boxes, gave the holiday its name, “Boxing Day”. Traditionally, Boxing Day is a day when families get together. It is a day of watching sports games with family. In the past, hunting was one of the favorite activities on this day. People usually w
6、ent hunting for wrens or foxes. Today, Boxing Day is spent with family and friends with lots of food and sharing of friendship and love. Government buildings and small businesses are closed but the malls are open. Shopping is a popular Boxing Day activity, and the malls are usually filled with barga
7、ins. Besides these activities, many businesses, organizations, and families try to keep the traditional spirit of Boxing Day alive by donating their time, services, and money to aid Food Banks, providing gifts for the poor, or helping an individual family that is in need. Boxing Day has mainly becom
8、e an extension of the Christmas holiday, giving working families one more day as the happy time of a year. 1. On Boxing Day servants probably . A. took part in competition sportsB. still had to work for employersC. were allowed to visit their familiesD. were given Alms boxes by employers2. Members o
9、f the merchant class gave gift boxes to businessmen and servants to . A. show care and kindness to themB. thank them for doing a good jobC. provide them with enough moneyD. pass on the traditional love and spirit3. What does the third paragraph mainly discuss? A. The beginning of Boxing Day. B. The
10、hunting on Boxing Day. C. The good spirit of Boxing Day. D. The activities on Boxing Day. 4. Why is shopping popular on Boxing Day? A. Because it is a kind of traditional activity. B. Because only malls are open on that day. C. Because things can be bought at a low price. D. Because people buy thing
11、s to donate to the poor. BWhat will you do if you cant eat everything bought in the canteen? Most of us would simply throw away any leftover food. According to a survey, what students waste every year could feed over 10 million people. But canteen waste is merely the tip of the iceberg. According to
12、 Xinhua News Agency, the food wasted by Chinese people is about 50 million tons of grain every year, which could feed 200 million people. If that wasnt bad enough already, numbers around the world are even uglier(触目惊心). Food waste, which has become a global issue, serves as a mirror that reflects va
13、rious cultural and social issues in different countries. In the West, for instance, consumerism, the belief that its good to use a lot of goods and services, is often to blame for food waste. China, in turn, features its own eating culture. Chinese people are well known for being hospitable and gene
14、rous. Many even feel that they lose face if their guests have eaten all the food. But rather than tradition, huge public spending on government banquets is also fuelling food waste. On campus, a generation of single children is less aware of the food waste issue. Students nowadays are well protected
15、 by their families and hardly have any concept of how much toil(辛苦)others go through in order to provide them with the food they eat. To reduce food waste is a big task, and it needs time. There are 925 million hungry people in the world. They dont have enough food to eat. And farmers work very hard
16、 to grow the crops. So we shouldnt waste our food. It is also important that everyone thinks about how they can do their bit to reduce food waste. Recently a campaign against food waste launched online in China might make you think twice about being so wasteful. 5. How does the author introduce the
17、topic? A. By giving an example. B. By making comparison. C. By providing data. D. By raising a question. 6. What can we learn from the passage? A. Students waste is only a small part for the whole society. B. Most of Chinese people hate food waste at present. C. Students can never realize the seriou
18、s food waste situation. D. Different cultures lead to the issue of food waste. 7. According to the passage, food waste . A. has caused worldwide concernB. will probably be solved in the near future C. is hardly realized by studentsD. is worse on government banquets in China8. Whats the purpose of th
19、e passage? A. To show how much food is being wasted. B. To indicate students food waste is serious. C. To suggest banning food waste in law. D. To call on all readers to value our food. CA three-year-old boy, whose name is Maddox Tallowin, was saved by his David Beckham-style haircut. The hair style
20、 led doctors to discover his leukaemia(白血病). Maddox Tallowin s parents discovered there were some lumps(肿块)on the back of his head when they gave him the haircut. Doctors at Addenbrooke s Hospital in Cambridge discovered that he had developed leukaemia after a careful check and he immediately got a
21、course of treatment. Now Maddox is getting much better but will need further treatment for three years. “It was luckier than anything else that we found it, ”said his father Ben Tallowin, who is 32 years old. “Maddox had a Mohawk haircut(莫霍克发型). The sides were short but when we touched the actual Mo
22、hawk there were these lumps on either side of his neck at the bottom of his head. It did not feel right, so we made an appointment on the same day and got him into the doctors office. The doctor wasnt sure so he suggested that Maddox receive some blood tests at 8: 30 the next morning at the blood cl
23、inic in Clacton. They came back with the results that afternoon and we had the doctors knocking on the door. It was the worst thing for us. ”“I feel so lucky that we found it just in time. The doctors said that it is often not found out until the child is unwell and Maddox wasnt ill at the time so w
24、e got it early, ”added Ben Tallowin. 9. Which of the following is TRUE of Maddox? A. He likes playing football very much. B. He developed leukaemia before his birth. C. He will finish the treatment in three years. D. He had to have a Mohawk haircut while treated. 10. What can we learn from the text?
25、 A. Maddox was saved by the famous British soccer player. B. Maddox liked David Beckham and his hairstyle a lot. C. David Beckham donates money to help kids fight leukaemia. D. David Beckham-style haircut is another way of saying Mohawk haircut. 11. Maddox got blood tests . A. early the next morning
26、 B. that afternoonC. at the doctors office D. as soon as they found the lumps12. How did Ben Tallowin feel after discovering his sons leukaemia earlier? A. Surprised. B. Fortunate. C. Hopeless. D. Doubtful. 13. From the text we can infer that . A. leukaemia is difficult to be discovered earlierB. po
27、llution in the haircut may cause leukaemiaC. Ben was told about the lumps after the haircutD. Ben thought the lumps werent serious in the beginning. 信息匹配阅读下列信息, 并按照要求匹配。A. A Spelling TestIf you want to be a good English writer, you have to be a good speller. This spelling test is easy to take, but s
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