精编高中英语Unit1 Period One Warming Up
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1 Unit 1 Festivals around the world
Period One Warming Up & Reading (Ⅰ)
基础落实
Ⅰ.课文理解
1．What is the main idea of the text?
A．Festivals have many origins.
B．Festivals are held to honour the dead and famous people.
C．Festivals are held for happy events.
D．Festivals are happy times for people to get together.
2．In ancient times，people would celebrate ________.
A．when winter began
B．when winter ended
C．if food was difficult to find
D．during the cold winter months
3．Which of the following is NOT the festival to honour the dead?
A．The Japanese festival Obon.
B．The Day of the Dead in Mexico.
C．The Western holiday Halloween.
D．Japan’s Cherry Blossom Festival.
4．Which of the following festivals is NOT mentioned in the text?
A．Columbus Day.
B．Mid-Autumn Festival.
C．Easter.
D．Christmas Day.
5．What can we infer from the text?
A．People would have feasts，sing and dance at all festivals.
B．People celebrate festivals because they don’t want to work.
C．By celebrating festivals，people are developing the culture and customs.
D．Festivals have only four kinds of origins.
Ⅱ.课文缩写
Festivals and Celebrations
We have 1.________ of festivals.Ancient people held festivals and celebrations to celebrate
the end of winter or the catching of animals.
Some festivals are in 2.________ of the ancestors.They light lamps and play music，on an
important feast day，offering good things to the dead.
People hold festivals as an 3.________ to famous people or to the gods.These festivals have ……………………………………………………………名校名师推荐…………………………………………………
2 their 4.________ as an event，like the Dragon Boat Festival which honours the famous 5.________
Qu Yuan.
Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals are held in many countries.People decorate churches，get
together，have meals or win awards for competitions.On Mid-Autumn Festival people 6.________
the moon and have mooncakes.
Chinese New Year is an 7.________ and important festival.People look 8.________ to
9.________ up，eating dumplings，giving children lucky money in red paper and playing dragon
dances.The celebration of the Lunar New Year may take 10.________ throughout the country，day
and night.It is an important religious and social festival.
Ⅲ.用适当的介、副词填空
1．Festivals and celebrations ________ all kinds have been held everywhere ________ ancient
times.
2．________ that time people would starve if food was difficult to find，________ during the cold
winter months.
3．________ the Japanese festival Obon，people should go to clean graves and light incense
________ memory ________ their ancestors.
4．________ this important feast day，people eat food in the shape ________ skulls and cakes with
“bones” on them.
5．The Western holiday Halloween also had its origin ________ old beliefs ________ the return of
the spirits of dead people.
6．Some people might win awards ________ their farm produce，________ the biggest watermelon
or the most handsome rooster.
7．________ the Spring Festival in China，people eat dumplings，fish and meat and may give
children lucky money ________ red paper.
8．Easter is an important religious and social festival ________ Christians ________ the world.
9．The country，covered ________ cherry tree flowers，looks as though it is covered ________ pink
snow.
10．Festivals let us enjoy life，be proud ________ our customs and forget our work ________ a
little while.
Ⅳ.完成句子
1．Festivals ________________________ important times of year.
节日就是庆祝一年中重要的日子。
2．At that time people would starve if food ________________________，especially during the
cold winter months.
在那个时候，尤其是在寒冷的冬季，如果难以找到食物，人们就会挨饿。
3．Some festivals are held to honour the dead or to satisfy the ancestors，who might return
________________________________.
有些节日是为了纪念死者或使祖先满意，因为祖先们有可能回到世上给予帮助，或带来危……………………………………………………………名校名师推荐…………………………………………………
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4．It is now a children’s festival，________________________ and go to their neighbours’
homes to ask for sweets.
如今它成了孩子们的节日，在这一天他们可以装扮一番，上邻居家要糖吃。
5．The country，________________ cherry tree flowers，________________________ it is covered
with pink snow.
整个国度到处是盛开的樱花，看上去就像覆盖了一层粉红色的雪。
Ⅴ.句型转换
1．The Dragon Boat Festival is observed as a way to remember Qu Yuan.
The Dragon Boat Festival is observed ________ ________ ________ Qu Yuan.
2．Do you know how the accident happened?
Do you know how the accident ________ ________？
3．On this important feast day，people eat food in the shape of skulls and cakes with “bones” on
them.
On this important feast day，people eat food in the shape of skulls and cakes ________
________ “bones” on them.
4．In India there is a national festival on October 2 to honour Mohandas Gandhi.
