高中英语 Festivals around the world测试题.docVIP

　　Unit 1　Festivals around the world Section Ⅰ　Warming Up Reading 一、单词拼写 1．John celebrated the ________ (到来) of New Years Day with a party for his friends. 2．Its urgent to get food for ________ (饥饿的) people in the extremely poor areas. 3．Do you know the ________ (起源) of the Dragon Boat Festival? 4．He was busy ________ (搜集) the information about that bird. 5．Cindy was ________ (授予) the prize for both films. 6．He is an ________ (有活力的) boy. 7．We ________ (欣赏) him for his courage. 8．Most Western people have religious ________ (信仰)． 9．When did they win their ________ (独立)? 10．He has ________ (得到) a lot of friends. 二、完成句子 1．These dynamic reactions will ________________ (发生) all the time in nature. 2．His child is always ________________ (盼望) Easter, when he can ________________ (扮成) a rabbit. 3．The team worked ________________ (昼夜地) to meet the deadline. 4．Its acceptable to ________________ (捉弄) your friends on April 1st. 5．Before the game is three silent minutes ________________ (纪念) the victims in the earthquake. 三、阅读理解 Carnival (狂欢节) is considered by some people to be one of the most important national holidays in Brazil.It is not about a big moment in history or a famous person, but it is important for the people because it is a time of friendship, freedom, and many days without work.People can choose between parties and rest.Most people choose parties, day after day, night after night. It starts forty days before Easter, but it is not recognized by the church.It lasts four days and four nights.People put on their holiday clothes and go out into the streets or to clubs to enjoy themselves together. There are also samba schools which make a parade showing their music and beautiful cars.They are followed by people.Every year the parade tells a different story, and each city has one or more schools like this. The carnival, which is celebrated in the south, comes back to normal by Wednesday.The problem is that it is not recognized by the church in