Unit1ListeningandSpeaking綜合素養(yǎng)提升練一、閱讀理解WhenIwasgrowingup,Mother'sDaywasasimportantasChristmas.Theenergyaroundthehousewasalwayspositive,mostlythankstomyfatherwhomadesurethathiskidsappreciatedtheirmother.Wewouldcleanthehouse,andMumgotbreakfastinbedinthemorninganddidn’thavetoliftafingerallday.AndintheeveningwewenttoarestaurantforatraditionalMother’sDaydinner.WhatIlearntfrommyfatherovertheyearswasthatnomatterwhathappenedhealwaysputmymotherbeforehimself.Heabsolutelylovedherandneverletherforgetthat.Imaintain(保持)myfather'sMother’sDaytraditionwithmywife.Growingup,Ilearntthatshowingaffectiontothewomanyouloveorwhogavebirthtoyouisanimportantpartoflife.Yousee,itgoesbothways,andtheloveyouhaveforyourmothercomesbacktoyouagainandagain.Believingthatandfeelingitwhenyoucanmaykeepyoufrombeinglonely,evenifyourmumisn’tclosebyorhaspassedaway.Thereareanumberofuswhonolongerhaveamotherinourlives.andtruthbetold.thereareoftenLimeswhenIwishmymumwerestillheretocomfortme.Soinstead,Irememberthetimesshedidjustthat.Itmakesmesmile,andsomehowthosememoriesofamoresimpleandlovinglifegivemethecomfortI'mlookingfor.Ifyouaremum-less,youtooshouldfindadeservingwomaninyourlifeandcelebrateMother'sDaywithher.Ifyoudon’tknowanyone,thereareplentyoflonelymumsinresthomeswhowouldenjoyyourcompanyforacoupleofhours.Thevisitwillmakebothofyourdays,andperhapsyourlives,alittlebitbetter.1.Whatdidtheauthorlearnfromhisfather?A.Weshouldalwaysputothersbeforeourselves.B.It'snecessarytoexpresslovetothosewelove.C.It'simportanttohaveaninterestingfamilytradition.D.Mother'sDayisjustasimportantasChristmas.2.Whydoestheauthorvaluetheideaofshowingloveforone'smother?A.Itcansetagoodexampleforkidstofollow.B.Itiswhatmothersexpecttheirchildrentodo.C.It'simportanttofollowyourfather'srules.D.Itcanwarmyourmother’sheartaswellasyours.3.Whatistheauthor'sadvicetosomeonewhosemumhaspassedaway?A.VisitlonelymumsinresthomesonMother’sDay.B.Trytogetusedtolifewithoutamum.C.Turntootherfamilymembersforlove.D.Giveallyourattentiontoyourmother-in-law.二、課文語(yǔ)法填空Festivalshaveavariety(1)__origins,includingtheseasonsoftheyear,famousfigures,importanteventsandreligions.However,nomatter(2)__differenttheymayseem,theyhavethecommonspiritofsharingjoy,gratitudeloveorpeace.Theharvestfestivalisoneofthemostpopularfestivalsand(3)__(celebrate)inmanycultures.Peoplecelebrate(4)__toshowthattheyaregratefulfortheyear'ssupplyoffood.Insome(5)__(Europe)countries,peopledecoratechurchesandtownhallswithflowersandfruit.WhileduringtheMid-AutumnFestivalinChina,familiesgettogethertoadmiretheshiningmoonandenjoydeliciousmooncakes.Customsplayasignificantroleinfestivals,buttheycanchangeovertime.TaketheChineseSpringFestivalas(6)__example.ManyChinesebigcitiesnolongerallowlightingfirecrackers(7)__(avoid)airpollution.Thesedays,festivalsarebecomingmoreandmorecommercial,withbusinesses(8)__(take)advantageofthecelebrationsFestivalsreflectpeople’swishes,beliefs,faithsand(9)__(attitude)towardslife.Theyareoccasions(10)__allowpeopletospendtimewithfamiliesandrelaxandenjoylife.參考答案及解析：一、【語(yǔ)篇導(dǎo)讀】本文講述了受父親的影響，作者認(rèn)為母親節(jié)和圣誕節(jié)一樣重要，成家后的作者也保持著原來(lái)家里的母親節(jié)傳統(tǒng)，向母親和愛人表達(dá)愛，作者還建議失去母親的人去養(yǎng)老院陪那些孤獨(dú)的母親過(guò)母親節(jié)。1.B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段的內(nèi)容可知，作者從父親身上學(xué)到的是向我們所愛的人表達(dá)愛是有必要的，故選B項(xiàng)。2.D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段中的最后一句可知，作者之所以重視表達(dá)對(duì)母親的愛是因?yàn)檫@種愛是雙向的，你對(duì)母親的愛也會(huì)一次又一次地溫暖你自己，故選D項(xiàng)。3.A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段中的第二句可知，養(yǎng)老院里有很多孤獨(dú)的母親需要陪伴，因此作者建議那些自己的母親已經(jīng)過(guò)世的人去養(yǎng)老院里陪伴那些孤獨(dú)的母親，故選A項(xiàng)。二、(1)of【解析】avarietyof….意為“各種各樣的……”，為固定搭配，故應(yīng)用of。(2)how【解析】根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，此處為¨nomatter+特殊疑問(wèn)詞”引導(dǎo)的讓步狀語(yǔ)從句，因空后為形容詞，故應(yīng)用how。(3)iscelebrated【解析】此處陳述的是客觀事實(shí)，應(yīng)用一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)；主語(yǔ)是theharvestfestival，為單數(shù)，且與celebrate之間為被動(dòng)關(guān)系，故應(yīng)用一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)的被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)。(4)it【解析】根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，空處指代上文的theharvestfestival，為單數(shù)，為避免上下文重復(fù)，故應(yīng)用it。(5)European【解析】句中countries為名詞，應(yīng)用形容詞修飾，故應(yīng)用Europe的形容詞形式European(6)an【解析】短語(yǔ)takeisanexample意為“以……為例”。故應(yīng)用an。(7)toavoid【解析】此處表示“為避免空氣污染，中國(guó)很多大城市不再允許燃放鞭炮”?？仗幵诰渲凶髂康臓钫Z(yǔ)，故應(yīng)用不定式。(8)taking【解析】此處是“with+賓語(yǔ)+賓語(yǔ)補(bǔ)足語(yǔ)”結(jié)構(gòu)，由于作賓語(yǔ)的busines