Unit1FestivalsaroundtheworldⅠ.阅读理解A体裁:说明文话题:文化传统词数:301时间:6′Teachers'Dayaroundtheworldisnotcelebratedonthesameday.Insomecountries,Teachers'Dayiscelebratedonworkingdays.However,inothercountries,itiscelebratedonholidays.HerewearegivingyoualistofcountriesthatcelebrateTeachers'Dayonholidays.ChinaTheTeachers'Daywasproposed(提议)atNationalCentralUniversityin1931.Itwasadopted(被采纳)bythecentralgovernmentofRepublicofChinain1932.In1939,thedaywassetonAugust27,Confucius'sbirthday.People'sRepublicofChinagovernmentcalleditoffin1951.Itwasreestablishedin1985,andthedaywaschangedtoSeptember10.NowmoreandmorepeoplearetryingtocelebratetheTeachers'DaybacktoConfucius'sbirthday.IndiaInIndia,Teachers'DayiscelebratedonSeptember5,inhonorofDrSarvepalliRadhakrishnan,thesecondPresidentofIndia.BecausehisbirthdaywasSeptember5th.Atschoolsonthisday,studentsinIndiacelebratethisdaytoshowtheirrespectandlovetotheirteachers.RussiaInRussiaTeachers'DayisonOctober5th.Before1994,thisdaywassetonthefirstSundayofSeptember.USAIntheUnitedStates,Teachers'DayisaholidayontheTuesdayofthefirstfullweekofMay.ThailandJanuary16wasadoptedasTeachers'DayintheThailandbyaresolution(决议)ofthegovernmentonNovember21,1956.ThefirstTeachers'Daywasheldin1957.IranInIran,Teachers'DayiscelebratedonMay2ndeveryyear.ItisinhonorofthefamousIranianprofessorAyatollahMortezaMotahhariwhodiedonMay2,1980.AlthoughdifferentcountriescelebrateTeachers'Dayondifferentdays,theactivitiespeopletaketocelebrateitjuststaythesame.【语篇解读】尽管不同的国家有不同的庆祝教师节的日期,但庆祝活动大体是一样的。本文介绍了五个国家庆祝教师节的日期。1.Thebesttitleofthepassageis________.A.Teachers'DayaroundtheworldB.ThehistoryofTeachers'DayC.ActivitiesonTeachers'DayD.HowtocelebrateTeachers'Day答案A[主旨大意题。本文主要讲述了世界上不同的几个国家庆祝教师节的时间,因此标题应该是“世界各国的教师节”。]2.Whatwillbediscussedinthenextparagraphofthetext?A.HowTeachers'Daybecamepopularintheworld.B.WhichcountryisthefirsttocelebrateTeachers'Day.C.WhatactivitiespeopletaketocelebrateTeachers'Day.D.WhichcountryhasthelongestvacationforTeachers'Day.答案C[推理判断题。根据文章最后一段可以推测,下一段文章作者要说明的是教师节人们所举行的一些活动。]3.InwhichcountryistheTeachers'Daycelebratedforitsleader?A.Iran.B.Thailand.C.Russia.D.India.答案D[细节判断题。根据文中InIndia,Teachers'DayiscelebratedonSeptember5,inhonorofDrSarvepalliRadhakrishnan,thesecondPresidentofIndia.可知,印度的教师节是为了纪念第二任总统DrSarvepalliRadhakrishnan的。]4.Wecanknowfromthepassagethat________.A.NotalltheTeachers'DaysarecelebratedonholidaysB.ChinaisthefirstcountrytocelebrateTeachers'DayC.ThailandfirstcelebratedTeachers'Dayin1956D.RussiaandUSAcelebrateTeachers'Dayonthesameday答案A[细节理解题。根据第一段中的Teachers'Dayiscelebratedonworkingdays.However,inothercountries,itiscelebratedonholidays.可知并不是所有的教师节都是在假日庆祝的。]B体裁:记叙文话题:人物与事件词数:314时间:6′MaryandherhusbandJimhadadognamed“Lucky”.WheneverMaryandJimhadfriendscomeforaweekendvisit,theywouldwarntheirfriendsnottoleavetheirluggageopenbecauseLuckywouldstealsomethingfromtheirluggageandhealwayshidhisfindsinhistoyboxinthebasement.IthappenedthatMaryfoundoutshehadbreastcancer.Shefeltshewasgoingtodieofthisdisease.Thenightbeforeshewastogotothehospital,athoughtstruckher,...