2015_2016学年高中英语Unit1Festivalsaroundtheworld综合微评新人教版必修3英语练习题.pdfVIP

Unit 1 Festivals around the world 满分：120 分　时间：90 分钟 第　Ⅰ　 第一部分　阅读理解 (共两节，满分 40 分) 第一节　 (共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中，选出最佳选项。 A Groundhog Day is a yearly holiday celebrated on February 2 in the US and Canada.Tradition says that on this day the groundhog(土拨鼠)comes out of its hole after winter sleep to look for its shadow.If the shadow is seen，its a sunny day.And the groundhog predicts six more weeks of cold winter weather.But spring is coming if no shadow is seen because of clouds. The holiday goes back to the European tradition of Candlemas，a Christian holiday also celebrated on February 2.There is an old European belief that a sunny Candlemas day would lead the winter to last another six weeks.The German believed that a badger(獾)being frightened by his shadow on Candlemas would predict six more weeks of cold weather.This belief was brought into America during the 18th century by the German settlers.These settlers used the groundhog as their weather predictor. Groundhog Day features a famous groundhog named Punxsutawney Phil.Every February 2，Phil is brought to his temporary(临时的)home on a hill outside the town of Punxsutawney，Pennsylvania，to predict the weather.People gather there early in the morning to wait for his appearance.When he doesnt see his shadow，loud cheers for the coming spring go up from the crowd.During the rest of the year，Phil lives in the town library with his“wife”Phyllis. The festival has received worldwide attention since the movie Groundhog Day came out in 1993.The comedy takes place in Punxsutawney on this day.A television weather reporter is forced to relive the day over and over again until he can learn to give 1 up his selfishness and