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1SectionⅠWelcometotheunit&Reading—WarmingUpA卷[学生用书P121(单独成册)]Ⅰ阅读理解AYouknowthatGrandparentsDay,takingplacetheSundayafterLaborDayeveryyear,isaholidayforcelebratingyourparents’parents.Buthowdidtheholidaycometobe?Diditoriginateoutofasweet,sincerewishatheart...orwasitallagiantmarketingplantosellmoregoods?Itis,infact,theformerwhenMarianMcQuadefirstthoughtoftheideafortheholiday,andcommercialism(商业主义)wasthelastthingonhermind.In1956,McQuadewastryingtoplanacelebrationfortheelderlymembersofhercommunity.Shemadethesaddiscoverythatmanyoftheseniorcitizensinthenursinghomedidn’toftenreceivevisitsfromtheirfamilies.Soshesetadaytoappreciategrandparents.Inanycase,McQuadeneverwantedtheholidaytobeamoneygrab.Mother’sDayactuallyhasasimilarstory;infact,itsfounderwanteditdiscontinuedinthe1920saftershesawhowcommercializedithadbecome.However,itdidn’tstopcardcompaniesfromgettingexcitedaboutthefutureofanewholiday.Hallmarkpredictedthat,by1983,GrandparentsDaywouldbecomethesixthhighestcardsellingholiday.Buttotheirdisappointment,itneverbecameacommercialholiday.Manyfamilieshavemuchmoremeaningfulwaysofcelebratingtheholiday.DanielleKirschcelebratesbytryinganewactivityeveryyearwithhergrandmotherElsie.“Thisyear,we’llbepaintingtogether，”shetellsRD.com.MollyArnold’sgrandmotherisnolongeraround,yetshestillfindsawaytohonortheholiday.ArnoldistheChiefOperationsOfficeroftheFrankandBarbaraBroylesFoundation,acharityshecreatedinmemoryofhergrandmother,BarbaraBroyles,whopassedawayfromAlzheimer’sdisease(阿尔茨海默)．However,thattheholidayisnotaboutcommercialismdoesn’tmeanyoucan’texchangegifts.Spruce.comactuallysuggeststhatgrandparentsgivetheir2grandchildrengifts,especiallygiftsthat“honorfamilytraditions”.Forexample,ameaningfulgiftfromagrandpatohisgranddaughterwouldbeactuallyabirthdaygift,butwethinkit’saperfectGrandparentsDayideatoo.【解题导语】本文是一篇议论文。文章介绍了“祖父母日”的由来以及庆祝方式。1．WhydidMcQuadefoundGrandparentsDay?A．Togrowherownbusiness.B．Torealizeherparents’dream.C．Torememberherowngrandparents.D．Tocallonpeopletocarefortheelderly.D解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的McQuadewastryingtoplanacelebrationfortheelderlymembersofhercommunity.可知，McQuade创立这个节日是为了鼓励人们关爱老年人。2．Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“amoneygrab”inParagraph3probablymean?A．Awaytomakebigmoney.B．Acelebrationofone’swealth.C．Achancetogiveothersmoney.D．Adealbetweenfamilymembers.A解析：词义猜测题。根据第三段中的itsfounderwanteditdiscontinued...shesawhowcommercializedithadbecome可知，祖父母节和母亲节一样，创立者们都不希望节日变成攫取人们钱财的商业机会。3．HallmarkthoughtGrandparentsDay________．A．wouldn’tgrowpopularamongyoungpeopleB．wouldbecomeacommercialholidayC．wouldturnintoaglobalholidayD．wouldn’tlastlongB解析：推理判断题。根据第三段中的Hallmarkpredictedthat...sixthhighestcardsellingholiday.可知，Hallmark预测祖父母日将会变成全球第六大卡片销售的节日。因此Hallmark认为这个节日将会商业化。4．WhatisParagraph4mainlyabout?A．Meaningfulwaysofcelebratingtheholiday.B．People’sattitudestowardstheholiday.C．Theefforttocarryouttheholiday.D．Thefutureoftheholiday.A解析：段落大意题。第四段的主题句为首句Manyfamilieshavemuchmore3meaningfulwaysofcelebratingtheholiday.由此可知，本段主要介绍了人们以各种有意义的方式来庆祝祖父母节。BWelcometoGlassofVenice,thenumberoneimporterandretailerofauthenticMuranoGlassintheU．S.andoneofthetopnamesamongMuranoGlassretailersworldwide.Weworkdirectlywithartisans(工匠)fromMurano,Italytobringyoutheuniquecenturiesoldartrootedintraditionandskill.EveryitemishandcraftedwithpassionusingancienttechniquesthatmadeMuranoglassmakersworldfamoussincethe8thcentury.Nowyouneedn’tmakeatriptoMuranotoownanauthenticpieceofartasbeautifulasVeniceitself.Atthetimeofmassproducedproductsthatcarrynospecialmeaning,MuranoGlassgivesyouanopportunitytoexpressyourindividuality.Everypieceisunique.MuranoGlassis100%handcraftedinVenice.BeapartofthecenturiesoldVenetiantradition!Apieceoftheartisan’sheartandsouliscapturedineveryMuranoGlasscreation.CraftingMuranoGlassjewelry,vases,sculpturesandotherfunctionalanddecorativepiecesisacomplicatedprocessfromsilica,minerals,water,andfire.Venetianartisanscreatemasterpieces.Thetechniquestheyusearecenturiesold,andartisanshavebeentrainedformanyyearsintheirfathers’andgrandfathers’workshopsbeforetheycanattainreveredstatusofthetruemasterofthecraft.MuranoGlassmastersarenotjustartisans；theyareartists.EversinceMuranoglassmakersguild(同业公会)wasestablishedonthisVenetianislandin1291,theyhavebeeninnovating,seekingnewmethodsofcreatingglass,andpushingforwardtoexpressnewphilosophiesandartisticvisionsthroughglass.ThismadeMuranoGlassgetitsownartform,andithasbeenrecognizedatinternationalexpositionsandtopartmuseumsandgalleriesworldwide.TodaythefamousglassmastersworkingonMuranoarefirstandforemostartists,andGlassofVeniceisproudtoofferartisticmasterpiecesfromtopMuranoGlassworkshops.【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了美国最大的MuranoGlass进口商和零售商及其工艺品，详细介绍了MuranoGlass工艺品的艺术特点、工艺传承、制作原料、世界影响等。5．WhatcanweknowaboutMuranoGlass?4A．Itismadebyusingmodernmachines.B．EverypieceismadeintheU．S.C．Everypiecehasaspecialstyle.D．Itwasdesignedinthe8thcentury.C解析：细节理解题。根据第二段可知，每件MuranoGlass工艺品都是独一无二的。据此可知，每件MuranoGlass工艺品都有其特别的风格，故C项正确。6．WhatwereMuranoGlassmastersdevotedtodoingaccordingtothetext?A．Exploringwaystodevelopthecreationofglass.B．ExportingMuranoGlas