Module4CarnivalPeriodOneWarmupandReading(Ⅰ)基础落实Ⅰ.课文理解1．Wheredidcarnivalbegin?A．LatinAmerica.B．Europe.C．America.D．Britain.2．WhendidcarnivalstartinEurope?A．AfterEaster.B．BeforeEaster.C．Thewholewinter.D．Thelastdayofwinter.3．WhichoneisTRUEaboutthecarnivalinVenice?A．ItisthemostfamouscarnivalinEurope.B．Itlastsforoneday.C．Itlastsforoneweek.D．Peoplecaneatanddrinkbuttheycannotweartheirmasks.4．WhyweremasksbannedinVenice?A．Becausemaskswerenotwelcomedbytheordinarypeople.B．Becausemaskswerenotwelcomedbytherichandfamouspeople.C．Becausepeoplewhoworemasksusuallycarriedfirearms.D．Becauseitmaycausemanycrimeswhichwerehardtopunish.5．WhatisthekeytothecarnivalinVenice?A．Musicandmovement.B．Musicanddance.C．Itcanattractmanyforeigners.D．Themysteryofthemask.Ⅱ.课文缩写Theword“carnival”1.________________twoLatinwordsandinEuropeit2.________________________fortydayswithoutmeat.Duringthecarnivalperiod，people3.________________thestreetswithbeautifulcostumesandworemasksto4.________theirfaces,5.________whattheywantedwithout6.________________.However，wearingmasksbecameaproblemandthegovernmenthadto7.________theuseofmasksandcarnivalbecamejusta8.________.Theninthelate1970s，thetraditionwas9.________bystudents.Thetowncouncil10.________thatcarnival11.________________________business，andthefestivalcamebacktolife.Today，carnivalinVeniceis12.________forfivedaysandhotelsarefully13.________.Andinthestreetsyoucanseeallkindsofmasks.Butifthemasks14.________________，themagicislost.Sonobody15.________themoff.Ⅲ.用适当的介、副词填空1．Thisfestivalis________theendofOctober，when“ghosts”comeout.2．Haveyoueverdressed________inspecialclothes?3．Think________carnival，andyouthinkofcrowds，costumes，andconfusion.4．________thebeginning，itlasted________justoneday.5．Theirusewaslimitedbylaws，thefirstofwhichdatesback________thefourteenthcentury.6．Iftheybrokethelaws，theywereput________prisonforup________twoyears.7．But________thelate1970sthetraditionwasrevivedbystudents.8．Hotelsarefullybookedandthenarrowstreetsarecrowded________wonderfulcostumes.9．Ifthekey________Rioismusicandmovement，theninVeniceitisthemysteryofthemask.10．Ifthemaskscome________，themagicislost.Ⅳ.同义词语替换1．Themeetingfinishedafterlastingfourhours.________________2．Hermaidhelpedhertoput_on_special_clothesfortheparty.________________3．Ihopeyou’llhave_a_good_timeinBeijing.________________4．Abuttonran_away_fromhiscoat.________________5．Theoldtempleinthisareadates_fromtheSongDynasty.________________能力提升阅读理解AItwasThanksgivingmorningandinthecrowdedkitchenofmysmallhomeIwasbusypreparingthetraditionalThanksgivingturkeywhenthedoorbellrang.Iopenedthefrontdoorandsawtwosmallchildreninragshuddlingtogetherinsidethestormdooronthetopstep.“Anyoldpapers，lady？”askedoneofthem.Iwasbusy.Iwantedtosay“no”untilIlookeddownattheirfeet.Theywerewearingthinlittlesandals，wetwithheavysnow.“ComeinandI’llmakeyouacupofhotcocoa.”Theywalkedoverandsatdownatthetable.Theirwetsandalsleftmarksuponthefloor.Iservedthemcocoaandbreadwithjamtofightagainstthecoldoutside.ThenIwentbacktothekitchenandstartedagainonmyhouseholdbudget.Thesilenceinthefrontroomstruckme.Ilookedin.Thegirlheldtheemptycupinherhands，lookingatit.Theboyaskedinaflatvoice，“Lady，areyourich？”Ilookedatmyshabbyslipcovers(家具套)．Thegirlputhercupbackinitssaucercarefu...
