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课时作业(九)Unit3SectionⅢExtendedreading,Project,Assessment&Furtherstudy阅读理解AInIndia,oneofthemostsignific

antfestivalsisDiwali,whichfallsbetweenOctoberandNovember.It'safive­daycelebrationthatincludesgoodfood,fireworks,coloredsand,andspecialc

andlesandlamps.InhonorofLakshmi,theHindugoddessofwealth,peoplemakespecialprayersonthefirstdaytoobtainblessingsforwelfare,success,andwell­being.Pe

oplewelcomethegoddessintotheirhomesbydecoratingentranceswithcolorfullanternsandtraditionaldesigns.Inaddition,manypeopletreatth

emselvestofinejewelry,prayingforgoodfortune.Thosewhocannotaffordsomuch,seekoutcheaperitemssuchasclothesorhouseholdgoods.Theseconddayofthefe

stivaliscalledKaliChaudas.Forsome，thedayprovidesanopportunitytodriveawaymisfortunefromhomesandbusinesses.Theydecoratetheirh

omeswithclaylampsandcreatedesignpatternscalledrangolionthefloorusingcoloredpowderorsand.Thethirddayiswhenthebiggestcelebr

ationsoccur，whichbeginearlyinthemorningwithavisittoatempletoseektheblessingofthegoddess.Asthesunsets，festivalobserverslightuptheirhomeswit

hsmalllampsandenjoydelicioustraditionalfoodswiththeirlovedones.Thefestival'sfourthdayiscelebratedinmanydifferentways

.Friendsandrelativesvisitwithgifts,sweetsandbestwishesfortheseason.AndthefinaldayofthefestivaliscalledBhaiOooj.Ithonorstheclosebond

betweenbrothersandsistersandisobservedwithtraditionalceremoniesandmoredeliciousfoods.ForchildreninIndia,Diwaliissimilart

oChristmas.Theygetanentireweekofffromschoolandaretreatedtogifts,newclothes,amazingfood,and，inthepastatleast，a

largenumberoffireworks.Itisnowonderthatthefestivalrankshighamongthecountry'sfavoritecelebrations.1．Peoplecelebratet

hefirstdayofDiwalimainlyfor________．A.goodfortuneB．colorfullanternsC．expensivejewelryD．traditionaldesigns2．What'stheprob

ablepurposeofcreating“rangoli”onthefloor?A．Todesigntraditionalpatterns.B．Toproducecoloredpowderorsand.C．Tohelpgetridofbadluck.D．Toproduceanopportuni

tyinbusiness.3．Whatisamanlikelytodoonthelastdayofthefestival?A．Exchangegiftsandbestwisheswithhislovedones.B．Bebusydecoratinghishomeduri

ngtheday.C．Gettogetherwithhissistersandbrothers.D．Lightuphishomewithsmalllamps.4．WhichofthefollowingmayNO

Tbeareasonforchildren'sloveforDiwali?A．Havingaweekoff.B．GettingChristmasgifts.C．Enjoyingamazingfood.D．Settingofffire

works.BLastsummer,KatieStellerpulledoffthefreewayonherwaytoworkinMinneapolis.Shestoppedatatrafficlight,whereamanwassittingwithas

ignaskingforhelp.Sherolleddownherwindow.“Hey！”sheshouted.“I'mdrivingaroundandgivingfreehaircuts.IfIgograbmyc

hair,doyouwantonerightnow？”Themanlookedtobeinhis60s.Hewasbalding,andmissingafewteeth.Hearingthis,helaughed,thenpaused.“Actually

，”hesaid，“Ihaveafuneraltogotothisweek.Iwasreallyhopingtogetahaircut.”Stellerpulledoutaredchairfromherc

arandhelpedthemancuthishairimmediately.Aftertheworkwasfinished,themanlookedinamirror.“Ilookgood！”hesaid.Untillastyear,Stellerh

adgivensuchhaircutstopeoplelivingonthemargins(边缘)aroundthecity.Shewaskeenlyawareofthepowerofherclean­upjob.“It's

morethanahaircut，”shesaid.“Iwantittobeagateway,toshowvalueandrespect,butalsotogettoknowpeople.Iwanttob

uildrelationships.”Stellerknewthatahaircutcouldchangealife.Onechangedhers:Asateen,shesufferedfromaseveredisease,andherhairthinneddrast

ically.Seeingthis,hermotherarrangedforSteller'sfirstprofessionalhaircut.“Tositdownandhavesomebodylookatmeandtalktomel

ikeapersonandnotjustapatienthelpedmefeelcaredandlessalone，”shesaid.Afterthat,Stellerknewshewantedtohaveherownsalonsosheco

uldhelppeoplefeelthewayStellerfeltthatday.Notlongafterfinishingcosmetologyschoolin2009,shebeganwhatshenowcallsherRedChai

rProject,reachingouttopeopleonthestreets.Heraimwasthatbydoingsomekindacts,otherswouldbeinspiredtospreadtheiro

wn.“Partofwhatbrokemyheartwasjusthowlonelypeoplelooked，”shesaid.“IthinkmaybeIshouldgoaroundandaskifpeoplewantfreehaircuts.Ica

n'tsettletheirproblems,butmaybeIcanhelpthemfeellessaloneforamoment.”Itallbeganwithabeliefinsimpleactsofkindness,suchasaf

reehaircut.“Thewayyoushowupintheworldmatters，”saidSteller.“Youhavenoideawhatpeoplearegoingtodowiththekindness

thatyougivethem.”5．HowdidStellerreacttotheman'swords?A．Shepaidnoattention.B．Sheofferedafreehaircuttohim.C．Shesentaredchairtohimasapresent.D．S

hetoldaninterestingstorytomakehimhappy.6．WhatdidStellermeanbysaying“It'smorethanahaircut”inParagraph6?A．Shethoughtitwasares

pectablejob.B．Shehadfoundmoreadvantagesofthejob.C．Shecouldalsobenefitfromitfinancially.D．Shehopedherj

obcouldmakeadifferencetoothers.7．WhatdidStellerexpectfromRedChairProject?A．Toearnalotofmoney.B．Toknowmorepeople.C．Topassdownthekindness.D．Tomak

eherselfstandout.8．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．ACutAboveB．ABeautifulSalonC．TheGoodBeliefD．TheMiracleofLoveCAlmostallcu

lturescelebratetheendofoneyearandthebeginningofanotherinsomeway.Differentculturescelebratethebeginningofanewyearindifferent

ways,andatdifferenttimesonthecalendar.Inwesterncountries，peopleusuallycelebrateNewYearatmidnightonDecember31s

torJanuary1st.Peoplemaygotoparties,sometimesdressedinformalclothes,andtheymaydrinkchampagne(香槟)atmidnight.Duringthefirstminutesofthenew

year,peoplecheerandwisheachotherhappinessfortheyearahead.Butsomeculturesprefertocelebratethenewyearbywaki

ngupearlytowatchthesunrise.Theywelcomethenewyearwiththefirstlightofthesunrise.Manyculturesalsodospecialthingstogetridofbadluckatthebeginningof

anewyear.Forexample,inEcuador,familiesmakeabigdollfromoldclothes.Thedollisfilledwitholdnewspapersandf

irecrackers.Atmidnight,thesedollsareburnedtoshowthebadthingsfromthepastyeararegoneandthenewyearcanstartafresh(重新).Otherco

mmontraditionstokeepawaybadluckinanewyearincludethrowingthingsintoriversortheocean,orsayingspecialthingsonthefirstdayofthenewyear.OtherNewYe

artraditionsarefollowedtobringgoodluckinthenewyear.OnewidespreadSpanishtraditionforgoodluckistoeatgrapesonNewYear'sDay.T

hemoregrapesapersoneats,themoregoodluckthepersonwillhaveinthenewyear.InFrance，peopleeatpancakesforgoodluc

katNewYear.IntheUnitedStates,somepeopleeatblack­eyedpeasforgoodluck—buttogetgoodluckforawholeyearyouha

vetoeat365ofthem!9．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthetext?A．SeveraldifferentNewYeartraditionsB

．Themeaningof“HappyNewYear！”C．WhattoeatonNewYear'sDayD．WhypeopledressupnicelyonNewYear'sDay10．Whatdoyouknowfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A．Different

culturescelebratethebeginningandendingofayearinthesameway.B．TheWesternpeoplecelebratetheNewYearonlybywatchingthesunrise.C．People

aroundtheworldcelebratetheNewYearatdifferenttimes.D．Peopleholdparties,wearnewclothesanddrinkchampagneforawholeday.11．Insomecultur

es,whydopeoplethrowthingsintoriversoroceans?A．Tobringgoodluck.B．Toforgeteverything.C．Toavoidbadluck.D．Toplanforthenextyear.12．WhichoffollowingisCO

RRECTifpeoplewanttoescapebadluckandwishforgoodluck?A．Familiesmakebigdollsfilledwitholdclothes.B．Peop

lesaysomethingspecialtoeachother.C．Somepeoplegetupearlytowatchthesunrise.D．Europeanseat365grapesonNewYear'sDay.[答题区]题号1234567

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