2021届高考英语一轮复习课时提能练11 Festivals around the world.doc

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1、课时提能练(十一)Ⅰ.阅读理解A(2019·山西联考)ManyAmericansspendThanksgivingwithfamilyandfriendsaroundatableofroastturkey，sweetpotatoesandcranberrysauce.Butforothers，it'sacompetition.AcrosstheUnitedStates，thereareconteststoseewhocaneatthemostpumpkin(南瓜)pie.TheseeventsstartinOctoberandcontinuethroughThanksgiving

2、.ElkGrove，CaliforniahoststheWorldPumpkinPieEatingChampionship.MattStoniewonin2014byeating20pounds,13ouncesofpumpkinpiein8minutes.Inotherwords，about9andahalfkilograms.Thatwasa“worldrecord”，reportedtheMajorLeagueEating(MLE)inNewYorkCity.Stoniewon$5,000.TheMLEwebsitepraisedStonie：“Likeasilentcar

3、attopspeeddrivingpastyouonthehighway；likeaboxerwithlightningblows；likeaspeedskaterinaverytightbodysuit，longlimbsstretchingfasterthantheclockcantick.Thegreatonemakesitlookeasy.”Someofthepumpkinpieeatingcontestsareturnedintogluttony(暴饮暴食)．Othershaveamorelightheartedapproachtopumpkinpieeatingcon

4、tests.StudentsattheDuthieCenterforEngineeringinLouisville，KentuckypostedtheirpumpkinpieeatingcontestonFacebook.Itwasafriendlysocialaffair.InBroomfield，Colorado，theirTurkeyDaycelebrationtakesadifferentapproach.Theyholdapumpkinpieeatingcontest，butcontestantsjusthavetoeatonepieceofpie(oraboutone

5、sixthofapie)asfastaspossible.There'sa5kilometerraceanda10kilometerraceafterwards，forthosewhowanttoloseweight.AndatPumpkinPalooza—apumpkinpieeatingcontestinSparks，Nevada—theorganizersnoteontheirwebsite.“Thewinnersarechosenbyaudienceapplause，sostyle，talentandhumorarethebeallandendall.”【语篇解读】　本文

6、是一篇说明文，主要介绍了美国感恩节各地举办的吃南瓜馅饼的比赛。1．WhatdoesMLEwebsitepraiseStonieforinParagraph3?8/8A．Hiseasymanner.B．Hiseffortlessspeed.C．Hishugeeatingamount.D．Hisdynamicperformance.B　[推理判断题。第三段提到“像一辆安静的汽车在高速公路上以最快的速度从你身边驶过；像拳击手闪电般地出拳；像速滑运动员穿着非常紧身的赛服，速度比时钟嘀嗒作响的速度都快。杰出的选手让它看起来很容易”，这部分是通过把Stonie吃南瓜馅饼的速度与汽车、拳击手和

7、速滑运动员的速度进行对比来突出Stonie吃得速度以及他给观众的毫不费力的感觉。故选B项。]2．Whoseapproachiscontrarytothelightheartedapproach?A．MajorLeagueEating.B．WorldPumpkinPieEatingChampionship.C．TheTurkeyDayracesinBroomfield，Colorado.D．PumpkinPaloozainSparks，Nevada.B　[细节理解题。根据第二段可知