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ThanksgivingisanimportantfestivalinNorthAmerica.WeinterviewedseveralstudentsfromtheUSandCanada.HereiswhattheyhavetoldusabouttheirThanksgivingexperiences.
JosiefromNewYork,USA
“InAmerica,ThanksgivingiscelebratedeveryyearattheendofNovember.ItistorememberthefirstgroupofpeoplefromEuropetoliveinAmerica.Whentheyfirstarrived,theyfoundtheenvironmentstrange.ButtheylearnedtosurviveaftersomenativeAmericanfriendsshowedthemhowtogrowandfindfood.Thanksgivingismeanttobeatraditionalcelebration.”
ToddfromCalifornia,USA
“ThanksgivingisthefirstdayofChristmasshopping.ThatmeanswehavefourweekstobuyChristmaspresentsforourfamiliesandfriends.Formeandmyfriends,themostimportantpartofthefestivalisthebigfootballgameonTV.ThematchiswatchedbymillionsofpeoplealloverAmerica.Thanksgivingisseenasanexcitingdayforfootball!
”
IanfromSaskatoon,Canada
“InCanada,ThanksgivingisheldonthesecondMondayinOctober.OntheSundaybeforeThanksgivingDay,manypeoplegotochurch.Thanksisgivenforallthegoodthingsthathappenedtothemduringtheyear.IalwaysgivethanksforthenicebigturkeyI'
mgoingtohaveatthefamilydinner!
Likeallfestivals,Thanksgivingisaboutfood!
KatiefromMaritimes,Canada
“OnThanksgivingDay,wehavedinnerwithallourcousins,auntsanduncles.Itisalwaysverybusy.SometimeswehavetwoThanksgivingdinnersbecausewegotobothourgrandparents'
houses.Thedinnerisusuallyattendedbymorethantwentypeopleateachhouse!
Mymotherandmyauntsdoallthecookingbutthewashingupisdonebymeandmycousins.Andthat'
snotaneasyjob!
ButIdon'
tmindbecauseThanksgivingismeanttobeatimetogivethanks.”
1.WheredoesthepersonwhothinksthatThanksgivingisatraditionalcelebrationefrom?
A.Maritimes.B.California.C.Saskatoon.D.NewYork.
2.WhenisThanksgivingcelebratedeveryyearinCanada?
A.AttheendofOctober.B.OnthesecondMondayinNovember.
C.OnthesecondMondayinOctober.D.AttheendofNovember.
3.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?
A.StudentslearntogivethanksonThanksgiving.
B.StudentshavedifferentexperiencesonThanksgiving.
C.ManystudentslikespendingThanksgivingathome.
D.ThanksgivingisanimportantfestivalinNorthAmerica.
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PeopleinBrazilmarkCarnivaleveryyearanditisconsideredtobeoneofthemostimportantnationalholidays.Itisnotaboutabigmomentinhistoryorafamousperson,butitisimportantforthepeoplebecauseitisatimeoffriendship,freedom,andmanydayswithoutwork.Peoplecanchoosebetweenpartiesandrest.Mostpeoplechooseparties,dayafterday,nightafternight.
CarnivaliscelebratedfortydaysearlierthanEaster,butitisnotrecognizedbythechurch.Itlastsfourdaysandfournights.Peopleputontheirholidayclothesandgooutintothestreetsortoclubstoenjoythemselvestogether.
Therearealsosomecelebrationactivities.Forinstance,sambaschoolsmakeaparadeshowingtheirmusicandbeautifulcars.Theyarefollowedbypeople.Everyyeartheparadetellsadifferentstory,andeachcityhasoneormoreschoolslikethis.
InthesouththecelebrationofCarnivalesbacktonormalbyWednesday.TheproblemisthatitisnotrecognizedbythechurchinthenorthwestwheretheCarnivalismoretraditional.There,peopledonotrespectitsendandcontinuetopartyuntilthenextSunday.
Carnivalismyfavoriteholiday,butIdonotagreethatthepartyshouldkeepgoing.Likeatotherpopularparties,peopledrink,danceandhavefun.Unfortunately,somepeoplearenotveryresponsibleandgiveitabadname,leavingabadimpressionofthisholiday,butitistheonlynationalholidaythatbringsthewholecountryanditsdifferentpeopleandculturestogether.
4.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?
A.TheCarnivalisthemostinterestingholidayinBrazil.
B.TheCarnivaliscelebratedtohonorafamousperson.
C.PeopledonotneedtoworkduringtheCarnivalinBrazil.
D.AllofthepeopleenjoythemselvesinpublicplacesduringtheCarnival.
5.Fromthispassage,wecaninferthattheCarnival______.
A.hasareligiousorigin
B.isafavoredholidayinBrazil
C.iswhenpeoplemisstheirancestors
D.iswhenpeoplepresentgiftstoeachother
6.What’stheauthor’sattitudetotheCarnival?
A.Objective(客观的)B.Negative.C.Positive.D.Indifferent(漠不关心的)
C
SixyearsagoasmallTexasbookmakerpublishedabookwrittenbyafatherandson.Thework,basedonaseriesofstudiesdoneinruralChina,challenged(向……挑战)thetraditionalopinionabouthealthandnutritionbyexplainingthebenefitsofaplantbaseddiet.
Thebook,called“TheChinaStudy”,hassincesold500,000copies,makingitoneofthecountry’sbestsellingnutritiontitles,whichisunexpected.ResearchersfromCornellUniversity,OxfordUniversityandtheChineseAcademyofPreventiveMedicinehadtaken20yearstofinishthestudies,andfoundthatananimalbaseddietwasmorelikelytoresultinchronic(慢性的)diseases,whilethosewhoatemostlyplantswerethehealthiest.
Lastfall,formerPresidentBillClintonevenmentionedthebookinexplaininghowhelost24poundsbyturningtoaplantbaseddietinthehopeofimprovinghishearthealth.Hesayshelivesmainlyonbeansandothervegetablesandfruit,althoughheeatsfishattimes.
TheAmericansusedtoholdtheviewthatthemoremilk,meatandeggstheytake,thebetter.Butthebookshowsthattakingintoomuchproteinaddstotheriskofmanybloodandheartproblems.T.ColinCampbell,acoauthorofthebook,said,“Ilearnedthatproteinisnotquitewhatwethoughtitwas.Wegetalltheproblemswehavebecauseofthewrongidea.”
Thebooksuggestsa100percentplantbaseddiet,andColin’sfamilyalleatthatway.Hethinksthecloserwegettoaplantbaseddiet,thehealthierwearegoingtobe.
7.Thebook“TheChinaStudy”ismainlyabout________.
A.aneweatingstyletokeepslimB.thebenefitsofaplantbaseddiet
C.theproblemswithChineseruraldietsD.thecauseofmanychronicdiseases
8.Topeople’ssurprise,thebook________.
A.waswrittenbyafatherandsonB.challengestraditionalideas
C.hasattractedmanyreadersD.hasdrawntheattentionofthegovernment
9.WhydidBillClintonrefertothebook?
A.Becausethebookhelpedhimtosolvehishealthproblems.
B.Becauseheeatsa100percentplantbaseddietasthebooksuggests.
C.Becausehecanmakemoneybyadvertisingthebook.
D.Becausethebookhelpedhimtoloseweight.
10.AccordingtoT.ColinCampbell,________.
A.peopleusuallyhavewrongideasonprotein
B.peopleshouldeata90percentplantbaseddiet
C.themoremilk,meatandeggspeopletake,thebetter
D.peoplegetbloodandheartproblemsbecausetheytaketoomuchprotein
第二节(共5小题:
每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题
卡上将该项涂黑,选项中有两项为多余选项,
BenefitsofReading
Thebenefitsofreadingstartwiththefirstbookababyhearsandcontinueintochildhoodandthroughoutthechild’slife.Herearesomereasonswhyreadingisimportant.
Readingteacheschildrenabouttheworldaroundthem.11Theyareexposedtowaysoflife,ideasandbeliefsabouttheworldwhichmaybedifferentfromthosewhichsurroundthem.Thisbuildsastoreofbackgroundknowledge,whichhelpsyoungerchildrenlearntoreadconfidently.
12Whenweread,ourbrainstranslatethedescriptionswereadofpeople,placesandthingsintopictures.Whenwearereadingastory,wearealsoimagininghowthecharactersarefeeling.Weuseourownexperiencestoimaginehowwewouldfeelinthesamesituation.
Childrenwhoreaddobetteratschool.Andtheydon’tjustdobetteratsubjectslikereading,Englishandhistory.13
Readingisagreatformofentertainment!
Apaperbackbookorane-readerdoesn’ttakeupmuchspacesoyoucantakeitanywhereandyou’llneverbelonelyorboredifyouhaveabookinyourbag.14
Readingrelaxesthebodyandcalmsthemind.15Theconstantmovement,flashinglightsandnoisearequitestressfulforourbrains.Whenwereadinsilence,theblackprintonawhitepageismuchlessstressfulforoureyesandbrains.
A.Readingdevelopsachild’simagination.
B.Readingimprovesachild’sconcentration.
C.Weseemtohaveforgottenhowtorelaxandhowtobesilent.
D.Childrenlearnnewwordsandgreatlyenlargetheirvocabulary.
E.Theydobetteratallsubjectsandtheydobetterallthedaythroughschool.
F.Youcanreadwhilewaitingforafriendorduringaflightdelayatanairport.
G.Byreading,childrenlearnaboutpeople,placesandeventsoutsidetheirownexperience.
第二部分语言知识及应用(共两节,满分35分)
第一节完形填空(共20小题;
每小题1分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填
入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
ImagingmyresponsewhenIrealizesomeonestolesomethingthatIvaluedeeply?
Thethingthatwas16wasnotaphysicalitem,butitwas17andmuchmoreimportanttome.Itwasa18.
Thecrimewas19onemorninginthekitchen.Iwas20dinnerwhenmy21-year-olddaughter,inghomefromcollege,walkedin21hernewbathrobe,plush(长毛绒做的)andwarmand22.Itwasalsoverywhite.Shewashavingthehoodie(连帽衫),looking23.
IsmiledasIlookedatherwiththe24thatonlyadadhad,whohasbeen25hislittlegirl’sfingerssincethedayshewasborn.Atthismoment,Iwouldunderstandtheloveandsaid,“Lookatyou.Youarea(an)26.”
Herreactionwasabinationofsadnessand27.”Dad,Ican’tbelieveyou28methat,”shesaid.“Don’tyouknowwhatasnow