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1、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．选项中有两项为多余选项。

The“ChongYangFestival”iscelebratedontheninthdayoftheninthlunarmonth,whichisalsoknownastheDoubleNinthFestival.___1___

ClimbingMountains

Peopleliketoclimbmountainsonthisfestival,soDoubleNinthFestivalisalsocalled“Mountain-climbingFestival”.

The9thlunarmonth,withclearautumnskyandbracingair,isagoodtimeforsightseeing.___2___.Itisreallyrefreshingtoclimbmountainsandenjoythebeautyofnatureatthisbrightandcleartimeinautumn.

Climbingmountingalsoindicates“climbingtoahigherposition”.Anotherreasonwhyclimbingmountainsarevaluedbypeople,especiallybytheelderlyisthatithasameaningof“climbingtoligneouslife”.ClimbingmountainsonDoubleNinthFestivalwasalreadypopularintheTangDynasty.___3___

DrinkingChrysanthemumFlower（菊花）Wine

Thechrysanthemumflowerwineisuniqueinbrewing.Inancienttimes,peopleusuallypickedfreshchrysanthemumflowersandleavesonthe9thofthe9thlunarmonth,andbrewedthemixtureofthemandgrainsintothewine.___4___.Thewineissaidtohavewholesomeeffectsonsharpnessoftheeye,dropofhighbloodpressure,reductionofweightandremovalofstomachtrouble,thuscontributingtolongevity.

___5___

TheDoubleNinthcakeisalsoknownas“flowercake”.ItdatesbacktotheZhouDynasty.Itissaidthatthecakewasoriginallypreparedafterautumnharvestsforfarmerstohaveatasteofwhatwasjustinseason,anditgraduallygrewintothepresentcakeforpeopletoeatontheDoubleNinthDay.

A.EatingDoubleNinthCake

B.Making“flowercake”withfriends

C.Alotofpoemsweredevotedtothiscustom

D.Sopeoplelovetogosightseeingthismonth

E.Itwouldnotbedrunkuntilthesamedaynextyear

F.HerearesometraditionalcustomsoftheDoubleNinthFestival

G.ButfewChinesepeopleareawareoftheimportanceofthefestival

2、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．选项中有两项为多余选项。

ThenighttheTitanicsank

Fromahighplaceontheship,FredFleet,whoworkedontheTitanic,sawtheicebergjustafewhundredmetersaway.Herangthebelltowarnthepeopledrivingtheship.____1_____Soonafterthat,onepassenger,MajorPeuchen,noticedthattheshipwasn'tstraightinthewater.Butnobodylistenedtohim

______2_____Anothership－theCalifornianwasabout30kilometersnorthoftheTitanic.WhentheCaliforniansawtheiceberg,itstopped.Italsosentaradiomessagetowarnothershipsinthearea.Atabout11:

15,theCalifornian'sradiooperatorturnedofftheradio,andwenttobed.TheTitanicsentamessagebackgivingitsposition-wrongly!

______3_____

Soonaftermidnight,thecrew（船员）oftheCaliforniansawrocketsgoingupintotheskyfromtheTitanic.Theircaptainsaid,“Fireworks!

______4_____”Theradiowasn’tturnedonagain,andtheCaliforniandidn’tmove.At12:

25amontheTitanic,peoplebegantogetintothelifeboats

At2:

20amonAprilI5ththeTitanicfinallysank.Anothership,theCarpathia,heardtheTitanic’slastcallforhelp._____5______At4:

10am,theCarpathiasawtheTitanicslifeboatsfloatingonthedarkwater,andrescuedthesurvivors.Later,theCalifornianturnedtheradiobackon,andheardthattheTitanichadsunk.

A.Theaccidenthappenedatabout11:

40.

B.EveryonewasveryproudoftheTitanic

C.ThepassengersoftheTitanicarehavingaparty.

D.Itwas58milesaway,butitracedtohelptheship.

E.Butitwastravellingtoofasttostop,andithittheiceberg.

F.Beforetheaccident,theTitanichadreceivedanicewarning.

G.Alotofpeoplestayedontheshipinsteadoftryingtoescape.

3、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．选项中有两项为多余选项。

Earthishometoaround7,000languages,aroundhalfofwhichareexpectedtodisappearby2100.

Languagesdisappearformanyreasons.Sometimesyoungergenerationsstopleamingalanguagebecauseparentswantchildrentofitin. ①__________ NativeAmericanchildrenofthelate-19thcenturywererequiredtoattendboardingschoolswhereeducatorsforbadethemfromspeakingtheirnativelanguages.

TheUnitedNationsranksendangeredlanguagesaccordingtotheirrisklevel.Forexample,a"criticallyendangered" languageisonethatevengrandparentsdon'tspeakoften.NewYork'sOnondagalanguageisanexamplewithonly50speakersleft.An"extinct" languagehasnospeakers.Itisgoneforever.Alaska'sEyaklanguageisoneexample. ②__________

③__________ Inthesameway,differentlanguagescontnbutetoculturaldiversity.Savingthese

languagesbenefitsourunderstandingofothercultures.Languagescanshowhowasocietylooksattheworld and what it values.A language may describe something in away that is funny,too. In Welsh,itrainsnotcats anddogs,butoldwivesandwalkingsticks.

TheEndangeredLanguageAlliancewantstosavelanguagesfromdisappearing. ④__________

However,itseffortsarelimited.Ifanendangeredlanguageisgoingtomakearealcomeback,it'llprobablygetitsstartinschools.Fornearly100years,publicschoolsinHawaiididnotteachthe Hawaiianlanguage.NowstudentscankeeplearninginHawaiianfromelementaryschoolstocollegeandbeyond.

⑤__________ Atleastonedid.In1881,aJewishlinguistnamedEliezerBen-Yehudabroughtthe3,000-year-oldlanguageHebrewbacktolife.TodayitisoneoftheofficiallanguagesofthecountryofIsrael,withmorethan4millionspeakers.

A.Thelastpersonwhospokeitdiedin2008.

B.Whyshouldwesaveendangeredlanguages?

C.Variousanimalsandplantsbenefitourenvironment.

D.Withjust5speakersleft,itisabsolutelyendangered.

E.Canalanguagewithzeronativespeakerscomebacktolife?

F.Sometimessocietiesforceminoritiestogiveuptheirlanguage.

G.Thenonprofitgroupfindsnativespeakersandrecordstheirstories.

4、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。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Wheneverwetalkaboutholidays,mymotherteasesmysisterandmeabouthowwemakeoutlikerobbers.SheisreferringtothefactthatwearehalfJewishandhalfIndian,sowereceivegiftsonboththefestivalsoflights:

HanukkahandDiwali.①________

Hanukkahiscelebratedonthe25thdayoftheJewishmonth,whichisusuallysometimeinDecember.OnHanukkah,likemostJewishfamilies,welightamenorahandsayaprayereachnight.②________Afterthat,itisatraditionformysisterandmetodo‘hotandcold’,forourhiddenHanukkahgifts.Whenwewalktowardsthegift,ourparentssay‘hot’andwhenwewalkfurtheraway，theysay‘cold’.③________AnotherpartIlikeaboutthisholidayisseeingfamilymemberswhowedonotseeoften.Myauntusuallystaysforafewdays,andwesometimesvisitotherrelatives.

④________TocelebrateDiwali,myfamilydoesapooja,orprayers，inhonorofthegoddessLakshmi.Sincesheisthegoddessofwealthandprosperity,thepoojaincludeswashingsilvercoinsinmilkandwater.InIndia,peopledecoratetheirhouseswithlamps,similartothewayyoumightlightupyourhouseforChristmas.Myfamilyjustplacesafewcandlesoutside.Wealsosetofffirecrackers,whichismyfavoritepart.Weoftendothisactivitywithfriendstoaddtotheexcitement.

⑤________Wecelebratethemindifferentways,yettheybothhavethesamemeaning.TheybothtranslateintoFestivalofLights,andtheybothmeanfamilyandpresentsforme!

A.Wealsosayaspecialprayeronthefirstnight.

B.Bothholidayshavedifferenthistoriesandstories.

C.WeeachreceiveonepresenteverynightofHanukkah.

D.Thelivelyatmospherefillseveryhouseholdandstreet.

E.Thoughmymotherteasesus,Idonotmindgettingtwosetsofgifts!

F.Peoplealsoenjoyallsortsofentertainment,includingwatchingperformancesofforeignartforms.

G.Diwaliiscelebratedonthe13thdayofthedarkfortnightofthemonthofAshwin（October/November）.

5、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．选项中有两项为多余选项。

BlackFridayintheUnitedStates

BlackFridayisthedayafterThanksgivingDayintheUSA,fallingontheFridayafterthefourthThursdayinNovember.

①__________ .

ManypeoplehaveadayoffworkorchoosetotakeadayfromtheirannualleaveonBlackFriday.Somepeopleusethistomaketripstoseefamilymembersorfriendswholiveinotherareasortogoonvacation.ShoppingforChristmaspresentsispopularonBlackFriday.Manystoreshavespecialoffersandlowertheirpricesonsomegoods,suchastoys.

Publiclife

②__________ .ManypeopletakeadayoffonthedayafterThanksgivingDay.ManyorganizationsalsoclosefortheThanksgivingweekend.

Publictransitsystemsmayrunontheirnormalscheduleormayhavechanges.SomestoresextendtheiropeninghoursonBlackFriday③__________ .

Background

BlackFriday,thedayafterThanksgivingDay,isoneofthebusiestshoppingdaysintheUSA④__________ OnetheoryisthatthewheelsofvehiclesinheavytrafficonthedayafterThanksgivingDayleftmanyblackmarkingontheroadsurface,leadingtotheterm“BlackFriday”.

Theothertheoryisthattheterm“BlackFriday”comesfromanoldwayofrecordingbusinessaccounts⑤__________ Manybusinesses,particularlysmallbusinesses,startedmakingprofitsbeforeChristmas.Manyhopedtostartshowingaprofit,markedinblackink,onthedayafterThanksgivingDay.

Morerecently,BlackFridayhasbeenexportedtonationsoutsideofNorthAmericasuchastheUnitedKingdombymajoronlineretailerslikeAmazonorApple.In2011,IBMreportedonlineBlackFridaysaleswereupby24.3%,accordingtoastudythatincludes500retailers.

A.People’sactivities.

B.HistoryofBlackFriday.

C.Losseswererecordedinredinkandprofitsinblackink.

D.Abusyshoppingdayisaholidayinsomestates.

E.Therecanalsobejamsonroad