题目内容
People all over the world celebrate the new year. However, not all countries celebrate in the same way, and in some countries, the new year doesn’t begin on the 46 date very year.
In many countries, the new year begins on 1st January, but people start celebrating on 31st December, New Year’s Eve. In New York many people go to celebrate in Times Square. 47 they’re waiting for the New Year, they listen to music, sing traditional songs and have fun. Just before 12 o’clock, everyone 48 down from 10: 10, 9, 8… As soon as it’s 12 o’clock, everyone shouts very 49 , “Happy New Year!”
New Year’s Day is often a family day. Some families get together for a special meal. When the weather is fine, many families go out for a 50 .
On New Year’s Day, many people make resolutions for the new year. They 51 a list of things, such as “I will help out more with housework. I will work 52 at school than others.” or “I won’t spend so much time playing video games.” When they have made 53 list, they read it to their family or friends and promise to 54 their resolutions.
So it doesn’t matter how they celebrate, 55 people in countries all over the world, it’s a time to say goodbye to the old year, and to welcome the new.
46. A. familiar B. same C. important D. normal
47. A. If B. Even though C. While D. Before
48. A. comes B. turn C. looks D. counts
49. A. loudly B. quietly C. sadly D. safely
50. A. walk B. secret C. job D. treatment
51. A. put on B. write down C. take away D. look after
52. A. quickly B. hard C. harder D. hardly
53. A. its B. his C. her D. their
54. A. follow B. make C. do D. give
55. A. by B. for C. with D. from
【答案】46. B解析：根据句意“新年不是在每年的同一天开始”。
47. C解析：while引导时间状语从句。
48. D解析：根据句意“大家倒数数”。
49. A解析：根据句意“大家都大声喊”。
50. A解析：固定词组go out for a walk“外出散步”。
51. B解析：根据句意“他们写下一系列的事情”。
52. C解析：根据其后的than用比较级。
53. D解析：根据句子主语they 知用它的物主代词。
54. A解析：根据句意“坚持执行计划”。
55.B解析：介词for“对于---来说”。
“What?” Mom asked.
“Let’s run through the rain!”
“No, honey. We’ll wait until it slows down a bit,” Mom replied.
The child waited about another minute and repeated, “Mom, let’s run through the rain.”
“We’ll get wet if we do,” Mom said.
“No, we won’t, Mom. That’s not what you said this morning,” the young girl said as she pulled her mom’s arm.
“This morning? When did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet?”
“Don’t you remember? When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer(癌症), you said, we can get through anything!”
The crowd(人群) became silent. Nothing could be heard but the rain. No one came or left in the next few minutes. Mom thought for a moment about what she would say.
“Honey, you are right. Let’s run through the rain. If we get wet, maybe we’ll just need to get a wash,” Mom said.
Then off they ran. People all stood watching, smiling and laughing as they rushed past the cars and through the puddles(水坑).
They held their shopping bags over their heads. They got wet through. But they were followed by a few who laughed like children all the way to their cars.
People can take away your money and health. But no one can ever take away your memories….So don’t forget to make time to make memories every day.
【小题1】Mom told the girl’s father “we can get through anything” in order to _________.
| A．show she is strong | B．encourage him |
| C．prove her ability | D．make memories |
| A．A Mom and Her Girl | B．Shopping in Wal-Mart |
| C．Health Is Most Important | D．Let’s Run through the Rain |
We can see walls everywhere in the world. But the Great Wall of China is the biggest of all. The Chinese call it. “The Ten-thousand-Li. Great Wall.” It’s in fact (事实) more than 6,000 kilometers long. It’s 4-5 meters wide. In most places, five houses or ten men can walk side by side. When you visit the Great Wall, you can’t help wondering (疑惑) how the Chinese people were able to build (建造) such a great wall thousands of years ago. Without any modern machine (机器), it was really very difficult to build it. They had to do all the work by hand. It took millions of men hundreds of years to build it.
The Great Wall has a history of over two thousand years. The kings began to build the first parts of it around two thousand seven hundred years ago. Then, Qin Shihuang had all the walls joined up (连起来). He thought that could keep the enemy (敌人) out of the country.
Today the Great Wall has become a place of interest. Not only Chinese people but also people from all over the world come to visit it.
【小题1】The Great Wall is the biggest of all walls in _______.
| A．China | B．Europe（欧洲） | C．the world | D．Asia (亚洲) |
| A．It’s less than six hundred kilometers. |
| B．It’s more than six million kilometers. |
| C．It’s six thousand kilometers. |
| D．It’s over six thousand kilometers. |
| A．millions, millions | B．hundreds of, hundreds of |
| C．millions of, hundreds | D．hundreds of, millions of |
| A．by people all over the world |
| B．without any modern machines |
| C．with some other countries’ help |
| D．by all Chinese Kings. |
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