题目内容
There is a one-day holiday in most western countries on New Year's Day. The real celebzations for New Year happen on New Year's Eve—the night before New Year's Day. There are several interesting customs in the West, and there are many differences from country to country.
Though Christmas is a good time for families to get together, New Year is a time for some people to be with friends, too. Parties are most often held to welcome New Year draws near.
At midnight, people often say “Happy New Year” to each other. Champagne is a favorite drink for New Year. In many western countries fire works are let off at midnight, and many people like to make a noise, possibly to drive away evil spirits.
One Scottish song, Auld Lang Syne, is often sung on New Year's Day.
(1) People usually have great celebrations for New Year on ________.
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A.New Year's Day
B.the night before New Year's Eve
C.the night of New Year's Day
D.New Year's Eve
(2) In the West, New Year is also a time when ________.
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A.friends get together
B.friends write to each other
C.people can have a week's holiday
D.people can go from country to country
(3) The underlined word “fireworks” in the passage means ________.
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(4) On New Year's Eve western people often ________.
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a.hold parties to welcome New Year
b.make a noise to drive away evil spirits
c.drink with friends or families
d.say “Happy New Year” to each other
e.sing a Scottish song
f.let off fireworks
(5) This passage mainly tells us ________.
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A.western people drink together on New Year's Eve
B.how western people spend their New Year's Eve
C.what western people eat on New Year's Day
D.western people have a good time on New Year's Day
解析:
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整体把握:文章主要介绍了西方人是如何度过新年前夜的。 (1) 点拨:本题考查细节理解。由The real celebrations for New Year happen on New Year's Eve---the night before New Year's Day.确定选D。 (2) 点拨:本题考查细节理解。从New Year is a time for some people to be with friends, too.确定选A。 (3) 点拨:本题考查推理判断。由上文At midnight, people often say “Happy New Year” to each other.确定fireworks的意思是A。 (4) 点拨:本题考查细节理解。根据全文内容可知西方人在新年前夜所做的事情是b,c,d,f,故选C。 (5) 点拨:本题考查推理判断。文章主要介绍了西方人是如何度过新年前夜的,选B。 |
完形填空
Plants are very important 1 things. Life could not go 2 if there were no plants. This is because plants can make food from air, water and sunlight. But animals and man cannot 3 so. Animals get their food by eating plants and 4 animals. Man gets its food by eating plants and animals too. 5 animals and man 6 plants in order to 7 . This is why we find that there are so many plants around us.
If you look 8 at the plants around you, you will find that there are many types of plants. Some plants are large, 9 others are small. 10 plants are green. There are two sorts(种类)of plants: flowering plants and non-flowering(不开花的)plants.
Flowering plants have roots(根),stems(茎),leaves, flowers and fruits(果子). 11 all the trees around us are flowering plants. Flowering plants 12 make seeds(种子). The sends 13 by the fruits. Some fruits have one seed, some have two, three or four, and some have many seeds. But a few fruits have no seeds 14 . 15 example of a fruit 16 seeds is banana fruit.
Most non-flowering plants do not grow from seeds. They grow from spores(孢子). Spores are small. Some spores are 17 small and 18 that they can float(漂浮) 19 the air. We may say that spores are quite different from seeds. When these spores 20 on wet and shady(阴凉的)places, they usually grow into plants.
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