题目内容
12．Family get-together are a great way for family members to understand the lives each other and strengthen family bonds．For younger family members，get-togethers can reinforce（加强）family traditions and can be learning experiences that help them to grow and mature．Traditional Family get-togethers can include a meal and an activity such as going to see a movie．However，there are other ideas that can help make get-togethers memorable and provide moments that enrich the lives of family members．_____
One way to make a family get-together memorable is to give it an environmentally friendly theme．A garden can be planted，for example．Include vegetables that can be eaten and future get-togethers．A tree could be planted and called the family tree．The family get-together could also be planned for a specific place such as a community nature center．The family could participate in an environmental project such as a neighborhood clean-up，or cleaning streams or roadsides．
Be active
Family get-togethers can have physical activity as a main focus of the fun．Families can gather at a beach and go swimming．Building sand castles also requires exertion．Other beach activities can include kite flying and searching for shells．A family get-together can also be planned for a park that has a nature trail．A picnic meal can provide food，and everyone can take a hike for exercise．A family get-together can also have a sports theme when planned for a location that has a basketball court，tennis court or some other sporting venue．For places with snow，families can go sledding or skiing together．
Museum or historic Site
A family get-together can also be an educational gathering．For example，a get-together planned at a museum can provide entertainment as well as educational value．Family members can talk and catch up with one another while touring the museum．Contact the local chamber of commerce（ 商会） to find historical sites，which can provide memorable scenery to a family get-together．
36．The main purpose of the passage isB．
A．to give us some advice on how to plan a family get-together
B．to introduce some ways of making family get-togethers unusual
C．to compare traditional family get-togethers with modern unusual
D．to tell us why and where we often need a family get-together
37．Which of the following is the best choice for the blank？C
A．Be planned．
B．Family tree．
C．Go green．
D．Community nature center．
38．What does the underlined word"exertion"in Para.3really mean？B
A．Ability．
B．Effort．
C．Exercise．
D．Skill．
39．If you want to have fun and learn a lot，which one is your best choice？D
A．A family planting a family tree．
B．A family gathering at a beach．
C．A family gathering of sports theme．
D．A family gathering at a museum．
40．According to the passage，which of the following is a way of traditional family get-together？A
A．Seeing a film．
B．Planting a tree．
C．Having a picnic．
D．Visiting a historic site．
分析 主要讲述了家庭聚会的几种方式以及各种方式所具有的好处．
解答 36-40 BCBDA
36．B考查主旨大意题．根据第一段介绍内容可知，主要讲述了家庭聚会的几种方式．However，there are other ideas that can help make get-togethers memorable and provide moments that enrich the lives of family members．这句就是文章的主题句．
37．C考查细节题．One way to make a family get-together memorable is to give it an environmentally friendly theme家庭聚会值得纪念的方式之一是环保，所以Go green最符合题意．
38．B词意猜测题．Building sand castles also requires 建造沙滩城堡根据常识肯定需要很多的努力和耐心．
39．D考查细节题．a get-together planned at a museum can provide entertainment as well as educational value．这句话告诉我到博物馆去可以获取知识．
40．A细节题．通过排除法，文章提到了家庭聚会的几种方式，Planting a tree．Having a picnic．Visiting a historic site．只有选项A没有提到，通过排除法可以得到答案．
点评 考查学生的细节理解和推理判断能力．做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确选择．在做推理判断题时不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断
