题目内容

Although the New Year is already here, the great moments of the past year are still in the memory. Let’s look back at some of them.

United States

One of the world’s largest New Year’s Eve parties was held in Times Square, New York. The festival attracted hundreds of thousands of people to watch a brightly-lit ball drop on a landmark building at the stroke (击、打) of midnight.

A great amount of confetti (五彩纸屑) was released from the sky at zero o’clock.

Britain

Painted in shinning colors, blowing whistles, 50,000 party-goers arrived in London’s Millennium Dome to dance in the New Year. The Millennium Dome came to life at midnight as 50 DJs started up, competing on five separate dance floors to warm the crowd into the party mood.

Russia

New Year is the biggest holiday in Russia. It is traditional to put up a tree for celebrations with family and friends.

On the very last day of last year, Russians with a taste for a very cold swim braved freezing temperatures to plant traditional, festival trees on the bed of the Northern Ocean and at the bottom of Lake Baikal, the world’s deepest lake.

Malaysia

Brave skydivers threw themselves off the world’s tallest building near midnight and floated towards the New Year.

The jump from the 452-metre Petronas Twin Tower was called a real leap from one year to the next since the group took off in the last second of the old year and landed a minute later in the New Year. “That was really cool,” said Roland Simpson, “over crowds of onlookers to the landing spot.”

1.In New York the brightly-lit ball dropped ____________.

A.form the sky onto the Times Square

B.into the hundreds of thousands of watchers

C.to welcome the arrival of Christmas

D.at the point between the old and the New Year

2.Which of the following is NOT traditional to welcome a new year?

A.Sharing the happiness and excitement together.

B.Setting up a tree for celebrations.

C.Planting trees on the bed of a lake.

D.50 DJs’ competing on five separate floors.

3.People jumping from the tallest buildings _________.

A.spent two different years in the air.

B.stayed in the sky for two minutes.

C.landed over people’s heads.

D.floated away to the new land

4.The passage mainly shows that ________.

A.New Year has been the starting point for people to have dreams.

B.people in different countries welcomed New Year in different ways.

C.people’s ways of celebrations are exciting.

D.the New Year is better than the old year.

 

【答案】

1.D

2.D

3.A

4.B

【解析】

试题分析:这篇文章讲的是不同的国家的人庆祝新年的方式不同。

1.细节题:从第二段的句子:The festival attracted hundreds of thousands of people to watch a brightly-lit ball drop on a landmark building at the stroke (击、打) of midnight.可知气球是在12点辞旧迎新的时候落下的。选D。

2.细节题:从第四段的句子:The Millennium Dome came to life at midnight as 50 DJs started up, competing on five separate dance floors to warm the crowd into the party mood.可知50个Dj的比赛只是千禧巨蛋一活动,不是新年的传统节目。选D

3.细节题:从倒数第二段的句子:Brave skydivers threw themselves off the world’s tallest building near midnight and floated towards the New Year.可知人们在高楼上跳下在空中度过两年。选A

4.主旨题:从第一段的句子:Although the New Year is already here, the great moments of the past year are still in the memory. Let’s look back at some of them.可知这篇文章讲的是不同的国家的人庆祝新年的方式不同。选B。

考点:考查文化类短文

点评:这篇文章讲的是不同的国家的人庆祝新年的方式不同。细节题要求学生仔细阅读短文;推断题测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力,要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系,对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断;或根据作者所阐述的观点理论,对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释。考生首先要仔细阅读短文,完整了解信息,准确把握作者观点。

 

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B.They were worn by people from all kinds of work.

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A.They are worn by more and more people

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C.There are more and more new designs

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  For many years, T-shirts were simple short-sleeved undershirts for men and boys. T-shirts used to be of one color——white. And since they were worn under shirts, they were generally not seen.

  Today the T-shirt has become fashionable. It can be seen everywhere and on everyone. Women and little children wear T-shirts as teenagers, university students, and men from all walks of life do. T-shirts are worn on playground, at the beach or in town. They can also be worn for work. Yet T-shirts remain relatively inexpensive and long wearing, as well as easy to care for. Smart but comfortable and convenient to wear, they have become one of America's newest ideas on fashion.

  Although T-shirts are now available in a wide variety of bright materials and styles, the most popular kind is the traditional cotton T-shirts with a slogan or picture printed on the front. A T-shirt may bear a single word, a popular phrase, pictures of popular singers, or an advertisement. As T-shirts are becoming more and more popular, new designs are coming up all the time.

(1)Which statement is true about T-shirts in the past?

[  ]

A.There are a large variety of T-shirts in the past.

B.They were worn by people from all kinds of work.

C.There were many multi-colored T-shirts.

D.They were usually worn inside.

(2)Compared with the past, T-shirts have changed a lot. Which of the following is NOT true about their changes?

[  ]

A.They are worn by more and more people

B.They can be worn on more and more occasions.

C.There are more and more new designs

D.They are more and more expensive.

(3)What is the most popular kind of T-shirts?

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A.The silk T-shirt in white color.

B.The cotton T-shirt with a slogan or picture

C.The wool T-shirt worn on playground

D.The cotton T-shirt worn for work

(4)What is being done to make T-shirts more attractive?

[  ]

A.Advertisements are being widely used

B.New technology is being used

C.New designs are being adopted

D.More man-made materials are being introduced


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I stood there listening to dad’s severe words. He gathered us into our yard and had the look on his face that told us one of us did something   21  .
We stared down at the floor containing the art of a child’s   22   in chalk. I suppose that was a no-no for us, though I can’t say I quite   23   the result when I was committing the crime. All the others denied (否认). I stood there,   24   inside. The only words that came from my mouth were, “ Not me, dad. ” I couldn’t find the   25   to tell the truth. Lying was not   26   for me. But the look on dad's face scared me.
Without saying a word, dad   27   for only a few minutes and came back with paper and a pencil. He was so   28   to find the truth! “ I want each of you to write   29   what you see on the floor. ” I was not a   30   kid, though and when my turn came, I wrote the words   31  . So when my dad compared the handwriting, he still   32   tell the truth.
“ I will give you one more chance to confess (承认) ”, he said. Not   33  , no one spoke up.
Should I say something? I guess he’ll be   34  ! So again, I held my   35  . “ Well, if someone came forward, there would be   36   punishment.” he added. Oh, no! I’ve lost my last chance!
He took us into the house. “  37   none of you confessed, then you all get a spanking (打屁股).” 
“ I did it, ” someone said. I looked around to see my sister come   38  . My sister was going to get spanked. And I let it   39  .
I didn’t tell the truth until years later. When I think back to that day, I know I learned the   40 
of family, of a sister who would do anything for me. And I would do the same for her now.
21. A. special          B. funny          C. wrong          D. useless
22. A. handwriting           B. map            C. calculation        D. drawing
23. A. understood      B. remembered      C. accepted        D. expected
24. A. cheering        B. imagining      C. trembling         D. wondering
25. A. courage              B. time            C. way            D. chance
26. A. unusual        B. unfit             C. normal                D. difficult
27. A. walked           B. disappeared     C. hid                   D. escaped
28. A. afraid           B. determined     C. surprised        D. proud
29. A. similarly       B. carefully       C. particularly      D. exactly
30. A. smart           B. stupid          C. naughty               D. lovely
31. A. differently            B. strangely        C. quickly          D. quietly
32. A. would not       B. might not            C. could not              D. need not
33. A. excitingly      B. disappointingly         C. interestingly      D. surprisingly
34. A. mad           B. curious        C. delighted              D. amused
35. A. breath         B. face           C. hand           D. tongue
36. A. heavy         B. much          C. new              D. no
37. A. Since          B. Although       C. Unless          D. While
38. A. out            B. forward         C. in                    D. round
39. A. remain         B. exist           C. happen          D. do
40. A. knowledge     B. use             C. sense            D. value

On the night of my birthday, I went with my mom to the nearest drug store to buy vitamins. Even though it was my birthday, I was feeling   11  and a bit lonely. Maybe I missed my dad who died four years ago, I just wanted him to be beside me that day.
On my way to the drug store, I was crying. When I arrived there, I cleaned my   12   up from the tears and tried to   13  when I ordered the vitamins my mom wanted to buy. While I was waiting, I looked around the building and I   14  sight of a beggar next to the door. She was with her son, a cute little boy. They were sitting on the street. Although it was in winter at the moment and I still felt   15   with my coat, I noticed that the child was just wearing an old T-shirt. I felt sorry for them. When I   16   for my vitamins, I glanced at them and had an idea. “Why don’t I contribute some of my smaller clothes to them? Today is my   17 .” I thought to myself. I had to   18  something with someone else that day. Yeah, I   19  that I had to do that. I went home in a hurry and I felt so excited as I looked for some of my smaller   20 .
At home, I told my mom my   21  and told her my idea. My mom   22  with me. I found a few clothes and went back to the drug store. When I got there, I didn’t hand the clothing over myself. I wanted it to be a   23 , so I asked someone to hand the clothes over, then I left. As I left, I   24  someone saying “thank you!” and I hoped it was for me.
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【小题1】
A.happyB. sadC. gladD. delighted
【小题2】
A.handB. cheekC. headD. shoulder
【小题3】
A.smileB. askC. runD. cry
【小题4】
A.putB. caughtC. keptD. held
【小题5】
A.warmB. cloudyC. coldD. hot
【小题6】
A.paidB. answeredC. accountedD. applied
【小题7】
A.SundayB. holidayC. MondayD. birthday
【小题8】
A.shareB. discussC. supportD. send
【小题9】
A.expectedB. managedC. failedD. decided
【小题10】
A. clothesB. booksC. medicineD. caps
【小题11】
A. experienceB. practiceC. experimentD. discovery
【小题12】
A. discussedB. agreedC. arguedD. debated
【小题13】
A. secretB. wonderC. newsD. pride
【小题14】
A. touchedB. heardC. smeltD. felt
【小题15】
A. sadnessB. happinessC. coldnessD. worry

All the wisdom of the ages and all the stories that have delighted mankind for centuries are easily and cheaply available to all of us within the covers of books. The most unfortunate people in the world are those who have never discovered how satisfying it is to read good books.
Reading is the pleasure of the mind, which means that it is a little like a sport: your eagerness and knowledge and quickness make you a good reader. Reading is fun, not because the writer is telling you something, but because it makes your mind work. Your own imagination works along with the author's or even goes beyond his. Your experience, compared with his, brings you to the same or different conclusions, and your ideas develop as you understand his.
Every book stands by itself, like a one--family house, but books in a library are like houses in a city. Although they are separate, together they all add up to something. They are connected with each other and with other cities. Books influence each other; they link the past, the present and the future and have their own generations, like families. Wherever you start reading, you connect yourself with one of the families or ideas, and in the long run, you not only find out about the world and the people in it but also you find out about yourself, too.
Reading can only be fun if you expect it to be. If you concentrate on books somebody tells you "you ought" to read, you probably won't have fun. But if you put down a book you don’t like and try another till you find one that means something to you, and then relax yourself with it, you will almost certainly have a good time  and if you become, as a result of reading, better, wiser, kinder, or more gentle, you won't have suffered during the process.
72. In the writer's opinion, in fact reading is a process of ________.
A. listening to the author                                   B. accepting the author's ideas
C. communicating with the author and yourself             D. judging the author's work
73. The writer thinks that the most unfortunate people are those _______.
A. who don't have any books                                  B. who can't enjoy reading books
C. who don’t like books                                     D. who read too many books
74. To find pleasure in reading, you should read the books _______.
A. written by famous writers                                             B. written in humor style
C. which you like to read                                     D. which are recommended by your friends
75. The author's purpose in writing the passage is to _______.
A. show the importance of reading                               B. tell us how to make reading more effective
C. tell us how to read                              D. show the pleasure of reading
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