题目内容
【题目】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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Most people buy a lot of gifts just before Christmas. But some people think we buy too much. They have started a special day called Buy Nothing Day. 【1】.
Buy Nothing Day is November 29. It’s 25 days before Christmas. It’s after Thanksgiving and often the first day of Christmas shopping. 【2】.
The idea for Buy Nothing Day started in Vancouver, British Columbia. 【3】. In California, parents and children get together to read stories, sing songs, and paint pictures. The children talk about why they don’t need a lot of toys. This year, in Manchester, England, people dressed up in costumes to tell people that we buy too much.
In Albuquerque, New Mexico, high school students wanted to tell other students about Buy Nothing Day. They organized a spaghetti dinner to give people information about Buy Nothing Day. 【4】. They made posters and talked to other students about it. 【5】. The students at high schools liked the idea of this new tradition. Next year, they want to have another dinner to tell more people about Buy Nothing Day.
A. They asked restaurants in the neighborhood to donate the food.
B. At this time, we see ads in Newspapers and, on TV telling us to “buy, buy, buy!”
C. Buy Nothing Day has successfully persuaded people not buy anything.
D. Many people think highly of the idea of Buy Nothing Day.
E. They don’t want anyone to go shopping on that day.
F. Now people all over the world celebrate Buy Nothing Day.
G. The dinner was a big success, and many students agreed not to buy anything on November 29.
【答案】
【1】E
【2】B
【3】F
【4】A
【5】G
【解析】
试题分析:本文是想告诉我们怎样生活会给我们留下美好的记忆。
【1】E 空前的意思:他们创立了一个特殊的日子叫做“Buy Nothing Day”。 故E项“他们不想让任何人在那天去购物。”承接上文。故选E。
【2】B 空前的意思:“Buy Nothing Day”是在感恩节之后,经常是圣诞购物的第一天。故B项“这个时候,我们会看到报纸和电视上的广告,让我们去‘买,买,买’。”承接上文。故选B。
【3】F 根据空后的内容讲述加利福尼亚和曼彻斯特的人们如何庆祝“Buy Nothing Day”,故F项“现在全世界的人们都庆祝‘Buy Nothing Day’。”引起下文。故选F。
【4】A 空前的意思:他们组织一场意大利面晚餐来告诉每个人关于“Buy Nothing Day”的信息。故A项“他们让街区的餐馆捐赠食物。”承接上文。故选A。
【5】G 空前句意:他们做海报以及跟其他的学生谈论Buy Nothing Day。空后句意:高中生喜欢这种新传统的想法。因此G项“晚宴取得了巨大成功,很多学生同意在11月29日不买任何东西。”与上下文一致。故选G。