【题目】阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Festivals and celebrations of all kinds 【1】(hold) everywhere since ancient times.Most ancient festivals would celebrate the end of cold weather,【2】 (plant) in spring and harvest in autumn.At that time people would starve if food was difficult to find, especially during the cold winter months.
Today's festivals have many origins, some【3】( religion) , some seasonal, and some for special people or events.Some festivals are held to honor the dead or to satisfy the ancestors, who might return either to help or to do harm.For example, the Japanese festival Obon is honored in【4】(memorize) of their ancestors.People then should go to clean graves, light lamps and play music 【5】 they think that this will lead the ancestors back to earth.In Mexico, people celebrate the Day of the Dead in early November.【6】 this important feast day, people eat food in 【7】 shape of skulls and cakes with "bones" on them.They offer food, flowers and gifts to the deaD. The Western holiday Halloween also had 【8】origin in old beliefs about the return of the spirits of dead people.It is now a children's festival, 【9】they can dress up and go to their neighbors' homes to ask for sweets.The Dragon Boat Festival in China honors the famous ancient poet, Qu Yuan.India has a national festival on October 2 to honor Mohandas Gandhi, the leader who helped gain India's【10】 (depend) from Britain.

【题目】阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项中(A、B、C和D),选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

When Charles Stratton was five, he stopped growing. His mother took him to see the famous showman, P.T.Barnum. Mr.Barnum thought a small person would be the perfect addition to his show.He hired Charles' parents along with him, and they traveled the world together.

He gave the two-foot-tall Charles a name, General Tom Thumb.He taught Tom how to sing, dance, act and tell jokes. When he felt Tom was ready to perform on stage, he made up ads.To stir up great interest, he said that Tom was eleven years old and had come from England.

During the show, Tom fought battles pretendedly with tall people.He also danced upon a wooden plate held by a person who was eight feet tall.Tom's act was very popular and brought in a lot of money.By the time Tom was an adult, he had grown very rich.He had become a billionaire at the age of twenty five.

Fortunately for Tom, Mr.Barnum added more little people to his show, and Tom became lucky in love as well.One of the little people was Lavinia Warren, a schoolteacher.Tom was able to win her love, and they married.

The ceremony and reception were the talk of the town.They were attended by many rich and famous people and by about 2000 guests.Crowds filled the streets of New York to have a look at their tiny wedding marriage.The couple even met with President Abraham Lincoln on their honeymoon just before going to live in Tom's house in Connecticut.

Their wedding, which took place during the Civil War, provided a welcome escape from the sad problems of war.Not willing to let this bit of sunshine fade, communities throughout the country sponsored "Tom Thumb" weddings.In these weddings, small boys and girls, all dressed up, went through marriage ceremony for fun.

【1】The underlined words "talk of the town" means________.

A. it was in the newspaper

B. it was the most popular topic

C. people spread bad rumors about it

D. it was discussed in a city meeting

【2】What does the author think about Tom's wedding?

A. Tom and Lavinia were stupid.

B. People gave it too much of their attention.

C. It was funny and ridiculous.

D. It helped people cheer up in a dark time.

【3】What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

A. Weddings always make people feel full of sunshine.

B. People are always disappointed during war time.

C. Entertainment can serve an important purpose.

D. People should be married when they are small children.

【题目】Directions:After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct.For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

A Night Out

Michelle walked out the theater humming(哼唱) a tune.She’d just seen a wonderful musical at the beautiful Paramount Theater.1she closed her eyes, she could still see the beautiful costumes and stage sets.It was now after 11 p.m., and she really didn’t like being out late by 2.Since no one else had wanted to go to the show, she 3go alone.She headed down the dark Seattle Street toward her car.No car.The parking space was empty.‘That’s odd,’ she thought.‘Am I on the wrong street?’ She checked the street signs.No, she was on Pine Street.And she was sure that this was 4she’d left her car.But her car was nowhere to be seen.She began to feel nervous.Someone had stolen her car! What was she going to do?
Should she call the police or call someone to give her a ride? She decided to call someone.She took out her cell phone only 5(find) that her battery was dead! Now what? Maybe she could take a cab.She only had $1 in cash 6she checked every corner of her wallet.And to her horror, her credit card was missing! Then she remembered.She’d ordered something on the Internet and left the card by her computer.She headed back toward the theater and the lights on Pike Street.Then she saw something familiar.Her car! She realized she 7 (park) on Pike Street not Pine Street! Once again 8 (sing) a song from the show, she got into her car and headed home.

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