任务型阅读（满分10分）

请认真阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后图表中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。

注意：每空只填一个单词。

“Happy New Year!” Everyone will greet each other with these words as they meet each other on New Year’s Day. But it wasn’t always January 1 that marked the New Year.

    At least 4,000 years ago, the ancient Egyptians and Babylonians marked the changing of the year. In Egypt, the year started when the Nile River flooded, enriching farmers’ fields. This happened at the end of September.

    The Babylonians held a festival in the spring, on March 23, to kick off the next farming cycle. The Babylonian celebration lasted for 11 days.

    The date January 1 was picked by the Roman Emperor Julius Caesar as the change of the year when he established his own calendar in 46 BC. The month of January originates from the Roman god, Janus. He is pictured with two heads. One head looks forward and the other back. They represent a break between the old and new. The new calendar was in time with the sun and it has been used until the present day.

    In Vietnam, the New Year holiday happens in February. They buy fresh flowers and a peach blossom to put in their house, following the Vietnamese custom.

Thailand has its specific New Year’s date; it’s different from the normal calendar. The Thai New Year is celebrated on April 13. On this day, Thai people play with water, throwing it on each other. It is intended to bring good luck during the New Year ahead.

    In China, the more favorable New Year is usually celebrated in February according to lunar calendar (阴历). On New Year’s Eve, all family members sit together at table, enjoying lots of auspicious foods such as dumplings, chicken to bring good luck.

Title:  New Year traditions all around the world

第二节  完型填空（共20小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A ship hit a rock on its way back. The only   36     of the shipwreck was washed up on a small,    37        island. He prayed    38    for God to rescue him, and every day he scanned the   39       for help, but none seemed forthcoming.

Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a little hut   40     driftwood to protect him from the bad weather, and to store his few    41       . But then one day, after searching for food, he arrived home to   42     his little hut in flames, the   43      rolling up to the sky.

The    44     had happened; everything was lost.

He was shocked with grief and  45  . “God how could you do this to me!” he cried.

Early the next day, however, he was awakened by the  46   of a ship that was   47    the island. It had come to rescue him. "How did you know I was here?" asked the tired man of his   48   . “We saw your smoke  49    ,”they replied.

It is easy to get    50    when things are going bad.

But we shouldn't   51   , because Nature is    52    in our lives, even in the midst of pain and   53      .

Remember,    54      your little hut is burning to the ground it just may be a smoke signal that summons the grace of Nature.

For all the negative things we have to say to ourselves, Nature has a   55   answer for it .

36. A. captain       B. boss            C. friend         D. survior

37. A. lonely        B. populated       C. rich           D. poor

38. A. happily       B. feverishly       C. sadly          D. surprisingly

39. A. horizon       B. sky            C. land           D. tree

40. A. by           B. with           C. out of          D. in

41. A. possessions    B. food           C. furniture       D. animals

42. A; look for       B. find            C. search        D. search for

43. A. fire          B. cloud           C. smoke         D. wind

44. A. best         B. worst          C. most           D. least

45. A. sadness      B. silence         C. fear            D. anger

46. A. sound       B. voice           C. whisper         D. footstep

47. A. reaching     B. arriving in       C. approaching      D. getting to

48. A. friends       B. rescuers        C. searchers        D. brothers

49. A. sign         B. mark           C. scene           D. signal

50. A. encouraged   B. discouraged      C. enabled         D. disabled

51. A. lose heart    B. lose our heart     C. Lose a heart      D. lose hearts

52. A. at work      B. at play          C. at large          D. at table

53. A. blame       B. suffering        C. praise           D. wandering

54. A. the first time  B. the last time     C. every time       D. next time

55. A. wrong       B. right           C. different         D. positive

第三节：完形填空（共13小题；每小题1分，满分13分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41—53各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
As she walked round the large shop, Edith realized how difficult it was to choose a suitable Christmas __41__for her father.
She __42__that he were as easy to please as her mother, who was __43__satisfied with perfume(香水). Besides, shopping at this time of the year was a most tiring job. People __44_on your feet, pushed you with their shoulders and almost knocked you over in their hurry in order to find something cheap ahead of you.
Partly to have a rest, Edith paused in front of a counter, where some beautiful ties were on __45__. "They are __46__silk," the shop assistant told her with a smile trying to __47__her to buy one. But Edith knew from past __48__that her choice of ties hardly ever pleased her father.
She moved on slowly and then, quite by chance, stopped where a small crowd of men had gathered round a counter. She found some fine pipes on sale and the __49__were very beautiful. Edith did not hesitate for long, although her father __50__ smoked a pipe once in a while, she believed this was certainly to please him.
When she got home, with her small but __51__present hidden in her handbag, it was time for supper and her parents were already at table. Her mother was in great __52__. "Your father has at last decided to stop smoking," she told her daughter happily. Edith was so __53__that she could not say a single word.
41. A. suit            B. card                 C. thing          D. gift
42. A. believed        B. wished           C. hoped        D. supposed
43. A. never          B. seldom          C. always              D. scarcely
44. A. walked             B. stepped          C. lifted         D. stood
45. A. time           B. show             C. board         D. duty
46. A. real               B. cheap            C. poor          D. exact
47. A. hope             B. ask            C. force          D. persuade
48. A. experience               B. things            C. books         D. school
49. A. money             B. cigarette        C. shapes        D. shop
50. A. always         B. nearly            C. only           D. never
51. A. cheap                   B. well-chosen    C. expensive   D. ready-made
52. A. excitement        B. anger          C. sadness       D. disappointment
53. A. glad             B. happy            C. surprised    D. excited

完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1~15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
As she walked round the large shop, Edith realized how difficult it was to choose a suitable Christmas   1 for her father.
She wished that he were as easy to   2 as her mother, who was always   3  with perfume (香水). Besides, shoping at this time of the year was a most   4  job. People   5  on your feet, pushed you with their shoulders and almost   6  you over in their hurry in order to find something cheap ahead of you.
Partly to have a rest, Edith paused in front of a counter, where some beautiful ties were on show . "They are real silk," the shop assistant told her with a smile trying to   7  her to buy one. But Edith knew from past   8  that her choice of ties hardly ever pleased her father.
She moved on slowly and then, quite by chance,  9  where a small crowd of men had gathered round a counter. She found some fine pipes on sale and the shapes were very beautiful. Edith did not hesitate for long, although her father   10  smoked a pipe once in a while, she believed this was   11  to please him.
When she got home, with her small but   12  present hidden in her handbag, it was time for supper and her parents were already at table. Her mother was in great   13  . "Your father has at last decided to stop smoking," she told her daughter happily. Edith was so   14  that she could not  15  a single word.

完形填空（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

As she walked round the large shop, Edith realized how difficult it was to choose a suitable Christmas __1__for her father.

She __2__that he were as easy to please as her mother, who was __3__satisfied with perfume(香水). Besides, shopping at this time of the year was a most unhappy job. People stepped on your feet, pushed you with their shoulders and almost __4__ you over in their hurry in order to __5__ something cheap ahead of you.

Partly to have a rest, Edith paused in front of a counter（柜台）, where some beautiful ties were on __6__. "They are __7__silk," the shop assistant told her with a smile trying to __8__her to buy one. But Edith knew from past __9__that her choice of ties hardly ever pleased her father.

She moved on slowly and then, quite by chance, stopped where a small crowd of men had gathered round a counter. She found some fine pipes(烟斗) on sale and the __10__were very beautiful. Edith did not hesitate for long, although her father __11__ smoked a pipe once in a while, she believed this was __12__ to please him.

When she got home, with her small but __13__present hidden in her handbag, it was time for supper and her parents were already at table. Her mother was in great __14__. "Your father has at last decided to stop smoking," she told her daughter happily. Edith was so __15__that she could not say a single word.