题目内容
【题目】阅读填空 先通读下面的短文,然后根据短文内容,在文章后表格的空格内填入一个最恰当的单词。所填单词必须写在答题卡对应题号的横线上。每个空格只能填一个单词。
When I spent Christmas away from home in Europe for the first time, I was only 14 and it was certainly terrible. I am now married and live in the US. So there is little possibility for me to go home for Christmas. Now I am able to get through Christmas with some moments of joy:
First, you are advised to search your area for stores that carry items from your home country or town. Buy food, candles and some other things that mean something to you.
Hold on to the traditions from your home that you think are important even if other people think they are stupid. But keep in mind to be open for new traditions from wherever you might be, because those traditions are as important to those people around you as yours are to you. For me that includes celebrating Christmas on the 24th.
Call, write Christmas cards, buy gifts and mail them to loved ones, just as if you were there. If you try to be as if the holiday doesn't exist, you are just going to make it worse.
Introduce your traditions to your loved ones, especially your kids. It will only enrich their celebration of the holiday to have some special traditions in their home. Little by little it will become their tradition and it’s fun for them to try something new.
Food is one of the most important factors in any kind of tradition. Find the recipe (食谱) of that cake your grandmother used and make it your tradition to bake that particular cake.
Call up your parents and get them to send you some of your favorite childhood ornaments (装饰品) for your tree.
Pay attention to new traditions, talk to your family about which ones you want to make your own and stick with them.
If you are far away from home, Christmas can never be the same as you experienced it before, but it is important to remember these traditions while enjoying the new ones.
Title: Getting through Christmas
Introduction | It is nearly 【1】 for the writer to go home for Christmas. |
【2】 moments for Christmas | 1.Prepare food, candles and something 【3】 for Christmas. 2.If you try to be as if the holiday doesn't exist, you will lose friendship with your loved ones. 3.Something 【4】 may be held on to from your home and also may be created by you own. 4.Your parents are happy to send you some of your favorite childhood ornaments for your tree. |
Conclusion | 1.It is important to remember these traditions while enjoying the new ones. 2.Keep an open mind and find a 【5】 between old and new traditions. |
【答案】
【1】impossible
【2】pleasant
【3】meaningful
【4】traditional
【5】balance
【解析】文章大意:这篇短文主要介绍了如果你远离家乡,圣诞节就不可能和你以前过的一样,但重要的是要记住旧的欣赏新的。保持一个开放的心态,找到一个旧的和新的传统之间的妥协。怎样过才具有家乡味,本文提供了一些切实可行的建议。
【1】根据文中的句子I am now married and live in the US. So there is little possibility for me to go home for Christmas.可知,作者几乎不可能回家过圣诞节,“不可能”impossible,故答案填impossible。
【2】根据所对应的后面方框的内容可知,这些都是在讲述圣诞节令人愉快的事情,所以此处应是说圣诞节的愉快时刻,“令人愉快的”pleasant,故答案填pleasant。
【3】根据文中的句子Buy food, candles and some other things that mean something to you.可知,为圣诞节准备食物、蜡烛,这些都是一些有意义的东西,“有意义的”meaningful,故答案填meaningful。
【4】根据文中的句子Hold on to the traditions from your home that you think are important even if other people think they are stupid.可知,一些传统的东西可能是你家里的,也可能是你自己的,“传统的”traditional,故答案填traditional。
【5】根据文中的句子If you are far away from home, Christmas can never be the same as you experienced it before, but it is important to remember these traditions while enjoying the new ones. 可知,是要在新旧传统之间找到平衡,“平衡”balance,故答案填balance。