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【题目】二、完形填空 先通读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后在每小题所给的四个选项中,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。(本大题共10小题,每小题1分,共10分)

SAN FRANCISCO CELEBRATIONS

Some of San Francisco’s many celebrations, like the Fourth of July (U.S. Independence Day), are very American; but others ____ that San Francisco is a very international city.

Over 100, 000 people celebrate the Chinese New Year in January or February. There are lion dances, fireworks, and a huge parade ____ the Financial District(地区)and Chinatown. It is the most important festival of the Chinese year, and the largest ____ event in North America.

Tourists______ try to see the Cherry Blossom Festival(樱花节)at the Japan Center in April. This is a celebration of traditional Japanese culture with musicians, dancers, and artists, and a colourful ____.

In early May, there is a Mexican festival called Cinco de Mayo, with a carnival(狂欢节) and lots of special events. And Carnaval San Francisco—a popular Latin American and Caribbean festival with salsa and reggae bands— ____ on the last weekend in May.

On the Fourth of July, there are celebrations and parties all over the city, and everyone enjoys _____ the amazing fireworks over San Francisco Bay.

On the night of ____ , thousands of people in costumes come to Market Street and Castro Street for a huge Halloween party. Many people think this is the most exciting night of the year.

____ at Christmas time, there is a huge Christmas tree in Union Square, and the stores in the square have a competition for the ______ store window.

1A. mean B. show C. mark D. prove

2A. over B. across C. through D. past

3A. American B. African C. European D. Asian

4A. should B. shouldn’t C. have to D. mustn’t

5A. dance B. travel C. walk D. parade

6A. goes B. celebrates C. happens D. holds

7A. smelling B. watching C. praising D. reviewing

8A. March B. August C. October D. December

9A. Finally B. Generally C. Certainly D. Properly

10A. more B. most C. better D. best

【答案】

1B

2C

3D

4A

5D

6C

7B

8C

9A

10D

【解析】短文介绍了旧金山的一些庆祝活动。有些节日是美国国内的,如七月四号的“美国独立纪念日”。另有一些庆祝活动则显示出旧金山是一个非常国际化的城市。如:唐人街的中国新年庆祝活动,日本城赏樱花活动,以及狂欢节,万圣节,圣诞节等庆祝活动。

1B

句意:但另有一些庆祝活动则显示出旧金山是一个非常国际化的城市。A. mean 意思是;B. show 表明,显示;C. mark 标记;D. prove证明。庆祝活动表现出来的是一些外在现象,故答案为B。

2C

句意:在金融区和唐人街有舞狮、烟火和盛大的游行。A. over越过,在上面;B. across穿过,横穿;C. through 从范围内部穿过;D. past经过,通过。across为“横穿”与“道路”交叉形成“十字”through为在立体空间中的“穿过”如:go through the forest“穿过森林”,go across the road“穿过马路” 。金融区和唐人街高楼林立,用through比较准确。

3D

句意:也是北美洲最大的亚洲盛会。A. American美洲的;B. African非洲的;C. European 欧洲的;D. Asian亚洲的。前面介绍中国的新年,中国是亚洲国家,故答案为D。

4A

句意:游客们应该在四月去日本城看樱花。A. should 应该;B. shouldn’t不应该;C. have to必须;D. mustn’t千万别。此处是建议赏花,而不是必须去,故答案为A。

5D

句意:这是一个由音乐家,舞蹈演员,艺术家参与的日本传统文化庆祝活动,还有丰富多彩的游行。A. dance跳舞;B. travel旅行;C. walk 步行;D. parade游行。大型庆祝活动用游行更合理,答案为D。

6C

句意:旧金山狂欢节——一个非常流行的拉丁美洲和加勒比节日出现在5月份的最后一个周末。A. goes 去;B. celebrates庆祝;C. happens发生,出现;D. holds握住,持有。结合句意可知,答案为C。

7B

句意:大家都喜欢观看旧金山湾上空的烟火表演。A. smelling闻;B. watching 观看;C. praising赞美;D. reviewing复习。观看烟火表演用动词watch,故答案为B。

8C

句意:在十月的晚上,成千上万的人穿着服装来到市场街和卡斯特罗街举行一个大型的万圣节派对。 A. March三月;B. August八月;C. October 十月;D. December十二月。根据下面的句子“a huge Halloween party”万圣节前夜在1031日,故答案为C。

9A

句意:最后在圣诞节期间,在联合广场有一个巨大的圣诞树。A. Finally最后;B. Generally一般地,通常;C. Certainly 当然;D. Properly恰当地。上文介绍的一些盛大节日都是按照时间的先后顺序,圣诞节是介绍的最后一个节日,故答案为A。

10D

句意:广场上的商店要参与竞争最好的橱窗商店。A. more 更多的;B. most 最多的;C. better更好的;D. best最好的。the stores in the square在某一特定范围内比较用最高级,故答案为D。

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Jimmy’s pictures are different from others’ because he never paints on the whole of the paper. He only paints on half of it, and the other half is always empty.

“That’s very clever,” people say. “No other painters have ever done that!”

One day someone asks Jimmy, “Please tell me, Jimmy, why do you only paint on the bottom () half of the paper, but not on the top half?”

“Because I’m small,” Jimmy says, “and my brushes can’t reach very high.”

1From the passage, we know Jimmy lives in ___________.

A. China B. England C. America D. Canada

2___________, he began painting.

A. When he was three years old B. When he was five years old

C. When he was eight years old D. When he was ten years old

3How are Jimmy’s pictures?

A. Beautiful. B. Interesting.

C. Bad. D. Beautiful and interesting.

4Which part of paper did Jimmy paint?

A. The whole of the paper B. The top half.

C. The bottom half. D. The middle part.

5Jimmy only paints half of the paper because ____________.

A. he was very clever B. he was very short

C. he was very tall D. he was very big

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