题目内容
13.A.special B.forget C.usually D.older E.on holiday F.date G.at homeChildren all over the world like to celebrate their birthdays.American children are not different.American children (42)C celebrate with a party.They invite their friends to join the celebration.The party may not be held on the (43)F of the birthday if it comes on a school day.It may be held on the closest weekend.
Today two kinds of parties are the most popular.One is held (44)G.Parents make the house beautiful with balloons and coloured paper.They prepare a special birthday meal.The children play games.Another kind is held away from home.Some are at a (45)A restaurant.The children eat pizza and ice cream.The waiters also sing and tell stories to the children.Other parties may be held at a park,or a movie theater,or some other places.
Every birthday party has a birthday cake with candles on it.There is one candle for each year of a birthday boy or girl's age.When the candles are lighted,everyone sings the birthday song:HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!
As Americans grow (46)D,their birthday parties change.In fact,many people stop having them.They say they would like to (47)B how old they are.Yet they like to remember the happy birthday parties of their childhood.
分析 全文大意:
全世界的孩子们都喜欢庆祝他们的生日.美国的孩子也不例外.美国的孩子通常开派对来庆祝生日.他们邀请朋友一起庆祝.如果生日那天是上学的日子,派对可能不在生日当天举行.可能会在离生日最接近的周末举行.如今两种聚会最受欢迎.一种是在家举行.另外一种是不在家举行.有的在一家特别的餐厅.有的聚会可能在公园、电影院或别的地方.在美国随着年龄的增长,人们的生日聚会也发生了变化.实际上,很多人不再举办派对.他们说他们想忘记他们的年龄.
解答 答案:
42、C 考查副词及句意理解 根据上文Children all over the world like to celebrate their birthdays.American children are not different可知全世界的孩子们都喜欢庆祝他们的生日.美国的孩子也不例外.结合题干American children (42)…celebrate with a party.可知该空处在句中作状语修饰动词celebrate,所给词中usually为副词意为"通常"故该句意为"美国的孩子通常开派对来庆祝生日".故选C
43、F 考查名词及句意理解 根据题干The party may not be held on the (43)…of the birthday if it comes on a school day.可知该空处前为定冠词the 后为介词of 故填入名词,结合下文It may be held on the closest weekend.可知可能会在离生日最接近的周末举行.故推知如果生日那天是上学的日子,派对可能不在生
日当天举行,故填入所给词date,即on the date of…"在…的日期",故选F
44、G 考查介词短语及上下文理解 根据上文Today two kinds of parties are the most popular可知如今两种聚会最受欢迎.再根据下文Another kind is held away from home可知另外一种是不在家举行.结合题干One is held (44)…Parents make the house beautiful with balloons and coloured paper可知一种在…举行.父母用气球和彩纸把房子装饰的很漂亮.可知推知一种是在家举行,故填入所给词中的介词短语at home"在家",故选G
45、A 考查形容词及句意理解 根据题干Some are at a (45)…restaurant可知该空处在句中作定语修饰名词restaurant,故填入形容词,结合下文The children eat pizza and ice cream.The waiters also sing and tell stories to the children.可知孩子们吃披萨和冰淇凌.服务员也会给孩子们唱歌和讲故事.可推知有的在一家特别的餐厅.所给词special为形容词意为"特别的"符合意思、语法正确,故选A
46、D 考查形容词及句意理解 根据题干As Americans grow (46)…,their birthday parties change,可知该空前grow意为"渐渐变得…"后接形容词作表语,结合所给词older为形容词old"老的"的比较级可推知当美国人渐渐变得更老时,他们的生日聚会也发生了变化.故选D
47、B 考查动词及句意理解 根据题干They say they would like to (47)…how old they are.可知空格前为不定式符号to 后接动词原形,根据上文In fact,many people stop having them可知当美国人渐渐变得更老时,他们的生日聚会也发生了变化.实际上,很多人不再举办派对.可知推知他们想忘记他们的年龄.所给词forget为动词原形意为"忘记"故选B
点评 本题题型为选词填空.在选择给定词语时,考虑文章大意的前提下,还应该注意文章及句子所用的时态,以及所填写的词在句子中的位置.通过这些判断即可选出正确答案.
| A. | speak | B. | to speak | C. | speaking | D. | to speaking |
Once upon a time there was a little boy who became very ill.He had to spend all day in bed,unable to (31)A.Because other children weren't allowed to come near him,he suffered greatly,and spent his days feeling (32)Cand blue.
There wasn't much he could do except lookingout of the window.Time passed,and his feeling of hopelessness just (33)B.Until one day he saw a strange shape in the window.It was a tiny bear eating a sausage sandwich.The bear squeezed(挤进) in through the open (34)D,said"good afternoon"to the boy,turned around,and left.
Of course,the boy was very (35)A.He was still trying to work out what had happened,when outside his window he saw a monkey in a suit,busy blowing up a balloon.At first the boy asked himself what that could possibly be,but after a while,as more and more crazy-looking characters appeared out the window,he started (36)Dsuddenly and found it hard to stop.
Anyone who wanted to stop laughing would never be helped by seeing a pig playing a drum,an elephant jumping on a sofa,or a dog wearing a pair of glasses and talking about nothing except politics.The little boy didn't tell anyone about this because no one would believe him.Even so,those strange characters ended up putting(37)Bback in his heart,and in his body.Before long,his health had improved so much that he was able to go back to school again.
There he got to talk to his friends,and tell them all the(38)Cthings he had seen.While he was talking to his best friend,he saw something jumping out of his friend's school bag.The boy asked his friend what it was,and he insisted and finally his friend had to(39)Ahim what was in the bag:There,inside,were all the fancy-dress suits that his best friend had been using to try to(40)Dthe little boy up!
And from that day on,the little boy always did his best to make sure that no one felt sad and
alone.
| 31.A.move | B.hear | C.see | D.speak |
| 32.A.angry | B.happy | C.sad | D.quiet |
| 33.A.lost | B.grew | C.fell | D.changed |
| 34.A.box | B.door | C.room | D.window |
| 35.A.surprised | B.frightened | C.calm | D.pleased |
| 36.A.smiling | B.crying | C.shouting | D.laughing |
| 37.A.confidence | B.joy | C.upset | D.worry |
| 38.A.lucky | B.beautiful | C.strange | D.boring |
| 39.A.show | B.bring | C.send | D.offer |
| 40.A.pick | B.raise | C.wake | D.cheer. |