I _____ Japan. I hear ____ is a beautiful country.
A. haven’t been to; it B. haven’t gone to; of
C. haven’t been in; from D. haven’t left for; these
A
【解析】
句意：我没有去过日本，我听说它是一个美丽的国家。haven’t been to没有去过某地；haven’t gone to没有去某地；haven’t been in没有在某地；haven’t left for没有去某地；it它；of…的；from从…；these这些。根据句意可知，第一句话表示“没有去过某地”，应用haven’t been to；第二个空it是一个代词，代... My dad _____. Today is the tenth anniversary of his death.
A. has died for ten years B. has been dead for ten years
C. died three years ago D. is dying
B
【解析】
句意：我的爸爸去世十年了，今天是他去世十周年。has died for ten years形式错误，die是瞬间性动词，不能和一段时间搭配使用；has been dead for ten years去世十年了；died three years ago三年前去世的；is dying快要去世了。根据句意Today is the tenth anniversary of his... Just _____, let’s get to the airport two hours earlier, or we might miss the flight.
A. to play it safe B. for fun C. to wish good luck D. for inviting them
A
【解析】
句意：为了安全起见，让我们早两个小时到达机场，否则我们可能会错过航班。to play it safe为了安全起见；for fun为了娱乐；to wish good luck祝好运；for inviting them为了邀请他们。根据句意or we might miss the flight可知，这里是为了安全起见。故选A。 _____ is not easy, is it?
A. An animal wants to live in a city B. To get up early and to study harder
C. Getting up early on cold days D. Make paper umbrellas
C
【解析】
句意：在寒冷的日子里早起是不容易的，是吗？An animal wants to live in a city一只动物想要住在一个城市里；To get up early and to study harder早起更努力的学习；Getting up early on cold days在寒冷的日子里早起；Make paper umbrellas制作纸伞。根据句子的结构可知，该... There are several buns on the dining table. Roger eats one, and he asks his mom _____.
A. for another B. to another C. for the other D. to other
A
【解析】
句意：在餐桌上有几个小圆面包，Roger吃了一个，他向妈妈再要一个。for another另一个；to another到另一个；for the other为了另外一个；to other对于其他的…。ask…for…是固定短语，想某人要…，故先排除B和D；根据句意…several buns…可知，这里表示的是不定数目中的另一个，应用another，故选A。 According to present Taiwan wedding culture, one family cannot marry sisters in a row within 4 months, 6 months or one year. People in Taiwan believe it is taboo, and the taboo will bring bad things to the marriage. Also in Taiwan culture, new marriage couples cannot join others’ wedding or funeral within 4 months, especially for those pregnant women, they should avoid this kind of cases. If you do so, you will have problem to teach your coming baby in the future.
These rules are not from China, but are from people moved from China to Taiwan. People do not follow these rules in China. It is something special in Taiwan and full of wisdom for life experience from ancestors.
within 在…之內 funeral 葬禮 pregnant 懷孕的 ancestor 祖先
1.What does the word “taboo” mean?
A. Something that people like to do. B. Something that people are afraid to do.
C. A place that people in Taiwan like to visit. D. An activity happens at a wedding.
2.Shu-fen has a five-month baby in her belly, and she wants to join her best friend’s wedding. Her mother in-law is so angry about it. Shu-fen can’t make sense of it. Could you tell her the reason? belly 肚子
A. Her mother in-law is scared that the baby can’t do well when parents or teachers teach him/her.
B. Her mother in-law is scared that her marriage is going to be over.
C. Her mother in-law is scared that they can’t go sailing from China to Taiwan.
D. Her mother in-law is scared that Shu-fen’s sister can’t be married.
3.Which is the best title of the reading?
A. Things that woman can’t do.
B. China rules, Taiwan follows.
C. Marriage in Taiwan.
D. Taiwan special culture.
1.B
2.A
3.D
【解析】
这篇短文给我们介绍了台湾文化中关于婚礼的一些习俗，例如一个家庭不能在四个月、六个月或者一年内连续结婚等。这些文化是台湾特有的，体现了祖先的生活智慧。
1.词义猜测题。根据划线单词所在的上下文one family cannot marry sisters in a row within 4 months, 6 months or one... (Fen and Woodle are talking about the ghosts.)
Fen: The hat you are making looks like a pumpkin. Oh! I see! You are making it for Halloween!
Woodle: You got it! I will put on the hat ______ my Halloween costume to the party in the school. My students will put on them, too.
Fen: The way you celebrate “ghost festival” is so funny. It seems that you aren’t scared of ghosts.
Woodle: Ha! All of us will become ghosts when we die. Will you feel ______ if I am the ghost?
Fen: Ha! May be I will. Do you know there’s a month we call “the ghost month” in Taiwan?
Woodle: Yes, I heard it before. So will you do anything to celebrate it?
Fen: We won’t celebrate the month. But we’ll prepare many kinds of food for ghosts. And old people always tell us not to go outside in the evening during that month, or ghosts will follow you everywhere.
Woodle: Well, the Halloween party is always held in the evening…
Fen: We really have so different ways of the ghost festival, ______
Woodle: Certainly.
1.A. with B. of C. as D. at
2.A. scared B. scary C. scaring D. scare
3.A. have we? B. do we? C. shall we? D. don’t we?
1.C
2.A
3.D
【解析】
Fen和Woodle在谈论鬼节。不同地方庆祝鬼节的方式是不同的，如Woodle做了一个帽子想带着它去参加学校的万圣节聚会；Fen告诉Woodle在台湾有一个“鬼月”，在那个月里他们晚上都不敢出去。
1.句意：我将戴上这个帽子作为我的万圣节服装去参加学校的聚会。with和…一起；of…的；as作为；at在具体的时间点或地点。根据句意可知... Tim is a photographer. He loves to travel and take pictures. ______. Six months ago, Tim and his wife, Candy went to Egypt to visit the Great Pyramids. They are large tombs for the kings. There are about 300,000 rocks in a pyramid. These tombs were not built by aliens or robots. It is said that a pyramid was built by 100,000 workers and it took about 20 years to finish the work. It must be very heavy for workers to carry the rocks. How could they move those big rocks? ______.
They also tried some Egyptian food and went shopping there. They couldn’t wait to be there again. Tim took a lot of pictures for his new books. ______.
1.
A. He has never been to any country
B. He only takes photos of modern buildings
C. He wants to marry a woman, and he wants her to travel with him, too
D. He has been to many countries
2.
A. It is amazing B. It is amazed
C. It just can’t help it D. It’s around the corner
3.
A. He believed that it’s not a big deal to build the pyramids
B. But the new books are not his cup of tea
C. They really had a whale of a time there
D. He didn’t think that he would come back there
1.D
2.A
3.C
【解析】
这篇短文讲述的是Tim非常喜欢旅行和拍照，六个月之前他和妻子Candy一起去了埃及，他们参观了金字塔、品尝了埃及的食物、购物，还拍了很多照片，玩得非常开心。
1.A意为：他从来没有去过任何国家；B：他只给现代建筑拍照；C：他想娶一个女人，他也想让她和他一起去旅行；D：他去过很多国家。根据上句话He loves to travel an... --What do you often do _____ classes to relax yourselves?
--We often do eye exercises ,listen to music or do some running around the school.
A. in B. among C. between D. through
C
【解析】
试题句意：在课间时间你们经常做什么来放松自己？我们经常做眼睛保健操、听音乐或者在学校周围跑跑步。两人的对话内容应该是课间空时间做什么；故选C。 — Excuse me.Is the library open all day?
—________.Only from 8 a．m.to 4 p．m.
A. Yes，of course B. That's right
C. Sorry，I'm not sure D. Sorry，I'm afraid not
D
【解析】
情景对话。由后句“只是从上午8点到下午4点”，前句意为“对不起，我恐怕不是的”，因此选D。