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1、书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟。祝愿天下莘莘学子：学业有成，金榜题名！语言类考试复习资料大全Holidays(假日)(一)Holidays(假日)(一)Section Listening ComprehensionPart A You will hear 4 short dialogues. For each dialogue, there is one question and four possible answers. Choose the correct answerA, B, C, orD. You will hear each dialogue ONLY ONCE. (如需获取本M

2、P3听力录音请搜索标题名) 1. What will the woman probably do next?A.put some money in her wallet.B.buy a band concert ticket.C.make donation.D.lend the man some money.答案:C解析M: I m taking collection for the jazz band. Would you like to give?W: Wait a minute. I ll get my wallet.2. When does the conversation proba

3、bly take place?A.in the morning.B.in the afternoon.C.in the evening.D.at noon.答案:C解析W: Have you finished the first assignment yet?M: Not yet. I just bought the books today. How about you?W: I started this afternoon. It was great fun to read those wonderful children s stories.3. Where do they want to

4、 go?A.to a rock and mineral show.B.to an opera at the concert hall.C.to a movie at the student center.D.to a popular music concert.答案:D解析M: Are yon going to the rock concert Friday night?W: I haven t thought much about it. How about you?M: Sure. Would you like to go with me?W: Sounds like fun.4. Wha

5、t is the man looking for?A.a novel about a president.B.a political science book.C.a listing of election results.D.a text for one of his subjects.答案:B解析W: Can I help you?M: Yes, I m looking for a book on the presidential election system in U. S.W: Well, all of our textbooks are arranged by subject an

6、d course number in the back of the store.Part B You will hear one dialogue or monologue. Before listening, you will have 5 seconds to read each of the questions which accompany it. While listening, answer each question by choosingA, B, C, orD. You will hear ONLY ONCE. Questions 5 to 7 are based on t

7、he following passage. (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 1. Why couldn t the speaker meet Mr. Jordan when he was in San Francisco?A.He missed the appointment.B.He was sick.C.He arrived late.D.He was very busy.答案:B解析 5-7 I flew to San Francisco to take care of some business with Mr. Jordan. But as soon as I arrive

8、d, I got sick and couldnt meet with him. I had to call our appointment off. Then, when I felt better I thought about visiting him at his home, but he lived too far away. I tried to telephone him during office hours, but he was busy. The receptionist said that Mr. Jordan would call me back, but he di

9、dn t. I gave up trying to make a new appointment because it would take more time and effort than I wanted to spend. A few days later, I saw a man on the street who looked like Mr. Jordan, and I called out to him. It was someone else. When I returned to my hotel that day, I found a message, which sai

10、d that Mr. Jordan had gone out of town on some sudden unexpected business. I was sorry I had missed seeing him, but I really enjoyed my sightseeing in San Francisco. 2. Why did the speaker give up making another appointment?A.He was busy sightseeing.B.He couldn t find Mr. Jordan s office.C.He didn t

11、 want to see Mr. Jordan any more.D.He didnt want to take the trouble to make it.答案:D3. What do we learn from the story?A.The trip didnt do any good to his health.B.The trip was a complete disappointment.C.The trip was enjoyable but not fruitful in terms of business.D.The trip has helped him meet man

12、y interesting people.答案:CSection Use of EnglishDirection: Read the following text. Choose the best word or phrase for each numbered blank. Text Christmas was a 1 affair when I grew up. There were just my parents and I. I vowed 2 someday I d marry and have six children, and at Christmas my house woul

13、d 3 with energy and love. I found the man 4 shared my dream, but we had not reckoned 5 the possibility of 6 . Undaunted, we applied 7 adoption, and then he arrived. We called him Our Christmas Boy 8 he came to us during that season of joy. Then nature surprised us again. We 9 two biological children

14、 to the familynot as many as we had 10 for, but three made an entirely satisfactory 11 . As Our Christmas Boy grew, he made it clear that only he had the expertise to select and 12 the Christmas tree. He rushed the season, starting his gift list in November. He pressed us into singing carols, our fr

15、oglike voices contrasting 13 his 14 gift of perfect pitch. Each holiday he 15 us up, leading us through a round of merry chaos. Then, on his 26th Christmas, he left us in a car accident 16 his way home to his wife and infant daughter. But first he had stopped 17 the family home to decorate our tree.

16、 18 -stricken, his father and I sold our home, where memories 19 every room, and moved away. Seventeen years later, we grew old enough to return home, and 20 into a small quiet house, like the house of my childhood. Our other son and daughter had married and had begun their own Christmas traditions

17、in another part of the country. 1.A.quiteB.noisyC.crowedD.quiet答案:D解析 本题考查形容词辨析，根据上下文，“家中只有3个人”，故判断不会很热闹。选D合适。quite很，非常；quiet安静的。2.A.thatB.whichC.whatD.who答案:A解析 本题考查宾语从句，引导词用法。此处应用that.3.A.trembleB.vibrateC.violateD.filled答案:B解析 本题考查动词辨析。tremble(因冷或饥饿)颤抖；vibrate(使)颤抖，(使)振动，可做及物也可做不及物动词，此处为不及物动词，vib

18、rate with energy and love译为充满活力和爱意地颤动；violate违反，违背，如violate the law(违法)；fill填满，填充，be filled with sth充满某物。4.A.whatB.whomC.whoD.that答案:C解析 本题考查定语从句。此处修饰人，且先行词在从句中做主语。故选C。5.A.atB.onC.inD.to答案:B解析 本题考查固定搭配。reckon on sth认识到。6.A.infertileB.fertileC.infertilityD.fertility答案:C解析 本题考查词义辨析。根据语法，此空应为名词，故先排除，in

19、fertile(贫瘠的，无生育能力的)和fertile(肥沃的)相对应。后文谈到夫妻去领养孩子，故选infertility(贫脊，无生育能力)正确。7.A.toB.inC.intoD.for答案:D解析 本题考查介词搭配。apply for sth. ，故选D。8.A.whileB.whenC.because ofD.because答案:D解析 本题考查连词用法。根据上下文，此两句为因果关系，故选D。9.A.addedB.sentC.filledD.replenish答案:A解析 本题考查动词辨析。add增加；sent(send的过去式)派送；filled填满，填充；replenish添满，装

20、满。故选A。10.A.hopedB.eagerC.longD.respected答案:A解析 本题考查动词辨析。hope for sth/be eager for sth/long for sth。此处用现在完成时，故选A。11.A.harmonyB.orderC.balanceD.crowd答案:D解析 本题考查名词词义辨析。harmony和谐，和睦；order顺序；balance平衡；crowd人群。故选D。12.A.make upB.cutC.dedicateD.decorate答案:D解析 本题考查动词辨析。make up化妆，化妆品；cut砍，剪；dedicate致力于，献身于；de

21、corate装饰，装扮。故选D。13.A.inB.againstC.withD.to答案:C解析 本题考查介词搭配，contrast with sth. 与某物形成鲜明对比。14.A.eloquentB.talkativeC.musicalD.Sound答案:C解析 本题考查形容词辨析。eloquent雄辩的，口才好的；talkative健谈的，能说会道的；musical音乐方面的，音乐般的；sound好的，优良的，据上下文前说“froglike voices”，故选C。15.A.promotedB.stirredC.stimulatedD.fired答案:B解析 本题考查动词辨析。promo

22、te提拔，升职；stir up激起，鼓动；stimulate激发，激起，为及物动词；fire解雇，开除。故选B。16.A.onB.atC.toD.in答案:A解析 本题考查固定搭配：on ones way home。17.A.atB.byC.inD.around答案:B解析 本题考查固定搭配。stop by顺便来访。18.A.HatredB.GriefC.WarinessD.Zest答案:B解析 本题考查名词辨析。hatred厌恶，憎恨；grief悲伤，痛苦；wariness小心，谨慎；zest热情，兴奋。据上下文，主人公的儿子去世了，故选B。19.A.connected withB.link

23、ed withC.clung toD.stick to答案:C解析 本题考查短语辨析。connect with与联接，关联；link with意同connect with; cling to过于依恋，感情上依靠；stick to坚持，不动摇。故选C。20.A.inhabitedB.settledC.setD.lived答案:B解析 本题考查动词辨析。inhabit栖息，居住；settle into迁入新居，安顿；set安置，订制；live住，居住，故选B。Section Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections: Read the following text

24、. Answer the questions on each text by choosingA, B, C oreD. The picnics, speeches, and parades of today s Labor Day were all part of the celebration, held in New York City in 1882. Its promoter was an Irish-American labor leader named Peter J. McGuire. A carpenter by trade, McGuire had worked since

25、 the age of eleven, and in 1882 was president of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners (UBCJ). Approaching the City s Central Labor Union that summer, he proposed a holiday that would applaud (赞许) the industrial spiritthe great vital force of every nation. On September 5 his suggestion bo

26、re fruit, as the estimated 10,000 workers, many of them ignoring their bosses warnings, left work to march from Union Square up Fifth Avenue to 42rid Street. The event gained national attention, and by 1893 thirty states had made Labor Day an annual holiday. The quick adoption of the scheme may have

27、 indicated less about the state lawmakers respect for working people than about a fear of risking their anger. In the 1880s the United States was a land sharply divided between the immensely wealthy and the very poor. Henry George was accurate in describing the era as one of progress and poverty, in

28、 a society in which factory owners rode in private Pullmans while ten-year-olds slaved in the mines, strong anti-capitalist feelings ran high. Demands for fundamental change were common throughout the labor press. With socialists demanding an end to wage slavery and anarchists(无政府主义者)singing the pra

29、ises of the virtues of dynamite(炸药), middle-of-the-roaders like Samuel Gompers and McGuire seemed attractively mild by comparison. One can imagine practical capitalists seeing Labor Day as a bargain: A one-day party certainly cost them less than paying their workers decent wages. 1. Judging from the

30、 passage, McGuire was _ .A.a moderate labor leaderB.an extreme anarchist in the labor movementC.a devoted socialist fighting against exploitation of man by manD.a firm anti-capitalist demanding the elimination of wage slavery答案:A解析 事实辨别题。文章中的倒数第二句话明确地把Mcguire称之为“attractively mild”的中间派。2. We can see

31、from the first paragraph that the first Labor Day match _ .A.immediately won nationwide supportB.involved workers from 30 statesC.was opposed by many factory ownersD.was organized by the UBCJ答案:C解析 推断题。根据文章第一段第六行可看出游行遭到老板的反对。3. Which of the following is the key factor in the immediate approval of La

32、bor Day as a national holiday?A.The lawmakers respect for the workers.B.The workers determination to have a holiday of their own.C.The socialists demands for thorough reform.D.The politicians fear of the workers anger.答案:D解析 推断题。根据文章的第一句和第二句话“.indicated less about.than about a fear or risking their

33、anger”道出了资本家很快采用劳动节的原因。4. We have learned from the passage that the establishment of Labor Day _ .A.was accepted by most bosses as a compromiseB.marked a turning point in the workers struggle for more rightsC.indicated the improvement of the workers welfareD.signaled the end of wage slavery答案:A解析 推断

34、题。根据文章倒数第三行可得出答案。5. McGuire proposed Labor Day in order to _ .A.draw people s attention to the striking contrast between the rich and the poorB.make prominent the important role of the working class in societyC.win for the workers the right to shorter working hoursD.expose the exploitation of the wo

35、rkers by their bosses答案:B解析 细节题。根据文章的第一段的第五行“he proposed a holiday that would applaud the industrial spiritthe great vital force of every nation”，可看出Mcguire提出设立劳动节的意图。Part BDirections: Read the text from a magazine article in which several countries enjoy Christmas in different ways. Please match th

36、e name of each country to one of the statements given below. Christmas in Germany In the Bavarian Alps, Christmas Shooting is a tradition that dates back many hundreds of years. In southern Germany, too, at Christmas time the so-called Berchtenrunners are part of the traditional scene. Named for Fra

37、u Berchta, who in old German folklore made the fruit of the fields grow, these runners today wear frightening masks. Carrying chains, brooms and pickaxes, they go from farm to farm asking for little presents in payment for Berchta s services. Canadian Christmas The most spectacular creation is the S

38、anta Claus parade. The parade consists of a series of housedrawn floats, each one to the elaborate portrayal of some scene from story book or fairy tale, such as Snow White and Seven Dwarfs or Red Riding Hood. Fabulously spectacles are created from these characters of fiction and fantasy by the depa

39、rtment store window dressing staffs. The high point of the parade occurs when the fairy saint with his eight reindeer hitched to a sleigh winds up the rear in a blaze of glory. Christmas in Switzerland We notice that many homes on Christmas Eve are serenaded by star singers as the Swiss call them, f

40、rom the fact that their leader carries a large white star shining with the light of a candle within. In the Middle Ages, when the custom originated, the star singers dressed in costumes representing Joseph, Mary, the shepherds, and the Magi, and the peasants believed that the houses where they stopp

41、ed to sing would be blessed with happiness and prosperity in the next year. Christmas in Italy Everywhere in Italy, the custom of the Presepio, is faithfully followed. The Presepio is a visual presentation of the Nativity through the use of statues or statuettes representing the Holy Family. In its

42、simplest form it consists of a manager on the straw-covered floor on which rests the crib with the newly born Christ Child. Around the crib one finds Mary and Joseph, one or two shepherds, an ox and a donkey. In doing this, the churches and the homes welcome the birth of the Redeemer and surround it

43、 with a sweetly poetic atmosphere. Christmas in Mexico The pinata is a clay pot disguised as a lamb, siren moon ,bull or other appropriate or inappropriate to the occasion. The pinata is then hung from the ceiling. Each guest, after being blindfolded and turned around until dizzy, takes a whack at i

44、t with a large stick. If the pinata is hit, it will crack and the goodies will come showering down on the guests and a mad scramble results to retrieve the treasures of the pinata. Now match each of the referred in different countries with the appropriate statement. Note: there are two extra stateme

45、nts. statementsA.a vessel which contains lots of goodiesB.a group of carolers who brought happiness and prosperityC.an activity held in memory of Frau BerchtaD.a character in fairy tales who wears a red cap E. an exhibition of statues representing Christ Child and his Holy family F. a clown who is m

46、ade for funG. a character who appeared in the Santa Claus parade1. Berchtenrunners答案:C2. Red Hood答案:D3. Presepio答案:E4. Star singers答案:B5. Pinata答案:ASection Writing You should write your responses to both Part A and Part B of this section. Part A问题:1. You will graduate soon, and are eager to find a j

47、ob in the Southern area of China. Please write a letter to one of your southern friends to inquire some information, about 100 words.答案:Dear Xiao Bo, Sorry for not having written to you recently, for I am busy preparing my graduation paper these days. You know I will soon finish my college life. To

48、find a job is necessary. I wonder whether you can provide some information about the potential market in your cityI think a south city will be a good place for me to find a job. I believe I can work hard and do all kinds of jobs. Patience and diligence are my advantages. Yours truly, Ma Qian Part B问题:1. Why people in the mountainous r