高一英语同步训练：1综合测评

学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精Unit1综合测评（时间：120分钟满分：150分）第Ⅰ卷（共115分）第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分,满分7。5分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置.听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1．Whatdoesthewomanadvisethatmando？A．Gotosleep。B．Drinklesscoffee.C．Eatsomething.2．Whatisthemangoingtodo?A．Lookforafriend.B．Mendthewatch。C．Meetsomeoneatthehotel.3．Whosebookdoesthewomanwanttolookat?A．Theman’s。B．Jack’s。C．Thewoman’s。4．WhatwastheweatherlikebeforeThursday?A．Rainy.B．Sunny。C．Cloudy。5．WhenwillMrDavismeetAnn？A．At8：45。B．At9：00.C．At9:15.第二节(共15小题；每小题1。5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍.听第6段材料，回答第6～7题。6．What’swrongwithJim?A．Hefailedhisexamagain。B．Heisinagoodmood.C．HehasalotofdifficultieswithChinese.7．WhatkindofmooddoesJimhave?A．Good。B．Bad.C．Happy。听第7段材料，回答第8～10题。8．WhereisBillgoingtotomorrowmorning?A．TheScienceMuseum。B．TheOcean9．WhowillvisittheScienceA．Allthevisitorscomingtothecity.B．Alotofstudentsfromthecity。C．BillandJoanandotherfriends.10．WhatdoesJoanthinkoftherestaurantsinthecity？A．Therestaurantsarebig。B．Thefoodinsomerestaurantsisdelicious。C．Someoftherestaurantsaregreat。听第8段材料,回答第11～13题。11．Whatkindofjobdoesthemanwant？A．Acook。B．Acomputerprogrammer。C．Acameraman.12．Whydoesthemanwantanewjob?A．Hewantstomakemoremoney.B．Hequitshisjob.C．Heisbored.13．Whatwillprobablyhappentotheman？A．Hewillgetthejob。B．Hewillworkintheshop。C．Hewon’tgetthejob.听第9段材料，回答第14~16题。14．WhichpartoftheEnglanddidthehurricanestrike?A．Thesouth。B．Theeast。C．Thesoutheast。15．Howmanypeoplewerekilledinthehurricane？A．Nine。B．Nineteen。C．Ninety.16．Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?A．Shehadaluckyescape。B．Shewasstruckbyatree.C．Shewasblownoffbythewind.听第10段材料，回答第17～20题。17．WhowillbewithErmainasmallboatduringhercrossing？A．Erma’smother.B．Erma’sfather。C．Erma’sparents.18．HowolddoyouthinkErmawaswhenherfatherbegantotrainher？A．14.B．13.C．6。19．WhatwillErmadoduringhercrossing？A．Eatsolidfood。B．Notdrinkanything.C．Drinksomething。20．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．BothErma'sparentscrossedtheEnglishChannel。B．Erma’sfatherswamacrosstheEnglishChannel.C．Erma'smotherswamacrosstheEnglishChannel.答案：1～5BCBBC6~10ABBAB11～15BACCB16～20ABCCC附：听力原文(Text1）M：Thismustbemytenthcupofcoffee.W：Howareyougoingtobeabletofallasleeplaterifyoukeeponlikethis？(Text2）M:That'smywatchalarm。Ihaveanappointmentbackatthehotelateleveno'clock.W：Isitelevenalready?M：No，no。Actually,it's10:30.Isetthewatchhalfanhourfast。（Text3)W：MayIhavealookatthebook？M：Whichbook?W:ThebookJacklentyoulastweek。M：Oh,sorry，Ireturnedittohimyesterday.（Text4)W：Whatwastheweatherlikewhenyouwereonholiday？M：Fine，itwassunnyeverydayuntilThursday.W：Really？Whathappenedthen？M：Well，itwascloudyinthemorning，anditrainedintheafternoon。(Text5)W：Hello，AnnNewman’soffice。CanIhelpyou？M：ThisisTomDavis.IhaveanappointmentwithAnnat9：00thismorning。ButIamafraidI'llbe15minuteslate.W:OK，Iwillletherknow。M：Allright.Thankyouverymuch.(Text6）W：Jimfailedhisexaminationagain.HemusthavealotofdifficultieswithEnglish。M:Yeah。Hemustbeterriblyworried。W:Heis。Hecan'tbeinaverygoodmood.M：Whydon'twegoandcheerhimup？W：Goodidea.Maybewecangivehimsomehelp.(Text7)M：Hi，Joan。W:Hello，Bill.HaveyoueverbeentotheOceanM：No。ButI'mgoingtheretomorrowmorning。W：Well,you'lllikeit.You’llfindalotofdifferentkindsoffishthere.WhatabouttheScienceM:Yes,Iwentthereyesterdayafternoon.Wecanlearnalotaboutsciencethere。W：Yes,allthevisitorscomingtoourcitywillsurelygotovisitthemuseum。Bytheway，don'tforgettotrysomeoftherestaurants.Thefoodisgreathere.M：Yes，Icertainlywill.（Text8)W：So，whydoyouwanttobeacomputerprogrammer？M:Well，Idon'tlikeworkinginafastfoodrestaurant，andIwanttomakemoremoney。W：Isee.Doyouhaveanyexperience？M：No，butI'mafastlearner。W：Whatkindofcomputerdoyouuse?M:Computer？Um，letmesee.IcanuseaMac。IalsousedWindows95once。W:That'sgood.M：MayIaskyouaquestion?W：Pleasegoahead.M：WillIbeabletofindajobasacomputerprogrammer？W：Umm，err，ahh...（Text9）M:Doyouhavehurricanesinyourcountry？W:Yes。Ourcountrysometimeshashurricanes，especiallyinwinter。ButthestrongestoneistheonethathappenedonOctober16th,1987.M：YoumeantheonethatstruckthesoutheastofEngland?W:Yes,ithadbeenrainingfortwodaysandthegroundwasverywet.Thetreesstillhadleaveson.Sothestrongestwindpushedoverthetreeseasily。W：Yes,nineteenpeoplelosttheirlives.M：Whatdidyoudothatevening?W：Iwaswokenupbythestrongwind。AtreefellontomycottageandontotheotherhalfofmybedwhenIwaslisteningtotherushingwinds.M：Youarelucky。W:HowIwishallthepeoplehadbeenlucky!（Text10）ErmaHartisgoingtocrosstheEnglishChanneltomorrow。SheisgoingtosetofffromtheFrenchbeachatfiveo’clockinthemorning。Ermaisonly14yearsoldandshehopestosetanewworldrecord.SheisastrongswimmerandmanypeoplefeelthatsheissuretocrosstheChannel.Erma’sfatherwillsetoffwithherinasmallboat.MrHarthastrainedhisdaughterforyears.TomorrowhewillbewatchingheranxiouslyassheswimsthelongdistancetoEngland.Ermaisgoingtotakeashortresteverytwohours.Shewillhavesomethingtodrinkbutshewillnoteatanysolidfood。MostofErma’sschoolfriendswillbewaitingforherontheEnglandbeach.AmongthemwillbeErma'smother,whoswamacrosstheEnglishChannelherselfwhenshewasagirl。第二部分英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分）第一节单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分,满分15分)从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项.21．Shelooksforwardeveryspringto______theflowerlinedgarden.A．visitB．payingavisitC．walkinD．walkingin答案:21．D如果把everyspring放到句末就很容易看出lookforwardto这一考查意图。payingavisit后需要跟介词to。22．—Whendoestheceremony______?Allthelovelyboysandgirlsinourschoolarewaitingforit.-Sorry，Ihavenoidea,butinmyopinion,8a．m。A．happenB．chanceC．takeplaceD．tookplace答案：22．C文中所提到的ceremony一定是有计划作出了安排的，故应使用C项takeplace。23．Unlessthesepeoplegetfoodinthenexttwoweekstheywillstarve______.A．todieB．todeathC．deadD．dying答案:23．Bstarvetodeath为固定短语，意思是“饿死”。24．Letus______outfor______，______？A．togo;adrive；shallyouB．go；drive；shallyouC．go；adrive；willyouD．togo;drive;willyou答案:24．Cletsb。dosth.为一固定结构，并且letus的反义疑问句为willyou？gooutforadrive是固定短语“驱车或乘车旅行”。25．Washington，astateintheUnitedStates，wasnamed______oneofthegreatestAmericanpresidents.A．asaresultofB．inhonorofC．insearchofD．becauseof答案:25．B考查短语辨析.asaresultof“由于”，inhonorof“纪念"，insearchof“搜寻”，becauseof“因为”。句意：美国的一个州,华盛顿，是为了纪念美国一位最伟大的总统而命名的。26．Nickislookingforanotherjobbecausehefeelsthatnothinghedoes______hisboss。A．satisfiesB．admiresC．promisesD．supports答案:26．A本题考查动词词义辨析。句意：尼克正在找工作，因为他感觉他做的事都令老板不满。satisfy“令……满意”；admire“钦佩,羡慕”;promise“许诺，承诺”；support“支持”.27．—Wearehavingapartythisevening.—______！A．ForfunB．MakefunC．HavefunD．Getafun答案：27．C本题考查日常交际用语。havefun＝haveagoodtime玩得高兴，句意：——今天晚上我们要开晚会。-—玩得高兴些。28．Heworkedwithgreat______,althoughhewasold.A．energyB．powerC．strengthD．force答案：28．A本题考查名词词义辨析.句意:尽管年事已高，他仍以充沛的精力工作。energy原是物理学上的术语“能量”，用于人时则指“精力，能量"。power“力量，能力",主要指动力，功率，电力，权利.strength使个人的行为、行动变为可能的力量，主要指力量，强度，力气。force主要指外力,像暴力，武力等。29．(2009全国高考Ⅰ，26)Hissisterlefthomein1998，and______since。A．hadnotbeenheardofB．hasnotbeenheardofC．hadnotheardofD．hasnotheardof答案：29．B本题考查动词的时态。由句中的时间状语since可知此处表示自从1998年到现在再没有她的消息，故用现在完成时表动作的延续;且hearof的主语即是hissister，此处省略了，故用被动语态。30．Itisthe______forWesternerstocelebrateChristmas。A．habitB．mannerC．customD．way答案：30．C本题属于词汇辨异题。custom意为“传统，习俗”，指某个民族的；而habit是指个人的习惯。manner意为“方式，方法；态度，风度”；way则指“方式,手段；道路”。根据句子意思“西方人庆祝圣诞节是一种传统和习俗"，所以应选C项.31．MrBakerhadmeant______you,buthewassobusy。A．tocallonB．callingonC．tocallatD．callingat答案:31．A本题考查非谓语动词和动词短语辨析.meantodosth.打算做某事；meandoingsth.意味着做某事；callon后常接人,表示“拜访某人"；callat后常接地点，表示“拜访某地”。句意：Baker先生本来打算拜访你的,但他当时太忙了。32．（2009陕西高考，13）Myparentsdon’tmindwhatjobIdo______Iamhappy。A．eventhoughB．assoonasC．aslongasD．asthough答案：32．Caslongas“只要”；eventhough“即使”；assoonas“一……就……”；asthough“好像”。根据句意“我的父母不介意我做什么工作,只要我高兴就行”可知选C项。33．It’sjustasmallfamilyparty—youdon'thaveto______。A．dressupB．dressdownC．getdressedD．dressin答案：33．A本题考查动词短语的辨析。dressup“盛装，打扮”，符合句意“这只是一个家庭聚会，你不必着意打扮”。34．Wearrangedtomeetat8：00,butshenever______。A．turneddownB．turnedoffC．turnedoverD．turnedup答案：34．D本题考查动词短语的辨析。turnup“出现，到场”;turndown“拒绝，关小”；turnoff“关闭”；turnover“翻倒”。句意：我们安排的是八点见面，但她还没到。35．—Doyouthinkyouhaveenoughmentorepairthehouse？—No.Ithinkweneed______men.A．anothertwoB．twootherC．othertwoD．moretwo答案：35．A本题考查固定用法。anothertwomen＝twomoremen。句意：——修这所房子你觉得你的人手够吗？-—不够.我想我们还需要两个人。第二节完形填空(共20小题；每小题1。5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在36～55题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。WhenIwasinGermany,onedayatChristmas­timeIwenttoapostofficetosendaletter.Tomy__36__,Ifoundpeoplequeuingsomepacesawayfromthe__37__atthesavingsdeposit（存款)window。Whyso？Eachdidhisbusinessinturnbutthelinenever__38__astepnearer。Iwasverycurious,soIwalkedtothewindowto__39__thecause.Therewasa__40__onwhichwaswritten“Thankyouforyourrespectforother'sprivacy（隐私）"—apolite__41__tokeeppeopleawayfromnosingintoother’saffairs（moneymattersareregardedasprivacyinWesterncountries)．Iwasdeeply__42__bythesightandstayedawhiletowatch：theywere__43__socalmlyatadistancethattheyseemedquite__44__tothepractice.The__45__thinghappenedatapublictelephonebox。Thosewaitingfortheir__46__alwayskepttheirdistance—enoughtobeoutof__47__。It'sanothertypicalexample！FromthenonI__48__towatchtheirwaysofdoingthings，manners,treatmentshowntowards__49__.IfoundtheGermansalwaysmindfulofother’sprivacy.They__50__nottoputothersinanembarrassing（窘迫）situation.Forinstance,theynever__51__aboutage，incomesortheplacetobuysuchacoat，norwouldtheytalkabouttheothersor__52__othersworeontheirnecks.Theirlaws__53__readingdiariesoropeningletterswithout__54__。It’sobviousthatitshows__55__mattersarenotallowedtobedisturbed。36．A。joyB．angerC．thoughtD．surprise37．A.manB．personC．letterD．document38．A。stoodB．brokeC．movedD．skipped39．A.findoutB．dependonC．applyforD．cometo40．A.pictureB．characterC．wordD．notice41．A.voiceB．offeringC．warningD．sentence42．A。disappointedB．impressedC．affectedD．supported43．A。disappearingB．waitingC．performingD．looking44．A。usedB．familiarC．comfortableD．polite45．A.interestingB．strangeC．sameD．different46．A.moneyB．arrangementC．challengeD．turns47．A。troubleB．sightC．touchD．question48．A.tookcareB．wentonC．paidattentionD．carriedon49．A.myselfB．themC．othersD．another50．A。supposedB．orderedC．toldD．tried51．A。askedB．heardC．worriedD．learned52．A.smilesB．clothC．jewelryD．stockings53．A.appreciateB．stopC．hateD．forbid54．A。permissionB．glassesC．helpD．alarm55．A。publicB．personalC．smallD．important答案：36．D根据第二段的第一句“Whyso？"和第三句“Iwasverycurious。。。”可知作者对排队的队伍离存款窗口的人有几步远感到很奇怪。37．B队伍离着存款窗口的“人”有好几步远.38．Cmoveastep“挪动一步”。由后面的nearer可知不应该是stand；而astep表明距离很小,用move更贴切.39．A作者感到好奇，因此到前面“查明"原因.40．D有一张“告示”上写着“谢谢您尊重别人的隐私".41．C这是阻止人们窥探别人隐私的礼貌的“警告”。42．B这给作者留下了深刻的印象。impresssb.给某人留下印象。43．B他们静静地“等”.44．Aseemusedtosth.是beusedtosth。的变形，意思是“好像习惯于某事"，此处seem为系动词。befamiliarto。。。“为……所熟悉”;bepoliteto。.。“对……礼貌”，后面通常接“人”.45．C从下句“Thosewaitingfortheir__46__alwayskepttheirdistance。..”可知“同样的"事情发生在公用电话亭。46．D等待轮到自己.47．B那些排队的人一直与公话亭内的人保持一定的距离，这个距离足以保持在视线之外。48．Agoontodosth。接着做某事.takecare“小心，注意"；payattentionto“注意”，后接动名词或名词；carryon“继续"，后加名词.自从在邮局和电话亭看到德国人对个人隐私的尊重,“我”就注意观察他们的行事方式和对待他人的态度。to后的动词为原形，因此选A项而不能选C项。49．C对待“别人”的方式。50．D他们“努力”不让别人处于窘迫的境地。51．A他们从来不询问年龄、收入……52．C由后面的定语从句othersworeontheirnecks可知是“珠宝”.53．D他们的法律“禁止”不经允许看日记或打开信件。54．Awithoutpermission“不经允许”。55．B很明显“私人”事务不允许受到干扰。答案：36．D根据第二段的第一句“Whyso？”和第三句“Iwasverycurious。.。”可知作者对排队的队伍离存款窗口的人有几步远感到很奇怪.37．B队伍离着存款窗口的“人”有好几步远.38．Cmoveastep“挪动一步”。由后面的nearer可知不应该是stand;而astep表明距离很小,用move更贴切。39．A作者感到好奇，因此到前面“查明”原因。40．D有一张“告示”上写着“谢谢您尊重别人的隐私”。41．C这是阻止人们窥探别人隐私的礼貌的“警告”。42．B这给作者留下了深刻的印象。impresssb.给某人留下印象.43．B他们静静地“等”。44．Aseemusedtosth.是beusedtosth。的变形，意思是“好像习惯于某事”，此处seem为系动词。befamiliarto。。。“为……所熟悉”;bepoliteto...“对……礼貌”，后面通常接“人”。45．C从下句“Thosewaitingfortheir__46__alwayskepttheirdistance。.."可知“同样的"事情发生在公用电话亭。46．D等待轮到自己。47．B那些排队的人一直与公话亭内的人保持一定的距离，这个距离足以保持在视线之外。48．Agoontodosth.接着做某事。takecare“小心，注意";payattentionto“注意”，后接动名词或名词；carryon“继续"，后加名词。自从在邮局和电话亭看到德国人对个人隐私的尊重，“我”就注意观察他们的行事方式和对待他人的态度。to后的动词为原形,因此选A项而不能选C项.49．C对待“别人”的方式。50．D他们“努力”不让别人处于窘迫的境地。51．A他们从来不询问年龄、收入……52．C由后面的定语从句othersworeontheirnecks可知是“珠宝”。53．D他们的法律“禁止"不经允许看日记或打开信件。54．Awithoutpermission“不经允许"。55．B很明显“私人”事务不允许受到干扰。第三部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。AAholidayisanydaywhenpeoplelayasidetheirordinarydutiesandcares。ThewordcomesfromOldEnglish。Atfirst，holidayshonoredsomeholyeventorperson.PeopleinGreatBritainandothercountriesspeakofholidaysasAmericansspeakofvacations.Everynationhasitsspecialholidays.ChinaobservesNewYear'sDay(January1），MayDayandNationalDayaslegalholidays，asitwasonOct。1,1949thatPeople’sRepublicofChinawasfounded.TheChinesehavelongcelebratedtheChineselunaryear。IntheUnitedStates，congresshasdeclaredseveralaslegaldayssuchasNewYear'sDay(January1)；MartinLutherKing，Jr’sBirthday；Washington’sBirthday；ThanksgivingDayandChristmasDayandsoon。Someholidayscelebratespecialeventsinthedevelopmentofacountry，suchasGreece’sIndependenceDay；Italy'sLiberationDayandIndia’sIndependenceDay.IntheStates,banksandschoolsusuallycloseonalegalholiday。WhensuchaholidayfallsonSunday，thefollowingMondayisusuallyobserved。Schoolsandorganizationsoftenobservedaysknownastraditionalholidays，althoughschoolsandbusinessdonotclosethen。ThoseholidaysincludeValentine’sDayandHalloween。56．Whichofthefollowingholidayshasnothingtodowithacountry'sdevelopment?A．China'sNationalDay.B．Valentine’sDay。C．Italy’sLiberationDay。D．America'sIndependenceDay。57．Fromthepassagewecaninferthat______。A．ChinesewillnolongerobservetheSpringFestivalB．studentsdon'thavetogotoschoolonanyholidayC．ChineseandAmericansshareatleastoneholidayD．Americanscaneasilydrawmoneyfromthebanksonlegaldays58．Inthesentence“ChinaobservesNewYear’sDay(January1）”，“observe”means______。A．praiseB．spendC．celebrateD．care答案：56．B从第二段中看出A、C、D三项与国家发展有关，而情人节属于生活节日。57．C由“TheChinesehavelongcelebratedtheChineselunaryear。”可知A项错误.学生不是在任何节日都不上学，银行在法定节日休班，排除B项和D项，而中国和美国都过新年(NewYear'sDay)，故C项正确。58．C下文中“TheChinesehavelongcelebratedtheChineselunaryear.”提到。所以observe应和celebrate同义，表示“庆祝”。BThanksgivingDayisaspecialholidayintheUnitedStatesandCanada.Familiesandfriendsgathertoeatandgivethanksfortheirblessing.ThanksgivingDayisreallyaharvestfestival。Thisiswhyitiscelebratedinlatefall，afterthecropsarein.ButoneofthefirstthanksgivingsinAmericahadnothingtodowithagoodharvest.OnDecember4,1619,thePilgrimsfromEnglandlandednearwhatisnowCharlesCity,Virginia。TheykneltdownandthankedGodfortheirsafejourneyacrosstheAtlantic。ThefirstNewEnglandThanksgivingdidcelebratearichharvest.ThePilgrimslandedatwhatisnowPlymouth，Massachusetts，in1620.Theyhadadifficulttimeandthefirstwinterwascruel。ManyofthePilgrimsdied。Butthenextyear，theyhadagoodharvest。SoGovernorBradforddeclaredathree.dayfeast（盛宴）．ThePilgrimsinvitedIndianfriendstojointhemfortheirspecialfeast.Everyonebroughtfood.Intime，othercolonies（殖民地)begantocelebrateadayofthanksgiving.ButittookyearsbeforetherewasanationalThanksgivingDay。DuringtheCivilWar，SarahJosephaHalepersuadedAbrahamLincolntodosomethingaboutit.Heproclaimed（宣布)thelastThursdayofNovember1863asadayofthanksgiving.Today，AmericanscelebratethishappyharvestfestivalonthefourthThursdayinNovember.CanadianscelebrateThanksgivingDayinmuchthesamewayastheirAmericanneighbours.ButtheCanadianThanksgivingDayfallsonthesecondMondayinOctober。59．ThanksgivingDayiscelebrated______。A．inspringB．insummerC．inautumnD．inwinter60．Thefirsttocelebratethanksgivingwere______.A．somepeoplefromEnglandB．theAmericanIndiansC．SarahJosephaHaleD．GovernorBradford61．WecaninferfromthepassagethatNewEnglandmustbe______.A．intheUSAB．inGreatBritainC．inCanadaD．onsomeislandofftheAtlantic62．Thepassagemainlytellsus______。A．howThanksgivingDayiscelebratedintheU．S。A。B．howThanksgivingDaycameintobeingandthedifferentwaysitiscelebratedC．thatThanksgivingDayisinfactaharvestholidayD．howthewaytocelebrateThanksgivingDaychangedwiththetimeandplaces答案：59．C由第二段中的“Thisiswhyitiscelebratedinlatefall..。”可知。60．A第二段后半部分讲述了来自英国的清教徒移民举办感恩节是为了感谢上帝使他们平安横渡大西洋来到美洲。61．A由第三段前两句可知NewEngland和Massachusetts是美国的两个州.62B综观全文可知,短文主要讲述了感恩节的来历以及人们庆祝此节日的不同方式.CVisitanycardshopinDecember,andyou’llfindanamazingselectionofChristmascards.Boxesuponboxeslinetheshelvesindiscount（打折)storesandbookstores,too。TodaytwobillioncardsareexchangedeveryyearintheUSalone.HowdidthisChristmascustombegin？SirHenryCole，abusyLondonmuseumdirector,askedanartistfriendtodesignacardthatcouldbeduplicated(复制)．Thatwasin1843，whenwritingeachgreetingseparatelywasalong,difficulttask。AthousandcardswereprintedforCole。Cole’scardpicturedafamilyatdinner.Italsoshowedpeoplegivingfoodandclothingtothepoor。HelpingthepoorisoneoftheteachingsofJesus。AtChristmaspeoplecelebratehisbirthabout2000yearsagoinBethlehem。InthenextdecadesinBritainandtheUS，Christmascardscaughton(流行)．Allsortsofcardsappeared。Manywerepaper,butsomeweremadeofsatin（缎)orvelvet(丝绒）．Cardswereprintedoneatatime.Onlytherichcouldaffordtobuythem.Justonecouldcostseveralhours’wages。63．InDecember，theChristmascardsaresold______.A．inboxesB．atadiscountC．atahighpriceD．atanadditionaltax64．HenryColehadthecarddesignedandduplicatedbecause______。A．hewantedtogreethisartistfriendB．hewantedtosendhisgreetingwordsseparatelyC．hewantedtocompleteadifficulttaskD．hewantedtomakemorefriendsinthisway65．ThepictureonCole’scardwas______.A．afamilyatdinnerB．afamilygivingfoodtothepoorC．peopleinahouseD．somepoorpeopleatdinner66．Whatisthemeaningofthesentence“Cardswereprintedoneatatime”？A．Onlyonecardwasprintedatthattime。B．Cardswereprintedonlyonceatthattime.C．Onesortofcardswasprintedatatime。D．Cardswereprintedonebyone。答案：63．B根据文章开头的两句话可推知答案:圣诞贺卡在打折销售。64．B由第一段最后两句话可知Cole找人设计这种贺卡的动机。65．A第二段第一句话说“Cole’scardpicturedafamilyatdinner。”，据此可知答案.66．D由文章的最后几句话可知:当时的贺卡一次只能印制一张，故成本很高，只有有钱人才买得起。DSincethe800's，November1stisaholidayknownasAllSaints'Day。TheeveningbeforeisknownasAllHallowE’enorHalloween.Duringthefestivals，poorpeoplewouldbegforfoodandfamilieswouldgivethem“soulcakes”inreturnfortheirpromisetoprayforthefamily’deadrelatives。Halloween，however，hasaspecialmeaningforchildrentoday，whodressinfunnyorghostlyclothesandknockatneighborhooddoorsshouting“TrickorTreat！”Princesses，ghosts_and_witchesallholdbagsopentocatchthecandiesorcakesthatneighboursdropin.Todayschooldancesandneighborhoodpartiescalled“blockparties”arepopularamongyoungandold.Theydressupashistoricalorpoliticalfiguresandgotocostumeparties（化妆晚会）．Teenagersenjoycostumedancesattheirschoolsandthemoreoutrageousthecostumethebetter！Certaintrickssuchassoapingcarwindowsandknockingattheneighbour’swindowsareexpected.ButpartyingandtricksarenottheonlythingsthatHalloweenersenjoydoing.Somecollectmoneytobuyfoodandmedicineforpoorchildrenaroundtheworld.Halloweenbeganasacelebrationconnectedwithbadspirits.BlackisoneofthetraditionalHalloweencolors，probablybecauseHalloweenfestivalsandtraditionstookplaceatnight.PumpkinsarealsoasymbolofHalloween。CarvingpumpkinsintoJack.o'。lanternsisaHalloweencustomdatingbacktoIreland.WhentheIrishbroughttheircustomstoUntiedStates，theycarvedfacesonpumpkinsinsteadofturnips(芜菁）becauseintheautumntheyweremoreplentifulthanturnips.TodayJack。o’。lanternsinthewindowsofahouseonHalloweennightletcostumedchildrenknowthattherearecandieswaitingiftheyknockandsay“trickortreat”．67．Accordingtothepassage，whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutHalloween？A．PeoplecelebrateHalloweentohonortheancientpeople.B．OnlychildrencanenjoythemselvesonHalloween.C．Peopleusebeautifulflowerstodecoratetheirhousesduringtheholiday.D．Overtheyears，therehavebeensomechangesaboutHalloweentraditions.68．“Princesses,ghostsandwitches”referto______.A．peopleexistingintheimaginationofchildrenB．thegrown.upsdresseduptopleasechildrenC．thechildrendresseduponthisspecialholidayD．theactorsoractressesinvitedtocelebratetheholiday69．ChildrencelebrateHalloweeninthefollowingwaysEXCEPT______.A．playingsomelittletricksontheirneighboursB．dressingupandattendingcostumepartiesC．doingdestructivethingswhichareusuallynotallowedD．doingsomegooddeedstohelpthoseintrouble.70．Theunderlinedword“outrageous”probablymeans______。A．attractiveB．unusualC．funnyD．expensive答案：67．D由最后一段第一句“Halloweenbeganasacelebrationconnectedwithbadspirits.”及上文可知,万圣节已经发生了变化。68．C由上文“...whodressinfunnyorghostlyclothes...”可知,Princesses，ghostsandwitches指的是在万圣节盛装打扮的孩子们.69．C第一段提到孩子们开邻居的玩笑；第二段提到他们参加化妆晚会；第三段提到为贫穷的孩子募捐.只有C项没有提到.70．B孩子们化各种各样的妆去参加化妆舞会，妆应该是化得越怪异越好。EHolidaysintheUnitedStatesAholidayisanydayonwhichpeoplelayasidetheirordinarydutiesandcares.ThewordcomesfromtheAnglo。Saxonhaligdaeg，orholyday.Atfirst,holidayshonoredsomesacredeventorholyperson。PeopleinGreatBritainandothercountriesspeakofholidaysasAmericansspeakofvacations.IntheUnitedStates,Sundayistheonlyholidayrecognizedbycommonlaw.Congresshasatdifferenttimessetasidespecialholidays，suchastheDayofRejoicingaftertheendoftheCivilWar，orV.E（二次大战盟国结束欧战胜利日）andV。JdaystocelebratetheendoffightinginWorldWarⅡ.Buttherearenonationalholidaysas_such。Eachstatehastheauthoritytospecifytheholidaysitwillobserve。Thegovernorofthestateproclaimstheholidaysforthestate.ThePresidentandCongressdesignatetheholidaystobeobservedintheDistrictofColumbia，andbyfederalemployeesthroughoutthecountry.Congresshasdeclaredthefollowingaslegalfederalholidays：NewYear’sDay（January1)；MartinLutherKing,Jr.’sBirthday（January15，butobservedonthethirdMondayinJanuary)；Washington'sBirthday(February22，butobservedonthethirdMondayinFebruary);MemorialDay（thelastMondayinMay)；IndependenceDay(July4)；LaborDay(thefirstMondayinSeptember）；ColumbusDay(thesecondMondayinOctober)；VeteransDay(November11)；ThanksgivingDay(thefourthThursdayinNovember)；andChristmasDay(December25)．Banksandschoolsusuallycloseonalegalholiday。WhensuchaholidayfallsonSunday，holidayisusuallyobservedonthefollowingMonday.Schoolsandorganizationsoftencelebratedaysknownastraditionalholidays,althoughschoolsandbusinessesdonotclosethen.ThesedaysareValentine’sDay（February14)；St.Patrick'sDay(March17）；andHalloween（October31)．Insomestates，ArborDay，BirdDay，andFlagDayareschoolholidays。ChildHealthDay(thefirstMondayinOctober）iswidelyobservedinschools.ManyschoolsandsomebusinessescloseonGoodFriday.71．Whatdoesthephrase“assuch"inParagraph2referto？A．Specialholidays.B．Theonlyholiday.C．Bankholidays.D．Legalfederalholidays.72．Whichofthefollowingholidaysrelatedtowarsisalegalfederalholiday?A．TheDayofRejoice。B．VeteransDay.C．V.Eday.D．V。Jday.73．IfalegalholidaysfallsonSunday,inordertoobservetheholiday，banksandschoolsusuallycloseon______。A．thedaybeforetheholidayB．thefollowingMondayC．thefollowingSaturdayD．thelastFriday74．Schoolsandbusinessdonotcloseonsuchtraditionalholidaysas______。A．ThanksgivingDayB．ChristmasDayC．theDayofRejoicingD．Halloween75．Whichofthefollowingisnotaschoolholiday？A．BirdDay。B．FlagDay.C．ChildHealthDay.D．Valentine'sDay。答案：71．A由上文“Congresshasatdifferenttimessetasidespecialholidays。.。"可知答案.72．B根据第二段第二句“Congresshasatdifferenttimessetasidespecialholidays，suchastheDayofRejoicingaftertheendoftheCivilWar，orVE(二次大战盟国结束欧战胜利日）andVJdaystocelebratetheendoffightinginWorldWarⅡ。”可知A、C、D三个选项中的节日已被取消（setaside)。73．B根据最后一段第二句“WhensuchaholidayfallsonSunday，holidayisusuallyobservedonthefollowingMonday.”可知。74．D根据最后一段第三句“。。。schoolsandbusinessesdonotclosethen。"及下文可知。75．D根据最后一段最后两句“Insomestates，ArborDay,BirdDay，andFlagDayareschoolholidays。ChildHealthDay（thefirstMondayinOcto