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FESTIVALSANDCELEBRATIONSⅠⅡⅢⅠ.閱讀理解AIt’seighto’clockonChristmasmorning,andUncleTomsayshewantstolistentothenews.Iamwonderingwhyonearthgrown-upswouldbeinterestedinthenewswhenthereareimportantthingstobedone,suchashandingoutpresents.And

then,whileIamonlyhalf-listeningtotheradiobroadcast,somethingsurprisinghappens:TheboringnewsreaderbeginstalkingaboutaChristmasmessagefromtheVatican.Hadn’tweheardthatreportearlier?Myolderbrother,Colin,figuresoutwhat’shappening.“Pete,Pete,it’sataperecorder!We’vegotourtaperecorder!”ⅠⅡⅢColinandIhadbothbeenblindfrombirth.AtthespecialboardingschoolinWorcesterinwesternEnglandthatColinandIattended,ataperecorderofyourownwastheheightofaspiration.However,Colin—betterinformedandmorerealisticaboutfamilyfinancesthanIwas—hadnorealexpectationsofgettingone.I

realized,much

later,thatthetaperecordermyfatherhadboughtuswouldhavecostmorethanfourtimeshisweeklywage.ⅠⅡⅢThenewtoy,thesizeofasmallsuitcase,dominatedtherestoftheChristmasholidays.ItookmyfirststepsdownthepathtomycareerasabroadcasterwhenIreturnedtoschoolaftertheholidays.Iwouldwanderroundtheschoolwithmymicrophone,recordingmythoughtsinthestyleofthevoicesIheardontheradio.Buttenyearslater,afterIhadstartedandabandonedauniversitylawcourse,IdrewontheconfidenceandwalkedintoaBBCradiostation,inthehopeofsellingmyselfasabroadcastjournalist.Aproducerattheradiostationwhowasputtingtogetheraweeklyprogramforblindpeoplehadseenme.HelaterphonedmeandinformedIwasadmitted.ⅠⅡⅢTwenty-fiveyearslater,IpresentedmyfirstreportforBBCTV’sSix

O’Clock

News,aprogrammyfatherhadnevermissed.Althoughbythenhe’dbeendeadformorethanadecade,Iliketothinkhe’dhaverealizedthathisinspiringChristmaspresenthadchangedmylife.【語篇解讀】本文是一篇記敘文。作者和科林是一對盲人兄弟,他們在圣誕節(jié)收到了一個錄音機作為禮物,從而影響了作者的一生。ⅠⅡⅢ1.Whywastheauthorsurprisedattheradioreportaccordingtoparagraph1?A.Becausehewashandingoutpresents.B.Becausetheinformationwasfamiliar.C.Becauseitbroadcastthelatestnews.D.Becauseitwasreadingaboringmessage.√細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中的“The

boring

newsreader

begins

talking

about

a

Christmas

message

from

the

Vatican.Hadn’t

we

heard

that

report

earlier?My

older

brother,Colin,figures

out

what’s

happening.”可知,作者對廣播報道感到驚訝,是因為作者之前已經(jīng)聽過那個新聞,即作者對這個報道很熟悉。ⅠⅡⅢ2.WhatdidColinthinkofataperecorder?A.Itwasinexpensive.B.Itwasunnecessary.C.Itwasunaffordable.D.Itwasunexceptional.√推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中的“However,Colin—better

informed

and

more

realistic

about

family

finances

than

I

was—had

no

real

expectations

of

getting

one.”可推知,科林認為錄音機太貴了,他們負擔(dān)不起。故選C項。ⅠⅡⅢ3.Whateffectdidthepresenthaveontheauthor?A.Herecordedhispersonallifeeveryday.B.Hemajoredinbroadcastingatuniversity.C.Hegotaddictedandabandonedhisstudy.D.Hedecidedtoworkinbroadcastjournalism.√細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中的“The

new

toy,the

size

of

a

small

suitcase,dominated

the

rest

of

the

Christmas

holidays.I

took

my

first

steps

down

the

path

to

my

career

as

a

broadcaster

when

I

returned

to

school

after

the

holidays.”可推知,這個禮物對作者的影響是:他決定從事廣播新聞工作。ⅠⅡⅢ4.What’sthebesttitleforthistext?A.Unusual

Gift,UnitedFamilyB.Warm

Christmas,WiseUncleC.Silent

Love,SoundInfluenceD.Prepared

Mind,PromisingJob√主旨大意題。通讀全文,尤其是第三段中“The

new

toy,the

size

of

a

small

suitcase,...in

the

hope

of

selling

myself

as

a

broadcast

journalist.”可知,作者和科林是一對盲人兄弟,他們在圣誕節(jié)收到了一個錄音機作為禮物,從而影響了作者的一生。C項“無聲的愛,聲音的影響”適合作文章標(biāo)題。ⅠⅡⅢBEveryNovember,asThanksgivingDayapproaches,onememorycomestomymind.AtmybigTurkishfamily’sget-togethers,baklava(果仁蜜餅)isthenormatthedesserttable.There’srolledbaklava,nut-filledbaklavaandchocolate-dippedbaklava.Oneyear,though,backwhenIwasinhighschool,mycousinJohnnydecidedtochangethingsupabit.Heshowedupatmyparents’houseforThanksgivingwithtwoitemsthathadneverbeenservedbefore—applepieandacanofcream.Thosetwoitemscausedoneofthebiggestarguments.Idistinctlyremembermymomandauntswhisperinginthekitchen.ⅠⅡⅢ“Applepie?”oneofmyauntssaid.“Whattodowiththis?”Icanstillrecallmymom’spuzzledexpressionatitall.Ifthere’sonethinginthisworldmymomdistrusts,it’sfruit-filleddesserts,ano-noinourcuisineculture.“Whywouldyoubakefruitsintoadessertwhenyoucaneatthemfresh?”sheoftensays.Thecreamonlymadethingsworse.Mymomdidn’twanttohurtJohnny’sfeelings.Inatrueactoflove,sheputthepieoutonthediningroomtable,accompaniedbythecream.Itwentmostlyuntouched.ⅠⅡⅢNowadays,thingsaredifferent.WeactuallyhavepieatThanksgiving—mymomregularlymakespie(thefearoffruit-filledsweetscontinues,butdessertstoppedwithfruitsornutshavebeengiventheokay).WestilllaughaboutthedramacausedbyJohnny’sapplepie.I’llneverforgetit.Itwasn’tjustaboutthepieforme.Growing

up,Isometimesfeltlikeanoutsiderbecauseofmyculture.ThatThanksgiving,though,wasoneofthefirsttimesIrealizedthatmyfamily’soddnesswasactuallyagoodthing.It’swhatmadeus.

Whataboutyou?WhichThanksgivingsticksoutasyourmostmemorableone?【語篇解讀】本文是一篇記敘文。文章主要講述了作者記憶深刻的一個感恩節(jié)。ⅠⅡⅢ5.Whatisthepurposeofthefirstparagraph?A.Tointroducetheuniquefamilytradition.B.Tointroducethebackgroundofthestory.C.Tointroducedifferentkindsofbaklava.D.TointroducethecustomsofThanksgivingDay.√推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第一段內(nèi)容以及第二段首句“One

year,though,back

when

I

was

in

high

school,my

cousin

Johnny

decided

to

change

things

up

a

bit.”以及下文對這個感恩節(jié)的講述可知,第一段主要是為了介紹故事發(fā)生的背景。ⅠⅡⅢ6.Johnny’sapplepie

.

A.ruinedthefestivalatmosphereB.challengedfamilytraditionsC.resultedinafamilyquarrelD.contributedtoaheavymeal√細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段中“He

showed

up

at

my

parents’

house

for

Thanksgiving

with

two

items

that

had

never

been

served

before—apple

pie

and

a

can

of

cream.”以及第五段中“I

can

still

recall

my

mom’s

puzzled

expression

at

it

all.If

there’s

one

thing

in

this

world

my

mom

distrusts,it’s

fruit-filled

desserts,a

no-no

in

our

cuisine

culture.”可知,作者的堂兄Johnny帶來的蘋果派挑戰(zhàn)了作者家的家庭傳統(tǒng)。故選B項。ⅠⅡⅢ7.Whichofthefollowingisthebestdescriptionoftheauthor’smom?A.Seriousandhonest. B.Generousandstrict.C.Humorousandcaring. D.Considerateandflexible.推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第六段中“My

mom

didn’t

want

to

hurt

Johnny’s

feelings.In

a

true

act

of

love,she

put

the

pie

out

on

the

dining

room

table,accompanied

by

the

cream.It

went

mostly

untouched.”可知,作者的媽媽是個體貼的人;根據(jù)文章第七段中“Nowadays,things

are

different.We

actually

have

pie

at

Thanksgiving—my

mom

regularly

makes

pie(the

fear

of

fruit-filled

sweets

continues,but

desserts

topped

with

fruits

or

nuts

have

been

given

the

okay).”可知,作者的媽媽是個容易變通的人?！挞瘼颌?.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentence“It’swhatmadeus.”inparagraph7imply?A.Theauthorisateasewithhisfamilymembers.B.Theauthorisawareoftheimportanceofcustoms.C.Cuisineculturehelpsshapeouridentity.D.Cultureshocksmakeaharmoniousfamily.√詞義猜測題。根據(jù)畫線句子上文“I’ll

never

forget

it.It

wasn’t

just

about

the

pie

for

me.Growing

up,I

sometimes

felt

like

an

outsider

because

of

my

culture.That

Thanksgiving,though,was

one

of

the

first

times

I

realized

that

my

family’s

oddness

was

actually

a

good

thing.”可推測,作者明白了正是自己家族的飲食文化才塑造了自己的家族。ⅠⅡⅢⅡ.完形填空AWishwithWings,our

organization,grantswishesforchildrenwithseriousillnesses.EachyearWishalsogivesaChristmasparty,where

1

aredistributed.Butthisyear,Wishhad

2

170gifts,wrappedandreadyfortheparty,inatheft,justninehoursbeforethepartywasto

3

.

Aboutanhourafterwecalledthelocal

4

andTVstations,afamilywhohadheardtheradioreportarrivedwithgiftsalreadywrapped.Otherpeoplesoon

5

.Webegantofeel

6

:Maybewecouldstillhavetheparty.ⅠⅡⅢPhonecallsfloodedinandthecitycame

7

.Morestrangershadarrived,offering

giftsandlabor.NothingIhadever

8

couldhavepreparedmeforwhatIsawthere—peoplelinedupatthedoor,arms

9

withgifts.Onewasalittleboywhohadbroughtthingsfromhisownroom.Onefamilyinwhichthefatherhadbeenlaidoffbroughtthepresentsfromundertheirown

10

.By5:50p.m.justbeforethefirstofthemorethan100childrenarrived,

11

presentshadbeendeliveredtous.Somehow,workershad

12

thedonateditemswiththeyoungsters’wishes,somanyreceivedjustwhattheywanted.Theirfacesshonewith

13

astheyopenedthepackages.

WhenIwas

14

forthelocalnews,Isummedupeveryone’sfeeling:“It’sreallyChristmasnow.”Wehadallcaughtthe

15

oftheseason.

ⅠⅡⅢ1.A.food

B.moneyC.gifts

D.cards2.A.lost B.soldC.destroyed

D.hidden3.A.cancel B.postponeC.arrange

D.begin4.A.radio B.hospitalC.railway

D.school5.A.cheered B.followedC.fled

D.relaxed6.A.hope B.doubtC.warmth

D.panic7.A.awake B.awareC.alert

D.alive8.A.achieved B.witnessedC.expected

D.guessed9.A.decorated B.tiedC.loaded

D.covered10.A.table B.sofaC.bed

D.treeⅠⅡⅢ11.A.delicate B.expensiveC.enough

D.unique12.A.matchedup B.linkedupC.addedup D.packedup13.A.shock B.delightC.eagerness

D.curiosity14.A.investigated B.questionedC.interviewed

D.applauded15.A.spirit B.differenceC.secret

D.changeⅠⅡⅢ【語篇解讀】本文是一篇記敘文。文章講述了一個慈善機構(gòu)在每年的圣誕節(jié)給重病的孩子們發(fā)禮物。但是今年圣誕前夕禮物被偷,許多市民自發(fā)贈送禮物確保圣誕節(jié)聚會如期舉辦。1.C

根據(jù)下文“170

gifts”可知聚會上要發(fā)禮物,故選C項。2.A

根據(jù)下文“in

a

theft”可知禮物被盜竊。3.D

根據(jù)上文“just

nine

hours

before

the

party”以及下文“Maybe

we

could

still

have

the

party.”可知是在聚會開始前發(fā)生了禮物丟失事件,故選D項。4.A

根據(jù)下文“a

family

who

had

heard

the

radio

report”可知這家人是聽到了廣播報道才趕來的。ⅠⅡⅢ5.B

根據(jù)上文“a

family

who

had

heard

the

radio

report

arrived

with

gifts

already

wrapped”可知,聽到廣播報道的家庭是首先到來的,其他人是在其后到來的。6.A

根據(jù)下文“Maybe

we

could

still

have

the

party.”可知,聚會能如期舉辦,可推理出聚會禮物有了希望。7.D

根據(jù)下文“More

strangers

had

arrived,offering

gifts

and

labor.”可知,事件經(jīng)過報道后,整個城市的許多人都行動起來,好像城市忽然增添了活力。8.B

根據(jù)下文“could

have

prepared

me

for

what

I

saw

there”可知,此處作者表達的是以前所見的一切都不及今天眼前的情景所震撼。ⅠⅡⅢ9.C

根據(jù)上文arms以及下文with

gifts可推理出此處作者要表達的是手里拿著禮物,故選C項。10.D

根據(jù)上文“the

father

had

been

laid

off”可知本句意在表達這個家庭無法購買禮物,而是從自家樹上摘了果實作為禮物。11.C

根據(jù)下文“so

many

received

just

what

they

wanted”可知大家湊的禮物足夠了,故選C項。12.A

match

up匹配;link

up聯(lián)合;add

up加起來;pack

up把……打包。根據(jù)下文“so

many

received

just

what

they

wanted”可知許多孩子得到的是他們想要的東西,可推理出工作人員把孩子們的愿望和禮物進行匹配。ⅠⅡⅢ13.B

根據(jù)上文“so

many

received

just

what

they

wanted”以及下文“as

they

opened

the

packages”可推理出,孩子們得到了想要的東西,打開包裹的時候臉上洋溢著快樂,故選B項。14.C

根據(jù)下文“the

local

news”可知是被當(dāng)?shù)匦侣劜稍L。15.A

根據(jù)上文“It’s

really

Christmas

now.”可知,所有人都認為這是真正的圣誕節(jié),可推理出所有人都感受到了這個節(jié)日的精神內(nèi)涵。ⅠⅡⅢⅢ.讀后續(xù)寫閱讀下面材料,根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段,使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。ThatSaturday,afteranearlymorningcupofcoffeewithMama,Leonard,ourgrownbrother,pickeduphisheavytoolsandheadedoutfortheoldhenhouse.MamawantedhimtotearitdownforshewasscaredofmeandAngietoplaynearit.ⅠⅡⅢIwastwelveanddoggedLeonard’severystep.Angie,oursix-year-oldsister,insistedshewanttohelp,too.Mamatoldwewouldbeintheway,butLeonardsaid,“Oh,they’llbeallright.”“Well,alright,butyougirlswatchoutforrusty(生銹的)nails.”Leonardworkedhardtopry(撬)thestubborn,gray

boards.AngieandIcarriedtheboardstoapilehewouldlaterburn.Suddenly,AngiestartedtoscreamandMamacamerunning.Sureenough,shehadsteppedonarustynail.Mamaexaminedmysister’sfootwhileLeonardlookedatmine.OnmywaytoseeaboutAngie,I’dsteppedonanail,too.Thegrownupsagreedweneededtetanus(破傷風(fēng))shots.ⅠⅡⅢIhatedshots.Iwouldratherswallowathousandpillsforathousanddaysthanhaveoneshot.WhileLeonarddroveustohospital,Mamacuppedahandaroundmyear.“Arlene,IneedyoutobebravesoAngiewon’tbetooscared.Youknowhowshecanputupafight.”Determinedtobeabravegirl,Ididn’tcryasingletearthoughmyarmfeltlikeitwasonfire.ThenMamaloweredAngieontothetabletogettheshot.That’swhenshemadeherbigmistake.“Arlene,tellAngieitdidn’thurtatall.”Herhugeblueeyesstaredintomine.IthoughtabouthowAngietrustedmethewayItrustedLeonard.“IfItellheritwon’thurt”,I

thought,“shewon’teverbelievemeagain.”IknewwhatIhadtodo.Icuppedmyhandsaroundmymouthandyelled,“DON’TLETTHEMDOITTOYOU,ANGIE!”ⅠⅡⅢ注意:1.續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150個左右;2.請按如下格式作答。Severalthingshappenedallatonce.______________________