Question

    My name is Igor, and today — April 10 — is my name day. It is _______________ my cousin's name day because his name is Igor, too. We live in Slovakia (斯洛伐克) in Europe. In our_____________, each day of the year has a name, and a person's name day is that date on the calendar that has their name. My cousin and I_____________ our name day with all the other Igors in Slovakia.

A name day is _______________ a second birthday but not as important. In one way, my name day is better than my birthday, because sometimes my friends don't remember my birthday. But they never  _____________ my name day because it is right there on the calendar. This morning, my mother gave me a new book. My sister, Laura, gave me five _________________. She gave me five of them _________________ an even number (偶数) of flowers is considered unlucky.

At school, my cousin Igor gave me a card he had made himself. I gave___________ a box of chocolates in return. After school, my father took us both to the zoo. My sister had to stay at home and do her homework. Of course it made her_______________. When she complained ( 抱 怨 ) to my father, he told her that on June 5 she ________________ go someplace that is fun, because June 5 is the name day for Laura.

1.A.even B.also C.still

2.A.school B.city C.country

3.A.describe B.change C.share

4.A.on B.for C.like

5.A.celebrate B.forget C.mention

6.A.cookies B.apples C.flowers

7.A.though B.because C.unless

8.A.him B.her C.them

9.A.upset B.worried C.nervous

10.A.must B.could C.should

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.C

4.C

5.B

6.C

7.B

8.A

9.A

10.B

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，介绍了作者国家的一个文化，就是每一天都有一个名字，对于正好叫那个名字的人来说，那一天就是他/她的“姓名日”。本文介绍了作者是如何度过自己的“姓名日”的。

1.句意：这也是我堂弟的“姓名日”，因为他的名字也叫伊戈尔。

even甚至；also也；still仍然。根据句意，可知此处表示“也”，故选B。

2.句意：在我们国家，一年中的每一天都有一个名字，一个人的“姓名日”就是日历上有他们名字的那一天。

school学校；city城市；country国家。根据“We live in Slovakia”，可知是一个国家，故选C。

3.句意：我表弟与我和斯洛伐克其他的“伊戈尔们”一起共享我们的“姓名日”。

describe描述；change改变；share分享。根据句意，可知此处构成固定搭配share…with…，意为“和……分享……”，故选C。

4.句意：“姓名日”就像是第二个生日，但是没那么重要。

on在……上；for为了；like喜欢。根据句意，可知此处表示“像”，故选C。

5.句意：但是他们从不会忘记我的“姓名日”，因为它就在日历上。

celebrate庆祝；forget忘记；mention提及。根据前文“because sometimes my friends don't remember my birthday”，可知此处是说“不会忘记”，故选B。

6.句意：我妹妹劳拉给了我五朵花。

cookies饼干；apples苹果；flowers花。根据后文“an even number of flowers is considered unlucky”，可知送的是花，故选C。

7.句意：她给我五朵是因为偶数的花被认为是不吉利的。

though虽然；because因为；unless除非。根据句子逻辑，可知此处表示原因，故选B。

8.句意：我给了他一盒巧克力作为回报。

him他；her她；them他们。根据句意，可知此处是指表弟伊戈尔，故选A。

9.句意：当然这让她很沮丧。

upset沮丧的；worried担心的；nervous紧张的。根据前文“My sister had to stay at home and do her homework”妹妹不能一起去动物园，可知她很沮丧，故选A。

10.句意：当她向父亲抱怨时，他告诉她，在五月五日她可以去有趣的地方，因为五月五日是劳拉的“姓名日”。

must必须；could可以；should应该。根据句意，可知此处表示“可以”；又根据主句谓语动词told用过去时，可知此处也用过去时，故选B。