IV.阅读理解（共16小题；每小题2分，满分32分）
阅读下列短文，然后从所给四个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
A holiday is any day when people lay aside their ordinary duties and cares. The word comes from Old English. At first, holidays honored some holy(神的) events or persons. People in Great Britain and other countries speak of holidays as Americans speak of vacations.
Every nation has its special holidays. China observes New Year’s Day(January 1), May Day and National Day as legal(法定的) holidays, as it was on Oct. 1, 1949 that People’s Republic of China was founded. The Chinese have long celebrated the Chinese lunar year. In the United States, congress（国会） has declared(宣告) several as legal days such as New Year's Day (January1), Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday, Washington's Birthday, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day and so on. Some holidays celebrate special events in the development of a country, such as Greece’s Independence Day, Italy’s Liberation Day and India’s Independence Day.
In the United States, banks and schools usually close on a legal holiday. When such a holiday falls on Sunday, the following Monday is often observed. Schools and organizations often observe days known as traditional holidays, although schools and businesses do not close then. Those holidays include Valentine's Day and Halloween.
1. Which of the following holidays has nothing to do with a country’s development?
A. China’s National Day B. Valentine’s Day
C. Italy’s Liberation Day D. America’s Independence Day
2. From the passage we can infer that _________.
A. Chinese will no longer observe the Spring Festival
B. students don’t have to go to school on any holiday
C. Chinese and Americans share at least one holiday
D. Americans can easily draw money from banks on legal days
3. In the sentence “China observes New Year’s Day(January 1)”, “observes” means_____.
A. praises B. spends C. celebrates D. cares
4. If a legal holiday falls on Sunday, people usually celebrate on_________.
A. Sunday B. the following Sunday
C. the following Monday D. the following Tuesday
III.完型填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
I stayed at home with my 5-year-old daughter Lily. When I was reading some magazines, Lily played in the living room. But after a while I noticed nothing but 31 .
She had never been so quiet. Was she 32 ? I asked what she was doing. The 33 finally came after I 34 my question three times. I heard “Nothing”. Never could I believe she just stayed there and kept quiet. So I walked into the living room. She hurried off. I 35 her to turn around but she 36 . I got a little angry. “Young lady,” I said, “turn around!”
37 she turned toward me. In her hand was my wife’s new lipstick, only a little 38 . Besides her lips, every inch of her face was covered with bright red.
As she looked up at me with 39 eyes, I really got angry. I was about to 40 at her so that she would know what a mistake she had made. 41 before I could shout, I noticed the big letters she had written on her white skirt with the lipstick, “I’M A PERFECT ANGEL!”
Something strange 42 me. I looked back at her red face. This time, instead of seeing a 43 girl, I saw a little angel that I had almost missed!
“Lily, I heard you speak to the toys just now. I guess you were teaching them how to use the lipstick. But should an angel use her mom’s lipstick like this?” Lily lowered her head, “Sorry. I won’t do it again.” I smiled. “Go and wash your face and let’s get a new 44 for mom.”
Every child is an angel. I felt 45 that I didn’t hurt the angel through treating her mistake in a right way.
31. A. sound B. laughter C. silence D. music
32. A. sleeping B. laughing C. running D. standing
33. A. news B. result C. report D. reply
34. A. read B. wrote C. found D. repeated
35. A. allowed B. advised C. ordered D. persuaded
36. A. accepted B. forgot C. refused D. understood
37. A. Suddenly B. Slowly C. Happily D. Sadly
38. A. left B. gone C. lost D. saved
39. A. excited B. frightened C. surprised D. disappointed
40. A. shout B. beat C. drive D. hold
41. A. But B. So C. And D. Or
42. A. pulled B. left C. pushed D. hit
43. A. foolish B. bad C. clever D. boring
44. A. skirt B. lipstick C. present D. magazine
45. A. sad B. interesting C. fortunate D. sorry
. ________ is no doubt that your world is becoming smaller, due to the technological advance made by the computer.
|
A．There |
B．It |
C．That |
D．This |
The police is offering a(n) _________ of $2000 to anyone who will provide information about the lost boy.
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A．praise |
B．prize |
C．reward |
D．award |
. Tom hasn’t arrived yet. What can have ___________ to him?
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A．come about |
B．taken place |
C．broken out |
D．happened |
The little girl walks ____________ she ______ an old woman.
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A．as if; likes |
B．as though; were |
C．even if; likes |
D．even though; were |
