外研版必修5 Module 4 Carnival单元测试题 1（含答案）
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Module 4 Carnival单元测试题
第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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。
[A]
Five people are talking about working from home.
Chris: I'm a language graduate and I've been translating from Italian to English for most of my career. We've been in Milan for nearly 20 years and I've been working from home for 12 years, since my first child was born. I've found that my work-life balance has been easier to manage since I started working from home — and it needs to be easy to manage when you've got children!
Miranda: I'm a writer and I've been working from home for the last 18 months. I must say it's been pretty difficult. For one thing I've been paying a lot more for heating. And I've missed the office gossip (闲聊). To be honest, it's quite lonely. I almost wish I could go back to my old job.
Jordan: Working from home has really changed my life. I love it. I love being my own boss. I've been working from home as a website designer since I left my last job in 2004. I have a bit more time these days. I've bought myself a new guitar and I've been taking guitar lessons for the last six months.
Ahmed: It's not for everyone, but I like working from home. I do contract work in design. The best thing is that I don't have to commute (通勤) to work on crowded trains. I've had lots more time and I've been learning a new language since I started working from home in January. I've always wanted to learn Spanish.
Rageh: I'm German but I've been living abroad for five years. I've been working in marketing for a pharmaceutical (制药的) company near London and I've been working from home part of the time since January. I work from home three days a week and commute to the office twice a week. I was very lucky to get this opportunity. When I work from home I get up late and work late in the evenings. I've never been a morning person.
21. What is Chris
A. A designer.
B. A translator.
C. A novel writer.
D. An Internet seller.
22. What is Miranda's opinion about working from home
A. It's boring and costly.
B. It's free and comfortable.
C. It leads to poor quality of work.
D. It helps to keep work-play balance.
23. What do we know about Rageh
A. He is a night owl.
B. He is a music lover.
C. He works in Germany.
D. He has strict working timetables.
[B]
Winters are cold in northern British Columbia, a province of Canada. That's one reason why two girls became concerned about a number of homeless cats in their town.
“My dad first saw this big cat problem ... and he knew the man who had all the cats,” says Vivienne Thompson. Vivienne and her friend Catrina Vanderwolf learned that the man wasn't happy about all the cats living around his home. They offered to help.
Each day after school all winter long, the girls walked two miles to feed the cats. “We could see all their footprints in the snow and at first couldn't understand why they wouldn't let us get close to them,” explain the girls.
They contacted Valerie Ingram at the Lakes Animal Friendship Society, who told them that the cats are “feral.” They belong to no one. Feral cats have little or no contact with humans in their entire lives. The large colony of cats likely started with two stray (流浪的) cats who had a litter of kittens. Those cats had kittens, and before long, there were dozens of homeless cats.
To get the cat colony under control, the cats would need operations so that they could no longer have kittens. Vivienne and Catrina shared what they learned with their teachers and other students — and a project began! Grassy Plains Schoolstarted raising money to pay for the cats' operations. Before long, local organizations and large companies agreed to help.
Volunteers spent months humanely trapping (诱捕) the cats. Finally, all the cats had been operated on and returned to the colony.
“We were so happy to be a part of helping, to get to know the cats, to not see suffering anymore, only happy cats — and a happy man who feeds them on his step now,” say Vivienne and Catrina.
24. What do we know about the man mentioned in Paragraph 2
A. He disliked the cats.
B. He mistreated the cats.
C. He fed the cats regularly.
D. He was the owner of the cats.
25. What do we know about feral cats
A. They live separately.
B. They are almost wild animals.
C. They are preferred by pet lovers.
D. They are reunited with their owners.
26. How was the cat colony brought under control
A. Through a joint effort.
B. With the government's help.
C. By sheltering the homeless cats.
D. By encouraging people to adopt cats.
27. What would be the best title for the text
A. Be a responsible pet lover
B. Advice to new cat owners
C. Friends of homeless cats
D. Start your own project
[C]
Valentine's Day, especially in America, is a holiday that bears much sentimental (感情的) value. To celebrate, couples exchange cards and flowers to express their love. At my high school, students can buy flowers to deliver to one another during class. As for most of my friends, the occasion is simply an excuse to enjoy chocolate.
While these are all common ideas of Valentine's Day, it is hard to believe that the holiday is based on Bishop Valentine, who objected to the rules of the Roman Emperor Claudius. According to the Christian faith (信仰), Valentine's story is one of courage and romance.
During the third century, the Roman Empire was weakened by attacks from surrounding tribes (部落). Emperor Claudius the Second, who ruled at the time, believed that marriage had made his soldiers weak. To settle his concerns, he passed a law that forbade marriage, to ensure the quality of his soldiers. This ban on marriage was a great shock, especially to Bishop Valentine, who noted the injustice of the law. Disregarding Claudius' wishes, Valentine helped lovers unite in a marriage. However, it was only a matter of time before the bishop's practices were discovered and he was caught by the emperor. Immediately, Valentine was imprisoned.
While waiting for his sentence, the bishop's jailor, Asterius, approached him; he begged Valentine to heal (治愈) his blind daughter. Successfully, Valentine restored the girl's vision and over time, they became close and fell in love. Months later, the emperor asked Valentine to agree to his demand that Valentine end his practices. Since Claudius's request went against his religion, the bishop refused. Moments before his execution (处死), Valentine asked for a pen and paper from Emperor Claudius. In a romantic gesture, the bishop signed a final farewell message to Asterius's daughter, his lover. In the letter, he wrote, “from your Valentine” — a phrase that has lived on ever after.
While Valentine's Day has become a widely commercialized (商业化的) occasion, there is much to learn from the holiday's history. In the end, the story of Bishop Valentine shows what the holiday should represent — a time to appreciate loved ones.
28. Why did Claudius ban marriage
A. To exercise his power.
B. To fight against Valentine.
C. To produce quality soldiers.
D. To govern the unruly citizens.
29. What does the underlined word “restored” in Paragraph 4 mean
A. Showed.
B. Gave back.
C. Shared.
D. Knew about.
30. What do we know about Valentine
A. He had firm beliefs.
B. He founded Valentine's Day.
C. He was put to death by Asterius.
D. He fell in love with Claudius's daughter.
31. What is the focus of this text
A. The greatest bishop in human history.
B. Why people celebrate Valentine's Day.
C. How Valentine helped young lovers unite.
D. The meaning and history of Valentine's Day.
[D]
Compared to saving the rainforests, or helping pandas to produce young, linguistic ecology (语言生态) might not seem very exciting. One language is becoming extinct every fortnight — so what “Why should we care ” is a common reaction. Here are a few reasons why you should.
Identity: Many speakers of minority languages are fiercely proud of their language. Language forms an important part of anyone's identity. Nerys Jenkins in Belfast says, “Telling me not to speak Welsh would be like telling me not to breathe: I just couldn't do it.” To let someone's language die out is to let part of their identity die too.
Culture: Language is connected with culture — if a nation loses a language, it may also lose its links with a tradition of jokes, music and literature. Elizabeth MacDonald from Arisaig says Scottish Gaelic is “... our language, the most important part of an ancient culture which has somehow survived despite (尽管) many persecutions (迫害) over the centuries. It is a culture rich in story, song and poetry, beloved of those familiar with it.”
Knowledge: Languages harbor all kinds of human knowledge — including useful biological or medical information that we might not find out about otherwise. In the Micmac language, for example, trees are named after the sound they make in the wind. The names change as the sounds change, so, if an elderly Micmac speaker remembers that a certain kind of tree used to have one name, but is now called something else, this can show the effects of acid rain on that species. Lose Micmac and you will lose that understanding.
Of the 6,000 or so languages in the world, more than half are expected to die within the next century, and many more are disappearing. It's estimated (估计) that two languages die out every month. It's easy to think of dying and extinct languages as just facts and figures, but behind every one, there are real people. The online Ethnologue database, for example, says of one Syrian language: “The last speaker died in 1998. His daughter knows Mlahs well, but is nearly deaf and has no one to speak it to.”
32. What do Nerys Jenkins's words suggest
A. He takes pride in his language.
B. He doesn't know other languages.
C. He can't find his identity in Wales.
D. He'll die if not allowed to speak Welsh.
33. What do we know about language from Paragraph 3
A. It builds a nation's spirit.
B. It forms a nation's tradition.
C. It keeps people in touch with the classics.
D. It connects people from different nations.
34. What do the tree name changes imply
A. Languages develop very fast.
B. The air pollution is getting worse.
C. The number of Micmac speakers is dropping.
D. People of different ages speak different languages.
35. What can we infer from the last paragraph
A. Mlahs is no longer in existence.
B. The extinction of languages matters little.
C. Languages die with the disappearance of facts.
D. Languages are disappearing at a surprising speed.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Johannes Gutenberg
—the pioneer of the printing press
Johannes Gutenberg was chosen to be the most important figure of the past millennium by the media (媒体). You may not be familiar with him. 36 Gutenberg is praised for having invented the printing press and therefore preparing the way for printing books.
He was born into a wealthy family in the city of Mainz, Germany. His early training was in goldsmithing. In 1428, he moved to Strasbourg and lived there for almost 20 years. 37
Gutenberg used his skills in metalwork for the mass production of books. 38 That means that each copy of the Catholic bible and all of its 73 books were painstakingly handwritten by penmen. Gutenberg fashioned a font (字体) of over 300 characters, far larger than the fonts of today. To make this possible, he invented the variable-width mold (模型) and perfected the mixture of materials used by type factories up to the present century.
39 Between 1450 and 1455, while preparing to produce a large Latin Bible, Gutenberg is thought to have printed a number of smaller books, a calendar, and a papal Letter of Indulgence. The Bible of 42 Lines, the oldest surviving printed book in the Western world, was completed by August 15, 1456.
The discovery of the modern printing press changed the way information was delivered. 40 Even today in the computer age, we rely heavily on the printed word or text for instruction, information, and for the pleasure of reading literature.
A. Gutenberg made the world a much richer place.
B. But he has certainly influenced your life in some ways.
C. Gutenberg's idea was one of the greatest of all mankind.
D. By 1450, Gutenberg was back in Mainz at work on a printing press.
E. In fact, this invention was responsible for educating the masses worldwide.
F. Before the spread of Gutenberg's idea, literature was primarily handwritten.
G. It was in Strasbourg that he probably made his first experiments with moveable type.
第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
For most people, graduation day is exciting. 41 , my graduation day ... was not.
Two years ago on my graduation day, my family and friends flew in from across the country to 42 me. But like everyone else in my graduating class, I had 43 the economy turn from bad to worse during my senior year. We graduates had degrees (学位), but very 44 opportunities. Countless applications had not been 45 .
The weeks ahead weren't 46 . I drove to Southern California to find work 47 I knew my small university town couldn't offer me any 48 . But 100 job applications later, I found myself in the 49 spot as I was before. And the date to begin 50 my student loans (贷款) was drawing ever closer.
You know that feeling when you wake up and you are just filled with 51 And the most frustrating part was no matter how much I tried, I just couldn't seem to 52 .
I began to write. Something about writing gave me 53 . I channeled my frustration into a children's book. Beyond the “river” was the story of an unlikely hero featuring a little fish who refused to give up on his 54 .
And then one day, 55 any sort of writing degree or contacts in the writing world — just a lot of hard work and perseverance (坚持) — I received a publishing contract for my first 56 ! After that, things slowly began to fall into place. I was 57 a second book deal. Then, a few months later, I got an interview with The Walt Disney Company and was 58 shortly after.
The lesson of this story: Don't give up. Even if things look 59 now, don't give up. Things 60 .
If you work hard, give it time, and don't give up, things will always get better. Oftentimes our dreams lie in wait just a little further upstream. All we need is the courage to push beyond the river.
41. A. Therefore B. Additionally C. Instead D. However
42. A. comfort B. congratulate C. surprise D. entertain
43. A. smelt B. let C. watched D. made
44. A. good B. fair C. preferred D. limited
45. A. successful B. useful C. meaningful D. stressful
46. A. difficult B. easy C. important D. special
47. A. because B. if C. though D. unless
48. A. expectations B. ideas C. opportunities D. wishes
49. A. same B. right C. only D. opposite
50. A. checking out B. carrying out C. taking back D. paying back
51. A. pride B. worry C. joy D. anger
52. A. take action B. take chances C. make progress D. make sense
53. A. hope B. luck C. love D. interest
54. A. ability B. dream C. habit D. attitude
55. A. beyond B. through C. from D. without
56. A. article B. copy C. book D. diary
57. A. offered B. lent C. served D. sent
58. A. encouraged B. valued C. challenged D. employed
59. A. boring B. crazy C. hopeless D. serious
60. A. increase B. change C. pass D. occur
第Ⅱ卷
第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
The Lantern Festival, which falls on the 15th day of the first Chinese lunar month, 61. _______ (mark) the finale of the Spring Festival, and with it, come rich Chinese traditions and joyful 62. _______ (celebrate).
At that night, people can see the full moon for 63. _______ first time in a year. In Chinese, “yuan” literally means “first” and “xiao” refers to “night”. Therefore, the Lantern Festival has another name 64. _______ (call) Yuanxiao Festival.
A traditional food also named yuanxiao has developed for this occasion. They're rice balls with sweet fillings inside. On the day of the festival, people 65. _______ (usual) get together with all their family members to have a dinner with yuanxiao, a must-have dish.
To Chinese people's mind, at the beginning of a new year, when there is a bright full moon 66. _______ (hang) in the sky, there should be thousands of 67. _______ (attract) lanterns. They are hung out for people 68. _______ (appreciate). Children go out at night carrying paper lanterns, many of 69. _______ are animal-shaped. People also go to parks or temples and solve riddles on the lanterns. In modern days, more fantastic lights such as LEDs and lasers (激光灯) have come to decorate the night of the festival, 70. _______ addition to the traditional ones.
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Dear Peter,
I was so pleasing to hear from you and am writing to introduce our school to you. When you enter the school gate, you can see a wonderful fountain in front you. On your left is the teaching building, a tallest building in our school. The specially designed art center is on your right, that is very beautiful. Walking on further, and you'll find our lab building. Besides it, there lies the sports ground, where we held every sports meeting. Surrounding with trees, our school provides a comfortable learning environment.
Welcome to our school. I believe you will have a nice time here because of our various school activity. The teachers and students here are nicely and friendly. Waiting for your coming.
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节：书面表达（满分25分）
假定你是李华，你的美国笔友Peter给你来信向你询问中国传统节日——端午节的由来及这个节日里的主要活动。请你给他回一封电子邮件。
注意：1. 词数100左右（开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数）；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：端午节Dragon Boat Festival
Dear Peter,
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
Best wishes,
Li Hua
参考答案
21-25 BAAAB 26-30 ACCBA
31-35 DACBD 36-40 BGFDE 41-45 DBCDA
46-50 BACAD 51-55 BCABD 56-60 CADCB
61. marks 62. celebrations 63. the 64. called 65. usually
66. hanging 67. attractive 68. to appreciate 69. which
70. in
短文改错：
71. ... so pleasing to hear ... pleasing → pleased
72. ... in front you. front后加of
73. ... a tallest building ... a → the
74. ... that is very ... that → which
75. Walking on further, and ... 去掉and或Walking → Walk
76. Besides it ... Besides → Beside
77. ... where we held ... held → hold
78. Surrounding with ... Surrounding → Surrounded
79. ... various school activity. activity → activities
80. ... nicely and friendly. nicely → nice
One possible version：
Dear Peter,
I'm writing to tell you more about one of our Chinese traditional festivals, the Dragon Boat Festival.
It is celebrated on the 5th day of May in the Chinese lunar calendar. There are many stories about the origin of the festival, but the most popular one is about Qu Yuan, a great poet and loyal minister in ancient China. People celebrate the festival in memory of him. On that day, people eat zongzi and hold dragon boat races, as well as hanging a kind of plant called Ay Tsao on their doors for protection.
If you want to know more about the festival, don't hesitate to ask me.
Best wishes,
Li Hua
部分解析
阅读理解：
第一节：
A篇 (个人情况)
本文是应用文。五名不同职业者讲述了他们对在家工作的看法。
21. B。细节理解题。由第二段中的a language graduate ... translating from Italian to English for most of my career可知，Chris是一名翻译。
22. A。推理判断题。由第三段中的I've been paying a lot more for heating. And I've missed the office gossip. To be honest, it's quite lonely. I almost wish I could go back to my old job可知，Miranda觉得在家工作得交很多暖气费，而且她觉得孤单，怀念办公室里同事们闲谈的日子。
23. A。细节理解题。由最后一段中的When I work from home I get up late and work late in the evenings. I've never been a morning person可知，Rageh是一个夜猫子，喜欢熬夜，他从来不是一个早起的人。
B篇 (人际关系)
本文是记叙文。两个女孩帮助喂养社区的流浪猫，并发起募捐为这些流浪猫筹集做节育手术的资金。
24. A。细节理解题。由第二段中的the man wasn't happy about all the cats living around his home和第四段中的the cats are “feral.” They belong to no one可知，这位男士不喜欢这些猫住在他家周围。
25. B。细节理解题。由第四段中的They belong to no one. Feral cats have little or no contact with humans in their entire lives可知，流浪猫没有主人，它们很少或几乎不接触人类，几乎是野生动物。
26. A。推理判断题。由最后三段可知，Vivienne和Catrina的老师和学校里的其他同学都参与进来，帮助集资，当地的组织和大公司也提供了帮助，志愿者帮助抓流浪猫，由此可知，在大家的共同努力下，流浪猫群体得到控制。
27. C。标题归纳题。本文主要讲述了两名女生帮助社区的流浪猫的故事，C项作标题符合文章主旨。
C篇 (节假日活动)
本文是说明文。文章主要介绍了情人节的由来及所蕴含的意义。
28. C。细节理解题。由第三段中的believed that marriage had made his soldiers weak. To settle his concerns, he passed a law that forbade marriage, to ensure the quality of his soldiers可知，Claudius认为婚姻使得他的士兵变弱，所以他下令禁止婚姻以确保他的士兵的质量。
29. B。词义猜测题。由划线词前的he begged Valentine to heal his blind daughter以及Successfully可知，Valentine恢复了女孩的视力。
30. A。推理判断题。由第三段中的Disregarding Claudius' wishes, Valentine helped lovers unite in a marriage以及第四段中的Since Claudius's request went against his religion, the bishop refused可知，Valentine有坚定的信念。
31. D。主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了情人节的由来及所蕴含的意义。
D篇 (语言学习)
本文是议论文。世界上的语言正以惊人的速度消失，我们必须在乎。
32. A。推理判断题。由第二段中的Many speakers ... are fiercely proud of their language以及Telling me not to speak Welsh would be like telling me not to breathe可知，Nerys Jenkins说不让他讲威尔士语就如同不让他呼吸一样，由此可知，Nerys Jenkins对自己的语言很自豪。
33. C。推理判断题。由第三段中的if a nation loses a language, it may also lose its links with a tradition of jokes, music and literature可知，语言代表一个国家的文化，如果一个国家失去一种语言，它也将失去与某种传统的联系。
34. B。推理判断题。由倒数第二段中的this can show the effects of acid rain on that species可知，在Micmac语中，人们根据树在风中发出的声音来给树命名，而当树的声音发生变化时，人们知道那是酸雨对树造成的影响。
35. D。推理判断题。由最后一段中的more than half are expected to die within the next century和It's estimated that two languages die out every month可知，语言正在以惊人的速度消失。
第二节：
话题：社会
本文是记叙文。约翰内斯·古腾堡是西方活字印刷术的发明人，他的发明对世界知识的传播、文明的演进具有重要影响。
36. B。由该空前的You may not be familiar with him以及该空后的描述可知，B项“但是他肯定在某种程度上影响了你的生活”符合此处语境。
37. G。由该空前的he moved to Strasbourg and lived there for almost 20 years以及下文的描述可知，约翰内斯·古腾堡可能在斯塔拉斯堡用活字做了他的最初的实验。
38. F。由该空后的That means ... were painstakingly handwritten by penmen可知，F项“在古腾堡的想法传播开以前，文学作品主要是用手抄写的”符合此处语境。
39. D。由该段中的Between 1450 and 1455，Latin Bible和 have printed a number of smaller books以及The Bible of 42 Lines ... was completed by August 15, 1456可知，到1450年，古腾堡回到美茵茨在印刷厂工作。
40. E。E项中的this invention与该空前的The discovery of the modern printing press相呼应。
英语知识运用：
第一节：
话题：个人情感
本文是记叙文。我们的梦想常常就在上游的不远处隐蔽以待，我们需要的是逆流而上的勇气。
41. D。由该空前的graduation day is exciting以及该空后的my graduation day ... was not可知，此处表转折，故用“然而（However）”。
42. B。由上文中的my graduation day可知，家人和朋友从全国各地飞来“祝贺（congratulate）”“我”毕业了。
43. C。由该空后的turn from bad to worse可知，和毕业班里的其他人一样，大四那年我们“见证了（watched）”经济每况愈下。
44. D。由上文中的had degrees, but very可知，我们毕业生虽然拿到了学位，但是前途渺茫，机会“有限（limited）”。
45. A。由上下文的描述可知，无数的申请都没有“成功（successful）”。
46. B。由下文的描述可知，接下来的几周并不“轻松（easy）”。
47. A。48. C。知道大学所在的小镇不能提供什么“机会（opportunities）”是“我”开车到南加利福尼亚州寻找工作的原因，故用because。
49. A。由该空后的as I was before可知，哪怕已经申请了100份工作，“我”发现自己依然在“原地（same spot）”。
50. D。由该空后的student loans可知，距离“我”开始“还（paying back）”助学贷款的日子也越来越近了。
51. B。由上文的描述以及下文中的the most frustrating part可知，作者每天早上醒来唯一的感觉就是“担忧（worry）”。
52. C。由上文中的 ... spot as I was before和该空前的no matter how much I tried可知，最令人沮丧的是无论“我”多么努力，“我”似乎都不能“取得进步（make progress）”。
53. A。由下文的描述可知，写作给予了“我”“希望（hope）”。
54. B。由末段中的our dreams lie in wait just a little further upstream可知，“我”写的故事的主角是一条拒绝放弃自己“梦想（dream）”的小鱼。
55. D。56. C。由文中的just a lot of hard work and perseverance以及下文中的a second book deal可知，“没有（without）”任何写作学位，在写作圈子里也没有任何人脉的“我”，仅仅依靠努力写作、坚持不懈，竟然收到了第一本“书（book）”的出版邀约。
57. A。由上文的描述可知，“我”“收到了（offered）”第二本书的出版邀约。
58. D。由上文中的things slowly began to fall into place以及got an interview可知，“我”取得了华特迪士尼公司的面试机会，很快就被“聘用（employed）”。
59. C。由文中的描述可知，这个故事告诉我们一个道理：不要放弃！哪怕现在情况看上去“没有希望（hopeless）”，也不要放弃。
60. B。由下文中的things will always get better可知，阳光总在风雨后，情况终会“改变（change）”。
第二节：
61. marks。考查一般现在时。设空处描述的是客观事实，且主语是第三人称，故填marks。
62. celebrations。考查名词。设空处前面有形容词joyful限定，表示“庆典”，与traditions并列，且celebration是可数名词，故填celebrations。
63. the。考查定冠词。for the first time意为“第一次”。
64. called。考查过去分词作定语的用法。设空处在句中作another name的定语，且call和name之间是逻辑上的动宾关系，故填called。
65. usually。考查副词。设空处修饰整个句子，表示“通常”。
66. hanging。考查动词-ing形式作定语的用法。设空处作定语修饰名词moon，且moon和hang之间是逻辑上的主谓关系，故填hanging。
67. attractive。考查形容词作定语的用法。设空处修饰名词lanterns，意为“吸引人的”，故填attractive。
68. to appreciate。考查不定式作状语的用法。设空处在句中作目的状语，悬挂灯笼的目的是为了让人们欣赏，故填to appreciate。
69. which。考查关系代词。此处为“介词+关系代词”引导的非限制性定语从句，补充说明paper lanterns，故填which。
70. in。考查介词。in addition to意为“除了……”。
第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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。
[A]
Five people are talking about working from home.
Chris: I'm a language graduate and I've been translating from Italian to English for most of my career. We've been in Milan for nearly 20 years and I've been working from home for 12 years, since my first child was born. I've found that my work-life balance has been easier to manage since I started working from home — and it needs to be easy to manage when you've got children!
Miranda: I'm a writer and I've been working from home for the last 18 months. I must say it's been pretty difficult. For one thing I've been paying a lot more for heating. And I've missed the office gossip (闲聊). To be honest, it's quite lonely. I almost wish I could go back to my old job.
Jordan: Working from home has really changed my life. I love it. I love being my own boss. I've been working from home as a website designer since I left my last job in 2004. I have a bit more time these days. I've bought myself a new guitar and I've been taking guitar lessons for the last six months.
Ahmed: It's not for everyone, but I like working from home. I do contract work in design. The best thing is that I don't have to commute (通勤) to work on crowded trains. I've had lots more time and I've been learning a new language since I started working from home in January. I've always wanted to learn Spanish.
Rageh: I'm German but I've been living abroad for five years. I've been working in marketing for a pharmaceutical (制药的) company near London and I've been working from home part of the time since January. I work from home three days a week and commute to the office twice a week. I was very lucky to get this opportunity. When I work from home I get up late and work late in the evenings. I've never been a morning person.
21. What is Chris
A. A designer.
B. A translator.
C. A novel writer.
D. An Internet seller.
22. What is Miranda's opinion about working from home
A. It's boring and costly.
B. It's free and comfortable.
C. It leads to poor quality of work.
D. It helps to keep work-play balance.
23. What do we know about Rageh
A. He is a night owl.
B. He is a music lover.
C. He works in Germany.
D. He has strict working timetables.
[B]
Winters are cold in northern British Columbia, a province of Canada. That's one reason why two girls became concerned about a number of homeless cats in their town.
“My dad first saw this big cat problem ... and he knew the man who had all the cats,” says Vivienne Thompson. Vivienne and her friend Catrina Vanderwolf learned that the man wasn't happy about all the cats living around his home. They offered to help.
Each day after school all winter long, the girls walked two miles to feed the cats. “We could see all their footprints in the snow and at first couldn't understand why they wouldn't let us get close to them,” explain the girls.
They contacted Valerie Ingram at the Lakes Animal Friendship Society, who told them that the cats are “feral.” They belong to no one. Feral cats have little or no contact with humans in their entire lives. The large colony of cats likely started with two stray (流浪的) cats who had a litter of kittens. Those cats had kittens, and before long, there were dozens of homeless cats.
To get the cat colony under control, the cats would need operations so that they could no longer have kittens. Vivienne and Catrina shared what they learned with their teachers and other students — and a project began! Grassy Plains Schoolstarted raising money to pay for the cats' operations. Before long, local organizations and large companies agreed to help.
Volunteers spent months humanely trapping (诱捕) the cats. Finally, all the cats had been operated on and returned to the colony.
“We were so happy to be a part of helping, to get to know the cats, to not see suffering anymore, only happy cats — and a happy man who feeds them on his step now,” say Vivienne and Catrina.
24. What do we know about the man mentioned in Paragraph 2
A. He disliked the cats.
B. He mistreated the cats.
C. He fed the cats regularly.
D. He was the owner of the cats.
25. What do we know about feral cats
A. They live separately.
B. They are almost wild animals.
C. They are preferred by pet lovers.
D. They are reunited with their owners.
26. How was the cat colony brought under control
A. Through a joint effort.
B. With the government's help.
C. By sheltering the homeless cats.
D. By encouraging people to adopt cats.
27. What would be the best title for the text
A. Be a responsible pet lover
B. Advice to new cat owners
C. Friends of homeless cats
D. Start your own project
[C]
Valentine's Day, especially in America, is a holiday that bears much sentimental (感情的) value. To celebrate, couples exchange cards and flowers to express their love. At my high school, students can buy flowers to deliver to one another during class. As for most of my friends, the occasion is simply an excuse to enjoy chocolate.
While these are all common ideas of Valentine's Day, it is hard to believe that the holiday is based on Bishop Valentine, who objected to the rules of the Roman Emperor Claudius. According to the Christian faith (信仰), Valentine's story is one of courage and romance.
During the third century, the Roman Empire was weakened by attacks from surrounding tribes (部落). Emperor Claudius the Second, who ruled at the time, believed that marriage had made his soldiers weak. To settle his concerns, he passed a law that forbade marriage, to ensure the quality of his soldiers. This ban on marriage was a great shock, especially to Bishop Valentine, who noted the injustice of the law. Disregarding Claudius' wishes, Valentine helped lovers unite in a marriage. However, it was only a matter of time before the bishop's practices were discovered and he was caught by the emperor. Immediately, Valentine was imprisoned.
While waiting for his sentence, the bishop's jailor, Asterius, approached him; he begged Valentine to heal (治愈) his blind daughter. Successfully, Valentine restored the girl's vision and over time, they became close and fell in love. Months later, the emperor asked Valentine to agree to his demand that Valentine end his practices. Since Claudius's request went against his religion, the bishop refused. Moments before his execution (处死), Valentine asked for a pen and paper from Emperor Claudius. In a romantic gesture, the bishop signed a final farewell message to Asterius's daughter, his lover. In the letter, he wrote, “from your Valentine” — a phrase that has lived on ever after.
While Valentine's Day has become a widely commercialized (商业化的) occasion, there is much to learn from the holiday's history. In the end, the story of Bishop Valentine shows what the holiday should represent — a time to appreciate loved ones.
28. Why did Claudius ban marriage
A. To exercise his power.
B. To fight against Valentine.
C. To produce quality soldiers.
D. To govern the unruly citizens.
29. What does the underlined word “restored” in Paragraph 4 mean
A. Showed.
B. Gave back.
C. Shared.
D. Knew about.
30. What do we know about Valentine
A. He had firm beliefs.
B. He founded Valentine's Day.
C. He was put to death by Asterius.
D. He fell in love with Claudius's daughter.
31. What is the focus of this text
A. The greatest bishop in human history.
B. Why people celebrate Valentine's Day.
C. How Valentine helped young lovers unite.
D. The meaning and history of Valentine's Day.
[D]
Compared to saving the rainforests, or helping pandas to produce young, linguistic ecology (语言生态) might not seem very exciting. One language is becoming extinct every fortnight — so what “Why should we care ” is a common reaction. Here are a few reasons why you should.
Identity: Many speakers of minority languages are fiercely proud of their language. Language forms an important part of anyone's identity. Nerys Jenkins in Belfast says, “Telling me not to speak Welsh would be like telling me not to breathe: I just couldn't do it.” To let someone's language die out is to let part of their identity die too.
Culture: Language is connected with culture — if a nation loses a language, it may also lose its links with a tradition of jokes, music and literature. Elizabeth MacDonald from Arisaig says Scottish Gaelic is “... our language, the most important part of an ancient culture which has somehow survived despite (尽管) many persecutions (迫害) over the centuries. It is a culture rich in story, song and poetry, beloved of those familiar with it.”
Knowledge: Languages harbor all kinds of human knowledge — including useful biological or medical information that we might not find out about otherwise. In the Micmac language, for example, trees are named after the sound they make in the wind. The names change as the sounds change, so, if an elderly Micmac speaker remembers that a certain kind of tree used to have one name, but is now called something else, this can show the effects of acid rain on that species. Lose Micmac and you will lose that understanding.
Of the 6,000 or so languages in the world, more than half are expected to die within the next century, and many more are disappearing. It's estimated (估计) that two languages die out every month. It's easy to think of dying and extinct languages as just facts and figures, but behind every one, there are real people. The online Ethnologue database, for example, says of one Syrian language: “The last speaker died in 1998. His daughter knows Mlahs well, but is nearly deaf and has no one to speak it to.”
32. What do Nerys Jenkins's words suggest
A. He takes pride in his language.
B. He doesn't know other languages.
C. He can't find his identity in Wales.
D. He'll die if not allowed to speak Welsh.
33. What do we know about language from Paragraph 3
A. It builds a nation's spirit.
B. It forms a nation's tradition.
C. It keeps people in touch with the classics.
D. It connects people from different nations.
34. What do the tree name changes imply
A. Languages develop very fast.
B. The air pollution is getting worse.
C. The number of Micmac speakers is dropping.
D. People of different ages speak different languages.
35. What can we infer from the last paragraph
A. Mlahs is no longer in existence.
B. The extinction of languages matters little.
C. Languages die with the disappearance of facts.
D. Languages are disappearing at a surprising speed.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Johannes Gutenberg
—the pioneer of the printing press
Johannes Gutenberg was chosen to be the most important figure of the past millennium by the media (媒体). You may not be familiar with him. 36 Gutenberg is praised for having invented the printing press and therefore preparing the way for printing books.
He was born into a wealthy family in the city of Mainz, Germany. His early training was in goldsmithing. In 1428, he moved to Strasbourg and lived there for almost 20 years. 37
Gutenberg used his skills in metalwork for the mass production of books. 38 That means that each copy of the Catholic bible and all of its 73 books were painstakingly handwritten by penmen. Gutenberg fashioned a font (字体) of over 300 characters, far larger than the fonts of today. To make this possible, he invented the variable-width mold (模型) and perfected the mixture of materials used by type factories up to the present century.
39 Between 1450 and 1455, while preparing to produce a large Latin Bible, Gutenberg is thought to have printed a number of smaller books, a calendar, and a papal Letter of Indulgence. The Bible of 42 Lines, the oldest surviving printed book in the Western world, was completed by August 15, 1456.
The discovery of the modern printing press changed the way information was delivered. 40 Even today in the computer age, we rely heavily on the printed word or text for instruction, information, and for the pleasure of reading literature.
A. Gutenberg made the world a much richer place.
B. But he has certainly influenced your life in some ways.
C. Gutenberg's idea was one of the greatest of all mankind.
D. By 1450, Gutenberg was back in Mainz at work on a printing press.
E. In fact, this invention was responsible for educating the masses worldwide.
F. Before the spread of Gutenberg's idea, literature was primarily handwritten.
G. It was in Strasbourg that he probably made his first experiments with moveable type.
第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
For most people, graduation day is exciting. 41 , my graduation day ... was not.
Two years ago on my graduation day, my family and friends flew in from across the country to 42 me. But like everyone else in my graduating class, I had 43 the economy turn from bad to worse during my senior year. We graduates had degrees (学位), but very 44 opportunities. Countless applications had not been 45 .
The weeks ahead weren't 46 . I drove to Southern California to find work 47 I knew my small university town couldn't offer me any 48 . But 100 job applications later, I found myself in the 49 spot as I was before. And the date to begin 50 my student loans (贷款) was drawing ever closer.
You know that feeling when you wake up and you are just filled with 51 And the most frustrating part was no matter how much I tried, I just couldn't seem to 52 .
I began to write. Something about writing gave me 53 . I channeled my frustration into a children's book. Beyond the “river” was the story of an unlikely hero featuring a little fish who refused to give up on his 54 .
And then one day, 55 any sort of writing degree or contacts in the writing world — just a lot of hard work and perseverance (坚持) — I received a publishing contract for my first 56 ! After that, things slowly began to fall into place. I was 57 a second book deal. Then, a few months later, I got an interview with The Walt Disney Company and was 58 shortly after.
The lesson of this story: Don't give up. Even if things look 59 now, don't give up. Things 60 .
If you work hard, give it time, and don't give up, things will always get better. Oftentimes our dreams lie in wait just a little further upstream. All we need is the courage to push beyond the river.
41. A. Therefore B. Additionally C. Instead D. However
42. A. comfort B. congratulate C. surprise D. entertain
43. A. smelt B. let C. watched D. made
44. A. good B. fair C. preferred D. limited
45. A. successful B. useful C. meaningful D. stressful
46. A. difficult B. easy C. important D. special
47. A. because B. if C. though D. unless
48. A. expectations B. ideas C. opportunities D. wishes
49. A. same B. right C. only D. opposite
50. A. checking out B. carrying out C. taking back D. paying back
51. A. pride B. worry C. joy D. anger
52. A. take action B. take chances C. make progress D. make sense
53. A. hope B. luck C. love D. interest
54. A. ability B. dream C. habit D. attitude
55. A. beyond B. through C. from D. without
56. A. article B. copy C. book D. diary
57. A. offered B. lent C. served D. sent
58. A. encouraged B. valued C. challenged D. employed
59. A. boring B. crazy C. hopeless D. serious
60. A. increase B. change C. pass D. occur
第Ⅱ卷
第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
The Lantern Festival, which falls on the 15th day of the first Chinese lunar month, 61. _______ (mark) the finale of the Spring Festival, and with it, come rich Chinese traditions and joyful 62. _______ (celebrate).
At that night, people can see the full moon for 63. _______ first time in a year. In Chinese, “yuan” literally means “first” and “xiao” refers to “night”. Therefore, the Lantern Festival has another name 64. _______ (call) Yuanxiao Festival.
A traditional food also named yuanxiao has developed for this occasion. They're rice balls with sweet fillings inside. On the day of the festival, people 65. _______ (usual) get together with all their family members to have a dinner with yuanxiao, a must-have dish.
To Chinese people's mind, at the beginning of a new year, when there is a bright full moon 66. _______ (hang) in the sky, there should be thousands of 67. _______ (attract) lanterns. They are hung out for people 68. _______ (appreciate). Children go out at night carrying paper lanterns, many of 69. _______ are animal-shaped. People also go to parks or temples and solve riddles on the lanterns. In modern days, more fantastic lights such as LEDs and lasers (激光灯) have come to decorate the night of the festival, 70. _______ addition to the traditional ones.
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Dear Peter,
I was so pleasing to hear from you and am writing to introduce our school to you. When you enter the school gate, you can see a wonderful fountain in front you. On your left is the teaching building, a tallest building in our school. The specially designed art center is on your right, that is very beautiful. Walking on further, and you'll find our lab building. Besides it, there lies the sports ground, where we held every sports meeting. Surrounding with trees, our school provides a comfortable learning environment.
Welcome to our school. I believe you will have a nice time here because of our various school activity. The teachers and students here are nicely and friendly. Waiting for your coming.
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节：书面表达（满分25分）
假定你是李华，你的美国笔友Peter给你来信向你询问中国传统节日——端午节的由来及这个节日里的主要活动。请你给他回一封电子邮件。
注意：1. 词数100左右（开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数）；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：端午节Dragon Boat Festival
Dear Peter,
____________________________________________________________________
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Best wishes,
Li Hua
参考答案
21-25 BAAAB 26-30 ACCBA
31-35 DACBD 36-40 BGFDE 41-45 DBCDA
46-50 BACAD 51-55 BCABD 56-60 CADCB
61. marks 62. celebrations 63. the 64. called 65. usually
66. hanging 67. attractive 68. to appreciate 69. which
70. in
短文改错：
71. ... so pleasing to hear ... pleasing → pleased
72. ... in front you. front后加of
73. ... a tallest building ... a → the
74. ... that is very ... that → which
75. Walking on further, and ... 去掉and或Walking → Walk
76. Besides it ... Besides → Beside
77. ... where we held ... held → hold
78. Surrounding with ... Surrounding → Surrounded
79. ... various school activity. activity → activities
80. ... nicely and friendly. nicely → nice
One possible version：
Dear Peter,
I'm writing to tell you more about one of our Chinese traditional festivals, the Dragon Boat Festival.
It is celebrated on the 5th day of May in the Chinese lunar calendar. There are many stories about the origin of the festival, but the most popular one is about Qu Yuan, a great poet and loyal minister in ancient China. People celebrate the festival in memory of him. On that day, people eat zongzi and hold dragon boat races, as well as hanging a kind of plant called Ay Tsao on their doors for protection.
If you want to know more about the festival, don't hesitate to ask me.
Best wishes,
Li Hua
部分解析
阅读理解：
第一节：
A篇 (个人情况)
本文是应用文。五名不同职业者讲述了他们对在家工作的看法。
21. B。细节理解题。由第二段中的a language graduate ... translating from Italian to English for most of my career可知，Chris是一名翻译。
22. A。推理判断题。由第三段中的I've been paying a lot more for heating. And I've missed the office gossip. To be honest, it's quite lonely. I almost wish I could go back to my old job可知，Miranda觉得在家工作得交很多暖气费，而且她觉得孤单，怀念办公室里同事们闲谈的日子。
23. A。细节理解题。由最后一段中的When I work from home I get up late and work late in the evenings. I've never been a morning person可知，Rageh是一个夜猫子，喜欢熬夜，他从来不是一个早起的人。
B篇 (人际关系)
本文是记叙文。两个女孩帮助喂养社区的流浪猫，并发起募捐为这些流浪猫筹集做节育手术的资金。
24. A。细节理解题。由第二段中的the man wasn't happy about all the cats living around his home和第四段中的the cats are “feral.” They belong to no one可知，这位男士不喜欢这些猫住在他家周围。
25. B。细节理解题。由第四段中的They belong to no one. Feral cats have little or no contact with humans in their entire lives可知，流浪猫没有主人，它们很少或几乎不接触人类，几乎是野生动物。
26. A。推理判断题。由最后三段可知，Vivienne和Catrina的老师和学校里的其他同学都参与进来，帮助集资，当地的组织和大公司也提供了帮助，志愿者帮助抓流浪猫，由此可知，在大家的共同努力下，流浪猫群体得到控制。
27. C。标题归纳题。本文主要讲述了两名女生帮助社区的流浪猫的故事，C项作标题符合文章主旨。
C篇 (节假日活动)
本文是说明文。文章主要介绍了情人节的由来及所蕴含的意义。
28. C。细节理解题。由第三段中的believed that marriage had made his soldiers weak. To settle his concerns, he passed a law that forbade marriage, to ensure the quality of his soldiers可知，Claudius认为婚姻使得他的士兵变弱，所以他下令禁止婚姻以确保他的士兵的质量。
29. B。词义猜测题。由划线词前的he begged Valentine to heal his blind daughter以及Successfully可知，Valentine恢复了女孩的视力。
30. A。推理判断题。由第三段中的Disregarding Claudius' wishes, Valentine helped lovers unite in a marriage以及第四段中的Since Claudius's request went against his religion, the bishop refused可知，Valentine有坚定的信念。
31. D。主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了情人节的由来及所蕴含的意义。
D篇 (语言学习)
本文是议论文。世界上的语言正以惊人的速度消失，我们必须在乎。
32. A。推理判断题。由第二段中的Many speakers ... are fiercely proud of their language以及Telling me not to speak Welsh would be like telling me not to breathe可知，Nerys Jenkins说不让他讲威尔士语就如同不让他呼吸一样，由此可知，Nerys Jenkins对自己的语言很自豪。
33. C。推理判断题。由第三段中的if a nation loses a language, it may also lose its links with a tradition of jokes, music and literature可知，语言代表一个国家的文化，如果一个国家失去一种语言，它也将失去与某种传统的联系。
34. B。推理判断题。由倒数第二段中的this can show the effects of acid rain on that species可知，在Micmac语中，人们根据树在风中发出的声音来给树命名，而当树的声音发生变化时，人们知道那是酸雨对树造成的影响。
35. D。推理判断题。由最后一段中的more than half are expected to die within the next century和It's estimated that two languages die out every month可知，语言正在以惊人的速度消失。
第二节：
话题：社会
本文是记叙文。约翰内斯·古腾堡是西方活字印刷术的发明人，他的发明对世界知识的传播、文明的演进具有重要影响。
36. B。由该空前的You may not be familiar with him以及该空后的描述可知，B项“但是他肯定在某种程度上影响了你的生活”符合此处语境。
37. G。由该空前的he moved to Strasbourg and lived there for almost 20 years以及下文的描述可知，约翰内斯·古腾堡可能在斯塔拉斯堡用活字做了他的最初的实验。
38. F。由该空后的That means ... were painstakingly handwritten by penmen可知，F项“在古腾堡的想法传播开以前，文学作品主要是用手抄写的”符合此处语境。
39. D。由该段中的Between 1450 and 1455，Latin Bible和 have printed a number of smaller books以及The Bible of 42 Lines ... was completed by August 15, 1456可知，到1450年，古腾堡回到美茵茨在印刷厂工作。
40. E。E项中的this invention与该空前的The discovery of the modern printing press相呼应。
英语知识运用：
第一节：
话题：个人情感
本文是记叙文。我们的梦想常常就在上游的不远处隐蔽以待，我们需要的是逆流而上的勇气。
41. D。由该空前的graduation day is exciting以及该空后的my graduation day ... was not可知，此处表转折，故用“然而（However）”。
42. B。由上文中的my graduation day可知，家人和朋友从全国各地飞来“祝贺（congratulate）”“我”毕业了。
43. C。由该空后的turn from bad to worse可知，和毕业班里的其他人一样，大四那年我们“见证了（watched）”经济每况愈下。
44. D。由上文中的had degrees, but very可知，我们毕业生虽然拿到了学位，但是前途渺茫，机会“有限（limited）”。
45. A。由上下文的描述可知，无数的申请都没有“成功（successful）”。
46. B。由下文的描述可知，接下来的几周并不“轻松（easy）”。
47. A。48. C。知道大学所在的小镇不能提供什么“机会（opportunities）”是“我”开车到南加利福尼亚州寻找工作的原因，故用because。
49. A。由该空后的as I was before可知，哪怕已经申请了100份工作，“我”发现自己依然在“原地（same spot）”。
50. D。由该空后的student loans可知，距离“我”开始“还（paying back）”助学贷款的日子也越来越近了。
51. B。由上文的描述以及下文中的the most frustrating part可知，作者每天早上醒来唯一的感觉就是“担忧（worry）”。
52. C。由上文中的 ... spot as I was before和该空前的no matter how much I tried可知，最令人沮丧的是无论“我”多么努力，“我”似乎都不能“取得进步（make progress）”。
53. A。由下文的描述可知，写作给予了“我”“希望（hope）”。
54. B。由末段中的our dreams lie in wait just a little further upstream可知，“我”写的故事的主角是一条拒绝放弃自己“梦想（dream）”的小鱼。
55. D。56. C。由文中的just a lot of hard work and perseverance以及下文中的a second book deal可知，“没有（without）”任何写作学位，在写作圈子里也没有任何人脉的“我”，仅仅依靠努力写作、坚持不懈，竟然收到了第一本“书（book）”的出版邀约。
57. A。由上文的描述可知，“我”“收到了（offered）”第二本书的出版邀约。
58. D。由上文中的things slowly began to fall into place以及got an interview可知，“我”取得了华特迪士尼公司的面试机会，很快就被“聘用（employed）”。
59. C。由文中的描述可知，这个故事告诉我们一个道理：不要放弃！哪怕现在情况看上去“没有希望（hopeless）”，也不要放弃。
60. B。由下文中的things will always get better可知，阳光总在风雨后，情况终会“改变（change）”。
第二节：
61. marks。考查一般现在时。设空处描述的是客观事实，且主语是第三人称，故填marks。
62. celebrations。考查名词。设空处前面有形容词joyful限定，表示“庆典”，与traditions并列，且celebration是可数名词，故填celebrations。
63. the。考查定冠词。for the first time意为“第一次”。
64. called。考查过去分词作定语的用法。设空处在句中作another name的定语，且call和name之间是逻辑上的动宾关系，故填called。
65. usually。考查副词。设空处修饰整个句子，表示“通常”。
66. hanging。考查动词-ing形式作定语的用法。设空处作定语修饰名词moon，且moon和hang之间是逻辑上的主谓关系，故填hanging。
67. attractive。考查形容词作定语的用法。设空处修饰名词lanterns，意为“吸引人的”，故填attractive。
68. to appreciate。考查不定式作状语的用法。设空处在句中作目的状语，悬挂灯笼的目的是为了让人们欣赏，故填to appreciate。
69. which。考查关系代词。此处为“介词+关系代词”引导的非限制性定语从句，补充说明paper lanterns，故填which。
70. in。考查介词。in addition to意为“除了……”。