2022-2023学年北师大版（2019）必修第一册：Unit 3 Celebrations A卷 单元测试卷（含解析）

2022-2023学年北师大版（2019）必修第一册：Unit 2 Sports and Fitness B卷
考试时间：90分钟
满分：120分
第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
第一节 （共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
There is a day every year that most people look forward to because of a cake, balloons, presents and sometimes a party. Yes, this is your birthday. A "birthday" is described as the name given to the date of the annual event of a person's birth. It is a global tradition for people to celebrate this specific day.
In the beginning, people did not have birthday celebrations, because people did not keep very good birth records. They weren't even sure what year they were born in. And when people started to celebrate the birthday, there was no tradition of bringing gifts, and guests attending the birthday celebrations would bring good wishes for the birthday person. However, if a guest did bring gifts it was considered to be a good sign for the person of honour. Later, flowers became quite popular as birthday gifts.
Nowadays, different cultures have their own birthday celebrations. In Chinese culture, elders and family members gather around the one-year-old child and bring objects such as books, dolls and coins. It is believed that the child's future career will depend on the object that he or she picks. The Chinese consider a child a year old at birth. In Japan, people's 3rd, 5th, and 7th birthdays are the most important, because they will get to participate in the annual Seven-Five-Three Festival. Participants usually visit shrines (神殿) to show thanks for their health and strength.
Some in Britain still practice an ancient way of celebrating birthdays by placing thimbles (顶针) and coins in the cake. The person who gets the coin will be wealthy and the one who gets the thimble will never marry. Ireland has a funny way of celebrating birthdays. It is believed that it is for good luck that a child is lifted upside down and gets "bumped (撞)" on the floor! These bumps will depend on how old the child is. An extra bump is also added for good luck.
1. What's the main purpose of the first paragraph
A. To introduce the topic of the text. B. To pick a way of celebrating birthdays.
C. To show readers how to develop the text. D. To explain the importance of birthdays.
2. Why didn't people celebrate their birthdays in the beginning
A. They had no money. B. They didn't have time.
C. They didn't remember their birthdays. D. They thought it unnecessary.
3. What does the act of bumping mean in Ireland
A. Great wealth. B. Long life. C. Happy marriage. D. Good luck.
B
In October, I told the eight-year-olds in the class I teach in Pompton Lakes, New Jersey, about my plan. "Since all of you have done extra jobs around the house to earn some money," I said, "then well buy food for a Thanksgiving dinner for someone who might not have a nice dinner otherwise."
I watched them while they walked up and down the supermarket. "Flowers!" Kristine cried. The group rushed towards the holiday plants.
"You can't eat flowers,"—It was wiser to use any extra money to buy something that could be turned into meals.
"But Mrs Sherlock," came the begging voice, "we want flowers."
Defeated finally, I put a pot of "funny" purple mums in the cart full of foods. "She'll like this one." The children agreed.
An organization had given us the name and address of a needy grandmother who had lived alone for many years. We finally pulled up in front of a small house. A slightly-built woman with a weary face came to the door to welcome us.
My little group ran to get the foods. As each box was carried in, the old woman kept on saying "Thanks." — much to her visitors' pleasure. When Amy put the mums on the counter, the woman seemed surprised. She's wishing it was a bag of rice, I thought.
We returned to the car. As we fastened our seat belts, we could see the kitchen window. The woman inside waved goodbye, then turned and walked across the room, past the turkey, past the goods, straight to the mums. She put her face in them. When she raised her head, there was a smile on her lips. She was transformed (转变) before our eyes.
The children were quiet. At that moment, they had seen for themselves the power they have to make another's life better. The children had sensed that sometimes a person needs a pot of funny purple flowers on a dark November day.
1. What does the story mainly tell us
A. Everyone has the power to change the world. B. Acts of kindness can change someone's life.
C. The poor people may need flowers as well. D. Children have different thoughts from adults.
2. What does the underlined word "mums" refer to in the passage
A. Mothers. B. Teachers. C. Flowers. D. Gifts.
3. Why did the author consider the mums "funny"
A. Because she thought they were too ugly.
B. Because she thought they were for children.
C. Because she thought they were too expensive.
D. Because she thought they couldn't help people in need.
4. What can we know from the passage
A. The old woman preferred food to flowers.
B. Flowers are more important than food to the poor.
C. The old woman's dark day was brightened by the children.
D. All the money the children earned was transformed to food.
C
Girls should take part in competitive sport to build confidence, and the leaders of a group of girls' schools will argue this week. Helen Fraser, director of the Girls' Day School Trust( GDST), will tell the group that sport can help girls deal with failure.
"All girls, not just the sporty ones, should take physical exercise", Ms Fraser says. Research that girls are far less active than boys is worrying, she argues. Ms Fraser will tell the group that she supports "sport for all" That's why I love it when our schools have A,B, C and D teams and beyond," she says.
The GDST draws on research from the Women's Sport and Fitness Foundation which suggests only a quarter of girls in England meet basic levels of activity each week. One in five girls do no activity at all, twice the proportion (比例) of boys, the research suggests.
Ms Fraser says other research suggests that more than 80% of women business leaders played sports while growing up. She uses the examples of former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who once was a skater and tennis player, and former head of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, who once was in the French national swimming team. Ms Fraser says Olympic medallists like Jessica Ennis and Katherine Grainger are excellent role models for young women but says women's sport needs more money and more news reports.
Valerie Dunsford, former head of Sheffield High School for Girls, part of the GDST, said it was important to offer a large number of sports to attract different types of girls. "Not everyone wants to be out playing hockey (曲棍球)," said Ms Dunsford.
1. Which of the following ideas would Ms Fraser agree with
A. Boys are born to be sport lovers. B. Girls are less confident than boys.
C. More should be done to make girls do sports. D. Those taking part in sport are always successes.
2. What's the proportion of boys never taking exercise
A. 1/10. B. 1/4. C. 1/5. D. 2/5.
3. Ms Fraser mentions those famous women to show _______.
A. hard work will pay off B. it's difficult to be great
C. sport will help girls succeed D. it's necessary to balance work and sport
4. What's the purpose of the text
A. To explain the key to success. B. To show the importance of sport.
C. To introduce more games to girls. D. To encourage more girls to do sports.
D
Halloween used to be a time for kids. In the past, the festival meant houses decorated with jack-o-lanterns, cool costumes (化装服) handmade by mums, and going door to door asking for candy, saying "trick or treat".
However, you wouldn't have seen any of these if you were at this year's Halloween events in Shibuya, Tokyo, from Oct. 27 to 30. Halloween in Japan has become a big party for adults, who dress up in costumes and hang around having fun taking pictures. In other words, this festival is no longer just a time for kids.
As USA Today editor Bruce Horovitz wrote, "Adults have slowly been stealing Halloween from kids." But "steal" is not quite the word, since the adults of today all used to be kids themselves. These grown-ups still manage to keep the tradition of dressing up alive, however, even if they're too old to knock on strangers' doors for candy now.
Some companies even encourage their employees to wear costumes to work so they can relax and enjoy their share of the festival fun. "You can wear whatever you want and not be judged," Denise Delahorne of DDB Worldwide, an advertising company, told Forbes when asked why adults are so into Halloween compared to other holidays. "There's no pressure (压力) to it. You don't have to travel or deal with relatives. There's no holiday pressure to find a date if you are single."
But here comes the interesting part: As the "adult Halloween" industry gets bigger and bigger, movie theatres, drink sellers and haunted houses are starting to aim (瞄准) at adult customers only. There's even an Halloween trade show in the US every year that you can't even enter if you're under 16.
That isn't good news for kids, but on the bright side, at least young people can still get free candy. And what could be better than that
1. Why are adults so fond of Halloween
A. They would be treated like kids.
B. They don't need to care for their relatives.
C. They feel happy and relaxed during Halloween.
D. They can get free goods from the "adult Halloween" industry.
2. What does the underlined word "it" in paragraph 4 refer to
A. Work. B. Halloween. C. Being single. D. Another holiday.
3. What did some companies encourage their workers to do during Halloween
A. Wear cool costumes to work.
B. Join the Halloween trade show.
C. Knock on strangers' doors for candy.
D. Decorate their houses with jack-o-lanterns.
4. What's the best title for the text
A. Different Activities to Celebrate Halloween
B. How to Spend Halloween in Japan
C. Halloween Customs and Traditions
D. Adult Halloween Lovers Take Over
第二节 （共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。
A housewarming party is a special party to be held when someone buys or moves into a new apartment or house. The person who bought the house or moved is the one who throws the party. The party is a chance for friends and family to congratulate the person on the new home. ①_________ And it is a good time to fill the new space with love and hopefully presents.
②_________ Some people register a list of things they want or need for their new home at a local store or stores. Some common things people will put on a gift registry include kitchen tools like knives and things like curtains. Even if there isn't a registry, a good housewarming gift is something to decorate the new house with, like a piece of art or a plant.
③_________ This is often appreciated since at a housewarming there isn't a lot of food served. There are usually no planned activities like games at a housewarming party. The host or hostess of the party will, however, probably give all the guests a tour of their new home. Sometimes, because a housewarming party happens shortly after a person moves into their new home, people may be asked to help unpack boxes. ④_________
Housewarming parties get their name from the fact that a long time ago people would actually bring firewood to a new home as a gift. ⑤_________ Now most homes have central heating and don't use fires to keep warm.
A. This isn't usual though.
B. It is traditional to bring a gift to a housewarming party.
C. You can also bring food or drinks to share with the other guests.
D. If you're lucky enough to receive gifts, keep them in a safe place.
E. It also gives people a chance to see what the new home looks like.
F. The best housewarming parties encourage old friends to get together.
G. This was so that the person could keep their home warm for the winter.
第二部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
When the 28-year-old farmer Ureta met the 17-year-old Graciela in his hometown Pampa, they fell in love. Two years later, they 1 and settled down (定居) on the farm where Ureta had been brought up.
Graciela had many big 2 for the farm in her mind. One day when she was on a 3 over Pampa, Graciela suddenly 4 that another farm looked like a milking pail (桶). Graciela thought her family could create something even more 5 on their own farm—a huge forest 6 like her favorite musical instrument—the guitar.
But Ureta didn't take his wife's 7 seriously, saying, "We'll talk about it later." Later 8 came. In 1977, Graciela died suddenly of brain cancer at the 9 age of 25 while carrying their fifth child. After his wife's death, Mr. Ureta 10 not satisfying her wish. A few years later, Ureta decided that the best way to honor his wife would be to 11 the big work of art.
After the local government 12 to help with the project, Ureta and his children took it on their own. One by one, they 13 about 7,000 trees into the "shape of a guitar". It took a few seasons for the trees to take roots (生根), but Ureta's 14 paid off.
Watching the forest grow over the years gave Graciela's children 15 . "It was the closest thing possible to having my mother alive," Maria Julia, Ureta's second daughter, said.
1. A. got prepared B. got married C. became well-known D. became stressed
2. A. tests B. tasks C. reasons D. plans
3. A. train B. flight C. cloud D. bridge
4. A. noticed B. remembered C. recognized D. expected
5. A. expensive B. funny C. attractive D. important
6. A. treated B. described C. considered D. shaped
7. A. style B. personality C. idea D. adventure
8. A. hardly B. never C. still D. always
9. A. young B. old C. common D. special
10. A. kept B. suggested C. enjoyed D. regretted
11. A. copy B. paint C. create D. change
12. A. promised B. decided C. volunteered D. refused
13. A. planted B. carried C. put D. collected
14. A. small dream B. hard work C. big success D. private money
15. A. pleasure B. comfort C. support D. care
第二节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
If you visit a supermarket in the UK in March or April, you will notice a strange thing: The shelves are filled with large, brightly-colored eggs.
Look a little ①________(close) and you will discover something else. These eggs aren't real. In fact, they ②________ (make) of chocolate. And that can mean only one thing—it's Eastertime again.
Easter is a festival ③________ has been celebrated in Britain for thousands of years. These days we mark the occasion (时刻) by ④________ (give) each other chocolate eggs, or Easter eggs. But what are the roots of this ⑤________ (tradition) event
For Christian people, Easter is a religious festival. According ⑥________ the Bible, Jesus Christ was killed by the Romans ⑦________ came back to life three days later. That is ⑧________ Easter is seen as a time of rebirth.
However, some people suggest that Easter has its origins in pre-Christian times. They say that the very earliest society celebrated the end of winter and the beginning of spring—the time ⑨________ life returns to the land.
Whatever its origins are, Easter is a big business. The UK's biggest retailer (零售商) of Easter eggs sold more than 20 million units last year and some Easter eggs can cost more ⑩________ 20!
第三部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 （满分15分）
假定你是李华，你校将选派10名学生去国外参加以"皮影戏(Shadow play)"为主题的文化交流活动。 请你给负责此事的外教Jessica写信申请参加该活动。 内容包括：
1. 写信的目的；
2. 自己的优势；
3. 表达期待。
注意：
1.词数80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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第二节 （满分25分）
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。
Several years ago, I was living in New York and working for an airline, so I never got back home for Christmas. My Christmas was happy too with some other colleagues around. But in my heart, I was sad because I couldn't stay with my family. Sometimes my colleagues would say our Christmas was filled with tears. But this Christmas was different. I was lucky. I had the whole day off, which meant I could stay with my family on Christmas Eve.
When Christmas morning came, I woke up with a small hand rubbing my face. "Dad. Merry Christmas!" was all my younger son had time to say. He seemed to be racing against time. I knew he was hunting for gifts with his brother eagerly. I got downstairs just to see the two little boys' faces as they looked at the pocket rockets Santa Claus had left to them. I realized that the real Christmas was for the children who had deep belief in the amazing power of Santa Claus. At first, their fingers went almost shyly over their toys. When their inspection(检查) had been completed, the two boys ensured that the gifts were really delivered by Santa Claus and they dragged everything into the center of the living room.
Delight flooded the room. As their mother began giving out gifts, I smiled to myself, wondering how my unexpected gifts this year would be received. With so many Christmas spent outside, I had prepared so many gifts for my children and, together with my wife, I hid them in several secret places. But the children were excellent detectives and they found all of them. They were happily opening packages constantly thanking considerate Santa Claus for his kindness and ability to know their desires. But I had not received a single one. I knew they had forgotten my existence with my absence from their Christmas these years.
Paragraph 1:
I had to admit that my disappointment was growing steadily.__________________________________
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Paragraph 2:
Suddenly my wife walked up to me._______________________________________________________
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答案以及解析
第一部分 阅读理解
第一节
A
答案：1-3.ACD
解析：1.考查推理判断。根据文章第一段的内容,再结合下文对生日庆祝的历史和一些国家庆祝生日的习俗的介绍可推知,第一段的写作目的是引出生日庆祝这个话题。故选A。
2.考查细节理解。根据文章第二段中的"In the beginning, people did not have birthday celebrations, because people did not keep very good birth records. They weren't even sure what year they were born in"可知,一开始,人们没有生日庆祝活动,因为人们不记得自己的生日。故选C。
3.考查细节理解。根据文章最后一段中的"It is believed that it is for good luck that a child is lifted upside down and gets 'bumped(撞)' on the floor"可知,在爱尔兰,人们认为孩子被倒举起来"撞击"地板会带来好运。故选D。
B
答案：1-4.BCDC
解析：1.主旨大意题。作者号召孩子们给无法享用美味晚餐的人购买感恩节晚餐所需的食物,在孩子们的强烈要求下买了一盆紫色的菊花。老太太看到花后,把脸埋在花里,然后露出了微笑。孩子们的善举和鲜花改变了老太太的心情和生活。故选B。
2.词义猜测题。根据孩子们说的"Flowers!" "we want flowers."和I put a pot of "funny" purple mums in the cart可知,作者应孩子们的强烈要求买了一盆紫色的花,且根据倒数第二段中的...straight to the mums. She put her face in them.可知,老太太把脸埋在花里,因此mums是花。故选C。
3.推理判断题。根据第三段"You can't eat flowers."—It was wiser to use any extra money to buy something that could be turned into meals.和第七段最后一句可知,作者认为买花是不明智的,不如买食物材料,所以作者认为买的花"funny"是因为它不能真正帮助需要帮助的人。故选D。
4.推理判断题。根据最后两段中的... straight to the mums. She put her face in them. When she raised her head, there was a smile on her lips. She was transformed before our eyes. 和The children had sensed that sometimes a person needs a pot of funny purple flowers on a dark November day.可知,老太太看到花后,把脸埋在花里,然后露出了微笑,孩子们也意识到在阴暗的11月中,有时人们需要一盆紫色的花,由此可知，是孩子们照亮了老妇人黑暗的日子。故选C。
C
答案：1-4.CACD
解析：1.考查推理判断。根据第二段中的"All girls, not just the sporty ones, should take physical exercise"以及第四段的内容可知,Ms Fraser认为所有女孩都应该参加体育锻炼,而且女性的运动需要更多的钱和新闻报道,即应该做更多的事情来让女孩做运动。故选C。
2.考查细节理解。根据第三段中的"One in five girls do no activity at all, twice the proportion(比例) of boys, the research suggests"可知,五分之一的女孩根本不参加任何体育锻炼,是男孩比例的两倍。由此可知不参加体育锻炼的男孩的比例是十分之一。故选A。
3.考查推理判断。根据第四段中的"Ms Fraser says other research suggests that more than 80% of women business leaders played sports while growing up"可知,超过80%的女性商业领导者在成长过程中都参加了体育运动,下文用具体例子进行说明。所以Ms Fraser举例的目的是说明运动能够帮助女性成功。故选C。
4.考查写作目的。文章列举了女性参加体育锻炼的好处和体育锻炼帮助许多女性成功的例子,是为了鼓励女孩们多参加体育锻炼。故选D。
D
答案：1-4 CBAD
解析：1.细节理解题。根据第四段的"There's no pressure to it. You don't have to travel or deal with relatives. There's no holiday pressure to find a date if you are single."可知，成人喜欢万圣节是因为在节日期间他们感到很放松和高兴。故选C。
2.词义猜测题。根据原文画线处语境可知，在万圣节这天没有任何压力，人们不需要远行或者应付亲戚，所以it指的是万圣节。故选B。
3.细节理解题。根据第四段的Some companies even encourage their employees to wear costumes to work so they can relax可知，为了让职员放松，公司鼓励职员穿各种化装服去公司。故选A。
4.主旨大意题。万圣节在过去是孩子们的节日，他们打着南瓜灯，穿上母亲手缝的奇怪的服装去邻里间串门，讨要大包小包的糖果。但是现在在日本和美国却成了成人的节日，这样使得成人万圣节行业兴盛起来。最佳标题要与adult有关。故选D。
第二节
答案：EBCAG
解析：本文是一篇说明文,介绍了乔迁聚会的定义、习俗以及来源。
①上句"The party is a chance for friends and family to congratulate the person on the new home."介绍庆祝乔迁之喜的聚会是亲戚朋友祝贺搬新家的人的一次机会,下句"And it is a good time to fill the new space with love and hopefully presents."介绍这也是给新家装满爱和希望的礼物的好时机。E项与上下句并列,都是庆祝乔迁之喜聚会的目的。故选E。
②下文中的"Some common things people will put on a gift registry include kitchen tools like knives and things like curtains... like a piece of art or a plant."列举了参加聚会所带礼物的清单,可以是厨房工具、窗帘、艺术品或绿植。这些都和参加聚会带礼物有关,B项概括了本段内容,引出下文。故选B。
③本段介绍了聚会的活动安排,后文中的"This is often appreciated since at a housewarming there isn't a lot of food served."指出因为新搬家,所以主人不会准备太丰盛的食物或太多的活动。C项符合语境。故选C。
④上句提到,由于乔迁聚会是在搬进新家后不久举行的,人们可能会被要求帮忙打开箱子。根据常识可知在乔迁聚会上让客人们帮忙干活是不常见的,A项表达了此意,与上文衔接。故选A。
⑤上句介绍了乔迁聚会名称的由来,根据"bring firewood to a new home as a gift"可知,人们会带柴火作为礼物,那么本空承接上文说明了带柴火的目的和作用。G项符合语境。故选G。
第二部分 语言知识运用
第一节
答案：1-5.BDBAC; 6-10.DCBAD; 11-15.CDABB
解析：1.考查动词短语辨析。句意:两年后,他们结婚了,在Ureta长大的农场里定居下来。get prepared准备好;get married结婚;become well-known变得出名;become stressed变得紧张。结合上文"they fell in love"可知他们相爱两年后结婚了。故选B。
2.考查名词词义辨析。句意:Graciela心中有许多关于农场的宏伟计划。test测试;task任务;reason理由;plan计划。结合空后"for the farm in her mind"可知Graciela心中有许多关于农场的宏伟计划。故选D。
3.考查名词词义辨析。句意:一天,当Graciela乘飞机飞越Pampa时,她突然注意到另一个农场看起来像一个挤奶桶。train火车;flight航班,飞机;cloud云;bridge桥梁。根据下文"that another farm looked like a milking pail"可知是在空中看到另一个农场看起来像一个挤奶桶,可推测是在乘飞机的时候。故选B。
4.考查动词词义辨析。notice注意到;remember记住;recognize辨认;expect期待。根据下文"that another farm looked like a milking pail"可知她注意到另一个农场看起来像一个挤奶桶。故选A。
5.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:Graciela认为她的家人可以在自己的农场里创造出更有吸引力的东西—一片巨大的森林,形状就像她最喜欢的乐器—吉他。expensive昂贵的;funny滑稽的;attractive有吸引力的;important重要的。结合下文"like her favorite musical instrument-the guitar"可知吉他形状的森林很吸引人。故选C。
6.考查动词词义辨析。treat对待;describe描述;consider考虑;shape成形。结合下文"like her favorite musical instrument—the guitar"可知是形状像她最喜欢的乐器—吉他。故选D。
7.考查名词词义辨析。句意:但是Ureta并没有把他妻子的想法当回事,他说:"我们以后再谈吧。"style风格;personality个性;idea想法;adventure冒险。结合下文可知Ureta并没有把妻子的想法当回事。故选C。
8.考查副词词义辨析。句意:后来再也没来。hardy几乎不;never从不;still 仍然;always总是。根据下文"In 1977, Graciela died suddenly of brain cancer"可知Ureta说的"以后再谈"因为Graciela的去世再也没有到来。故选B。
9.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:1977年,年仅25岁年轻的Graciela在怀第五个孩子时突然死于脑癌。young年轻的;old老的;common共同的;special特别的。根据下文age of 25可知Graciela死时只有25岁,是一个年轻的岁数。故选A。
10.考查动词词义辨析。句意:他妻子死后,Ureta先生后悔没有满足她的愿望。keep保持;suggest建议;enjoy享受;regret后悔。结合后文"not satisfying her wish"可知Ureta先生后悔没有满足妻子的愿望。故选D。
11.考查动词词义辨析。句意:几年后,Ureta决定纪念他妻子的最好方式就是创作这件伟大的艺术品。copy复制;paint绘画;create创造;change改变。结合后文可知Ureta为了纪念妻子,实现了当初妻子的愿望,创造出了"吉他形状"的森林。故选C。
12.考查动词词义辨析。句意:在当地政府拒绝帮助这个项目后,Ureta和他的孩子们自己承担了。promise承诺;decide决定;volunteer志愿;refuse拒绝。结合后文"Ureta and his children took it on their own"可知政府拒绝帮助这个项目。故选D。
13.考查动词词义辨析。句意:他们一棵接一棵地种下了大约7,000棵树,做成"吉他形状"。plant种植;carry搬运;put放置;collect收集。结合后文about 7,000 trees可知是种植了7,000棵树。故选A。
14.考查名词短语辨析。句意:这些树花了几个季节才生根,但Ureta的努力得到了回报。small dream小梦想;hard work努力工作;big success巨大成功;private money私人资金。结合上文"about 7,000 trees into the 'shape of a guitar'. It took a few seasons for the trees to take roots"可知Ureta为此付出了巨大的努力,他的努力最终也得到了回报。故选B。
15.考查名词词义辨析。句意:看着森林年复一年地生长,Graciela的孩子们得到了安慰。pleasure快乐;comfort安慰;support支持;care关心。结合后文"'It was the closest thing possible to having my mother alive,' Maria Julia, Ureta's second daughter, said."可知森林让Graciela的孩子们觉得母亲好像还活着,得到了安慰。故选B 。
第二节
答案：closer ; are made ; that/which; giving ; traditional ; to ; but ; why ; when ; than
解析：这是一篇说明文。本文主要介绍了复活节彩蛋和复活节的历史。复活节象征着重生与希望,是纪念耶稣被钉死在十字架之后第三天复活的日子。
①考查形容词比较级。句意:看得更近一点,你会发现些别的东西。分析句子可知,空格处有a little 修饰,其通常修饰形容词或副词的比较级,因此应用close的比较级形式closer。故填closer。
②考查动词的时态和语态。句意:实际上,它们是由巧克力制成的。分析句子可知,空格处在句中作谓语,谓语动词make与主语they之间为被动关系,且文章用的是一般现在时,因此空格处应用一股现在时的被动语态。故填are made。
③考查定语从句。句意:复活节是一个在英国已经庆祝了几千年的节日。分析句子可知,此处为定语从句,空格处指代先行词festival,指物,在从句中作主语,因此应用that或which引导。故填that/which。
④考查非谓语动词。句意:这些天我们通过互赠巧克力蛋或复活节蛋来纪念这个日子。分析句子可知,空格处前有介词by,介词后通常接动名词作宾语。故填giving。
⑤考查形容词。句意:但这一传统盛事的根源是什么呢 分析句子可知,设空处修饰名词event,修饰名词应用形容词。故填traditional。
⑥考查固定搭配。句意:根据《圣经》记载,耶稣基督是被罗马人杀死的,但在三天后又活了过来。according to意为"根据……",为定搭配。故填to。
⑦考查连词。句意:根据《圣经》记载,耶稣基督是被罗马人杀死的,但是在三天后又活了过来。分析句子可知,was killed 与came back to life之间为转折关系,因此应用表转折的连词。故填but。
⑧考查表语从句。句意:那就是复活节被视为重生时刻的原因。分析句子可知,设空处引表语从句,作系动词is的表语,从句成分完整,空格处在从句中作原因状语,因此用why引导。故填why。
⑨考查定语从句。句意:他们说,最早的社会庆祝冬天的结束和春天的开始——这是生命回归大地的时刻。设空处引导定语从句修饰先行词time,且在从句中作时间状语。故填关系副词when。
⑩考查介词。句意:英国最大的复活节彩蛋零售商去年售出了2,000多万个复活节彩蛋,有些复活节彩蛋的售价能超过20英镑!根据more可知此处为比较级,表示"多于……"。故填than。
第三部分 写作
第一节
答案：
Dear Jessica,
I'm Li Hua. Learning that our school will select 10 students to attend the cultural exchange activity, I'm writing to apply for the opportunity.
I'm confident that I am a right person for this activity. Firstly, I am fluent in English, which plays an important role in communicating with foreigners. Secondly, I have learned shadow plays for eight years and am capable of performing them well. What's more, I'm outgoing and can get on well with others.
I would appreciate it if you could give me this chance.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
第二节
答案：
Paragraph 1:
I had to admit that my disappointment was growing steadily. I was wondering whether I could get a gift when my younger son ran to me, who was really kind enough to save my face. He asked me to admire his gift which he deeply believed was carefully chosen by Santa Claus. He said happily that he would share some of his gifts and allow me to choose one from them. I thanked him from the bottom of my heart, still feeling disappointed.
Paragraph 2:
Suddenly my wife walked up to me. It seemed that she had guessed how I felt. She asked me to look at the Christmas tree which was decorated with so many boxes. I thought she was showing off her efforts on the decoration, but she took off a small box and passed it to me smiling and saying it was for me. I opened it and saw a letter which read "We will never forget you. Merry Christmas!" Under the letter was a watch which was delicate. I was moved to tears.