话题一节假日活动
A
Chinese Dragon Head-raising Day is a traditional Chinese festival. It is held ____1____ the second day of the second month of the Chinese calendar. It marks the start of spring and farming. Ancient people ____2____ that after this day, rainfall increased because the Rain-bringing Dragon King had woken up from his winter sleep. In ancient times, farming ____3____ depended on theweather. Proper rainfall and plenty of sunlight were necessary for a good harvest(收成). Chinese dragon, besides a symbol of ____4____ good luck and great power, is also the god managing weather and water. So Dragon Head-raising Day is about honoring Chinese dragon and ____5____ for good weather in spring.
Today, Chinese Dragon Head-raising Day ____6____ in many different ways. The food eaten on this day also gets a lucky name. For example,noodles are called “dragon’s beard(胡须)” and dumplings are called “dragon’s ears”.
____7____ tradition of this festival is getting a haircut. A saying warns ____8____ cutting your hair in the first month will cause your uncle to die.____9____ today few people pay attention to it, it was once a tradition for people to line up outside barber shops this day after ____10____ avoided haircuts for the month before.
( )1. A. in B. on C. at D. for
( )2. A. believe B. believes C. believed D. have believed
( )3. A. high B. higher C. highly D. highest
( )4. A. a B. an C. the D. /
( )5. A. wish B. to wish C. wished D. wishing
( )6. A. celebrate B. celebrated C. is celebrated D. was celebrated
( )7. A. Famous B. More famous C. Most famous D. The most famous
( )8. A. that B. when C. where D. which
( )9. A. Though B. Because C. When D. As long as
( )10. A. them B. they C. their D. theirs
1-5BCCDD 6-10CDAAB
B
Do you still remember what gift you wanted most from Santa Claus (Father Christmas) when you were a kid? The man____1____ brings happiness and warmth often appears in a red suit with white beard carrying a big bag full of presents. However, he didn’t look ____2____ this before.
It is said that Santa’s clothes were green in the early 17th century, as the color ____3____ to have the power to beat the cold. In 1864,the
edition of ____4____ writer Clement Clarke Moore’s poem A Visit from St Nicholas, Santa Claus was in yellow. Santa was first painted wearing red, by cartoonist Thomas Nast in 1863.____5____ up until the 1950s， Santa was normally painted wearing a green suit, sometimes brown and white.
In 1931, Coca-Cola published ____6____ Christmas advertisement. It showed that Santa Claus was drinking Coca-Cola.The advertisement was drawn by Haddon Sundblom. He dressed Santa Claus in red ____7____ Coca-Cola’s color. For over 30 years, Sundblom has drawn Coca-Cola a new advertisement featuring Santa Claus every Christmas. Many people think the advertisements invented Santa Claus’s red clothes. This is not true, but they certainly made them ____8____.
People first started dressing up as Santa Claus many years ago and ____9____ tradition still continues today. His influence ____10____ throughout the world since the first day he was created.
( )1. A. who B. which C. whom D. /
( )2. A. for B. like C. with D. after
( )3. A. thinks B. thought C. is thought D. was thought
( )4. A. America B. Americas C. American D. Americans
( )5. A. / B. Or C. But D. And
( )6. A. a B. an C. the D. /
( )7. A. matches B. matched C. to match D. matching
( )8. A. popular B. popularly C. more popularly D. most popularly
( )9. A. such B. such a C. so D. so a
( )10. A. spreads B. has spread C. will spread D. is spreading
1-5ABDCC 6-10ACABB
话题二 历史与社会
A
Rome is an ancient city in Italy. For more than 500 years, it was the center of a great empire(帝国) and its wealth and power can still be seen in many places of ____1____.
One of ____2____ is the Colosseum. This stadium(竞技场) was built about 2,000 years ago. It could hold 50，000 people. Romans went there ____3____ fights between trained fighters, called gladiators. They were heroes to their fans. Beneath the stadium were passages. Wild animals were kept there. Sometimes, a lion, wolf, or bear ____4____ into the stadium where a gladiator had to fight ____5____ the dangerous animal.
Sports are still important to Romans. But today, their favorite game is soccer. In Rome, soccer is known as football. The game is played in the Stadium Olimpico, ____6____ stadium that can hold 74,000 people.____7____ run up and down the field. They shoot for a goal. There’s action off the field, ____8____. Fans wave flags and sing songs. When a goal is scored, ____9____ cheers can be heard even outside the stadium.
Soccer games ____10____ place on Sundays. But for Romans, soccer is a part of everyday life. All week long, fans talk and argue about soccer. They are loyal to their teams. To them, soccer players are heroes.
( )1. A. interest B. interests C. interested D. interesting
( )2. A. great B. greater C. greatest D. the greatest
( )3. A. watch B. watches C. to watch D. watching
( )4. A. brought B. was brought C. would bring D. was bringing
( )5. A. for B. among C. against D. between
( )6. A. / B. a C. an D. the
( )7. A. Play B. Plays C. Player D. Players
( )8. A. too B. also C. either D. neither
( )9. A. fan B. fans C. fan’s D. fans’
( )10. A. take B. takes C. took D. will take
1-5ADCBC 6-10BDADA
B
The Statue of Liberty(自由女神像) is one of the most famous tourist places in the United States. However, it wasn’t the Americans who built it. It was given as a gift of ____1____ from France.
In 1865, a young French artist named Bartholdi took part in ____2____ big party near the town of Versailles. At the party, someone hoped to give America a special gift for the country’s ____3____ birthday in 1876. Bartholdi was interested in the idea and suggested a big statue of some kind. Back home, he ____4____ it for the next six years. By 1871, Bartholdi had planned ____5____ of the things about the statue. It was going to be a lady called Liberty, who held a torch(火把) high over her head in her right hand and a book close ____6____ her body in her left hand.It seemed that ____7____ was lighting the way to freedom.
But it was such a huge project ____8____ a large amount of money was needed. And also, for many reasons, Bartboldi and his team ____9____ finish it on time. The big statue wasn’t finished until June 1884. On July 22, 1885, it was sent to New York from France by water. Finally the statue ____10____ on a small island called Manhattan near New York in April 1886.
( )1. A. friend B. friends C. friendly D. friendship
( )2. A. / B. a C. an D. the
( )3. A. hundred B. hundreds C. hundredth D. hundred’s
( )4. A. thinks about B. had thought about
C. have thought D. was thinking about
( )5. A. much B. more C. most D. the most
( )6. A. to B. with C. under D. across
( )7. A. she B. her C. hers D. herself
( )8. A. and B. that C. which D. where
( )9. A. can’t B. mustn’t C. couldn’t D. needn’t
( )10. A. placed B. is placed C. has placed D. was placed
话题三 学校生活
A
Keely Burks lives in North Carolina. When she was 14, her school had ____1____ uniform rule. It said girls had to wear skirts to school. They were not allowed ____2____ pants or shorts. PE class was the only exception(例外).
Many schools require students to wear uniforms. Schools say these rules keep the students’ attention on learning, but some students say the rules are unfair.Keely was ____3____ of those students. She wanted to wear pants. Skirts are hard to move around in, she thought. And her legs got cold. Keely spoke out against the rule but the school did not listen to her.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) helped Keely and two ____4____ students file a lawsuit(诉讼) against the school in 2016. A judge gave his ruling on March 28, 2019 and then the school changed ____5____ rule. Girls can wear skirts, pants, ____6____ shorts. Keely’s 18 now. “I cried ____7____ I heard the news,” she said. What should you do if something in your school ____8____ unfair? “Talk to other kids.
See ____9____ they agree with you.” says Keely. “____10____ afraid to stand up for what you believe in.”
( )1. A. a B. an C. the D. /
( )2. A. wear B. wearing C. to wear D. wears
( )3. A. one B. the one C. first D. the first
( )4. A. other B. others C. another D. the other
( )5. A. it B. it’s C. its D. itself
( )6. A. so B. or C. and D. but
( )7. A. till B. when C. while D. before
( )8. A. seem B. seems C.seemed D. has seemed
( )9. A. why B. how C. what D. whether
( )10. A. Don’t B. Doesn’t C. Isn’t D. Don’t be
1-5ACAAC 6-10BBBDD
B
Living away from home seems the biggest challenge for first-year college students. You may feel homesick in your first weeks or months. It can help to call, write, or email your parents and friends, making them know ____1____ you’re going. You can also talk with your roommates. As first-year students ____2____, they’re probably experiencing many of the fears and worries ____3____ you’re dealing with， too.
But what if you don’t get along well with your roommates?
In some cases, it can be a good thing if you and your roommates aren’t much alike. Different views on things may be ____4____, so respect(尊重) your differences no matter what. If you and your roommates do not get along well, it can help to find someone who ____5____ you, which should be easy in a school with so many people.
Many schools have student organization nights where all of the clubs get together and promote(推广) their organizations, ____6____ you can meet people with the same interests ____7____ you. You will meet tons of people in other ____8____ as well. If you think you ____9____ deal with your problems, make ____10____ stop at the school counseling (咨询) center. First-year troubles are something the counselors know well. You can get help there.
( )1. A. why B. how C. when D. whether
( )2. A. them B. their C. theirs D. themselves
( )3. A. what B. that C. because D. although
( )4. A. help B. helper C. helpful D. helpfully
( )5. A. understand B. understands C. understood D. has understood
( )6. A. / B. so C. and D. but
( )7. A. as B. in C. like D. with
( )8. A. active B. actively C. activity D. activities
( )9. A. do not B. must not C. cannot D. need not
( )10. A. the B. an C. a D. /
1-5BDBCB 6-10BADCC
