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第一节(共15小题;
每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
EarthDayiscelebratedeveryyearonApril22。
Takesometimetofindoutabouthowoneman,whowasdeterminedtochangethewaywetreatedourplanet,didn'
tstopuntilhehadmadeadifference。
In1963,SenatorGaylordNelsonwasn’thappywiththeearth’scondition.Hewantedtocleanuptheplanet,solvepollutionandenvironmentalproblems.Asenator(参议员)issomeoneUScitizenschoosetohelpmakelaws,soGaylordhadalotofpower。
HewenttoJohnF.Kennedy,thePresidentatthetime,withhisideas。
ThePresidentagreedthattheplanet’senvironmentwasaseriousissue,soPresidentKennedywentaroundthecountryonafive。
daytourtopromotetheideaofcleaninguptheplanet.Peoplebeganmakingsmallchangesbutitwasn’tenough。
Afewyearslater,SenatorNelsondecidedtoputonedayasideeveryyearforthecauseofsavingtheplanet。
OnApril22,1970,thefirstEarthDaywascelebrated。
Morethan20millionpeopletookpartinEarthDayactivitiesin1970。
Sincethen,EarthDayhasbecomeaninternationalholiday。
PeopleallovertheworldaredoingsomethingtomaketheEarthacleaner,betterplace。
ArockbandnamedDramaramawroteasongaboutEarthDayin1993calledWhatAreWeGonnaDo。
EncouragingyourfamilytorecycleonaregularbasisisagoodwaytohelptheEarth。
1.WhoisGaylordNelson?
A.Heisalawyer。
B.HeisthePresidentoftheUSA。
C.Heisasenator。
D.Heisarocksinger。
2.WhichofthefollowingisbetterforustodotohelptheEarth?
A.Toworkhardtobeasenator。
B.Totakeafive。
daytouraroundtheworld.
C.TotakepartinEarthDayactivitieseveryyear。
D.Torecycleonaregularbasis.
3.WhichofthefollowingaboutEarthDayisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.EarthDayiscelebratedonApril22everyyear。
B.EarthDayhasbecomeaninternationalholidaysince1970。
C.EarthDayiscelebratedby20millionpeopleeveryyear。
D.DramaramawroteWhatAreWeGonnaDoaboutEarthDayin1993.
4.What'
sthebesttitleofthepassage?
A.AFounderofEarthDay
B.TheFoundationofEarthDay
C.HowtoProtecttheEarth
D.ASenatorandthePresident
B
Fullofbeauty,happinessandahealthyloveoflife,theBulgarian(保加利亚人的)festivalsandcustomsdatebacktooldtimewhenmantriedtoliveinpeacewithnature。
ThemerriestandrichestfestivalsareChristmasandtheNewYear,whentheso。
called“sourvakari”makestheroundofhousewithwishesforhealthandwealth。
Othermainfestivalsinclude“ladouvane”—aholidayforyounggirlsonNewYear'
sDayorMidsummerDay(24thJune),ShrovetideandMummers’Gameswhichmarkthestartofspring,and“lazrouvane"
—atraditionalfestivalforloveandfamily,healthandrichness.Andamongthem,thewidelypopularandtypicalBulgariancustomsandfestivalsare“martenitsas”androse.picking.
EveryyearonMarch1st,theBulgariansgiveeachother“martenitsas”—asmalldollmadeofwhiteandredstrings,asymbolofthebeginningofspring,healthandhappiness。
InlateMayandearlyJuneeveryyear,therosepickingseasonstartsintheValleyofRoseswhichisbetweentheBalkanRangeandtheSrednaGoraMountains。
Rosepickingstartsatdawn,beforesunriseandbeforethepleasantsmelloftherosehasdisappeared。
TheBulgarianroseproduces70percentoftheworld’sroseoilwhichisusedbytheverywellknownperfume(香水)companyasabasicelementofitsproducts.ThisisthetimeoftheFestivalofRoses,celebratedwithcarnivals,happyactivities,folksongsanddancesinKarlovoandKazanlukonthefirstSundayinJune。
5.Thepassageismainlyabout________。
A.ChristmasandtheNewYearinBulgaria
B.theoriginofBulgarianfestivalsandcustoms
C.rosepickingandperfumeindustryinBulgaria
D.typicalcustomsandfestivalsofBulgaria
6.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.“Martenitsas”—theBeginningofSpring
B.Beauty,HappinessandLove
C.BulgarianFestivalsandCustoms
D.Rosepickingand“Martenitsas”
7.Theauthorofthispassageintendsto________。
A。
letusknowsomeknowledgeofBulgarianculture
B.tellusthedifferencesbetweencustomsandfestivals
C.explaintheconnectionbetweencustomsandindustry
D.findtheoriginoftheBulgariancustoms
8.Thispassageismostlikelytoappearina________.
A.magazineoftravel
B.bookonworldculture
C.historybook
D.dailynewspaper
C
OnesummermyfriendandIdecidedtogotoItalyforaholidayandwedecidedtotraveltherewithoutgoingthroughatravelagency.Youknow,youwouldbesubmerged(淹没)incrowdsoftouristsandloselotsofopportunitiestogetfamiliarwiththecountrymoreclosely.WestartedtothinkoverourtripandmanagedtocomeupwithafreetourofItaly。
Thetripwasnotverylongbutitwasstillveryimpressive(印象深刻的).Welookforwardtogoingthereagain!
Ofcourse,wespentlotsoftimearranging(安排)thetrip,butitwaswellworthit!
OfcourseIwasafraidthatsomethingwouldgowrongandIwasespeciallyanxiousaboutmyvisa,buteverythingwentquitesmoothlyintheend.
Themostdifficultpartwasgettingavisa(签证)withoutaninvitation.IntheItalianconsulate(领事馆),onemusthandinsomeofficialpapersprovingthatonehasahotelbookedforoneselfinordertogetthevisa。
Thenwehadtosolvetheticketproblem。
Airlinesoftensellcheapticketsandweboughtoursfarinadvance.Thenextstepwastobookahotel。
Wefinallybookedahotelabout30kmawayfromtheheartofRomeanditwastheperfectchoiceforourtrip。
EverydaywetookatrainthatcarriedustotheheartofRome。
Ourbighouse,whichwassurroundedbytheforest,wasarareplaceforthefreshairandabsolutesilence,beautifulviews,hospitablehosts,comfortablelivingconditionsdelightingustonoend.Besidesthis,wewereveryluckythatourmistresswasaRussian。
Shegaveusalotofadvicethatwasofgreatuse。
Shetolduswhattransporttochooseandwherethebestplacestogo。
Don'
tbeafraidtoarrangeyourtripbyyourself。
It’snotdifficult!
TheonlythingI'
llsayrightnowisthatwereallyenjoyedtravelingbyourselves.Wewalkedwithamapandaguidebooktowhereverwewantedandweevenmetsomeofourfellowcountrymenonthewayjusttwoorthreetimes.So,ifyou’realsoplanninga“single"
trip,don’tforgettotakeaRussian。
ItalianphrasebookaspeopleinItalyprefertospeakintheirnativetongue。
9.WhydoestheauthorwanttogotoItalyagain?
A.Becausehehadagreattimethere。
B.BecauseItalyhasalotofattractions。
C.Becausehisfriendinvitedhimthere。
D.Becausehedidn'
tstayinItalylongenough.
10.WhatdoestheauthorthinkwasthehardestinpreparingforhisItaliantrip?
A.BuyingcheapairlineticketstoItalybeforethetraveling.
B.GettingavisawithoutaninvitationfromtheItalianconsulate。
C.BookingacomfortablehotelonhisowninRome.
D.Solvingtheticketproblemfarinadvance。
11.Inthefourthparagraphtheauthormainlyexplains________。
A.thereasonwhyhechosetoliveinthecenterofRome
B.thereasonwhythehotelhebookedwastherightchoice
C.whattransporttheychosetotravelintheirItaliantrip
D.thereasonwhythemistressgavethemsomeadvice
12.Fromthetextwecanknowtheauthor________。
A.enjoystravelingeverywhereintheworld
B.likesbeingaccompaniedbytourguides
C.advisesustoarrangetripsbyourselves
D.metwithalotofhiscountrymeninItaly
D
NextThursday,November27th(thefourthThursdayinNovember),AmericanswillgatherwithfamilyandfriendstoshareabigmealtocelebrateThanksgiving.Theymightplaygames,tellstoriesorwatchfootballontelevisiontogether.
AngeloRosahasmoreThanksgivingmemoriesthanmostpeople.FromDrexelHill,Pennsylvania,the100year.oldmanlivesinthesamehousewherehecelebratedagreatnumberofThanksgivings.
Buthesaysitwasdifferentwhenhewasachild。
MrRosawasjustthreewhenhisfamilycametoAmerica。
“Whenweweresmallchildren,Thanksgivingwasneveraverybigholidaybecauseatthetimeweactuallydidn’tpaytoomuchattentiontoit。
”But,also,hesays,hisparentsfacedalanguagedifficulty.“TheywerefromItalyandspokeverybrokenEnglish,becausetheywerethefirstgenerationthatcameoverhere。
”
Andthefamilyhadlittlemoney.ThereweresixRosachildren.MrRosa'
sfatherwasacoalminerinPennsylvania.Thefamilywasnotabletohavebig,costlydinners,especiallyduringthehardtimeofthe1930'
s.ButMrRosasaysThanksgivingdinnersbecameatraditioninhisownfamilyafterhemarriedandhadchildren。
ThisThanksgiving,AngeloRosawillgotothehomeofhisdaughterabouttwentyminutesaway。
Hewillcelebratethedaywithlovedones,includinghisgreat。
grandchildren。
Ontheothersideofthecountry,CathieDahlstromispreparingdishesforagroupof35to40peopleinConcord,California。
WeaskedMsDahlstromwhatsheisthankfulforthisyear,herfirstansweris“Theelection”。
Shesaidshealsoisdeeplygratefulforherverylargefamily。
MsDahlstromhasonedaughter。
Shehasfiveyoungerbrothersandsisters.Shealsohaseightstepbrothersandsisters。
ManyofthemandtheirfamilieswillbeattheThanksgivingdinner。
13.FromMsDahlstrom’swords,wecaninferthat________。
A.sheiscontentwithherfamily,relativesandthesociety
B.sheisthankfulforhereffortintheelection