2021-2022学年新教材高中英语 Unit 2 Lets celebrate测评 外研版必修第二册

第二单元测评

（时间：120分钟满分：150分）

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选

项。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读

一遍。

W:1wouldhavecomebackthreedaysearlier,buttheweatherwassoterriblethatwe

couldn,ttravel.

M:ThatJsarealpity.TheFlowerFestivallastedtwoweeksandjustfinished

yesterday.

1.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?

A.Shecameback3daysearlier.

B.ShemissedtheFlowerFestival.

C.Shewasjustintimeforthefestival.

W:IwillnevergoanywherewithBilleveragain.Hecanneverrememberwhereheparks

hiscar.

M:ThatcertainlysoundslikeBill.

2.WhatdoesthemanthinkofBill?

A.He'sthoughtful.

B.He,shumorous.

C.He'scareless.

W:Look,Dad.Thepandas!Howcutetheyare.CanIgetsomethingtofeedthem?

M:No,dear.Feedinganimalsisnotallowedhere.

3.Wherearethespeakerstalking?

A.Inashop.B.Inazoo.C.Athome.

答案B

W:I'vefinishedthereport.MayIleavetheofficeearlytoday?1havetopickup

myparentsattheairport.

M:Butyou'resupposedtomeetMrBlackat4:00,aren,tyou?Can,tyouasksomeone

elsetogototheairport?

4.Whatisthewomansupposedtodoat4:00?

A.MeetMrBlack.

B.Writeareport.

C.Pickupherparents.

答案A

M:WhatdidyoudoonFather'sDay,Joan?

WItookmyDadtoareallyfancyrestaurantforsupperandwecamebackverylate.

MIbethelikedthat,Joan.Youareverythoughtful.

W:Well,myDadreallyhelpedmewhenIwasgrowingup.

5.WhendidthewomantakeherfatheroutonFather'sDay?

A.Inthemorning.

B.Intheafternoon.

C.Intheevening.

ggc

第二节（共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22小分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项

中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟；听完后，各

小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

W:IIi,Jackie.Whatareyoudoing?

M:I'mreadinganinterestingnovel.Why?What'sgoingon?

W:Well,IJmwatchingTV,butit'ssoboring.I9mthinkingofgoingtoMRT

Supermarket.Wouldyouliketogowithme?

M:Isithavingasale?

W:Yeah.Mostsupermarketshavesomethingonsaleatthistimeofyear.

M:Thatsoundsgreat.Whenandwhereshallwemeet?

W:I'11postapackagetomycousinfirstandmeetyouinfrontoftheparkin20

minutes.

M:Sowe'11meetthereat9:30.

W:Right.Seeyouthen.

6.Whatisthewomandoing?

A.WatchingTV.

B.Readinganovel.

C.Goingshopping.

gg]A

7.Wherewillthewomangofirst?

A.Tothepark.

B.Tothepostoffice.

C.Tothesupermarket.

ggB

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

M:Hello.CanIspeaktoMrStone,please?

WJIello.ButIamafraidMrStoneisinameetinguntillunchtime.CanItakeamessage?

M:Well,yes.I*dliketomakeanappointmenttoseehim.It'sHarrisonWhitehere.

W:Justasecond,MrWhite.I'11lookintothediary.Sowhenisitconvenientforyou?

M:Sometimetoday,ifpossible.Ihearhe'11beawaytomorrow.

W:Yes,that,sright.HeJ11beawayonabusinesstripforaweek.

M:Ineedtotalkaboutmynewprogrammewithhimbeforeheleaves.ItJsurgent.So

wouldthisafternoonbeOK?

W:Letmesee.OK.MrStoneisfreethisafternoonafterthreeo'clock.

M:Well,threeo'clockisabitdifficult,butIcouldmakeitafterthreethirty.

W:So,shallwesayaquartertofourthisafternooninMrStone'soffice?

M:That,sgreat.Thanks.

8.WhatisMrStonedoingnow?

A.Eatinglunch.

B.Havingameeting.

C.Writingadiary.

ggB

9.WhydoesthemanwanttoseeMrStone?

A.Todiscussaprogram.

B.Tomakeatravelplan.

C.Toaskforsickleave.

gg]A

10.WhenwillthemanmeetMrStonethisafternoon?

A.At3:00.B.At3:30.C.At3:45.

|答案|c

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

W:IIi,John.Whatareyouupto?

M:l'mjustdoingsomeshopping.

W:Ohyeah?Metoo.Whoareyoushoppingfor?

M:Mymom,mydad,andmybrother.Whataboutyou?

W:I'mjustshoppingformymomnow.1boughtmostofthethingsonline.Theyaremuch

cheaper.

M:Whatareyougettingyourmomhere?

W:IthinkI'mgoingtogethersomeplants.

M:Oh,nice.ITmgettingminesomejewelry.

W:Cool.WhatareyourplansforChristmas?

M:Well,IfmgoingtoNewYorktoseemyrelatives.You?

W:I'mstayingaroundthearea.Myfamilyusuallyhaveasmallcelebration.

M:ThatJsgood.NewYearisallaboutappreciatingfamily.

W:Yeah,indeed.

M:Well,goodluckwiththerestofyourshopping.

W:Thanks,youtoo.

11.Whoisthewomanshoppingfor?

A.Hermother.

B.Herfather.

C.Herbrother.

|答案|A

12.WhatisthewomanJsplanforChristmas?

A.GoingtoNewYork.

B.Visitingherrelatives.

C.Stayingwithherfamily.

ggc

13.What*sthepossiblerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Friends.

B.Acouple.

C.Relatives.

I答案|A

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

W:IIeyMark.How'sitgoing?

M:Nottoobad.IfmjustdecidingwhatIwanttodoforNewYear's.Icaneithergo

tomyfriend"spartyorgotoTimesSquare.

W:ThatJscool.I'veheardmixedthingsaboutTimesSquareonNewYear,s.Oneofmy

friendssaiditwastoocrowded.

M:Interesting.Butyouheardsomegoodthingstoo?

W:Yeah,anotherfriendofminehadagreattimebeingoneofthosepeople.

M:ThatJsfunny.1911havetomakeaneducateddecision.

W:Honestly,Ithinkjustgettingtogetherwithfriendsisthebestcelebration.

M:Yeah,thatTstrue.Whatareyoudoing?

W:Havingafewfriendsovermyhouse.

M:Oh,thatsoundsnice.

W:Yeah,itshouldbefun.Well,Ihavetocallmyfriendsnow.

M:Alright,I911seeyouinalittlewhile.

14.Whatisthemandecidingtodo?

A.WheretogoforNewYear,s.

B.WhattobuyforNewYear's.

C.WhotoinviteforNewYear's.

¥¥|A

15.Howdoesoneofthewoman'sfriendsfindTimesSquare?

A.Itwasverybig.

B.Itwasverycrowded.

C.Itwasveryfun.

答案|B

16.Whatdoesthewomanthinkisthebestcelebration?

A.Gettingtogetherwithfamilymembers.

B.Stayingwithfriends.

C.Goingouttoplay.

ggB

17.Whodoesthewomanhavetocall?

A.Herteachers.

B.Herparents.

C.Herfriends.

|答案|c

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

W:MynameisEmily.Ihadbeenadancerforquitealongtime.Istartedstudyingballet

whenIwassixyearsold.BythetimeIwasnine,Iwasdancingfivedaysaweek.When

Iwaseighteen,IdecidedthatIreallypreferredcontemporarydanceandthatIwanted

todoitprofessionally.SoIappliedsuccessfullyforthetrainingprogramatthe

schoolofTorontoDanceTheatre,andmovedtoTorontotoattendtheprogram.Thatwas

theperiodoftimeIenjoyedmostinToronto.Igraduatedonscholarshipanddanced

professionallyfortenyears.Butafterall,thoseyears,Ifoundthatdancewas

graduallybecomingsomethingthatfeltlikemoreofaburdenthanajoy.Ifoundmyself

increasinglyunwillingtodragmyselftodanceperformances,soIquit.Idomiss

dance,often.ButitmakesmehappytothinkthatI'11neverhavetogotoanother

trainingsessionagain.

18.AtwhatagedidEmilystartlearningballet?

A.Five.B.Six.C.Nine.

19.WhydidEmilyquitdancing?

A.Shewastoooldtodance.

B.Shefailedtogetascholarship.

C.Shelostinterestinit.

|答案|c

20.HowdoesEmilyfeelaboutstoppingtraining?

A.She'spleased.

B.She,sregretful.

C.She'supset.

|答案|A

第二部分阅读理解（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

ThanksgivingisanimportantfestivalinNorthAmerica.Weinterviewedseveral

studentsfromtheUSAandCanada.Hereiswhattheyhavetoldusabouttheir

Thanksgivingexperiences.

JosiefromNewYork,USA

“InAmerica,ThanksgivingiscelebratedeveryyearattheendofNovember.Itis

torememberthefirstgroupofpeoplefromEuropetoliveinAmerica.Whentheyfirst

arrived,theyfoundtheenvironmentstrange.Buttheylearnedtosurviveaftersome

nativeAmericanfriendsshowedthemhowtogrowandfindfood.Thanksgivingismeant

tobeatraditionalcelebration.”

ToddfromCalifornia,USA

uThanksgivingisthefirstdayofChristmasshopping.Thatmeanswehavefour

weekstobuyChristmaspresentsforourfamiliesandfriends.Formeandmyfriends,the

mostimportantpartofthefestivalisthebigfootballgameonTV.Thematchiswatched

bymillionsofpeoplealloverAmerica.Thanksgivingisseenasanexcitingdayfor

football!”

IanfromSaskatoon,Canada

“InCanada,ThanksgivingisheldonthesecondMondayinOctober.OntheSunday

beforeThanksgivingDay,manypeoplegotochurch.Thanksaregivenforallthegood

thingsthathappenedtothemduringtheyear.Ialwaysgivethanksforthenicebig

turkeyI'mgoingtohaveatthefamilydinneriLikeallfestivals,Thanksgivingis

aboutfood!”

KatiefromMaritimes,Canada

“OnThanksgivingDay,wehavedinnerwithallourcousins,auntsanduncles.It

isalwaysverybusy.SometimeswehavetwoThanksgivingdinnersbecausewegotoboth

ourgrandparentshouses.Thedinnerisusuallyattendedbymorethantwentypeople

ateachhouse!Mymotherandmyauntsdoallthecookingbutthewashing-upisdone

bymeandmycousins.Andthat'snotaneasyjob!ButIdon'tmindbecauseThanksgiving

ismeanttobeatimetogivethanks.”

【语篇导读】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了美国和加拿大的一些学生在感恩节的

不同经历。

21.PeopleintheUSAandCanada.

A.allhavethesameopinionofThanksgiving

B.havedifferentopinionsofThanksgiving

C.feelthatThanksgivingisaboutfood

D.havenointerestinThanksgiving

ggB

丽推理判断题。从对四个学生的采访内容中可推断,美国人和加拿大人对感恩节持不同的观

点和看法。

22.WhenisThanksgivingcelebratedeveryyearinCanada?

A.OnthesecondMondayinOctober.

B.OnthesecondMondayinNovember.

C.AttheendofOctober.

D.AttheendofNovember.

悒案|A

|解析|2田节理解题。从第三个采访IanfromSaskatoon,Canada中的第一句"In

Canada,ThanksgivingisheldonthesecondMondayinOctober.w可知答案。

23.WheredoesthepersonwhothinksthatThanksgivingisatraditionalcelebration

comefrom?

A.NewYork.B.California.

C.Saskatoon.D.Maritimes.

解析细节理解题。从第一个采访JosiefromNewYork,USA中的最后一句"Thanksgivingis

meanttobeatraditionalcelebration.“可知答案。

B

Almostallculturescelebratetheendofoneyearandthebeginningofanother

insomeway.Differentculturescelebratethebeginningofanewyearindifferent

ways,andatdifferenttimesonthecalendar.

InWesterncountries,peopleusuallycelebrateNewYearatmidnightonJanuary

1st.Peoplemaygotoparties,dressinformalclothes—liketuxedos（小礼月艮）and

eveninggowns,anddrinkchampagneatmidnight.Duringthefirstminutesofthenew

year,peoplecheerandwisheachotherhappinessfortheyearahead.Butsomecultures

prefertocelebratethenewyearbywakingupearlytowatchthesunrise.Theywelcome

thenewyearwiththefirstlightofthesunrise.

ItisalsoacommonWesterncustomtomakeaNewYearJspromise,calleda

resolution.NewYear,sresolutionsusuallyincludepromisestotrysomethingnewor

changeabadhabitinthenewyear.

Manyculturesalsodospecialthingstogetridofbadluckatthebeginningof

anewyear.Forexample,inEcuador,familiesmakeabigdollfromoldclothes.Thedoll

isfilledwitholdnewspapersandfirecrackers.Atmidnight,thesedollsareburned

toshowthebadthingsfromthepastyeararegoneandthenewyearcanstart

afresh(again).Othercommontraditionstokeepawaybadluckinthenewyearinclude

throwingthingsintoriversortheocean,orsayingspecialthingsonthefirstday

ofthenewyear.

OtherNewYeartraditionsarefollowedtobringgoodluckinthenewyear.One

widespreadSpanishtraditionforgoodluckistoeatgrapesonNewYear'sDay.The

moregrapesapersoneats,themoregoodluckthepersonwillhaveinthenewyear.In

France,peopleeatpancakesforgoodluck.IntheUnitedStates,somepeopleeat

black-eyedpeas(就豆)forgoodluck一buttogetgoodluckforawholeyearyouhave

toeat365ofthem!

【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。文章讲述了不同的文化有着不同的庆祝新年的方式，例

如,有的国家是在半夜就开始庆祝新年的到来,而有的国家是以清晨观看新年的第一缕阳光的

方式来庆祝新年。作者给我们举了很多例子来加以说明。

24.WhichculturecelebratesNewYearinthemorning?

A.Spain.

B.France.

C.TheUnitedStates.

D.Thepassagedoesn,tsay.

答案|D

解析细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Butsomeculturesprefertocelebratethenewyear

bywakingupearlytowatchthesunrise.Theywelcomethenewyearwiththefirst1ight

ofthesunrise."可知,作者只是提到了这样的习俗，没有提到是哪里的习俗，故选D项。

25.Whatisaresolution?

A.Somethingyousay.

B.Somethingyoueat.

C.Somethingyouburn.

D.Somethingyouwear.

解析推理判断题。根据第三段中“ItisalsoacommonWesterncustomtomakeaNewYear's

promise,calledaresolution.w可知,resolution是一个诺言，是你说的话，故选A项。

26.Whatisthetopicofthefourthparagraph?

A.Bringinggoodluck.

B.Rememberingthepast.

C.Planningforthenextyear.

D.Keepingawayfrombadluck.

答案|D

解析段落大意题。根据第四段中“Manyculturesalsodospecialthingstogetridofbad

luckatthebeginningofanewyear.”可知，本段主要讲的是如何避免坏运气，故选D项。

27.WhichisprobablyTRUEabouteatingblack-eyedpeasonNewYear'sDay?

A.Black-eyedpeastastebad.

B.Thepeasareverydifficulttocook.

C.Onepeabringsonedayofluck.

D.Itisbadlucktoeatalotofblack-eyedpeas.

|答案|c

丽|推理判断题。根据最后一段中的末句可知,一年有365天,要吃365个豆子，说明一个豆子

只能带来一天的好运,故选C项。

C

It'stheoldesttrickinthebook:threatenthekidswithapieceofcoal,and

they’11behaveinthenameofSantaClaus.Somepeoplesaythatparentsarepurposely

takingintheirkidsbylyingtothemaboutSanta.Isitpurposelycheatingorplaying

alongwiththefantasy?Therearealwaysthosestoriesaboutthekindergartenteacher

orparentwhowouldtellthekidsthereJsnoSantaClaus,andthey'dallstartcrying

onthelostdreams.Butifanotherteachergoesintoathirdgradeclassandsaysthere

isaSantaClaus,they,11alllaughather.WhatIsayisthat,ifthey'reattheage

whenthey'restillbelieving,whybothertoendit?

Thenhowlongshouldparentspretend?Studiesindicatethataftereight,75percent

ofkidsdon'tbelieve.ThatJsthefirst"S"wordthatparentshavetodeal

with-it'snotsex;it?sSanta.Sotheparenthastositdownandsayitinagentle

way,“Listen.Santadidexist.Hewasapersonwhogavetoothersandnowthatyou're

older,youcangivetoothersandbeSanta,too.”

DoyouthinkifakidwhobelievesinSantawalksintoathirdorfourthgrade

class,hisfriendsaregoingtotellhiminagentleway?No.TheyJregoingtomake

funofhim,andthekidisgoingtorunhomecrying,sayingyouliedtohim.Weall

rememberhowthenewsisbrokentous,soifweallremember,thenthere?ssome

significanceorwewouldhaveforgottenit.Andit'sbettertohaveamemoryofsomeone

doingitnicelythansomekidslaughingatyou.

Santaisalsousedasaninstrumentofguilt,becauseSantaknowseverything.So

evenifthekidsdidbadthingsandgotawaywiththem,Santaknew.Still,Santaalone

isnotagoodbehaviouraltool.Youcan't,say,inJanuary,playtheSontacardtoyour

child-becauseChristmasistoofaraway.

［语篇导读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章目的是指导父母如何向孩子解释圣诞老人的存在。

28.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,parentsshould.

A.tellthekidsthatSantadoesnotexist

B.lietotheirchildrenontheproblemofSantaClaus

C.nottellthetruthiftheirchildrenbelieveSantaClausexists

D.tellchildreninadvanceincaseofbeinglaughedatbyclassmates

|答案|c

画推理判断题。根据第一段的最后一句可知,如果他们的孩子相信圣诞老人是存在的,那就

不要说真话,所以选C项。

29.Whycouldyourkidpossiblybemadefunofinthefourthgrade?

A.HetellsaliethathebelievesinSanta.

B.HesaysSantadoesexistinthisworld.

C.Heexpectsgentletalksfromhisfriends.

D.HegivestoothersandactsasSantadoes.

解析推理判断题。根据第三段的“DoyouthinkifakidwhobelievesinSantawalksinto

athirdorfourthgradeclass,hisfriendsaregoingtotellhiminagentleway?

No.They*regoingtomakefunofhim”可知，四年级的孩子如果说世界上确实存在圣诞老

人是会被取笑的,所以选B项。

30.Theunderlinedpartinthelastparagraphmostprobablymeansto.

A.playcardswithchildrenhappily

B.talkthekidsoutofdoingsomethingbad

C.clarifythetruthofSantatothekidsinagentleway

D.letthechildrenfiguretheproblemoutbythemselves

丽|词义猜测题。上文提到“即使孩子做了坏事，逃脱了惩罚，圣诞老人也知道”。下文提到

“圣诞老人并不是一个好的行为工具，比如说,在一月……一一因为圣诞节太遥远了”。由此

可知,不要拿圣诞老人做挡箭牌,要让孩子们不要做坏事。

31.Theauthor?sintentioninwritingthistextisto.

A.introducethedetailedstoryofSantaClausinallaspects

B.preventchildrenfrombeinglaughedatbyfellowclassmates

C.helpchildrentounderstandwhetherSantaClausisrealornot

D.instructparentshowtoexplaintheexistenceofSantaClaustokids

D

主旨大意题。文章的第一段是主题段,根据主题段可知，作者写这篇文章的目的是指导父

B母如何向孩子解释圣诞老人的存在。

D

TheoldChinesesaying“ashappyasspendingtheNewYear”mightbeoutdated

nowinthebusymodernworld.TheSpringFestivalisregardedasthemostimportant

festivalforChinesepeopleandanoccasionforallfamilymemberstogettogether,like

ChristmasintheWest.ButmanytraditionalcustomsaccompanyingtheSpring

Festival,however,haveweakenedinpractice.

SettingofffireworkswasoncethemosttypicalcustomoftheSpring

Festival.Peoplethoughtthesputtering（爆裂）soundcouldhelpdriveawayevil

spirits.However,theactivityhasbeencompletelyorpartiallyforbiddeninbigcities

foryearsasthegovernmenthastakensecurity,noiseandpollutionfactorsinto

consideration.

“Inrecentyears,somecitieshavebeguntoallowpeopletolightfireworksduring

limitedhoursattheSpringFestival,surrenderingto（屈从于）public

demand.Respectingfolktraditionsisagestureofrespecttowardspublicopinion,“

saidZhouXing,afolkloreresearcher.

“Aspeoplegainmoreincomeanditbecomeseasiertobuydailygoods,theNew

Yearholidayisjustlikeanyother.Afterlongworkdays,manypeopleusetheNewYear

holidaytotakearest,ratherthanvisitingfriendsandneighbours.Theprocessof

makingandenjoyingthefamilydinneronSpringFestivalEveisthemostimportant

thing.However,manyfamilieswouldliketoeatouttosavetimeandenergy,said

LiShunzhi,aresidentofHarbin,Heilongjiang.

“Ienjoytheholidaysverymuchinthecountryside.Myfamilyhasbeenpreparing

fortheSpringFestivalmorethantwoweeksbeforetheholiday,cleaningthe

house,buyingholidaygoodsanddecoratingthehousewithpapercuttings.OnNewYear's

Eve,thewholefamilystaysuptoseetheNewYearin,andinthedaystofollow,aseries

ofactivitiessuchasliondancing,dragonlanterndancing,LanternFestivalandtemple

fairswillbeheld.Withouttheancienttraditions,theholidayisnothingtous,“

saidZhangHui,fromHebei.

【语篇导读】本文是一篇议论文。春节是中国人的传统节日，也是最为隆重的节日。然

而,许多伴随春节而来的传统习俗在逐渐弱化,甚至消失。

32.WhichofthefollowingisWRONGaccordingtothepassage?

A.Settingofffireworkshasbeenforbiddeninsomebigcitiesforyears.

B.Nowadays,peoplecanlightfireworksinsomecitiesduringlimitedhoursatthe

SpringFestival.

C.Peoplebelievethatthesoundoffireworkscandriveawayevilspirits.

D.Inthepast,settingofffireworkscouldn'tbeseenalmostanywhere.

丽细节理解题。根据第二段第一句可知,过去放鞭炮是过春节最典型的传统习俗,应该到处

可见。显然,D项表述错误。

33.WhatLiShunzhisaidimplies.

A.whatpeopledoduringthefestivalnowisdifferentfromthepast

B.peoplewouldliketohavethefamilydinneronSpringFestivalEve

C.peopleprefertovisitfriendsandneighboursratherthantakearest

D.theNewYearholidayisjustlikeanyotherday

商推理判断题。根据第四段内容可推知,哈尔滨的这位居民所说的这段话主要对比了今昔过

年的差异，故选A项。

34.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?

A.ZhangHuioftenspendstwoweekspreparingfortheSpringFestival.

B.ZhangIluiisusedtospendingtheSpringFestivalwithhisfamily.

C.ZhangHuialwaystakespartinaseriesofactivitiesaftertheSpringFestival.

D.ZhangHuilivesintheurbanarea.

|答案|B

丽）推理判断题。根据最后一段内容可推知,河北人张辉习惯于和家人一起过春节，故选B项。

35.Whatdoesthewholepassageshow?

A.TheSpringFestivalisaslivelyasbefore.

B.TheSpringFestivalisoutdatednow.

C.TheSpringFestivalislosingitsqualities.

D.TheSpringFestivalinChinaismoreimportantthanChristmasintheWest.

ggc

丽主旨大意题。根据第一段最后一句并结合全文内容可知,本文主要讲述了中国春节逐渐失

去年味这一现象,故选c项。

第二节（共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分）

阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余

选项。

WaystoHaveaJoyfulChineseNewYear

Inmanycultures,January1stmarksthebeginningofanewyear.36Itisone

ofthemostimportantoccasionsforfamilyreunions.

Usually,theChineseNewYearcelebrationlastsforthreeweeks,startingfromthe

23rddayofthepreviousyear's12thmonthofthelunarcalendaruntilthe15thday

oftheNewYear.

HerearesometraditionssharedbytheChinesecommunityinordertopromote

blessingsofhealthandwealthintheNewYear.

ASpringcleaning.37Itiswidelybelievedthatafreshlycleanedhousewill

bringgoodlucktopeople.

▲38Peoplewillmakeredpapercuts,Chinesecharactersorredlanternsthat

meanluck,happinessandblessing,andstickthemontodoorsandwindows.

ASettingofffireworks.Infairytales,peoplemanagedtoscareawayamonster

namedYearbysettingofffireworks.39

ALuckymoney.Seniorsgivekidsluckymoneyinredenvelopes,inthehopeofmaking

theirfuturemuchbrighter.

AEatingdumplings.Theshapeofadumplinglookssomewhatlikeakindofmoney

thatwasusedinancienttimes.40ItisacustomtoeatdumplingsonChineseNew

Year,sEveaswellasonthefirstandfifthdaysofthenewyear.

A.Makingdecorations.

B.Havingpreparationsinadvance.

C.Thenewyearhastwowonderfulfestivals.

D.EveryfamilywillcleanthehouseoneweekaheadoftheNewYear.

E.Inreality,thesoundoffireworkscanincreasethefestivalatmosphere.

F.Peoplebelievethemoredumplingsyoueat,themorewealthyouwillgetduringthe

newyear.

G.ButintheeyesofChinesepeople,thetraditionaltimeofthenewbeginningisthe

SpringFestival.

答案与解析

【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了中国春节的几个传统习俗:打扫房子、装饰、

燃放烟花爆竹、压岁钱、吃饺子。

36.G根据上下文内容，同时结合文章标题判断，此处应引出中国的新年这一话题，故选G项。

37.D根据本段小标题"Springcleaning."以及下一句中的"freshlycleanedhousew可

知,此处应解释主题内容,即和打扫房子有关,故选D项。

38.A根据该段内容以及关键词“redpapercuts,Chinesecharactersorredlanternsw

可知,这些都是为过年所准备的装饰，故选A项。

39.E本段小标题为燃放烟花爆竹,所以此处是对标题的解释,人们燃放烟花爆竹的另一个意

义是增添过节的气氛。故选E项。

40.F本段介绍的是吃饺子的习俗,上文说到饺子象征的意义,此处应承接上文内容，故选F项,

即饺子吃得越多，来年得到的财富就越多。

第三部分语言运用（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，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

NolanBarry,8,andThomasMacKeen,9,wereontheirwayhomefromschoolin

Atkinson,N.H.,withthreeotherstudentsonTuesdaywhentheirridetooka41

turn.Thedriver42amedicalemergencyandpassedout,butthebuswasstill

moving.

Nolanusuallysitsatthefrontofthebus,wherehecanseethedriver.Because

ofNolan,s43,hewassomewhatfamiliarwiththebuscontrols.Althoughheforgot

whichbuttontopress,hefigureditoutintime.Fortunately,Nolan44the

emergencybraking（杀!j车）systemwhichalsoturnsontheflashingredlights,putting

the45signandsafetybarout.

Buttheyweren,toutofthewoodsyet,andtheycouldn,t46howtoopenthe

doors.Thomaswastheoldeststudentsonthebus（inthefourthgrade）andhewas

ableto47theotherstudentsdownandgetthembackintotheirseats.

Anotherstudent,8-year-oldDavidSilva,wasalsoonthebus.Luckily,David,s

father,JesseSilva,wasjustdowntheroad48fortheschoolbustodeliverhis

child,andhenoticedthekids49thewindshield（挡风玻璃）andsaying"help".

Thefatherranovertothebusand50togetin.Hesawthedriveronthefloor

andthestudentswereallshakenup.Hetriedunsuccessfullyto51thedriver—her

eyesopenedbutshewasn'tcommunicating.

Butthat's52theparamedicsAM）arrived.Thebusdriverwas53,but

thecauseofthecollapse（昏侄ij）isstillunclear.Whatisclearisthatshewasvery

54_tohaveNolanandThomasonboardwhenthisallhappened.

Andtheydofeellike55,“kindof,“Nolansaidwheninterviewed.Butthey're

notlettingitgettotheirheads."NotlikeSuperman.Notlikethat.”

【语篇导读】本文是一篇记叙文。8岁的诺兰・巴里、9岁的托马斯•麦肯和其他三名学

生在新泽西州阿特金森放学回家时，在司机昏迷校车失控的危急时刻,8岁的诺兰•巴里启动

了紧急制动系统,使车停了下来,避免了一次交通事故。

41.A.excitingB.pleasant

C.splendidD.scary

答案|D

画由下文可知1,司机因急病昏倒了，但校车还在行驶,所以车子失控发生了可怕的（scary）转