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UNIT I
FESTIVALS AND
CELEBRATIONS
B卷·能力提升卷
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本试卷共120分,考试时间100分钟
第一部分阅读(共两节,满分50分)
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第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)
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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。
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Sweetest Day is celebrated on the third Saturday in October as a day to make someone happy.It is an
occasion which offers all of us an opportunity to remember not only the sick,the aged,and children who have
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lost their parents,but also friends,workmates,relatives and neighbours whose helpfulness and kindness we
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have enjoyed.
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Over 60 years ago,when a Cleveland man noticed that some people,such as children who lost their parents
and patients who lay in bed,too often felt forgotten and neglected,he developed in his mind the idea of showing
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them that they were remembered.He did this by giving them small gifts.With the help of his friends and
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neighbours,he gave those people small gifts on a Saturday in October.During the years that followed,other
Clevelanders began to take part in the celebration,which came to be called "Sweetest Day".Over time,the
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Sweetest Day idea of spreading cheer to the poor,the sick and children who had lost their parents was broadened
to include everyone,and became an occasion for remembering others with a kind act or a small gift.Soon the idea
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spread to other cities all over the USA.
Sweetest Day is not based on any single group's religious beliefs or on a family relationship.It is a reminder
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that a thoughtful word or deed enriches life and gives it meaning.Because for many people remembering takes
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the form of gift giving,Sweetest Day offers us the opportunity to show others that we care,in a positive way.
1.Which of the following has little relationship to Sweetest Day?
A.Visiting sick people of the hospital.
B.Visiting children who have lost their parents.
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C.Giving friends small gifts.
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D.Giving flowers to sweethearts.
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2.What do most people usually do to show their care to others according to the passage?
A.They give money.
B.They give gifts.
C.They send regards.
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