单元检测卷2 Let's Celebrate!(Word练习)-【精讲精练】2024-2025学年高中英语必修第二册（外研版2019）

(满分：120分，时间：100分钟) 第一部分　阅读(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 Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival Where: Becket, Massachusetts When: Jun.15—Aug.24 Each summer, this influential dance center presents a number of classes and performances by more than 50 companies from around the world.Highlights (最精彩的部分) in this season include the Dance Theater of Harlem's production of Alvin Ailey's “The Lark Ascending”， which opens the festival. Many events are free.Ticketed performances start at $22.Jacobspillow.org. Moab Music Festival Where: Moab, Utah When: Aug.29—Sept.9 This area is better known for mountain biking than for music.But since 1992, it has hosted a private festival that brings classical, jazz, Latin and other types of music to the land.This year there will be 16 concerts, including three “Grotto Concerts”， where guests take a 45­minute boat ride down the Colorado River to performances. Events start at $25.moabmusic fest.org. Cheyenne Frontier Days Where: Cheyenne, Wyoming When: July 19—28 There is something for everyone at this 117­year­old festival, from an “Indian village and Old West museum” to country concerts.But the competition is still the main attraction, with cowboys and cowgirls competing for major money in the world's largest outdoor stage. Competition tickets start at $18, and concert tickets at $23.cfdrodeo.com. The Glimmerglass Festival Where: Cooperstown, New York When: July 6—Aug.24 Each summer, opera lovers from around the country travel to upstate New York to watch productions that include stars like Nathan Gunn and Ginger Costa­Jackson.This year's performances include Wagner's “The Flying Dutchman” and Verdi's “King for a Day”， in honor of the 200th birthdays of both composers(作曲家). Tickets start at $26.glimmerglass.org. [语篇解读]　这是一篇应用文，主题语境为人与社会。文章介绍了四个节日的庆祝地点、时间以及每个节日的特色。 1．If you are interested in dance performances, which date suits you best? A．June 6. B．June 28. C．August 29. D．September 9. 解析　B　细节理解题。根据“Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival”部分下的“When: Jun.15—Aug.”24和“Each summer, this influential dance center presents a number of classes and performances by more than 50 companies from around the world.”可知该节日的时间是从6月15日到8月24日，会有来自全世界超过50个演出团在这个舞蹈中心展示各种舞蹈。如果是一个舞蹈爱好者可以在6月15日到8月24日到这儿来。故选B。 2．Where can you watch a competition and enjoy concerts? A．Becket, Massachusetts. B．Moab, Utah. C．Cheyenne, Wyoming. D．Cooperstown, New York. 解析　C　细节理解题。根据“Cheyenne Frontier Days”部分下的“Where: Cheyenne, Wyoming”和“There is something for everyone at this 117­year­old festival, from an ‘Indian village and Old West museum’ to country concerts.”可知Cheyenne Frontier Days在Cheyenne, Wyoming举行，在这个具有117年历史的节日上，从“印度村庄和老西部博物馆”到乡村音乐会，每个人都可以欣赏到自己喜欢的。再结合“But the competition is still the main attraction...”可知如果想要看竞赛和听音乐会可以到Cheyenne, Wyoming。故选C。 3．If you are a big fan of Wagner, which one should you choose? A．Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival. B．The Glimmerglass Festival. C．Cheyenne Frontier Days. D．Moab Music Festival. 解析　B　细节理解题。根据“The Glimmerglass Festival”部分下的“This year's performances include Wagner's ‘The Flying Dutchman’ and Verdi's ‘King for a Day’， in honor of the 200th birthdays of both composers.”可知如果是Wagner的粉丝，可以参加The Glimmerglass Festival。故选B。 B While my cousin and I were riding horses over the dry, grassy hills and swimming in the Navarro River, Mother, Grandma, Auntie Gert, and my elder cousins had begun the annual work of preparations for Thanksgiving on our farm, five months ahead of Thanksgiving. By mid­July, the summer kitchen was running full steam.Peas were always the first to be processed.Everyone Grandma could get help from sat shelling(剥……的壳) the peas into large pans, but as we wished we were out swimming.Then came the cherries.Mother packed them into jars, while Auntie Gert separated the riper cherries into a large pot to make delicious jam, which is my favorite.Peaches followed shortly.They were carefully washed, then skinned, halved and packed. By fall, ropes of onions and garlic hung at the end of the shelves; apples, potatoes and pumpkins lined the floor. With the coming of November rains, Grandma filled the remaining shelf space with coffee cans(罐) packed with her famous fruitcakes.The smell of spices, apples and bay leaves came into the house, announcing the Thanksgiving season. The weekend before Thanksgiving, aunts, uncles, and cousins began to arrive.My uncles helped Grandpa catch up on repairs around the farm; my aunts baked pie and bread; and my cousins and I played card games in the front room, staying as close to the warm woodstove as possible.When the Thanksgiving dinner was ready, we'd all sit around the dining table, which extended into the front room.Grandpa would pray.And then it was time to enjoy the delicious food prepared months ago. How I miss those simple happy old days! [语篇解读]　本文是记叙文。文章讲述了作者的家人在感恩节前五个月就开始了每年的感恩节准备工作。几个月的忙碌之后，在感恩节那天，一家人其乐融融地坐着一起享用感恩节晚餐。作者非常怀念这些简单而又快乐的时光。 4．What does the author mainly intend to show in Paragraph 1? A．Thanksgiving food was hard to prepare. B．He loved riding horses with his cousins. C．All his relatives lived together on the farm. D．Preparations for Thanksgiving began early in his family. 解析　D　推理判断题。根据第一段中“Mother, Grandma, Auntie Gert, and my elder cousins had begun the annual work of preparations for Thanksgiving on our farm, five months ahead of Thanksgiving”可知，第一段叙述作者的家人在感恩节前五个月就开始为一年一度的感恩节做准备。故选D。 5．What did the writer do to help with the preparations in summer? A．Wash peaches. B．Nothing. C．Pack cherries. D．Shell peas. 解析　B　细节理解题。根据第一段中“While my cousin and I were riding horses over the dry, grassy hills and swimming in the Navarro River”和第二段中“but as we wished we were out swimming”可知，在家人忙着为感恩节做准备时，作者和表妹一起出去游泳、骑马，什么事也不做。故选B。 6．Why does the writer start almost each paragraph with a phrase expressing time? A．To attract attention. B．To record activities. C．To stress the long period of preparations. D．To show the diversity of preparations. 解析　C　细节理解题。作者在第一段中提到“...begun the annual work of preparations for Thanksgiving on our farm, five months ahead of Thanksgiving”，在感恩节前五个月就开始准备；然后在每一段开头都提到时间，是为了强调一家人为感恩节准备的工作持续的时间长。故选C。 7．How might the author feel about the family's preparations for Thanksgiving? A．They are worth the efforts. B．They are a waste of time. C．They are troublesome. D．They are challenging. 解析　A　推理判断题。根据第五段中“then it was time to enjoy the delicious food prepared months ago”和文章最后一段“How I miss those simple happy old days！”可知，作者非常怀念那些日子，一家人一起忙碌着为感恩节做准备，然后在一起享用感恩节晚餐。因此可以推断，作者觉得他们几个月的准备工作是值得的。故选A。 C The 24 solar terms(节气) originated and was firstly used in China.It was created thousands of years ago on the basis of practical needs of agriculture.Ancient Chinese people used it to guide agriculture production，special climate signs and even healthy living tips.The 24 solar terms was added to UNESCO's world cultural heritage list in 2016.Now，it has been brought to life thanks to a creative designer from Southwest China's Guizhou Province. On the eve of the Qingming Festival，Shi Changhong released(发布) his version of reproduced and packaged characters for each solar term in the form of “moving art” of Gifs.Since their first release on Zcool on March 29，the Gifs have won great praise among the general public and quickly flooded social media with millions of hits during the festival period. To maximize publicity，Shi released his work in three forms：video，animation and picture.The background sounds add to the brilliance. “When I watch the short video，I can strongly feel the Chinese­style elements hidden in them.And it is really cool to liven up Chinese traditional culture in such a unique way，”WeChat user Xiao Feifei said. “It is really a comfort to me to see so many people like my latest work.To be honest，it would really surprise me if the work does not arouse great interest among Chinese people.The 24 solar terms is a deeply rooted concept that covers the essence of Chinese wisdom.However，only a small portion of people know all the names or the correct order of those terms.My intention is to increase Chinese people's self­awareness to learn more about our traditional fine culture.Actually，the 24 solar terms work is only a part of my whole design program ‘Charm China’，which I started over a year ago，” Shi told China Daily. [语篇解读]　本文主要讲述了一位创意设计师－石昌鸿以动图的形式宣传中国的二十四节气。 8．What do you think the underlined word “Zcool” in Paragraph 2 refers to? A．A newspaper. B．A magazine. C．A radio Broadcast. D．A website. 解析　D　词义猜测题。根据下文的“the GIFs have won great praise among...with millions of hits during the festival period”中的millions of hits 可知，点击量达到数百万次，所以 Zcool 应该是一个网站，故选 D。 9．What can be inferred according to the text? A．The background sounds make the work more attractive. B．It really surprised Shi Changhong to see so many people like his latest work. C．Most people know all the names or the correct order of the 24 solar terms. D．The 24 solar terms work designed by Shi Changhong was added to UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list. 解析　A　推理判断题。根据“The background sounds add to the brilliance”可知，背景声让作品锦上添花，即背景声使这组二十四节气作品更具有吸引力，故选A。 10．What is the purpose of the passage? A．To introduce a creative designer. B．To introduce the 24 solar terms work. C．To introduce the origin of the 24 solar terms. D．To introduce a design program “Charm China”． 解析　B　意图推断题。通读全文可知，文章介绍了一位创意设计师以动图的形式宣传中国的二十四节气，故文章的目的在于介绍这个作品，故选B。 11．Which part of the newspaper does the text probably belong to? A．Travel. B．Culture. C．Agriculture. D．Education. 解析　B　推理判断题。根据文章第一段中的“The 24 solar terms was added to UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list in 2016”以及第四段中的“And it is really cool to liven up traditional Chinese culture in such a unique way”可知，这篇文章可能属于报纸中的文化栏目。 D Choosing to forget something might take more mental effort than trying to remember it, researchers at the University of Texas discovered.Their findings suggested that in order to forget an unwanted experience, more attention should be focused on it. “Decades of research has shown that we have the ability to forget something out of our own free will, but how our brains do that is still being questioned.Once we can figure out how memories are weakened and come up with ways to control this, we can design treatment to help people rid themselves of unwanted memories，” said Jarrod Lewis­Peacock, the study's senior author. Memories are energetic constructions of the brain that regularly get updated, adjusted and reorganized through experience.The brain is constantly remembering and forgetting information—and much of this happens automatically during sleep. Their findings not only confirmed that humans have the ability to control what they forget, but that successful intentional forgetting requires more activity than what is required to remember. “A proper level of brain activity is important to this forgetting mechanism(机制).Too strong, it will strengthen the memory; too weak, you won't change it，”said Tracy Wang, lead author of the study.“Importantly, it's the intention to forget that increases the activation of the memory, and when this activation hits the ‘sweet spot’， that's when it leads to later forgetting of that experience.” The researchers also found that participants were more likely to forget scenes than faces.“We're learning how these mechanisms in our brain respond to different types of information, and it will take a lot of further research before we understand how to use our ability to forget，”said Lewis­Peacock.“Hopefully we can find out how we process and get rid of those really strong memories, which can have a powerful effect on our health and well­being.” [语篇解读]　本文是一篇说明文。文章讲述了一项惊人的发现—相比记忆，遗忘需要更多的脑力投入—及这背后的大脑运行机理和医疗价值。 12．What remains a puzzle to researchers? A．How our memories can be strengthened. B．How our brains voluntarily forget something. C．What effect unwanted memories have on our brains. D．Whether our brains can voluntarily forget something. 解析　B　细节理解题。由第二段中的“Decades of research has shown that we have the ability to forget something out of our own free will, but how our brains do that is still being questioned”可知，几十年的研究表明我们有能力自愿忘记某事，但是我们的大脑是如何做到这一点的仍然是一个谜团。 13．Which of the following words can best describe memories? A．Casual. B．Unpredictable. C．Active. D．Permanent. 解析　C　推理判断题。由第三段的第一句可推断出记忆是活跃的。 14．What can we learn from the text? A．It requires less attention to forget than to remember. B．The more active the brain is, the faster it forgets. C．Humans can't keep memories under control. D．Humans forget faces less easily than scenes. 解析　D　细节理解题。由最后一段中的“The researchers also found that participants were more likely to forget scenes than faces”可知，研究人员还发现被研究的对象更容易忘记场景而非人脸。 15．What can be a suitable title for the text? A.What It Takes to Forget an Unwanted Experience B.Strong Memories Have a Great Influence on Health C．Forgetting Uses More Brain Power than Remembering D．How to Train Our Brains to Voluntarily Forget Something 解析　C　标题归纳题。由第一段中的“Choosing to forget something might take more mental effort than trying to remember it”和最后一段中 Lewis­Peacock 所说的话可知，本文主要说明了忘记某事比记住某事更费脑。 第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分) 阅读下面的短文，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。 Spring Festival Spring Festival is regarded as the most significant festival of the year among the Chinese. 16 ． There are a number of things people usually do before Spring Festival.One of these is cleaning the house for the Lunar New Year.Dust makes people think of old things. 17 ．Another important custom is to decorate their doors with red couplets.The phrases on the couplets express hopes for a new year. The most important custom of Spring Festival is the big family dinner on the eve of the Lunar New Year.This is usually a big reunion of grandparents, parents, and children. 18 ．That is why millions of Chinese people travel long distances to get home before the eve of the Lunar New Year. When the Lunar New Year comes, there are many interesting festival customs such as “lucky money” in red envelopes or greetings like “Xinnian Hao” or “Gongxi Facai”．Another custom is to pay visits to relatives and bring them gifts. 19 ．In addition, friends and family go out to enjoy loud and colourful fireworks, spend time at temple fairs, and watch exciting dragon and lion dances. 20 ．It is a special occasion to return home and reunite with family members.This deeply rooted tradition has been a necessary part of Chinese culture for a very long time, and will continue to live forever in the hearts of the Chinese people. A．Commonly exchanged gifts include food, wine or tea B．They are occasions that allow us to relax and enjoy life C．It reflects people's wishes, belief, faith, and attitudes towards life D．It reflects how important the family is to Chinese people around the world E．It lasts 15 days but the days of preparation beforehand are also considered important F．Therefore, sweeping dust is a way of saying goodbye to the old and hello to the new G．Spring Festival symbolizes a farewell to the old and a welcome to the new [语篇解读]　本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了中国传统节日——春节，包括春节前的习俗以及春节期间的习俗。 16．解析　E　根据前文“Spring Festival is regarded as the most significant festival of the year among the Chinese.(中国人认为春节是一年中最重要的节日。)”以及下一段中的“There are a number of things people usually do before Spring Festival.(在春节前，人们通常要做很多事情)”可知E项(它持续15天，但事先准备的几天也被认为是重要的)符合语境，进一步介绍春节的情况(持续时间)，并引出下一段介绍的节日前的准备。E项中的It指前文提到的Spring Festival；E项中的preparation beforehand与下一段中的“things people usually do before Spring Festival”相呼应。故选E。 17．解析　F　根据空前的“One of these is cleaning the house for the Lunar New Year.Dust makes people think of old things.(其中一件就是为了农历新年打扫房子。灰尘让人们想起旧的东西。)”可知，F项(因此，打扫灰尘是一种辞旧迎新的方式)符合题意，承接前文。前文是原因，F项中的Therefore与前文所说的原因对应，F项中的sweeping dust与前文中的“cleaning the house”和“Dust”相呼应。故选F。 18．解析　D　根据后文“That is why millions of Chinese people travel long distances to get home before the eve of the Lunar New Year.(那就是为什么在除夕前，数百万中国人会不远万里回到家。)”可知，设空处介绍的是中国人回家过春节的原因，D项(它反映了对世界各地的中国人来说，家庭是多么重要)符合该原因，且与前文讲的家人的团聚主题一致，逻辑贯通，故选D。 19．解析　A　根据前文“Another custom is to pay visits to relatives and bring them gifts.(另一个习俗是去拜访亲戚，并给他们带礼物。)”并结合选项可知，A项(通常互送的礼物包括食品、酒或茶)符合题意，进一步说明是哪些礼物，故选A。 20．解析　G　此空所在段是文章的总结段，推测空处为总结句。根据空后的“It is a special occasion...family members.(它是人们回家与家庭成员团聚的特殊时刻)”可知空后这句也是总结句，与设空处一起总结全文，空后句中的It指的是春节，因此设空处应提到“春节”。分析选项并根据前文对春节风俗习惯的介绍可知，G项(春节象征着辞旧迎新)符合语境，总结了前文，且与后文衔接顺畅。故选G。 第二部分　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) 阅读下面的短文，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。 (2023·新课标Ⅱ卷)In April last year, I saw a post on the PNP(Pilots N Paws)website from a family in Topeka. They had to move to Virginia but they were on a very tight 21 . They could not afford to pay for 22 for their dog, Tiffy， and 23 wanted to take her with them. It just 24 that I was planning another PNP flight with another pilot,Karen,who 25 to take Tiffy from Kansas City to Virginia.What I was to do was fly to Topeka to 26 Tiffy. When I met Tiffy's owners, they seemed very 27 . George,the husband, was trying to be calm, but I could tell this was 28 for him, having to leave his dog to a 29 and trust that everything would 30 . After some goodbyes, I asked George and his wife to help me 31 Tiffy into the plane. I promised to take care of Tiffy and 32 them as soon as we got to Kansas City. The flight was 33 ，and Tiffy was a great passenger. The next day,she 34 with Karen and made it back to George in Virginia within a few days. He was so 35 and sent me a nice e- mail with pictures. It felt great to know that I had helped bring this family together again. [语篇解读]本文是一篇记叙文。Para.1:George 夫妇因预算紧张发帖求助运输他们的宠物狗;Para. 2:作者和 Karen碰巧能提供帮助;Para.3:作者去 George 家里接狗;Para.4:作者带狗离开;Para.5: 运输很顺利,George很感激，作者也很高兴。 21.A.turn B.budget C.schedule D. connection 解析　B根据下文中的“They could not afford to pay for 22for their dog”可知，他们预算 (budget)很紧张。turn“转动,机会”;schedule“工作 计划,日程安排”;connection“联系,关联,联结”。 22.A.food B. shelter C.medicine D.transportation 解析　D根据上文中的“They had to move to Virginia”和下文中的“take Tiffy... Virginia”可 知，他们支付不起狗的运输(transportation)费 用。shelter“庇护，居所”。 23.A.desperately B.temporarily C. Secretly D.originally 解析　A根据上文中的“I saw a post on the PNP(Pilots N Paws) website from a family in Topeka”可知,他们预算紧张，不能支付他们家 狗的运输费用，但是他们在网上发帖子求助，可 见他 们极度地(desperately)想带上狗。temporarily“暂时”;secretly“秘密地”;originally “原来,起初”。 24.A.appeared B. proved C.happened D. showed 解析　C根据下文中的“I was planning another PNP flight”可知,作者碰巧也要去。It just happened that...“碰巧……”。appear“似 乎”;prove“证明”;show“显示”。 25.A.waited B. offered C. Hurried D.failed 解析　B 根据下文中的“take Tiffy from Kansas City to Virginia”以及下文的叙述可知， Karen 主动提出(offered)把 Tiffy 从堪萨斯城带 到弗吉尼亚。 26. A. see off B. look for C.hand over D.pick up 解析　D根据上文中的“What I was to do was fly to Topeka”可知,作者飞往Topeka就是为了 接(pick up)Tiffy。see off“为……送行”;look for“寻找”;hand over“移交”。 27.A.confused B.nervous C.annoyed D. curious 解析　B 根据下文中的“George,the husband, was trying to be calm”可知，当作者见到Tiffy的主人时,他们看起来特别紧张(nervous)。Confused “迷惑的”;annoyed“烦恼”;curious“好奇的”。 28. A.hard B.fine C. Common D.lucky 解析　A根据下文中的“having to leave his dog to a 29 and trust that everything would 30”可知，此处表示作者能看出这件 事对 George来说很难(hard)。 29.A.coworker B. passenger C.stranger D.neighbor 解析　C根据上文可知,作者和这家人不认识，所以这家人是在把他们的狗交给一个陌生人(stranger)。coworker“同事”;passenger“乘 客”;neighbor“邻居”。 30. A. speed up B.work out C.come back D.take off 解析　B 根据上文中的“leave his dog to a 29 ”可知，他不得不相信一切都会进展顺利 (work out)。speed up“加速”;come back“再度 流行”;take off“突然成功”。 31.A.feed B. follow C.change D.load 解析　D根据下文中的“intothe plane”可知， 作者让 George和他妻子帮忙把Tiffy装上 (load)飞机。feed“喂养”;follow“跟随”;change “改变”。 32. A. call B.join C. Leave D.serve 解析　A根据下文中的“as soon as we got to Kansas City”以及生活常识可知,作者承诺会照 顾狗,且一到达堪萨斯城就打电话(call)给他们。 join“参加,加入”;leave“离开”;serve“接待”。 33. A. unnecessary B.unexpected C. Unavoidable D. uneventful 解析　D 根据下文中的“Tiffy was a great passenger”可知，这次飞行是很顺利的。 unnecessary“不必要的”;unexpected“出乎意料的”;unavoidable“无法避免的”;uneventful“无 惊人或重大事件的”。 34. A.returned B.fought C.flew D.agreed 解析　C上文提到Karen是一个飞行员，愿意把 Tiffy 从堪萨斯城带到弗吉尼亚，所以Tiffy是和 Karen 一起飞(flew)去弗吉尼亚的。 35.A.thankful B.generous C. Proud D.sympathetic 解析　A 根据下文中的“sent me a nice e-mail with pictures”可知，George非常感激 (thankful)作者。generous“慷慨的,大方的”; proud“自豪的,骄傲的”;sympathetic“同情的， 有同情心的”。 第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分) 阅读下面的短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 All around the world, families celebrate special days together.Traditions for these days 36. (be) very different.Some of them may surprise you. Families in most countries have a special day to celebrate mothers.In Serbia, this day is on 37. second Sunday before Christmas.On that day, children sneak(溜)into their 38. (mother) bedroom and tie her feet with ribbon(丝带)so that she can't get out of bed.Then they shout, “Mother's Day, Mother's Day! What will you pay 39. (get) away？” Then the mother gives them small 40. (treat) and presents as payment so that the kids “free” her. In China, they say that babies are one year old when they are born.After that, all children celebrate their birthday on New Year's Day because that's when they grow a year 41. (old).Actual birthdays 42. (celebrate) with a big family meal.The tradition is that the “birthday boy” or “birthday girl” should fill their mouth 43. as many long noodles as they can 44. then eat them.This is 45. in Chinese culture, long noodles are a symbol that people will live long. [语篇解读]　这是一篇说明文。文章以塞尔维亚和中国为例， 介绍了不同国家的家庭在一起庆祝特殊的日子的时候， 展现出的不同的文化风俗和趣味。 36．解析　are/have been　考查be动词时态。根据句意和时间状语for these days可知， 此处既可以用一般现在时也可以用现在完成时(have/has＋过去分词), 主语Traditions为复数， 主谓一致。故填are/have been。 37．解析　the　考查冠词。句意：在塞尔维亚， 这一天是圣诞节前的第二个星期天。根据句意可知， 此处序数词second前面要加定冠词， 表特指。故填the。 38．解析　mother's　考查名词所有格。根据句意以及后文her可知， 此处应用mother的单数形式的所有格， 作定语修饰bedroom, 符合句意。故填mother's。 39．解析　to get　考查动词不定式。句意：你要花多少钱来脱身？根据句意可知， 此处应用动词get的不定式， 构成不定式短语， 作目的状语， 符合句意。故填to get。 40．解析　treats　考查名词复数。句意：然后， 母亲给他们小小款待和礼物作为报酬， 这样孩子们就“释放”她。根据句意可知， 此处用可数名词复数表泛指。故填treats。 41．解析　older　考查形容词比较级。根据前文“In China，they say that babies are one year old when they are born.”可知， 此处指“他们长大一岁”， 比较级前有数量词a year修饰， 故用形容词old的比较级作grow的表语。故填older。 42．解析　are celebrated　考查被动语态。分析可知， 谓语动词celebrate和主语birthdays之间是被动关系且此处描述习惯性的动作， 故用一般现在时的被动语态(is/are done), 主语birthdays为复数， 主谓一致， 故填are celebrated。 43．解析　with　考查介词。句意：传统是， “生日男孩”或“生日女孩”应该用尽可能多的长面条填满他们的嘴巴， 然后吃掉它们。动词短语fill...with...“用……装满……”是固定搭配， 符合句意。故填with。 44．解析　and　考查并列连词。句意：传统是， “生日男孩”或“生日女孩”应该用尽可能多的长面条填满他们的嘴巴， 然后吃掉它们。根据句意可知， 前文“fill their mouth as many long noodles as they can”和后文“then eat them”是并列关系， 应用并列连词and连接。故填and。 45．解析　because　考查连词。后文“in Chinese culture，long noodles are a symbol that people will live long”是前文“生日吃面条”的原因， 故用连词because, 逻辑合理。故填because。 第三部分　写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节(满分15分) 全世界的中华儿女以及世界上越来越多的人庆祝春节，甚至有的国家将春节定为法定节假日。假如你是李华，请你针对这种现象给校英文报社投稿，内容包括： 1．表达你对此现象的看法； 2．说明你的理由。 注意：词数80左右。 One possible version： It seems that more and more countries are holding celebrations of Chinese Spring Festival.The reasons are as follows. First, millions of Chinese spend their holiday overseas during the Spring Festival, bringing huge tourism benefit to the destinations, which greatly promotes the spread of Chinese Spring Festival.Second, most people realize they must learn more about Chinese culture if they want to cooperate with their Chinese partners.Third, due to its unique cultural charms, the Spring Festival is best known. I think this phenomenon is a reflection of China's economic boom.I believe more Chinese culture will be accepted by the world. 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。 It was World Smile Day.My friends, Rocky and Melissa, and I decided to smile at everyone we met.We went walking on the main road outside our houses and smiled at everyone we met.Some smiled back but others in a hurry, just walked past. “I have an idea.Come with me to my house，” Melissa said.We followed.“I have lots of paper left over from my last school project.My idea is to make badges (徽章)and write ‘World Smile Day’ on them.We can give them away at the newly opened supermarket near us.What do you think of it？” questioned Melissa. Rocky and I both thought it was a super idea. Then we went home for lunch and our afternoon sleep, deciding to meet in the early evening.At around five, we met at Rocky's house and walked to the supermarket.We entered the supermarket and stationed ourselves near the entrance (入口).We handed a badge with a smile over to the shoppers entering the supermarket.The people expressed their thanks and said “Happy Smile Day” to us too. After some time, the badges were nearly all gone.We were about to return home when Rocky noticed an old man sitting on one of the chairs placed at the side.He had a sad expression. “Do you have one more badge with you？” asked Rocky.“Yes, I do.Is there someone you want to give it to？” questioned Melissa.“I do.Pass it to me，” answered Rocky. He walked towards the old man sitting on the chair.We followed him.“Oh no, Rocky should stay away from that man.He has such a frown (皱眉)on his face，” I said.Rocky stood in front of the elderly gentleman and said, “Happy Smile Day, sir.I have a smile badge for you.” He handed the badge over to him and smiled widely. 注意：1.续写词数应为150左右。 2．请按如下格式作答。 The old man looked at the badge and turned away, saying, “I have nothing to smile at.” with anger written on his face. The man smiled and invited us to sit with him. One possible version： The old man looked at the badge and turned away, saying, “I have nothing to smile at.” with anger written on his face.“Do share your problem with us.Maybe we can help you feel better.You know, we have promised to put a smile on all sad faces today，” said Melissa.The old man looked at us, saying: “My son went to India with his family last week.It's my 75th birthday.He didn't even call me.I suppose I'm too old to expect anyone to wish me a happy birthday.” “I know why he hasn't called you.It is in the early morning in India right now.We will stay with you until your son calls，” comforted Rocky. The man smiled and invited us to sit with him.We talked about our families, schools, and friends.About twenty minutes later, the gentleman's cellphone rang.He answered the call and his face broke into the loveliest smile ever.He talked happily to his son, daughter­in­law and grandchildren.He finished the call and looked at us thankfully.“Thanks, kids, for your company and encouragement.You really understand the meaning of a smile，” he said. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$