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Ⅰ.阅读理解
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The history of Teachers' Day traces back to the Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD).According to the record,during the Han and Jin dynasties,on August 27 each year,the birthday of Confucius,the emperor would go to the Confucius' temple and pay tribute(敬意) to the ancient philosopher followed by court officials,and would also invite royal teachers to the imperial court for a banquet.On this day,teachers around the nation enjoyed a day's vacation and were given dried meat as gifts.
The capital,all states and counties would also hold ceremonies to worship Confucius.Excellent performing teachers would be chosen from academies and learning institutions nationwide,reporting to the royal court and given 500 liang(两)silver coins as awards.
Until the Qing Dynasty,the ceremony,on August 27,was of a larger scale.The teachers' salaries in schools and academies around the nation were raised,and wellperforming teachers would be awarded official titles or promoted to higher positions.
Normally,an ancient teacher's income included salary,accommodation and festival gifts.There was no fixed tuition fee.Generally, the parents paid teachers according to their household income.Both money and basic foodstuff could be paid in exchange for tuition.
In private schools,teachers always received money or gifts from the host family at certain festivals or at the beginning and end of each semester.
The festivals in which teachers received gifts varied from region to region,while the most valued ones were the Duanwu,MidAutumn and Chinese New Year festivals,as well as Confucius' birthday and the private tutor's birthday.
Among all the giftgiving festivals,the first meeting gift was a must.When students met their private tutors for the first time,they had to kneel down to Confucius' spirit tablet and then to their private tutors,before presenting a “gift”.
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇说明文,主要介绍了中国教师节的由来。
1.The passage mainly talks about________.
A.the teachers in ancient China
B.the Teachers' Day in ancient China
C.the teachers' high positions in ancient China
D.the teachers' salaries in ancient China
解析 主旨大意题。根据全文大意可知,本文主要讲了中国教师节的历史,包括其由来、礼仪等。故选B。
答案 B
2.How long has the Teachers' Day been in China?
A.1500-2500 years.
B.2000-3000 years.
C.3000-4000 years.
D.4000-5000 years.
解析 推理判断题。根据第一段的第一句“The history of Teachers' Day traces back to the Han Dynasty(206 BC-220 AD)”可知,故选A。
答案 A
3.What is the special gift for the teachers on the Teachers' Day during the Han and Jin dynasties?
A.A higher position.
B.A day free.
C.500 liang silver coins.
D.Days' vacation.
解析 细节理解题。根据第一段的最后一句可知,在教师节这一天,全国的教师都可以休假一天,并且得到肉干作为礼物。
答案 B
4.What's the main idea of the last four paragraphs?
A.Where teachers could get gifts in ancient China.
B.Why teachers got gifts in ancient China.
C.How teachers were presented with gifts in ancient China.
D.When teachers received gifts in ancient China.
解析 段落大意题。文章后四段主要介绍了教师收学生礼物的情况,在哪些时间和场合收礼。A、D两项都只提到一方面,应排除。B项文章未提及。
答案 C
B
TOKYO-The torch relay for the postponed Tokyo Olympics is to start in a month, a sign that the Summer Games are on track to begin in July.
It was at this stage at the start of the torch relay just under a year ago-just after the Olympic flame arrived from Greece-that the Olympics were postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak.Organizers on Thursday read out a list of rules regarding health measures for the 10,000 torch bearers and others who are to take part, including fans.They also cautioned that changes to the route or runners could come without much notice.
“No shouting, no cheering.Please cheer by clapping your hands and maintain appropriate distance in case there is overcrowding,” Yukihiko Nunomura, the vice director general of the organizing committee, told a briefing.Nunomura added around 300 international runners had expected to take part in the relay before the postponement of the Olympics last year.“They_have been contacted about the details so it is difficult right now for them,” he said.“The torch relay will be held despite that, and going forward with that will be difficult in that respect.”
Organizers said government immigration policy must be “observed” with regards to torchbearers coming to Japan from overseas.Overseas spectators are also doubtful in attending the Games, which is due to begin on July 23.
IOC Olympic Games executive director Christophe Dubi told reporters on Wednesday that “late April might be the right time” to decide whether to allow overseas spectators to attend.
Torchbearers will be allowed to run without wearing a mask, but all others are required to wear one.The torch relay for the Tokyo Olympics will kick off on March 25 from the JVillage National Training Center in Fukushima, hit hard by an earthquake and tsunami on March 11,2011.
The flame, lit in Greece's Olympia in March, will travel 121 days through 859 municipalities across all of Japan's 47 prefectures before it arrives at the opening ceremony at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo.
5.Which of the following statements is right?
A.Tokyo Olympics is to be held as scheduled.
B.The Olympic flame is to be lit from Greece.
C.Because of bad weather, the Olympics were put off.
D.All the people to be on the spot must wear a mask.
解析 细节理解题,从 “It was at this stage at the start of the torch relay just under a year ago-just after the Olympic flame arrived from Greece,...”这句话可知选B.
答案 B
6.The word “They” in the third paragraph refers to________.
A.Organizers
B.torchbearers
C.300 international runners
D.officials
解析 词义猜测题。从“Nunomura added around 300 international runners had expected to take part in the relay before the postponement of the Olympics last year.They have been contacted about the details”可知答案。
答案 C
7.What's the best title for the text?
A.The Olympics were postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak
B.An earthquake and tsunami hit Fukushimhard in Japan
C.Tokyo Olympic torch relay to kick off
D.The Summer Games may begin this year
解析 主旨大意题。通读全文可知。
答案 C
Ⅱ.完形填空
An act of kindness doesn't have to be a grand gesture.Even those small acts of kindness can make a difference in someone's day.Anne was just the case of that where she __1__ a bumper sticker (保险杠贴纸) on her car reading:You Matter.
Anne started to do this several years ago.At first,she wondered if people would __2__ it.However,much to her surprise,she began seeing a flood of __3__ every time she hit the road.More often than not,people __4__ slowly near her car would roll down their windows,raising their __5__,waving and smiling.Sometimes,she even found some sticky notes left on her windshield saying things like “You __6__ too !” Once while she was driving down the highway,she became __7__ when a man driving a sports car at a high speed pulled his car alongside suddenly,waving and mouthing,“You matter!” Though it took her some time to recover from the __8__,she still felt happy.Last year,someone __9__ her car while she was waiting for her friend in the car by the roadside,saying to her,“It is a (n) __10__ sticker.I've seen various stickers before,but none of them have touched me as your sticker has done.The two small words on the sticker seem simple enough,but they really struck a chord with many complete strangers who __11__ to catch sight of the sticker.”
Stories like Anne's really __12__ the rest of us.Sometimes a kind word or gesture may lift our __13__ and it doesn't cost a thing except for a little extra thought.Maybe it means offering a friend a hug,praising the children when they __14__ well in school,helping someone out or volunteering at nursing homes.Acts of kindness are waiting everywhere.Small as they seem,they can make a __15__ impact on the world,and help form general goodness.
[语篇解读] 这是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章讲述了Anne在汽车上贴了一张写着“你很重要”的贴纸,这个小的善意行为传播了正能量。
1.A.tore up B.picked up
C.fixed up D.put up
解析 句意:安妮就是这样的例子,她在自己的汽车上贴了一个保险杠贴纸,上面写着:你很重要。根据空后的“a bumper sticker(保险杠贴纸)on her car”可知,put up“张贴”符合语境,故选D。
答案 D
2.A.watch B.prefer
C.notice D.recognise
解析 句意:起初,她不知道人们是否会注意到它。根据后文中的“would roll down their windows,raising their __5__,waving and smiling”可知,人们都注意到了这个小标语,并且摇下车窗和安妮打招呼。故选C。
答案 C
3.A.attention B.confusion
C.strangers D.passersby
解析 句意:然而,令她非常吃惊的是,她开始发现,每次她一开车上路,就会有很多人注意她。根据后文中的“would roll down their windows,raising their __5__,waving and smiling”可知,她车上的小标语吸引了人们的注意,故选A。
答案 A
4.A.running B.driving
C.walking D.riding
解析 句意:通常情况下,在她的车附近缓慢行驶的人们会摇下车窗,竖起大拇指,挥手微笑。由空后提到的“人们摇下车窗”可知,此处表示缓慢开车的人,故选B。
答案 B
5.A.voices B.hats
C.shoulders D.thumbs
解析 参见上题解析。
答案 D
6.A.count B.share
C.value D.matter
解析 句意:有时,她甚至发现一些便利贴留在挡风玻璃上,上面写着“你也很重要!”分析上下文语境可知,此处和前文中提到的别人对安妮的行为表示赞赏相承接,也是表达了别人对她行为的认可,并和文章首段中的“You Matter”以及后文中的“You matter!”相呼应,故选D。
答案 D
7.A.excited B.annoyed
C.embarrassed D.disappointed
解析 句意:有一次她在公路上开车,一个开着跑车高速行驶的男人突然把车开到她旁边,一边挥手,一边用口型说:“你很重要!”她感到很尴尬。excited激动的;annoyed恼怒的;disappointed失望的。故选C。
答案 C
8.A.parking B.speed
C.incident D.event
解析 句意:她虽然花了一些时间才从那次事件中恢复过来,但仍然感到快乐。此处表示的是从令安妮尴尬的事件中恢复过来。incident是指偶然发生的小事。event是指重大而引人注目的事情。此处应用incident,故选C。
答案 C
9.A.approached B.blocked
C.repaired D.cleaned
解析 此处表示当她在路边等朋友的时候,有人走近她的车,对她说:“这是一个特别的贴纸。”
答案 A
10.A.important B.special
C.typical D.skeptical
解析 参见上题解析。且根据后文中的“I've seen various stickers before,but none of them have touched me as your sticker has done”可知,这个贴纸和这个人见过的其他贴纸不一样,很特别,故选B。
答案 B
11.A.happened B.occurred
C.managed D.offered
解析 此处表示贴纸上的这两个词看起来很简单,但却引起了许多碰巧看到贴纸的陌生人的共鸣。happen to“碰巧”符合语境,故选A。
答案 A
12.A.shock B.inspire
C.delight D.satisfy
解析 此处表示像安妮这样的故事真的激励了我们其他人。后文讲到安妮的行为给人们带来了一些思考,即激励了人们,故选B。
答案 B
13.A.feelings B.thoughts
C.spirits D.minds
解析 此处表示有时候,一句友善的话语或一个手势可能会让我们的精神振奋起来,而且它不需要花费任何东西,只需要多考虑一下。前文提到“像安妮这样的故事真的激励了我们其他人”,再结合后文的“Small as they...on the world”,综合分析可知,一些小行为会振奋我们的精神。lift one's spirits意为“振奋精神”,故选C。
答案 C
14.A.work B.exercise
C.conduct D.behave
解析 此处表示当孩子们在学校表现良好时表扬他们。故选D。
答案 D
15.A.reliable B.subjective
C.positive D.brief
解析 句意:他们看似渺小,却能对世界产生积极的影响,帮助形成普遍的善良。此处是对文章进行总结,前文提到了安妮的这种行为激励了其他人,还提到“有时候,一句友善的话语或一个手势可能会让我们的精神振奋起来”。空后表示这些行为帮助形成普遍的善良。因此可推知,这些行为的影响都是积极的,故选C。
答案 C
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