阶段仿真检测(一) Unit 1 Festivals around the world
第Ⅰ卷 (共115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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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。
(Text 1)
M：Look! The rain stopped. The sun has come out.
W：Great. Now we can go out and have a walk.
1．What's the weather like now?
A．Rainy. B．Fine. C．Cloudy.
(Text 2)
M：Is the girl over there in red your sister?
W：No. That's
Susan, my roommate's friend.
2．Who is the girl over there in red?
A．Susan's neighbor.
B．The woman's sister.
C．The woman's roommate's friend.
(Text 3)
W：Would you give me a pear?
M：But you never ate pears. Why do you want one today?
W：It's
not for me. My brother wants to eat one now.
3．Why does the woman want a pear?
A．Because she is thirsty.
B．Because she likes eating pears.
C．Because her brother wants a pear.
(Text 4)
M：Could you stop making the noise? It's driving me crazy.
W：Why not go to your room and do your homework? You've been watching TV for two hours.
M：I finished my homework this morning.
W：But Mom has told you not to watch TV for too long.
4．What's the possible relationship between the two speakers?
A．Brother and sister.
B．Mother and son.
C．Neighbors.
(Text 5)
W：Did you like your picnic with Ann?
M：I haven't enjoyed myself so much for years. Ann is really a good cook.
W：She cooks well. She does well in her studies and she gets along well with others.
M：She is really something.
5．What does the man probably think of the picnic?
A．Terrible.
B．Just soso.
C．Great.
第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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。
(Text 6)
W：What's wrong with your hand? It's bleeding.
M：I was hurt when I was playing football.
W：That's horrible. I think you need to go to see a doctor.
M：But I left my wallet at home.
W：I can lend you some. You should deal with it as soon as possible.
M：Thanks.
6．What's wrong with the man?
A．He has become seriously ill.
B．His hand is bleeding.
C．His head is injured.
7．What does the woman decide to do?
A．To get the man's wallet for him.
B．To go to the hospital with the man.
C．To lend the man some money.
请听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
(Text 7)
W：What a boring movie! I've wasted three hours.
M：I can't believe you just said that. It's a great movie. Jack and Tom liked the movie, too.
W：It's a movie for guys, not for me. Anyway. I'm glad you had a good time. So what's your plan for the next two hours?
M：How about having a walk?
W：A walk for two hours?
M：We can have a walk in the park nearby first, and then have supper together.
W：I'd like to have supper with you. But I've promised my grandma I'll eat with her this evening.
M：Just a walk then.
8．What will the speakers do?
A．See a movie.
B．Take a walk.
C．Go home.
9．With whom will the woman have supper this evening?
A．The man.
B．Her grandma.
C．The man's grandma.
请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
(Text 8)
W：What's so funny? You've been smiling this whole time.
M：I was reading an article about the nicknames of American cities. I never
knew that cities had such interesting nicknames.
W：You've been in America only three months, so of course you wouldn't have heard any nicknames of American cities.So what nicknames do you know now?
M：Look at this one — “The Big Easy” for New Orleans. It describes the city's gentle and slow way of life. People there live a very relaxing life.
W：Right! Have you heard the nickname “The Big Apple”？
M：Yes, that's New York. But have you heard this one? It's quite different.
W：What is it?
M：“The Birthplace of Jazz”. New Orleans is also called “The Birthplace of Jazz” because that kind of music started there. That one's easy to understand!
W：Yes.
10．How long has the man been staying in America?
A．Three months.
B．Five months.
C．Half a year.
11．What kind of life do people in New Orleans live?
A．Hard. B．Rich.
C．Relaxing.
12．What kind of music originated in New Orleans?
A．Jazz.
B．Country music.
C．Rock and roll.
请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
(Text 9)
M：I don't know what
I'm going to do if I lose my job.
W：Don't worry. I don't think you're going to lose your job over one mistake.
M：It was a rather big mistake. When you work as an investment adviser, one small mistake can cost the company millions.
W：But it wasn't just you who was involved, right? You
were only doing what your boss told you to do.
M：That's true, but my boss is very dishonest. He said it was all my fault.
W：Let's think about what might happen. How much money do you have in your savings?
M：I have enough to live on for about 3 months. But I really don't want to spend my life savings on just living!
W：Well, when is your contract up on your apartment?
M：Next month. So I can move out then.
W：If you lose your job, you can just move in with me until you find another job.
M：That's very kind of you.
13．What problem will the man face when losing his job?
A．Investment problem.
B．Finance problem.
C．Honesty problem.
14．What does the man think of his boss?
A．Hardworking.
B．Dishonest.
C．Greedy.
15．When will the man leave his apartment according to the contract?
A．Next
month. B．In two months.
C．In three months.
16．What's the woman's advice to the man?
A．To quit his job.
B．To move in with her.
C．To buy things of little value.
请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
(Text 10)
A Reno man is being called a hero for saving two lives. He made a great fire rescue, pulling an elderly man and a young boy from a smokefilled home. It happened on Wednesday morning.
It all started when Joan Wiggins heard a smoke alarm in her home going off. She ran next door to her soninlaw
Robert Frank's home to get help. The fire had trapped 8yearold Dalton Newlan inside his bedroom. His 76yearold grandfather, Ed Bellville, was also trapped in the house. Frank was able to pull the screen off the window and pull the boy out to safety. He then turned his attention to saving Bellville.
The house was filled with smoke. It was difficult to see things. Frank walked by Bellville at least once without
seeing him. The smoke was choking both of them. Bellville's health was already poor and the smoke only made it worse. He's now at a Wichita hospital listed in dangerous condition.
17．When did the fire happen?
A．On Wednesday morning.
B．On Thursday morning.
C．On Wednesday evening.
18．What's the relationship between Dalton Newlan and Ed Bellville?
A．Grandson and grandfather.
B．Son and father.
C．Neighbors.
19．How old is Ed Bellville?
A．60 years old.
B．66 years old.
C．76 years old.
20．What made Ed Bellville's health worse?
A．The heat.
B．The cold.
C．The smoke.
答案：1～5 BCCAC 6～10 BCBBA
11～15 CABBA 16～20 BAACC
第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)
第一节：单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
21．Cui Jianping who gave his life to save a girl in America ten years ago was ________ honour to our school. A memorial is held here every year in________honour of him.
A．an; the B．an; 不填
C．the; the
D．不填； 不填
解析：选B。an honour to ...“对……来说是一项荣誉”；in honour of ...“为纪念……”。
22．Julia became quite cross when Mike________up, for she had stood in the rain for half an hour waiting for him.
A．turned
B．would turn
C．was turning
D．had turned
解析：选A。句意：当迈克一露面，朱莉亚就非常气愤，因为她站在雨中等了他半个小时。根据句意可知 became quite cross 与 turned up 是同时发生的，故A为正确答案。
23．—How do you find the new job?
—It's hard to find ________work so that I hardly care what it is ________I can make a living.
A．satisfied; as long as
B．satisfied; as far as
C．satisfying; as long as
D．satisfying; as far as
解析：选C。句意：“你认为你的新工作怎样？”“现在找到一份令人满意的工作太难了，以至于我几乎不在乎那是什么工作，只要能谋生就行了。”as/so long as用来引导条件状语从句，意为“只要”。
24．He tried his best to save the________boy, but the boy was________finally.
A．drown; drowning
B．drowning; drown
C．drowned; drowning
D．drowning; drowned
解析：选D。第一个空为现在分词作定语，表示正在溺水；第二个空用过去分词表示被淹死了。
25．________， it will make a difference to the life of the people in the earthquakestricken area.
A．However the contribution is small
B．No matter small the contribution is
C．However small the contribution is
D．No matter how the contribution is small
解析：选C。考查however引导的让步状语从句，其结构是however＋adj./adv.＋主语＋谓语。
26．Almost everyone is________bringing down the price of housing because it's too high for them.
A．in favor of
B．in charge of
C．in honor of
D．in search of
解析：选A。句意：几乎每个人都支持把房价降下来，因为对他们来说房价太高了。in favor of“赞同；支持”，符合语境。in charge of“负责”；in honor of“为向……表示敬意”；in search of“寻找”。
27．________is quite entertaining to read these stories about strange and unusual facts.
A．This
B．That
C．It
D．What
解析：选C。句意：读这些关于奇怪的和不寻常的事情的小说很有趣。it在此作形式主语，真正的主语是后面的不定式短语to read these ...facts。
28．—Hi! Jack, you look very tired.
—Yes.I________my maths homework all day.
A．did
B．had done
C．have done
D．have been doing
解析：选D。句意：“嗨，杰克，你看起来很累啊。”“是的，我一整天都在做数学作业。”由all day可知此处用现在完成进行时表示动作从过去某一时刻开始一直持续到现在，并有可能持续下去。
29．I was given three books on sewing, the first________I really enjoyed.
A．that
B．which
C．of which
D．of that
解析：选C。考查“介词＋关系代词”引导的定语从句。此处表示所给的三本关于缝纫的书中我很喜欢第一本，用of表示所属关系。
30．Apart from the blood that belonged to the three people, the detectives found only________clue.
A．one other
B．one another
C．other one
D．another one
解析：选A。句意：除了找到属于这三个人的血迹外，侦探只能找到另外一条线索。A项符合句意。one another“相互；彼此”；another one与后面的clue不搭配。
31．Tom, you________leave your clothes on the floor like this!
A．wouldn't
B．mustn't
C．needn't
D．may not
解析：选B。考查情态动词。mustn't表示“禁止；不许”之意。句意：汤姆，你不能像这样把衣服放在地板上。
32．Mr Smith is very popular with us because he is easy________.
A．to be getting along
B．to be got along with
C．to get along with
D．to get along
解析：选C。考查固定句式。句意：史密斯先生很受我们欢迎，因为他很容易相处。该句式中，动词不定式在后面作状语，并修饰前面作表语的形容词，要用主动形式表被动含义，故排除A、B；又同时要保留get along with中的介词with，排除D，故选C。
33．Generally speaking, children like talking about what they can do ________ adults usually like talking about what they can't.
A．so
B．although
C．for
D．while
解析：选D。一般来说，孩子们喜欢谈论自己能做的事，而成年人喜欢谈论自己做不了的事。while而，却，表示前后两种情况的对比。so“因此”；although“尽管”；for“因为”，均不符合句意。
34．________the project completed, all the workers anxiously looked forward to________what they should.
A．With; be paid B．After; pay
C．After; being paid D．With; being paid
解析：选D。考查with的复合结构，同时考查look forward to doing sth.这一固定短语。句意：工程完工之后，工人们都焦急地盼望拿到他们应得的工钱。因为是“工程被完成”与“被付工资”，故用被动语态。
35．—Look! Dad, my College Graduation Certificate! I've got it!
—________， dear! You have finally realized your dream.
A．Congratulation
B．Celebrations
C．Congratulations
D．Greetings
解析：选C。本题考查祝贺用语congratulations“祝贺”，通常以复数形式出现。
第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D )中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. He had wanted a beautiful__36__in a dealer's showroom, and knowing his father could well__37__it, he told him that was all he wanted.
As Graduation Day came near, the young man expected__38__that his father had bought the gift.__39__， on the morning of his graduation, his father called him into
his own__40__. His father told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him. He__41__ his son a beautifully wrapped gift box.
Curious, and somewhat__42__， the young man opened the box and found a lovely leatherbound Bible, with the young man's name written in gold. Angry，he__43__his voice to his father, and said，“With all your money you give me a Bible？” and__44__out of the house.
Many years passed and the young man was very__45__in business. He had a beautiful house and wonderful family, but__46__ his father was very old, and thought perhaps he should go to see him.__47__he could make arrangements, he received a telegram__48__him his father had passed away and willed all of his__49__to his son. When he arrived at his father's house, sudden sadness and regret__50__his heart. He began to__51__his father's important papers and saw the still new giftwrapped Bible, just as he had__52__it years ago. With tears, he opened the Bible and began to turn the pages. His father had carefully__53__a verse (诗), Matthew 7－11，“And if you, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your Heavenly Father which is in Heaven, give to those who ask him？”
As he read those words, a car key__54__from the back of the Bible. It had a tag (标签) with the dealer's name, the same dealer who had the sports car he had desired. On the tag was the__55__of his graduation, and the words: PAID IN FULL.
语篇解读：误解往往是因为自以为了解，如果你的做法和坚持是以误解为基础的，无疑你会错过很多东西，而有些东西一旦错过了也就永远错过了。
36．A.computer
B．bike
C．car
D．recorder
解析：选C。由文章最后一段中的“a car key”和“the sports car”可知答案。
37．A.pay
B．buy
C．support
D．afford
解析：选D。afford常与can/could/be able to连用，表示“买得起；担负得起”。
38．A.signs
B．facts
C．marks
D．results
解析：选A。sign“迹象”；fact“事实”；mark“记号；标记”；result“结果”。这个年轻人渴望得到车，所以一直期盼着看到父亲有买车的迹象。
39．A.However
B．Finally
C．Quietly
D．Actually
解析：选B。C、D两项明显不符合句意，而A项中的however表转折，此处无转折之意。用finally表示“毕业的这一天终于到来了”。
40．A.house
B．roomC.study
D．office
解析：选C。由此处的“his own”和第四段中的“his father's important papers”可判断出用study(书房)。
41．A.gave
B．handed
C．showed
D．presented
解析：选B。give与present 较笼统，hand较具体、生动，故选B项。
42．A.excited
B．nervous
C．interested
D．disappointed
解析：选D。由于没得到自己想要的礼物，年轻人有点失望。
43．A.raised
B．changed
C．improved
D．increased
解析：选A。由于生气年轻人提高嗓音朝他父亲吼叫。
44．A.ran
B．went
C．walked
D．stormed
解析：选D。storm意为“横冲直撞；猛冲”，此处用storm恰当地表现出他当时生气的样子，而run仅表示跑出去。
45．A.busy
B．successful
C．comfortable
D．happy
解析：选B。从后面一句“He had a beautiful house and wonderful family ...”可知答案。
46．A.remembered
B．realized
C．knew
D．considered
解析：选B。realize“意识到”。
47．A.When
B．As
C．After D．Before
解析：选D。他还没来得及安排时间去看望父亲就收到电报。
48．A.informing
B．announcing
C．telling
D．discovering
解析：选C。用tell可表示“信上/电报上说”“牌子上写着”“仪器显示”等。
49．A.treasures
B．possessions
C．clothing
D．eagerness
解析：选B。possession常用复数形式表示财产。
50．A.filled
B．caught
C．attacked
D．beat
解析：选A。他心中充满了悲伤和后悔。
51．A.pick up
B．remind of
C．search through
D．refer to
解析：选C。作者在书房中整理父亲留下的重要文件，即清点父亲留下的东西。
52．A.seen B．got
C．left
D．thrown
解析：选C。leave“放置”，符合句意。
53．A.made
B．written
C．underlined
D．designed
解析：选C。underline“在……下画线(以示强调)”。
54．A.dropped
B．appeared
C．rolled
D．showed
解析：选A。车钥匙掉下来，所以用drop。
55．A.year
B．date
C．moment
D．day
解析：选B。标签上标有年轻人毕业那一天的日期。
第三部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
A
Earth Day is celebrated every year on April 22. Take some time to find out about how one man, who was determined to change the way we treated our planet, didn't stop until he had made a difference.
In 1963, Senator Gaylord Nelson wasn't happy with the earth's condition. He wanted to clean up the planet, solve pollution and environmental problems.A senator (参议员) is someone US citizens choose to help make laws, so Gaylord had a lot of power. He went to John F. Kennedy, the President at the time, with his ideas. The President agreed that the planet's environment was a serious issue, so President Kennedy went around the country on a fiveday tour to promote the idea of cleaning up the planet. People began making small changes but it wasn't enough.
A few years later, Senator Nelson decided to put one day aside every year for the cause of saving the planet.On April 22,1970, the first Earth Day was celebrated. More than 20 million people took part in Earth Day activities in 1970. Since then, Earth Day has become an international holiday. People all over the world are doing something to make the Earth a cleaner, better place.
A rock band named Dramarama wrote a song about Earth Day in 1993 called What Are We Gonna Do. Encouraging your family to recycle on a regular basis is a good way to help the Earth.
56．Who is Gaylord Nelson?
A．He is a lawyer.
B．He is the President of the USA.
C．He is a senator.
D．He is a rock singer.
解析：选C。细节理解题。由第二段第一句可知Gaylord Nelson是一位参议员。
57．Which of the following is better for us to do to help the Earth?
A．To work hard to be a senator.
B．To take a fiveday tour around the world.
C．To take part in Earth Day activities every year.
D．To recycle on a regular basis.
解析：选D。细节理解题。文章最后一句表明帮助地球保持清洁最好的方法就是“recycle on a regular basis”。
58．Which of the following about Earth Day is NOT true according to the passage?
A．Earth Day is celebrated on April 22 every year.
B．Earth Day has become an international holiday since 1970.
C．Earth Day is celebrated by 20 million people every year.
D．Dramarama wrote What Are We Gonna Do about Earth Day in 1993.
解析：选C。细节理解题。文章中只提到在1970年庆祝时有两千万人参加，而不是每年都是这么多人。
59．What's the best title of the passage?
A．A Founder of Earth Day
B．The Foundation of Earth Day
C．How to Protect the Earth
D．A Senator And the President
解析：选B。由全文可知，主要介绍“地球日”是如何诞生的。
B
About onethird of primary school students aged 7～12 years old use cellphones (手机); by the time they get to high school that figure has shot up to 96 percent，according to a government survey released(发布). They're using their phones to read books, listen to music,
chat
with
friends
and
surf
the Internet — an average of 124 minutes a day for high school girls and 92 minutes for boys.
The cellphones will eventually become their main means of communication(交流)．Education professor Tetsuro Saito said a survey of 1,600 middle school students aged around 14 found that about 60 percent carried cellphones and nearly half used them to send 20 or more emails a day.
Most middle school cellphone users almost never used their phones to talk, the survey found. Saito said children seemed to want the security (安全)of communicating with someone, without the bother of dealing with a real person.
“Communication ability is sure to decline(下降)as cellphones and other devices are now getting between people，” he said.
Tonny, a student, said，“I send some 20 emails a day. There're people I don't talk with — even if I see them at school. I just exchange emails with them. I guess we're connected only by a machine.”
Saito's survey found that students can also use their cellphones as an emotional (情感的) support. More than 60 percent of students who said they don't enjoy being with their families send 20 or more emails a day, compared with 35 percent of those happy with their families.
语篇解读：本文主要讲述了中小学生使用手机读书、听音乐、聊天、上网。专家认为中小学生使用手机表明他们在现实中与人的交流能力下降，并且与父母相处得不好。
60．High school students use their cellphones in many fields EXCEPT________.
A．in their studies
B．in communication
C．in entertainment
D．in committing crimes (犯罪)
解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第一段的“They're using their phones to read books, listen to music, chat with friends and surf the Internet－an average of 124 minutes a day for high school girls and 92 minutes for boys.”可知D项不包括在内。
61．Though cellphones play an important role, they also bring disadvantages like________.
A．a rise in teenagers' emotional problems and bullying(恃强凌弱)
B．a rise in the conflicts between teenagers and their parents
C．a growing teenagers' inability to get along well with others
D．an increasing number of teenagers playing games on the phones
解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第四段“Communication ability is sure to decline as cellphones and other devices are now getting between people，” he said.可知。
62．According to Saito's survey, middle school students________.
A．use cellphones mainly to talk about their studies with each other
B．get more dependent (依赖的) on phones as their problems at home increase
C．often use cellphones to talk about their problems with teachers
D．become more dependent on cellphones as they grow older
解析：选B。推理判断题。根据最后一段可知与家人相处不好的学生更多地依赖手机。
63．Which of the following opinions does the author most probably hold?
A．It is necessary to forbid middle school students to use cellphones.
B．There are more benefits than harm to kids behind cellphone screens.
C．Teenagers have become victims (受害者) of cellphones.
D．There is a very scary world behind cellphone screens.
解析：选D。观点态度题。本文作者表达了对学生使用手机的担心，因为这会带来很多负面的影响。
C
One summer my friend and I decided to go to Italy for a holiday and we decided to travel there without going through a travel agency. You know, you would be submerged (淹没) in crowds of tourists and lose lots of opportunities to get familiar with the country more closely. We started to think over our trip and managed to come up with a free tour of Italy.
The trip was not very long but it was still very impressive (印象深刻的)．We look forward to going there again! Of course, we spent lots of time arranging (安排) the trip, but it was well worth it! Of course I was afraid that something would go wrong and I was especially anxious about my visa, but everything went quite smoothly in the end.
The most difficult part was getting a visa (签证) without an invitation. In the Italian consulate (领事馆), one must hand in some official paper proving that one has a hotel booked for oneself in order to get the visa. Then we had to solve the ticket problem. Airlines often sell cheap tickets and we bought ours far in advance. The next step was to book a hotel. We finally booked a hotel about 30km away from the heart of Rome and it was the perfect choice for our trip.
Every day we took a train that carried us to the heart of Rome. Our big house, which was surrounded by the forest, was a rare place for the fresh air and absolute silence, beautiful views, hospitable hosts, comfortable living conditions delighting us to no end. Besides this, we were very lucky that our mistress was a Russian. She gave us a lot of advice that was of great use. She told us what transport to choose and where the best places to go.
Don't be afraid to arrange your trip by yourself. It's not difficult! The only thing I'll say right now is that we really enjoyed traveling by ourselves. We walked with a map and a guidebook to wherever we wanted and we even met some of our fellow countrymen on the way just two or three times. So, if you're also planning a “single” trip, don't forget to take a RussianItalian phrasebook as people in Italy prefer to speak in their native tongue.
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者和他的朋友策划的意大利之行。文章介绍了旅游前的准备工作，如自己如何取得签证，还有在意大利旅游时当地的住宿条件，以及自己策划意大利之旅的优点以及感受。
64．Why does the author want to go to Italy again?
A．He had a great time there.
B．Italy has a lot of attractions.
C．His friend invited him there.
D．He didn't stay in Italy long enough.
解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第二段“The trip was not very long but it was still very impressive. We look forward to going there again！”结合第四段的内容以及最后一段中的“The only thing I'll say right
now
is
that
we
really
enjoyed traveling by ourselves.”可知， 意大利之行他们玩得很尽兴，给他们留下了深刻的印象，所以想再去意大利，因此选A。
65．What does the author think was the hardest in preparing for his Italian trip?
A．Buying cheap airline tickets to Italy before the traveling.
B．Getting a visa without an invitation from the Italian consulate.
C．Booking a comfortable hotel on his own in Rome.
D．Solving the ticket problem far in advance.
解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第三段的第一句“The most difficult part was getting a visa without an invitation.”可知，最难的事情是在没有邀请函的情况下向意大利大使馆申请签证，因此选择B。A、C、D虽然文中都涉及了，但是都不符合题干要求。
66．In the fourth paragraph the author mainly explains________.
A．the reason why he chose to live in the center of Rome
B．the reason why the hotel he booked was the right choice
C．what transport they chose to travel in their Italian trip
D．the reason why the mistress gave them some advice
解析：选B。主旨大意题。根据第四段对旅馆周围环境、交通情况以及该旅馆的好处的介绍，可知作者在第四段主要讲对旅馆满意的原因。
67．From the text we can know the author________.
A．enjoys traveling everywhere in the world
B．likes being accompanied by tour guides
C．advises us to arrange trips by ourselves
D．met with a lot of his countrymen in Italy
解析：选C。推理判断题。根据文章的主要内容，尤其是第一段说不想在旅游团的拥挤的人群中，也不想错过更多亲近意大利的机会，以及最后一段的“Don't be afraid to arrange your trip by yourself.”可以推断出应该选择C。其余选项没有依据。
D
Next Thursday, November 27th (the fourth Thursday in November), Americans will gather with family and friends to share a big meal to celebrate Thanksgiving. They might play games, tell stories or watch football on television together.
Angelo Rosa has more Thanksgiving memories than most people. From Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, the 100yearold man lives in the same house where he celebrated a great number of Thanksgivings.
But he says it was different when he was a child. Mr Rosa was just three when his family came to America.“When we were small children, Thanksgiving was never a very big holiday because at the time we actually didn't pay too much attention to it.” But, also, he says, his parents faced a language difficulty.“They were from Italy and spoke very broken English, because they were the first generation that came over here.”
And the family had little money. There were six Rosa children. Mr Rosa's father was a coal miner in Pennsylvania. The family was not able to have big, costly dinners, especially during the hard time of the 1930's. But Mr Rosa says Thanksgiving dinners became a tradition in his own family after he married and had children.
This Thanksgiving, Angelo Rosa will go to the home of his daughter about twenty minutes away. He will celebrate the day with loved ones, including his greatgrandchildren.
On the other side of the country, Cathie Dahlstrom is preparing dishes for a group of 35 to 40 people in Concord, California. We asked Ms Dahlstrom what she is thankful for this year, her first answer is “The election.” She said she also is deeply grateful for her very large family. Ms Dahlstrom has one daughter.She has five younger brothers and sisters.She also has eight stepbrothers and sisters. Many of them and their families will be at the Thanksgiving dinner.
68．From Ms Dahlstrom's words, we can infer that________.
A．she is content with both her family, relatives and the society
B．she is thankful for her effort in the election and her family
C．she has always been celebrating Thanksgiving this way
D．her daughter has a large family with stepbrothers and sisters
解析：选A。细节推断题。Ms Dahlstrom有两个感激：“总统选举”和“大家庭”；由此推断出她无论对社会还是对家庭都是充满感激和爱的。
69．As a whole, Thanksgiving in America is________.
A．a happy gathering with family members, relatives and friends
B．a grand family dinner party as well as a tourist holiday
C．a great social gathering of entertainment and achievement
D．a large gathering of people of different generations
解析：选A。细节归纳题。对文中这两个家庭的大致叙述，不难看出，感恩节就是家庭成员、亲戚的团聚，而不是旅游、冒险，也不是不同代人之间的相会。
70．Who probably wrote the passage?
A．A close friend of Mr Rosa and Ms Dahlstrom's.
B．A journalist for a radio or TV station.
C．A university student who majors in history.
D．An actress who wants to experience real life.
解析：选B。体裁判断题。文中数次出现直接引语，在最后一段中出现了“We asked”。由此判断出采访形式是广播或电视节目报道。
第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为