People all over the world celebrate Valentine’s Day．However, the holiday 1 diff
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People all over the world celebrate Valentine’s Day．However, the holiday 1 differently in different countries 2 each culture has its own Valentine’s Day customs．
For example，people in the United States and Japan both celebrate Valentine’s Day 3February 14．But in Japan，only romantic partners come together,while in America，it can be shared by anyone 4 is close，friend or lover．Chocolate is the most preferred gift in the US 5 it is common in Japan，too．However,in the US other kinds of gifts are 6 given，and many people exchange cards．
The biggest 7 is that in Japan，only girls and women．8 chocolates to boys and men，but in the US boys and girls will give cards or small gifts to all of 9 friends．And while American men and women both receive gifts，women usually get 10 expensive gifts than men．That’s why I would like to be a man in Japan but a woman in the US!
| 小题1: | | A．celebrates | B．is celebrating | C．celebrated | D．is celebrated |
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| 小题2: | | A．although | B．where | C．because | D．if |
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| 小题4: | | A．whom | B．who | C．whose | D．which |
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| 小题6: | | A．too | B．either | C．neither | D．also |
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| 小题7: | | A．difference | B．differences | C．different | D．differently |
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| 小题8: | | A．give | B．to give | C．giving | D．given |
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| 小题9: | | A．theirs | B．they | C．them | D．their |
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答案
小题1:D
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:B
小题5:C
小题6:D
小题7:A
小题8:A
小题9:D
小题10:B |
解析
短文属于说明文。介绍了不同国家庆祝情人节的方式。
小题1:holiday是celebrate动作的承受者，因此使用被动语态。
小题2:前句意思是“每个国家的庆祝方式不同”，后句意思是“风俗习惯不同”。后面表示原因，因此使用because。
小题3:在某一天前，介词使用on。
小题4:anyone是先行词，后面是定语从句修饰它，挖空部分指人，且做从句的主语，因此使用who做关系代词，。
小题5:前面谈到美国，后面谈到日本；再根据后面的too，可以确定是并列关系，用连词and连接两个并排的事情。
小题6:前面已经提到一种礼物Chocolate，这里提到其他的礼物，可加副词“也”，用在be动词和实意动词之间，选择also。
小题7:这里谈到美国和日本在送礼物时的区别，因此用difference；与后面is保持一致，用单数形式。
小题8:此处的give做only girls and women的谓语，表示一般情况，使用一般现在时，因此使用动词原形。
小题9:此处代替boys and girls，修饰friends，因此使用物主代词their。
小题10:从最后一句可知：喜欢在美国当女人；由此可推测：在美国女人得到的礼物比男人的贵。根据than可知，本句使用比较级。expensive 前面加more构成比较级。 |
举一反三
Although it was only autumn，everything outside was covered in white．Unexpectedly, we were hit with a big 1 storm and no one was prepared．
We have two apple trees in our backyard．Prana，our dog，loves 2．When she goes outside，she usually grabs a dirty apple from the ground to eat later on．Prana knows that when she brings her treasure into the house，I am not always 3，so she tries to hide it from me．It is our little game．
On the day that it snowed too 4 in the season，Prana went outside and I 5 her from the window．I noticed that she was 6 lots of holes and bringing out the apples buried beneath the snow．She seemed to be 7 to dig up as many apples as she could．
But when she came back inside，she brought back only one．About five minutes later,I looked outside．The yard was completely 8 with birds．Prana had dug up all those apples for her bird friends to eat．She knew that they hadn’t prepared 9 food for the early winter.
This beautiful act of unconditional love from a(an) 10 taught me what real kindness was．
| 小题1: | | A．sand | B．snow | C．thunder | D．rain |
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| 小题2: | | A．apples | B．winter | C．games | D．bones |
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| 小题3: | | A．clear | B．correct | C．happy | D．surprised |
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| 小题4: | | A．1ate | B．beautifully | C．1ightly | D．early |
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| 小题5: | | A．met | B．watched | C．called | D．heard |
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| 小题6: | | A．hiding | B．finding | C．cutting | D．digging |
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| 小题7: | | A．determined | B．suitable | C．nervous | D．encouraged |
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| 小题8: | | A．hit | B．marked | C．covered | D．taken |
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| 小题9: | | A．delicious | B．enough | C．1ess | D．extra |
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| 小题10: | | A．teacher | B．friend | C．animal | D．bird |
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Paul and Jason were brothers who lived and worked on neighbouring farms．For 35 years they farmed side by side，sharing machinery and goods as needed，without a single problem．
However，one autumn，things changed．It began with a tiny disagreement about a horse，which grew into a major difference．The difference led to angry words，followed by weeks of silence between the two brothers．
One morning there was a knock on Paul’s door．He opened it and saw a builder holding his toolbox．“I’m looking for a few days’work，”the builder said．“Are there any jobs here I could help with?”
“Yes，”answered Paul，extremely pleased to see the builder．“I do have a job for you．Look at that farm across the creek(小溪)．That’s my brother’s farm.That creek used to be a grass field，but last week my brother dug a path from the fiver and made the creek．But I’ll go him one better．See that pile of wood?1 want you to build me a fence，two metres tall，so 1 won’t need to see him anymore．”
The builder said thoughtfully．“I think I understand the situation and I"ll be able to do a job that pleases you．”
Paul had business in town that day and left the builder to his work．When he returned，the builder had just finished his job．Paul was shocked．Instead of a fence there was a bridge，stretching from one side of the creek to the other．
As Paul stood on the bridge，staring in amazement，his younger brother Jason，came across，and took Paul’s hand．“You are a good man to have built this bridge after a11 I"ve done，”said Jason．
Then，Paul，with tears in his eyes，said to the builder who was packing his bag to go，“Thank you so much。Please stay．I have much more for you to do．”
“I’d love to．”the builder said quietly，“but，I have many more bridges to build.”
小题1:What was the cause of the disagreement between the two brothers?| A．The digging of the creek． | | B．A problem about a farm animal． | | C．Who owned the field between the farms． | | D．Who would pay for building the fence． |
小题2:The underlined expression“go him one better”in paragraph 4 means ·| A．do something even worse | B．improve the situation | | C．point out his mistake | D．help him out |
小题3:What do we know about the brothers?| A．They had been fighting for many years． | | B．Their farms were not very successful． | | C．They finally realized their mistakes． | | D．They liked building bridges． |
小题4:Why did the builder build the bridge?| A．He needed a way to get across the river． | | B．There was not enough wood for the fence． | | C．He misunderstood Paul’s instructions． | | D．He wanted to bring the brothers together． |
小题5:In what order did the following take place in the story?
a．The brothers stood on the bridge．
b．Jason dug the creek．
C．The brothers became angry with each other,
d．The builder asked for work．
e．Paul went into town．
A．b，c，e，d，a B．c，b，d，e，a
C．b，e，c，a，d D．c，d，b，a，e |
Do you like going to a zoo to see ____1___? How about ____2___ a zoo and feeding the animals yourself? It"s not a joke. It happened both in a film and in the ____3___.
Benjamin Mee is a newspaper writer in Los Angeles, the US. His wife dies and he has to ____4___ his two young kids. Hoping for a fresh start for his family. Mee ____5____ his job and buys an old house on 73000 square meters ____6___ the city. The land comes with a special gift: a zoo in the country called the Rosemoor Animal Park!
The zoo was ____7___ because of the economy crisis (经济危机). With ____8___ raising them, about 200 animals are still living there.
The Mee family decide to help reopen the zoo. But it"s not an easy job ____9___ they have no experience and little money. There are also unexpected ____10___, such as a bear running away one day.
This is the story of American movie We Bought a Zoo. It tells the real amazing story of Benjamin Mee.
| 小题1: | | A．tigers | B．lions | C．animals | D．birds |
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| 小题2: | | A．buying | B．visiting | C．building | D．renting |
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| 小题3: | | A．story book | B．international website | | C．TV program | D．real world |
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| 小题4: | | A．look for | B．look after | C．look up | D．look at |
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| 小题5: | | A．finds | B．gets | C．quits | D．loses |
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| 小题6: | | A．outside | B．inside | C．behind | D．before |
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| 小题7: | | A．opened | B．closed | C．watched | D．rebuilt |
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| 小题8: | | A．engineers | B．nurses | C．doctors | D．zookeepers |
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| 小题9: | | A．since | B．though | C．whether | D．however |
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| 小题10: | | A．surprises | B．joys | C．problems | D．excitement |
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Old George bought the black gloves for just $35 ten years ago. They were made of lamb skin, soft and warm and very strong. Until then, he had worn cheaper man-made material. Those gloves never lasted longer than three years. He first decided to buy the expensive gloves, because they would make him feel nice in front of others.
George never let a drop of water or rain touch his expensive gloves, so they looked new. Losing this favourite thing was almost like losing a child to him.
Bad luck! George lost his expensive gloves on New Year"s Day.
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Back home. George was at a loss. In deep winter, he could not do without a pair of gloves. If he bought cheap ones again, he would have to replace (更换) them very soon. If he bought a new leather pair, it would cost $50 now. He was upset that people no longer returned things they found on the road.
After the holiday, poor George decided to buy another leather pair. Before boarding the subway, he went into Value Mart again to see if his gloves had been returned to the Lost and Found Office (失物招领处).
"What colour are they?" the woman in the office asked again.
"Black," he gave the same answer. She looked into her drawer and drew out a pair of men"s leather gloves. "Are they?"
"Yes! Those are mine!" George explained, with great joy in his eyes.
小题1:When did George buy the leather gloves?| A．On New Year"s Day. | B．Before the holiday. | | C．Ten years ago. | D．In the winter. |
小题2:Why did George decide to buy the expensive gloves?| A．Because they were black. | | B．Because they made him feel good before others. | | C．Because they had a long history | | D．Because they were much cheaper. |
小题3:The leather gloves looked new after years because _______.| A．George took very good care of them. | | B．they were soft and warm. | | C．they were expensive. | | D．George washed them with water. |
小题4:How did George feel when he got home on New Year"s Day?| A．He was happy. | B．He felt nice | C．He was thankful | D．He felt upset |
小题5:About old George, which of the following is true?| A．He was a very rich man | | B．He never bought cheap gloves | | C．He believed somebody would return the gloves to him | | D．He hadn"t ecpected to get his gloves back. |
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Oxford graduates sell faces to pay ￡50,000 university debts
 
Business is growing for two graduates who decided to pay off ( 偿清) their university debts by selling advertising space on their faces .Ross Harper and Ed Moyse, both from Oxford , are selling advertising space for hundreds of pounds a day and have earned more than ￡25,000 since setting up business last October.
Anyone can buy the advertising space , from businesses to individuals or groups, on a day-to-day basis, through the pair’s website, buymyface .co. uk. The logo (标识) is then seen by people as they go about their daily business. The pair sold their first face ads to friends and family for just ￡ 1 a day, but as need has increased, so has the daily price , which has reached an amazing ￡400 by now, the end of May. So far , the main customers have been Paddy Power , the online betting agency ( 网络博彩企业), and accountancy firm ( 会计事务所)Earnest & Young , which is now the website ‘s official sponsor ( 赞助商).
Moyse and Harper said , “ It’s our special way of paying off our student debts. We’ve seen so many students unsuccessfully applying for jobs , only to find one that they never really wanted. It’s just something a bit different and has taken off quite nicely.” ( 236 words)
小题1:Why do the two Oxford graduates sell advertising space on their faces?| A．To raise money for their friends. | | B．To earn money for their family. | | C．To pay off their university debts . | | D．To pay for their online betting |
小题2:Where can people buy their advertising space ?| A．At Oxford University. | | B．At the website buymyface. co.uk. | | C．At the accountancy firm. | | D．At the online betting agency. |
小题3:How much money do they earn every day on average (平均) so far ?| A．Just ￡1 . | B．About￡100 . | C．Over ￡400. | D．Up to￡500. |
小题4:From the last paragraph we can learn that Moyse and Harper _____________________.| A．are satisfied with their special job | | B．have paid off their debts already | | C．are ready to apply for another job | | D．never really wanted to do face ads |
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