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Engagement, wedding, and birth of a baby are the three steps of a new family. The Danes’ special ways of doing these things inform their native culture.
People in other places of the world usually give their lovers a finger ring or a bundle of flowers as a gift of engagement. 36 in some areas of Denmark, it is still considered 37
for a young man to 38 his fiancée with the wooden clappers once used to 39 clothes
40 in a stream. These clappers were engraved with love-poems, and 41 tradition, they ensured good fortune and happiness.
And their country weddings also show a tint of local convention(传统). Until recently, a Danish country wedding was an event which 42 all who lived in the surrounding 43 . Everyone was tacitly(不言而喻地) invited to celebrate with the young couple. Preparations for the wedding lasted for many days but were made 44 , because to show happiness openly 45
arouse the anger and jealousy of evil spirits.
46 the wedding morning the couple met in the courtyard of the bride’s house. The relatives and friend presented themselves to the couple, bowed and placed gifts at their feet. Every gift was 47 by good wishes recited in prose(散文) or in verse; 48 modest the gift the more elaborate(精致的) the wishes had to be. 49 who had neither the means to give 50
the imagination to make a speech were, as a sign of their goodwill, placed 51 guard over the presents and, in the evening, over the couple’s bed.
52 the conclusion of the ceremony a large jar of beer was taken to the courtyard. The hands of the betrothed(已订婚的) were joined over the jar and it was 53 into fragments(碎片). These pieces were picked 54 by the girls of marriageable age who were present, the girl with the largest 55 being destined to marry first.
36．A．However B．But C．Therefore D．So
37．A．a luck B．luck C．lucky D．lucks
38．A．send B．present C．bring D．give
39．A．strike B．beat C．hit D．blow
40．A．to wash B．washed C．to be washed D．washing
41．A．according to B．with a view to C．so far as D．in addition to
42．A．stated B．related C．concerned D．considered
43．A．area B．district C．zone D．region
44．A．publicly B．silently C．unknowingly D．secretly
45．A．would B．should C．must D．may
46．A．At B．In C．On D．To
47．A．completed B．accompanied C．accomplished D．matched
48．A．much more B．the more C．any more D．more
49．A．These B．Those C．People D．They
50．A．or B．and C．nor D．then
51．A．in B．on C．at D．against
52．A．At B．In C．To D．For
53．A．smashed(弄碎) B．ruined C．crashed D．cracked
54．A．out B．up C．on D．at
55．A．part B．fragment C．section D．block |
答案
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解析
36，上文讲到其他地方的做法，和丹麦的形成对比，这里需要一个表示转折的词，however需要有逗号与主句隔开，而but不必要，所以选择but。
37，it is considered lucky for a young man to …，其真实结构应该是the young man is lucky to …，这里需要一个形容词。
38，从搭配上讲，只有present可以与with搭配，表示“把…献给某人”的意思。丹麦人把棒槌献给自己的未婚妻。
39，很显然，棒槌是用来锤衣服的。除了blow用来表示“殴打、打击”不合适外，strike表示“打击、攻击”，hit表示“打击、碰撞”，而beat可以表示“敲打”的意思，我们农村用棒槌就是来敲打、捶打衣服的，所以用beat。
40，棒槌是用来捶打被洗的衣物的，这里需要一个过去分词表示被动。
41，从上下文来看，棒槌，根据传统，意味着好运和幸福。“根据”，应该用according to。
42，上文说，丹麦农村的婚礼是一个与相邻村庄村民有关的事件，所以用concerned，表示“与…相关”。
43，同上文，相邻的地区，the surrounding district。
44，从but以及后面的“公开表示幸福会激起邪恶神灵的愤怒和妒忌”来看，婚礼筹备了很长时间，理应公开，但是没有公开，所以用secretly。
45，同上文，这是一个虚拟的情况，所以用would，表示可能会带来的后果。
46，在具体的某一天的早上中午晚上要用介词on。
47，“每件礼物伴随着美好祝愿”，accompany表示“伴随着”。
48，从后面的the more可看出答案，礼物越得体，表达的美好祝愿就越精心，考察的是the more, the more的结构。
49，替代词，从下文的who可以看出，指的是“那些人”，所以用those。
50，前面有neither，这里的nor和它一起构成搭配。
51，on guard的意思是“提防、保护”，把最好的礼物放在床边，来保护新人不受伤害。
52，在婚礼的结束时刻，at the conclusion of the ceremony，相当于at the end of the ceremony。
53，从后面的fragments来看，是把罐子打碎，所以用smash into pieces。
54、55，这里表达的意思是“到了结婚年龄的女孩把碎片拣起来，拣到最大的最先结婚”。“把东西拣起来”用pick up，而后面的fragment是根据上文得到的答案。 |
举一反三
The small unframed painting called “Fisherman” was signed by a little-known Italian artist, Maveleone (1669-1740). When it was sold recently in New York for $ 27000, the seller, Mr. Oliver Pitt, was asked to explain how the picture had come into his possession.
Pitt said, “I didn’t know it was so valuable. I’m not an art expert. Photography is my hobby. I bought ‘Fisherman’ in Italy in 1970 for $140．the picture was dirty, and I couldn’t see the artist’s signature. But anyway it wasn’t the picture that I like. I bought it because of the frame.”
“It’s most unusual frame, made of tiny, silvery sea-shells. They are set in such a way that they reflect perfect light onto the surface of a picture. I now have a photograph of my wife in that frame, and I’ll never part with it.”
“When I returned to New York I showed the painting in its frame to a customs officer. I told him that I had paid $140 for it but admitted I didn’t know its actual worth. The customs man valued it at $ 140, and I was asked to pay duty on that value. I did so, there and then.”
“Later, I took off the frame, and that uncovered Maveleone’s signature. My wife suggested in fun that the painting might be a valuable one, so I cleaned it and put it up for sale.”
As a result of his explanation, Oliver Pitt had to appear in court. He was accused of (指控) knowingly making a false statement of the value of a picture so as to cheat the Customs Department.
Pitt was not happy. “I told the truth as I knew it then,” he said, “What else could I say?”
And then the judge agreed with him. “The Customs Department is to be responsible (blame),” he said, “for making a true valuation of goods bought into the country, so that the correct amount of duty may be charged. Mr Pitt did not cause or try to cause the mistake that was made. He paid the duty that was demanded. If now, the Customs Department finds that its valuation was not correct, it cannot be allowed to have another try. Pitt is not guilty.
小题1:Pitt met the customs officer __________, where the officer was employed to ________.| A．at the railway station or airport; examine people’s baggage | | B．at the airport or port; examine people’s baggage | | C．at the bus-stop; help people enter the USA | | D．at the airport or port; help people enter the USA |
小题2:From the passage we can infer that if Maveleone had been a well-know artist _________.| A．the painting would have cost much more than $ 140 | | B．he wouldn’t have sold his painting at such a low price | | C．the customs officer wouldn’t have valued the painting at $ 140 | | D．Pitt wouldn’t have had the intention to buy any of his paintings |
小题3:Pitt took off the frame in order to ____________.| A．clean the painting to put it up for sale | | B．look for the artist’s signature | | C．use if for his wife’s photograph | | D．find the painting’s true value |
小题4:Which is true according to the passage?| A．Pitt knew the true value of the picture. | | B．Pitt’s wife knew the true value of the picture. | | C．When Pitt’s wife suggested keeping the picture, she was kind of joking. | | D．Pitt didn’t pay any duty at all. |
小题5:Which of the following statements is true to the story? In the end __________.| A．Pitt was asked to pay the correct amount of duty. | | B．Pitt sold the frame of the painting at an even higher price. | | C．The Customs Department had no right to revalue the painting. | | D．Pitt’s wife was regarded as an expert because of her wise suggestion. |
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阅读下面短文，根据所读内容在文后第53至第57小题的空格里填上适当的单词或短语，并将答案转写到答题卡上。
注意：每空不超过3个单词。
Thanksgiving Day
Many people believe Thanksgiving is a Western holiday, but in fact, it is only an American holiday held every fourth Thursday of November although Canada holds their own unique Thanksgiving on the second Monday of October.
The pattern of the Thanksgiving celebration has never changed through the years. The big family dinner is planned months ahead. Some of the family will have to travel by air and others will make long motor trips with the children. Sons and daughters away at college use their four-day holiday to go home, and employees take extra days from their work so as to be able to make the trip for the annual reunion. The Thanks-giving dinner menu today is somewhat the same as it was on Thanksgiving Day in 1863. On the dinner table, people will find apples, oranges, chestnuts and grapes. There will be pudding (布丁), mince（肉末）pie, other varieties of food and squash（鲜果汁）. The rest and most attractive among them are roast turkey and pumpkin pie. They have been the most traditional and favorite food on Thanksgiving Day throughout the years.
In true Thanksgiving spirit the family circle is often enlarged to include friends known to be alone, foreign visitors, or servicemen away from home. Orphans, the aged and the homeless also have the traditional turkey dinner, provided either by some charitable (慈善的) individual or a church group.
Thanksgiving Day
The dates
| In the USA
| Every fourth Thursday of November
| 53. ________
| Every second Monday of October
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54. _______
| The big family dinner
| Planned months ahead
| All family members
| Expected to get home for 55. ________
| The dinner menu
| Roast turkey and pumpkin pie, apples, oranges, chestnuts, grapes, other varieties of food and etc
| The Enlarged spirit
| People invited to
Thanksgiving Dinner
| Friends known to be alone, 56. ________, or
servicemen away from home
| People provided with
57. ________
| Orphans, the aged and the homeless
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短文改错 (共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
英语课上，老师要求同桌同学相互修改作文。假设以下短文为你同桌所写，请你对其进行修改。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（/），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Last Sunday I saw a worst storm in years. It came sudden and went on for over three hours. After lunch, I went into my room to have a rest. The air was hotter, and all is quiet. Then a strong wind started to blow into my room. Pieces of paper on my desk flew high into the air and some flew out the open window. As I ran out to catch them, big drop of rain began to fall. When I came back into house, it was raining harder and harder. I tried very hard to close the window. Then I heard a loudly crashing(碰撞的)sound from the back of the house. When I ran out of my room to find out what had happened: a big tree had fallen down and broke the top of the backroom. |
Fading beauty
She is widely seen as proof that good looks can last for ever. But, at nearly 500 years of age, time is catching up with the Mona Lisa.
The health of the famous picture, painted by Leonardo Da Vinci in 1505, is getting worse by the year, according to the Louvre Museum (卢浮宫博物馆) where it is housed.
“The thin, wooden panel on which the Mona Lisa is painted in oil has changed shape since experts checked it two years ago,” the museum said. Visitors have noticed changes but repairing the world’s most famous painting is not easy. Experts are not sure about the materials the Italian artist used and their current chemical state (化学状态).
Nearly 6 million people go to see the Mona Lisa every year, many attracted by the mystery of her smile. “It is very interesting that when you’re not looking at her, she seems to be smiling, and then you look at her and she stops,” said Professor Margaret Livingstone of Harvard University. “It’s because direct vision (视觉) is excellent at picking up detail, but less suited to looking at shadows. Da Vinci painted the smile in shadows.”
However, the actual history of the Mona Lisa is just as mysterious as the smile. Da Vinci himself loved it so much that he always carried it with him, until it was eventually sold to France’s King Francis I in 1519.
In 1911, the painting was stolen from the Louvre by a former employee, who took it out of the museum hidden under his coat. He said he planned to return it to Italy. The painting was sent back to France two years later.
During World War II, French hid the painting in small towns to keep it out of the hands of German forces.
Like many old ladies, the Mona Lisa has some interesting stories to tell.
小题1:What does the writer mean by “time is catching up with the Mona Lisa”?| A．The painted woman is not so beautiful any more. | | B．Ageing is something that affects us all. | | C．The painting needs repairing. | | D．At such an old age, she is no longer popular. |
小题2:What makes the repair work difficult?| A．The wooden panel is thin and old and has also changed shape. | | B．The health of the painting is suffering | | C．Experts can’t agree on how the painting might respond to treatment. | | D．No one knows exactly what materials were used to create the painting. |
小题3:What makes her smile so mysterious according to Professor Livingston?| A．The materials the Italian artist used. | B．The way Da Vinci painted the smile. | | C．The way she smiles. | D．It plays a trick upon the human eye. |
小题4:Which of the following is in the right order?
①The painting was stolen from the Louvre.
②The painting was sent back to France.
③It was sold to France’s King Francis I
④Da Vinci carried the painting with him.
⑤French hid the painting to keep it out of the hands of German forces.| A．④→③→①→②→⑤ | B．④→①→③→②→⑤ | | C．①→④→③→②→⑤ | D．①→③→④→②→⑤ |
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In Europe people hold the fork in the left hand and the knife in the right throughout the meal, a system that is generally agreed to be more efficient than the American zigzag（曲折的）method. Americans hold both the fork and the knife in their right hands throughout the meal, so they continually change their forks to the left hand when they have to cut their meat. It seems to be funny for the Europeans to see Americans busy changing their dinner sets, making a lot of noises. A few explanations for this American style are as follows:
(1)Americans are practical and efficient. Since most of us are right-handed, it is reasonable to keep our working tools at all times in the right hand that can use them most efficiently.
(2)Americans, the master of the New World are rebels（叛逆者）.They use the zigzag method to break the rules in the Old World and in this way they are thumbing their nose at Mother England. Americans are a restless kind. They do not like to sit in one spot for very long when dining.
(3)Forced to do so, they respond by “playing” with the silver.
Whatever the reason for the practice, it is now certainly as American as apple pie. Europeans recognize this and are quick to attack it as evidence of American innocence（无知）of form. Arguments against the zigzag method rest not only on grounds of efficiency but also on those of tradition. In Old World dining, the knife is held in the right hand continually because it can serve as an instant defense against the uninvited intruders（入侵者）.However, such alertness（警觉） is out of place in the New World, as every American believes that this is the home of the brave. Americans juggle their silverware, perhaps, to show that they are not afraid and that one of them holding a fork is worth any number of them holding blades（刀）.
小题1:Americans use _______ to hold their fork to pick up the salad.| A．the right hand | B．the left hand | | C．both hands | D．either of the two hands |
小题2:As the masters of the New World, Americans use a different cutting method from that in the Old World to _______.| A．show their independence of Mother England | | B．show their disrespect to Mother England | | C．add a new tradition to those in Mother England | | D．show off their creativeness to Mother England |
小题3:In the sentence, the word “juggle” probably means _______.| A．hold | B．play with | C．pick up | D．lay down |
小题4:Which of the following statements is NOT true? | A．European people hold the fork in the left hand and the knife in the right hand. | | B．The zigzag eating method is related to American characteristics. | | C．The zigzag eating method has become an American feature. | | D．European people will use the American method because of its efficiency. |
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