April Fools’ Day is on April 1st. People can play j【1】on others on this special d【2】. If you succeed, you usually laugh and say “April Fool!” The person who has been fooled by you l【3】too, and he will never be angry with you.
Mother’s Day is on the second Sunday of May. It’s a day to t【4】mothers. On that day mothers usually receive flowers and cards from their children. Fathers and children do the housework so that mothers can have a r【5】
Easter Day falls on the first Sunday after the full moon which is on or after March 21st. It’s also called Easter Sunday. It is said that on that day Jesus Christ comes back to l【6】 Many people go to church and children often get p【7】such as toy rabbits.
Thanksgiving Day is on the fourth Thursday in November. It’s a day when people give thanks for the good things in life. Usually families all get t【8】and have a big dinner.
Christmas Day comes on D【9】25th. It’s the most important festival in a year. The beautiful things can be s【10】everywhere. People exchange gifts, send Christmas cards and visit friends.
【答案】
【1】 jokes
【2】 day
【3】 laughs
【4】 thank
【5】 rest
【6】 life
【7】 presents
【8】 together
【9】 December
【10】 seen
【解析】
文章大意：本文介绍了几个节日。愚人节在4月1日，人们可以互相开玩笑而不会生气。母亲节在五月第二个周日，人们在这一天向母亲表达感谢。复活节在3月21日或之后的满月的第一个星期日，人们会去教堂，孩子们会得到礼物。感恩节在十一月的第四个周四，家人们一般会聚在一起吃丰盛的晚餐。圣诞节在十二月25日，是一年中最重要的节日，人们互相交换礼物，寄圣诞卡，拜访朋友。
【1】句意：人们可以和别人开玩笑。根据前文April Fools' Day is on April 1st.可知，此处讲的是愚人节开玩笑；play jokes on sb.意为“开某人的玩笑、戏弄某人”，故答案填jokes。
【2】句意：在这个特殊的日子里。联系上文可知这里指April Fools' Day这一天，故答案填day。
【3】句意：被你愚弄的人也会笑。由too确定被你戏弄的那个人也和你一样笑起来。时态与上句一样，也用一般现在时。主语是The person，故谓语动词应用第三人称单数；故答案填laughs。
【4】句意：这是一个感谢母亲的日子。根据前文Mother's Day is on the second Sunday of May. 可知，此处是讲母亲节；根据常识可知母亲节是来感谢母亲的，“感谢”thank，不定式符号to后接动词原形；故答案填thank。
【5】句意：爸爸和孩子做家务，这样妈妈就可以休息。根据前文Fathers and children do the housework可知，此处指妈妈就可以休息；have a rest固定词组，意思是“休息”；故答案填rest。
【6】句意：据说在那一天耶稣基督复活了。根据前文Easter Day falls on the first Sunday after the full moon which is on or after March 21st. 可知，此处讲复活节耶稣复活；come back to life意为“复活、苏醒过来”；故答案填life。
【7】句意：孩子们经常得到礼物，如玩具兔子。根据空格后such as toy rabbits.可知，此处是说孩子们可以得到“礼物”present；由rabbits知，此处使用名词复数形式；故答案填presents。
【8】句意：通常所有的家庭都聚在一起吃一顿丰盛的晚餐。根据Usually families all get t__8__and have a big dinner.可知句意是说“通常所有的家庭都聚在一起吃一顿丰盛的晚餐。” get together意思是“聚集、相聚”；故答案填together。
【9】句意：圣诞节是在12月25日。根据常识可知圣诞节是在12月25日，“12月”December；故答案填December。
【10】句意：到处都可看见美丽的东西。根据The beautiful things can be s__10__everywhere.可知句意为“到处都可看见美丽的东西。”主语The beautiful things与“看见”之间存在被动关系，所以使用被动语态；含情态动词的被动结构是“情态动词+be+动词过去分词”；“看见”see，其过去分词是seen；故答案填seen。
本题为短文填空，首先要快速浏览全文，理解短文的大致意思，再精读短文注意所填的词在句中的词性、时态等等。然后根据句意、上下文联系、语境及所给出的首字母提示填写合适的词语。如，第5小题，根据前文Fathers and children do the housework可知，此处指妈妈就可以休息；have a rest固定词组，意思是“休息”；故答案填rest。第9小题，根据常识可知圣诞节是在12月25日，“12月”December；故答案填December。
【题目】阅读下面短文,根据短文内容,从方框内所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,使短文意思通顺。选项中有一项为多余项。
my parents used to tell me how important school was for me, but I didn't think so. I paid little attention to It.【1】
One day, when I walked past a mobile phone store, I saw an advertisement on its door. It was hiring(雇佣） new workers! I went into the shop to ask for the job. The manager looked at me for af ew seconds from head to foot, then asked,“ Do you have a high school diploma(文凭)?”He continued,“【2】”
I felt so ashamed(感到难为情的) and uncomfortable that I didn' t know what to say, so I just turned around and left. I could not fall asleep that night. 【3】"I must go to school or I can't do anything without a good education, "I said to myself silently. I never went back to the store again until I finished my study and got a diploma.
Everything looked the same when I returned to the store. However, compared with last time【4】 I showed my diploma to the manager. He looked at it and said,"Great, you are in.'
Now I am still working in the same store. With this experience, I always advise people to attend school. 【5】 Now I am not worried about my future because I'm still reading and learning books about my work in my free time
C. But one thing let me finally realize what my parents meant.
D. Learn knowledge all the time
E I had more confidence.
F Or do you have any work experience?
C. But one thing let me finally realize what my parents meant.
D. Learn knowledge all the time
E I had more confidence.
F Or do you have any work experience?
【题目】四、根据上下文提示完成单词
【1】Fred is afraid of flying. He feels a________ before he gets on the plane.
【2】Do you know who is my favorite a________? It’s Hemingway.
【3】The test is so c________ that I have to study harder for it.
【4】She looks more beautiful when she wears the hair b________.
【题目】
【1】Decisions about medical treatment will ___________(discuss) in today’s meeting.
【2】The boy asked his father if the earth _______ ( move ) around the sun in surprise.
【3】The story book belongs to me, it is well worth ____________(read).
【4】Listening to music can make me feel ________ ( relax).
【5】We had no choice but _____________( walk)on such a snowy day.
【6】---Thank you for _________offer) me some advice. ---Don’t mention it
【7】___________(watch) TV may not seem very useful
【8】Bob doesn’t know what ________ ( write) about.
【9】It’s a wonderful _______________ (feel) to be at home after such a long and tiring trip.
【10】The job _____________ (require) a lot of time and energy isn’t suitable for a mother like you.
【题目】书面表达
Frank 是一名15 岁的中学生，由于父亲生病，母亲工资微薄，家庭贫困。因此他穿的衣服，用的学习用具都不如别的同学。他感到很自卑，担心同学们会看不起他。情绪一度低落。请你以一个朋友（ Jack）的身份给他写一封信鼓励他。
要求：内容充实，条例清楚，语言正确。80字左右
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【题目】按要求完成下列句子，每空一词。
【1】Jane has learned English for three years．(对画线部分提问)
________ ________ has Jane learned English?
【2】Why not tell stories to cheer up the sick kids？(改为同义句)
________ ________ telling stories to cheer up the sick kids?
【3】Wang Lin learns English by listening to tapes.(改为一般疑问句)
________ Wang Lin ________ English by listening to tapes?
【4】Tom teaches himself to play the piano by practicing every day．(对画线部分提问)
________ ________ Tom ________ himself to play the piano?
【5】I think studying with a group is helpful.(改为否定句)
I ________ think studying with a group ________ helpful.
【题目】按要求完成下列句子，每空一词。
【1】Working with friends improves my English.(改为同义句)
I improve my English ________ ________ with friends.
【2】How do you practice your pronunciation？(用listen to tapes回答)
I practice my pronunciation ________ ________ ________ ________．
【3】If you exercise more，you will be healthier.(改为同义句)
________ ________ you exercise，________ ________ you will be.
【4】Jack often relaxes himself by listening to beautiful music．(对画线部分提问)
________ ________ Jack often ________ himself ?
【5】The boy is too young to go to school.(改为同义句)
The boy isn't ________ ________ to go to school.
【题目】My mother’s loving hands
Night after night, she came to help me sleep, even long after my childhood years.
I don’t remember _____ it first started making me a little angry 一 my mom’s hands pushing my hair that way. But it really made me uncomfortable, for they _____ rough（粗糙的）against my young skin. Finally, one night, I _____ her, ‘‘Don’t do that any more. Your hands are too rough!” She didn’t say anything, _____ she never did it again.
Years later, I missed my mother’s _____ and her goodnight kiss on my face. I’m not a little girl any more. My mom is _____ her mid-seventies, and her rough hands are still doing things for my family and me.
Now my own children have _____. It was late on Thanksgiving Eve. As I slept in my bedroom, a familiar hand ran across my _____ to push the hair from my head. Then a kiss, ever so softly, touched my brow（额头).
Taking my mom’s hand, I told her how _____ I was for that night I shouted at her. But my mom didn’t know what I was talking about. She had forgotten it long ago.
That night, I ______ with a new appreciation（感激）for my mother’s caring hands. And the guilt（内疚）that I had carried around for so long was nowhere to be found.
【1】A. when B. where C. why
【2】A. looked B. felt C. seemed
【3】A. nodded at B. shouted at C. seemed
【4】A. so B. or C. but
【5】A. hands B. words C. smiles
【6】A. on B. in C. at
【7】A. stayed up B. woken up C. grown up
【8】A. nose B. face C. mouth
【9】A. sorry B. tired C. relaxed
【10】A. left home B. kept working C. fell asleep
【题目】That cold January night, I was growing sick of my life in the city I lived. There I was walking home at one in the morning after a tiring practice at the theater. I was having trouble dealing with my part－time job at the bank and my acting at night at the same time. As I walked, I thought seriously about giving up both acting and the life in this awful place.
As I walked down the empty street under tall buildings, I felt very small and cold. “Run！” I told myself and began to do so, both to keep warm and keep away from any possible danger.
About a block from my flat, I heard a noise behind me. I turned quickly, but the street was empty. The noise had made me nervous, so I started to run faster. I didn't realize what the noise had been until I reached my flat. It had been my wallet falling to the street.
I wasn't cold or tired any more. I ran back to where I had heard the noise. Although I searched the street for fifteen minutes, my wallet was nowhere to be found.
Just as I was about to give up the search, I heard a rubbish truck stop next to me. A voice called from the truck driver,“Alisa Camacho？”I thought I was dreaming. How could this man know my name? The door opened and a man jumped out.“Is this what you're looking for？” he asked, holding up a small square shape.
It was nearly 3 a．m. by the time I got into bed. I wouldn't get much sleep that night. But I had got my wallet back. I also had got back some enjoyment of city life.
回答下面5个问题，每题答案不超过6个词。
【1】How many jobs did the writer do in the city she lived?___________________________________
【2】How did the writer keep herself warm and safe in the street?______________________________
【3】When did the writer realize that the noise had been her wallet falling to the street?_____________________
【4】How long did the writer herself spend looking for her wallet?_____________________________
【5】Who found the wallet for the writer?__________________________________________