2022年高考英語一輪復(fù)習(xí)：節(jié)假日活動(dòng) 分類閱讀話題練習(xí)題2（含答案解析）

2022年高考英語一輪復(fù)習(xí)：節(jié)假日活動(dòng)分類閱讀話題練習(xí)題2

節(jié)假日活動(dòng)(Festivals,holidaysandcelebrations)

一、閱讀理解-閱讀選擇(共40小題；共80分)

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

Myhusbandhasn*tstoppedlaughingaboutafunnythingthathappenedtome.It'sfunnynowbutit

wasn'tatthetime.

LastFriday,afterdoingallthefamilyshoppingintown,Iwantedarestbeforecatchingthetrain,soI

boughtanewspaperandsomechocolateandwentintothestationcoffeeshop-thatwasacheapself-

serviceplacewithlongtablestositat.Iputmyheavybagdownonthefloor,putthenewspaperand

chocolateonthetabletokeepaplace,andwenttogetacupofcoffee.

WhenIwentbackwiththecoffee,therewassomeoneinthenextseat.Itwasoneofthosewild-

lookingyoungsters,withdarkglassesandwornclothes,andhaircoloredbrightredatthefront.Notso

unusualthesedays.Whatdidsurprisemewasthathe'dstartedtoeatmychocolate!

Naturally,Iwasannoyed.However,toavoidtrouble—andreallyIwasratheruneasyabouthim—I

justlookeddownatthefrontpageofthenewspaper,tastedmycoffeeandtookabitofchocolate.The

boylookedatmeclosely.Thenhetookasecondpieceofmychocolate.Icouldhardlybelieveit.Still

Ididn'tdaretostartanargument.Whenhetookathirdpiece.Ifeltmoreangrythanuneasy.Ithought,

MWell,Ishallhavethelastpiece.1'AndIgotit.

Theboygavemeastrangelook,andthenstoodup.Asheleftheshoutedout.''Thiswoman'scrazy!"

Everybodystared.Thatwasembarrassingenough,butitwasworsewhenIfinishedmycoffeeandgot

readytoleave.Myfacewentred—asredashishair-whenIrealizedI'dmadeamistake.Itwasn'tmy

chocolatethathe'dbeentaking.Therewasmine,unopened,justundermynewspaper.

1.Thewomantellingthestory.

A.alwayswentshoppingwithherfamilyonFridays

B.hadbeenverybusyandneededsometimetorecover

C.boughtsomechocolatesothatshecouldkeepaplaceatthetable

D.wantedanewspaperandsomechocolatetotakehometoherfamily

2.Whenthewomansawtheboygooneatingthechocolate,shefelt.

A.tootiredtostartanargument

B.moreandmoreangrywiththeboy

C.tooshytolookintheboy'sdirection

D.moreandmoredisappointedatlosingthechocolate

3.Thewoman'sfaceturnedred.

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A.becauseshehatedbeingshoutedat

B.becauseshesaweveryonestaringather

C.becausesherealizedthattheboywaspoorandangry

D.becausesherealizedthatshehadbeenquitewrongabouttheboy

4.Fromthestorywecanseethewoman.

A.wascrazyB.wasbeingcareless

C.oftenmademistakesD.wascarelessandselfish

TheUnitedStatesisoneofthefewcountriesintheworldthathasanofficialdayonwhichfathersare

honoredbytheirchildren.OnthethirdSundayinJune,fathersallacrosstheUnitedStatesaregiven

presents,treatedtodinnerorotherwisemadetofeelspecial.

However,theideaforcreatingadayforchildrentohonortheirfathersbeganinSpokane,

Washington.AwomanbythenameofSonoraSmartDoddthoughtoftheideaforFather'sDaywhile

listeningtoaMother'sDaysermonin1909.Havingbeenraisedbyherfather,HenryJacksonSmart,

afterhermotherdied,Sonorawantedherfathertoknowhowspecialhewastoher.Itwasherfather

thatmadealltheparentalsacrifces（犧牲）andwas,intheeyesofhisdaughter,aselflessandloving

man.Sonora'sfatherwasborninJune,soshechosetoholdthefirstFather'sDaycelebrationin

Spikane,Washingtononthe19thofJune,1910.

In1924PresidentCalvinCoolidgedeclaredthethirdSundayinJuneasFather'sDay.Rosesarethe

Father'sDayflowers：redtobewornforalivingfatherandwhiteifthefatherhasdied.

Whenchildrencan'tvisittheirfathersortakethemouttodinner,theysendagreeting

card.Traditionally,fathersprefergreetingcardsthatarenottoosentimental（傷感的）.Mostgreeting

cardsaretoospecialsofatherslaughwhentheyopenthem.Somegiveheartfeltthanksforbeing

therewheneverthechildneedDad.

5.TheUnitedStatesisspecialinFather'sDaybecause.

A.manypeoplecelebratetheday

B.onlyAmericacelebratestheday

C.Americamakesitanofficialday

D.allmenarehonouredinAmerica

6.Atfirst,Father'sDaywasfixedonJune19thbecause.

A.Sonorahonouredherfatheronherfather'sbirthday

B.Sonora'sbirthdaywasJune19th

C.itwasdecidedbythePresidentatthattime

D.hermotherdiedonJune19th

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7.HowmanyyearshaspassedbeforeFather'sDaybecameanofficialdaysinceitwascelebrated?

A.4B.10C.14D.24

8.Accordingtothepassage,onFather'sDay,.

A.peoplewillwearthesameflowerstohonourtheirfathers

B.onlydaughterswearredflowerstohonourtheirfathers

C.childrenmustgohometohonourtheirfathers

D.fathersareoftenhonouredindifferentways

閱讀短文，選出最佳選項(xiàng)

HOLIDAYHOMESINMALLORCA

Sailingandfishinginthesummerseason.Beautifullysituatedhouseswithsightsofseaand

mountains,yetneartoshopsandrestaurants.Carsandbicyclesforhire.Sailingandsportsclubs

nearby.

ITALYINCOMFORT

CoachtripsofItalywith21daystovisitfiveItaliancities.StartfromLondon1stMay,1stSeptember.

ThetripsareguidedbyProfessorMartinDavis,headofItalianStudies,LondonUniversity.Seethe

artsandcultureofhistoricItaly.

KIBBUTZHOLIDAYSINISRAEL

Workingholidaysonakibbutz(co-operativefarm)inIsrael.Allnationalitieswelcomeforoneto

threemonths,ifpreparedtoworkwithkibbutzmembers.Rooms,foodandtripstohistoricsightsall

providedfree-youpayonlyforthespeciallow-costreturnflight.

TWOWEEKSONACARIBBEANISLAND

Two-weekholidaysintheHotelSplendid,onalovelybeachwithgoldensands,warmsunshineand

deep—bluesea.Tennis,golf,sailingandallwatersports,tripsaroundtheisland.Neartotownof

Castrieswithlivelyeveningentertainment-dancing.

1stNovember—31stMarch￡720perperson.

1stApril-30thOctober￡850perperson.

?JackandhiswifeMary,whohaverecentlyretired,wanttoseeplacesofculturalandhistoric

interestabroad,butMaryhatesflying.

OPeterandMaria,universitystudents,wanttotravelasfaraspossibleonlittlemoney,andwould

liketogettoknowacountrybyworkingthereforthreemonthswithotheryoungpeople.

?Michael,ayoungcomputerprogrammer,hasbeenworkinghardandneedsaholidaytorelaxin

winter.Hewouldliketogosomewherewannerandsunny,wherehecanswiminthesea,andhe

enjoyssportsanddancing.

9.ThebestholidayforJackandMarywouldbe.

A.the21-daycoachtripofItaly

B.the2-weekstayintheHotelSplendid

C.the14_daytriparoundaCaribbeanisland

D.l—3months'holidaysonakibbutzinIsrael

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10.ThemostsuitableplacewherePeterandMariacanenjoytheirholidaywouldbe.

A.anItaliancityB.akibbutzinIsrael

C.aCaribbeanislandD.aportinMallorca

11.Michaelwouldmostprobablygotoforhisholiday.

A.ItalyB.Israel

C.MallorcaD.aCaribbeanisland

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

MonthlyTalksatLondonCanalMuseum

Ourmonthlytalksstartat19:30onthefirstThursdayofeachmonthexcept

August.Admissionisatnormalchargesandyoudon'tneedtobook.Theyend

around21:00.

November7

TheCanalPioneers,byChrisLewis.JamesBrindleyisrecognizedasoneoftheleadingearlycanal

engineers.Hewasalsoamajorplayerintrainingothersintheartofcanalplanningandbuilding.

ChrisLewiswillexplainhowBrindleymadesuchapositivecontributiontotheeducationofthat

groupofearly“civilengineers”.

December5

IcefortheMetropolis,byMalcolmTucker.Wellbeforethearrivaloffreezers,therewasademand

foriceforfoodpreservationandcatering,Malcolmwillexplainthehistoryofimportingnaturalice

andthetechnologyofbuildingicewells,andhowLondon'sicetradegrew.

February6

AnUpdateontheCotswordCanals,byLizPayne.TheStroudwaterCanalismovingtowards

reopening.TheThamesandSevernCanalwilltakealittlelonger.Wewillhaveareportonthepresent

stateofplay.

March6

EyotsandAits-ThamesIslands,byMirandaVickers.TheThameshadmanyislands.Mirandahas

undertakenareviewofallofthem.Shewilltellusaboutthoseofgreatestinterest.

Onlinebookings:.uk/book

Moreinto:.uk/whatson

LondonCanalMuseum

12-13NewWharfRoad,LondonNI9RT

.ukwww.canalmuseum.mobi

Tel:02077130836

12.WhenisthetalkonJamesBrindley?

A.February6th.B.March6th.C.November7th.D.December5th.

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13.WhatisthetopicofthetalkinFebruary?

A.TheCanalPioneers.

B.IcefortheMetropolis.

C.EyotsandAits-ThamesIslands.

D.AnUpdateontheCotswordCanals.

14.WhowillgivethetalkontheislandsintheThames?

A.MirandaVickers.B.MalcolmTucker.

C.ChrisLewis.D.LizPayne.

Luling,asmalltowninTexas,ishometoawatermelonwatertower,awatermelonqueenanda

festivalcalledtheWatermelonThump.

Theeventincludesfood,musicandaparade.Butwhatsetsthiswatermelonfestivalapartfromothers

istheWorldChampionshipSeedSpitting（吐西瓜籽）Contest.

Onlyabout5,500peopleliveinLuling.Butsince1954,thepopulationhasswelledonthelast

weekendinJune.Now,tensofthousandsofpeoplecomefromallaroundtoattendthefour-day

festival.

“Theseed-spittingcrowdsgetintoit,“saidEdgarCamacho,whoisfathertofourseed-spitting

champions."ParentsfromLulingtakeitseriously.n

Thecompetitionislimitedtoabout50kidsand50adults.Thekidsaredividedintofouragegroups.

Fortheindividual（個(gè)人的）competition,everyonegetstwospits,andjudgesrecordthebetterone.

Fortheteameventjudgestakethesumoffourspitsfromfourparticipants（參與者）.

"It'sreallyfunandexciting,"saidVictoriaCamacho,14."Thecrowdisallwatchingyouandcheering

foryou,andyourfamilyisthere.'1About200peoplewatch."It'sreallyalotofpressurebecauseyou

don'twanttomessup."

Victoriawonheragegroupfouryearsagowithaspitof36feet.Twoyearsago,herbrotherA.J.,17,

broketheyouthrecordinLulingwhenhespataseed58feetinches.That*smorethanhalfthelength

ofabasketballcourt.（Theadultseed-spittingworldrecord,setin1989,is68feetinches.）

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"It'sfuntocomeoutandcompeteeveryyear.It'sjustareallycompetitivespiritthatallthefamilies

have,"saidA.J.,whohaswontheseed-spittingcontestabout10times.

TheCamachoshavenoplanstogiveuptheircompetitivespittinganytimesoon.

"EvenifIdon'tliveinTexas/saidDavisCamacho,20,afive-timewinner.'I'llmaketheyearly

journeytoLuling."

15.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"swelled"inParagraph3mean?

A.Increased.B.Doubled.C.Recovered.0.Dropped.

16.What'stheruleforthegroupcompetition?

A.Everyonegetstwospits.

B.Thebestfourspitsarerecorded.

C.Eachteammembercanspitonlyonce.

□.Participantsaredividedintofouragegroups.

17.HowdoesVictoriafeelaboutthecompetition?

A.Confidentandlucky.B.Stupidandbored.

C.Happyandfearless.D.Excitedandnervous.

18.Whatcanwelearnaboutthecompetition?

A.Itlastsfourdays.B.Ithappenseveryyear.

C.Itisaninternationalevent.D.Itgetsthousandsofviewers.

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WhenIwasgrowingup,Iwasashamedtobeseenwithmyfather.Hewasseverelydisabledandvery

short,andwhenwewouldwalktogether,hishandonmyarmforbalance,peoplewouldstare.Ifhe

evernoticedorwasbothered,heneverleton.

Itwasdifficulttocoordinate(協(xié)調(diào))oursteps-hisslow,mineimpatient-andbecauseofthat,we

didn'tsaymuchaswewentalong.Butaswestartedout,healwayssaid,"Yousetthepace.Iwilltry

toadjusttoyou.”

Henevertalkedabouthimselfasanobjectofsympathy,nordidheshowanyenvyofthemore

fortunateorable.Whathelookedforinotherswasa"goodheart”,andifhefoundone,theownerwas

goodenoughforhim.Ibelievethatisaproperstandardbywhichtojudgepeople,eventhoughIstill

don'tknowaccuratelywhata*'goodheart*'is.

Unabletojoininmanyactivities,myfatherstilltriedtoparticipateinsomeway.Inowknowhe

participatedinsomethingsindirectlythroughme,hisonlyson.WhenIplayedball(poorly),he

Mplayed"too.WhenIjoinedtheNavy,he"joined"too.AndwhenIcamehomeonleave,hesawtoit

thatIvisitedhisoffice.Introducingme,hewasreallysaying,MThisismyson,butitisalsome,andI

couldhavedonethis,too,ifthingshadbeendifferent."Thosewordswereneversaidaloud.

Hehasbeengonemanyyearsnow,butIthinkofhimoften.Iwonderifhesensedmyunwillingness

tobeseenwithhimduringourwalks.Ifhedid,IamsorryInevertoldhimhowsorryIwas,how

unworthyIwas,howIregrettedit.IthinkofhimwhenIcomplainaboutsmallaffairs,whenIam

enviousofanother*sgoodfortune,whenIdon'thavea,'goodheart".

AtsuchtimesIputmyhandonhisarmtoregainmybalance,andsay,MYousetthepace.Iwilltryto

adjusttoyou."

24.Theauthorfeltunhappywalkingwithhisfatherbecause.

A.hefeltsympathyforhisfather'sphysicaldisability

B.itwashardforthemtowalkatthesamepace

C.hedidn*twantotherstoknowhehadanuglyfather

D.itwasnoteasyforhisfathertokeepbalance

25.Inthefather'sview,themostimportantqualityagoodpersonshouldhaveis.

A.beautifulappearanceB.excellenthealth

C.asmartheadD.agoodheart

26.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat.

A.thefatherwasproudofhisonlyson

B.thefathertookpartinallhisson'sactivities

C.theauthorwasupsetwhenaskedtohisfather'soffice

D.theauthorwasanoutstandingplayer

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27.Accordingtothelastparagraph,bysaying"Yousetthepace.Iwilladjusttoyou."theauthor

meansthat.

A.heisnowgladtohelphisfathertowalk

B.heregretshisunwillingnesstowalkwithhisfather

C.hewillfollowFather'sstandardsofbeingagoodman

D.hewillneverforgethowmentallystronghisfatherwas

HowtoBecomeClever

Onceaboycametoaskafishermanhowtobecomecleverer,becausehismother

alwayscalledhim"foolishboy".

“That'seasy,"answeredthefisherman."Iknowonewaytomakeyoubecomecleverer.,,"Really?,,MOf

course.Itissaidafishheadisgoodforbrain.Ifyoueatone,you'llbecomeclevererindeed.Payonly

threepoundsforonefishhead."Theboypaidhimthreepoundsandthefishermancutoffafishhead

andhandedittohim.Arawfishheadisnotgood——notevenforahungryboytoeatbuttheboyateit

upintwogulps."Doyoufeelanything?**askedthefisherman.*'Notinmyhead/saidtheboy.Theboy

layonthegroundandthought."Onewholefishcostsonlytwopounds.Ihadpaidhimthreepounds

forthefishhead.Whycouldn'tIhavethewholefishforsoup,aheadforbrainandonepoundleft

over?”Hejumpedupandshoutedatthefisherman."Youthief!Youarefoolingme!"Thefisherman

laughed,saying,"Thefishheadworksnow,yousee.'1

28.Theboyateuptherawfishheadonlyintwogulps,becausehe.

A.enjoyitB.wantedtotasteit

C.tookitasagoodmedicineD.wasafoolishboy

29.Theboycametothefishermaninorderto.

A.buyafishheadB.askthefishermanaquestion

C.becomeclevererD.AandC

30.MNotinmyhead1'means"

A.Thefishheadwasnotintheboy*shead

B.Theboyfeltnothingcameintohishead

C.It'sdifficulttogiveananswerrightaway

D.Theboydidn'tfeelthathewascleverer

31.Theboypaidthreepounds,Heshouldhavehad.

A.awholefish

B.afishheadandonepoundback

C.awholefishandonepoundback

D.awholefish,afishheadandonepoundback

32.helpedtheboybecomecleverer.

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A.AgoodmealB.Therawfishhead

C.NothingD.Whathadhappened

Almostallculturescelebratetheendofoneyearandthebeginningofanotherinsomeway.

Differentculturescelebratethebeginningofanewyearindifferentways,andatdifferenttimesonthe

calendar.

InWesterncountries,peopleusuallycelebrateNewYearatmidnightonJanuary1st.Peoplemaygo

toparties,dressinformalclothes——liketuxedos（小禮月艮）andeveninggowns,anddrinkchampagneat

midnight.DuringthefirstminutesoftheNewYear,peoplecheerandwisheachotherhappinessfor

theyearahead.ButsomeculturesprefertocelebratetheNewYearbywakingupearlytowatchthe

sunrise.TheywelcometheNewYearwiththefirstlightofthesunrise.

ItisalsoacommonWesterncustomtomakeaNewYear'spromise,calledaresolution.NewYear's

resolutionsusuallyincludepromisestotrysomethingneworchangeabadhabitinthenewyear.

Manyculturesalsodospecialthingstogetridofbadluckatthebeginningofanewyear.For

example,inEcuador,familiesmakeabigdollfromoldclothes.Thedollisfilledwitholdnewspapers

andfirecrackers.Atmidnight,thesedollsareburnedtoshowthebadthingsfromthepastyearare

goneandthenewyearcanstartafresh（again）.Othercommontraditionstokeepawaybadluckina

newyearincludethrowingthingsintoriversortheocean,orsayingspecialthingsonthefirstdayof

thenewyear.

AnotherNewYeartraditionthatisfollowedtobringgoodluckistoeatgrapesonNewYear'sDay.

Themoregrapesapersoneats,themoregoodluckthepersonwillhaveintheyear.InFrance,people

eatpancakesforgoodluckatNewYear.IntheUnitedStates,somepeopleeatblack-eyedpeas（電豆）

forgoodluck-buttogetgoodluckforawholeyearyouhavetoeat365ofthem!

33.WhichculturecelebratesNewYearinthemorning?

A.Thepassagedoesn'tsay.B.Spain.

C.France.D.TheUnitedStates.

34.Whatisaresolution?

A.Somethingyousay.B.Somethingyoueat.

C.Somethingyouburn.D.Somethingyouwear.

35.WhatisthetopicofthefourthParagraph?

A.Bringinggoodluck.B.Rememberingthepast.

C.Planningforthenextyear.D.Keepingawayfrombadluck.

36.WhichisprobablyTRUEabouteatingblack-eyedpeasonNewYear?

A.Black-eyedpeastastebad.

B.Thepeasareverydifficulttocook.

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C.Onepeabringsonedayofluck.

D.Itisbadlucktoeatalotofblack-eyedpeas.

In1947agroupoffamouspeoplefromtheartworldheadedbyanAustrianconductordecidedto

holdaninternationalfestivalofmusic,danceandtheatreinEdinburgh.Theideawastoreunite

EuropeaftertheSecondWorldWar.

ItquicklyattractedfamousnamessuchasAlecGuinness,RichardBurton,DameMargotFonteyn

andMarleneDietrichaswellasthebigsymphonyorchestras.ItbecameafixedeventeveryAugust

andnowattracts400,000peopleyearly.

Atthesametime,the"Fringe"appearedasachallengetotheofficialfestival.Eighttheatregroups

turnedupuninvitedin1947,inthebeliefthateveryoneshouldhavetherighttoperform,andtheydid

soinapublichousedisusedforyears.

Soon,groupsofstudentsfirstlyfromEdinburghUniversity,andlaterfromtheuniversitiesof

OxfordandCambridge,DurhamandBirminghamweremakingthejourneytotheScottishcapital

eachsummertoperformtheatrebylittle-knownwritersofplaysinsmallchurchhallstothepeopleof

Edinburg.

Todaythe"Fringe",oncelessrecognized,hasfaroutgrownthefestivalwitharound1,500

performancesoftheatre,musicanddanceoneveryoneofthe21daysitlasts.Andyetasearlyas1959,

withonly19theatregroupsperforming,somesaiditwasgettingtoobig.

Apaidadministratorwasfirstemployedonlyin1971,andtodaythereareeightadministrators

workingallyearroundandthenumberrisesto15()duringAugustitself.In2004therewere200

placeshousing1,695showsbyover600differentgroupsfrom50differentcountries.Morethan1.25

millionticketsweresold.

37.WhatwasthepurposeofEdinburghFestivalatthebeginning?

A.TobringEuropetogetheragain.

B.TohonorheroesofWorldWarII.

C.Tointroduceyoungtheatregroups.

D.ToattractgreatartistsfromEurope.

38.WhydidsomeuninvitedtheatregroupscometoEdinburghin1947?

A.Theyownedapublichousethere.

B.Theycametotakeupachallenge.

C.Theythoughttheywerealsofamous.

D.Theywantedtotakepartinthefestival.

39.Whojoinedthe"Fringe"afteritappeared?

A.Popularwriters.

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B.Universitystudents.

C.Artistsfromaroundtheworld.

D.Performersofmusicanddance.

40.WemaylearnfromthetextthatEdinburghFestival.

A.hasbecomeanon-officialevent

B.hasgonebeyondanartfestival

C.givesshowsallyearround

D.keepsgrowingrapidly

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答案

第一部分

1?.B

【解析】正確答案是B。此題是細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段的“LastFriday,afterdoingallthe

familyshoppingintown,Iwantedarestbeforecatchingthetrain...”可知作者很忙，需要點(diǎn)時(shí)間休

息。

2-.B

【解析】正確答案是B。此題是細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段的“wasannoyed"、“Thenhe

tookasecondpieceofmychocolate.Icouldhardlybelieveit."和"Whenhetookathirdpiece.Ifelt

moreangrythanuneasy.”可看出作者對(duì)男孩的行為越來越生氣了。

3*.D

【解析】正確答案是D。此題是細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)末段的“Myfacewentred-asredashishair—

whenIrealizedI'dmadeamistake.Itwasn'tmychocolatethathe'dbeentaking.Therewasmine,

unopened,justundermynewspaper.”可知作者誤解了男孩，原來是自己吃了男孩的巧克力。

4*.B

【解析】正確答案是B。此題是推理判斷題。這個(gè)故事講述的是作者誤吃了男孩的巧克力卻還

以為是男孩故意吃自己的巧克力，由此看出她當(dāng)時(shí)很粗心。

5?.C

【解析】

本文敘述了美國(guó)的父親節(jié)的來歷，是有一位名叫Sonora她在母親去世后看到了父親為了撫養(yǎng)

她做出了很大的犧牲，看到了父親無私的愛，為了感謝父親她把6月19日也就是父親的生日

作為父親節(jié)，在過去了14年后美國(guó)總統(tǒng)把6月的第三個(gè)星期天定為法定的父親節(jié)，在這一天

孩子們要對(duì)自己的父親有所表示.

本題為細(xì)節(jié)理解題.從文章的第一段第一句可知父親節(jié)在美國(guó)是特別的，因?yàn)槊绹?guó)將它定為

官方節(jié)日。

6*.A

【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題根據(jù)shechosetoholdthefirstFather'sDaycelebrationinSp汰ane,

Washingtononthe19thofJune,1910.因?yàn)槟翘焓荢onora父親的生日，她把這一天定為父親節(jié)。

7?.C

【解析】

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細(xì)節(jié)理解題根據(jù)soshechosetoholdthefirstFather'sDaycelebrationinSpikane,Washingtonon

the19thofJune,1910.In1924PresidentCalvinCoolidgedeclaredthethirdSundayinJuneas

Father'sDay.14年后總統(tǒng)把六月的第三個(gè)星期天定為父親節(jié)。

8*.D

【解析】

細(xì)節(jié)判斷題由文章的最后兩段可知：父親經(jīng)常以不同的方式被尊敬。

本文主要介紹了一個(gè)印度最豐富多彩、最有趣的節(jié)日-霍利.在那一天，最有趣的是走到街上,

用水槍和干冰來潑灑在人的身上，甚至用滿桶彩色水潑。

9*.A

【解析】

正確答案是A。

此題是推理判斷題。Jack和Mary想去國(guó)外看看歷史文化名勝古跡，但M