1、.阅读理解Carnival，the most important and popular festival in Brazil，mixes emotions，creativity，colours，sounds and many costumes.The moment comes when all participants are the protagonists(主角)of their own play，costume，plot，and samba.Carnival，as spelled in Portuguese，is a 4day celebration.It starts on Satu
2、rday，and ends on Fat Tuesday.Dates change every year.Little need be said about Carnival in Rio；the Samba School Parade is worldfamous and everyone has seen pictures in magazines and on television.Every year，Rio hosts the worlds largest festivalCarnival.Many preCarnival festivities begin earlier，whil
3、e the closing eventthe Parade of the Championsis on Saturday.The official opening is when the Mayor hands over the keys of the City to Carnival King Momo and his Queen.This is the kickoff for festivities that dance through the streets all over town，highlighted by parades，contests and balls.Downtown，
4、the Sambadrome opens its gates to the Samba School Parades，beginning with Group B Samba Schools on Friday.Saturday is set aside for Group Athe second highest ranking，with the champion and runnerup promoted to the Major League next year.Sunday and Monday are the Major Samba School Parades in the Spec
5、ial Group，while Tuesday sees the Junior Samba Schools.Balls take place every night throughout the week，together with a variety of costume contests.During this period，hotels in Rio work only with package bookings and prepayment.One of the most frequent questions we hear is “what is the date of Carniv
6、al this year？”Well，believe it or not，it is not an easy question to answer.You have to be part astrologer (占星家)，part mathematician，and part priest!1What is Carnival probably most famous for?ACarnival King Momo and his Queen.BThe Parade of the Champions.CThe Samba School Parades.DCostume contests.【解析】
7、推理判断题。根据第三段及下文的描述可推知，狂欢节最著名的活动是桑巴舞学校的列队表演。【答案】C2What does the underlined word “kickoff” in Paragraph 5 mean?AEnd.BBeginning.CAccident. DLie.【解析】词义猜测题。根据上文尤其是“The official opening”可以推知，当里约热内卢市长把城市的钥匙交给狂欢节国王和王后，狂欢节就正式开始，故beginning与kickoff的意思最为接近。【答案】B3What can we infer from the passage?AThe dates of C
8、arnival may vary.BCarnival is mainly a religious event.CCarnival may last more than four days.DCarnival is held all over Brazil.【解析】推理判断题。根据第二段和最后一段可推知，狂欢节的时间不确定，故A项正确。【答案】A4What would be the best title for the passage?AVisiting the Carnival in BrazilBThe History of the Carnival in BrazilCTourist At
9、tractions in BrazilDThe Samba School Parades【解析】标题归纳题。本文作者比较全面地向读者介绍了巴西狂欢节的盛况，故A项符合题意。【答案】A.完形填空Many years ago I was on a bicycle trip through some countryside.Suddenly，dark clouds _1_ up overhead and rain began to fall，but _2_ to relate，several hundred yards ahead of me the sun shone brilliantly.I
10、rode as fast as I could._3_，I found it impossible to get into the clear.The _4_ with their rain kept advancing faster than I could _5_ forward.I continued this unequal_6_ for an exhausting half hour，before realizing that I could not win my way to the bright area ahead of me.Then it dawned on (使开始明白)
11、 me that I was _7_ my strength，while paying no attention to the _8_ for the sake of which I was making the trip.The storm could not last forever and the discomfort was not _9_.Indeed，there was much to look at which might otherwise have _10_ me.I saw colors，lines and contours(轮廓) that would have appe
12、ared _11_ under brilliant light.My anger at the rain was _12_ and my desire to escape it disappeared.It had _13_ me with a new view and helped me understand that the sources of beauty and satisfaction may be found close at hand within the _14_ of ones own sensibility (感受能力)It made me think，then and
13、later，about other matters to which this incident was _15_.It helped me realize that there is no _16_ in fleeing from circumstances and conditions which cannot be _17_，but I could bravely meet and often turned them to good ones.I know that half the battle is won if I can face trouble with _18_，disapp
14、ointment with spirit，and victory with humility(谦虚)It has become _19_ to me that danger is far from disaster，that defeat may be the forerunner of final victory，and that all achievements are fragile _20_ based on enduring principles of moral conduct.【语篇解读】一次淋雨的经历让作者明白了这样一个道理：对于无法避免的事情，逃避是毫无意义的，只要面对困难不
15、失勇气，面对失望不沮丧，面对成功不骄傲，那我们的人生之战便取得了一半的胜利。1A.climbedBpiledCpicked Dwent【解析】由下文的“and rain began to fall”可知此处指乌云密布。pile up意为“堆放；叠放”，符合语境。【答案】B2A.strange BskepticalCoptimistic Dconstant【解析】但说来奇怪的是，前面几百码的地方却阳光普照，strange to relate的意思是“说来也奇怪”，符合语境。【答案】A3A.Therefore BMoreoverCHowever DOtherwise【解析】作者尽可能快地骑自行车却
16、发现怎么也到不了那片阳光普照的地方。上下句之间存在转折关系，所以用however。【答案】C4A.winds BskyCsun Dclouds【解析】云和雨不断向前，远快于作者骑车前进的速度。【答案】D5A.race BdriveCwatch Dlook【解析】联系空前的“their rain kept advancing faster”以及空后的“forward”可知，“我”向前赶。【答案】A6A.struggle BcontestCtrip Dpower【解析】云和雨的速度远比作者要快，因此说这是不公平的竞赛。【答案】B7A.gathering BrecoveringCsaving Dwa
17、sting【解析】作者突然明白这是在白费力气。【答案】D8A.landscape BpleasureChurry Dfeeling【解析】作者去旅行的目的是看风景，但现在却只顾赶路而忽略了途中的风景，故选A。【答案】A9A.adequate BuncertainCslight Dunbearable【解析】作者认为淋雨这种不舒服的感觉并不是不能忍受的，unbearable “不能忍受的”。adequate“足够的；合格的”；uncertain “不确定的”；slight “微小的”，均不符合语境。【答案】D10A.interested BpleasedCescaped Dfound【解析】作者
18、认为事实上，在雨中有很多可能会错过值得看的风景。【答案】C11A.beautifully BslowlyCfortunately Ddifferently【解析】作者在雨中所欣赏到的美景和在太阳照耀下欣赏的美景会有所不同。【答案】D12A.great BgoneCobvious Dhard【解析】根据空后的disappeared可知，此空与之并列，指作者对于下雨的怒火熄灭了，而且渴望逃离这个地方的想法也消失了。【答案】B13A.provided BreplacedCcompared Dequipped【解析】雨天为作者提供了美丽的景致，provide“提供”。replace“代替”；compa
19、re“对比”；equip“装备”，均不符合语境。【答案】A14A.range BdemandCprocess Dcontribution【解析】此处用range表示“美与满足在人们能够感受到的范围之内”。【答案】A15A.devoted BappliedCrelated Dadjusted【解析】这件事情使“我”时不时地思考与其有关的其他事。be related to“与有关系”符合语境。【答案】C16A.doubt BwayCsense Dwonder【解析】逃离这些情况是没有意义的。there is no sense in doing sth.表示“做某事没有意义”，符合语境。【答案】C1
20、7A.treated BreceivedCunderstood Davoided【解析】那些情况是不可避免的。【答案】D18A.hesitation BcourageCdifficulty Dease【解析】with后接的“spirit，humility”等词都属于褒义词，故B正确，表示“鼓起勇气去面对困难”。【答案】B19A.secret BclearerCstranger Dprivate【解析】由于下面讲的道理是作者通过以上的情况感悟出来的，所以此处应用clearer，表示“这些道理作者更清楚了”，感悟更递进一层。【答案】B20A.unless BonceCwhen Dthough【解析】一切成就是脆弱不堪的，除非它们能经得起道德准则的持久考验，用unless表示条件“除非”。【答案】A
