1、Module4（外研版必修5）英语外研版必修 5Module4 Carnival综合检测 【高考瞭望】语法填空。阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。Valentines Day is the time of the year when couples show their love for each other by sending cards，flowers and chocolates.Its origins are 1._(clear) and hidden in the river of time.Nobody
2、knows exactly 2._St.Valentine was，although some historians suggest he was 3._Roman killed in the third century AD by a Roman Emperor.It is said that the first 4._(record) Valentines card was sent by the imprisoned Duke of Orleans in 1415.5._is believed that he tried to find comfort from his imprison
3、ment by writing love poems to his wife.Now，Valentines Day 6._(celebrate) in many countries around the world.However, the traditions often differ from place to place.In Japan，for example，it is normal 7._the woman to send chocolates to the man,8._in South Korea April 14th is known as “Black Day” and i
4、s when the unfortunate men who received nothing on Valentines Day gather to eat noodles and show sympathy for each other.Technological 9._(develop) have also played their part 10._ keeping Valentines Day relevant in the 21st century. Valentines ecards have been very popular in recent years.【参考答案及解析】
5、1unclear根据后面的hidden，nobody knows等词的提示可知，此处应该用clear的否定形式。2whowho引导宾语从句，且作从句的表语。3a不定冠词表泛指。a Roman“一个罗马人”。4recorded过去分词recorded作定语，意为“有记载的，记录的”。5ItIt is believed that.是固定句式，可翻译为“人们相信”。6is celebrated情人节是“被庆祝”的，再结合全文的时态可知，此处应用一般现在时的被动语态。7for此处是“it is adj.for sb.to do”句型。for表示“对，对于”。8while/but日本和韩国的情人节的意义
6、不一样，是转折关系，所以用but。也可填while，表示两种情况的对比。9developments分析句子成分，此处应为名词，同时因为其后助动词为have，所以这里应该填develop的名词复数形式。10inplay ones part in.意为“在中起作用”。.单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)1When a man keeps good habits of living，his life will _. AextendBexpandCmean Dstrengthen2Its said that this book has been split into two films，_
7、 the first will hit theaters this fall. Aof them Bof whichCit Dwhich3_in a white uniform，the man looks more like a cook than a doctor.ADressed BTo dressCDressing DHaving dressed4The rain lasted three hours on _ end and came to _ end when the class was over.Aan；an Ban；/C/；an D/；/5Do what you want to
8、and then dont_ until you have achieved it.Agive in Bgive awayCgive off Dgive up6According to the traffic laws，drivers are not allowed _. Ato drinkBdrinkingCto be drinkingDdrank7Hospital doctors dont go out very often as their work_ almost all their time.Atakes away Btakes inCtakes over Dtakes up8New
9、 Zealand is a country lying off the eastern coast of Australia，_ two big islands and many small ones.Amaking upBconsisting ofCbelonging toDmaking from9He pretended _ when I saw him.Ato writingBto be writingCto writeDto have written10At school，some students are active_some are shy，yet they can be goo
10、d friends with one another. Awhile BalthoughCso Das11._ quickly，_ you wont be able to catch the train. ATo get up；orBGetting up；andCGet up；orDIf getting up；but12_ no need to worry about the result of the English exam，because youre always careful and hardworking.AWhat isBIt isCThere isDWhich is13The
11、teachers are busy _ the exam papers while the students are busy _ the exam.Aprepare；prepare forBpreparing；preparing forCprepare for；prepareDpreparing for；preparing14Isnt it time that you got down to _ the papers?Amark Bbe markedCbeing marked Dmarking15The custom _the 18th century when people knew li
12、ttle about the earth they lived.Adates back to Bis dated fromCis dated from Ddates to.完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)Three years ago I went on a book tour for The Energy Bus.I drove thousands of miles and_16_ 30 cities.My wife and kids_17_me for part of the trip.But I also spent many days driving_18_.At one
13、 point on the journey I looked in the rearview mirror (后视镜) .Then I _19_ I had all the things on my bus that I didnt need.“Why did I travel with all these bags of _20_ things for so long？” I wondered.I believe we all can say the same about our life _ .We hold on to bags that _22_ weigh us down.For s
14、ome they are the bags of _23_.For others，they are the bags of distrust，selfdoubt，mistakes，fear，_24_ and pain.We are often imprisoned (束缚) by our _25_ thoughts and emotional baggage.They affect our work，our life and our relationships.Just_26_ I looked in the rearview mirror of my bus，you can look in
15、the rearview mirror of your _27_ and know which bags need to be _28_ .Then you can do what I did.I didnt want to drive with heavy bags.I wanted to _29_ light.So I put the bags _30_ the bus.You can do the same.As author Max Lucado says, “You can throw away the burdens you were never meant to _31_ .”*
16、comI remember the _32_ when I throw the bags away from my bus.I was somewhere past Phoenix driving through the desert.I found a big trash can and put the bags where they _33_.I got back in the bus with the past behind me and a road _34_ daylight ahead.A big smile came upon my face.I was now free to
17、_35_ the ride.I hope youll do the same.16A.developed Bmoved Cwalked Dvisited17A.wanted Bjoined Csurprised Dwelcomed18A.alone Bhappily Ctiredly Dsilently19A.admitted Btold Cexplained Drealized20A.strange Buseless Cexpensive DuglyA.activity Bdream Cchange Djourney22A.only BsometimesChardly Dnever23A.h
18、appiness Bhope Cpast Dfuture24A.excitement BconfidenceCjoy Danger25A.normal BnegativeCinteresting Dgreat26A.as Bwhen Chow Dwhere27A.story Bwork Clife Dcar28A.thought of Blooked afterCcared for Dleft behind29A.travel BwonderCfly Dbreathe30A.in BoffCabove Dunder31A.touch BspreadCcarry Dforget32A.resul
19、t BcauseCchance Dmoment33A.belonged BrolledCdisappeared Dburnt34A.lack of Bshort ofCinstead of Dfull of35A.consider BenjoyCwatch Dremember.阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)AThe first day of May is Labor Day in Britain，the British equivalent of the American Labor Day.In Britain，the idea of old spring festival
20、of May Day is more common than Labor Day.By contrast，in Australia，Labor Day is commonly used，and is observed at different times in different statesMarch in Western Australia and Victoria，May in Queens land，and October in the Australian capital，New South Wales and South Australia.The idea of an inter
21、national working class holiday was proposed in Paris，in 1889，and was first celebrated in 1890.May 1 was chosen as the date because the labor movement in the USA had tried to insist on the eighthour day by direct action on May 1,1886.However，it is strange that Americans themselves choose to celebrate
22、 this commemoration to workers in September，on the first Monday in September.36May 1 is an important holiday.Which of the following is NOT the name of the holiday?AMay Day. BInternational Day.CWorking Day. DLabor Day.37The passage mainly tells us _.Ahow Labor Day came into beingBhow to celebrate Lab
23、or DayCthe USA achievements about May DayDthe importance of Labor Day38People chose May 1 as Labor Day because _.世纪教育网Aworking class insisted on the eighthour day by direct action on that dayBworking class wanted to have a rest on that dayCworking class could work longer time on that dayDpeople on t
24、hat day could be free to celebrate it39American labor movement helped to form Labor Day，but _in the USA.ALabor Day is not celebratedBLabor Day is celebrated in SeptemberCLabor Day is celebrated on Monday every monthDworkers work for less than eight hours a dayBTo take the apple as a forbidden fruit
25、is the most unlikely story the Christians(基督教徒)have ever cooked up.For them，the forbidden fruit from Eden is evil(邪恶的)So when Columbus brought the tomato back from South America，a land mistakenly considered to be Eden，everyone jumped to the obvious conclusion.Wrongly taken as the apple of Eden，the t
26、omato was shut out of the door of Europeans.What made it particularly terrifying was its similarity to the mandrake，a plant that was thought to have come from Hell (地狱)What earned the plant its awful reputation was its roots which looked like a driedup human body occupied by evil spirits.Though the
27、tomato and the mandrake were quite different except that both had bright red or yellow fruit，the general population considered them one and the same，too terrible to touch.Cautious Europeans long ignored the tomato，and until the early 1700s most of the Western people continued to drag their feet.In t
28、he 1880s，the daughter of a wellknown plant expert wrote that the most interesting part of an afternoon tea at her fathers house had been the “introduction of this wonderful new fruit or is it a vegetable？” As late as the twentieth century some writers still classed tomatoes with mandrakes as an“evil
29、 fruit”But in the end tomatoes carried the day.The hero of the tomato was an American named Robert Johnson，and when he was publicly going to eat the tomato in 1820，people journeyed for hundreds of miles to watch him drop dead.“What are you afraid of？” he shouted.“Ill show you fools that these things
30、 are good to eat！” Then he bit into the tomato.Some people fainted.But he survived and，according to a local story，set up a tomatocanning factory.40The tomato was shut out of the door of early Europeans mainly because _.Ait made Christians evil Bit was the apple of Eden Cit came from a forbidden land
31、D it was religiously unacceptable 41What can we infer from the underlined part in Paragraph 3?AThe process of ignoring the tomato slowed down.BThere was little progress in the study of the tomato.CThe tomato was still refused in most western countries.DMost western people continued to get rid of the
32、 tomato.42What is the main reason for Robert Johnson to eat the tomato publicly?ATo make himself a hero.BTo remove peoples fear of the tomato.CTo speed up the popularity of the tomato.DTo persuade people to buy products from his factory.世纪教育网43What is the main purpose of the passage?ATo challenge pe
33、oples fixed concepts of the tomato. BTo give an explanation to peoples dislike of the tomato.CTo present the change of peoples attitudes to the tomato.DTo show the process of freeing the tomato from religious influence.CThere are a number of special days of the year that are celebrated in different
34、countries.The origins of most of the days are unknown.They were certainly not created by individual people.Other days，however，especially those celebrated in western countries often owe their origins to a particular person.One of the most popular of these，even though it is fairly recent，is Mothers Da
35、y.Mothers have always been highly regarded in all cultures.The ancient Romans had a festival known as Hilaria，during which children took presents to the temple of the “Mother of the Gods”The Christian Church adopted this idea and called it Mothering Sunday.However，over the years this custom was grad
36、ually forgotten，and almost disappeared by the end of the 19th century.Born in 1864 in Virginia，USA，Anna Jarvis was a school teacher and believed children should show gratitude to their mothers for all their love and care.Encouraged by a friend，she wrote to thousands of important peoplepoliticians，ch
37、urchmen，doctors，city officials and asked them to support her idea：a special day of the year for thanking mothers.www-2-1-comIn 1910 the Governor of West Virginia introduced Mothers Day into the state.The date chosen was May 10the second Sunday in May.This date was chosen because May 10 was the day o
38、n which Anna Jarviss mother died in 1908.In 1914 President Woodrow Wilson made May 10 the official date for Mothers Day throughout the United States.It is still observed today.Soon there was a Mothers Day International Association and the custom began to be adopted in many countries of the world.Ann
39、a Jarvis，a sad and disillusioned woman died in 1948.The custom she had worked so hard to establish became almost universal but it had lost its original purpose.It had been taken over by business.As with Christmas，the giving of presents and the sending of cards had become a multimillion dollar indust
40、ry.44The story is about _.AMothering Sunday for ChristmasBthe origin of a special day for mothersCPresident Wilson and Anna JarvisDhow people celebrate Mothers Day45Hilaria was a festival in _.Aancient Rome BAmericaCChina Dthe Christian Church46May 10 became the date for Mothers Day because _.AMay i
41、s in the spring in AmericaBit was the second Sunday in May in 1910CPresident Wilson liked the dateDthis was the day on which Anna Jarviss mother died47Unfortunately，Anna Jarvis was not happy with Mothers Day when she died because _.Aher mother was not there to see itBshe had never been a mother hers
42、elfCpeople were too interested in making it a businessDno one gave any presents or cards to their mothersDFathers DayThe United States is one of the few countries in the world that has an official day on which fathers are honored by their children.On the third Sunday in June，fathers all across the U
43、nited States are given presents，treated to dinner or otherwise made to feel special.However，the idea for creating a day for children to honor their fathers began in Spokane，Washington.A woman by the name of Sonora Smart Dodd thought of the idea for Fathers Day while listening to a Mothers Day sermon
44、(布道)in 1909.Having been raised by her father，Henry Jackson Smart，after her mother died，Sonora wanted her father to know how special he was to her.It was her father that made all the parental sacrifices and was，in the eyes of his daughter，a selfless and loving man.Sonoras father was born in June，so s
45、he chose to hold the first Fathers Day celebration in Spokane，Washington on the 19th of June,1910.21cnjyIn 1924 President Calvin Coolidge declared the third Sunday in June as Fathers Day.Roses are the Fathers Day flowers：red to be worn for a living father and white if the father has died.When childr
46、en cant visit their fathers or take them out to dinner，they send a greeting card.Traditionally，fathers prefer greeting cards that are not too sentimental.Most greeting cards are too special so fathers laugh when they open them.Some give heartfelt thanks for being there whenever the child needed Dad.
47、48Which of the following is right about Fathers Day？_AOnly American celebrates the day.BMany people celebrate the day.CAmerica makes it an official day.DAll men are honored in America.49At first，Fathers Day was fixed on June 19th because _.ASonora honored her father on her fathers birthdayBSonoras b
48、irthday was June 19Cit was decided by the president at that timeDher mother died on June 1950How many years has passed before Fathers Day became an official day since the fathers day was celebrated?A4. B10. C14. D24.51It is mentioned that on Fathers Day，_.Achildren must go home to honor their father
49、sBpeople will wear the same flowers to honorConly daughters wear red flowers to honor their fathers Dfathers are often honored in different waysEPersonally，I like Chinese New Years movies very much.Because they are filled with joyous themes，and this kind of movie is a good choice for people who fina
50、lly finish a years hard work and wish to add some refreshment to their new year.And it proved to be true that Chinese New Years movies are in need，for they were well received by common people in the late 1990s.However，after less than 10 years of flourishing，they are facing great decline in box offic
51、e income.I think the failure of Chinese New Years movies is for two reasons：lack of creation and low quality of production.Audiences are not fools.They watch movies in order to get satisfaction，happiness and enlightenment(启发)，not to be tricked by meaningless，same stories.If a movie tells a boring st
52、ory，how can filmmakers expect applause(鼓掌)from the audience?And at the same time we hope that directors choose actors and actress carefully.The success of a movie is mostly determined by a fine story and good performances.If performers are not able to communicate a characters motions exactly，no matt
53、er how wonderful the story is，the movie may be a failure.So a popular New Yorks movie is Be There or Be Square(Bu Jian Bu San)，directed by Feng Xiaogang.Its a story about love and life.The hero is a Chinese who struggles hard in the US.One day，he meets a girl from Beijing.The two share the same goal
54、：making their fortunes in America.After a series of ups and downs，they failed to realize their dreams.But，they finally fall in love with each other and decide to go back to China to make a brandnew start.Feng is good at providing humorous and simple lines with deep and stronglyfelt meaning.As far as
55、 the audience is concerned，it was acceptable and interesting.And the leading actor and actress showed superior performances.They cooperated so well and acted so naturally that it seemed they were truly a pair of lovers.From the simple but moving story，I got a lot.Besides money and fame，there are oth
56、er beautiful things worth pursuing and loving.Good stories and actors are what the audience desire.Whether Chinese New Years movies will last in the New Years market depends mostly on the filmmakers attitude towards movie production.I hope that in the coming New Year，I can spend several hours in a c
57、inema enjoying a good movie instead of just chatting with my friends to escape a boring movie.52From the passage we know _.Athe author thinks highly of the present New Years moviesBthe author is complaining about some New Years moviesCpeople dont need New Years movies nowDnone of New Years movies ar
58、e well produced53In the opinion of the author，New Years movie should solve the following problems except_.Alack of creationBlowquality of productionCdirectors choices of actors and backgroundDsimplicity54One of the things that make the author like the movie Be There or Be Square(Bu Jian Bu San)is _.
59、Ahumor，simplicity and satisfactory endBnature，enlightenment and sad backgroundCgood theme，good performances and a bandnew startDcreation，good production and natural performances55Filmmakers attitude to movie production will _.Amostly determine whether the New Years film market will last foreverBdete
60、rmine the success of the future Chinese moviesCmostly determine whether the Chinese New Years movies will last in the New years film marketDdetermine Chinese film market.附加题阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。_56_To begin with，cleaner environment，enjoying the game with hundreds of sports
61、 athletes and entertainment stars，and the opportunity of contacting people from all over the world seem exciting to the citizens._57_ In most cases，bidding for the Olympics is well supported by both the public and the central government.Unfortunately，this is not the entire view of the pretty picture
62、.If looking from another angle，the Olympic bid might bring about some sideeffects to a city._58_It includes the increasing pollution of cars，more pressure on water resources，huge amount of wasted leaflets and other materials used for public activities，which are most probably neglected.In order to br
63、oaden the streets，some trees may have to be cut.Reduction of farmland may be caused by the need of setting up new sports centers or accommodation facilities.These environmental consequences can be especially serious in a resourcelimited and crowded city in a thirdworld country.Besides，if not well ma
64、naged and organized，the big event may not be so beneficial，and the new facilities may be forever empty after the games._59_Finally，lets think about the lowincome groups in the city._60_More tax，more fees，more expensive property prices，and higher cost of living.These definitely are not good news for
65、them.AHosting the Olympics surely would bring about much gain to a city.BWe can only benefit from it for a short time.CWhat will they get from the Olympics bidding?DFirst of all，it will bring a lot of environmental problems. EThere are many reasons for not hosting the Olympic Games.FThere have been
66、cases that host cities ended up with large debts. GBesides，it will definitely promote the emotion and pride in local people.书面表达(满分25分)请根据下面的汉语提示写一篇120词左右的短文，介绍中国的传统节日端午节。1端午节是在农历五月初五。2相传古代爱国诗人屈原在这一天投汨罗江自杀(commit suicide)，后人为了纪念他把这天作为节日。3这一天有吃粽子、划龙舟等风俗。4为弘扬和继承民族传统文化，从2008年起端午节已增设为国家法定节日。_世 _参考答案.1.
67、答案：A点拨：此处需填谓语动词。mean意为“意味着”；extend 意为“延长”；strengthen意为“增强”；expand指数量或面积上的扩大。根据句意可知A项正确。2. 答案：B点拨：本题考查非限定性定语从句。the first与two films之间是部分与整体的关系。句意：据说这本书被拍成了两部电影，第一部今年秋天将在影院上映。故选B项。 3. 答案：A点拨：dress 作及物动词时，只能用人作宾语，句子主语与动作之间是被动关系，dress只能用被动形式，因此，用dress的过去分词，此处具有了形容词概念，表示状态。句意：穿着白色制服，这个人看起来不像医生，更像厨师。 4. 答案
68、：C点拨：本题考查固定短语。on end意为“连续地”；come to an end意为“完结”。句意：大雨连续下了三个小时，下课的时候停了。故选C项。5. 答案：D点拨：本题考查短语辨析。give in意为“屈服，让步”；give away意为“捐献，赠送，泄露”；give off意为“发出(光、热、气味等)”；give up意为“放弃”。6. 答案：A点拨：根据短语allow sb.to do sth.搭配，可知应该选择A项。7. 答案：D点拨：本题考查短语辨析。take away意为“带走”；take in意为“吸收，欺骗”；take over意为“接管”；take up意为“占据(空间
69、、时间等)，开始从事，开始做某事”。8. 答案：B点拨：本题考查固定短语。make up意为“组成”；consist of意为“由组成”；belong to意为“属于”；make from意为“制造”。consisting of现在分词短语作定语。句意：新西兰是一个位于澳大利亚东海岸的国家，由两个大岛屿和许多小岛屿组成。故选B项。9. 答案：B点拨：本题考查动词相关用法。这里因为有when引导时间状语从句，强调当我看见他的时候，他正在假装做某事，所以pretend后面动词不定式用进行时。故选B项。10. 答案：A点拨：考查连词。句意：在学校里，有些学生很积极，然而有些很害羞。但他们彼此都可能成
70、为好朋友。while“然而”，并列连词，符合句意。11. 答案：C点拨：本题考查“祈使句连接词陈述句”的用法。句意：快点起床，否则你会赶不上火车。 12. 答案：C点拨：本题考查句型there is no need for sb.to do sth.，(没)有必要做某事。句意：没必要担心英语成绩，因为你非常仔细和努力。故答案为C项。 13. 答案：B点拨：本题考查短语搭配。be busy with sth.或be busy doing sth.意思是“忙于 ”。prepare sth.意为“准备某事”；prepare for意为“为作准备”。句意：老师们忙着准备考试题，学生们忙着为考试作准备。
71、 14. 答案：D点拨：解此题的关键是get down to(开始认真干)短语中to是介词，后面应跟动名词形式。排除A、B两项，mark the papers意为“阅卷评分”，用主动形式，故选D项。 15. 答案：A点拨：“追溯到”不能用被动语态，因此排除B和C项，dates to不符合搭配习惯，答案选A项，也可以是dates from。句意：这个风俗追溯到18世纪，当时人们对自己生活的地球所知甚少。.答案：16.D点拨：本题考查动词辨析。根据前文I drove thousands of miles得知作者开车行驶了成千上万公里，“到过”很多城市。17B点拨：本题考查动词辨析。join sb.
72、意为“加入某人(的行列)”。这里是指在这次旅行的部分时间里，作者的妻子与孩子是和他在一起的，故选B项。18A点拨：alone意为“单独地”；happily意为“快乐地”；tiredly意为“疲惫地”；silently意为“沉默地”。前文指作者的妻子和孩子和他一起旅行，根据but转折的语境，可知有时候是作者一个人“单独”旅行。 19D点拨：本题考查动词辨析。作者通过看后视镜，“意识到”车上很多东西其实都是他不需要的。20B点拨：本题考查形容词辨析。strange意为“奇怪的”；useless意为“无用的”；expensive意为“昂贵的”；ugly意为“丑陋的”。根据前文Then I _19_
73、I had all the things on my bus that I didnt need.可知这些东西是作者不需要的，也就是“没用的”。D点拨：根据前文，作者描述了一次开车旅行，作者联想到了人生的“旅程”。22A点拨：这里是指人生旅程中那些没用的包裹，它们“只会”增加我们的负担。23C点拨：这里是指有些人沉浸在“过去”里，使“过去”成为了无用的负担。根据末段的with the past behind me也可知应选C项。 24D点拨：根据distrust、selfdoubt、mistakes、fear等可知应选D项，表示一些消极的东西。25B点拨：根据前面的distrust“不信任”、
74、selfdoubt“自我怀疑”、mistakes“错误”、fear“害怕”，可知这里是指那些“消极的”思想和情感。26A点拨：这里是指“像”作者通过后视镜看自己所带的东西一样，我们也应该看看人生旅程中的后视镜。27C点拨：根据前文I believe we all can say the same about our life _ .可知。我们也应该看看“人生”旅程中的后视镜。28D点拨：本题考查短语辨析。think of意为“想起，考虑”；look after意为“照顾”；care for意为“喜欢，照料”；leave behind意为“丢弃”。根据前文，我在旅行中把不需要的东西扔掉了，同样，
75、通过看人生旅程中的后视镜，我们可以知道哪些包袱是需要被“丢弃”的。29A点拨：根据I didnt want to drive with heavy bags.可知，作者想“旅行”时更轻便一点。30B点拨：根据前文I wanted to _29_ light.作者想旅行时更轻便一点，所以把那些没用的包袱扔下了车，故选B项。31C点拨：本题考查动词辨析。touch意为“触摸”； spread意为“伸展”；carry意为“扛着”；forget意为“忘记”。这里是指人生中我们没必要“扛着”的负担。32D点拨：这里是指扔掉东西的“时候”。后面when引导了一个定语从句。33A点拨：本题考查动词辨析。be
76、long意为“属于”。那些东西是没用的，相当于是垃圾，那么垃圾应该被放在他们属于的地方。34D点拨：考查动词辨析。 lack of意为“缺乏”；short of意为“缺少”；instead of意为“代替”；full of意为“充满”。卸掉了负担，那么前面的路就是“充满”阳光的路。35B点拨：本题考查动词辨析。consider意为“考虑”；enjoy意为“享受”；watch意为“观察”；remember意为“记住”。没有了负担，作者能更好的“享受”旅行。.A答案：36.B点拨：细节理解题。May 1 意为“五一国际劳动节”，可简称为“五一”节，或“劳动节”，但不能称为“国际节”。37A点拨：推
77、理判断题。通读全文，文章的主旨在于谈论劳动节是如何产生的。38A点拨：细节理解题。从文章的第二段第二句话“May 1 was chosen as the date because the labor movement.”可知，人们选择五月一日作为劳动节，是因为美国为争取八小时工作制而举行的运动发生在五月一日。39B点拨：细节理解题。由文章的第二段的最后一句话“However，it is strange that .，on the first Monday in September.”可知“美国在九月份庆祝劳动节”。B答案：40D点拨：细节理解题。根据整个第一段可知，基督教徒们错误地认为西红柿是
78、伊甸园的禁果，从宗教信仰上无法接受。41C点拨：推理判断题。根据第三段第一句中的 ignored，until，continued to以及最后一句可知西红柿仍不被接受，C项正确。42B点拨：推理判断题。根据第四段第二、三、四句可知，他当众吃西红柿，就是以事实在众人面前证明西红柿是可以吃的。故B项正确。43C点拨：主旨大意题。本文讲了一开始欧洲人对西红柿的误解和抵制，到一名美国人当众吃西红柿，证明西红柿不邪恶，是可以吃的，推翻了欧洲人对它的错误看法。所以C项正确。C答案：44B点拨：主旨大意题。通读全文，文中围绕母亲节的由来而展开。来源:世纪教育网45A点拨：细节理解题。根据文章第一段“The
79、ancient Romans had a festival known as Hilaria.”可知，答案选A项。46D点拨：细节理解题。根据文章第三段第三句话“This date was chosen because May 10 was the day on which Anna Jarviss mother died in 1908.”可知，选择这个日期的原因是D选项。47C点拨：细节理解题。从文章的最后一段第二、三句话可以看出，母亲节已经商业化而失去了它原有的意义。D答案：48C点拨：细节理解题。由文章第一段的第一句可知父亲节在美国是法定的节日。49A点拨：推理判断题。由文章第二段的最
80、后一句可推知父亲节就定在了索诺拉庆祝她父亲生日那一天。50C点拨：推理判断题。由第二段的最后一句和第三段的第一句可推算出结果为1924191014年。 51D点拨：推理判断题。由文章的最后两段可知对父亲表示敬意的方式众多。E答案：52B点拨：推理判断题。根据第三段分析，作者抱怨一些贺岁片。53D点拨：细节理解题。根据文章第三段“I think the failure of Chinese New Years movies is for two reasons：lack of creation and low quality of production.”和第五段的第一句话“And at the
81、 same time we hope that directors choose actors and actress carefully.”可知答案。54D点拨：细节理解题。根据第五段的第二句话“The success of a movie is mostly determined by a fine story and good performances.”和后面的阐述可分析出答案。55C点拨：细节理解题。根据文章最后一段的第二句话可得出答案。.答案：56.A57.G58.D59.F60.C. 答案：The Dragon Boat Festival, also called the Dua
82、nwu Festival, is one of the most significant traditional Chinese festivals and is celebrated on the fifth day of May according to the Chinese lunar The festival is said to be in honour of Qu Yuan, a great poet who tried all his best to help his own country but failed and committed suicide by drownin
83、g himself in Miluo River.The folks respected and loved him so much that they threw zongzi into the river to prevent fish from eating his body.Later it became a custom for people to eat zongzi and watch dragon boat races on that day.To advance and enrich the fine cultural heritage of the nation, the Dragon Boat Festival has been an official public holiday in our country since 2008.