1、模块综合检测(二).阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)AInspiring young minds!TOKNOW Magazine is a big hit in the world of childrens publishing, bringing a unique combination of challenging ideas and good fun to young fans every month.Sounds too good to be true?Take a look onlineevidence shows that thousands of teach
2、ers and parents know a good thing when they see it and recommend TOKNOW to their friends.Happy Birthday All Year!What could be more fun than a gift that keeps coming through the letterbox every month? The first magazine with your gift message will arrive in time for the special day.SUBSCRIBE NOWAnnu
3、al SubscriptionEurope 55Rest of World 65Annual Subscription with Gift PackIncludes a Mammoth Map, a passport Puzzle Booklet, and SubscriptionEurope 60Rest of World 70Refund Policythe subscription can be cancelled within 28 days and you can get your money back.【语篇解读】本文是一篇广告。介绍了世界出版物中的大热门TOKNOW杂志，在文中作
4、者列出了这本杂志的特点及征订的费用。1Why is TOKNOW a special magazine?AIt entertains young parents.BIt provides serious advertisements.CIt publishes popular science fictions.DIt combines fun with complex concepts.D细节理解题。文章第一段“bringing a unique combination of challenging ideas and good fun to young fans every month”提到
5、TOKNOW独一无二地把富有挑战性的想法和巨大乐趣结合在一起，这就是它的特别之处，“It combines fun with complex concepts(它把乐趣和复杂的概念结合在一起)”。故选D。2How much should you pay if you make a 12month subscription to TOKNOW with gift pack from China?A55.B60.C65.D70.D细节理解题。根据文中“Annual Subscription with Gift Pack和Rest of World 70”可知带有礼包的年度征订欧洲之外的国家的价格是
6、70。故选D。3Subscribers of TOKNOW would get Afree birthday presentsBfull refund within 28 daysCmembership of the TOKNOW clubDchances to meet the experts in personB细节理解题。根据文中最后一段“Refund Policythe subscription can be cancelled within 28 days and you can get your money back.”可知你的订阅可以在28天内取消，并且可以得到退款。故B项正确。
7、BAlexis, 17, sat quietly in the passenger seat of her dads car.She let her eyes lazily scan, the landscape for wildlife.Then a deer came into view about 200 yards in front of them.“Dad, theres a deer there！” Alexis said.It was a male deer with sharp antlers(角) on each side of its head.As the car mov
8、ed closer, Alexis saw that the deers head was bent toward the ground.Then she heard a scream and saw an arm fly up near the deers head.Alexis realized the deer was attacking a woman.Sue, a 44yearold mother, had been out for her morning run.The deer followed her and edged closer.“I knew I was in trou
9、ble，” Sue says.She went to pick up a stick for selfdefense, and the deer charged.It lifted her with its antlers and threw her into the air.Sue could feel blood flew down her leg.Within seconds, the deer had pushed her off the road.When Alexis and her father pulled up, the deer was throwing Sue like
10、a doll.Alexis looked into the womans terrified eyes, and before her father had even stopped the car, the teenager jumped quickly out of the car and ran toward the deer.“I was kicking it to get its attention，” she says.Then her father, who had followed his daughter, pushed the deer away from the woma
11、n.Alexis helped Sue into the car, and then applied a piece of cloth to Sues injured leg.“Were going to get you to a hospital，” Alexis said.Then she heard her father shout loudly.He had been knocked to the ground.Alexis took hold of a hammer from the car and ran to where her father lay on his back.Sh
12、e beat the deers head and neck, but the blows didnt scare it away.“I was losing faith，” she says.“A couple more strikes, Alexis，” said her father.“You can do it.” Turning the hammer around, Alexis closed her eyes and beat the deers neck with all her strength.When she opened her eyes, the deer was ru
13、nning away.Alexis got in the drivers seat and sped toward the nearest hospital.After Sue was treated, she tearfully thanked her rescuers.“You expect a teenage girl to get on the phone and call for help，” she says, “not to beat up a deer.”【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了Sue被一头公鹿袭击，形势非常危险，Alexis和爸爸来救她，但是爸爸受了伤，失血严
14、重，这时是Alexis用自己的勇气赶走了公鹿，救了Sue和她爸爸。4What was Sue doing when she was attacked by the deer?AShe was driving home.BShe was resting on the road.CShe was taking exercise.DShe was feeding wild animals.C细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Sue, a 44yearold mother, had been out for her morning run.”可知选C。5The underlined word “edged”
15、 in Paragraph 2 probably means “ ”AchangedBcutCattackedDmovedD词义猜测题。根据第二段中“Alexis realized the deer was attacking a woman.Sue, a 44yearold mother, had been out for her morning run.The deer followed her and edged closer.(Alexis意识到那只鹿正在攻击一个女人。Sue，一个44岁的母亲，已经出去晨跑了。鹿跟着她，慢慢地靠近)”由此推知画线词的意思是“移动”，故选D。6What
16、did Alexis do to save Sue?AShe pushed the deer away.BShe hit the deer with her feet.CShe drove the car to hit the deer.DShe beat the deer with a hammer.B推理判断题。第三段中“I was kicking it to get its attention，”she says.可知，选B。7Which of the following words can best describe Alexis?AStrong.BCruel.CEnergetic.D
17、Brave.D推理判断题。纵观全文，整个故事讲述了Alexis 和父亲一起在野外开车时，遇到素不相识的Sue 被公鹿攻击，危急时刻，父女二人合力救出了Sue，并把她送到医院，故选D。CHuman beings have used tools for a very long time.In some parts of the world you can still find tools that people used more than two million years ago.They made these tools by hitting one stone against anothe
18、r.In this way, they broke off pieces from one of the stones.These chips of stone were usually sharp on one side.People used them for cutting meat and skin from dead animals, and also for making other tools out of wood.Human beings needed to use tools because they did not have sharp teeth like other
19、meat eating animals, such as lions and tigers.Tools helped people to get food more easily.Working with tools also helped to develop human intelligence.The human brain grew bigger, and human beings began to invent more and more tools and machines.The stone chip was one of the first tools that people
20、used, and perhaps it is the most important.Some scientists say that it was the key to success of mankind.Since 1960 a new kind of tool has appeared.This is the silicon chip (硅芯片)It is smaller than a finger nail, but it can store lots of information.It is an electronic brain.Every year these chips ge
21、t cleverer, but their size gets smaller, and their cost gets less.They are used in watches, calculators and intelligent machines that we can use in many ways.In the future we will not need to work with tools in the old way.Machines will do everything for us.People will have plenty of spare time.But
22、what will they do with it?Human beings used stone chips for more than two million years, but human life changed very little in that time.We have used silicon chips for only a few years, but life is changing faster every day.What will life be like twenty years from now? What will the world be like tw
23、o million years from now?【语篇解读】本文讲述了工具对人类社会发展的重要作用。首先锋利的石头片帮助人类度过了早期的艰苦岁月，然后电子芯片的发明给人类生活带来巨大的变化。科技的强大和发展的迅速使人们很难预测未来是什么样子的。8From Paragraph 1, we can know Awhy early human beings cut skin from dead animalsBhow early human beings discovered the toolsCwhat early human beings used the tools forDwhat foo
24、d early human beings storedC细节理解题。根据第一段中“People used them for cutting meat and skin from dead animals, and also for making other tools out of wood.”可知，从本段中我们可以知道早期的人类使用工具的目的，选C。9The stone chip is thought to be the most important tool because it A was very important to the development of mankindBled
25、to the invention of machines in the early timeCdeveloped cooking abilities of mankindDwas one of the first tools of mankindA细节理解题。根据文章第二段尾句“Some scientists say that it was the key to the success of mankind.”可知，“stone chip”对于人类的发展起到了非常重要的作用，故选A。10The silicon chip is mentioned in the passage to Ashow
26、the changes of toolsBintroduce a new kind of toolCgive an example of using toolsDcompare the effects of two kinds of toolsD推理判断题。第四段“Human beings used stone chips for more than two million years, but human life changed very little in that time.We have used silicon chips for only a few years, but lif
27、e is changing faster every day.(人类用石头超过了二百万多年，但是那时候人类的生活发生的变化很小。我们已经用硅芯片只使用了几年，但是生活变化很快)”，与D选项“compare the effects of two kinds of tools”意思表达相符。故选D。11At the end of the passage the author seems to suggest that life in future is Aout of orderBless colorfulChard to predictDfull of meaningsC推理判断题。在文章最后一
28、段中作者说人类在过去的几百万年时间里一直使用“stone chip”，人类社会发生的变化很小，而我们使用“silicon chips”才不过几年，生活却发生了巨大的变化。于是作者发出了疑问：“二十年后的生活会是什么样子的呢？”，“二百万年后的世界又会是什么样子呢？”，表明将来的生活无法预料，这与选项C意思表达相符。DEven as Google plans to test its fleet(车队)of selfdriving cars on public roads this summer, its business model remains a bit of a mystery.By 2
29、025, as many as 250，000 selfdriving vehicles could be sold each year globally, according to a study by an industry research firm.“Vehicles that can take anyone from A to B at the push of a button could transform mobility for millions of people，” said Chris Urmson, director of Googles selfdriving car
30、 project.For now, Google has no plans to sell any of its selfdriving cars.They are strictly for research.But they will hit public roads this summer near Googles headquarters in Mountain View, California.Previous testing has taken place only on closed courses.The cars are built to operate without a s
31、teering wheel, accelerator(油门) or brake pedal.“Our software and sensors do all the work，” Urmson said.“The vehicles will be very basicwe want to learn from them and adapt them as quickly as possiblebut they will take you where you want to go at the push of a button.” The prototypes(雏形) are the first
32、 of a 100car fleet the tech giant is building.In the long run, Urmson sees a future of safer roadsthe majority of auto accidents are caused by human errorand fewer traffic jams.Robotic cars could also shuttle people who cant drive because of age or illness.Google has said that selfdriving cars could
33、 launch new business models in which people buy the use of vehicles they dont own.The company has already tested other types of selfdriving cars on public streets, including modified Lexus sportutility vehicles, under a special permit program by the California Department of Motor Vehicles that requi
34、res a human driver at the controls.The state has issued six other companies permits to operate such cars, including Delphi, MercedesBenz, Volkswagen, Tesla, Bosch and Nissan.The vehicles that will be tested on open roads this summer will have removable steering wheels, accelerator and brake pedals t
35、o allow “safety drivers” to take control if needed.Google says the cars are safe.The vehicles have sensors that “can detect objects out to a distance of more than two football fields in all directions, which is especially helpful on busy streets with lots of intersections，” Urmson said.“Were looking
36、 forward to learning how the community understands and interacts with the vehicles, and to uncovering challenges that are unique to a fully selfdriving vehicle，” Urmson said.【语篇解读】本文介绍了Google公司开发的自我驾驶汽车使用控制软件和感应器让汽车从较远的距离感应到物体的移动，控制车速以确保交通安全。这种新型汽车已经经历了检测，未来很快就将投入使用。12The passage informs us that sel
37、fdriving cars .Awill probably decrease traffic jamsBhave already passed necessary testsChave been purchased by some companiesDwill be able to communicate with driversA推理判断题。根据文章最后一段前两句“Google says the cars are safe.The vehicles have sensors that can detect objects out to a distance of more than two
38、football fields in all directions, which is especially helpful on busy streets with lots of intersections，”可知Google说这些汽车很安全，可以从很远的距离就感应到物体的存在，这对于交通安全很有帮助。再根据第四段第一句“In the long run, Urmson sees a future of safer roadsthe majority of auto accidents are caused by human errorand fewer traffic jams.”可知Ur
39、mson认为大部分的事故都是人为导致的，而自动驾驶的汽车事故很少会更加安全。故A正确。13According to Chris Urmson, Asoftware and sensors are vital for selfdriving carsBselfdriving cars can give driving orders to humansCselfdriving cars are specially designed for the elderlyDordinary vehicles will be replaced by selfdriving carsA细节理解题。根据第三段前两
40、句“The cars are built to operate without a steering wheel, accelerator(油门)or brake pedal.Our software and sensors do all the work， Urmson said.”可知自动驾驶的汽车中的软件和感应器可以完成很多工作，这说明这种软件和感应器非常重要。故A正确。14The underlined word “intersection” in the last paragraph probably means AaccidentsBbuildingsCcrossingsDvehic
41、lesC词义猜测题。根据最后一段第二句“The vehicles have sensors that can detect objects out to a distance of more than two football fields in all directions, which is especially helpful on busy streets with lots of intersections，(这种新型车辆可以感应到很远之外的物体，这一点对于有很多交叉路口的忙碌的街道上是很有帮助的)”。所以intersections指“crossings”，故C项正确。15What
42、is the best title for this passage?ASelfdriving Car Avoids Human ErrorsBSelfdriving Car Meets New ChallengesCGoogles Selfdriving Car Enjoys Global PopularityDGoogles Selfdriving Car Graduates to City StreetsD标题判断题。本文介绍了Google公司开发的自我驾驶汽车使用控制软件和感应器让汽车从较远的距离感应到物体的移动，控制车速以确保交通安全。这种新型汽车已经经历了检测，未来很快就将投入使用
43、。所以D项符合中心思想。.阅读七选五(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)Sometimes even though youre paying attention in class, studying for tests, and doing your homework, certain classes seem too hard. Although you may hope that things will get easier, most of the time this doesnt happen.What does happen for many people is that t
44、hey work hard as they fall further behind. 16 If you need extra help, the most important thing to know is that theres nothing embarrassing about it. No one is expected to understand everything, and people have very different learning styles. 17 He or she may be able to work with you before or after
45、school and explain things more clearly. But what if you dont feel comfortable with your teacher? If so, you can speak to other teachers directly. 18 You might also be able to get some help from other students. If theres a good student, think about asking that person if you can study together. 19 How
46、ever, keep in mind that this might not get you the results you need.Another option for extra help is a tutor, either on weekends, or in the evenings. Youll need to tell your parents about this because it costs money to hire a tutor. Tutors sometimes come to your home, but there are also tutoring cen
47、ters across the country. 20 Tutors help review and further explain things taught in the classroom. The advantage of having a tutor is that it gives you the opportunity to ask questions directly and work at your own pace.ANaturally, this makes them hate a class and everything to do with it.BWorking h
48、ard means you can succeed.CThe first place to turn for help is your teacher.DThis might help because youll hear the information from your peers.EHowever, you may be refused in most cases as no one wants to help you.FSometimes it just helps to have someone new explain something in a different way.GA
49、tutor may have broad knowledge of many things or may be trained in just one subject.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。有时，即使你在课堂上专心学习，为考试精心准备，但某些课程似乎太难了，这些课程不会自己就变得容易了。短文中作者就如何高效地学习，并且如何解决学习中困难的问题和课程提出了一些建议。16A由“What does happen for many people is that they work hard as they fall further behind.”可知，对很多人来说，他们努力学习，但却越来越落
50、后。所以该空要说明这种现象所带来的不良影响。故A项“自然，这使他们讨厌班级和与之有关的一切”切题。故选A项。17C由“He or she may be able to work with you before or after school and explain things more clearly.”可知，他或她或许可以在放学前或放学后与你一起学习，并更清楚地解释许多问题。所以本段主要在说向你的老师求助，也就是该空所要说明的内容。故C项“第一个求助的对象是你的老师”切题。故选C项。18F由“But what if you dont feel comfortable with your t
51、eacher? If so, you can speak to other teachers directly.”可知，但是如果这个老师让你感到不舒服怎么办？如果是，你可以直接求助其他老师。所以该空要说明这种做法的益处是什么。故F项“有些时候，其他人会以不同的方式帮助你解决问题”切题。故选F项。19D由“You might also be able to get some help from other students. If theres a good student, think about asking that person if you can study together.”可知
52、，你也可能从其他学生那里得到一些帮助。如果有一个好学生，考虑问问那个人是否可以和你一起学习。所以该空要说明前面做法的益处。故D项“这可能会有所帮助，因为你会从你的同龄人那里听到信息”切题。故选D项。20G由“Tutors help review and further explain things taught in the classroom.”可知，家教老师帮助你复习并进一步解释课堂上教授的东西。所以该空与前一句为并列关系，来一同说明家教的作用。G项“家教可以对许多事情有广泛的了解，也可以在一门学科中对学生进行专门的训练”切题。故选G项。.完形填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)Th
53、e Best HolidayI was unbelievably proud of my nineyearold daughter, Emily. 21 to buy a mountain bike, shed been saving her pocket money all year, as well as doing small jobs to 22 extra money.By Thanksgiving, she had collected only $49.I said, “You can pick one from my bicycle 23 ” “Thanks, Daddy.But
54、 your bikes are so old.” She was right.All my bikes for girls were 1950s models, not the kind a kid today would 24 choose.As Christmas 25 near, Emily and I went bike shopping.As we left one store, she noticed a Salvation Army volunteer standing next to a big pot.“Can we give something, Daddy？” she a
55、sked.“Sorry, Em, Im out of 26 .”Throughout December, Emily 27 to work hard.Then one day, she made a surprising 28 “You know all the money Ive been saving？” she said, a little hesitantly.“Im going to give it all to the poor people.” So one cold morning before Christmas, Emily handed her total savings
56、 of $69 to a volunteer who was really very thankful. 29 by Emilys selflessness, I decided to contribute one my old bicycles to a car dealer who was collecting used bikes for poor children. 30 I selected a shiny model from my collection, however, it seemed as if a 31 bike took on a glow(发光)Should I c
57、ontribute two? No! One would be enough! But I still couldnt shake the feeling that I should give another bike.When I later 32 the bikes, the car dealer said, “Youre making two kids very happy, sir.Here are your tickets.For each bicycle we receive from the kind people, were giving away one chance to
58、33 a girls mountain bike.”Why wasnt I surprised when that second ticket proved to be the winner? I like to think it was a way of 34 a little girl for a sacrifice beyond her yearswhile giving her dad a lesson in the 35 【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。作者的女儿非常想买一辆漂亮的女式登山车，所以一直在努力攒钱。但是，最后作者的女儿却把攒的钱捐给了穷人。从女儿身上作者学到了做慈善的意义
59、。最后，作者向贫穷的孩子捐赠了自己收藏的两辆自行车。21A.PleasedBEngagedCDeterminedDUsedC考查形容词辨析。句意：因为决心买一辆山地自行车，我的女儿一年来一直在攒钱。be pleased to do sth.乐于做某事； be engaged订婚；忙于；be determined下决心的；be used to习惯于。根据句意可知C项切题。故选C。22A.earnBlendCshareDspendA考查动词辨析。句意：她也会做些小的工作来挣些小钱。earn挣得；lend借给；share分享；spend花费。根据句意可知A项切题。故选A。23A.pathBcolle
60、ctionCstoreDclubB考查名词辨析。句意：你可以从我收藏的自行车里挑选一辆。path小路；collection收集；store商店；club俱乐部。根据句意可知B项切题。故选B。24A.seldomBlikelyCslightlyDmerelyB考查副词辨析。句意：现在的孩子很可能不会选择这种类型。seldom极少；likely很可能；slightly稍微；merely仅，只。根据句意可知B项切题。故选B。25A.pulledBbecameCwentDdrewD考查动词辨析。句意：随着圣诞节的临近。本题考查固定短语draw near，意为“(节日)临近”。故选D。26A.sight
61、BworkCchangeDmindC考查名词辨析。句意：很抱歉，我没有零钱。sight视力；work工作；change零钱；mind主意，想法。此处 out of 意为“短缺，用完”。根据句意可知C项切题。故选C。27A.continuedBstartedCstoppedDhopedA考查动词辨析。句意：整个十二月，艾米丽继续努力工作。continue继续；start开始，stop停止；hope希望。根据句意可知A项切题。故选A。28A.lectureBannouncementCresolutionDdifferenceB考查名词辨析。句意：她令人惊奇的宣布，她要把自己攒的钱捐给穷人。lect
62、ure讲座；announcement通告，宣布；resolution决心；difference不同。根据句意可知B项切题。故选B。29A.DemandedBShockedCPersuadedDMovedD考查动词辨析。句意：被女儿的无私所感动，我决定把我收集的一辆自行车捐给一位专为贫穷孩子收集二手自行车的汽车商。demand要求；shock震惊；persuade劝说；moved感动。根据句意可知D项切题。故选D。30A.AsBBeforeCBecauseDThoughA考查连词辨析。句意：然而，当我在从我的藏品中挑选一辆新的自行车的时候，似乎又有一辆车子闪闪发光。as当时候；before在之前
63、；because因为；though尽管。根据句意可知A项切题。故选A。31A.distantBnewCsecondDdurableC考查形容词辨析。句意参考上题。distant远处的；new新的；second第二个；durable耐用的。不定冠词与序数词连用表“再一，又一”。根据句意可知C项切题。故选C。32A.sharedBreturnedCchoseDdeliveredD考查动词辨析。句意：当我之后把自行车送过去的时候，那个汽车商说：你正使两个孩子变得幸福呢。share分享；return返回；choose选择；deliver递送。根据句意可知D项切题。故选D。33A.hireBreplac
64、eCrecommendDwinD考查动词辨析。hire租用；replace代替；recommend推荐；win 赢得。后句“Why wasnt I surprised when that second ticket proved to be the winner？”给出了提示。故选D。34A.rewardingBpraisingCshelteringDgreetingA考查动词辨析。句意：我认为这是对一个做出超出自己年龄阶段的牺牲的小女孩的回报。reward回报；praise表扬；shelter庇护；greet问候。根据句意可知A项切题。故选A。35A.projectBprocessCstru
65、ggleDattemptB考查名词辨析。句意：而在这一过程中，这个小女孩却给她的爸爸好好上了一课。project工程；process过程；struggle奋斗；attempt尝试。根据句意可知B项切题。故选B。.语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)I have a warm story to share with you. A school in San Francisco not only accepted a deaf student, but also 36. (teach) the entire class sign language to allow them to b
66、etter communicate with him.The moving story began in September last year 37. a woman asked the primary school in her neighborhood 38. (accept) her sixyearold son, James, who has a hearing disability. The teacher, Lily, agreed almost immediately，39. on the first day of school, she noticed James 40. (
67、sit) all by himself, unable to communicate with any of his classmates.41 (determine) to find a way out, Lily tried developing a few signs of 42. (she) own. But a parent of another child came up 43. an even better ideagetting the whole class to learn sign language along with James. So they got a sign
68、 language teacher on board, and three months later, James was able to communicate 44. (happy) with all his classmates about regular things like homework and 45. (game)【语篇解读】这是一篇记叙文。短文主要讲述了在老师、家长以及学校的帮助下，一名聋哑学生如何顺利地和正常的学生们进行交流的温暖人心的故事。36taught考查一般过去时。由于并列连词not only.but also.连接了本句的两个谓语，因此此处的谓语动词应与前面的
69、accepted一致。 故填taught。37when考查关系副词。分析句子可知，此处是定语从句，先行词“September last year”在从句中作时间状语，故填关系副词when。38to accept考查动词不定式。ask sb. to do sth.“让某人做某事”为固定短语。故填to accept。39but考查转折连词。根据前一句“老师几乎马上就同意了”以及下一句“第一天，她却发现James独自坐在那里”，所以此处表示转折。故填but。40sitting考查现在分词。由于此处感官动词notice“注意到”的动作正在进行；因此应使用notice sb. doing sth.“ 注
70、意某人正在做某事”。故填sitting。41Determined考查一般过去时。分析句子可知，由于这里讲述的是发生在James刚入学时的故事，并且根据此处的并列谓语tried使用了一般过去时可知，此处也应用一般过去时；故填determined。42her考查人称代词，of ones own属于某人自己的，指Lily，所以用her。故填her。43with考查介词。come up with“提出”为固定短语。故填with。44happily考查副词。此处用来修饰动词communicate；故应使用形容词happy的副词形式happily。故填happily。45games考查名词。此处用来举例说
71、明 regular things(常规性的东西)：像作业和游戏；由于game是可数名词，此处表示各种游戏；故填games。.应用文写作(满分15分)李华，你校英文广播站征集关于节日的稿件，请根据以下要点写一篇文章。内容要点：1纪念祖先和名人。2庆祝丰收，感恩农事结束、食物收获。3期盼冬天的结束和春天的到来。4聚在一起，吃、喝、娱乐、享受生活。注意：1.开头已给出，不计入总词数；2可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3词数80左右。Festivals are meant to celebrate important times of year.Different countries have diff
72、erent festivals. 参考范文Festivals are meant to celebrate important times of year.Different countries have different festivals.Some festivals are held to honor the dead or to satisfy the ancestors.Others are in memory of famous people.Besides, there are some harvest festivals, when people are grateful b
73、ecause their food is gathered for the winter and the agricultural work is over.The most energetic and important festivals are the ones that look forward to the end of winter and the coming of spring.Festivals bring people together, let them enjoy life, be proud of their customs and forget their work
74、 for a little while.读后续写(满分25分)阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。We all could say that we have bad days to endure as we go through life, but what does it take to have a really good day?Some would suggest that a day would be great if everything they did turned out well, or they got exactly what th
75、ey needed.On the other hand，have you ever thought that what you may give someone else may be the best day you ever had especially when you put someone elses wellbeing or happiness first on your list?There is special warmth available to you and that warmth can come from a helping hand, doing a small
76、favor for a total stranger, or even a smile.I recall a day recently when I had to go to the hospital for an appointment because I wasnt feeling well and my doctor sent me to a specialist to try and determine the cause.As I drove to the hospital, I admittedly was feeling gloomy and certainly wasnt on
77、 top of my game.As I approached the hospital, I began my search for a parking spot, a spot that was hard to come with everyone else trying to do the same thing.I finally found a spot not too far from the entrance to the hospital.As I got out and brought my change out of my pocket, I noticed a man lo
78、oking somewhat upset standing in front of a parking meter two cars away.He seemed to be searching his pockets for what I supposed was change for the meter.Although，I really didnt feel that great, I thought that I should at least go over to him and find out if I could help him.As I approached him, he
79、 turned to look at me, feeling at a loss not knowing what to do.I asked him if he had a problem I could help with, and he said, without hesitation, that he had no change at all because he left it in his house only thinking about visiting his sick wife.注意：1.续写的词数应为150左右；2请按如下格式作答。Faced with such a si
80、tuation, I reached into my pocket. The funny thing was that I felt a lot brighter, and a small smile came to my face. 参考范文Faced with such a situation, I reached into my pocket.Soon I pulled out some change and gave it to him, without hesitation and saving a single word, I went on towards completing
81、my own business.As you know , I had an appointment, for a response, I turned on my heel and said to him as I was walking away, “Have a good day.”The funny thing was that I felt a lot brighter, and a small smile came to my face.And I seemed to walk just a little quicker.I was walking away when he cal
82、led out “thank you so much” far behind.Honestly, I didnt even expect him to say anything.It was satisfying enough to know that I had made a simple gesture to help someone else who needed a little hand, a little help.However, it brought to my face a smile.It doesnt take much to lend those in need a helping hand; a big payoff is what you get in return.More importantly, with such warmth catching on, our society will become more and more harmonious and comfortable.
