第一节 阅读理解
阅读下面的短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项。
A
From young kids to fitness lovers, to those looking for a laugh, or to families looking for a free movie night, Atlantic Station prepares some days for you to enjoy this year.
Tot Spot—Each Tuesday morning, Atlantic Station's Central Park transforms into every child's dream playground! From 10:00 am to noon, kids can enjoy games, storytelling, toys, music and some very special things. This event begins on April 5 and lasts through September 27.
Wellness Wednesday—Each Wednesday from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm, Atlantic Station's Central Park becomes the perfect place to find quietness of the mind and body while instructors lead guests through exercises including yoga and more. Wellness Wednesday welcomes all ages and skill levels. This event begins on April 6 and lasts through September 28.
Improv in the Park—Whole World Improv Theatre, Atlanta's premier improv group,has once again partnered with Atlantic Station to bring a familyfriendly night of comedy to Central Park on the first Wednesday of each month through September. Bring a blanket, relax under the stars and prepare to laugh until it hurts! The hourlong show begins at 8:00 pm. This event occurs on April 5, May 4, June 1, July 6 and August 3.
Movies in Central Park—Each Thursday night at dusk, guests are invited to bring chairs, blankets, togo snacks and picnics to Atlantic Station's Central Park. All outdoor screenings are available, weather permitting, so keep your fingers crossed for no The Wizard Of Oztype storms! Be sure to arrive early to find a good seat. This event starts on May 19 and occurs every Thursday through July 28.
语篇导读
本文为应用文,主要介绍了大西洋站几个可以让人们放松自己、享受生活和获得乐趣的活动。
1.Mothers can take their kids who like listening to stories to ________.
A.Tot Spot B.Improv in the Park
C.Wellness Wednesday D.Movies in Central Park
2.When can you do yoga with an instructor in Atlantic Station's Central Park?
A.On each Tuesday from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm in August.
B.On each Tuesday morning from 10:00 am to noon in July.
C.At 8:00 pm on April 5, May 4, June 1, July 6 and August 3.
D.On each Wednesday at 7:00 pm in June and July.
3.What can we learn from the text?
A.Atlantic Station sets the dates for guests to have fun.
B.Tickets for Movies in Central Park are hard to get.
C.Movies in Central Park are shown only indoors.
D.Only teenagers are welcome to join in Wellness Wednesday.
B
Whether you are at Disneyland or another Disney park, you will usually find a nighttime show that will be showing.
4.____________ Read this article to find out how you can get a good seat for an evening event at any Disney park.
•Plan on seeing the show in advance.
Usually, if you decide an hour beforehand that you're going to see a show, you will likely end up not getting a good seat, unless the park is not very busy.
5.____________
•Do your research.
Research online: “ The best places to view…”
6.____________ Some of them may even be less known, so you may not deal with such a big crowd.
•Arrive to the event early.
7.____________ Possibly even earlier if the park is more crowded on that day. If you arrive ten minutes before the event starts, you're a lot less likely to get a good spot.
•8.____________
If you must leave to do something, make sure that it's extremely quick,and try to have another member of your party stay in your spot while you are away.
A.Stay in the same area.
B.Enjoy the show with a friend.
C.It's usually much more enjoyable if you can get a good seat.
D.This is especially important if you arrive closer to the event time.
E.In order to get a good spot, plan on arriving an hour before the event.
F.Therefore, look at the schedule before your trip, or at least the day before.
G.You'll see a list of places in the park that are the best for viewing that event.
语篇导读
本文为说明文,介绍了在迪士尼公园举办的晚会上找到好座位的方法。
第二节 完形填空
阅读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后从1~20题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项。
Does your family often get together?Well,my family often does.As long as I can remember,my family has always____1____the holidays together.As a young____2____,I made the trek up what's called the Old Spiral Highway above Lewiston,Idaho.This was usually done in November when it was____3____with snow and ice.
The drive was important,____4____we were on our way to Grandparents' house for____5____.There our aunt,two uncles and plenty of__6__would join us.As soon as I walked into their house, I could____7____Grandma's fresh pecan and pumpkin pies sitting on the counter to cool.The days leading up to the“big dinner”were spent__8__with my relatives.I remember one time we chased a deer through the ____9____.Other times,we played games with Grandma.Those holidays at their house are in my ____10____forever and bring such goodness and joy when I think back to those times.
Grandma died in 1989,and Grandpa in 2010.Later, my parents were____11____, too. One thing we have learned from them is the importance of keeping ____12____ alive. To this day,my siblings and I have been pretty faithful about getting together for holidays. This is a (n)____13____way for our family to spend some quality face time together.Everyone____14____ a variety of food, so the host or hostess usually just needs to cook the meat. There is ____15____ enough food left over for evening snacks as we can never finish it all at dinner.
We take our family gettogethers very____16____.We knew it made our parents and grandparents____17____to see their children get along so well together.And we know they are ____18____ at us now because to this day, we still do that and get along well.We may have got separated by____19____ , but our hearts will forever be ____20____because we are family.
1.A.compared B.spread
C.created D.celebrated
2. A.driver B.inventor
C.child D.parent
3.A.decorated B.faced
C.covered D.replaced
4. A.but B.because
C.and D.so
5. A.Easter B.Thanksgiving
C.Halloween D.Christmas
6. A.friends B.teachers
C.relatives D. neighbors
7.A. taste B. make
C. appreciate D. smell
8.A. sitting B. playing
C. arguing D. fighting
9.A. wood B. house
C. lake D. rock
10.A. memory B. excitement
C. plan D. childhood
11.A. changed B. gone
C. killed D. moved
12.A. schedules B. hobbies
C. traditions D. dreams
13.A. funny B. easy
C. new D.great
14.A. finds B. stores
C. eats D. brings
15.A. almost B. hardly
C. usually D. never
16.A. sadly B.seriously
C. excitedly D. worriedly
17.A. proud B. concerned
C. difficult D. kind
18.A. smiling B. shouting
C. pointing . D.looking
19.A.accident B.chance
C.distance D.force
20.A.alive B.nice
C.open D.close
第三节 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。
A Thanksgiving Day story in the newspaper told of a school teacher who asked her class of first graders to draw a picture of something they were thankful for.She thought of how little these children from poor neighborhood 1.________(actual) had to be thankful for. But she knew that most of them would draw pictures of turkeys or tables full 2.________food. The teacher was taken back with the picture Douglas handed in—a small childishly hand!
But whose hand? The class was 3.________(puzzle) by the abstract drawing.“I think it must be the hand of God 4.________brings us food,”said one child.“A farmer,”said another,“because he 5.________(feed)the turkeys.”Finally, when the others were at work,the teacher 6.________(bend) over at Douglas' desk and asked whose hand it was.“It's your hand,Teacher,”he said in a low voice.
She remembered that frequently at break she had taken Douglas,a small lonely child,by 7.________hand.She often did that with the 8.________(child).But it meant so much to Douglas.Perhaps this was everyone's Thanksgiving,not for the material things 9.________(give) to us but for the chance,in whatever small way,10.________(give)to others.
语篇解读:一位教师要求自己的学生在感恩节画一张自己需要感恩的东西的画。她想大多数学生会画火鸡或有丰盛食物的餐桌,然而有一个孩子却画了一只手。
辑上的被动关系且表示完成,故用过去分词。
第四节 书面表达
假如你是李华,昨天下午学校为你们举办了十八岁成人仪式。请根据下列要点给你在美国的笔友Mike发一封电子邮件,描述仪式过程并简述你的感受。
1.成人宣誓;
2.感谢家长和老师的教育和培养;
3.家长代表讲话;
4.表演节目。
注意:1.词数 100左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
参考词汇:宣誓make an oath 成人仪式grownup ceremony
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