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Ⅰ.完形填空
Just before Christmas 1978，Kenneth was a passenger in a car as it drove through the Navajo Nation.The night was dark，and the driver，an elderly woman，__1__ and killed an eight-year-old boy.
Later，when he saw how sad the boy's family were，Kenneth made a(n) __2__.He would “do whatever it takes to make __3__happy at Christmas time”．
A year later，at the age of 18，he was living with his mother and younger brother.They were hardly making ends meet on his low wages，but Kenneth bought a used Santa suit and went around __4__ people as poor as himself to give candy and fruit for families even more needy.
Just before midnight on Christmas Eve，he went knocking on doors of __5__houses in the poorest section of the Navajo Nation.Many of the darkened homes didn't have __6__.
Some families were __7__ to open their doors so late at night.“It's a man! He has a big bag！” He __8__a boy，holding up a lantern and watching from behind the curtains，tell his parents.Kenneth convinced them he was __9__.
At every opened door，he __10__ candies，oranges，toys and so on.Many Navajo kids had never seen __11__ before，so his old costume and store-bought beard didn't __12__ them.It touched Kenneth that the kids were excited by so __13__.
He __14__ it up year after year，gathering more “elves (精灵)” to help him.His Christmas Eve __15__ have grown into an annual Navajo feast with gifts of clothing，tools and toys for over 700 people.Kids who can't make it to the event because they're sick or lack transportation get a personal visit
from Kenneth or one of his elves.
“My grandfather taught me that you learn to be a man by sharing and by keeping promises，” he says.
【语篇解读】 圣诞节悲惨的一幕，使Kenneth许下了一个诺言：让所有的孩子在圣诞节快快乐乐。尽管自己很贫穷，但他还是给孩子们送去了节日的喜悦。同时也表达了这样一个信念：作为真正的人必须学会分享，必须遵守诺言。
1．A.struck B．touched C．found
D．stopped
【解析】 考查动词词义辨析。根据上下文语境可知，司机打了那个小男孩并置他于死地。故A项正确。
【答案】 A 2．A.conclusion C．promise
B．excuse
D．effort
【解析】 考查名词词义辨析。conclusion意为“结论”；excuse意为“借口”；promise意为“诺言”；effort意为“努力”。联系下文可知，Kenneth许下了一个诺言。故C项正确。
【答案】 C 3．A.the family C．brothers
B．children D．his mother
【解析】 考查名词在语境中的运用。联系下文Kenneth在圣诞时给孩子们分发礼物可知，他承诺要使所有的孩子高兴。故B项正确。
【答案】 B 4．A.suggesting C．requiring
B．persuading D．calling
【解析】 考查动词词义辨析。尽管Kenneth生活拮据，但他还是劝说跟他一样穷的人给更穷困的家庭一些糖果和水果。故B项正确。
【答案】 B 5．A.old
B．big
C．bright D．lonely
【解析】 考查形容词词义辨析。根据语境“in the poorest section”可知，这些房子很旧了。故A项正确。
【答案】 A
6．A.electricity C．doors
B．food D．windows
【解析】 考查名词词义辨析。根据下文“...holding up a lantern”可知，房子没电。故A项正确。
【答案】 A 7．A.happy C．afraid
B．angry
D．eager
【解析】 考查形容词词义辨析。结合上下文内容可知，由于天太晚，又没电，好多家里不敢开门。故C项正确。
【答案】 C 8．A.thought C．let
B．hoped D．heard
【解析】 考查动词词义辨析。联系上文可知，Kenneth听到一个男孩和父母说话。故D项正确。
【答案】 D 9．A.gentle C．harmless
B．generous D．helpful
【解析】 考查形容词词义辨析。gentle意为“温和的”；generous意为“慷慨的”；harmless意为“无害的”；helpful意为“有益的”。联系语境知，Kenneth想办法使他们确信自己并无恶意。故C项正确。
【答案】 C
10．A.reached for C．picked out
B．put down D．handed out
【解析】 考查动词短语辨析。reach for意为“伸手去拿”；put down意为
“镇压，记下”；pick out意为“挑选”；hand out意为“分发”。根据语境可知，他把带的东西分给了他们。故D项正确。
【答案】 D 11．A.Kenneth C．elves
B．candies
D．Santa Claus
【解析】 考查句子理解。联系下文可知，这里许多孩子以前从未见过圣诞老人，因此他的旧衣服和买来的胡须并没使他们失望。
【答案】 D
12．A.disappoint C．attract
B．satisfy D．please
【解析】 考查动词词义辨析。disappoint意为“使失望”；satisfy意为“满意”；attract意为“吸引”；please意为“使高兴”。联系上文知，A项正确。
【答案】 A 13．A.much C．little
B．big
D．many
【解析】 考查形容词在语境中的运用。根据语境知，孩子们竟然为如此少的东西而感到兴奋，这让Kenneth很受感动。故C项正确。
【答案】 C 14．A.held C．gave
B．kept D．took
【解析】 考查动词词义辨析。根据下文可知，年复一年，Kenneth一直保持着这个习惯。keep up意为“保持；继续”。故B项正确。
【答案】 B 15．A.gifts
B．experiences D．visits
C．excitements
【解析】 考查名词词义辨析。根据下文可知，Kenneth的圣诞来访慢慢变成了当地一年一度的节日。visit来访。符合语境。
【答案】 D
Ⅱ.语法填空
The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month according to the Chinese calendar.For thousands of years，the festival 1.________(mark) by eating zong zi and racing dragon boats in honour of Qu Yuan，who is said to have committed suicide(自杀) by drowning himself.
Qu was a minister of the State of Chu 2.________(situate) in the present-day Hunan and Hubei provinces，during the Warring States Period (战国时期)．He was upright，loyal and highly respected.3.________，he was dismissed from office.4.________(realize) that the country was in the hands of evil officials，Qu leapt into River Miluo on the fifth day of the fifth month.Nearby fishermen rushed over to save him but were 5.________(able) to recover his body.
The people of Chu 6.________mourned Qu's death threw rice into the river to feed his ghost 7.________year on the day of his death.But one year，the spirit of Qu appeared and told the mourners that a huge reptile (爬行动物)in the river had stolen the rice.The spirit then advised 8.________to wrap the rice and bind it 9.________throwing it into the river.
During the Duanwu Festival，zong zi is eaten to symbolize (象征，表示) the rice offerings to Qu.And the dragon-boat races symbolize 10.________many attempts to rescue and recover Qu's body.
【答案】 1.has been marked 由时间状语For thousands of years可知，句子谓语动词应用现在完成时，表示端午节一直以来都以吃粽子和赛龙舟的方式进行庆祝，而且将来也会如此，故填has been marked。
2．situated 表示某地方位于何地时，用be situated in/on，句中“situated...”相当于定语从句“which was situated...”。
3．However 前后两句是转折关系，而空格前后都有标点，故应填副词However。 4．Realizing 因逻辑主语Qu与realize是主动关系，故应填Realizing。 5．unable 由but可知，渔民未能救活他，故用与able相反意思的unable。