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，从1~15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项。
The tradition of birthday parties started a long time ago. There are some traditions ______you can find almost anywhere, anytime, such______sending birthday cards, ______out the candles on a birthday cake and singing the ‘Happy Birthday’ song. Others are only______for certain ages and in certain countries.
In China, ______ a child’s second birthday, family members put many things on the floor around the child. According to Chinese tradition, the first thing that the child picks up______ you what profession the child will choose later in ______.
For Japanese children, ______ third, fifth and seventh birthdays are ______important. At this age, there is a special celebration Shichi-Go-San (seven, five, three in Japanese) when children go to the temple wearing a new kimono (和服). The priest (僧侣) gives them special sweets, and the parents usually organize a party for their friends in their home.
In Argentina, Mexico and several______ Latin American countries, girls have a special birthday celebration ______they reach the age of fifteen. After a special ceremony (仪式), the girls dance a waltz with their father and other boys.
Eighteen is the traditional ‘coming of age’—the age when (in many countries) you have the right to vote (选举), join the army and (in Britain) drink alcohol ______buy a house.
In many English-speaking countries, a______birthday cake often has a key on top, or the cake itself is sometimes in the shape of a key. The key means that the young person ______ now ______to leave and enter the family home at any time they want to!
1.A. where B. What C. that D. when
2.A. for B. like C. so D. as
3.A. blow B. blowing C. to blow D.blown
4.A. find B. finds C. found D. finding
5.A. on B. in C. at D. to
6.A. telling B. told C. will tell D. tells
7.A. life B. lives C.living D.live
8.A. a B. an C. the D. /
9.A. especial B.especially C. more especial D. most especial
10.A. the other B. another C. others D. other
11.A. when B.before C. since D. because
12.A. and B. but C. or D. so
13.A. twenty-one B. twenty-first C. twentieth-one D. twentieth-first
14.A. has B. was C. have D. is
15.A. old enough B. young enough C. enough old D. enough young
书面表达,假设你是真光中学的学生，请根据下列中文提示，就学校举办的“英语文化展”活动写一篇汇报稿。
注意：1. 词数80 左右（文章开头已给出，不计入词数）
2. 不得透露自己学校、姓名等任何个人信息，否则不予评分。
English Cultural Exhibition
Every year, our English Cultural Exhibition is held
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完成句子,根据所给的汉语内容，用英语完成下列句子。（每空只限写一词）
1.杰克妈妈对他的成绩很满意。
Jack’s mum _________ _________ _________ _________ his results.
2.对你来说，经常按照自己意愿要求东西是不好的。
_________ _________ _________ _________ for you to require everything to go your way.
3.尽管Angela 没有准备好，但是她似乎很放松，而且也表现得很好。
_________ Angela was not prepared, she _________ _________ and did really _________.
4. 他在思考着做些坏事，这样，警察就会把他送进监狱。
He was thinking _________ _________ something bad so the police would _________
_________ to prison.
5. 在那里，白象不被允许去干活。
White elephants _________ _________ _________ _________ work there.
6. 他跑得真快！没人能赶上他。
_________ _________ he runs! No one can _________ _________ with him.
7.有个人问了一个非常难的问题，以至于汉斯毫不知道他在说什么。
A man asked a question _________ _________ _________ Hans had no idea _________ he
was talking about.
单词拼写,根据下列句子以及所给单词的首字母写出所缺单词。在填写答卷时，要求写出完整单词（每空只限写一词）。
1.The young man was b _________ enough to catch the snake.
2.Would you m _________ closing the window? It’s too cold.
3. It’s so cold today that n _________ of us would like to play outside.
4. Have you heard of the n _________? Some foreign teachers will come to our school
tomorrow.
5. We must finish the t _________ on time no matter how hard it is.
6.The little child is learning how to c _________ from one to ten.
阅读短文及文后选项，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项， 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It is fun being a vet. 1., every day is different! It all depends on what is wrong with
the animals that come in.
At my clinic, I work long days on Mondays, Wednesday and Fridays, and short days on
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturdays. Sunday is my day off so I can spend some time with my family.
_2. My clerk opens the door, turns on some music, and makes everyone a cup of tea or
coffee. My assistant cleans and feeds the animals. The phones start to ring, and people make
appointments. This is a very busy time of day!
At 9 am, pet owners start to arrive with their sick pets. Appointments take up the whole morning.
_3. I don’t examine any new sick animals. I use these two hours to have lunch and do all
my paperwork.
At 2 pm, I start to see sick animals again. At 5pm, three students from a local school who love
animals arrive to help out. 4. I am always happy to see their smiling faces!
From 5 pm to 7 pm, I continue to see sick animals. Then, at 7 pm we close our doors and the
clean-up begins! We tidy the clinic and feed and clean the animals Of course, we also stroke (轻抚)them and give them hugs !Then, we turn off the lights and go home. 5.
I’m very happy being a vet, though unexpected things sometimes happen!
A. I like it because although it is hard work
B. At midday, I stop for two hours.
C. My day at my clinic begins at 7 am.
D. This is the type of the day I want to have.
E. They are very kind and warm-hearted.
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C 和D 项中，选出最佳选项。
People use their mouths for many things. They eat, talk, shout and sing. They smile and theykiss. In the English language, there are many expressions using the word “mouth.”
For example, if you say bad things about a person, the person might protest and say “Do notbad mouth me.” Sometimes, people say something to a friend or family member that they laterregret because it hurts that person’s feelings. Or they tell the person something they were notsupposed to tell. The speaker might say: “I really put my foot in my mouth this time.” If thisshould happen, the speaker might feel down in the mouth. In other words, he might feel sad forsaying the wrong thing.
Another situation is when someone falsely claims another person said something. The otherperson might protest: “I did not say that. Do not put words in my mouth.”
Some people have lots of money because they were born into a very rich family. There is anexpressionfor this, too. You might say such a person, “was born with a silver spoon in his mouth.”
This rich person is the opposite of a person who lives from hand to mouth. This person is very
poor and only has enough money for the most important things in life, like food.
Parents might sometimes withhold sweet food from a child as a form of punishment forsaying bad things. For example, if a child says things she should not say to her parents, she mightbe described as a mouthy child. The parents might even tell the child to stop mouthing off.But enough of all this talk. I have been running my mouth long enough.
1.In what kind of situation will a person say “Do not bad mouth me.”?
A. When he feels down.
B. When he feels sad.
C. When he is said bad things to.
D. When he feels disappointed.
2.If a person feels sorry for what he has said, he might say “__________”.
A. Do not bat mouth me
B. I really put my foot in my mouth this time.
C. Do not put words in my mouth.
D. Stop mouthing off.
3. If a person lives from hand to mouth, he is __________.
A. poor B. rich C. lazy D. hard-working
4.What does the last underlined sentence mean?
A. I have run a long way.
B. I have stopped talking.
C. I have learned a lot
D. I have talked too much
5. What is the passage mainly about?
A. People use their mouths for many things.
B. There are many different mouths in English.
C. There are many expressions about “mouth” in English.
D. People make good use of “mouth”.
