Question

Did you know Saint George's Day?        , for many English people the answer to this question will be “No”. We get very excited about Saint Patrick's Day, and then completely       that we have our own national day! For me, it's    to remember the date as it's also my grandma's birthday.

Saint George is the patron saint(守护神）of England. According to legend（传说）, a dragon lived in a lake near a town. People were        of the dragon and every day they would      it two sheep.      there weren't enough sheep, a child would be fed to the dragon      ! One day, the king's daughter was     . The king didn't want to lose his daughter; he tried      money to the townspeople. However, they didn't want the money and      his daughter must be fed to the dragon. While the princess      the dragon by the lake, Saint George rode by on his horse and killed the dragon with a（n）    .

Over the years, different versions of the    have been told. There are lots of paintings and sculptures    Saint George. The English flag, which is white with a red cross, is      as the Saint George's Cross. Although it is an important day in the Christian calendar, it is a day which passes      in the UK. It is not a national holiday,     is it a day with many celebrations. Now, organizations such as English Heritage are trying to      the British public to      England's national day. Hopefully, their work will      .

1.A. Unfortunately     B. Apparently      C. Shamefully    D.Actually

2.A. forget          B. realize         C. identify     D. believe

3.A. essential        B. possible        C. simple        D. easy

4.A. fond              B. tired           C. scared        D. aware

5.A. send              B. leave         C. feed        D. reserve

6.A. While             B. As             C. Although    D. If

7.A. still             B. instead        C. too          D. only

8.A. killed          B. chosen         C. saved        D. seized

9.A. providing        B. preparing       C. lending       D. offering

10.A. insisted        B. required       C. announced   D. admitted

11.A. looked for       B. dealt with     C. got close to  D. waited for

12.A. cross            B. knife           C. sword       D. arrow

13.A. festival         B. dragon          C. story         D. holiday

14.A. appreciating     B. describing      C. praising      D. informing

15.A. realized         B. known          C. used        D. shaped

16.A. silently        B. unbearably      C. unnoticedly D. successfully

17.A. nor            B. and            C. either       D. even

18.A. encourage      B. force          C. demand        D. advise

19.A. remain           B. celebrate       C. hold        D. memorize

20.A. come out        B. turn up         C. give in       D. pay off

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.C

6.D

7.B

8.B

9.D

10.A

11.D

12.A

13.C

14.B

15.B

16.C

17.A

18.A

19.B

20.D

【解析】

试题分析：现在很多人不知道圣乔治日，本文通过简述圣乔治日的由来，鼓励人们庆祝这个全国性的节日。

1.C考查副词。A. Unfortunately不幸运；B. Apparently明显；C. Shamefully羞愧；D .Actually事实上；根据下文可知圣乔治日是一个很值得纪念的节日，但是很多人都不知道，这是一件很令人羞愧的事，故选C。

2.A考查动词。A. Forget忘记；B. Realize意识到；C. Identify鉴定；D. Believe相信；我们记得圣巴特里克节并且过这个节日，但是完全忘记了自己国家的节日，故选A。

3.D考查形容词。A. Essential基本的；B. Possible可能；C. Simple简单；D. Easy容易；这就像记得我祖母的生日那样容易，故选D。

4.C考查动词。A. Fond喜欢的；B. Tired疲倦；C. Scared害怕；D. Aware意识到；根据上文a dragon lived in a lake near a town可知人们都很害怕这条龙，选C。

5.C考查动词。A. Send送达；B. Leave离开；C. Feed喂养；D. Reserve保留；根据two sheep两只羊，可知这是喂给龙的事物，选C。

6.D 考查连词。A. While当...时；B. As因为；C. Although虽然；D. If如果；此处是假设。如果没有足够的羊，那么龙就会吃小孩子，故选D。

7.B考查副词。A. Still仍然；B. Instead代替；C. Too也；D. Only只要；小孩子是代替羊被龙吃掉的，可知选B。

8.B考查动词。A. Killed杀；B. Chosen选择；C. Saved保留；D. Seized抓住；根据 a child would be fed to the dragon 42 ! 可知如果没羊的话那么就要选小孩子给龙吃，有一天，国王的女儿被选中了，故选B。

9.D 考查动词。A. Providing提供；B. Preparing准备；C. Lending出借；D. Offering提供；根据The king didn't want to lose his daughter可知国王不希望自己的女儿被吃掉，给小镇的人民钱希望他们能把自己的孩子代替女儿，选D。

10.A考查动词。A. Insisted坚持；B. Required要求；C. Announced宣布；D. Admitted承认；根据his daughter must be fed to the dragon可知大家都坚持国王被选中的女儿应该喂给龙吃，选A。

11.D考查动词短语。A. looked for寻找；B. dealt with解决；C. got close to接近；D. waited for等待；公主在湖边等待龙来吃她，选D。

12.A考查名词。A. Cross十字；B. Knife刀；C. Sword剑；D. Arrow箭头；根据下文的Saint George's Cross可知圣乔治是用十字架来杀死龙的，选A。

13.C考查名词。A. Festival节日；B. Dragon龙；C. Story故事；D. Holiday节日；这是一个关于圣乔治日的故事，有很多不同版本，故选C。

14.B考查动词。A. Appreciating欣赏；B. Describing描述；C. Praising表扬；D. Informing提醒；还有很多用来描述圣乔治的画和雕塑，故选B。

15.B考查动词。A. Realized意识到；B. Known知道；C. Used用；D. Shaped成形；杀死龙的十字架被喻为圣乔治的十字架，故选B。

16.C考查副词。A. Silently安静地；B. Unbearably无法忍受地；C. Unnoticedly 不经意地；D. Successfully成功地；根据 for many English people the answer to this question will be “No”.可知很多英国人都并不知道这个节日，所以此处是大家都没注意到这个节日，故选C。

17.A考查连词。A. Nor或者；B. And和；C. Either两者之中任一；D. Even甚至； It is not a national holiday可知前句是个否定句，此处用否定的或者，故选A。

18.A考查动词。A. Encourage鼓励；B. Force强迫； C. Demand需求；D. Advise建议；英国遗迹组织等正在鼓励国人想起这个节日，此处鼓励为最佳选项，故选A。

19.B考查动词。A. Remain保留；B. celebrate 庆祝；C. Hold拥有；D. Memorize记忆；庆祝节日，celebrate the holiday，固定搭配，故选B。

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考点：考查历史文化类短文