1、- 1 -Module 4 Carnival(建议用时：30 分钟)阅读理解A(2019合肥教学质检)May Day, the first day of May, is celebrated as a spring festival in many countries. It marks the approach of summer.The English developed their May Day festival from the Roman festival called Floralia. In the festival of Floralia, the Romans gather
2、ed flowers to honor the goddess of spring, Flora. In the Middle Ages, May Day became the favorite holiday of many English villages. People gathered flowers to decorate their homes and churches, sang spring songs and chose a king and a queen of May. Villagers danced around a tall pole fixed upright i
3、n the ground, called a maypole, each holding the end of a ribbon attached to the top of the pole. They tied the ribbons around the pole until it was covered with bright colors. They collected dew(露水) on May Day morning and washed their faces with it because they believed that the dew on the day had
4、the magic power to regain youth.Nowadays in Britain people no longer attach great importance to the day, but in some towns and villages people still celebrate it by choosing the May Queen and dancing around the maypole. May Queen is a girl selected as the most beautiful girl on May Day. She is usual
5、ly crowned with flowers and often driven in procession through the street. In the United States, the day has never been celebrated with the same enthusiasm as in Britain.But in many American towns and cities, children celebrate the day with dancing and singing. They often gather flowers in handmade
6、paper baskets and hang them on the doorknobs of the homes of their friends and neighbors on May Day morning. At May Day parties, children select May Queen, dance around the maypole, and sing May Day songs.【解题导语】 本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了欧洲国家的传统节日五朔节。1What do we know about the May Day in Britain in the Middle A
7、ges?APeople dressed in bright colors.- 2 -BPeople celebrated it with enthusiasm.CPeople presented flowers to the goddess of spring.DPeople stayed at home instead of going to churches.B 解析：细节理解题。根据第二段内容特别是第三、四句可知，在中世纪，英国人通过举行各种活动，热情地庆祝五朔节，故 B项正确。2Why did people wash their faces with dew on May Day?AT
8、o bring good luck. BTo become prettier.CTo get magic power. DTo get young again.D 解析：细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句“They collected dew(露水)on May Day morning and washed their faces with it because they believed that the dew on the day had the magic power to regain youth.”可知，人们在五朔节用露水洗脸，是因为他们相信露水在当天有恢复青春的魔力，故 D项正确。3
9、Paragraph 3 is mainly developed Aby comparison Bby spaceCby process Dby classificationA 解析：写作手法题。根据第三段第一句可知，如今在英国，在一些城镇和村庄，人们仍然通过选择 “五朔节女王”和围绕五月柱跳舞来庆祝五朔节；根据第三段最后一句可知，在美国，人们从来没有以像英国人那样的热情来庆祝这一节日。据此可以判断，该段是通过比较美国和英国如何庆祝该节日展开的，故 A项正确。4Nowadays, many American children celebrate May Day with lots of acti
10、vities EXCEPT Ahanging flowers on the doorknobs of their friends homes Bselecting May Queen and dancing around the maypoleCgathering flowers in handmade paper baskets and singing May Day songsDcollecting dew on May Day morning and washing facesD 解析：细节理解题。根据第四段第二、三句可知，如今在美国，孩子们通过选择 “五朔节女王” 、围绕五月柱跳舞、将
11、花篮挂在邻居家或朋友家的门把手上、演唱五朔节的歌曲来庆祝这一节日，故排除 A、B、C 项；根据第二段最后一句可知，用露水洗脸是中世纪英国人的做法，而不是现在美国儿童的做法，故选 D项。B(2019辽宁五校协作体联考)I was just in France to visit my grandmother who is very dear to me.I dont get - 3 -to cross the Atlantic very often, and shes now 96 years old, so every time I visit her, the two of us are ve
12、ry aware that it might be the last time we see each other.Last year, I did a series of short video interviews about her life.I asked her what it was like growing up with her father in the 1910s, and living alone with two young children.I asked her about her greatest memories, and her favorite books,
13、 foods, etc.I learned a lot of amazing new things about her I had never known before.These were very intimate conversations, which made me better know her.This year, I did not really have questions and I only had a great desire to make her know how much I love her.I cooked for her and read her stori
14、es.I gave her a foot massage(按摩), which was her first ever!Before leaving, I was looking for a way to leave something meaningful behind besides the memory of our time together.Therefore, I wrote her five different love notes, and hid them in different places where I knew she would eventually find th
15、em.I left really joyously knowing that these notes would surely cheer her up after I left.She called me as I was travelling back to Paris to catch my plane back to the US. and said. “I found your notes！By the time I discovered the last one, I was laughing out loud! Thank you so much, my sweetheart！”
16、 I smiled to myself, knowing she still had two more to go! It was Sunday, so my guess was that she had not checked her mailbox and had not yet driven her car!【解题导语】 本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了 “我” 与奶奶在一起的美好时光。5The underlined word “intimate” in Paragraph 2 probably means “ ”Aclose BinspiringCimpressive DusualA 解析
17、：词义猜测题。根据第二段最后两句可知， “我” 从奶奶那里学到了以前从未了解的东西，我们进行了亲密的谈话，这使 “我” 更加了解她。此处表示 “亲密的，密切的”，故选 A。6What can be inferred from the passage?AThe author went to France to visit her grandmother very frequently.BThe author didnt expect her grandmother to find all the five notes.CThe author and her grandmother enjoyed
18、 the time they stayed together.- 4 -DThe authors home is not far from her grandmothers.C 解析：推理判断题。根据文章第一句话及下文内容可知， “我” 非常享受与奶奶在一起的时光，故选 C。7From the last paragraph，we know that AGrandmother found all the notes immediately the author leftBGrandmother had not checked her mailbox before the callCGrandmo
19、ther always calls the author before she gets on the airplaneDGrandmother does exercise by finding the notesB 解析：细节理解题。根据文章最后一段最后一句“It was Sunday, so my guess was that she had not checked her mailbox and had not yet driven her car！”可知，奶奶在打电话之前并没有检查邮箱，故选 B。8What might be the best title of the passage?
20、AThe Wonderful Time with GrandmotherBThe Meaningful Love NotesCThe Person Who Influences Me MostDThe Treasure of My FamilyA 解析：标题归纳题。根据全文内容可知， “我” 回忆了与奶奶在一起的幸福时光，故选 A。完形填空(2019兰州诊断)My daughter Kelly is a cautious person. She needs to warm up to situations, and is 1 to try new things. When with close
21、 friends, she becomes a 2 who laughs loudly and chants, “Girls rule, boys drool.” But when that 3 zone is not around her, she is shy and 4 This has been challenging for me 5 “Shy” is not a word that I think has ever been used to 6 me. But this has been a year of 7 for my girl that has filled her wit
22、h a new sense of 8 . This year she moved to lap lane in swimming where she was preparing for a swim team. This year she learned to ride a bike without training wheels. And this year she 9 her first kids triathlon(三项全能)On Saturday, with a thunderstorm coming soon and my sons birthday party later in t
23、he day, we all went out in the dark of the morning for Kelly to 10 her first triathlon. We practiced transitions from swim to 11 and to run with her. We got all the equipment shed need and we kept talking about the 12 . But as we waited the two hours for the older kids to finish before her - 5 -13 ，
24、 she 14 my leg a little harder and told me she loved me a few too many times. She was nervous but trying to keep calm.And then it was time for her to go. From the second she jumped into the water, my heart 15 quickly. My daughter 16 into the most confident human being I had ever seen. She dominated
25、that swim, crushed that bike ride and ran to the 17 with the biggest smile on her face.I can honestly say that I never felt so 18 of someone in my entire life. It wasnt because she did a sport or anything like that. It was because she was afraid of something and 19 that fear with confidence and fire
26、 I hadnt seen before.All day I would find myself just looking over at her and smiling. She might be wearing the finalist medal but I felt like I 20 that day.【解题导语】 本文是一篇记叙文。作者的女儿 Kelly是一个做事谨慎，不自信且害羞的人，但是自从她参加了三项全能训练及比赛后，发生了很大的变化，对此作者感到很自豪。1A.brave BeagerChesitant DwillingC 解析：根据上文中的“My daughter Kell
27、y is a cautious person.”可知，她需要对各种情况进行热身并且对尝试新事物犹豫不决(hesitant)。2A.troublemaker BleaderCthinker DfighterB 解析：根据下文中的“who laughs loudly and chants, Girls rule, boys drool. But when that zone is not around her, she is shy and ”可知，当与亲密的朋友在一起的时候，她就成为一位领导(leader)。3A.comfort BdangerChardship DcompromiseA 解析：
28、根据上文中的“laughs loudly and chants” 大声笑并且唱歌可知，作者的女儿感到很舒服，所以此处为当那个舒适(comfort)区不在她身边的时候。4A.scary BnervousCpainful DthrilledB 解析：根据上文中的“But when that zone is not around her”可知，她会感到害羞和紧张(nervous)。5A.some times Bsome timeCon time Dat times- 6 -D 解析：根据下文中的“Shy is not a word that I think has ever been used to
29、 me.”可知，此处表示 “这对作者来说有时很有挑战性”。6A.attract BcatchCdescribe DmeetC 解析：根据上文中的“This has been challenging for me ”可知，这对作者来说有时很有挑战性，说明作者并不总是那么害羞，因此“shy”这个单词用来描述作者不合适。7A.firsts BsecondsCfinals DendsA 解析：根据下文中的“This year she moved to lap lane in swimming where she was preparing for a swim team. And this year
30、she her first kids triathlon(三项全能)”可知，但对作者的女儿来说，这是一年的第一次(firsts)，让她充满了新的自信。8A.circumstance BconfidenceCcoincidence DdependenceB 解析：参见上题解析。confidence “自信”。9A.defeated BlostCcompleted DquittedC 解析：根据上文中的“This year she learned to ride a bike without training wheels.”可知，今年作者的女儿取得了很多成绩，此处与前文形成并列关系，所以此处为今
31、年她首次完成了(completed)她的三项全能。10A.arrange BAttendCachieve DaccompanyB 解析：为了 Kelly去参加(attend)她的第一次三项全能比赛，我们所有人在早晨很早的时候就出门了。11A.bus BbikeCtaxi DmotorcycleB 解析：根据上文中的“This year she learned to ride a bike without training wheels.”可知选 B。12A.race BlifeCtest DassignmentA 解析：根据上文中的“And this year she her first ki
32、ds triathlon(三项全能)”可知，作者的女儿是在进行比赛，所以此处为我们购买了她需要的所有设备，我们一直在谈论比赛(race)。- 7 -13A.chance BturnCfailure DsuccessB 解析：根据上文中的“But as we waited the two hours.”及下文中的“And then it was time for her to go.”可知，作者和女儿正在等待，所以此处表示 “在轮到女儿之前”。14A.held BpressedCsqueezed DscratchedA 解析：上文说作者的女儿是一个谨慎害羞的孩子，所以在向作者表达爱意的时候不免有
33、些紧张，所以此处为她紧紧地拉着(held)作者的腿，告诉作者她很爱作者。15A.settled BAroseCsank DroseD 解析：根据上文中的“From the second she jumped into the water”可知，作者的女儿参加比赛，作为家长会感到很紧张，即此处表示 “我的心迅速地提了起来(rose)”。16A.translated BtransplantedCtransformed DtransportedC 解析：根据下文中的“She dominated that swim, crushed that bike ride and ran to the with
34、 the biggest smile on her face.”可知，作者的女儿已经有了很大的改变，因此 transformed符合语境。17A.stand BsummitCdeadline DfinishD 解析：从开始到结束(finish)的整个过程中，她都一直处于主导地位，而且脸上始终带着灿烂的微笑。18A.ashamed BsensibleCproud DcriticalC 解析：女儿从一位害羞没有自信的女孩变成很有自信的女孩，作为家长作者感到很自豪。19A.seized BconqueredCgrasped DpossessedB 解析：此处表示 “用自信和激情克服了(conquered)恐惧，这是我以前从没见过的”。20A.won BthoughtCreserved DremovedA 解析：根据上文中的“All day I would find myself just looking over at her and - 8 -smiling.”可知，女儿的胜利使作者感到自豪，所以尽管女儿可能戴着决赛的奖牌，但作者觉得那天是自己赢(won)了。
