1、专题专题中外中外节日大不同（上）同步练习节日大不同（上）同步练习 （答题时间：（答题时间：40 分钟）分钟） 一、阅读理解 As the forceful king of Macedonia(马其顿)，Alexander the Great overthrew the Persian Empire，becoming a hero that would survive centuries after his death. Born in 356 B. C.，Alexander was the son of Philip and Olympias. Alexanders parents wante
2、d him to receive the finest education， and arranged for him to study under Aristotle， regarded as one of the greatest scholars. Alexanders father was a strong leader. Philip built an impressive army and established the Macedonian kingdom；he was even planning to attack Persia shortly before his death
3、. In 336 B. C.，Philip was murdered by one of his guards. Although it was obvious that the guard had a personal hatred，there were clues that other people were related to it. After Alexander was cleared as a suspect，he succeeded his father without opposition，and killed those said to be responsible for
4、 his fathers murder，as well as all rivals. He was then just 20 years old. He then prepared to attack Persia. In the spring of 334 B. C.，Alexander led the army made up of nearly 50,000 soldiers into Asia，which is called “the most powerful military expedition(远征) ever to leave Greece”. He soundly defe
5、ated the Persian army at the Granicus River，sending a strong message to Darius ， leader of the Persian Empire. In 333 B. C.，Alexander faced Darius at Issus，a mountain pass. The Macedonian army was greatly outnumbered but able to work the narrow mountain passageway to their advantage. Darius managed
6、to escape. Continuing down the Mediterranean Coast，Alexander took every city in his path. In 332 B. C. Alexander declared Egypt to be part of the Greek Empire and was crowned Pharaoh(法老). When Alexander left Egypt in 331 B. C.，he defeated the Persians again and was crowned leader ofAsia. In 323 B. C
7、.， however， Alexander developed a fever on the way back home and died 10 days later at Babylon. He was just 33 years old. 1. The underlined word “succeeded” is the closest in meaning to _. A. followedB. supported C. continuedD. replaced 2. What can we know about Philip IIs death? A. He was killed by
8、 someone intending to take power from him. B.Alexander sent someone who hated Philip to kill him. C. His death was related to his plan of fighting Persia. D. The murder might be organized by a group of people. 3. The Macedonian army could defeat the Persians at Issus mainly because _. A. Darius didn
9、t command his army in the battlefield B. the Macedonian soldiers were more than the Persian soldiers C. the Macedonian soldiers could fight better at the mountain pass D. Macedonia was more powerful than the Persian Empire 二、语法填空 A man went to a barbershop to have his hair cut. As the barber began t
10、o work, they started chatting. They talked 1._ so many things and various subjects. When they 2._ (final) touched on the subject of God, the barber said：“I dont believe that God exists.” “Why do you say that？” asked the customer. “Well, you just have to go out in 3._ street to prove that. Tell me, i
11、f God existed, would there be so many sick people? Would there be abandoned children? If God existed, there 4._ be neither suffering nor pain. I cant imagine 5._ (love) a God who would allow all of these things to happen.” The customer thought for a moment, but didnt respond because he didnt want to
12、 start an 6._ (argue). After everything 7._ (do) and just after he left the barbers, he saw a man in the street with long dirty hair. The customer entered the barbers again and said: “You know what？8._ do not exist.” “How can you say that？” asked the surprised barber. “I am here, and I am a barber.
13、And I just 9._ (work) on you！” “No！” the customer said. “Barbers dont exist because 10._ they did, there would be no people with long dirty hair, like that man outside.” 三、读后续写 My brother and I were alone at home because my parents had gone for a meeting and they had left me in charge. I was doing m
14、y homework while my younger brother was watching TV. Suddenly the doorbell rang. My younger brother rushed to the door thinking that our parents had come home, he unlocked the door and opened it. Outside stood a tall man wearing a black raincoat and black rubber boots. He said he was a salesman and
15、asked politely if out mother or father was at home. Without thinking, my brother said:” No.” He asked if we would like to buy some comic books which he was selling. I quickly explained that we were not supposed to buy anything without our parents permission. Then, as I was about to close the door, h
16、e forced his way into our house. He took out a knife and forced me to tie up my brothers hands with some rope which he took out form his pocket. I tied up his hands but tied it in a special way so my brother could untie himself. The man then tied my hands up and locked both of us in the kitchen. Soo
17、n, they went upstairs to search the bedroom for valuables. I managed to teach my brother to untie the rope on his hands. He then untied me. I rushed to the telephone to call the police, but the line was dead. The doors were all locked from the outside and I did not have the keys to unlock them. Luck
18、ily, the robber forgot to lock the kitchen window. My brother managed to get out of the house through the window and I told him to go to the police station nearby and call for help.注意： 1. 所续写短文的词数应为 150 左右； 2. 应使用 5 个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语； 3. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好； 4. 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。 Paragraph 1: A
19、fter a while, my brother brought the police to our house. Paragraph 2: By the time my parents had come home, they lectured us that, 专题专题中外中外节日大不同（上）同步练习参考答案节日大不同（上）同步练习参考答案 一、阅读理解 1. D解析：猜测词义题。划线词的前面提到亚历山大摆脱了嫌疑，后面提到他杀死了谋 害父亲的凶手和所有的对手，由此可推断划线词的意思是“继位”。 2. D解析：推理判断题。根据第四段第二句的内容可推断这次谋杀可能是一群人策划好 的行动。 3.
20、 C解析：细节理解题。根据倒数第四段第二句的内容可知他们能取胜的主要原因是更 善于在狭窄的山路上作战。 二、语法填空 1. about解析：考查介词。talk about sth.表示“讨论某事”。 2. finally解析：考查副词。修饰动词 touched 应用 final 的副词形式。 3. the解析：考查冠词。in the street 表示“在街上”。 4. would/should/could/might解析：考查情态动词。本句是 if 引导的虚拟语气, 与现在的 事实相反, 从句用一般过去时, 主句应用 would/could/might/should动词原形。 5. lovi
21、ng解析：考查非谓语动词。imagine doing sth. “想象做某事”。 6. argument解析：考查名词。根据前面的不定冠词 an 可知, 这里需要用名词形式。 7. was done解析：考查动词的时态和语态。由后面的 left 可知, 应用一般过去时；又因 do 和 everything 是动宾关系, 故应用被动语态。 8. Barbers解析：考查语境理解。根据下文理发师说的话可知, 这里是在说“理发师是不 存在的”。 9. worked解析：考查动词的时态。“我”刚刚给你理了头。此处是描述过去发生的事, 故 应用一般过去时。 10. if解析：考查连词。如果理发师存在的话
22、, 就不会出现头发又长又脏的人了。 三、读后续写 One possible versions: Paragraph 1: After a while, my brother brought the police to our house. The police let us hid somewhere and they went upstairs to catch the robber who was still there searching for valuable things. A few minutes later, there was a big noise and then th
23、e rubber was brought downstairs. We were very happy. But we had to go to the police station to make a report. There we were told that robber was a wanted criminal whom the police have been trying to catch for a long time. The police thanked us for our excellent work. Paragraph 2: By the time my pare
24、nts had come home, they lectured us that, By the time my parents had come home, they lectured us that, as children, we should see who it was outside out house before opening the door. And we shouldnt open the door to strangers, especially those who looked highly suspicious. I remembered and I thought I learnt an important lesson on safety and responsibility.
