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Unit1AlandofdiversityⅠ.完形填空体裁：民间传说话题：属相词数：249时间：15′AculturalexplanationoftheanimalsignsinChinesefolklore(民间传说)isthattheanimalsignsserveausefulsocialfunctionforfindingoutpeople'sages.Insteadofasking__1__howoldapersonis，peopleoftenask__2__hisorheranimalsignis.Thiswouldplacethatperson'sagewithina(n)__3__of12years，andwithabitofcommonsense，wecan__4__theexactage.Moreoften，though，peopleaskforanimalsignsnotto__5__aperson'sexactnumericalage，__6__tosimplyknowwhoisolderamongfriendsandacquaintances(相识的人)．AccordingtoChineselegend，thetwelveanimals__7__onedayastowhowasto__8__thecycleofyears.Thegodswereaskedtodecideandtheyhelda__9__：whoeverwastoreachthe__10__bankoftheriverwouldbefirst，andthe__11__oftheanimalswouldreceivetheiryears__12__theirfinish.Allthetwelveanimals__13__attheriverbankandjumpedin.__14__totheox，therathadjumpeduponhis__15__．Astheoxwasabouttojumpashore，theratjumpedofftheox'sback，and__16__therace.Thepig，whowasverylazy，__17__uplast.Thatiswhytheratisthe__18__yearoftheanimalcycle，theoxsecond，andthepiglast.Theturningcycleoftwelveanimalsignswasa__19__methodfornamingtheyearsintraditionalChina.Theanimalsignsforoneanotherareinanestablished__20__，andarerepeatedeverytwelveyears.1．A.probablyB．possiblyC．directlyD．perfectly答案C[根据后面的peopleoftenask...可知人们并不直接询问别人多大了。]2．A.whatB．howC．whenD．whether答案A[what引导宾语从句，且在宾语从句中作is的表语。]3．A.effectB．zoneC．arrangementD．cycle答案D[生肖12年一个循环。]4．A.graspB．inferC．markD．achieve答案B[根据一个人的属相可以“推测”一个人的年龄。]5．A.calculateB．makeC．applyD．set答案A[从后面的simplyknowwhoisolderamongfriendsandacquaintances可知，人们问属相不是想计算一个人的实际年龄。]6．A.orB．andC．butD．though答案C[not...but...“不是……而是……”。]7．A.foughtB．quarreledC．dislikedD．hesitated答案B[根据下面的whowasto...可以推测它们因为想知道谁是领头的而“争吵”。]8．A.headB．createC．benefitD．transport答案A[head用作动词，表示“领头”。]9．A.recreationB．contestC．revolutionD．separation答案B[它们进行了一场竞赛。]10．A.oppositeB．permanentC．horribleD．freezing答案A[根据后面句子的意思可知，谁先到达“对岸”，12属相就以谁开头。]11．A.otherB．othersC．restD．another答案C[theother“其他的”。theother指“两者中的另一个”。]12．A.duetoB．insteadofC．inordertoD．accordingto答案D[accordingto“根据”，根据它们到达的先后排序。]13．A.putB．gatheredC．ranD．acted答案B[12种动物“聚集”在河岸上。]14．A.UnknownB．IndependentC．RidiculousD．Frightened答案A[老鼠趴在牛背上，牛是“不知道的”，才有后面的故事。]15．A.neckB．headC．backD．tail答案C[后面一句有提示。]16．A.lostB．wonC．finishedD．abolished答案B[老鼠“赢得”了比赛的胜利。]17．A.endedB．closedC．ateD．used答案A[endup“完成”，猪懒所以最后到达彼岸。]18．A.secondB．firstC．lastD．final答案B[老鼠第一个到达彼岸，因此就是每12年的第一个生肖。]19．A.socialB．modernC．mentalD．folk答案D[根据后面的句子可知，12生肖是中国传统的民间计年方式。]20．A.orderB．conditionC．chainD．construction答案A[生肖是按照设定好的顺序排列的。]Ⅱ.阅读理解体裁：说明文话题：文化传统词数：325时间：6′InAmerica，itisthecustomtoexpressappreciationtopeoplewhohelpyouinanyway.Becauseitiscommonlypracticed，mostpeopleexpecttobethankedwhentheydosomethingforsomeone.Aforeignstudentshouldnotbeoverlyconcernedabouthowtosay“thank－you，”mostimportantistoremembe...