2016衡水万卷作业二十六考试时间：45分钟姓名：__________班级：__________考号：__________一、完形填空阅读下面短文。从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，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。Father’sDayFather’sDayisafairlynewcelebrationintheBritishcalendarcomparedwithMother’sDay,whichhasbeenaverypopularandwellcelebratedfestivalintheUKforaverylongtime.Father’sDaywasfirstcelebratedbyAmericans(1)itwasinspiredbytheactionsofamannamedWilliamSmart.HewasaveteranoftheUSCivilWarandhiswife(2)awaygivingbirthtotheirsixthchild.He(3)sixchildrenalonewithoutremarrying,whichwasundoubtedly(4)backinthosedays.Hisdaughter,SonoraDodd,(5)whenshewasanadultwhatherfatherhadsacrificedforhis(6).Itwasintheearly1900sandshewasactually(7)oneday,listeningtoasermonon(8).Shethoughtthereshould(9)beaFather’sDaycelebration.Andsothe(10)wasborn,onthethirdSundayeveryJune,closetotheanniversaryofSonora’sfather’sdeath.BritaintooktheideaofFather’sDayfromtheAmericancelebrationandithasbeencelebrated(11)sincethe1970s.Father’sDayisneverquitesuchabigcommercialevent(12)Mother’sDayis,probablybecauseithasn’tbeenin(13)forsolong.ButwhatdoBritishpeopledoforFather’sDay?Well,mostpeoplewouldbuytheirfathersacard.Thecardwouldprobablyhavenicemessageinit(14)whatagreatDadtheirfatheris.Somepeopledobuypresentsaswell.(15)giftsforDadsareprobablyties,chocolatesorsocksbecausetherearethingsthatDadscan(16)useeveniftheydon’twantthem.Intherun-uptoFather’sDay,orindeedMother’sDay,therewillbeadvertisementsonTVgiving(17)ideasofCDsorgadgets(小玩意)wecanbuy.Cardshopswillbefullofmugsorpensandsimilargoodswith“World’sGreatestDad”(18)onthem.Somefamilies(19)dothingstogethertocelebrateFather’sDaylikegoingforameal.Asaspecialtreat,BritishpeoplemightgivetheirDadabitofarest,(20)himacupoftea,orevenwashhiscarandmowthelawntomakehimfeelreallyappreciate.1.A.andB.soC.orD.but2.A.gaveB.wentC.diedD.passed3.A.broughtB.fedC.raisedD.educated4.A.unusualB.unnaturalC.unfairD.untrue5.A.noticedB.foundC.heardD.realized6.A.wifeB.childrenC.sonD.daughter7.A.atschoolB.athomeC.atwork.D.atchurch8.A.Mother’sDayB.Father’sDayC.ChristmasDayD.NewYear’sDay9.A.stillB.tooC.alsoD.aswell10.A.attractionB.traditionC.positionD.congratulation11.A.specialB.officiallyC.especialD.greatly12.A.likeB.thatC.asD.which13.A.existenceB.useC.effectD.power14.A.writingB.sayingCspeakingD.telling15.A.RegularB.PopularC.NormalD.Moral16.A.alwaysB.sometimesC.seldomD.never17.A.youB.themC.usD.people18.A.placedB.putC.laidD.written19.A.mustB.canCmightD.should20.A.cookB.boilC.steamD.make二、阅读理解AItwasoncecommontoregardBritainasasocietywithclassdistinction.Eachclasshaduniquecharacteristics.Inrecentyears,manywritershavebeguntospeakthe'declineofclass'and'classlesssociety'inBritain.Andinmoderndayconsumersocietyeveryoneisconsideredtobemiddleclass.Butpronouncingthedeathofclassistooearly.Arecentwide-rangingsocietyofpublicopinionfound90percentofpeoplestillplacingthemselvesinparticularclass;73percentagreedthatclasswasstillavitalpartofBritishsociety;and52percentthoughttherewerestillsharpclassdifferences.Thus,classmaynotbeculturallyandpoliticallyobvious,yetitremainsanimportantpartofBritishsociety.Britainseemstohavealoveofstratification.OneunchangingaspectofaBritishperson'sclasspositionisaccent.Thewordsapersonspeakstellherorhisclass.AstudyofBritishaccentsduring1970sfoundthatavoicesounding...
