WarmingUp&ReadingⅠ.单词拼写1．Hetraveledaroundthecountryg________factsaboutfolksongs.2．Themansaidhewouldrathers________thanbetrayforfood.3．The_o________ofthecustomisunknown.4．Wehaveg________richexperienceintheseyears.5．Ourschoola________Tomforhisgoodwork.6．Shelookedsad，hopelessofthe________(到来)ofherfriend.7．Youmaynotlikehim，butyouhavegotto________(钦佩)hisbravery8．Howwillyou________(庆祝)thecomingNewYear?9．Itishopedthatfoodand________(衣服)shouldbesenttothepoorareas.10．Thesetwocountrieshadthree________(宗教上的)warsintwentyyears.Ⅱ.完形填空(2013·广州高一质检)RainwasfallingasmysisterJillandIranoutofthechurch，eagertogethomeandplaywiththe__1__thatSantahadleftforus.Acrossthestreetwasagasstationwherethebusstopped.Itwas__2__forChristmas，butInoticedafamilystandingclosetothelockeddoorinanattempttokeep__3__.Wewereonthewaytoourgrandparents'housefortheChristmasdinner.Wewereapproachingourdestination(目的地)whenmyfatherUturnedinthemiddleoftheroadandsaid，“Ican't__4__it！Theyarestandingintherain.They'vegotchildren.It'sChristmas.”Whenmyfatherpulledintothegasstation，herolleddownhiswindow.“MerryChristmas.Youarewaitingforthe__5__？”Fatherasked.Themansaidthattheywere.TheyweregoingtoBirmingham，wherehehadabrotherand__6__ofajob.“Whydon'tyouallgetinthecarandI'll__7__youupthere.”Aftertheysettledin，Fatherlookedbackoverhis__8__andaskedthechildrenifSantahadfoundthemyet.Theirsadfacesgavehimthe__9__.“Well，Ididn'tthinkso，”myfathersaid，“becausewhenIsawSantathismorning，hetoldmethathewashaving__10__findingall，andheaskedmeifhecouldleaveyourtoysinmy__11__.We'lljust__12__themfirstbeforeItakeyoutoyourdestination.”Allatonce，thethreechildren'sfacesshonewith__13__.Whenwegotoutofthecaratourhouse，thechildrenranthroughthefrontdoorandstraighttotheChristmastree.OneofthegirlspickedupJill'sdolland__14__huggedittoherbreast，andtheothergirlseized(抓住)somethingofmine.Allthishappenedmanyyearsago，butthememoryofitremains__15__.ThatwastheChristmaswhenmysisterandIlearnedthejoyofmakingothershappy.1．A.ballsB．presentsC．parcelsD．trees2．A.openB．familiarC．closedD．unexpected3．A.cleanB．energeticC．activeD．dry4．A.understandB．admitC．deserveD．stand5．A.truckB．brotherC．busD．driver6．A.chancesB．benefitsC．emergenciesD．discoveries7．A.showB．seekC．bringD．drive8．A.windowB．headC．shoulderD．children9．A.sympathyB．answerC．problemD．belief10．A.pleasureB．troubleC．confidenceD．suffering11．A.companyB．carC．shopD．house12．A.recognizeB．buyC．fetchD．find13．A.doubtB．disappointmentC．curiosityD．excitement14．A.shylyB．immediatelyC．quietlyD．slowly15．A.sensitiveB．worthwhileC．freshD．weakⅢ.阅读理解Carnivaltodayisaninternational，multiculturalexperience.Buthowdiditbecomeso？Tounderstandwhatcarnivalisallabout，weneedtolookatthehistoryofAmericaandthemeetingoftwocultures—EuropeanandAfrican.ThearrivalofEuropeansinAmerica，andtheopeningofhugefarmsandplantationstogrowcotton，fruitandvegetables，meanttherewasanimmediateneedforpeopletoworkonthem.Thismarkedthebeginningoftheslavetrade.Formorethantwohundredyears，untilthebeginningofthe19thcentury，whenthetradewasfinallystopped，millionsofpeopleweretakenbyforcefromtheirhomesinAfricaandtransportedtotheNewWorldtoworkasslaves.SixmillionweretakentotheCaribbeanislandswheretherewereBritishandFrenchlandowners.Naturally，theEuropeansalsoimpo...
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