Question

July 4 is the birthday of the United States of America. Since 1776, people have   36   the Independence Day holiday every year.

What do people   37  on Independence Day? Many colorful and interesting things. They have fireworks shows in the evenings and sing songs. Some families organize picnics with barbecues (烧烤). Kids can   38   much delicious food like hotdogs.

And these parties are a good time to dress up. Some kids make July 4 hats   39   the stars and stripes(星条) of the country’s flag on them. And Independence Day is in summer. Many kids use stars and stripes fans to keep themselves   40  .

It’s a great day, but no one forgets that it’s   41   too. US people are proud of their   42  and proud of what the founders did for it. On Independence Day everyone gets the chance to show it.

36. A. spent                    B. celebrated                   C. decorated

37. A. do                       B. make                     C. give

38. A. smell                    B. sell                     C. eat

39. A. for                      B. with                     C. at

40. A. hot                      B. warm                     C. cool

41. A. funny                    B. serious                  C. boring

42. A. country                  B. school                   C. home

Answer 1

【主旨大意】1776年7月4日是美国诞生日，每年美国人都会隆重纪念自己的国庆日。文章详细表述了庆祝过程中，人们会穿上盛装，举办焰火表演，享受烧烤美食。当然，国庆日对每一个美国人来说也是一个严肃的日子，人们在为祖国自豪的同时也不会忘记缅怀创立者的丰功伟绩。

36、B根据句意，人们每年都要庆祝独立日。Spent表示度过这个节日，decorated是“装饰”的意思，与原文意思不符，故选B。

37、A 根据下文的表述，可以知道这是本段的首括句:人们会在庆祝日做些什么呢？

38、C家庭组织烧烤野营，孩子们当然会享受美食了。故选C。

39、B考查定语。With短语作后置定语，带有星星和星条的帽子。

40、C许多孩子为了装酷，用带星星和星条的扇子。Hot 和warm不符合文意。

41、B 本句承上启下，在欢庆的同时，人们没有忘记这也是一个严肃的日子。

42、A 人们为祖国而感到骄傲，本文是围绕国庆日进行表述的，B、C不切题意。