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【题目】In the USA the high school graduation ceremony is of great 【1】 (important). 12th grade students, or seniors, who are about 17 or 18 years old, look forward to 【2】 (attend) this event.

The graduation ceremony itself takes place at the end of May or beginning of June, which usually 【3】 (include) music awards, and a guest speaker. After the speech, students walk to the front of the room to receive their diplomas from the headmaster. Students start preparing for graduation a long time 【4】 it happens. They order rings designed 【5】 (special) for their class.

Another tradition is to have their photographs 【6】 (take). These photographs are used 【7】 the class yearbook, which is a printed book about all the students in the school. Students have special cards called announcements printed to send to friends and relatives to tell them about their graduation. The cards often include 【8】 invitation to the ceremony. If you receive it, you should send a present 【9】 money to the graduate. A few weeks before the ceremony, the students are measured the cap that they will wear at the ceremony. After the ceremony, 【10】 (family) usually have graduation parties for friends and relatives. It’s a day and a night that high school seniors remember for a long time.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】importance

【2】attending

【3】includes

【4】before

【5】specially

【6】taken

【7】for

【8】an

【9】or

【10】families

【解析】文章介绍了美国中学生庆祝毕业典礼的有关情况。毕业典礼在每年的五月底或六月初举行，学生会收到毕业文凭，毕业典礼后，便是毕业舞会等。

【1】importance考查名词。句意：在美国，高中毕业典礼是非常重要的。Be of +抽象名词，of短语相当于这个名词的同根形容词，作为表语表示主语的性质或特征。“of great importance”相当于very important，故填importance。

【2】attending考查动词ing形式。句意：12年级的学生，或者是年龄在17或18岁的大四学生，期待着参加这个活动。Look forward to doing something，意为“期待做某事”，to是介词，其后应该接名词、动名词或代词。故填attending。

【3】includes考查谓语动词。句意：毕业典礼本身将在5月底或6月初举行，通常包括音乐颁奖典礼和嘉宾演讲。Which指代的是ceremony与include之间是主谓关系，因为是一般现在是，所以用第三人称单数形式，故填includes。

【4】before考查连词。句意：在毕业典礼举行之前很长一段时间，学生们就开始准备了。根据start preparing for graduation a long time 和it happens在时间上的逻辑关系可知，此处指在毕业典礼举行之前的很长一段时间，学生们就开始准备了。根据句意，用连词before，故填before。

【5】specially考查副词。句意：他们订购专门为他们的班级设计的戒指。Design是动词，用副词修饰，故填specially。

【6】taken考查过去分词。句意：另一个传统是拍照。Photographs与take之间是动宾关系，用过去分词做宾语补足语。故填taken。

【7】for考查固定搭配。句意：这些照片被用于班级年鉴。Be used for被用来做某事，故填for。

【8】an考查冠词。句意：这些卡片通常包括典礼的邀请。Invitation意为“邀请”，是可数名词，因读音以元音开头，单数形式其前要加不定冠词an，故填an。

【9】or考查连词。句意：你应该送一份礼物或者钱给研究生。Or是连词“或者”，故填or。

【10】families考查名词的数。句意：仪式结束后，家庭通常会为朋友和亲戚举办毕业派对。根据谓语动词have，可以判断主语是复数形式，family是可数名词，复数为families。故填families。