根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个最佳答案。

People all over the world celebrate（庆祝） the new year. However, not all countries celebrate in the same way, and in some countries, the new year doesn’t begin on the      date every year.

In many countries, the new year begins on 1st January, but people start celebrating on 31st December, New Year’s Eve. In New York many people go to celebrate in Times Square.      they’re waiting for the New Year, they listen to music, sing traditional songs and have fun. Just before 12 o’clock, everyone       down from 10: 10, 9, 8… As soon as it’s 12 o’clock, everyone shouts very       , “Happy New Year!”

New Year’s Day is often a family day. Some families get together for a special meal. When the weather is fine, many families go out for a       .

On New Year’s Day, many people make resolutions（决心） for the new year. They        a list of things, such as “I will help out more with housework. I will work       at school than others.” or “I won’t spend so much time playing video games.” When they have made       list, they read it to their family or friends and promise （承诺）to        their resolutions.

So it doesn’t matter how they celebrate,        people in countries all over the world, it’s a time to say goodbye to the old year, and to welcome the new.

1.A. familiar       B. same             C. important         D. normal

2.A. If            B. Even though       C. While            D. Before

3.A. comes        B. turn              C. looks            D. counts

4.A. loudly        B. quietly            C. sadly            D. safely

5.A. walk          B. secret              C. job             D. treatment

6.A. put on         B. write down         C. take away        D. look after

7.A. quickly       B. hard               C. harder           D. hardly

8.A. its            B. his                 C. her             D. their

9.A. achieve       B. make               C. do              D. give

10.A. by          B. for                 C. with             D. from

 

Once there was a poor little girl living near a forest. She had no family and no one to love her. So she often   21   sad and lonely.

One day, when she was walking in the forest, she found that a small   22   was trapped unluckily in a bush. The butterfly tried to fly away   23   failed. The kind little girl saved the butterfly with great care. Instead of flying away, the butterfly turned   24   a beautiful fairy (仙女). The little girl was very   25  .

“Thank you for   26   me. You are so kind. I will make any of your dreams come true.” said the fairy.

The little girl thought for a moment and then said, “I want to be   27  !”

The fairy said, “Very well. I will help you.” And she said something in the little girl’s ear. Then the fairy disappeared.

As the kind little girl grew up, she was   28   ready to help people in need and was popular among the villagers. No one in the village was as happy as she was. Everyone asked her the   29   of her happiness. She always smiled and   30  , “The secret of my happiness is that I listened to a kind   31   when I was a little girl.”

When the kind girl became a very old woman and was dying, the neighbours in the   32   all gathered (聚拢) around her bed because they were   33   that her secret of happiness would die with her. They asked, “Please tell us what the kind fairy said.”

The lovely old woman still   34   and said, “She told me that everyone needed me, no matter how safe they seemed, no matter how rich or poor, no matter how old or   35  . She said that helping others would make me happy all my life.”

1.A. thought            B. found            C. sounded          D. felt

2.A. butterfly      B. bird         C. snake                D. squirrel

3.A. so             B. or           C. but              D. as

4.A. on             B. up           C. into                 D. down

5.A. surprised      B. tired            C. mad              D. angry

6.A. catching       B. beating      C. killing              D. saving

7.A. active         B. happy            C. energetic            D. humorous

8.A. always         B. never            C. seldom           D. hardly

9.A. success            B. secret           C. power                D. lesson

10.A. asked         B. hoped            C. answered         D. refused

11.A. witch         B. fairy            C. ghost                D. princess

12.A. village           B. town         C. city             D. world

13.A. excited           B. pleased      C. glad             D. afraid

14.A. shouted           B. cried            C. smiled               D. jumped

15.A. young         B. great            C. nice             D. quiet

 

Most of us have probably 31 of Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and many other famous Disney characters. Perhaps we have even seen them in movies. But have you ever_32_to Disneyland? _33_fact, there are now four__34__Disneyland amusement parks around the world. Two are in the United States, one is in Japan, and__35_is in France.
Disneyland is an amusement park, but we can __36_call it a theme park. It has all the normal__37__that you can find at an amusement park, but it also has a theme. The theme, of course, is Disney movies and Disney characters. For example, you can find a roller coaster in most amusement parks, but in Disneyland, the   38 of the roller coaster is Disney characters. This means that you can find Disney characters all over the roller coaster. You can also __39__Disney movies, eat in Disney restaurants, and buy Disney gifts. And you can see Disney characters __40__around Disneyland all the time.
【小题1】A. hear         B. hears        C. heard
【小题2】A. been        B. gone  .       C. go
【小题3】A. in           B. on          C. at 
【小题4】A. different     B. difference    C. differences
【小题5】A. other        B. the other     C. the others
【小题6】A. too         B. either        C. also
【小题7】A. attracts      B. attraction     C. attractions
【小题8】A. theme        B. themed       C. themes 
【小题9】A. watch        B. saw          C. look
【小题10】A. walk         B. walks         C. walking

Most of us have probably 31 of Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and many other famous Disney characters. Perhaps we have even seen them in movies. But have you ever_32_to Disneyland? _33_fact, there are now four__34__Disneyland amusement parks around the world. Two are in the United States, one is in Japan, and__35_is in France.

Disneyland is an amusement park, but we can __36_call it a theme park. It has all the normal__37__that you can find at an amusement park, but it also has a theme. The theme, of course, is Disney movies and Disney characters. For example, you can find a roller coaster in most amusement parks, but in Disneyland, the   38  of the roller coaster is Disney characters. This means that you can find Disney characters all over the roller coaster. You can also __39__Disney movies, eat in Disney restaurants, and buy Disney gifts. And you can see Disney characters __40__around Disneyland all the time.

1.A. hear         B. hears         C. heard

2.A. been         B. gone  .       C. go

3.A. in           B. on           C. at 

4.A. different      B. difference     C. differences

5.A. other         B. the other      C. the others

6.A. too          B. either         C. also

7.A. attracts       B. attraction      C. attractions

8.A. theme        B. themed        C. themes 

9.A. watch        B. saw           C. look

10.A. walk         B. walks         C. walking

 

Once there was a poor little girl living near a forest.She had no family and no one to love her，so she often        sad and lonely.

One day, when she was walking in the forest，she found that a small      was trapped unluckily in a bush.The butterfly tried to fly away         failed.The kind little girl saved the butterfly with great care.Instead of flying away，the butterfly turned        a beautiful fairy(仙女).The little girl was very       .

 “Thank you for        me.You are so kind.I will make any of your dreams come true，”said the fairy.

The little girl thought for a moment and then said.“1 want to be       !”

The fairy said ,“Very well.I will help you.”And she said something in the little girl’s  ear.Then the fairy disappeared.

As the kind little girl grew up，she was         ready to help people in need and was popular among the villagers.No one in the village was as happy as she was.Everyone asked her the        of her happiness.She always smiled and       ,“the secret of my happiness is that I listened to a kind        when I was a little girl."

When the kind girl became a very old woman and was dying，the neighbours in the      

all gathered(聚拢)around her bed because they were       that her secret of happiness would die with her.They asked,“Please tell us what the kind fairy said.”

The lovely old woman still        and said，“She told me that everyone needed me，no matter how safe they seemed，no matter how rich or poor, no matter how old or      . She said that helping others would make me happy all my life."

1.A. thought              B. found       C. sounded              D. felt

2.A. butterfly        B. bird              C. snake       D. squirrel

3.A. so             B.or                  C. but           D. as

4.A. on                   B. up          C. into          D. down

5.A. surprised            B. tired        C.mad          D. angry

6.A .catching             B .beating               C. killing         D. saving

7.A. active          B. happy           C .energetic             D. humorous

8.A. always         B. never            C .seldom               D. hardly

9.A. success               B. secret                C. power                D.1esson

10.A. asked         B .hoped           C. answered            D. refused

11.A. witch              B. fairy          C .ghost         D. princess

12.A. village              B. town                 C. city         D. world

13.A. excited        B. pleased      C. glad          D .afraid

14.A. shouted           B. cried                C .smiled        D. jumped

15.A. young              B. great                 C .nice          D. quiet