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21 guns green dayⅠ.阅读理解
Of all the things that will make life entirely happy, the greatest is the possession of friendship. One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives. Friends are very rare jewels, indeed. They make you smile and encourage you to succeed.
On the first Sunday in August, it's time to recognize your friends and their contribution to your life. The first Sunday in August was fixed as National Friendship Day by the US Congress in 1935, and remains a tradition observed in many countries and cultures. In 1997, the United Nations named Winnie the Pooh as the world's Ambassador of Friendship.
Apparently, there are several friendship holidays, all of which fall on fixed dates.
National Friendship Day is on the first Sunday in August
Women's Friendship Day is on the third Sunday in September
International Friendship Month is February
Old Friends, New Friends Week is the third week of May
People show their appreciation for friendship in various ways. Some expressions may be practical ones, such as flowers, particularly the pink friendship roses, cookies, chocolates, souvenirs from their vacations, a tape of favorite songs, farewell dinners, and welcome balloons.
Recipe for Friendship 2 cups of patience, 1 heart full of love, 2 handfuls of generosity, 2 cups of loyalty, 1 cup of understanding, a dash of laughter. Mix them all well. Spray generously over a lifetime and serve everyone you meet.
Friendship helps to bring peace and positivity to the globe, another great reason to celebrate! Although our friends certainly deserve thanks on more than just one day of the year, what better day to honor them than Friendship Day!
1．Which of the following proverbs supports the main idea of the first paragraph?
A．Friendship cannot stand always on one side.
B．A friend in need is a friend indeed.
C．A friend without faults will never be found.
D．A life without a friend is a life without a sun.
答案：D
解析：推理判断题。由第一段的主要意思“友谊是稀有的珍宝，友谊非常重要”，谚语意思“人生没有朋友，犹如人生没有太阳”，所以选D。
2．Which of the holidays happens first in a year?
A．National Friendship Day.
B．Women's Friendship Day.
C．International Friendship Month.
D．Old Friends, New Friends Week.
答案：C
解析：细节理解题。由第三段National Friendship Day is on the first Sunday in August; Women's Friendship Day is on the third Sunday in September; International Friendship Month is February; Old F
riends, New Friends Week is the third week of May可以知道，国际友谊月是最早开始的，所以选C。
3．What is most needed to make friendship grow, develop and last?
A．Inviting your friends over for a party.
B．Looking on your friends as relatives.
C．Honoring your friends on Friendship Day.
D．Being loyal and generous to your friends.
答案：D
解析：推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段说明获得友谊、让友谊发展持久的是耐心、爱心、慷慨和忠诚。所以选D。
4．“Recipe for Friendship” here actually means ________.
A．a prescription for curing friends
B．a method of keeping a friendship
C．the pleasure of having friends
D．the importance of friendship
答案：B
解析：推理判断题。由倒数第二段讲述了友谊的方法可以得出答案，所以选B。
Ⅱ.七选五
Your house may have an effect on your figure. Experts say the way you design your home could play a role in whether you gain or lose weight. __1__ Here are some ways to turn your home into part of diet plan.
__2__ Dark environments are more likely to encourage overeating, for when people are in poorlylit places, they are more likely to eat lots of food. If your home doesn't have enough window light, get more lamps and flood the place with brightness.
__3__ Research suggests warm colors fuel our appetites. In one study, people who ate meals in a blue room consumed 33 percent less than those in a yellow or red room. __4__ However, cold colors make us feel less hungry. So when it's time to repaint, go blue.
__5__ People who eat slowly tend to consume about 70 fewer calories per meal than those who rush through their meals. Begin keeping track of the time, and try to make dinner last at least 30 minutes, and while you're at it, actually sit down to eat.
A．Mind the colors of your room.
B．You will enjoy your home environment.
C．Don't forget the clock.
D．Open the curtains and turn up the lights.
E．Listen to some light music.
F．Warm colors like yellow make food appear more delicious.
G．You can make your environment work for you.
1．G 解析：根据前句Experts say the way you design your home could play a role in whether you gain or lose weight.可知，专家说房子的设计对你的胖瘦有很大关系，所以你可以让你房子的环境对你产生作用，故选G。
2．D 解析：根据Dark environments are more likely to encourage overeating 黑的环境有可能鼓励你吃的更多，所以该段主题句为Open the curtains and turn up the lights，打开窗帘或开灯，故选D。
3．A 解析：根据Research suggests warm colors fuel our appetites可知，研究表明颜也会影响我们的食欲，故Mind the colors of your room.要注意你房间的颜，故选A。
4．F 解析：从后文However，cold colors make us feel less hungry提到冷颜让你不觉得饿，对应前句该为暖，即Warm colors like yellow make food appear more delicious.暖像黄使食物更可口，故选F。
5．C 解析：根据这段内容Begin keeping track of the time，and try to make dinner last at least 30 minutes可知，主要讲吃饭时需要按照时间，所以主旨句为Don't forget the clock，故选C。
Ⅲ.完形填空
April 1st is a day on which，in some countries, people try to play tricks on others. If one __1__ in tric
king someone, one laughs and says, “ April Fool！” and then the person who was tricked __2__ laughs, too.
One April 1st, a country bus was going along a __3__ road when it __4__ down and stopped. The driver __5__ turned switches and pressed buttons, but nothing happened. __6__ he turned to the passengers with a __7__ look on his face and said, “This poor bus is getting __8__. It isn't going as well as it used to. There is only one thing to do if we want to get home today. I'll __9__ three. I want you all to lean(倾斜) __10__ suddenly as hard as you can. This should __11__ the bus started again, but if it doesn't, I'm afraid there's nothing else I can do. Now, all of you lean back as __12__ as you can in your seats and get ready.”
The passengers all obeyed and waited __13__.
Then the driver turned to his __14__ and asked, “Are you ready？” The passengers __15__ had enough __16__ to answer: “yes.”
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