《2025年实验班全程提优训练高中英语必修第一册外研版》

Ⅴ. (2024·甘肃定西临洮中学期中)七选五
主题语境: 人与社会 语篇类型: 说明文 建议用时: 8
新情境 Many people have close relationships with their cousins and form bonds that last a lifetime. National Cousins Day can be a great opportunity to spend time with some of your favourite people in the family. 1.
What is National Cousins Day?
National Cousins Day is an annual holiday that takes place on July 24. It encourages people to spend time with and appreciate their cousins. 2, it’s easy to lose touch as you grow older. On National Cousins Day, you might reconnect with cousins and look back on happy family memories together. National Cousins Day also serves as a good excuse to hang out and have fun with some of your closest family members.
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The origin of National Cousins Day is a bit of a mystery. It’s unclear how and when the holiday officially started. Nevertheless, cousins have been an important part of the American family for generations. In the past, the bonds between cousins were explored in TV shows and movies in a lighthearted and funny way. And now, from family reunions to summer cookouts, cousins are given the chance to bond with one another.
How to Celebrate National Cousins Day
4. We’ve listed a few ways you can enjoy a happy Cousins Day. A good old-fashioned barbecue can bring back memories of the days when you and your cousins were little kids, running around and causing mischief together. 5. Organise a game of soccer with your cousins to get some fresh air and exercise. This activity works especially well if you have a lot of cousins.
A. History of National Cousins Day
B. Even if we are close to our cousins
C. In this article, we’ll do a deep dive into it
D. In this way, your bonds with cousins will be strengthened
E. If you’re looking for some inspiration or ideas, don’t worry
F. While you see cousins a lot at family events when you’re young
G. Planning a game or organising a competition is also a good choice
1. C 2. F 3. A 4. E 5. G

答案： 1. C 2. F 3. A 4. E 5. G

Ⅵ. (2025·天津和平区期末)完形填空
主题语境: 人与自我 语篇类型: 记叙文 建议用时: 15
My wife Pat and I were having drinks outside our home. The weather was unusually hot for March in Mississippi. There was barely any breeze. After we finished the second cup, flashes of 1 danced across the sky. When the first drops of rain drove us 2, the phone rang. Pat’s | face 3 on that grey and hot day. It was our son, David, a helicopter pilot who 4 in the US Air Force in South Korea. David intended to sound 5, but we recognised the sign of homesickness from his voice. 6, the power of conversation made us feel better, until a crash shook the windows.
David wondered what it was. “Just thunder,” Pat said.
There were several seconds of silence. “David”, I asked, “are you 7 there?”
“Yes... apart from the two of you, do you know what else I 8 most? Thunder. We have rain, wind, and snow here, but it never thunders. Remember? Dad, when I was a kid, you laughed me out of fear of thunder? I wish I were there to listen with you now.”
“Yes...” I said, trying to 9 my tears. On hanging up the phone, I told Pat, “I’m going to record our son some 10.”
“Bob, the neighbours will think you’re crazy.”
“David won’t,” I said and went outside with a recorder. Later I 11 the tape to David with a single line: A special gift.
David called again, “Dad,” he said, “you won’t believe that some friends and I had a thunder party where we realised we were listening to the sounds of 12. Thanks, Dad! It was really a special present.”
While David was in Korea, we found ourselves 13 thunderstorms. 14 feeling blue, we regarded the thunder as special which let us know that wherever we might be, we were 15 together as a family.
1. A. images
B. lightning
C. electricity
D. clouds
2. A. over
B. off
C. outside
D. inside
3. A. darkened
B. lightened
C. widened
D. opened
4. A. served
B. employed
C. searched
D. studied
5. A. miserable
B. respectful
C. comfortable
D. cheerful
6. A. Gradually
B. Suddenly
C. Increasingly
D. Frequently
7. A. still
B. even
C. instead
D. yet
8. A. possess
B. miss
C. offer
D. say
9. A. give out
B. hold back
C. take in
D. set off
10. A. music
B. songs
C. thunder
D. wind
11. A. gave
B. presented
C. mailed
D. rushed
12. A. countryside
B. city
C. suburb
D. home
13. A. expecting
B. lacking
C. trusting
D. having
14. A. Other than
B. Less than
C. Rather than
D. More than
15. A. established
B. qualified
C. linked
D. pressed

答案： 1. B 2. D 3. B 4. A 5. D 6. A 7. A 8. B 9. B 10. C 11. C 12. D 13. A 14. C 15. C