山西专版2020中考英语复习方案还原短文04成长引导+风俗习惯试题 3页

还原短文(四)成长引导+风俗习惯 ‎　请阅读下面短文,根据短文内容,从方框内所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,使短文意思通顺。选项中有一项为多余项。‎ A It's a familiar feeling. Your friend has made the team for Saturday's big game, and you tell him you can't be there to watch him play.1.　　　 ‎ In fact, that is envy(嫉妒). It appears when we focus on something that we don't have but others do. ‎ ‎2.　　　　 Feelings of unfairness are part of men, but when you focus on them, you can never get out of your dark emotions(情绪). And that makes you feel bad. ‎ ‎3.　　　　 Well, why not stop it, and make it the encouragement you need for self-improvement? The best method against envy is not to compete where you can't shine, but to do your best where you can. ‎ Start by making peace with yourself, and accept the gifts which make you special. Make an agreement with yourself to be the best you can be.4.　　　　 Is it someone's singing voice or their new car? Envy shows us the things we'd like to have—so make up a plan to get them. Start a training program. Give up a treat or two, and start saving for what you want. ‎ ‎5.　　　　 Cheer on your friend when he scores that goal. Enjoy your best friend's wedding day. Then go out and do something special, and make yourself really proud of you. ‎ A.What is envy?‎ B.So is there a solution?‎ C.Then find out what starts your envy.‎ D.Or we may even wish someone to lose it.‎ E.Pay attention to real pleasure in the achievements of others.‎ F.You smile, but that voice in you asks, why him and not you?‎ B New Year's Day is the first day of the year. It is a time for looking forward and wishing for a good year ahead. It is also a holiday in many countries. Almost all cultures celebrate the end of one year and the beginning of another in some ways. 1.　　　　  ‎ 3‎ In Western countries, people usually celebrate New Year at midnight on December 31st to January 1st. 2.　　　　‎ They dress in formal(正式的) clothes and enjoy themselves. During the first minutes of the new year, people cheer and wish each other happiness for the year ahead. But some cultures prefer to celebrate the new year by waking up early to watch the sunrise. 3.　　　　 ‎ Many cultures also do special things to stay away from bad luck at the beginning of a new year. For example, in Ecuador, families make a big doll(洋娃娃)from old clothes. The doll is filled with old newspapers and firecrackers. 4.‎ ‎　　　　 This means the bad things from the past year are gone with the fire. Other common traditions to keep away from bad luck in a new year include throwing things into rivers or the ocean, or saving special things on the first day of the new year. ‎ ‎5.　　　　 One widespread Spanish tradition for good luck is to eat grapes on New Year's Day. The more grapes a person eats, the more good luck the person will have in the new year. In France, people eat pancakes for good luck at New Year. In the United States, some people eat black-eyed peas for good luck—but to get good luck for a whole year you have to eat 365 of them! ‎ A.At midnight, these dolls are burned.‎ B.People may go to parties, sometimes. ‎ C.People all look forward to making more money.‎ D.Different cultures celebrate the day in different ways.‎ E.Other New Year traditions are followed to bring good luck.‎ F.They welcome the new year with the first light of the sunrise.‎ ‎【参考答案】‎ 3‎ A　1—5　FDBCE B　1—5　 DBFAE 3‎