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单选题
  • A. religion
  • B. origin
  • C. region
  • D. oration
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】该篇文章探讨的是圣诞的起源问题，显然答案为B；religion宗教；region地区；oration演讲，演说
单选题
  • A. for certain
  • B. for example
  • C. in detail
  • D. in brief
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】上下句中含有转折意味，前文提到探讨圣诞具体起源的不容易，后面对应指出人们能够确定的只有基督的生日是在公元336年在罗马庆祝的。
单选题
  • A. created
  • B. congratulated
  • C. celebrated
  • D. selected
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】celebrate the birth庆生，固定搭配。
单选题
  • A.How
  • B. Why
  • C. Where
  • D. Whether
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】此处是why引导的主语从句，只有B最符合文章含义。
单选题
  • A. question
  • B. problem
  • C. fiction
  • D. incident
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】在该段作者开始探讨另一个问题，所以答案为A；fiction科幻故事，虚构的故事
单选题
  • A.death
  • B. birth
  • C. revival
  • D. revelation
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】该题考查的是对文章的理解，人们不知道的是基督的具体出生日期，这在下文中马上就提到了。
单选题
  • A. about
  • B. to
  • C. with
  • D. at
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】be concerned with关注，关心，是固定搭配。
单选题
  • A. but
  • B. despite
  • C. and
  • D. than
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】more．．．than．．．构成句子结构。
单选题
  • A. raised
  • B. influenced
  • C. brought
  • D. argued
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】根据文章的含义，早期基督教关于基督出生日期是受到了季节变化的象征的影响，其他选项均不符合逻辑。
单选题
  • A. academic
  • B. religious
  • C. feminist
  • D. international
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】前文中提到季节变化对基督教的影响，所以后来在基督教思想中这种观点开始流行起来，是很正常的发展过程。根据逻辑B是最佳答案。
单选题
  • A. and
  • B. which
  • C. so
  • D. when
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】which引导的非限制性定语从句，根据语法只能选择B。
单选题
  • A. attention
  • B. visit
  • C. insights
  • D. research
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】pay attention to注意，是固定搭配；pay visit to拜访；insight通常和into连接；D选项不符合上下文。
单选题
  • A. released
  • B. killed
  • C. conceived
  • D. crossed
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】conceive此处意思表示“受孕”，下文提到基督是何时出生的，所以C是最符合逻辑的选项。
单选题
  • A. churches
  • B. countries
  • C. groups
  • D. committees.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】文章开始就提到了Christian churches．所以此处选择A。
单选题
  • A. claimed
  • B. reclaimed
  • C. pronounced
  • D. announced
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】上文提到了annunciation，所以此处用announce(宜称)是最恰当的。
单选题
  • A. is going to be
  • B. was about to be
  • C. was to be
  • D. was doomed to be
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】该题是语法题，文章语言正式，在正式文体中使用be to do表示将要发生的动作。D选项be doomed to do将要发生(不好的事情)。
单选题
  • A. Careful
  • B. Possible
  • C. Strong
  • D. Great
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】根据上下文此处只能表示推测性的关于圣诞节的来历，所以答案B为最佳选择。
单选题
  • A. from
  • B. alongside
  • C. into
  • D. out of
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】come from来源于，固定词组；come into进入，come into being形成；come out of从……出来
单选题
  • A.In reward
  • B. In response
  • C. In winter
  • D. In reverse
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】文章提到两种节日的对照，所以用in response相应的；in reward for报答；in reverse倒退，反向地
单选题
  • A. God
  • B. Father
  • C. the tight
  • D. the hope
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】根据上下文，上文提到了sun，所以此处选择light(光明)是最佳答案。