单选题
Christmas is the anniversary of the birth of Christ, generally celebrated on December 25. It is one of the chief festivals of the Christian calendar and is (51) a social and family holiday. Christmas customs vary from (52) and among groups of different national (53) In most areas, however, homes and public places are (54) with evergreens, Christmas trees, (55) lights, and glittering ornaments. It is the busiest time of the year for merchants, and shops are filled (56) lavish displays and merchandise of all sorts. People send Christmas cards and buy gifts for their families and friends. Children look forward to (57) Santa Claus. They (58) their stockings on Christmas (59) and on Christmas morning they discover the gifts that have been left for them during the night. In the afternoon, families gather to (60) presents and to share the traditional Christmas dinner.
单选题
A. place to place B. one to another place C. a place to another place D. one place to another place
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】表示圣诞习俗各处不同,要说vary from place to place,不带冠词的普通名词重叠使用是一种常用表达法,通常有多次重复或延续的含意。类似的表达法还有from one place to another, 但本题B、C、D三个选择项都是错的。
单选题
A. people B. areas C. origins D. minorities
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】people和areas不能同national如此搭配使用,不同民族的人民可说people of different nationalities。C项和D项都可以被national修饰,但national minorities指少数民族。National origins意为“民族血统”,这里groups of different national origins指不同民族的后裔,是正确答案。
单选题
A. coloring B. colored C. colors of D. colorless
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】从语法角度看,color作为动词是“给……上色”的意思,所以要用其过去分词形式修饰lights,即colored lights“彩灯”,而不能用现在分词coloring。从文章内容判断,虽然color一词也可用作名词,但商店里装饰的不是灯的色彩(colors of lights),更不是无色的灯(colorless lights),所以C和D也不正确。
单选题
A. with B. by C. of D. up by
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】be filled with是固定搭配,意为“装满了;充满了”,其余选择都是错的。
单选题
A. visit B. visiting C. a visit from D. visited by