Ⅱ.语言知识及应用(共两节，满分35分)
第一节 完形填空(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21-30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
“Happy New Year!”
“The same to you!”
The 21 greeting heard throughout the US on January 1 had a counterpart in every land. The words may be different and the dates may 22 , but the New Year greetings everywhere 23 the hope for renewed life and happiness.
Down through history, primitive and civilized people 24 have celebrated the coming of a New Year. For ancient people dependent upon the land, time revolved around（围绕）the seasons. To this day, some countries begin their year with vernal equinox (春分).
As civilization advanced, a calendar based on the seasons was 25 practical, and in 45 BC, the Roman Emperor ordered that a new calendar 26 which would correlate the civil and the astronomical years. The Romans chose January 1 as the first day of the year and so it remains in all parts of the Western world.
January symbolizes the theme of leaving the old 27 the new. When we see the old year out and noisily welcome the new one, we are following the ancient 28 of burying the past and frightening the evil that might threaten the future. The modern revelers (狂欢者) who blow the toy horn and turn on the factory siren is erasing past 29 or failures with a noisy final gesture. Grown-ups and children alike vow to break 30 their bad habits and resolve（决心）to lead better lives.
21. A. strange B. ordinary C. familiar D. interesting
22. A. change B. vary C. move D. transform
23. A. express B. explain C. tell D. mean
24. A. like B. likely C. alike D. also
25. A. still B. always C. not only D. no longer
26. A. was adopted B. be adopted C. was adapted D. be adapted
27. A. to B. towards C. with D. for
28. A. tradition B. trend C. behavior D. activity
29. A. success B. sorrow C. mistakes D. memories
30. A. down B. up C. off D. away from |
