(2007安徽卷)
It was the night of the full moon, a time which always drives Java’s young people mad with excitement.
Fireworks were lit long before the moon ___36___. The big noi brought people out ___37___ the warm night to enjoy the interesting scene. Everywhere, there were the paper remains of ___38___ fireworks lying on the ground. Little boys ___39___ more and covered their ears as they waited ___40___ for the explosions.
不堪
The moon appeared above the horizon (地平线): huge, ___41___ ball high above the city, and the ___42___ filled with people, as Java began to enjoy one of the year’s greatest ___43___: ‘the Night of the Full Moon’, a festival (节日)that is especially popular ___44___ young people.
More and more young Javane ___45___ together and walked slowly through the ___46___. Joking and chatting, they moved towards the mountain ___47___ the city. They
continued to climb ___48___ they reached the old temple (寺庙) at the ___49___ of the mountain.
After they were ___50___ the temple, they drank their water and ate their moon-cakes—delicious home-made ones, ___51___ of dried fruit and nuts. Outside, on the mountain, young people ___52___ cross-legged in circles, chatting and telling each other jokes. And ___53___, in the hundreds, more young people continued to make their way up the mountain to ___54___ the brightly shining moon.
By midnight, the fireworks had stopped shooting up from the ___55___ city in the valley below them. But during the night, the sound continued to be heard from the distance.
36. A. let out B. gave out C. came out D. t out
37. A. into B. at C. of D. from
38. A. burning B. ud C. exploding D. broken
39. A. lit B. bought C. piled D. removed
40. A. patiently B. calmly C. worriedly D. excitedly
41. A. silver B. new C. colorful D. gold
42. A. mountains B. valleys C. streets D. shops
43. A. games B. meetings C. sports D. events
44. A. for B. to C. with D. in
45. A. danced B. gathered C. drank D. shouted
46. A. village B. scene C. night D. ground
47. A. on the edge of B. on the way to C. in the center of D. in the direction of
48. A. while B. until C. unless D. though
49. A. tip B. back C. top D. bottom
50. A. inside B. near C. off D. across
51. A. fond B. little C. full D. free
52. A. jumped B. sat C. stood D. bent
53. A. so B. even C. yet D. still
54. A. follow B. show C. notice D. admire
55. A. clean B. gray C. peaceful D. empty
Passage 5
语篇定位
本文是一篇记叙文。叙述了Java的年轻人在the Night of the Full Moon狂欢的过程。
答案与解析：
36. ______。由第二段第一句可知，此处moon应是出来。let out放出，泄露，用作及物动词；give out用完，耗尽；t out动身，出发；come out出现，显露。故答案选C。
37. ______。烟花燃放的声音把人们吸引出来便自然融入这温暖的夜晚。因此，答案为A。
38. ______。由本段第一句可知，此处the paper remains应该是燃放过的剩余物。所以答案选B。burning燃烧的，broken破碎的，不合题意。厦门风景
39. ______西红柿苹果汁。从本句的and covered their ears…可知，此处应是点燃烟花的动作，more后省略了不染一尘fireworks。故答案选A。
40. ______。根据常识及之前的描述，孩子们应该是点燃烟花后，兴奋地等着烟花爆炸。因此答案为D。
41. ______。月亮的光芒只能用silver修饰。故答案选A。
42. ______。这里提到城市里的情况，应是指街上人多。因此，答案为C。
建筑高度分类
43. ______。从上文叙述可知，此节日是Java一年中一件大事，而不是会议，运动会，因此答案选D朱自清的春全文。
44. ______。答案选C。be popular with sb.受到某人欢迎，是固定搭配。
45. ______。依据下文together可知，答案选B，gather together表示聚集在一起。
46. ______。答案选C。此处指年青人整个晚上在漫漫地散着步。
47. ______。从下一段最后一句可知，这座山应是在该城市附近。故答案为A。
48. ______。依据语境可推知，他们一直爬到古庙。答案选B，until表示“直到……”。
49. ______。由上下文内容以及常识可知，此寺庙应该在山的顶部。故答案选C。
50. ______。从上段未句可知，应是进入寺庙里。near在……附近；off远离；across在……另一边，都不合题意，只有inside在……里面合适，因此答案选A。
51. ______。fond of喜爱；little of几乎没有；free of无……的。此处指的是月饼里装满了干果和水果，故选C，full of意为“充满……的”。
52. ______。从空后的cross-legged in circle可知，此处应是坐，所以只有选D。
53. ______。依据下文，有数百人在继续爬山，因此答案选D。A、B不合题意，yet虽有“仍然，还”之意，但多用于 否定句、疑问句中。
一句祝福的话
54. ______。年青人爬山一定是“欣赏”月景，故选D。
55. ______。到了午夜才停止放烟花，因此城市上空一定是灰色的烟雾。empty空的，peaceful安静的，clean干净的与文意不符，因此答案选B。
【Passage6】
Life is often like a game of cards—you can’t help the hand you’re dealt, but you can help the way you play it．It’s easy for us to do something without careful thinking, but it’s hard for us to take back what we have done．
