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1EvaluationWarning:ThedocumentwascreatedwithSpire.Docfor.NET.课下能力提升(二十四)Ⅰ.阅读理解YouknowthatGrandparentsDay,takingplacetheSundayafterLaborDayeveryyear,isaholidayforcelebratingyourparents'parents.Buthowdidtheholidaycometobe?Diditoriginateoutofasweet,sincerewishatheart...orwasitallagiantmarketingplantosellmoregoods?Itis,infact,theformer.WhenMarianMcQuadefirstthoughtoftheideafortheholiday,commercialism(商业主义)wasthelastthingonhermind.In1956,McQuadewastryingtoplanacelebrationfortheelderlymembersofhercommunity.Shemadethesaddiscoverythatmanyoftheseniorcitizensinthenursinghomedidn'toftenreceivevisitsfromtheirfamilies.Soshesetadaytoappreciategrandparents.Inanycase,McQuadeneverwantedtheholidaytobea_money_grab.Mother'sDayactuallyhasasimilarstory;infact,itsfounderwanteditdiscontinuedinthe1920saftershesawhowcommercializedithadbecome.However,itdidn'tstopcardcompaniesfromgettingexcitedaboutthefutureofanewholiday.Hallmarkpredictedthat,by1983,GrandparentsDaywouldbecomethesixthhighestcardsellingholiday.Buttotheirdisappointment,itneverbecameacommercialholiday.Manyfamilieshavemuchmoremeaningfulwaysofcelebratingtheholiday.DanielleKirschcelebratesbytryinganewactivityeveryyearwithhergrandmotherElsie.“Thisyear,we'llbepaintingtogether，”shetellsRD.com.MollyArnold'sgrandmotherisnolongeraround,yetshestillfindsawaytohonortheholiday.ArnoldistheChiefOperationsOfficeroftheFrankandBarbaraBroylesFoundation,acharityshecreatedinmemoryofhergrandmother,BarbaraBroyles,whopassedawayfromAlzheimer'sdisease(老年痴呆症)．However,justbecausetheholidayisnotaboutcommercialismdoesn'tmeanyoucan'texchangegifts.Spruce.comactuallysuggeststhatgrandparentsgivetheirgrandchildrengifts,especiallygiftsthat“honorfamilytraditions”．Forexample,ameaningfulgiftfromagrandpatohisgranddaughterwouldbeactuallyabirthdaygift,butwethinkit'saperfectGrandparentsDayideatoo.2语篇解读：本文是议论文。文章介绍了祖父母节的由来以及庆祝方式。1．WhydidMcQuadefoundGrandparentsDay?A．Togrowherownbusiness.B．Torealizeherparents'dream.C．Torememberherowngrandparents.D．Tocallonpeopletocarefortheelderly.解析：选D细节理解题。根据第二段中的“McQuadewastryingtoplanacelebrationfortheelderlymembersofhercommunity”可知，McQuade创立这个节日是为了鼓励人们关爱老年人。2．Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“amoneygrab”inParagraph3probablymean?A．Awaytomakebigmoney.B．Acelebrationofone'swealth.C．Achancetogiveothersmoney.D．Adealbetweenfamilymembers.解析：选A词义猜测题。根据第三段中的“Mother'sDayactuallyhas...commercializedithadbecome”可知，祖父母节和母亲节一样，创立者们都不希望节日变成攫取人们钱财的商业机会。3．HallmarkthoughtGrandparentsDay________.A．wouldn'tgrowpopularamongyoungpeopleB．wouldbecomeacommercialholidayC．wouldturnintoaglobalholidayD．wouldn'tlastlong解析：选B推理判断题。根据第三段中的“Hallmarkpredictedthat...sixthhighestcardsellingholiday”可知，Hallmark预测祖父母节将会变成全球第六大卡片销售的节日。因此Hallmark认为这个节日将会商业化。4．WhatisParagraph4mainlyabout?A．Meaningfulwaysofcelebratingtheholiday.B．People'sattitudestowardtheholiday.C．Theefforttocarryouttheholiday.D．Thefutureoftheholiday.解析：选A段落大意题。第四段的主题句为首句“Manyfamilieshavemuchmoremeaningfulwaysofcelebratingtheholiday”，由此可知，本段主要介绍了人们以各种有意义的方式来庆祝祖父母节。Ⅱ.阅读七选五3Iwasgivingmy5yearoldabathonenightwhenshelookedoutthewindowatourfenceandannounced,“Youknow,Mamma,sometimeslookingattreeshelpsyoutothink.”__1__Whatadeepobservationfromalittlechild.“Youareright，”Iencouraged.“Whatareyouthinkingabout？”Lately,therehavebeenalotofchangesgoingoninmylifeatwork.BusinesshasbeenhardandIhavebeendoingalotofconsultingforcustomerswhohaven'tbeenabletoaffordhelp.__2__Ihaveaneedanddesire(欲望)tohelp,butIoftensay“Yes”whenmywalletshouldbesaying“No！”Thelastfewyearshavebeensuchastruggleforsomanyofmycustomersfromsomanywalksoflife.__3__Worseyet,IalwayshaveavoiceinthebackofmyheadthatsaysifIdon'trelaxorlearnabetterwaytodealwithstress,cancermightcomenear!Sowhenmydaughtersaidthatonesentence,Ipromisedtospendmoretimeinnature.__4__Itissogroundingandsohealing.Ihavetradedafewgymdaysforhikesinthehillsabovemyhouse.__5__Iamalwaysmoreclearheadedafterthat.SoIplanonspendingsometimethissummerinsouthernCalifornia,enjoyingthinkingatthebaseofanold,wisetree—withmydaughterofcourse.A．Istrugglewiththis.B．Whatshesaidissotrue.C．Myhealthisonthedownside.D．Idecidedtostopthebusylife.E．Ijustsatinsurpriseandsilence.F．Ihavetroublesleeping,sometimes.G．Haveyoueversatinaparkandstaredatatree?答案：1～5EAFBGⅢ.完形填空MomputaheavywoolhatonGrandpa'shead.“WaituntilIgetyour__1__，”shesaid.“Yourmotherisputtingenough__2__onmetokillaman，”Grandpalaughed.4Hissimplejokewaslikeawindamongthetree.Istartedto__3__，too.HethoughtIwaslaughingathis__4__andhewaspleased.ButactuallyIwaslaughingathis__5__clothes.Grandpaworeathickwoolsuitthatmadehimlooklikeawhitefatbear.Momhad__6__Grandpaasifitwerefreezingandtherewere__7__onthegroundbutthefactwasnotso.WhenIlookedatthesunshineandgreengrassthroughthe__8__，Ilaughedharder.Grandpaalsolaughed__9__me.“Iamgoingtoseemyoldfriend，”hesaidwhenMom__10__withhisgloves.“Whoishe,Grandpa？”Iasked__11__hedidn'tseemtohearwhatIsaid.He__12__stoodthereandletMomputtheglovesonhishands.Grandpasaid,“Iknowhewillstillbetherewaitingforme.”Mom__13__thefrontdoorforGrandpa.Hewalkedslowlyoutside,holdingthe__14__firmlyinonehand.Perhapshe