【題目】Directions: Read the following two passages. Fill in each blank with one proper word or the proper form of the given word to make the passage coherent. Make sure that your answers are grammatically correct.

The Origin of New Year’s Resolutions

Happy New Year! For many in the UK, if the New Year means anything, it means 【1】 (turn) over new leaf. And to do this, many of us make New Year’s resolutions-a list of ways 【2】 we intend to improve ourselves in the year ahead. We reflect on our past mistakes and make up our minds not to do them again. 【3】 (give) up smoking is ever popular, as is a promise to take up more exercise or spend more time with family.

But have you ever wondered when the idea of a New Year’s resolution comes from? The answer might lie in ancient Babylonia, according to History. com. The Babylonians 【4】 (believe) to be the first to hold recorded celebrations for the New Year. The 12 day-long celebration, 【5】 (name) Akitu, allowed them not only 【6】 (show) their loyalty to the King, but also to appeal to the gods to pay their debts and return the borrowed objects.

The ancient Romans too had similar traditions. New Year’s Day was a time 【7】 all government officers would take an oath(發(fā)誓) that they 【8】 obey the laws and support the city leader. Incidentally, the month of January is named after the Roman god Janus. He is the god of beginnings, transitions and time, among other things and is described as having two faces-one looking to the past and 【9】 facing forward to the future.

Whether you’re looking at a quick behavioral change 【10】 a huge personality checkup, you’re taking part in a tradition that goes back centuries. I wish you all the best sticking to your resolutions. Happy New Year!

【答案】

【1】turning

【2】that/in which

【3】Giving

【4】are believed

【5】named

【6】to show

【7】when

【8】must/should

【9】the other

【10】or

【解析】

這是一篇說明文。文章介紹了什么是“新年決心”，以及它的起源等。

【1】考查動名詞做賓語。句意：對很多英國人而言，如果新年意味著什么的話，它就是意味著翻開新篇章。mean doing作“意味著”講，turn over a new leaf 意為“翻開新篇章，改過自新”，所以填turning做賓語。故填turning。

【2】考查定語從句。句意：我們很多人會有新年決心——是我們打算在來年提高自己的方法清單。分析句子可知，ways做先行詞，所以從句的連接詞應(yīng)該用that或者in which。故填that/in which。

【3】考查現(xiàn)在分詞做主語。戒煙很流行，是一個多運(yùn)動或花更多時間陪家人的承諾。分析句子可知give up smoking做主語，用動名詞形式，所以用giving。故填giving。

【4】考查動詞時態(tài)和語態(tài)。句意：巴比倫人被認(rèn)為首次舉行了有記載的新年慶祝。分析句子可知，The Babylonians是主語，believe做謂語，與主語之間是被動關(guān)系，且文章用的一般現(xiàn)在時態(tài)，所以要用一般現(xiàn)在時態(tài)的被動語態(tài)，故填are believed。

【5】考查過去分詞。句意；12天的慶祝被稱為Akitu，允許他們不僅顯示自己對國王的忠誠，而且向諸神祈求償還債務(wù)和歸還借來的物品。分析句子可知。主語是The 12 day-long celebration，allowed是謂語，name要用非謂語形式作定語，且與邏輯主語The 12 day-long celebration是被動關(guān)系，要用過去分詞形式。故填named。

【6】考查固定搭配。句意：12天的慶祝被稱為Akitu，允許他們不僅顯示自己對國王的忠誠，而且向諸神祈求償還債務(wù)和歸還借來的物品。allow sb. to do sth意為“允許某人做某事”，故填to show。

【7】考查定語從句。句意：新年是所有的政府官員都發(fā)誓他們會遵守法律，支持城市領(lǐng)袖的時候。分析句子可知，先行詞是a time，在從句中做時間狀語，所以從句的關(guān)系詞用when。故填when。

【8】考查情態(tài)動詞。句意：新年是所有的政府官員都發(fā)誓他們會遵守法律，支持城市領(lǐng)袖的時候。誓言表示的是“必須”或者“應(yīng)該”要做的，所以填must/should。

【9】考查固定搭配。句意：他是開始之神，轉(zhuǎn)變之神，時間之神，還有其他方面。他被描述成有兩張臉：一張臉看過去，另一張面向未來�！埃▋烧咧械模┮粋�……另一個……”用one…the other…，故填the other。

【10】考查連詞。句意：不管你是在尋求快速的行為改變還是大的個性檢查，你都是在參加一個歷經(jīng)了幾個世紀(jì)的傳統(tǒng)。分析句子可知，a quick behavioral change和a huge personality checkup是二選一的關(guān)系，故填or。

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