3．解析：选A。此处指母亲安慰我们说，她会把我们一家人(family)维系在一起并让我们远离伤害。
4．解析：选D。虽然身材矮小，母亲却能操纵(handle)沉重的犁。
5．解析：选B。此处，母亲甚至(even)还能找时间来帮助我们做功课。even表示程度的递进，符合语境。
6．解析：选B。此处指我意识到(realized)母亲是因为没钱为我们买圣诞礼物而面无笑容，但鉴于自己长大了，我只好把(得不到圣诞礼物的)失望(disappointment)藏在心里。
7．解析：选D。参见上题解析。
8．解析：选C。由上文的“my mother took a saw(锯)into the forest”和下文的“with some tree branches.She left them in the barn(畜棚)”可知，此处指的是母亲拿着一些树枝回来(returned)了。
9．解析：选A。由下文的内容可知，此处指母亲没有告诉好奇的(curious)孩子们这些树枝的用途。
10．解析：选C。此处表示当我上学的时候，母亲就在畜棚里干活。while“当……时”，符合语境。
11．解析：选D。由后文的“when I had a chance”可知，此处指一旦有机会，我就偷偷地(secretly)往畜棚里看。
12．解析：选B。由上文中的“still couldn't”可知，此处表示几天之后，我仍旧不明白(figure out)母亲的用意。
13．解析：选D。此处表示后来，当我看到母亲用了钉子和颜料时，我推测(concluded)母亲一定是在为我们制作礼物。
14．解析：选C。圣诞周到了，母亲恢复了往常的(normal)快乐。
15．解析：选A。根据语境，此处表示：显然，她的工作完成(complete)了，可她还是秘而不宣，因为我找遍家里所有地方都没有找到(without success)她做的礼物。
16．解析：选D。参见上题解析。
17．解析：选B。根据语境可知，此处表示圣诞节前夕，我久久不能入眠，期待(expecting)着圣诞节早晨的来临。
18．解析：选A。结合上下文，此处表示我再也没有怀疑过母亲照顾我们的能力(ability)。
19．解析：选D。此处指母亲确保我们在学校受到教育(education)。 20．解析：选C。根据语境可知，此处表示信念依然支持(supports)着我。 Ⅲ.语法填空
Everyone seems 1. (have) his or her own holiday.Dad has Father's Day.Mom has Mother's Day.Children have Children's Day.Lovers have Valentine's
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Day.But is there a special day 2. older people?
Of course. The Chongyang Festival is the holiday 3. Chinese people show love for their elders.4. (celebrate) on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month，the festival is also known as the Double Ninth Festival.Nine is the 5. (high) digit(数字)，so it 6. (regard)that the two together mean a long life.
The festival comes during 7. golden time of autumn.The clear
weather and the joy of harvest make for a happy atmosphere.On the day，people 8. (traditional) climb a mountain and carry dogwood (山茱萸)．People in ancient times
9. (believe) that the plant could drive away evil 10. (spirit)and prevent people against cold in winter.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇说明文，简单地介绍了中国的传统节日——重阳节。 1．解析：to have。考查非谓语动词。此处指每个人似乎都有自己的节日。seem后接动词不定式作宾语。
2．解析：for。考查介词。此处表示老人的节日，强调“对象”，故用介词for。 3．解析：when。考查定语从句。重阳节是中国人向年长的人表达关爱的节日。分析句子结构可知，空处引导定语从句，先行词是表示时间的holiday，且空处在从句中作时间状语，故用when。
4．解析：Celebrated。考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，celebrate与其逻辑主语the festival之间是被动关系，故用过去分词作状语。
5．解析：highest。考查形容词最高级。“9”被认为是最大的个位数字。根据空前的“the”可知，此处应用high的最高级形式。
6．解析：is regarded。考查时态和语态。人们认为两个“9”意味着长寿。根据上下文可知，此处用一般现在时，且it与regard之间是被动关系，故用一般现在时的被动语态。
7．解析：the。考查冠词。此处指秋天的黄金时期，是特指，故用定冠词the。 8．解析：traditionally。考查副词。所填词修饰整个句子，故要用副词形式。 traditionally“传统地”。
9．解析：believed。考查时态。根据句中的时间状语“in ancient times”可知此处要用一般过去时。
10．解析：spirits。考查名词复数。spirit在这里表示“幽灵，鬼魂”，是可数名词，故用复数形式。
Ⅳ.短文改错 Dear Tom，
I am writing to invite you and your classmates to China to the study tour on
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behalf for our school.Indeed，I want to see you very much.
Our school will prepare some tour study activity.At the first，we will attend the public speech in Tian'anmen.After that，we will interview some top students in Tsinghua and Beijing University，which will provide some effective learn methods.What's more，you will be showing around the Great Wall，which is one of the worldwide wonder.During the study tour，you will carry some city tasks.
After the study tour，I will invite you to my home，experienced further Chinese lifestyle.I sincerely hope you will have a good understanding of Chinese culture from the study tour.
Yours faithfully，
Li Hua
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