小卷速测(二) 语法填空+阅读B+C+任务阅读
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Ⅰ. 语法填空
阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
People who are about the same age 1. you are your peers. Peers include your friends and your classmates. They have a strong influence on your 2. (act). Your peers influence how you think, how you act, and even how you dress. Peer pressure is the influence that people of the same age have on one another.
Sometimes your peers influence you in a 3. (help) or positive(积极的) way. A friend may notice that you have problems in math. And he might invite you to join a study group or show you how to solve a difficult problem during lunch. Such actions are helpful to you.
Sometimes your peers influence you in 4. unhealthy or negative way. A friend might offer you cigarettes(香烟). Cigarettes are 5. (harm) to your health. Your friend knows that. Your friend also knows that underage smoking is against the law. Yet he or she still makes the offer. This bad influence is negative peer pressure. In situations like this, a wise decision should 6. (make).
You should learn to deal with negative peer pressure. Keep away from people 7. try to influence your behavior in harmful ways. 8. it is not always easy to say no, it's really necessary to learn how to do that. Follow the following steps. 9. (one), look at the person and say no in a firm(坚定的) but polite voice. Make sure your face shows that you are serious. Let the person know you will not back down. Then, give reasons for saying no. Explain why you won't do what the person wants. Remember 10. (say) goodbye and walk away if he or she continues.
Ⅱ. 阅读理解
Passage 1 [2020·原创]
Fireworks(烟花) may seem like a very American tradition, especially on the 4th of July. But fireworks go back many years before the first American Independence Day celebration, which took place in 1777, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The earliest fireworks can be traced(追溯) to around 2,000 years ago in China. People then are said to have roasted bamboo stalks. The stalks turned black and sizzled. The air inside the hollow stalks would explode(爆炸). Baozhu is a Mandarin Chinese word for firecracker. It means “exploding bamboo”.
Years later, Chinese chemists took fireworks a step further. This happened sometime between 600 and 900 A.D. People filled bamboo shoots with gunpowder. They threw them into a fire pit. Steel dust or iron shavings were added to make them sparkle. In China, these firecrackers were often used in celebrations.
In the 13th century, fireworks spread to Europe. In the centuries that followed, Europeans began moving to North America. So it was no surprise that when July 4th began to be celebrated as America's Independence Day, fireworks were part of the plan.
John Adams was one of America's Founding Fathers. He said he hoped the anniversary of the country's independence would be marked for years to come by “bonfires”.
The first July 4th celebration happened during the middle of the Revolutionary War. Cannons were fired. Fireworks, too, marked the occasion.
Today, fireworks are an established July 4 tradition. Will you see a fireworks display this Independence Day?
Note: It is dangerous (and illegal, in some states) to own and set off fireworks. The use of fireworks is best left to professionals.
1.What do Chinese people use to make fireworks?( )
A.Bamboo stalks. B.Gunpowder.
C.Steel dust. D.All the above.
2.What can we know about fireworks in the passage? ( )
A.Fireworks appeared between 600 and 900 A.D.
B.Fireworks are also called as “exploding bamboo”.
C.Fireworks spread to North America first, then to Europe.
D.The first July 4th celebration only used fireworks to make the occasion.
