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1、用心爱心专心29字数：359完成时间：15分钟难度：★★I.完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、日C和D）中选出可以填入空白处的课后能力测评（一）最佳选项。St.Patrick'sDayisIreland'sgreatestnationalholidayaswellasaholy（神圣的）day.Eachyear,millionsofpeopleworld-widecelebratethis__1__onMarch17,thedateofSt.Patrick'sdeath.ItisahappyholidayfortheIrishlivinginIrela
2、ndand__2__.Thedayiscelebratedwithparades（游行），speeches,festivaldinners,anddances.__3__isthecolouroftheday,withthousandsoflittleclothshamrocks（三叶草）on.St.PatrickwasborninBritainto__4__parents_neartheendofthefourthcentury.Attheageofsixteen,PatrickwastakenprisonerbyagroupofIrishraiders（入侵者）__5
3、__hisfamily'swealth.Sohehadto__6__ashepherd,outdoorsandawayfrompeople.__7__Jonelyandafraid,heturnedtohisreligion（宗教）andbecameaChristian.ThefirstSt.Patrick'sDayparade__8__notinIreland,butintheUnitedStates.IrishsoldiersintheBritisharmy__9__throughNewYorkCityonMarch17,1762withIrishmusic.Sinc
4、ethen,St.Patrick'sDayparadeshavebecomeawayforIrishAmericanstoshowtheir10everyyear.In1948,PresidentTruman__11__theNewYearCity'sSt.Patrick'sDayparade,whichwasa__12__momentformanyIrishpeoplewhosefathersandgrandfathershadtofightagainstpeoplewhodislikedthemtofind__13inAmerica.ItwasinBostonwher
5、etheDaywasfirstcelebratedinapublicway.__14__since1762,theNewYorkCity'sparadeonSt.Patrick'sDayhas_15morethanonemillionpeopleeachyear.Meanwhile,thecityofChicagohas16aspecialtraditionofcolouringtheriverwatergreen.Itstartedin1962when100poundsofgreenpaintwas__17__its_rivers,enoughtokeepthemgre
6、enforaweek.The18hascontinuedtilltoday.Now,40poundsofagreenfoodcolouringkeepstheriversgreenforonlyafewhours.Historically,19theshamrocksandthingsgreenhasbecomea20symbolofdeclaringtheIrishnationalandculturalidentity（特性）.1.A.holidayB.festivalsC.honorD.date2.A.placesB.abroadC.EnglandD.aboard3.
7、A.GreenB.BlueC.GrassD.Red4.A.poorB.cruelC.unhealthyD.wealthy5.A.givingB.stealingC.attackingD.processing6.A.serveinB.standforC.workasD.actfor7.A.FeelingB.KeepingC.RemainingD.performing8.A.heldupB.tookplaceC.wasoccurredD.happened9.A.advancedB.marchedC.processedD.progr
