Question

July 4th, the Independence Day, is an important holiday of the United States of America. It’s the   1.  (nation) holiday to celebrate the anniversary of their declaration of independence from Britain. The first Independence Day celebration took place on July 4, 1777   2.  the thirteen colonies in America gained independence from Britain. In   3.  early 1800s the traditions of parades, picnics, and fireworks were established as the way  4.  (celebrate) America’s birthday. And although fireworks   5.  (ban) in most places because of their danger, most towns and cities usually have big firework displays   6. all to see and enjoy. Today families often celebrate Independence Day by   7.  (host) or attending a picnic or barbecue and take the day off and gather with relatives.   8.  (decorate) are generally colored red, white, and blue, the colors of the American flag. Parades are often in the morning,

 9.  firework displays occur in the evening at such places as parks or town squares. The year of 2010 marked the 234th anniversary of the United States declaring   10.  independence from Britain. Hundreds of thousands of visitors took part in the celebrations in the nation’s capital.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.national

2. when

3.the

4.to celebrate 

5.have been banned/are banned

6.for

7.hosting  

8.Decorations

9.while

10.its

【解析】

試題分析：

1.修飾形容詞：national修飾holiday，全國(guó)的假日

2.考查定語(yǔ)從句：先行詞是on July 4, 1777定語(yǔ)從句用when引導(dǎo)

3.在19世紀(jì)初期in the early 1800s

4.考查詞組：the way to do…的方式，用to celebrate 

5.考查被動(dòng)：煙火是被禁止：have been banned/are banned

6.考查介詞：for為了大家

7.考查動(dòng)名詞：介詞by后面接hosting 

8.考查名詞：Decorations裝飾，用復(fù)數(shù)

9.這里的while表示然而，對(duì)比

10.its代表“美國(guó)的”

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