C(2026·湖北武汉一初学苑学校阶段检测)
I was a bit nervous about a holiday at Monkton Wyld. "We all sleep in one room—including the children, the food is vegetarian(素的) only and we do our own dishes?" I asked my wife.
"That's right," she said.
"But we need a holiday," I said.
Two months later we were on a train to Monkton Wyld. I was reading about it on my phone. The house was built in 1848. Since then, it has been a hotel, then a school, and now it is an education centre.
We were going on a "Family Week" with our two children. We arrived at night and enjoyed a nice dinner I liked. All the vegetables were from the garden of the house. Soon I was feeling a lot happier about the week ahead.
The house was run by 12 people who lived here. There were also volunteers who came and stayed at the house for a week just to work in the garden or help with the cooking. Some of the families had been coming to Monkton Wyld for several years—it had become a ritual for them. They were patient with all my questions about the place. Later, we were playing games in the large living room. It already felt like these people were old friends.
Over the next week, we really had a week of "family fun". We painted. We sang. We made things. And best of all, the children were outside almost the whole time—away from phones, TVs and so on.
One of the children said after the holiday...
()7. 新考法 词义猜测 The underlined word "ritual" is probably closest in meaning to "".
A. habit
B. dream
C. problem
D. symbol
()8. The writer and the volunteers in the living room.
A. painted
B. sang
C. made things
D. played games
()9. 新考法 推断文章后续发展 What would one of the children say after the holiday?
A. "I am looking forward to next holiday."
B. "The house is my favourite."
C. "I like the vegetables here."
D. "I want to live here alone."
()10. 新考法 标题归纳 What might be the best title for the passage?
A. A Dream House
B. An Unforgettable Vacation
C. One Traditional Building
D. Merry Land for Kids

C [文章大意]本文是一篇记叙文,主要讲述了作者一家在蒙克顿怀尔德度过了一个“家庭周”假期的难忘经历。
7.A [解析]词义猜测题。根据第六段中的“Some of the families had been coming to Monkton Wyld for several years—it had become a ritual for them.”可知,一些家庭已经来蒙克顿怀尔德好几年了,这对他们来说已经成为一种习惯。由此可推测“ritual”与“habit(习惯)”意思最接近。故选 A。
8.D [解析]细节理解题。根据第六段中的“Later, we were playing games in the large living room.”可知,作者和志愿者们在客厅玩游戏。故选 D。
9.A [解析]推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“Over the next week, we really had a week of 'family fun'. ... away from phones, TVs and so on.”可知,孩子们在假期里过得很愉快,远离电子设备,享受了家庭乐趣,由此可推测孩子们可能会说期待下一个假期。故选 A。
10.B [解析]标题归纳题。通读全文可知,本文主要讲述了作者一家在蒙克顿怀尔德度过的一次难忘的假期经历。B选项“An Unforgettable Vacation”最适合作为本文标题。故选 B。