Ⅴ. 完形填空
(原创)From asking “Will you marry me?” to saying “Yes, I do.”, there are a number of traditions around British weddings(婚礼).
Traditionally, it is the man's 1 to propose(求婚). He should get down on one knee and offer a ring. However, today it's becoming more 2 for women to also ask.
Weddings are famous for being stressful. One of the best parts of the 3 is having a “stag” or “hen” party. These men-only or women-only parties often take a whole weekend to 4 the end of your single life.
To get help and 5 on their big day, the bride(新娘) and groom usually 6 some close friends as their “best men” and
"bridesmaids". Churches are still popular wedding 7, but today, many people 8 ceremonies in town halls, hotels, or even in unusual places such as railway stations. 9, the bride wears a long, white dress, and the groom, a dark suit. During the ceremony, the bride and groom make promises to each other and 10 to be husband and wife by saying “Yes, I do.” and exchanging rings. They are then married and kiss each other 11 the guests clap and cheer!
12 the ceremony, there is the party or wedding reception. After dinner, the groom, best men, and father of the bride usually give a speech. Then there is the couple's first 13, followed by everyone dancing until late at night. At some point during the party, the bride should 14 her flowers and all the single women will try to catch them. They say that the lady who catches the flowers will be the 15 one to get married!
At the end of the party, the bride and groom leave to go on their honeymoon to enjoy their first holiday as a married couple.
1. A. goal B. case C. job D. sense
2. A. common B. correct C. comfortable D. convenient
3. A. discussion B. preparation C. competition D. invitation
4. A. exchange B. suggest C. celebrate D. behave
5. A. pride B. praise C. effort D. support
6. A. create B. choose C. match D. mention
7. A. locations B. positions C. situations D. directions
8. A. perform B. produce C. process D. prefer
9. A. Gradually B. Especially C. Traditionally D. Actually
10. A. agree B. allow C. attend D. afford
11. A. after B. while C. unless D. though
12. A. Recording B. Repeating C. Following D. Finishing
13. A. performance B. conversation C. speech D. dance
14. A. raise B. throw C. divide D. spread
15. A. next B. last C. middle D. first

1.C 2.A 3.B 4.C 5.D 6.B 7.A 8.D 9.C 10.A 11.B 12.C 13.D 14.B 15.A
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文,主要介绍了英国人的婚礼传统。
1. C 解析:根据下文“He should get down on one knee and offer a ring.”可知,根据传统,求婚是男人的工作。故选C。
2. A 解析:根据上文“Traditionally, it is the man's 1 to propose.”和空前的转折词“However”可知,如今女性求婚变得越来越普遍。故选A。
3. B 解析:根据下文“These men-only or women-only parties often take a whole weekend to 4 the end of your single life.”可知,单身派对属于婚礼前的准备工作。故选B。
4. C 解析:根据空后“the end of your single life”可知,单身派对是为了庆祝新郎新娘结束单身生活。故选C。
5. D 解析:根据下文“the bride and groom usually 6 some close friends as their 'best man' and 'bridesmaids'”可知,伴郎伴娘能给予新郎新娘帮助和支持;此处与空前“help”意思相近。故选D。
6. B 解析:根据空后“some close friends as their 'best men' and 'bridesmaids'”可知,新郎新娘选择一些密友作为伴郎伴娘。故选B。
7. A 解析:根据下文“many people 8 ceremonies in town halls, hotels, or even in unusual places such as railway stations”可知,教堂仍然是受欢迎的婚礼地点。故选A。
8. D 解析:根据上文“Churches are still popular wedding 7 ”和转折词“but”可知,如今许多人更喜欢在市政厅、酒店甚至火车站等不寻常的地方举行婚礼。故选D。
9. C 解析:根据空后“the bride wears a long, white dress, and the groom, a dark suit”可知,新娘的白色长裙和新郎的深色西装是传统英式婚礼的服饰。故选C。
10. A 解析:根据空后“be husband and wife by saying 'Yes, I do.' and exchanging rings”可知,新娘新郎说“是的,我愿意。”并交换戒指表示同意成为夫妻。故选A。
11. B 解析:空前“They are then married and kiss each other”和空后“the guests clap and cheer”同时发生。故选B。
12. C 解析:根据空后“the ceremony, there is the party or wedding reception”可知,上文介绍英式婚礼,下文介绍英式婚宴,婚礼之后才是婚宴。故选C。
13. D 解析:根据空后“followed by everyone dancing until late at night”可知,新婚夫妇跳了第一支舞后,其他人才开始跳舞。故选D。
14. B 解析:根据空后“her flowers and all the single women will try to catch them”可知,新娘应扔手捧花,所有的单身女性都会试图抓住它。故选B。
15. A 解析:根据上文“all the single women will try to catch them”可知,所有的单身女性都会试图抓住手捧花,由此可推测抓到手捧花的女士将是下一个结婚的人。故选A。

【分析】
这是一篇介绍英国婚礼传统的完形填空题，解题思路如下：首先通读全文，把握文章主旨为英国婚礼的传统习俗；接着逐题分析，结合上下文语境、词义辨析、逻辑关系（如转折词however、but等）逐一判断选项，确保所选内容符合文章逻辑和语境；最后验证答案是否通顺合理。
【解析】
1. C 解析：根据下文“He should get down on one knee and offer a ring.”可知，传统上求婚是男人的职责，job符合语境。
2. A 解析：上文提到传统上是男人求婚，转折词However提示如今女性求婚变得更普遍，common符合。
3. B 解析：下文提到单身派对是婚礼前的活动，属于婚礼准备工作，preparation符合。
4. C 解析：单身派对是为了庆祝单身生活的结束，celebrate符合语境。
5. D 解析：伴郎伴娘能给予新人帮助和支持，support与help意思相近，符合。
6. B 解析：新人选择亲密朋友作为伴郎伴娘，choose符合。
7. A 解析：教堂是受欢迎的婚礼地点，locations符合语境。
8. D 解析：转折词but提示如今很多人更喜欢在其他地方举行婚礼，prefer符合。
9. C 解析：新娘穿白色长裙、新郎穿深色西装是传统婚礼的服饰，Traditionally符合。
10. A 解析：新人说“Yes, I do.”并交换戒指，同意成为夫妻，agree符合。
11. B 解析：新人亲吻和宾客欢呼是同时发生的动作，while符合。
12. C 解析：婚礼仪式之后是婚宴，Following符合逻辑。
13. D 解析：新婚夫妇跳第一支舞，之后大家跳舞，dance符合。
14. B 解析：新娘扔手捧花，单身女性争抢，throw符合。
15. A 解析：抓到花的女士会是下一个结婚的人，next符合。
【答案】
1.C 2.A 3.B 4.C 5.D 6.B 7.A 8.D 9.C 10.A 11.B 12.C 13.D 14.B 15.A
【知识点】
完形填空、词义辨析、语境理解
【点评】
本文为文化类完形填空，围绕英国婚礼传统展开，重点考查学生对词汇、上下文逻辑及文化常识的理解，难度适中，需结合语境和文章主旨解题。
【难度系数】
0.6