人教版英语 云南省2020年中考英语七选五专题复习(ppt25张)

2020年中考英语七选五专题复习(名师精选真题+详细解析答案，值得下载)话题1 做法建议Passage 1How to build self-confidenceThese tips could help anyone who is trying to build self-confidence(自信). Remember to always love yourself and love others as you love yourself. Try not to be so hard on yourself or others..Choose to deal with those who can lift you upTalk to and hang out with friends and family. Make new friends with those who love you and really care about you. ____1____ Choose your friends carefully. Be careful of people who may make you feel bad or unhappy about yourself.Get to know yourself. What are your values, your beliefs, your morals(道德观), your wants, your needs and your tastes? ____2________3____ You can not be perfect, you can only be the best you can be. No oneblame(指责) yourself for making a mistake or notin this world is perfect, so don’tbeing perfect. Also, stop comparing yourself to others. ____4____Be kind to others and do nice things for them. This will help to build your self-confidence. ____5____ You will realize that by making other people happy, you yourself will also become happy with your life and yourself.．A. Tell others“I love you”B. Stop trying to be perfect.C. Accept yourself and love yourself for who you are.D. You will never be them and they will never be you.E. This is what you can truly do to make people happy.F. The better you know yourself, the easier it will be to love yourself.G. They can accept you for who you are and only want the best for you.Passage 2____1____Friends are important in our life, because no one wants to be lonely. However,some people have difficulty in making friends and they often feel lonely. ____2____According to a new study from Chicago University, the reason is that this kind ofpeople have brains different from common people. And they often feel unsafe whenfacing strangers.Does that mean they have no ways to become happy again? ____3____Scientists of this study have thought up ways to help these people deal with theirloneliness. They provided some steps for getting out of loneliness.____4____ “It’s not enough for people just to get in touch with others online.That’s because most people don’t show their true themselves there，”　s aid Dr.Cacioppo, one of this study’s scientists. Another step is to get an action plan. As theold saying goes, “Actions s peak louder than words”. People need to be active tocommunicate with others. They also need to meet people with the same interests. Also,they should try to expect the best from each activity. ____5____ Who knows whatgood things are waiting for us?A. No, don’t worry.B. People always feel lonely.C. Why don’t we like them?D. What’s the reason behind that?E. New ways to deal with loneliness．F. After all,“Tomorrow is another day”G. The first step is to accept social invitations even if you don’t want to goPassage 31____ You can be a green kid by following these “Green”is not just a color. ____steps：Save it!We should do good things for the earth. ____2____ Remember to turn off thewater when you are brushing your teeth.____3____Many times, even if you don’t need something, someone else might just need it.For example, if your sister doesn’t play with her toys, you can give them to yourneighbor.Enjoy it!As we know, pollution is a great problem now. ____4____ Go for a hike, climbmountains and take a boat in the river...Outdoor activities are good for you. You canalso plant trees... ____5____A. For example, water is very important for us.B. But the earth is still very beautiful.C. And we should protect our environment.D. Being a green kid is so easy.E. It means that we should protect the water, the land, the air...F. It’s so hard to be a green kid.G. Reuse it!Passage 4如何应对考前焦虑For most students, the time before exams is very stressful and difficult.____1____ If exams really make you anxious or worried, you don’t need to hide your feelings. Talk to someone about it.How to get through an important test? Here is some advice.★Ask a teacher about how to review the lessons and improve testing skills.★ ____2____ If your mind is tired, it will not work well.★Get enough sleep and eat healthy food. Have a positive attitude: Don’t beafraid of exams.★Stop thinking about the future and failure.If you feel anxious, you can talk to someone about your feelings. ____3____Some stress before exams makes you work hard for them.If it upsets (搅乱) you to talk to your friends about the exam when it finished,have finished. ____4____don’t do it! In fact, do not even think about the exam youIf you study in the evening, you’d better not go straight to bed. Your mind willthinking too much. ____5____ Do something thatstill be “going round and round”—makes you relaxed and think about other things.A. But don’t be toorelaxed!B. Take short breaks during study.C. Sleep before exams is very important.D. After all, you cannot change what you have written.E. Do something else, maybe take a walk or take exercise.F. All in all, we should try all ways to improve our grades.G. Because they are afraid of failing and letting their parents down.Passage 5A dream plays an important part in your daily life. Do you want to make yourdream come true? ____1____Have a strong desire (愿望) for a goal.You should remember: the starting point of all kinds of success is a strong desire.____2____ So, the first step is to have a strong desire for your goal.Believe in yourself.You can change your life by changing your mind. You should never stop thinkingthat your dream can come true. For example, you can draw a picture of something thatyou want and put it up on the wall. ____3____ It can make you get through difficulttimes.Make a plan.____4____ You should make sure that before doing everything you should havea plan in your mind first. Each day you should follow the plan so that you can reachyour goal.____5____You need to check how much progress you have made and how many things youhave lost. Write these things down and find out how to do them better later.A. Check your progress.B. Then you can see it every day.C. A strong desire makes good results.D. Keeping healthy is very important too.E. I hope the following things can help you.F. Making a plan is one of the most important steps.G. The best way to reach your goal is working hard.话题2 教育引导Passage 6In a small town in Italy, there are many people who enjoy music very much.They like to play different kinds of musical instruments. ____1____In this town, three violin makers have all done business for years on the sameblock. ____2____ Because they use the most beautiful Italian wood available(可以用的)to make their violins.____3____ They come from everywhere to buy the violins from the violinmakers in this small town.____4____ Business became harder. The three violin makers had to dosomething to stay in business.The Amati family of violin makers decided to put a sign in their shop windowsaying, “We make the best violins in Italy.”The Guarneri family saw this and they put up their own sign saying，“We make the best violins in the world.”The third familywas the Stradivarius family. They considered the situation for a week before posting a5____”sign outside their shop saying. “____A. They are very successful.B. The violin is one of them.C. But once, fewer and fewer people came.D. We make the best violins on the block.E. Someone bought the best violin in the world.F. Many people around the world enjoy playing the violin.G. The third man got a success and became the richest man on the block.Passage 7A man was fishing on the bank of a river. ____1____ The man was really good atfishing and he could catch a full basket of fish in a short time. ____2____ He wantedto give him a whole basket of fish, but the boy shook his head. The man was surprisedand asked，“Why don’t you want the fish？”The boy replied，“____3____”The man asked，“Why do you want the rod？”“I will eat up all the fish in the basket soon, but if I have the fishing rod, I canuse it to catch a lot of fish by myself.”Many people will certainly s ay that the boy is very smart... Wrong! If he doesn’t know fishing skills, he cannot catch fish with a fishing rod. ____4____ Fishing skillsare more important than having a fishing rod.Many people want to have a “fishing r od”　in their lives. ____5____. Theythought that if they had a fishing rod, they would have fish to eat. Life is full ofexciting things, we should try to learn fishing skills instead of having a fishing rod.A. They are just like the boy.B. A boy came to see him fishing.C. I want the fishing rod(杆) in your hands.D. It’s useless to only have a fishing rod.E. The man saw that the boy was very cute.F. Go fishing as often as possible in your free time.G. Fishing is welcomed by most people at the moment.Passage 8A brook(小溪)ran down from a high mountain through many villages. Then it1____ ” she thought. Asreached a desert. “I went through so many difficulties. ____she started, she found herself slowly disappearing into the sand. After many tries, shee said sadly to herself.2____ ” shstill failed. “ ____微风)can cross the desert, so can a At this time, a deep voice said, “If a breeze(3____ ”river.” It was the voice from the desert. But the brook answered, “ ____，” said the desert.“That’s because you can’t give up what you are“Give up what I am now? No! No！”　____4____ “The breeze can carry thevapor(蒸汽)across the desert and let it leave as rain. The rain will form a river again，”　said the desert. “And whether you’re a river or vapour, your nature never changes.Hearing this, the brook went into the open arms of the breeze. ____5____On the way to success, we should change our thoughts when facing difficulties.A. I am stronger than a breeze.B. Maybe I can’t reach the ocean.C. The brook could not accept this idea.D. It carried her to the next stage of her life.E. The brook agrees with what the breeze said.F. That’s because a breeze can fly, but I cannot.G. I should have no problem crossing the desert.Passage 9Linda and her brother, John, have saved money for many years. One day, Lindawith the money.” she said.emptied her money jar. “I would like to help other people____1____“We can do a lot for others with all the money.” John said with a smile. “shall we help？” Linda asked. “Let’s help our neighbors, Billy and his sister, Rose. I____2____ ”　John said. “　have found that there were some holes in their shoes，”　Linda said.Linda and John told their mother their plan. She was glad and took them to ashoe store at once. They picked out two pairs of shoes for Rose and Billy. ____3____When it was dark, John put the boxes near Billy and Rose’s door, and knocked hard,and then ran away quickly. Billy and Rose came out. “Look! There are presents for4____us，” Billy said. They looked around, but they didn’t find anyone. ____ The next morning, when Linda and John went out, they saw Billy and Rosewearing their new shoes. ____5____A. Who can help us?B. John also emptied his money jar.C. They took the boxes inside happily.D. We can buy some new shoes for them.E. We can buy some new clothes for them.F. They put the two pairs of shoes into two boxes.G. Linda and John were happy because they could help others.话题3 事物介绍Passage 10Trust has been considered as the basis(基础) of any relationship, including friendship. No relationship can last long without trust. ____1____ Sometimes, it takes years, even a whole life to make it. We certainly know who are the people we trust. However, how do we know if others trust us?____2____ You may first like to talk to the friends you trust most. It is the same with your friends.Whom do you ask for advice when you need it the most? Either your parents or your friends may first come into your mind. You only ask for advice from the people you really trust. You know they will never pass on a wrong suggestion. And so do they. ____3____Different ideas and discussions are a part of every relationship, and this is also true for friendship. Actually, two people can’t always have the same opinions on a situation and they may share different suggestions. Sometimes some people find it hard to forgive(原谅) and forget. ____4____ It is because they trust you and believe that you will never cause any pain to them on purpose(故意地)．There are times in life when you find yourself a lonely soldier. ____5____ Your friends will never let you down and will strongly stand for you when you need encouragement. If they side with you when you need them the most, you can knowthat they trust you.A. But winning trust is not easy as we imagine.B. Whom would you like to share your secrets with?C. But for your true friends, there is no difficulty in it.D. They don’t like their friends with different opinions.E. It will be necessary for you to stay in touch with your friends.F. However, if you have true friends, you will never be alone in any trouble.G. The friends who trust you will go to you for help in the important decisions of their life.Passage 11When you speak, write a letter, or make a telephone, your words carry a message. People communicate with words. ____1____ A smile on your face shows you are happy or friendly. Tears(眼泪) in your eyes tell others that you are sad. ____2____. You shake your head and people know you are saying “No”. You nod and people．know you are saying “Yes”____3____ For example, a sign at the bus stop helps you to know which bus to take. A sign on the door tells you where to go in or out. Have you ever thought that there are a lot of other signs around you and that you receive messages from them all the time? ____4____ An artist can use his drawings to tell about the beautiful mountains, the blue seas a nd many other things. A writer writes books to tell you about all the wonderful things in the world and also about people and their ideas.____5____ They can help us to know what is going on in the world and what other people are thinking about.A. If you make noise in class.B. Other things can also carry messages.C. When you put up your hands, the teacher knows you want to say something.D. People can communicate in many other ways.E. But do you know people also communicate without words?F. Magazines, TV, radio and films all help us communicate with others.G. In the past, we could pass information through doves.Passage 12(2019原创)“Thank you” is widely used in the modern society. It is a very good manner.____1____ For example, when someone passes t he salt on the table to you,when someone opens the door for you, when someone praises for your nice work,when someone says you wear a nice shirt, or your city is very beautiful, you shouldsay “Thank you”. ____2____ It is also used between parents a nd children, brothersand sisters, husbands and wives.____3____ We use it the same way as “Thank you”. When you hear someone says “Excuse me” behind you, you’ve got to know that somebody wants to walk past you without touching you. ____4____ If you want to have a word with one of them,please say “Excuse me”　first, and then begin to talk. ____5____ Let’s say“Thankyou” and“Excuse me” onthe right occasions.A. We should learn to be polite to others.B. “Excuse me”is another short polite way.C. “Thank you”is not only used between friends.D. It’s not a good way to thank those who helped you.E. It is impolite to cut in others while they are talking.F. You should say “Thank you” when others help you.G. You should also say “Excuse me” when you want to cough before others.话题4 乐学善学Passage 13There are some skills for students to listen to the teacher in class, which meansyou’re going to have to practice it. Just as you would have to practice playing basketball to be a better player, you also have to practice listening. How to listen inschool? ____1____One of the things you need to do is to make sure that your mind doesn’t wander(漫游). It’s easyto start thinking about other things, especially when you’renot interested in the subject. ____2____Next, listen to the main ideas. If you want to catch every little piece ofinformation, you’ll feel tired and bored.____3____ Not only does this show respect to the teacher, it also helps preventyour mind from wandering. ____4____ Or it could just be someone talking to theirneighbors who shouldn’t be. It can even be some birds outside the classroom window,or a group of kids who are talking loudly as they pass the door to your room.Finally, you need to take notes because y ou will not remember everything thehave to take down the notes so that you can study it after class.teacher said. You’ll____5____Listening isn’t always easy, but if you follow these simple steps, you’ll be more successful in your classes.A. Here are some suggestions.B. You’ll also need to look at the teacher.C. Helping with each other is a good way.D. You don’t need to take too many notes in class.E. It might be a friend who is trying to pass you a note.F. Taking notes also makes you pay attention to the class.G. So make yourself pay attention to what the teacher is saying.Passage 14Students usually prefer to study in environments with light colors. ____1____However, researchers have found the opposite works better.According to a study, the students can pay more attention in environments withbright colors.scores were higher in the bright red and yellow ____2____ The students’　rooms.learning performance by The study shows bright colors can support students’　positively affecting psychological(心理的) and physiological(生理的) states. If thetasks are difficult, the bright color conditions can make you in the best state.____3________4____ They believed that bright red wasn’t a suitable color for a studyroom. They connected the color with hopelessness, anger and other things like that. But they could improve their learning results by using the color. ____5____ Maybe in the future, red and yellow will be the popular colors of study areas because of the study.A. Most students like light colors.B. Bright colors are good for health.C. It’s helpful for students to get good scores.D. Perhaps a bit of discomfort is what they need.E. However, two thirds of the students disagreed.F. The students were tested in rooms with different colors.G. They say light colors make them feel more relaxed.话题5 文化传承Passage 15A well-known poem by Tang dynasty poet Du Mu describes a sad scene(场景) in early April，“Rains fall heavily as Qingming comes, and passersby w ith lowered spirits go.”This scene takes place on Tomb Sweeping Day, also known as Qingming Festival. ____1____ It began in the Zhou Dynasty, over 2，500 years ago. Chinese people celebrate it to remember and honor their ancestors(祖先). This year, it falls on April 5. Tomb Sweeping Day became a public holiday in the Chinese mainland in 2008. ____2________3____ They put the flowers and food in front of the graves. Some may burn joss paper, as money for the dead. After that, they sweep the tombs and cherish(怀念) the memories of their dead family members.Tomb Sweeping Day gives us a chance to show respect to our ancestors. ____4____ Tomb Sweeping Day is the beginning of the time for outdoor activities in China. ____5____A. People like Tomb Sweeping Day.B. People have one day off for that day.C. On this day, families have a big meal at home.D. Tomb Sweeping Day is a traditional Chinese festival.E. Families often go out together or fly kites at this time.F. This tradition also shows that family is an important part of Chinese culture.G. On this day, families bring flowers, food and wine to the grave sites (墓地) oftheir ancestors.Passage 16热点——国际孔子文化节Chinese-American community groups are preparing to hold their secondInternational Confucius Cultural Festival on Sept. 8 in Flushing Queens, New YorkCity. ____1____The event is not only to honor the world-famous Chinese philosopher(哲学家),but a chance to celebrate Chinese culture. One of the most important parts of thefestival is to recite the Di Zi Gui. ____2____ In this book, Confucius told people howto be good persons and get on well with others. ____3____ During the festival, peoplecan also enjoy Chinese traditional dances, Shandong folk music and photo shows.____4____ It aimed to celebrate the 2，568th anniversary(周年) of the birth ofConfucius (551BC－479 BC)．____5____ He was the one who first set up private schools and received studentsfrom every walk of life without considering their social status(地位)．A. The festival is held once a year.B. He was a very famous person in history.C. It is a book based on Confucius’ teaching.D. This festival will be celebrated by the people all over the world.．E. This book is translated as “Standards for being a Good Pupil and Child”F. Confucius was a great educator and philosopher, and set up Confucianism.G. The groups hosted the first International Confucius Cultural Festival on Sept.28 last year.话题6 健康生活Passage 17Do you know that about sixty percent of your body weight is water? However, a loss of only two percent of water through dehydration (脱水) during exercise can seriously affect your performance. ____1____When you lose too much water, you can overheat quite easily. ____2____ Dehydration causes your heart to beat much faster. ____3____So why is this? How do we manage to lose so much water without simply drinking more to replace it? ____4____ When we are at rest, we quickly realize that we are thirsty and will put that right by having a drink.In addition, when we exercise, our thirst mechanism (生理反应) does not work effectively. ____5____. In fact, we only start to feel thirsty when we have already lost around two percent of our body weight.A. Well, it’s easier than you think.B. Drinking much water is good for our health.ly problem you may face.C. But this isn’t the onD. So we don’t notice early enough before we are actually thirsty.E. And exercise becomes more difficult and requires more efforts.F. To keep fit, you can do exercise and develop a good eating habit.G. The more you sweat(出汗), the poorer your performance becomes.参考答案及解析：Passage 1【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文。

九年级英语中考复习---七选五A.Have you ever tried to write a poem? It’s easier than you might think. Just pick up a pen and begin practicing. Here are the steps to write a poem.Choose your topic. 1.________ Some people can start writing poems without really deciding what to write about; when their pen or pencil hits the paper, the words just flow (畅流). Most people, on the other hand, need a topic and as a beginner, this is the best way to start. It’s easier to write a good poem about something you know well or you have experienced.Free write for five minutes about your topic. Then go back and read it. Are any words or expressions especially good? 2.________ For example, if you are describing something (a bird), write down descriptive words about it (looks, colors), and the kind of story you would like to tell about (the bird fell out of a tree). If you are writing about an event in your life, write down your feelings and thoughts of that event.Write your poem. Remember, a poem doesn’t have to rhyme(押韵). 3.________ But it should show your feelings of the topic. And it should sound nice to you.Have a friend read your poem aloud to you.4.________ If not, go back and rewrite the parts you don’t like.5.________ Read it to others. Read it aloud to yourself. Put it somewhere if you want.B.Recently, a very simple question became widely spread online: What China should be proud of ? 1._______Lanlan, whose real name is Negar Kordi, is from Canada. She came to China five years ago and is a student at Ningbo University. Now she has 120,000 fans on the Internet and the number is still growing.Lanlan loves China and Chinese. 2._______ And that’s why she is so well received among Chinese net friends. The following is China in her eyes.“It is the easiest country in which to find a job. If you are not too lazy, it is really very simple to find a job in China. I believe there’re more job chances here than in any other country in the world.”“3._______ About 400 million Chine se are studying English. If they can speak good English in the future, China will have the greatest number of English speakers of any non-English speaking country.”“The speed of Chinese trains is fast. From Ningbo to Beijing, the train runs 1, 365 kilomet ers for seven hours and the ticket fare is only 595 yuan.”“Its public security is great. 4._______ I have travelled in many countries, and I think China really is very safe.”“There are much more things China should be proud of. Many Chinese people often criticize(批评) China. At first. I believed that they didn’t like China or that they loved Western countries. But later, I realized that they just set a very high standard for China. 5._______ China must be much better than other countries.”C.Learning a language is easy. Even a child can do it. Most adults who are learning a second language would disagree with the above sentences. For them, learning a language is a very difficult task.1.______Language learning is different from other kinds of learning. 2.______ However, some people who are successful language learners find it difficult to succeed in other fields. 3.______ For example, read as much as you can in the new language; practice speaking the language every day; live with people who speak the language you want to learn; don’t translate—try to think in the new language; learn as a child would learn—play with language and so on.4.______ Language learning research shows that successful language learners are similar in many ways. First of all, successful language learners are independent(独立的)learners. Secondly, successful language learning is active learning.5.______What kind of language learner are you? If you are a successful language learner, you have probably been learning independently, actively, and purposefully.D.How Can I Fight Laziness?Lazy people will never achieve anything in life. However, laziness can be defeated once a few changes have been made in your mind.1.______ Many people lack sleep constantly, since they stay up too late and get up too early to prepare for work. These people have little motivation once they arrive home. Laziness works hand in hand with a lack of motivation and a tendency to put off things. By adjusting your sleep schedule to provide a few more hours of meaningful rest, you can fight laziness throughout the day.Another way to fight laziness is to change your mind from passive to active. Some people treat their lives as if they were pushed from task to task. Others take a more proactive approach, viewing each task as a challenge they must overcome alone. 2.______Some people fight laziness by removing the temptations that surround them. A television in the living room may provide entertainment, but watching too much TV often contributes to laziness. 3.______ Complete a few tasks and reward yourself with what you enjoy, such as a good dinner or a film. Laziness can also be a lasting problem at home. Couples and children may all have different energy levels, but laziness can be spread if not being dealt with immediately. 4.______ Be the first to collect and wash dishes after a meal. Others in the home may eventually follow your example and practice their own task. It is difficult to practice laziness when you are surrounded by motivated people.5.______ Enough exercise and a balanced diet can help you to develop a healthy lifestyle, thus enabling you to have more energy and help lift your spirits.E.Sometimes, you feel down or unhappy. 1.______ So if you’re having a bad day and need a boost, then help is just a click away.A website is trying to offer people positive(积极的）messages from strangers to cheer them up.2.______ People can present their positive thoughts and feelings to those who are in low spirits here. The website, , lets people post videos of themselves blowing kisses and leaving positive and encouraging messages to lift visitors spirits.3.______ And it is considered to help many people out when they feel low. The wellknown artist who lives in San Francisco said he came up with the idea when he and his friend Lauren were having one of those bad days.“We tried to become cheerful, but none of the us ual methods seemed to be working. Not music. Not food. What we hoped was something positive, honest and good. So with only a camera and work-free weekend, we created ‘The Nicest Place On The Internet.” he explained on his website.One user of the site, Jos eph Meehan, 27, from Birmingham, said, “It’s a fun and exciting website. I visit every once in a while when I’m missing my friends or family. 4.______ It may even stop them from doing something stupid. You can also post your video to the website, and they add it to the series. It’s very easy to share the love.”Mr. Lam is now working on a new project. 5.______ The idea is that strangers send an audio(声音) diary by leaving a voicemail and then anyone can listen to it.F.Have you ever stayed in a hotel? Most Chinese hotels often provide guests(客人) with things like disposable (一次性的) toothbrushes, toothpaste, shampoo and slippers.1.______ But, if you travel to Beijing, remember to bring your own things. Starting from June, some hotels in Beijing will no longer provide guests with these disposables.2.______ Many disposable things are made of plastic. People throw them away after only using them once.3.______ Do you know, one Chinese person makes as much as 400kg of waste a year! Most of that waste comes from disposable things. In Beijing, people throw away about 19,000 tons of plastic bags and 1,320 tons of plastic lunch bowls every year! Plastic can take between 100 and 400 years to break down. So the less plastic we throw out, the better.4.______ Back at home and school, you can also do something to make our world a better place. Try to do these things in your daily life: Use cloth shopping bags, not plastic ones. After using a plastic bag, wash it out and let it dry.5.______ Do not use paper cups. At your school diningroom, use your own bowl and chopsticks instead of disposable ones.To protect our environment and our home, it is very necessary and important for us to save natural resources.Your brain controls everything you do. It makes it possible for you to think, learn, create and feel; to blink(眨眼) and breathe and for your heart to beat—this fantastic control center is your brain. 1.______Can this small grey organ(器官)，which weighs less than one and a half kilos, really do so much? Amazingly, your brain contains about 100 billion neurons(神经元）—it would take you over 3,000 years to count them all. 2.______ Your neurons create and send more messages than all the phones in the world. And although one neuron creates only a little electricity, all your neurons together can produce enough electricity to power a light bulb(灯泡).So exactly how fast does your brain work? 3.______ Neurons in your skin send this information to your brain at a speed of more than 240 kilometers per hour. Your brain then uses other neurons to send the message back to your foot to shake the bee off quickly.4.______ No computer has your brain’s unbelievable ability to deal with the amount of information coming from your eyes, ears and other sensory organs.But how does your brain allow you to learn things that you will use in the future? The structure(结构) of your brain changes every time you have a new thought, remember or learn something. 5.______ How? As you practice, your brain sends “bike riding” messages again and again. Soon, the actions are learnt and you are able to ride a bike easily from then on.The history of the Christmas tree comes as a shock to many countries. This famous symbolism （象征意义）of Christmas is displayed in homes in the United States, Europe, and in many other countries around the world.1.______ The Druids in ancient England and the Romans in Europe both used evergreen branches to decorate their houses and public buildings to celebrate the Winter Solstice（冬至）.2.______ Trees used to celebrate Christmas are mentioned in the early 1600s in Germany andsurrounding countries. 3.______ As these people moved somewhere else or moved to other countries, they brought this tradition with them.4.______ As the world moved into the 1900s, many trees were decorated with homemade cards and pictures, cotton, candies in all shapes and sizes. Candles were sometimes used, but often caused big fires.5.______ Electric tree lights were first used just 3 years after Thomas Edison’s invention of electric lights in 1879. The early lights were handmade and quite expensive.Today, Christmas tree decorations can be found in nearly every imaginable size, color, and shape, and they are used to decorate millions of Christmas trees used throughout the world.A.【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文。