【譯林湖南版】2011高考英語一輪復(fù)習(xí)提能訓(xùn)練

　　Module 3

　　Unit 3　Back to the pastⅠ.完形填空

　　A

　　Seizing life’s possibilities

　　Some people look at a hole and see empty space.Others see opportunity.That’s what Sheri Schmelzer __1__ a few years ago when everyone—including her three children—started wearing Crocs，the colorful shoes dotted with holes.

　　“My kids and I were clowning around，and my eldest __2__，Lexie，got the sewing kit out.I brought one of the Crocs(卡駱馳拖鞋)，pulled some buttons，rhinestones(人造鉆石)，and fabric(布)out of the kit，and __3__ them in the holes.Lexie said，‘Mom，I love that！’”says Sheri.

　　Sheri and Lexie，then seven，spent the rest of the day filling holes in the family’s 12 pairs of Crocs.Every look-alike shoe was suddenly __4__.Crocs had sold millions of pairs of shoes by then.When her husband，Rich，experienced in __5__business，came home later that day，the couple figured they could create a business simply by riding the wave.Rich refused to let a __6__ Croc leave their house，which is in Boulder，Colorado，until he’d __7__a patent.

　　They decided to __8__the business Jibbitz.While Sheri designed，Rich strategized.They decided to sell the charms online.

　　Six months later，in February 2006，Sheri was doing so well that Rich left his business to work with her __9__.She was making hundreds of Jibbitz to order，by hand，by herself，in their basement.

　　Someone at Crocs was sure to notice the charms—after all，the company was headquartered just ten miles down the road.Duke Hanson，one of Crocs’ __10__，spotted Lexie and her Jibbitz at the local pool，__11__ her his business card，and said，“Have your mom call me.”

　　Sheri and Rich met with Crocs executives，but no one suggested buying the company.Sheri was actually relieved because she wanted to see if she，not Crocs，could make it big.And she did.In December 2006，Crocs __12__ Jibbitz for $ 20 million，with Sheri and Rich staying on board(董事會(huì))．

　　1．A.spotted

　　B．picked

　　C．puzzled

　　D．sought

　　2．A.colleague

　　B．classmate

　　C．son

　　D．daughter

　　3．A.gained

　　B．recommended

　　C．stuck

　　D．teased

　　4．A.unique

　　B．simple

　　C．widespread

　　D．racial

　　5．A.putting up

　　B．setting up

　　C．taking up

　　D．picking up

　　6．A.delivered

　　B．elected

　　C．selected

　　D．decorated

　　7．A.announced

　　B．published

　　C．filed

　　D．proved

　　8．A.call

　　B．review

　　C．end

　　D．receive

　　9．A.part time

　　B．separately

　　C．full time

　　D．online

　　10．A.workers

　　B．performers

　　C．founders

　　D．friends

　　11．A.showed

　　B．handed

　　C．expressed

　　D．sacrificed

　　12．A.calculated

　　B．guaranteed

　　C．bought

　　D．promised

　　B

　　Germans don’t mess around—not even with the lost objects of drunken guests.For this，guests at the annual Oktoberfest(啤酒節(jié))in Munich are very lucky.During the festival，young people __13__ all over the world gather in big tents to drink __14__ they burst.And，somewhere along the way，many guests __15__ their valuable objects.Fortunately for them，the German organizers have developed a lost-and-found system to help reunite lost keys，phones and iPods __16__their owners.

　　Maik Unller，director of the Lost and Found said about a fifth of the 5,000 items lost each year end up getting found.The recovery rate for phones and wallets is even __17__—between 60～70%.Sam Sealy，a 19-year-old boy from the US was one of the benefactives(受益者)．Once he was __18__，and lost his bag，which __19__ his passport，iPod，and camera.He was willing to pay some money to get them back.“I’m amazed I went to a Lost and Found and actually found __20__ was missing.That never happens in the US，”he said.

　　Ⅱ.閱讀理解

　　Despite great affection for their parents，many Chinese people remain “too shy” to express love for them，according to an online survey.★

　　The poll of around 6,000 people，conducted by Beijing-based recruitment website Zhaopin.com，was conducted as the nation gears up (為……做好準(zhǔn)備)for Mother’s Day on Sunday.★

　　Although 74.6 percent of participants said they knew their mothers’ birthday，only 25.5 percent would like to actually tell her“I love you”．

　　“This figure suggests mothers occupy an important place in most participants’ mind.Yet，many people still find it ‘embarrassing’to express their affection，”the survey’s organizer said.

　　As to the form of celebration on Mother’s Day,67 percent of participants said they would prepare some gifts，with 70 percent saying that they would spend no more than 500 yuan(74 US dollars)，while 51 percent said they planned to phone their mother because they would either be too busy at work or be away from home.

　　“I do love my mother deeply but I have never said ‘I love you’that often.It just feels quite weird for me to say it to her in person，”said Stella Wang，a 27-year-old office worker，noting that she prefers to express her feelings in writing on birthday or Christmas cards.

　　“I have to say that it’s difficult for me to express my love for my mother.I think if I did say it out loud，it might confuse her，”said Liang Hao，a 32-year-old engineer.

　　“Very few Chinese，at least those I know，are used to saying ‘I love you’．..they may never even say it once，” said Mike Denver，an American working in Shanghai as an English teacher.

　　Hu Shoujun，a sociology professor from Shanghai’s Fudan University said，“The personality of the Chinese people is generally quiet，reserved and serious.For Chinese，it’s unnecessary and even regarded as ‘odd’ to display their affection for relatives and friends.”

　　1．The cause of conducting the poll is to ________.

　　A．find out how the Chinese will express their love to parents

　　B．make preparations for Mother’s Day

　　C．survey how many people will say“I love you” to their parents

　　D．survey what the Chinese will do on Mother’s Day

　　2．According to the passage，how many participants will say“I love you”to parents?

　　A．About 2,300.

　　B．Around 1,350

　　C．About 4,200.

　　D．About 1,530.

　　3．The underlined word“weird”can best be replaced by________.

　　A．shy

　　B．fantastic

　　C．impossible

　　D．unnecessary

　　4．According to the passage，why are the Chinese unwilling to say“I love you”to parents?

　　A．Because they have no affection for their parents.

　　B．Because they are far away from their parents.

　　C．Because they are afraid of confusing their parents.

　　D．Because the personality of the Chinese people makes them not do it.

　　5．According to the survey，which of the following is NOT the way to celebrate Mother’s Day?

　　A．Sending gifts to the mother.

　　B．Giving a call to the mother.

　　C．Writing a birthday card.

　　D．Buying a beautiful coat for the mother.Unit 3　Back to the past

　?、?

　　【解題導(dǎo)語】 生活賦予每個(gè)人成功的機(jī)會(huì)是同等的，只是人們的心態(tài)不同。有的人把工作視為無奈之舉，而有的人則抓住機(jī)會(huì)，用積極的態(tài)度對(duì)待工作，所以生活就把美麗的收獲給了他們。

　　【重點(diǎn)詞語鏈接】 ride the wave順應(yīng)潮流

　　make it big成功，成名

　　1．解析：這就是幾年前Sheri所發(fā)現(xiàn)的。spot “認(rèn)出，看出”；pick “采，摘”；puzzle “使迷惑，為難”；seek “尋找”。

　　答案：A

　　2．解析：聯(lián)系下文，從倒數(shù)第二段中的 “________her his business card”，再結(jié)合選項(xiàng)可知，這里指年齡最大的女兒。

　　答案：D

　　3．解析：然后我把紐扣、人造鉆石、布片粘在Crocs拖鞋的洞里。gain “獲得”；recommend “推薦，介紹”；stick “粘住”；tease “取笑，戲弄”。

　　答案：C

　　4．解析：原來每一雙看起來都很相似的鞋忽然間變得獨(dú)特了。unique “獨(dú)特的，唯一的”；simple “簡(jiǎn)單的”；widespread “分布廣的，普遍的”；racial “種族的”。

　　答案：A

　　5．解析：那天晚些時(shí)候，在辦企業(yè)方面很有經(jīng)驗(yàn)的丈夫Rich回到了家里。put up “張貼，舉起”；set up “建立”；take up “占據(jù)，開始”；pick up “撿起，振作起來”。

　　答案：B

　　6．解析：從下文的 “until he’d ________ a patent” 可知，在獲得專利之前，Rich不讓Sheri裝飾的Crocs鞋子離開他們家。decorated “裝飾的，點(diǎn)綴的”。

　　答案：D

　　7．解析：直到他申請(qǐng)了專利。file a patent “申請(qǐng)專利”。

　　答案：C

　　8．解析：他們決定給他們的公司取名Jibbitz。call在此相當(dāng)于name，意為 “取名”。

　　答案：A

　　9．解析：Rich放棄了自己的工作，開始全職與她一起做。

　　答案：C

　　10．解析：Crocs其中的一個(gè)創(chuàng)始人，Duke Hanson，在當(dāng)?shù)赜斡境卣J(rèn)出了Lexie和她的Jibbitz。從下句his business card可知選C項(xiàng)。worker “工人”；performer “表演者”；founder “創(chuàng)始人”；friend “朋友”。

　　答案：C

　　11．解析：把名片遞給她，說 “讓你媽媽給我打電話”。show “給……看”，hand “遞給”，express “表達(dá)”，sacrifice “犧牲”。

　　答案：B

　　12．解析：她成功了。在2006年12月，Crocs花兩千萬美元買下了Jibbitz，并且請(qǐng)Sheri和Rich列席他們的董事會(huì)。calculate “計(jì)算” ；guarantee “保證”；buy “買”；promise “許諾”。

　　答案：C

　　【解題導(dǎo)語】 本文為記敘文。一年一度的德國(guó)慕尼黑啤酒節(jié)上，來賓們開懷大飲，一醉方休，很多人因此丟掉了隨身所帶之物。組織者們別出心裁，建立了失物招領(lǐng)系統(tǒng)，大大地方便了來賓。

　　答案：13.from　14.until　15.lose　16.with　17.higher　18.drunken

　　19．contained/included　20.what

　　Ⅱ.

　　【長(zhǎng)難句注釋】 ★Despite great affection for their parents，many Chinese people remain

　　“too shy”

　　to express love for them，according to an online survey.

　　根據(jù)一份網(wǎng)上調(diào)查，盡管對(duì)父母有深厚的情感，許多中國(guó)人仍羞于表達(dá)對(duì)父母的愛。

　　★The poll of around 6,000 people，conducted by Bejing-based recruitment website Zhaopin.com，was conducted as the nation gears up for Mother’s Day on Sunday.

　　由總部位于北京的智聯(lián)招聘網(wǎng)對(duì)6 000人進(jìn)行了民意調(diào)查，因?yàn)榇蠹叶荚跒橹苋盏哪赣H節(jié)作準(zhǔn)備。

　　【解題導(dǎo)語】 本文介紹了北京智聯(lián)招聘網(wǎng)對(duì)大約6 000人進(jìn)行了有關(guān) “人們?nèi)绾螒c祝母親節(jié)和對(duì)母親表達(dá)愛” 的民意調(diào)查以及調(diào)查結(jié)果。

　　1．解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第二段的was conducted as the nation gears up for Mother’s Day on Sunday可知，進(jìn)行民意調(diào)查是因?yàn)閲?guó)人在為周日的母親節(jié)作準(zhǔn)備。又由下文As to the form of celebration on Mother’s Day可知，民意調(diào)查是為了弄清楚中國(guó)人將如何為母親慶祝節(jié)日。因此A項(xiàng)是正確答案。

　　答案：A

　　2．解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)文中第三段中的only

　　25.5 percent would like to actually tell her “I love you” 以及第二段中的The poll of around 6,000 people可得出答案為D項(xiàng)。

　　答案：D

　　3．解析：詞義猜測(cè)題。從本段中的she prefers to express her feelings in writing on birthday or Christmas cards.以及下一段中的．..it might confuse her可知中國(guó)人不喜歡直接對(duì)母親說I love you.如果說了，會(huì)讓母親感到困惑。文中最后一句話中的regarded as “odd”

　　to display their affection for relatives and friends驗(yàn)證了答案為B項(xiàng)。

　　答案：B

　　4．解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章最后一段的The personality of the Chinese people is generally quiet，reserved and serious...可得知原因?yàn)镈項(xiàng)。

　　答案：D

　　5．解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第五段中的 ...they would prepare some gifts...以及they planned to phone their mother可知A與B項(xiàng)是慶祝方式，而D項(xiàng)買衣服也屬于禮物的范疇，因此只有C項(xiàng)不正確。

　　答案：C

　　【譯林湖南版】2011高考英語一輪復(fù)習(xí)提能訓(xùn)練

　　Module 3

　　Unit 3　Back to the pastⅠ.完形填空

　　A

　　Seizing life’s possibilities

　　Some people look at a hole and see empty space.Others see opportunity.That’s what Sheri Schmelzer __1__ a few years ago when everyone—including her three children—started wearing Crocs，the colorful shoes dotted with holes.

　　“My kids and I were clowning around，and my eldest __2__，Lexie，got the sewing kit out.I brought one of the Crocs(卡駱馳拖鞋)，pulled some buttons，rhinestones(人造鉆石)，and fabric(布)out of the kit，and __3__ them in the holes.Lexie said，‘Mom，I love that！’”says Sheri.

　　Sheri and Lexie，then seven，spent the rest of the day filling holes in the family’s 12 pairs of Crocs.Every look-alike shoe was suddenly __4__.Crocs had sold millions of pairs of shoes by then.When her husband，Rich，experienced in __5__business，came home later that day，the couple figured they could create a business simply by riding the wave.Rich refused to let a __6__ Croc leave their house，which is in Boulder，Colorado，until he’d __7__a patent.

　　They decided to __8__the business Jibbitz.While Sheri designed，Rich strategized.They decided to sell the charms online.

　　Six months later，in February 2006，Sheri was doing so well that Rich left his business to work with her __9__.She was making hundreds of Jibbitz to order，by hand，by herself，in their basement.

　　Someone at Crocs was sure to notice the charms—after all，the company was headquartered just ten miles down the road.Duke Hanson，one of Crocs’ __10__，spotted Lexie and her Jibbitz at the local pool，__11__ her his business card，and said，“Have your mom call me.”

　　Sheri and Rich met with Crocs executives，but no one suggested buying the company.Sheri was actually relieved because she wanted to see if she，not Crocs，could make it big.And she did.In December 2006，Crocs __12__ Jibbitz for $ 20 million，with Sheri and Rich staying on board(董事會(huì))．

　　1．A.spotted

　　B．picked

　　C．puzzled

　　D．sought

　　2．A.colleague

　　B．classmate

　　C．son

　　D．daughter

　　3．A.gained

　　B．recommended

　　C．stuck

　　D．teased

　　4．A.unique

　　B．simple

　　C．widespread

　　D．racial

　　5．A.putting up

　　B．setting up

　　C．taking up

　　D．picking up

　　6．A.delivered

　　B．elected

　　C．selected

　　D．decorated

　　7．A.announced

　　B．published

　　C．filed

　　D．proved

　　8．A.call

　　B．review

　　C．end

　　D．receive

　　9．A.part time

　　B．separately

　　C．full time

　　D．online

　　10．A.workers

　　B．performers

　　C．founders

　　D．friends

　　11．A.showed

　　B．handed

　　C．expressed

　　D．sacrificed

　　12．A.calculated

　　B．guaranteed

　　C．bought

　　D．promised

　　B

　　Germans don’t mess around—not even with the lost objects of drunken guests.For this，guests at the annual Oktoberfest(啤酒節(jié))in Munich are very lucky.During the festival，young people __13__ all over the world gather in big tents to drink __14__ they burst.And，somewhere along the way，many guests __15__ their valuable objects.Fortunately for them，the German organizers have developed a lost-and-found system to help reunite lost keys，phones and iPods __16__their owners.

　　Maik Unller，director of the Lost and Found said about a fifth of the 5,000 items lost each year end up getting found.The recovery rate for phones and wallets is even __17__—between 60～70%.Sam Sealy，a 19-year-old boy from the US was one of the benefactives(受益者)．Once he was __18__，and lost his bag，which __19__ his passport，iPod，and camera.He was willing to pay some money to get them back.“I’m amazed I went to a Lost and Found and actually found __20__ was missing.That never happens in the US，”he said.

　?、?閱讀理解

　　Despite great affection for their parents，many Chinese people remain “too shy” to express love for them，according to an online survey.★

　　The poll of around 6,000 people，conducted by Beijing-based recruitment website Zhaopin.com，was conducted as the nation gears up (為……做好準(zhǔn)備)for Mother’s Day on Sunday.★

　　Although 74.6 percent of participants said they knew their mothers’ birthday，only 25.5 percent would like to actually tell her“I love you”．

　　“This figure suggests mothers occupy an important place in most participants’ mind.Yet，many people still find it ‘embarrassing’to express their affection，”the survey’s organizer said.

　　As to the form of celebration on Mother’s Day,67 percent of participants said they would prepare some gifts，with 70 percent saying that they would spend no more than 500 yuan(74 US dollars)，while 51 percent said they planned to phone their mother because they would either be too busy at work or be away from home.

　　“I do love my mother deeply but I have never said ‘I love you’that often.It just feels quite weird for me to say it to her in person，”said Stella Wang，a 27-year-old office worker，noting that she prefers to express her feelings in writing on birthday or Christmas cards.

　　“I have to say that it’s difficult for me to express my love for my mother.I think if I did say it out loud，it might confuse her，”said Liang Hao，a 32-year-old engineer.

　　“Very few Chinese，at least those I know，are used to saying ‘I love you’．..they may never even say it once，” said Mike Denver，an American working in Shanghai as an English teacher.

　　Hu Shoujun，a sociology professor from Shanghai’s Fudan University said，“The personality of the Chinese people is generally quiet，reserved and serious.For Chinese，it’s unnecessary and even regarded as ‘odd’ to display their affection for relatives and friends.”

　　1．The cause of conducting the poll is to ________.

　　A．find out how the Chinese will express their love to parents

　　B．make preparations for Mother’s Day

　　C．survey how many people will say“I love you” to their parents

　　D．survey what the Chinese will do on Mother’s Day

　　2．According to the passage，how many participants will say“I love you”to parents?

　　A．About 2,300.

　　B．Around 1,350

　　C．About 4,200.

　　D．About 1,530.

　　3．The underlined word“weird”can best be replaced by________.

　　A．shy

　　B．fantastic

　　C．impossible

　　D．unnecessary

　　4．According to the passage，why are the Chinese unwilling to say“I love you”to parents?

　　A．Because they have no affection for their parents.

　　B．Because they are far away from their parents.

　　C．Because they are afraid of confusing their parents.

　　D．Because the personality of the Chinese people makes them not do it.

　　5．According to the survey，which of the following is NOT the way to celebrate Mother’s Day?

　　A．Sending gifts to the mother.

　　B．Giving a call to the mother.

　　C．Writing a birthday card.

　　D．Buying a beautiful coat for the mother.Unit 3　Back to the past

　　Ⅰ.

　　【解題導(dǎo)語】 生活賦予每個(gè)人成功的機(jī)會(huì)是同等的，只是人們的心態(tài)不同。有的人把工作視為無奈之舉，而有的人則抓住機(jī)會(huì)，用積極的態(tài)度對(duì)待工作，所以生活就把美麗的收獲給了他們。

　　【重點(diǎn)詞語鏈接】 ride the wave順應(yīng)潮流

　　make it big成功，成名

　　1．解析：這就是幾年前Sheri所發(fā)現(xiàn)的。spot “認(rèn)出，看出”；pick “采，摘”；puzzle “使迷惑，為難”；seek “尋找”。

　　答案：A

　　2．解析：聯(lián)系下文，從倒數(shù)第二段中的 “________her his business card”，再結(jié)合選項(xiàng)可知，這里指年齡最大的女兒。

　　答案：D

　　3．解析：然后我把紐扣、人造鉆石、布片粘在Crocs拖鞋的洞里。gain “獲得”；recommend “推薦，介紹”；stick “粘住”；tease “取笑，戲弄”。

　　答案：C

　　4．解析：原來每一雙看起來都很相似的鞋忽然間變得獨(dú)特了。unique “獨(dú)特的，唯一的”；simple “簡(jiǎn)單的”；widespread “分布廣的，普遍的”；racial “種族的”。

　　答案：A

　　5．解析：那天晚些時(shí)候，在辦企業(yè)方面很有經(jīng)驗(yàn)的丈夫Rich回到了家里。put up “張貼，舉起”；set up “建立”；take up “占據(jù)，開始”；pick up “撿起，振作起來”。

　　答案：B

　　6．解析：從下文的 “until he’d ________ a patent” 可知，在獲得專利之前，Rich不讓Sheri裝飾的Crocs鞋子離開他們家。decorated “裝飾的，點(diǎn)綴的”。

　　答案：D

　　7．解析：直到他申請(qǐng)了專利。file a patent “申請(qǐng)專利”。

　　答案：C

　　8．解析：他們決定給他們的公司取名Jibbitz。call在此相當(dāng)于name，意為 “取名”。

　　答案：A

　　9．解析：Rich放棄了自己的工作，開始全職與她一起做。

　　答案：C

　　10．解析：Crocs其中的一個(gè)創(chuàng)始人，Duke Hanson，在當(dāng)?shù)赜斡境卣J(rèn)出了Lexie和她的Jibbitz。從下句his business card可知選C項(xiàng)。worker “工人”；performer “表演者”；founder “創(chuàng)始人”；friend “朋友”。

　　答案：C

　　11．解析：把名片遞給她，說 “讓你媽媽給我打電話”。show “給……看”，hand “遞給”，express “表達(dá)”，sacrifice “犧牲”。

　　答案：B

　　12．解析：她成功了。在2006年12月，Crocs花兩千萬美元買下了Jibbitz，并且請(qǐng)Sheri和Rich列席他們的董事會(huì)。calculate “計(jì)算” ；guarantee “保證”；buy “買”；promise “許諾”。

　　答案：C

　　【解題導(dǎo)語】 本文為記敘文。一年一度的德國(guó)慕尼黑啤酒節(jié)上，來賓們開懷大飲，一醉方休，很多人因此丟掉了隨身所帶之物。組織者們別出心裁，建立了失物招領(lǐng)系統(tǒng)，大大地方便了來賓。

　　答案：13.from　14.until　15.lose　16.with　17.higher　18.drunken

　　19．contained/included　20.what

　?、?

　　【長(zhǎng)難句注釋】 ★Despite great affection for their parents，many Chinese people remain

　　“too shy”

　　to express love for them，according to an online survey.

　　根據(jù)一份網(wǎng)上調(diào)查，盡管對(duì)父母有深厚的情感，許多中國(guó)人仍羞于表達(dá)對(duì)父母的愛。

　　★The poll of around 6,000 people，conducted by Bejing-based recruitment website Zhaopin.com，was conducted as the nation gears up for Mother’s Day on Sunday.

　　由總部位于北京的智聯(lián)招聘網(wǎng)對(duì)6 000人進(jìn)行了民意調(diào)查，因?yàn)榇蠹叶荚跒橹苋盏哪赣H節(jié)作準(zhǔn)備。

　　【解題導(dǎo)語】 本文介紹了北京智聯(lián)招聘網(wǎng)對(duì)大約6 000人進(jìn)行了有關(guān) “人們?nèi)绾螒c祝母親節(jié)和對(duì)母親表達(dá)愛” 的民意調(diào)查以及調(diào)查結(jié)果。

　　1．解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第二段的was conducted as the nation gears up for Mother’s Day on Sunday可知，進(jìn)行民意調(diào)查是因?yàn)閲?guó)人在為周日的母親節(jié)作準(zhǔn)備。又由下文As to the form of celebration on Mother’s Day可知，民意調(diào)查是為了弄清楚中國(guó)人將如何為母親慶祝節(jié)日。因此A項(xiàng)是正確答案。

　　答案：A

　　2．解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)文中第三段中的only

　　25.5 percent would like to actually tell her “I love you” 以及第二段中的The poll of around 6,000 people可得出答案為D項(xiàng)。

　　答案：D

　　3．解析：詞義猜測(cè)題。從本段中的she prefers to express her feelings in writing on birthday or Christmas cards.以及下一段中的．..it might confuse her可知中國(guó)人不喜歡直接對(duì)母親說I love you.如果說了，會(huì)讓母親感到困惑。文中最后一句話中的regarded as “odd”

　　to display their affection for relatives and friends驗(yàn)證了答案為B項(xiàng)。

　　答案：B

　　4．解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章最后一段的The personality of the Chinese people is generally quiet，reserved and serious...可得知原因?yàn)镈項(xiàng)。

　　答案：D

　　5．解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第五段中的 ...they would prepare some gifts...以及they planned to phone their mother可知A與B項(xiàng)是慶祝方式，而D項(xiàng)買衣服也屬于禮物的范疇，因此只有C項(xiàng)不正確。

　　答案：C