The Caribbean is a festive place, and Martinique is no exception. One of the best things about __1__ here is the countless number of events and festivals, which take place throughout the year, all over the island.
Having never __2__ Carnival in the Caribbean before, I was __3__ to see Martinique come alive in Carnival spirit. True to my __4__， the celebrations were loud, lively and energetic. For five days, the __5__ were filled with huge crowds, beautiful clothes and pulsing music. In Martinique, Carnival is a __6__ that brings people together, regardless of their age, ethnicity or religion. Everybody is __7__ in this grand celebration of life. An interesting aspect of Carnival for me was to see how many different __8__ influences there were. The performances of street revelers strongly __9__ ritual African dance, while the costumes were European, with plentiful masks closely __10__ the costumes of French masquerade balls. The music was also a __11__ blend of West African, Caribbean and European influences.
So, what are the __12__ of Martinique's culture? Most of the population of Martinique are __13__ African descent. They can __14__ their history back to Africans who were brought to the Caribbean as slaves. After the end of __15__， many Caribbean societies embraced forms of African culture and identity, which are strongly in __16__ today. As an overseas department of France and a former __17__ of France, Martinique is also __18__ influenced by French culture. The people of Martinique are __19__ as French, but also as Caribbeans and Africans. Carnival is an expression in the truest form of the __20__ of French, African and Caribbean cultures that run deep on the island, making it the unique melting pot it is today.
篇章导读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章主要介绍了作者在加勒比海地区的法国的海外省——马提尼克岛体验当地人们庆祝狂欢节活动的情景，以及狂欢节中所反映的法国、非洲和加勒比海地区的文化等。
1．A.playing B．living
C．traveling D．exploring
答案：B 根据空格后面的内容可知，整个岛全年都有无数的重大事件和节日。这说明住(live)在马提尼克岛是一件好事情。
2.A.experienced B．organized
C．hosted D．decorated
答案：A 结合下文可知，作者之前没有在加勒比海地区体验(experience)过狂欢节。
3.A.disappointed B．embarrassed
C．excited D．frustrated
答案：C 空格后面的“come alive”意为“热闹起来，活跃起来”，说明作者感到兴奋(excited)。
4.A.impression B．entertainment
C．puzzlement D．expectation
答案：D 根据语境和后面的“the celebrations were loud, lively and energetic”可知，庆祝活动的形式符合作者的期望(expectation)。
5.A.streets B．parks
C．islands D．squares
答案：A 街道(street)上挤满了人。
6.A.conference B．festival
C．reunion D．party
答案：B 狂欢节是一个节日(festival)。
7.A.limited B．affected
C．united D．admired
答案：C 根据上文的“brings people together, regardless of their age, ethnicity or religion”可知，这个节日把不同年龄、民族和信仰的人们聚集到一起。
8.A.geographical B．political
C．historical D．cultural
答案：D 结合下句中的“African dance, while the costumes were European”可知，非洲的舞蹈和欧洲的服装等都反映的是文化方面的影响。
9.A.mirrored B．preferred
C．preformed D．joined
答案：A 根据前面的“The performances of street revelers”和后面的“ritual African dance”可知，街道上的表演反映了传统的非洲舞蹈。mirror “反映”。
10．A.favoring B．resembling
C．representing D．designing
答案：B 与第9空“mirrored”呼应，这里指服装则是欧式的，各种各样的面具类似(resemble)法国化装舞会上的装束。
11．A.complex B．strange
C．unique D．simple
答案：C 根据空格后面的内容可知，这个地方的音乐也是西非、加勒比海地区和欧洲影响的融合，说明了它的独特性。
12．A.differences B．conditions
C．effects D．roots
答案：D 根据接下来的两句可知，这里指马提尼克岛这个地方文化的起源来自哪里。
13．A.of B．for
C．with D．at
答案：A 此处of表示“属于”，指马提尼克岛上的大多数人是非洲人的后代。
14．A.turn B．trace
C．bring D．give
答案：B 根据空格后面的内容可知，他们的根源可以追溯(trace)到非洲人被当作奴隶带到加勒比海地区的时候。
15．A.trade B．occupation
C．slavery D．violence
答案：C 根据前面的“who were brought to the Caribbean as slaves”可知，指当奴隶制结束后。
16．A.return B．consequence
C．sight D．evidence
答案：D 根据前面的“many Caribbean societies embraced forms of African culture and identity”可知，奴隶制结束后，很多加勒比海地区的人们接受非洲的文化形式和身份，这些现象在当今更是显而易见的。in evidence “显而易见的，明显的”。
17．A.colony B．base
C．province D．settlement
答案：A 根据前面的“As an overseas department of France and a former”可知，作为原先法国的一个殖民地。
18．A.hardly B．deeply
C．merely D．negatively
答案：B 由于这个岛之前是法国的殖民地，因此这里的人们深受法国文化的影响。
19．A.identified B．appointed
C．acted D．served
答案：A 此处identity as意为“认为是……，定义为……”，指这个岛上的人们被认为是法国人，但是也是加勒比海人和非洲人。
20．A.development B．change
C．tradition D．mixture
答案：D 根据后面的“of French, African and Caribbean cultures”可知，这个地方的文化是法国、非洲和加勒比海地区文化的融合。
