第二节：阅读下面短文，从所给选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文通顺，结构完整，其中有两项是多余选项。
Can you believe it's already the fourth month of the year? April!
12 The name of this month in English comes from ancient Rome, now the capital(首都) city of Italy.
13 It is the second month on the calendar of ancient Rome, and then it becomes the fourth month of a year.
14 Some people say it comes from the word “Aperire” in the Latin language(拉丁文)—the main language in ancient Rome.
15 In this month, the sky is open. It often rains. The trees become green. Grass and flowers come out. Others say that April comes from the Greek word for “Aphrodite”, the Greek goddess(女神) of love and beauty. Even(甚至) now, April is a popular girl's name. Do you like this name?
It may always be a story about how “April” gets its name from, but we don't see this month going anywhere soon. What do you think people will talk about when April is 3,000 years old?
A. Do you want to know where the English word “April” comes from?
B. Today people are still not sure where April gets its name from.
C. People there call the month “Aprilis”.
D. And there is a wonderful story about that name.
E. It means “to open”, so it can refer to(指) the opening of flowers in spring.
F.
April is always cool in Rome.
12.
A
13.
C
14.
B
15.
E
解析：
【解析】
12. 空后内容介绍April的英文名称源自古罗马，A选项“Do you want to know where the English word “April” comes from?”起到引出下文的作用，衔接自然，符合语境。
13. 空后提到它在古罗马历法中是第二个月，之后成为一年的第四个月，C选项“People there call the month “Aprilis”.”中的there指代前文提到的古罗马，承接上文关于古罗马的内容，引出古罗马对该月份的称呼，逻辑通顺。
14. 空后分别介绍了两种关于April名称来源的不同说法，B选项“Today people are still not sure where April gets its name from.”总起后文，说明人们对April的名称来源没有定论，引出两种不同观点。
15. 前文提到April的名称来自拉丁文的“Aperire”，E选项“It means “to open”, so it can refer to the opening of flowers in spring.”解释了“Aperire”的含义，和后文描述的春日万物复苏、花苞绽放的内容相呼应。
【答案】
12. A 13. C 14. B 15. E
【知识点】
英语完形补文
语境逻辑衔接
西方文化常识
【点评】
本题围绕月份April的名称来源展开，重点考查学生对语篇上下文逻辑关系的理解能力，需要结合前后文的指代、内容呼应关系排除多余干扰选项，整体难度适中，同时还能拓展学生关于西方月份名称由来的文化常识。
【难度系数】
0.7
