【正文】 eople run down the hill after the rolling cheese. The first person to cross the finish line at the bottom of the hill wins the cheese. Burning man The United StatesThe Burning Man Festival is held annually, spanning from the last Sunday in August to the first Monday in September（Labor Day）. The festival takes place in Black Rock Desert. The best part of the festival is the burning of a large sculpture of a man. Pouring waterThailandThe Songkran Festival is the celebration of the New Year in Thailand. Rather than a single day, Thailand celebrates the New Year from April 13th to April 15th. Thai people run after each other, pouring water. Songkran is one of the most important reasons why foreigners travel to the beautiful land. （1）Where will you probably go to enjoy one of the festivals above in May? A.Spain.B.England.C.The United States.D.Thailand.（2）Which activity is held in Black Rock Desert? A.Throwing tomatoes.B.Rolling cheese.C.Burning man.D.Pouring water.（3）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A.The tomatoes are thrown into the crowd to eat.B.Not all the festivals above fall on a single day.C.Burning a large real man is the best part of the Burning Man Festival.D.Songkran is the only reason for attracting lots of tourists.【答案】 （1）B（2）C（3）B 【解析】【分析】文章大意：短文介紹了世界上有趣的節(jié)日：西班牙的扔西紅柿節(jié)、英格蘭的滾奶酪節(jié)、美國(guó)的火燒人狂歡節(jié)和他國(guó)的潑水節(jié)。 （1）細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)Rolling cheese EnglandThis festival is celebrated in May.可知五月份可以去英國(guó)，故答案是B。 （2）細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù) Burning man The United States The festival takes place in Black Rock Desert. 可知火燒人狂歡節(jié)放生在黑巖沙漠，故答案是C。 （3）正誤判斷題，根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容可知，哪一個(gè)節(jié)日也不是在一天之內(nèi)結(jié)束的，因此B的陳述是正確的，故答案是B。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】考查閱讀理解。本文涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解題和正誤判斷題。細(xì)節(jié)理解題可以直接從文中尋找答案；正誤判斷題屬于細(xì)節(jié)理解題的一種，也需要根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容進(jìn)行判定。11．閱讀理解 The day will be the most memorable in the history of America, wrote John Adams in 1776. People will honor it with parades, fireworks and celebrations, he added. Since 1776, Americans have celebrated July 4 as the country39。s Independence Day. Several early presidents of the United States died on July 4. They include John Adams, who became the second president. Adams and Thomas Jefferson, the country39。s third president, both died on the country39。s 50th anniversary of Independence Day. James Monroe, the fifth US president, died on July 4, 1831. And the 30th president, Calvin Coolidge, was born on July 4. Most Americans celebrate Independence Day with barbecues, parades and fireworks. But a few celebrate by eating all the hot dogs they can, Since the early 1970s, a restaurant called Nathan39。s Famous has organized a petition to see who can eat the most hot dogs in a short time. In 10 years, Joey Chestnut has won the men39。s contest nine times, In 2016, he set a record at the petition by eating 70 hot dogs in 10 minutes. The 2016 women39。s winner, Miki Sudo, has won in each of the past three years. In 2016, she ate 38 and a half hot dogs. Sudo and Chestnut each won a $ 10, 000 prize. Let39。s go back to those fireworks, probably the most mon image related to Independence Day. Americans really love fireworks. Where do many of our fireworks e from? . By the way, we also import most of our American flags from China, too. （1）Some presidents died on July 4 EXCEPT____________. A.John AdamsB.Thomas JeffersonC.James MonroeD.Calvin Coolidge（2）Some Americans celebrate Independence Day by eating____________. A.hot dogs.B.noodlesC.dumplingsD.hamburgers（3）Which of the following can be put into the blank? A.EnglandB.ChinaC.FranceD.Germany（4）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A.Joey Chestnut ate 38 and a half hot dogs in ten minutes.B.Americans import most of their national flags from Japan.C.Americans love fireworks very much.D.Americans have celebrated July 4 as the country39。s Independence Day since 1831.【答案】 （1）D（2）A（3）B（4）C 【解析】【分析】文章大意：文章介紹了內(nèi)國(guó)人慶祝獨(dú)立日的方式，有人通過燒烤、游行和放煙花慶祝，有人通過吃熱狗慶祝，十年來喬伊獲得了九次冠軍，Miki Sudo在過去三年中每一年都獲得了冠軍。2016年。 （1）細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)Several early presidents of the United States died on July 4. They include John Adams, who became the second president. Adams and Thomas Jefferson, the country39。s third president, both died on the country39。s 50th anniversary of Independence Day. James Monroe, the fifth US president, died on July 4, ，托馬斯杰斐遜，詹姆士摩爾，不包括柯立芝，故答案是D。 （2）細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)But a few celebrate by eating all the hot dogs they can,可知一些美國(guó)人通過吃熱狗來慶祝美國(guó)獨(dú)立日，故答案是A。 （3）細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù) By the way, we also import most of our American flags from China, too.可知，空缺處應(yīng)填China，故答案是B。 （4）正誤判斷題，根據(jù) Americans really love fireworks. 可知美國(guó)人非常喜歡放煙花，因此C的陳述是正確的，故答案是C。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】考查閱讀理解。本文涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解題和正誤判斷題。細(xì)節(jié)理解題可以直接從文中尋找答案；正誤判斷題屬于細(xì)節(jié)理解題的一種，也需要根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容進(jìn)行判定。12．閱讀理解 There are some ways to improve your English, but I think the most important thing is to make English all around you. Here39。s some advice for you. ▲Listen to the radio in English. If there are no English radio stations at the place where you live, listen to one on the Internet ▲Watch TV and movies in English. If you have English channels on your TV, watch them. If there are no English channels, you can buy some DVDs of English movies. ▲Speak English to your friends. You can find a friend who is good at English and speak English with him as much as possible. You39。d better find friends whose native language is English. Ask your friend to correct you when needed. ▲Study in or travel to an Englishspeaking country. Of course the best way to improve your English is to live in English environments. You39。ll find yourself surrounded （圍繞） with the language everywhere. It can be a more difficult and expensive choice, but you may find it to be a very valuable and helpful experience.（1）If there are no English radio stations where you live, you can ______. A.buy a new radioB.buy some DVDsC.listen to one on the InternetD.find a friend to talk with you（2）What does the underlined word valuable mean in Chinese? A.無價(jià)值的