【正文】 lantis, the Palm Hotel and Resort in Dubai. The pany plans to spell “Atlantis” in the sky with fireworks. It will use the reflections of the fireworks in the water to enhance (增強(qiáng)) the display. One of their ideas is to create a shining red carpet, which will light up the sky as well as reflect in the water below. Berlin is celebrating the New Year with a festive open－air party at the Brandenburg Gate. Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to attend. There will be an international program of live music, light and laser shows, and plenty of food and drink. The spectacular fireworks display starts at midnight on the dot.Finally, more than a million revelers (狂歡者) are expected at Times Square in New York on New Year39。s Eve. They will take part in the 109－year－old tradition of watching the iconic ball drop from atop One Times Square. The famous ball is about 4 meters in diameter, or 12－feet wide, and weighs close to 5,443 kilograms, or 12,000 pounds. It shines because it is covered in 2, 688 Waterford crystals (水晶). At midnight, revelers will watch the sky above New York City ablaze (發(fā)光) with fireworks.Some cities will not be celebrating the New Year with fireworks. Belgium cancelled its traditional fireworks display in central Brussels due to fears of the continuing terror threats. 篇章導(dǎo)讀：這是一篇說(shuō)明文，講述了世界各地的除夕煙花燃放活動(dòng)。1．The fireworks display in Dubai ________.A．will be held with an open－air partyB．will go together with laser showsC．will be broadcast live on the InternetD．will be broadcast on a small building答案：C　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段第二句“The event will also be live－broadcast on MyDubaiNewYear. , offering visitors the choice between three camera angles.”可知，這場(chǎng)活動(dòng)應(yīng)該是通過(guò)互聯(lián)網(wǎng)“現(xiàn)場(chǎng)直播”。所以答案應(yīng)該是C。2．Where can we see a word in the sky made of fireworks?A．In Dubai. B．In China.C．In New York. D．In Berlin.答案：A　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段倒數(shù)第三句“The pany plans to spell ‘Atlantis’ in the sky with fireworks.”和第四句中的in Dubai可知，答案為A。3．If a tourist wants to eat and drink something while watching the fireworks, where should he go?A．Central Brussels. B．The Palm Hotel.C．Times Square. D．Brandenburg Gate.答案：D　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段第一句及倒數(shù)第二句“There will be an international program of live music, light and laser shows, and plenty of food and drink.”可知，在Brandenburg Gate，游客可邊賞煙花邊吃喝。故答案為D。4．What is the text mainly about?A．Fireworks should be banned due to terror threats.B．The best New Year39。s fireworks in the World.C．Customs of New Year39。s celebrations in the World.D．Different opinions about fireworks displays.答案：B　主旨大意題。文章第一句話(huà)“Fireworks are used to celebrate the New Year around the world.”點(diǎn)明了主題。故答案為B。1．evil n. 邪惡之事，禍行2．display vt./n. 陳列；展出；展示3．reflection n. 映像；反映；顯示4．cancel vt. 取消；撤消；終止5．terror n. 驚恐；恐懼；驚駭1．set off 使(炸彈等)爆炸；出發(fā)2．due to 由于；因?yàn)锽[2017山西四校聯(lián)考]Love to sink into your chairs and relax when you get to school? Then you will not be happy to hear that schools all over the world are seriously considering exchanging traditional desks for ones with no seats at all — Yes, that means you will be encouraged to stand through those already too long math and science lessons! Why would anyone even think of putting kids to such cruelty？ Experts say it improves their health and helps fight obesity. While that may seem a little far－fetched (牽強(qiáng)的) the officials at the few schools around the world seem to agree.Among them are educators from the College Station Independent School District in Texas, who recently pleted a week－long experiment involving 480 students across three elementary schools. The 374 kids that agreed to participate in the study were provided a device that helped record step count and calorie consumption over the entire period.All 25 teachers involved in the study reported that students appeared to be more alert and concentrate better, when allowed to stand. The one thing that did surprise the researchers was that younger kids were more willing to stay standing than kids in higher grades. They believe this may have something to do with the fact that after years of being asked to “sit still”， older kids have a harder time adjusting to this unexpected freedom.American schools are not the only ones reporting success with stand－up desks. Four Catholic schools in Perth, Australia, which have been testing them since October 2013, have seen similar results. In May 2014, Grove House Primary School in Bradford, West Yorkshire, became Europe39。s first test one, with a seven－week trial that involved the use of desks made by Ergotron in their fifth－grade classrooms. While official results are not out yet, early reactions from both teachers and students have been extremely encouraging.The findings of these studies and others done previously， all seem to mean that allowing kids to move around in classrooms is a win－win for students and teachers — it helps kids get healthier and provides educators with a more engaged audience.篇章導(dǎo)讀：本文是一篇記敘文。介紹的是一類(lèi)新型的課堂——學(xué)生和教師均站著上課。經(jīng)過(guò)在很多學(xué)校試驗(yàn)證實(shí)：這種模式的課堂更有利于師生健康，同時(shí)，也有助于學(xué)生集中注意力。5．According to the first paragraph, what may make the students at school unhappy is that ________.A．they have to exchange desks with each otherB．they have to exchange traditional desks for ones with no seatsC．there are no seats for them to sit in classD．the officials show no sympathy to them at all答案：C　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段第二句中的“— Yes, that means you will be encouraged to stand through those already too long math...”可知，讓學(xué)生站著上課可能會(huì)使他們?cè)谛２桓吲d。故選C。6．According to the teachers, older students may not like stand－up desks because ________.A．they are cleverer than younger studentsB．they are easily tired of standing longC．they have formed the habit of sittingD．they do badly in class while standing答案：C　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段最后一句“They believe this may have something to do with the fact that after years of being asked to ‘sit still’， older kids have a harder time adjusting to this unexpected freedom.”可知，高年級(jí)學(xué)生不喜歡直立式桌子是因?yàn)樗麄円呀?jīng)養(yǎng)成坐著上課的習(xí)慣。故選C。7．What is most likely to be the result of the seven－week trial?A．T