【正文】 is stuc。 In Scotland, April Fools39。 Day about spaghetti farmers and how they harvest their crop from spaghetti trees! Today, Americans and the British play small tricks on friends and strangers alike on 1 April. A mon trick is to point to a friend39。 backs and chocolate fish are found in the shops. France and Italy It is monly believed that in medieval France, New Year was celebrated on 1 April. Then in 1562, Pope Gregory introduced a new calendar for the Christian world, changing New Year to 1 January. With no modern munications, news travelled slowly and new ideas were often questioned. Many people did not hear of the change, some merely forgot, and others chose to ignore it. These people were called fools. Invitations to nonexistent New Year parties were sent and other practical jokes were played. Over time playing tricks on 1 April became a tradition. The custom eventually spread to England and Scotland, and it was later transported across the Atlantic to the American colonies (殖民地) of the English and the French. April Fools39。8．閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。故選C。根據(jù)第一段中的“More and more people in America are celebrating the Indian holiday Diwali. Diwali is Hindi for ‘row of lights’. It is the most important holiday in India.”可知，Indian Holiday Diwali也照亮了美國。故選A。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的“Neeta Bhasin created the Times Square event. She said Indian immigrants have found great success in America. But, she said, many Americans still do not know much about India.”可知，Neeta Bhasin成立了the Times Square的活動是為了讓印度文化在美國更廣為人知。故選B。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。它是印度最重要的節(jié)日。Indian Holiday Diwali lights up America, too.D.Diwali is mainly celebrated in Disney Parks.B.It has been held for 40 years in America.D.It is held in autumn in India.B.To make Indian culture better known in the US.D.To make the American culture richer.B.D.Food.B.Dances.s largest celebrations, with more than 15,000 people in attendance each year. Visitors can enjoy Indian dance，food and fireworks. Organizers also plan to float hundreds of lighted candles in the San Antonio River, along the city39。 A Diwali celebration will light up Disney California Adventure Park in Anaheim this year. Visitors can watch performances of traditional Indian dances and take part in a Bollywood dance party. The event is part of a Festival of Holidays program at the theme park to show cultural traditions from around the world. The program takes place on November 10th through January 7th. Bhasin came to the United States from India 40 years ago. She is president of ASB Communications, the marketing firm behind Diwali at Times Square. Tens of thousands of people attend the event, now in its fourth year.s rich culture, heritage, arts and variety to the world, she said, and I couldn39。 Neeta Bhasin created the Times Square event. She said Indian immigrants have found great success in America. But, she said, many Americans still do not know much about India. So, she decided to act. I felt it39。 Many people around the world are beginning to celebrate it as well. The United States is one of the places where the festival is being more mon. Diwali celebrations can now be found at American landmarks like Disneyland in California and New York City39。7．閱讀理解 屬于總分總結(jié)構(gòu)，故選C。第一段是總體介紹競技啦啦隊(duì)，第二段介紹其包括內(nèi)容和標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，第三、四段介紹其難度很高，第五段介紹競技啦啦隊(duì)受傷率很高。故選D。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的“including their jumps, tumbling, and overall energy.”通常這些競技啦啦隊(duì)長會將他們的體操經(jīng)驗(yàn)融入其中，包括跳躍、翻滾和總能量。故選A。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。【答案】 （1）A（2）B（3）D（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了競技啦啦隊(duì)不同于普通的啦啦隊(duì)，它是一項(xiàng)具有專業(yè)技能的運(yùn)動，有自己的規(guī)則，融入了一些體操的技能。C.C: ConclusionA.P: Point requires more designed actions than gymnasticsD.lacks necessary guidelines to followB.D.identifyB.examineD.To attract more people to watch events.B.To pare skills of participants.t use protective equipment. Smiling cheerleaders are thrown into the air and move down into the arms of the teammates, which may easily cause injuries. Generally, these injuries affect all areas of the body, including wrists, shoulders, ankles, head, and neck. Besides, there is also a strict rule of time. The whole performance has to be pleted in less than three minutes and fifteen seconds, during which the cheerleaders are required to stay within a certain area. Any performance beyond the limit of time is invalid. Competitive cheerleading is also an activity that is governed by rules under which a winner can be declared. It is awarded points for technique, creativity and sharpness. Usually the more difficult the action is, the better the score is. That39。s a very mon thing for gymnasts, so it39。 main goal is to entertain the crowd and lead them with team cheers, which should not be considered a sport. However, petitive cheerleading is more than a form of entertainment. It is really a petitive sport. 【點(diǎn)評】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測和推理判斷三個題型的考查，是一篇文化類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，從而選出正確答案。以及文章內(nèi)容主要介紹了四個藝術(shù)和文化城市，由此可推知文章能夠在“藝術(shù)”一欄找到。根據(jù)第一段中的“In our annual Readers39。由此可知劃線單詞意思為“產(chǎn)生，誕生”，故選A。根據(jù)Vienna, Austria部分中的“As we all know, Western music would be unrecognizable without Austria39。故選C。s known as the Eternal City: You could spend forever here and find new artistic and cultural treasures every day.”可知難怪它被稱為永恒之城：你可以永遠(yuǎn)在這里度過，每天都能發(fā)現(xiàn)新的藝術(shù)和文化寶藏。根據(jù)s 100 – odd museums.（1）Why is Rome regarded as the Eternal City? had an important role in history. history can be seen everywhere. can easily find new art and culture. can spend money well there.（2）What does the underlined word nurtured in the last paragraph mean? ....（3）Which column can we probably find the text? ....【答案】 （1）C（2）A（3）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了四個世界上最受喜愛的藝術(shù)和文化城市。s capital, which nurtured many famous musicians. It39。 Vienna, Austria London is inspiration and setting for the rise of Shakespeare, Dickens, Orwell and Eliot and the breeding ground for all those iconi