【正文】 The number of holidays steadily increased during the Middle Ages, until a medieval Englishman would have had the luxury of 40 to 50 days a year off work, depending on where he lived, in addition to a free day on Sundays.9．閱讀理解 根據(jù)這三個節(jié)日的時間設定可知，三個節(jié)日的共同之處就是它們都是在四月，故選A。故中國航天日的介紹說明了中國航天事業(yè)取得了巨大進步，選B。s space program. In 2016, the government set April 24 as China Astronautics Day.可知，1970年4月24日，中國第一顆人造地球衛(wèi)星東方紅一號進入太空。根據(jù)China Astronautics Day 部分中的On April 24, 1970, China39。根據(jù)Chinese Language Day部分中的In 2010, the first Chinese Language Day was held on Nov. 12. But since 2011, it has been held on April 20. In 2010, the first Chinese Language Day was held on Nov. 12. But since 2011, it has been held on April 20.可知，第一個聯(lián)合國漢語日設在2010年，故選C。Their dates were once changed for some reason.【答案】 （1）C（2）B（3）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了洛陽牡丹節(jié)、漢語節(jié)和中國航天日等幾個節(jié)日。They are celebrated nationwide.C.e 4 is another space station built by China.（3）What do the festivals have in mon? A.e 4 consists of two lunar rovers.D.China has progressed greatly in astronautics.C.In 2011.（2）What does the introduction to China Astronautics Day show? A.In 2010.In 1983.In 1970. Last year, China had big plans for its space program. On December 8, it launched its second lunar rover（月球車）as part of the Chang39。s first manmade Earth satellite — Dongfanghong I — went into space. It was a big step for China39。 China Astronautics Day Chinese Language Day You can go to the Luoyang National Peony Garden. The peonies there are known for their rich colors and long florescence. Don39。s official flower. The city39。8．閱讀理解 The Peony Culture Festival of Luoyang故選D。根據(jù)最后一段中的but he predicted that we will see more of it used in movies in the future可知，但他預測“我們將來會看到更多的電影會使用它”。故選C。也就是對subtle的解釋。只有當音樂被從電影中刪除時，觀眾才能理解它的影響。t realize what39。 （3）考查詞義猜測。所以音樂的突然變化會使觀眾恐懼。 （2）考查細節(jié)理解。故判斷出恐怖電影和喜劇電影的區(qū)別在于他們的背景音樂。re not so different after all.可知，但是試著在沒有背景音樂的情況下看它們，你可能會覺得它們并沒有什么不同。 （1）考查推理判斷。It is within the range of the human ear.D.t be known to people.B.Not extremely attractive（4）What do we know about infrasound from the last paragraph? A.Not immediately obviousWonderfulGentleD.The knowledge of the music.B.The theme of the music.D.C.B.t affect everyone equally, said British science writer Philip Ball, author of The Music Instinct, but he predicted that we will see more of it used in movies in the future.（1）What is the difference between a horror movie and a edy? A. In keeping with this principle, some filmmakers are even using what39。t realize what39。 Studies have long shown that our heart rates and anxiety levels rise and fall depending on the speed of the music we hear. Using this knowledge, posers use sudden changes in film music speed to create fear among audiences. Slowing the speed of the music will have the opposite effect, bringing about a sense of peace or a dreamlike quality. The use of dissonant (不和諧的) tones and noises is another technique that heightens tension. Humans naturally bee unnerved when we hear dissonant sounds because such noises are usually associated with danger, like those that animals make to warn against predators (捕食者).s a world of difference between a horror movie and a edy—the former scares you half to death while the latter leaves you rolling on the floor with laughter. But try watching them without the background music and you just might decide they39。 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(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，考生需要準確掌握細節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關系，進行分析，推理，從而選出正確答案。因此它挑戰(zhàn)人類的能力。 （4）考查推理判斷。ve learnt from parkour is freedom.”可知蘊含的另一個哲理是自由。 （3）考查細節(jié)理解。畫線部分over obstacles on the over all the barriers in the path意思一致，指跨越路上的障礙。根據(jù)第三段中的“that39。s wonderful performances that the sport has bee popular worldwide.”可知因為James Bond在電影Casino Royale中的精彩跑酷表演使得這項運動在全世界流行，故選D。 （1）考查細節(jié)理解。. founder, David Belle varieties of participants risks and tricks film, Casino Royale（2）The underlined word obstacles in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ve learnt from parkour is freedom. It can be done by anyone, at any time, anywhere in the world. It is a kind of expression of trust in yourself.（1）Parkour has bee popular throughout the world because of Overing all the obstacles on the course and in life is part of the philosophy behind parkour. This is the same as life. You must determine your destination, go straight, jump over all the barriers as if in parkour and never fall back in your life, to reach the destination successfully. A parkour lover said, I love parkour because its philosophy has bee my life, my way to do everything. s parkour, an extreme street sport aimed at moving from one point to another as quickly as possible, getting over all the barriers in the path using only the abilities of the human body. Parkour is considered an extreme sport. As its participants dash around a city, they may jump over fences, run up walls and even move from rooftop to rooftop. s wonderful performances that the sport has bee popular worldwide. Our aim is to take our art to the world and make people understand what it is to move, said David Belle, the founder of parkour. 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(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，考生需要準確掌握細節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關系，進行分析，推理，從而選出正確答案。根據(jù)最后一段中的“ today there are eight administrators working all year round and the number rises to 150 during August itself. In 2004 there were 200 places housing 1,695 shows by over 600 different groups from 50 different countries. ”可知它發(fā)展的非常快。根據(jù)第三段中的“At the same time, the ‘Fringe’ appeared as a challenge(挑戰(zhàn)) to the official festival. ”可知Fringe 與official是相對的；再根據(jù)“Eight theatre groups turned up？”以及第四段中的“Soon, groups of students firstly from Edinburgh University, and later from the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, Durham and Birmingham were making the journey to the Scottish capital each summer to perform ”可知很多