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nly one thing we can do if we want to get home today. I shall count three, and on the word THREE, I want you all to lean forward suddenly as hard as you can. Only in this way may the bus get started again, but if you don’t follow my advice, I’m afraid there is nothing else I can do. So all the passengers leaned back against their seats and got ready for the driver’s order. Then the driver began to count. “Get ready,” he said. “One! Two! Three!” All the passengers tried hard to lean forward when they heard his last word, and the bus immediately started again. “April Fool!” the driver said loudly with a smile. The passengers suddenly realized it was April 1st and the bus was full of laughter.1. What do people usually do on April Fool’s Day in some countries? 2. Why did the driver stop the bus? 3. What did the driver ask passengers to do when they heard the word THREE? 4. How did the passengers feel when the driver cried “April Fool!”? 5. Was there anything wrong with the bus? 【主旨大意】本文是一篇記敘文。1. They try to play tricks on others.【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由此得到答案。題干意為:司機(jī)為什么沒有停車?根據(jù)文章第二段最后一句“The passengers suddenly realized it was April 1st and the bus was full of laughter.”可知,司機(jī)想捉弄乘客。3. The driver asked them to lean forward as hard as they could.【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。4. Happy.【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由此得到答案。t.【解析】推理判斷題。Passage 3The opening ceremony(開幕式) of the 31st Olympic Games was held at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on the evening of Friday, August 5th, 2016.Following the tradition, the ceremony introduced each country that would pete in the Olympics. Brazil also did something different. They used this opportunity to call for more attention to climate change and the deforestation (砍伐森林) of the Amazon. With part of the opening ceremony focused on our planet, organizers found a way for athletes to leave their marks. Each athlete was asked to plant seeds that would be planted in the Athletes Forest in Rio and eventually grow into trees in a few years.As they entered the stadium, each received a seed to plant a native tree of Brazil. There were 207 kinds—one for each country in the Games. The children with each delegation (代表團(tuán)) carried a tree as well.The metal towers in which the athletes planted the seeds were moved to the middle of the stadium and formed the shape of the Olympic rings. The rings’ color—all green—was meant to serve as reminding that replanting forests should be important.According to the official program, this was the first time in Olympic Opening Ceremony history the athletes joined in an action upon entering the stadium.1. When was the opening ceremony of the 31st Olympic Games held? 2. What did Brazil do that is different from the tradition during the opening ceremony? 3. How many kinds of trees did the athletes planted during the opening ceremony of the 31st Olympic Games? 4. Where did the athletes plant the seeds? 5. Why were “the Olympic rings” green? 【主旨大意】本文是一篇說明文。這些種子將被移種至(奧運(yùn)會(huì)場)德奧多羅地區(qū)的公園,未來將長成真正的森林。題干意為:第31屆奧運(yùn)會(huì)開幕式是什么時(shí)候進(jìn)行的?根據(jù)文章第一段“The opening ceremony(開幕式) of the 31st Olympic Games was held at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on the evening of Friday, August 5th, 2016.”可知答案。題干意為:在開幕式上,巴西做了什么與傳統(tǒng)不同的事情?根據(jù)文章第二段第二句“Brazil also used this opportunity to call for more attention to climate change and the deforestation (砍伐森林) of the Amazon.”可知答案。題干意為:在31屆奧運(yùn)會(huì)開幕式上,有多少種樹被運(yùn)動(dòng)員種植?根據(jù)文章第四段第二句“There were 207 kinds—one for each country in the Games.”可知答案。題干意為:運(yùn)動(dòng)員們在哪里種下了種子?根據(jù)文章第五段第一句“The metal towers in which the athletes planted the seeds were moved to the middle of the stadium and formed the shape of the Olympic rings. ”可知答案。題干意為:“奧運(yùn)五環(huán)”為什么是綠色的?根據(jù)文章第五段第二句“The rings’ color—all green—was meant to serve as reminding that replanting forests should be important.”可知答案。t get broken easily and were cheaper than shoes made of leather (皮革). In Holland, the ground was always wet. Wooden shoes were perfect because they were water resistant(防水的) and easy to put on and take off. At first, wooden shoes were made by hand. Special carving tools were used to make wooden shoes. The long process allowed a shoemaker to produce only three pairs each day. Today, wooden shoes are made on large machines. They are painted and decorated mostly by hand.Wooden shoes can keep our feet dry and wearing them is even considered to be healthy. However, very few Dutchmen wear them nowadays. If you want a picture of someone wearing them, you need to travel to the countryside in search of farmers and workers.1. Who is said to have invented the wooden shoes? 2. What were the advantages of wooden shoes? 3. How many pairs of wooden shoes did a shoemaker make each day at first? 4. How is a pair of finished wooden shoes produced today? 5. Can you see anyone wearing wooden shoes nowadays? 【主旨大意】本文是一篇說明文。1. The French.【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。2. They didn’t get broken easily and were cheaper than leather shoes, and they were water resistant and easy to put on and take off.【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。t get broken easily and were cheaper than shoes made of leather (皮革)... they were water resistant (防水的) and easy to put on and take off.”可知答案。題干意為:起初,一個(gè)鞋匠每天可以做多少雙木鞋?根據(jù)文章第三段第三句“The long process allowe