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一、阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；

每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

AmericanscelebrateMemorialDayonthelastMondayinMay.It'

snotjustaboutadayoffschoolandthebeginningofsummer.ThisholidaygoesallthewaybacktotheCivilWarandiscelebratedbymillionsofpeople，especiallyAmerica'

sveterans（退伍军人）．MemorialDayisadaytorememberallthosewhodiedwhileservingtheircountry.

ThefirstMemorialDaywasobservedonMay30，1866inColumbus，Georgiabywomen'

sgroupswhodecoratedthegravesofsoldierswithflowers.In1868，GeneralJohnLogan（amemberoftheSenate[参议院]atthetime），officiallymadeMemorialDayaholidaytohonorsoldierswhohaddiedintheCivilWar.AfterWorldWarI，theholidaydidn'

tjusthonorthosewhodiedfightingintheCivilWarbuthonoredallAmericanswhodiedfightinginanywar.AlthoughthemajorityofthecountrycelebratesMemorialDayonthelastMondayinMay，somesouthernstatescelebrateitondifferentdays.

Sincethelate1950s，the1，200soldiersofthe3rdUSInfantry（步兵团）putsmallAmericanflagsoneverygrave（thereareabout260，000ofthem）atArlingtonNationalCemeteryontheThursdaybeforeMemorialDay.Theythenpatrol（巡逻）thegraveyard24hoursadayduringtheweekendtomakesurethateveryflagremainsstanding.OntheSaturdaybeforeMemorialDay，theBoyScoutsandGirlScoutsplaceacandleateachgrave（thereareabout15，300ofthem）attheFredericksburgandSpotsylvaniaNationalMilitaryParkonMarye'

sHeights.They'

vebeendoingthissince1998.

【语篇解读】　每年五月的最后一个星期一是美国对阵亡将士的纪念日。

本文介绍了这个节日的来历。

1．PeoplebegantohonorallthosewholosttheirlivesinAmerica'

swars________．

A．in1866B．in1868

C．afterWorldWarID．inthelate1950s

2．The1，200soldiersofthe3rdUSInfantrycelebrateMemorialDayby________．

A．placingacandleateachgrave

B．puttingsmallAmericanflagsoneachgrave

C．goingaroundthecemeterytoprotecttheflowers

D．decoratingthegravesofsoldierswithflowers

3．Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________．

A．Americanshaveathree－dayholidayduringMemorialDay

B．peoplevisitthegravesoftheirancestorsonMemorialDay

C．MemorialDayiscelebratedinmanydifferentcountries

D．themeaningofMemorialDayisthesameasbefore

4．WhatcanwelearnaboutMemorialDayfromthepassage?

A．MemorialDayiscelebratedthroughouttheUSAonthelastMondayinMay.

B．PeoplecelebrateMemorialDaytorememberthosewhowerekilledinwars.

C．MemorialDaybecameaholidaythroughouttheUSAintheyear1866.

D．PeoplecelebrateMemorialDayinordertoremembertheirdeadlovers.

B

YoumaybefamiliarwithsomeofancientChinesemusicalinstrumentscalledErhuorGuzheng，butyoumaybenotfamiliarwithsomeotherancientChinesemusicinstruments，suchastheHujia.Theseinstrumentsaregraduallydyingoutbecauseofalackofattentionandpreservationforthem.Butnow，ayoungmaninNortheastChina'

sShenyangCityishopingtochangethat.

LiuDawasborninShenyangCity，LiaoningProvince，ChinaandgraduatedfromTchaikovskyMusicUniversityinUkrainetwoyearsago，wherehemajoredinpiano.Butratherthanapianist，Liuisnowmorelikeacarpenterformostoftheday.Andit'

sallforonething：

torecreatethemusicalinstrumentsofancientChina.

“InUkraine，duringmajorfestivals，theartistsfromaroundtheworldwoulddressupintheirowntraditionalclothesandusetheirownmusicalinstrumentstoplay.Ihadanopportunitytoseealotofmusicinstrumentsinthesefestivals.SoIwasinspiredtopresentourculture，ourmusicaswell，fromwhereI'

mfrom，”Liusaid.

LiuDastartedtorecreateancientChinesemusicinstrumentsafterhegraduatedfromuniversity.Itusuallytakeshimbetweensixtoeightmonthstomakeoneancientinstrument.LiuDahasevenlearnedtheManchuandMongolianlanguage，sohecouldconsulthistoricfilestomakeaccuratedesigns.

Duringthelasttwoyears，hehasrecreated23differentkindsofmusicalinstrumentsfromancientChina，somedatingbackoverthousandsofyears.“ThismusicalinstrumentiscalledaHujia，areedripe（牧笛）．Itdatesbackto3，000B．C.It'

sveryoldandithasaveryinterestinghistory，”LiuDasaid.

LiuDa'

snextplanistoformabandwiththese23instrumentstogetanauthenticflavorforancientmusic.

5．WhyaresomeancientChinesemusicalinstrumentsdyingout?

A．Theyhavelosttheirvalueinthemodernsociety.

B．PeopleinChinaarenotabletoplaythem.

C．Peoplepaynoattentiontopreservationforthem.

D．PeopleinChinadon'

tknowhowtorecreatethem.

6．WhatinspiredLiuDatorecreateancientChinesemusicalinstruments?

A．NoartistswereinvitedtoplayinmajorfestivalsinUkraine.

B．Musiciansplayedtheirownmusicalinstrumentsinfestivals.

C．Artistsfromothercou