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一、阅读理解

Herearesomewonderfulfestivalsaroundtheworldthathappeninspring.Ifyouwanttoknowmoreaboutthem,pleaseclickhereorvisit!

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SongKran--Thailand

Dates:

13th-15th,April

InThailand,peoplecelebrateafestivalcalledSongkran,whenpeopleheadouttothestreetswithwatergunstospray（喷，洒）everyonewhowalkspast.

Naghol--Vanuatu

EverySaturday,May

Everyyear,villagerscometogethertocelebratetheharvestofyams（番薯）,animportantpartinthepeople’sdietinVanuatu.Thefestivalismostfamousforits“landdivingceremony"

.Duringtheceremonymenandboysdivetothegroundfromhighwoodentowerswithonlytwothinvines（藤）attachedtotheirankles.

CherryBlossomViewing--Japan

Thecherryblossomseasonisdifferentfromyeartoyeardependingontheweatherforecast.

Thefestivaliswell-known.Japanesecelebratethedayswhentheflowersfinallyblossom.Onlyafewdayslater,thepetals（花瓣）falltotheground,likepinksnowflakes.Thatmeansthetraditionalfestivalonlylastsforseveraldays.InJapan,almosteveryonehaspicnicsintheparkstoviewtheflowers.

SinhaleseNewYear--SriLanka

13thor14th，April

JustlikeinmanyothercountriesinSouthandSouthEastAsia,thisisthetimewhentheSinhalesecelebratethetraditionalNewYear,anancientcelebrationwhichmarkstheendoftheharvestseasonandisoneoftwotimesoftheyearwhenthesunisstraightaboveSriLanka.Therearealotofdeliciousfoodsduringthecelebration.

1．WhatwillhappentoatouristwalkinginthestreetduringthefestivalinThailand?

A.Hewillgetwet.B.Hewillhurtyourankles.

C.Hewillenjoydeliciousfoods.D.Hewillseesomepetalsfalling.

2．HowisCherryBlossomViewingdifferentfromtheotherfestivals?

A.Itisatraditionalfestival.

B.Itisaveryfamousfestival.

C.Itchangeswithweatherconditionseveryyear.

D.Itmakesvisitorseatfoodsduringthefestival

3．Whereareyoumostlikelytofindthetext?

A.OnTVB.Inareport

C.OntheInternetD.Inthenewspaper

HarsukhBhaiDobariya,ofGujarat,India,isverypopularwithbirds.Everyday,about3,000birdsvisithis4-acrefarmtoeattastygrainsandbuildtheirnestsawayfromnaturalenemies.Nicknamed“TheBirdman”,Harsukhhasspentthelast17yearsofhislifelookingafterthebirdsandtransforminghislandintoasafeplaceforthem.

Manypeoplewouldconsidersuchalargenumberofbirdsmakingamessoutsidetheirwindows,butHarsukhcouldn’tbehappieraboutit.Asmorebirdsstartedvisitinghimandthelimitedspaceonhisbalconybecameaproblem,hebuiltastand（台）outofoldpipesandputgrainsonthem,sothebirdscouldeatincomfort.

Harsukhandhisfamilyusedtoliveinthemiddleofthecity,butasthenumberofbirdsvisitingthemincreased,theybecameaconundrumfortheneighbors.In2012,Harsukhmovedtoa4-acrepieceoflandonthesuburbs（郊区）,wherethebirdsdidn’tbotheranyone.

“Inmyoldhouse,neighborswouldgetdisturbedbytheconstantchirping（鸣叫声）ofbirds,”Harsukhsaid.“Thoughtheywouldnevercomplain,Istillthoughtthatthesebirdsneedaspaceoftheirown.”

Today,about3,000birdsvisitHarsukh’sfarmseveraltimesaday.Heandhisfamilyhavebuiltseveralstandsforthem,andmakesuretoaddgrainstwiceaday.

Over1,000birdsbuildtheirnestsonthefarm,andhavetheirbabieshere.Harsukhandhisfamilyprotectthemfromenemiesuntiltheyarereadytofly.Duringtherainyseason,thedoorsoftheHarsukh’shousearealwaysopentobirdsthatareseekingshelterfromtherain.

4．WhatcanweinferabouttheoutsideofHarsukh’swindow?

A.It’squiet.B.It’sdirty.

C.It’sinteresting.D.It’sbeautiful.

5．Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“conundrum”inParagraph3?

A.sightB.business

C.pleasureD.problem

6．WhydidHarsukhmovehishouse?

A.Itwastoocrowdedforsomanybirds.

B.Itwasconvenientforbirdstogetfood.

C.Heneededaspecialplacetofeedbirds.

D.Hisneighborscomplainedaboutthebirdnoises.

7．WhatdoesHarsukhdoforthebirdsbesidesfeedingthem?

A.Heprotectstheiryoungbirds.B.Hekillstheirnaturalenemies.

C.Hebuildsnestsforthem.D.Hetreatsthesickbirds.

IntheUS,tornadoes（龙卷风）areresponsiblefor80deathsandmorethan1,500injurieseachyear.Althoughtheyhappenquitefrequently,tornadoesaredifficulttopredict.Why?

Tornadoesdevelopfromstorms,butonlysomestormsarelikelytobecometornadoes.Scientistsdon’tknowwhereandwhenastormwilltouchthegroundandturnintoatornado.Today,thewarningtimeforatornadoisusuallyjust13minutes.

TimeSamarasisastormchaser.Hisjobistofindtornadosandfollowthem.Whenhegetsclosetoatornado,heputsaspecialtoolcalledaturtleprobeontheground.Thistoolmeasuresthingslikeatornado’stemperature,humidity（湿度）,andwindspeed.Withthisinformation,Samarascanlearnwhatcausestornadoestodevelop.Ifmeteorologists（气象学家）understandthis,theycanwarnpeopleabouttornadoessoonerandsavelives.

HowdoesSamarashunttornadoes?

It’snoteasy.First,hehastofindoneTornadoesaretoosmalltoseeusingweathersatellites.SoSamarascan’trelyonthesetoolstofindatornado.Instead,hewaitsfortornadoestodevelop.EveryMayandJune,Samarasdriversabout40,000kilometersarossanareaknownasToknownTornadoAlley,lookingandhopingtospotatornado.

OnceSamarasseesatornado,thechasebegins.Butatornadoishardtofollow.Sometornadoeschangedirectionseveraltimes—forexample,movingeastandthenwestandtheneastagain.WhenSanarasfinallygetsnearatonrnado,heputstheturtleprobeontheground.Beingthisclosetoatornadoisterrifying.Debris（碎片）isflyingintheair.Thenwindisblowingathighspeed.Hemustgetawayquickly.

Theworkisrisky,evenforaskilledchaserlikeSamaras.Butdangerwon’tstophishuntfortheperfectstorm.

8．Whatdoweknowabouttornadoes?

A.Theycanbepredictedbysatellites.B.Theyusuallycomedowninwinter

C.Thewarningtimeforthemisveryshort.D.Theyoftendevelopintostorms.

9．Aturtleprobeisusedto.

A.predicttornadoesB.collectinformationabouttornadoes

C.chasetornadoesD.decreasethepoweroftornadoes

10．Thethirdparagraphismainlyabout.

A.howtornadoesdevelopB.howtheturtleprobeworks

C.howpowerfulTornadoAlleyisD.howSamaraschasesatornado

11．Accordingtothetext,thejobofatornadochaseris.

A.difficultanddangerousB.stressfulandtroublesome

C.mysteriousandinterestingD.excitingandpopular

“Iwillthinkofit”Itiseasytosaythis;

butdoyouknowwhatgreatthingshavecomefromthinking?

Wecannotseeourthoughts,orhear,ortaste,orfeelthem;

andyetwhatstrongpowertheyhave！

SirIsaacNewtonwasseatedinhisgardenonasummerevening,whenhesawanapplefallfromatree.Hebegantothink,and,intryingtofindoutwhytheapplefell,discoveredhowtheearth,sun,moon,andstarsarekeptintheirplaces.

AboynamedJamesWattquietlybythefireside,watchingthelid（盖子）oftheteakettleasitmovedupanddown.Hebegantothink;

hewantedtofindoutwhythesteaminthekettlemovedtheheavylid.Fromthattimehewentonthinkingandthinking;

andwhenhebecameaman,heimprovedthesteamenginesomuchthatitcould,withthegreatestease,dotheworkofmanyhorses.

JamesFergusonwasapoorScotchshepherd（羊倌）boy.Once,seeingtheinsideofawatch,hewasfilledwithwonder.“WhyshouldInotmakeawatch?

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hethought.Buthowwashetogetthematerialsoutofwhichtomakethewheelsandthemainspring（钟表等的主发条）?

Hesoonfoundhowtogetthem:

hemadethemainspringoutofapieceofwhalebone.Hethenmadeawoodenclockwhichkeptgoodtime.Hebegan,also,tocopypictureswithapen,andportraits（肖像）withoilcolors.Inafewyeas,whilestillasmallboy,heearnedmoneyenoughtosupporthisfather.Whenhebecameaman,hewenttoLondontolive.SomeofthewisestmeninEngland,andthekinghimself,usedtoattendhislectures.Hismottowas,“Iwillthinkofit,”andhemadehisthoughtsusefultohimselfandtheworld.

Whenyouhaveadifficultlessontolearn,don'

tfeeldiscouragedorasksomeonetohelpyoubeforehelpingyourselves.Think,andbythinkingyouwilllearnhowtothinktosomepurpose.

12．WhatcanwelearnaboutJamesFerguson?

A.HewasborninarichfamilyB.Hiswoodenclockseldomworkedwell

C.HewasapainterfromEnglandD.Hismindgreatlyinfluencedtheworld

13．Whichwordcanbestdescribethethreescientistsmentionedinthistext?

A.crazyB.impatient

C.curiousD.easy-going

14．Whatistheauthortryingtotellus?

A.Thoughtsarenotimportantsincewecanseeortouchthem.

B.Itisimportanttotryachallengeonourown.

C.Askforhelprightawaywhenthingsgethard.

D.Greatpeoplehavegreatteachers.

15．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.IWillThinkofIt

B.WhyShouldNotIHaveaTry?

C.NothingisImpossibletoaWillingHeart

D.GreatScientistsMakeaGreatWorld

二、完形填空

Iwascyclingandnoticedapersoninfrontofme,about1/4ofkm.Icouldtellhewascyclingalittle16thanmeanddecidedtotrytocatchhim.Ihadaboutakmtogoontheroad17turningoff.

SoI18cyclingfasterandfasterandeveryblock,Iwasgainingonhimjustalittlebit.Ina19Iwasonlyabout100yardsbehindhim,soIreally20thepaceandpushedmyself.YouwouldhavethoughtIwascyclinginthelastlegofLondonO