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*Thegamelastsapproximately3hours.
*Excellentdanceshowsduringbreaks.
*On-sitegiftshops.
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*Disabledpeopleaccessible.
*On-siterestaurantsandgiftshops.
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*Eachtourlastsapproximately4hours.
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1.Whichofthefollowingwillyouchooseifyoulovesports?
A.SanAntonioMissionsBaseballGame.B.SchlitterbahnWaterpark.
C.GrandHistoricCityTour.D.SeaWorldSanAntonio.
2.WhatisspecialaboutSchlitterbahnWaterpark?
A.Ithasanon-sitegiftshop.
B.Itincludesinterestingrides.
C.Itofferssomethingunique.
D.Itisaccessibletodisabledpeople.
3.WhatcantouristsdoinSeaWorldSanAntonio?
A.Seeanexcellentdanceshow.
B.Havemealsinarestaurant.
C.Seemanymarineanimals.
D.Enjoythemselvesonabus.
4.What’sthepurposeoftheauthor’swritingthepassage?
A.Toattractpeopletotakepartinsomeactivitiesinsummerholiday.
B.Tointroducethefeaturesoftheseactivitiesinsummerholiday.
C.Toofferadetailedsummerholidayplantopeople.
D.Toencouragepeopletoexploreinterestingplacesatanytime.
B
TheoldChinesesaying“ashappyasspendingtheNewYear”mightbeoutdated(
过时的
)nowinthebusymodemworld.TheSpringFestivalisregardedasthemostimportantfestivalforChinesepeopleandanoccasionforallfamilymemberstogettogether,likeChristmasintheWest.ButmanytraditionalcustomsaccompanyingtheSpringFestival,however,haveweakenedinpractice.
SettingofffireworkswasoncethemosttypicalcustomoftheSpringFestival.Peoplethoughtthesputtering(
噼啪)soundcouldhelpdriveawayevilspirits.However,theactivityhasbeencompletelyorpartiallyforbiddeninbigcitiesforyearsasthegovernmenthastakensecurity,noiseandpollutionfactorsintoconsideration.
“Inrecentyears,somecitieshavebeguntoallowpeopletolightfireworksforlimitedhoursduringtheSpringFestival,surrenderingtopublicdemand.Respectingfolktraditionsisagestureofrespecttowardpublicopinion,”saidZhouXing,afolkloreresearcher.
“Aspeoplegainmoreincomeanditbecomeseasiertobuydailygoods,theNewYearholidayisjustlikeanyother.Afterlongworkdays,manypeopleusetheNewYearholidaytotakearest,ratherthanvisitingfriendsandneighbors.TheprocessofmakingandenjoyingthefamilydinneronNewYear’sEveisthemostimportantthing.However,manyfamilieswouldliketoeatouttosavetimeandenergy,”saidLi
Shunzhi,aresidentofHarbin,Heilongjiang.
“Ienjoytheholidaysverymuchinthecountryside.MyfamilyhasbeenpreparingfortheSpringFestivalmorethantwoweeksbeforetheholiday,cleaningthehouse,buyingholidaygoodsanddecoratingthehousewithpapercuttings.
OnNewYear’sEve,
thewholefamilystaysuptoseetheNewYearin,andinthedaystofollow,aseriesofactivitiessuchasliondancing,dragonlanterndancing,lanternfestivalsandtemplefairswillbeheld.Withouttheancienttraditions,
theholidayisnothingtous,
”
saidZhang
Hui,fromHebei.
5.WhichofthefollowingisWRONGaccordingtothepassage?
A.Settingofffireworkshasbeenforbiddeninsomebigcitiesforyears.
B.Nowadays,peoplecanlightfireworksinsomecitiesduringtheSpringFestival.
C.Peoplebelievethatthesoundoffireworkscandriveawayevilspirits.
D.Inthepast,settingofffireworkscouldn'
tbeseenalmostanywhere.
6.WhatLiShunzhisaidimplies
__________.
A.whatpeopledoduringthefestivalnowisdifferentfromthepast
B.peoplewouldliketohavethefamilydinneronNewYear’sEve
C.peopleprefertovisitfriendsandneighborsratherthantakearest
D.theNewYearholidayisjustlikeanyotherday
7.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?
A.ZhangHuioftenspendstwoweekspreparingfortheSpringFestival.
B.ZhangHuiisusedtospendingtheSpringFestivalwithhisfamily.
C.ZhangHuialwaystakespartinaseriesofactivitiesaftertheSpringFestival.
D.ZhangHuilivesintheurbanarea.
8.Whatdoesthewholepassagemainlytalkabout?
A.TheSpringFestivalisaslivelyasbefore.
B.TheSpringFestivalisoutdatednow.
C.TheSpringFestivalislosingitsqualities.
D.TheSpringFestivalinChinaismoreimportantthanChristmasintheWest.
C
Werecognizeourfriends’faces.Andwe’renotalone.Manysocialanimalscanidentifyindividualsoftheirownspeciesbyfeaturesoftheirfaces.That’simportant,becausetheyneedtobeabletochangetheirbehaviordependingonwhotheymeet.Andarecentresearchhasshownthatsomespeciesofmonkeys,birds,anddomesticatedanimalscaneventelldifferentfacesapartbylookingatphotographsalone.
EthologistLé
aLansadeoftheFrenchNationalResearchInstituteforAgriculture,FoodandEnvironmentdidanexperimenttofindouthowwellhorsescanrecognizeindividualpeopleinphotographs.
Sheandherteamfirsttaughtthehorseshowto“choose”betweentwoside-by-sidepicturesbytouchingtheirnosestoacomputerscreen.Thehorseswerethenshownphotosoftheirpresentkeeperalongsidefacesofunfamiliarhumans.Theyhadneverseenphotosofanyofthepeoplebefore.Thehorsescorrectlyidentifiedtheircurrentkeeperandignored(忽视)thestranger’sfaceabout75%ofthetime.Infact,eventhoughthehorsesdidn'
tgetitrighteverysingletime,theywereatleastascorrectinpickingouttheirearlierkeeperastheywereatidentifyingtheirpresentone.
Theresultssuggestthatnotonlycanhorsesdifferentiatebetweenfamiliarandunfamiliarhumanfaces,theyalsonaturallyunderstandthatphotographsaretwo-dimensionalrepresentations(二维呈现)ofreallife,withoutanyother
intimations
suchassmellorsound.Andthey’reevenbetteratthisthanouroldestanimalpartner,thedomesticdog.
Inaddition,horsesseemtohaveastronglong-termmemoryforhumanfaces,liketheirlonglifespanandhistoryofdomestication.Infutureexperiments,theresearcherswouldliketotestwhetherlookingatphotosofpeoplethattheyhavehadbadexperienceswithinthepastmightcausehorsestoactanxiousorevenavoidance.Somaybethinktwicebeforedoinganythingthatmightgiveahorsealongface.
9.Whydidresearchersshowthehorsesboththekeeper’sphotosandthestrangers’?
A.Tofindoutwhathorseswoulddointheexperiment.
B.Toseewhyhorsescouldrecognizethekeeperinthepictures.
C.Totestwhetherhorsescouldrecognizethestrangersinpictures.
D.Tostudytowhatdegreehorsescanmakeoutdifferentpeopleinpictures.
10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“intimations”inparagraph4referto?
A.clues
B.differences
C.photographs
D.senses
11.Whatareresearchersstilluncertainabout?
A.Whetherhorsescanlivelongerthanotheranimals.
B.Whetherhorsescanrememberhuman’sfacesforalongtime.
C.Whetherhorsescanshowtheiremotionsatthesightofphotos.
D.Whetherhorsesarebetteratrecognizingphotosthanotheranimals.
12.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?
A.Totalkaboutanimals’species.
B.Toexplainanimals’facialfeatures.
C.Toshowanimals’behaviourforadaptation.
D.Tointroduceanimals’abilitytoidentifyfaces.
D
OnMarch17therewillbeanexplosionofgreencoloracrosstheworldincelebrationofStPatrick’sDay.TheIrishtraditionallywearsomethingcoloredgreenonthisdayasthecolorisconnectedwithIreland.AnotherStPatrick’sDaytraditionisforthenon-IrishtomakejokesabouttheIrish.UsuallythesejokeswillbeaboutIrishstupidityortheirfamousthirstforalcohol,ortheirreputation(名声)fortellingtall(untrue)stories.ThesecharacteristicsareallpartofthefamousIrishstereotype(成见)thatIrishmenarehot-tempereddrinkers,wholovetofightandwilldoanythingtoavoidaday’swork.
Therealjoke,however,isthatthisnegativeIrishstereotypestillexists,Thestereotypemighthavehadsometruthbackinthe19thcenturywhenIrishwaspoverty-strickenandstarving.ManyIrishmovedtotheUnitedStatestoescapefamine(饥荒),buttheretheyhadtocompete,occasionallywiththeirfists,forjobsandhousingwithotherimmigrantgroups.ItwasonAmerica’sstreetsthattheIrishearnedtheirreputationforstreetfighting.However,it