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HumansvilleFallFestival
TheHumansvilleFallFestivalmaybehostedbyasmalltown,butthatdoesn'
tmeanit'
slackingbigfun.Perfectforallages,thisfallfestivaliscelebratingits70thyearandwillprovidethreefulldaysoffun.Thisyear'
sfestivalwillfeaturelivemusicfromfantasticlocalmusicians,whichwilldefinitelymakeitdifferentfromtheonesinotheryears.You'
llalsofindfuncarnivalrides,talentedartisanssellingtheirgoods,andanamazingparadetowrapuptheeventonSaturday.
SouthsideFallFestival
TheSouthsideFallFestivalisperfectforfamilycelebrations,withanalcohol-freeenvironmentandfreeadmission.Enjoyacolorfulparadeandfloatcontest,deliciousfoodvendors,livemusic,karaoke,andmore.
FallIntoArtsFestival
Makesuretobringthekidsalongforthisfestivalthatcelebratesallthingscreative.TheFallIntoArtsFestivalfeaturesahostofkid-friendlyactivitieslikealegobuild,sandart,bubblestations,chalkthesidewalk,ajumphouse,andmore.Parentswillhaveplentytodoaswell,withanexcellentvarietyofartists,festivalfood,aminifilmfestival,andmuchmore.,
21.Whichfestivalsarefreeofcharge?
A.SouthsideFallFestivalandFallIntoArtsFestival
B.SeymourAppleFestivalandSouthsideFallFestival,
C.HumansvilleFallFestivalandFallIntoArtsFestival
D.SeymourAppleFestivalandMarionvilleAppleFestival.
22.WhatmakesHumansvilleFallFestivalspecialthisyear?
A.FunactivitiesonSaturday.
B.Thedurationofthefestival.
C.Theareaofthehostingtown.
D.Musicians'
liveperformance.
23.FallIntoArtsFestivalisspeciallywelcomedby.
A.movieloversB.modernartists
C.visitorsofallagesD.familieswithkids
B
Inawinforliteraryfictionamiddecliningsales,SallyRooney'
snovelNormalPeoplehasbeennamedWaterstonesbookoftheyearin2018.
Rooney'
ssecondnovel,whichfollowstwoyoungpeoplefallinginloveinIreland,hassold41,000copiesinhardbackintheUKsinceitwasreleasedinAugust-fivetimesthehardbacksalesofher2017debut,ConversationsWithFriends.At27,Rooneyisnowtheyoungestwinneroftheaward,whichisgivenbytheUK'
sbiggestbookshopchain,Waterstones.
NormalPeoplereceivedalmostuniversalapplauseuponitsrelease.LonglistedfortheManBookerprize,thebookwonnoveloftheyearattheAnPostIrishbookawardsinNovemberof2018andhasalsobeenshortlistedfortheCostanoveloftheyear,announcedinJanuaryof2019.
ThereaderresponsetoNormalPeoplehadbeenastonishing.Aswellastheuniversalpraise,ithasbeenahugeword-of-mouth(口头的)hit.There'
recustomersreturningtobuymultiplecopiesasgifts.NormalPeoplestrengthenedSallyRooney'
sreputationasthevoiceofhergenerationandoneofthemostexcitingnovelistsaroundtoday.Itssuccessisatestamenttothehealthofliteraryfictionandindicatesthatthereisstillsignificantappetiteforexcellentstorytelling.
Theaward,establishedin2012,tendstogotobooksthatarealreadybestsellersnearChristmas.IthaspreviouslybeenwonbythelateAmericanauthorJohnWilliams'
sStoner,thecookbookPolpobyRussellNorman,andlastyear'
schoice,PhilipPullman'
sLaBelleSauvage.
JamesDaunt,Waterstones'
managingdirector,saidRooney'
swinwasasignofthehealthystateofliteraryfiction,whichhasseensalesdecreaseoverthelastdecade."
Wearedelightedtonameitourbookoftheyear,"
hesaid.
24.Whatdoweknowaboutthecurrentsituationofliteraryfiction?
A.ItsellswellinWaterstones.
B.Itdoesn'
tenjoypopularity.
C.Itmainlytellslovestories.
D,Itisabigwinnerin2018.
25.WhatcanweinferaboutNormalPeople?
A.ItwasBritain'
smostpopularbookin2018.
B.Itwondifferentawardsinalotofcountries.
C.Itreceivedpraisesoonafteritwaspublished.
D.Itmadeitsauthorthevoiceofyoungpeople.
26.Theunderlinedword"
testament"
isclosestinmeaningto"
"
.
A.examinationB.evidenceC.concernD.statement
27.WhatisthemainfunctionofParagraph5?
A.Toattractreaders'
attention.
B.Tointroduceotherprizewinners
C.Toserveasbackgroundinformation.
D.TocompareSally'
snovelwithotherbooks.
C
In201l,NancyBallardwentforaroutinecheckupthatturnedintosomethingextraordinary.Infact,shewascarryingapaintingofaplantshe'
ddonewhenshearrivedatherdoctor'
sSanFranciscooffice."
Itwouldbegreatifwehadartworklikethatforourchemotherapy(化疗)rooms,"
thenursesaid.Ballardaskedtoseeone.
Shewasshockedbywhatshefound.Thewallsweredullandbare,andthepaintwaschipping(剥落).Itwasadepressingroomforadepressingroutine-patientsrestrictedtochemodripsforperhapsseveralhours,oftenwithnothingtolookatotherthanthosesadwalls.Ballarddidn'
thavecancerherself,butshecouldsympathizewiththepatients."
Icouldn'
timaginehowanyonecouldeventhinkaboutgettinghealthyinaroomlikethat,"
shesays.Asithappens,Ballard'
sphysician,StephenHufford,wasillwithcancerhimself,sofindingtimetodecoratetheroomswaslowonhisto-dolist.SoBallardmadeithermissiontobrightenuptheplace.
Shestartedbye-mailing20localdesigners."
Iwrote,'
Youdon'
tknowme.Butmyhearthurtsafterseeingtheserooms,"
sheremembers.ShethenaskedwhethertheywoulddonatetheirtimeandmoneytotransformjustoneofDr.Hufford'
sroomseach.
Asithappened,sixofthemwrotebackalmostimmediately.Sixroomsgotnewpaint,lightfixtures,artwork,andfurniture.Dr.Huffordwasdelighted."
Allthepatientsfeelrelievedofthepainbecauseofit,"
hesaid.Heevennotedthathisowntoneofvoicewasdifferentintheroomsandthathewasbetterabletoconnectwithhispatients.
Ballardwassoencouragedbythepatients'
reactionsthatshecreatedanonprofit,RoomsThatRock4Chemo,toraisemoneyanddecoratemorespaces.Sincethen,shehasworkedon20projects,includingoneinPennsylvania."
WewereinPhiladelphiaforaribboncutting,andawomanwasthereonherthirdbattlewithcancer,"
saysBallard."
Whenshesawwhatwe'
ddone,shesaid,'
I'
mgonnabeatitthistime.IthoughtIwasn'
tgoingto,butnowIknowI'
mgonnabeatit"
28.WhatmadeBallarddecidetohelpdecoratethechemotherapyrooms?
A.Hersympathyforcancerpatients.
B.Herpassionforroomdecoration.
C.ThegoodrelationshipwithHufford.
D.TherequestofanurseinSanFrancisco.
29.WhatoutcomedoesBallard'
seffortbringabout?
A.Morehospitalswillbebuilt,
B.Huffordcuredmorepatients.
C.Thecancerpatientswerefeelingbetter.
D.Hufford'
schemotherapyroomsgotgoodfame.
30.WhichwordsbestdescribeNancyBallard?
A.Lovinganddevoted.
B.Talentedandenergetic.
C.Richandgenerous.
D.Ambitiousandcreative.
31.Whichcanbeasuitabletitleforthepassage?
A.DesignforHope
B.BattleagainstCancer
C.DonationforPatients
D.DecorationinHospital
D
Plantsareboring.Theyjustsittherephotosynthesizing(光合作用)whileanimalshaveallthefun.Right?
Notsomuch.Anewstudyhasfoundthatthereisalonghistoryofinteractionsbetweenantsandplants.Theantandplantco-evolution(协同进化)startedwithantsfeedingonplantsandplantsevolvingant-friendlyfeatures.
Plantsmakeanumberofdifferentstructuresthatarespecificforantuse.Someplantshaveevolvedfeaturesthatpersuadeantsintodefendingthemfromattackfromotherinsectsandevenmаmmаlѕ.Тhеѕеіnсludеhollowthornsthatаntѕwillliveіnѕіdе,orехtranесtаr(琼浆)оnlеаvеѕorstemsfortheantstoeat.Someantswilljustcheatandtakethenectarandrun,butsomewillstickaroundandattackanythingthattriestohurttheplant.Otherplantsgetantstohelpthemmovetheirseedsaround,byprovidingthemwithrichfoodpacketsattachedtotheseeds.Theantwillpickuptheseedandcarryitaway,eatthefoodpacket,andleavetheseed-ofteninanutrient-richareawhereit'
llgrowbetter,andsinceit'
sfartherawayfromitsparent,theywon'
thavetocompeteforresources.
Butscientistsweren'
tsurehowtheevolutionaryrelationshipbetweenantsandplantsgotstarted.Ifevolutionisanarmsracebetweenspeciesdevelopingwaystomakeuseoftheirneighbors,thenscientistswantedtoknowwhetherplantsorantsfiredthefirstshot.Itwasachicken-and-eggquestion,whetherthingsstartedwithantsdevelopingbehaviorstotakeadvantageofplants,orplantsevolvingstructurestotakeadvantageofants.
Thehistoryofantsandplantsevolvingtogethergoesbacktothetimeofthedinosaurs,andit'
snoteasytotellfromfossilswhofiredthefirstshot.However,itisaquestionoflittlesignificance.Scientistssaytheirstudymatersbecauseitprovidesalookathowthesewidespreadandcomplexinteractionsevolved.
32.Someplantsattachfoodpacketstotheirseedsinorderto.
A.rewardtheantsB.makeafoolofants
C.providenutritionfortheseedsD.gettheseedsmovedaround