河南省部分学校2021-2022学年高三年级上册期中考试英语试题分类汇编：阅读理解

河南省部分学校

2021-2022学年高三上学期期中考试英语试题分类汇编

阅读理解

河南省洛阳市2021-2022学年高三年级上学期期中考试英语试题

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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Childrenundertheageof18willbealloweduptothreehoursperweektoplayvideogames,

accordingtoanoticeissuedbyChina'sNationalPressandPublicationAdministration.Onlinegame

companiesarerequiredtoprovideservicestominors—from8to9p.m.onFridays,Saturdays,

Sundaysandlegalholidays—asawaytosafeguardtheirphysicalandmentalhealth.Childrenaie

playingmoreandmoreonlinegamesthesedays.Isittimetolimittheironlinegamingtime?What

roledoparentshave?Readerssharetheiropinions.

Rizlared

Onlinegamesareaddictivebutifchildrenaretaughthowtomanageinasensibleand

responsiblemannerthenitisnolongerathreat（威胁）.Toachievethis,parentsneedtosetexamples

fornotbeinggluedtotheirphones.Teachingisandalwayswillbethebestsolutiontosuch

problems.

Andrew

Goodpolicy.Bylimitingtimespentononlinegames,kidscanspendtimedoingmoreuseful

thingstodeveloptheirpotential.Theycangooutsideandrun,jumpandswiminsteadofsittingona

couchathomeandplayingwithasmartphone.

Adam

Itisoftenseenthatparentsarguewithchildrenovercellphones.Mostparentscanhardlyset

andenforcethetimelimitforitsdailyusage.Someforciblytakeawaytheircellphones,butitwill

ruintrustandrelationship.Evenworse,itwillmaketheirkidshatethem.

Pink

Excessive（过度的）gamingispurelyawasteoftimeandenergyforminorsandhasanegative

effectonbothphysicalandmentalhealth.Thegamingindustryshouldnotputprofit-flaking

interestsasitspriority（优先事项）.Theyshouldactinasociallyresponsiblewaytoprovidean

environmentforchildrentoensuretheirwell-beinganddevelopment.

Lauren

Therewouldbealoophole（漏洞）.Childrencouldusetheirparents5orotheradults5IDsto

avoidreal-nameregistration,thusmakingitimpossibletoputthispolicyineffect.Parents

absolutelyneedtostrengthenguidanceandsupervisiontokeeptheirchildrenfromgaming

addiction.

21.WhatshouldkidsdoaccordingtoAndrew?

A.Playonlinegames.B.Playwithasmartphone.

C.Studyallthetime.D.Goinforoutsideactivities.

22.WhatdoesPinkadvisethegamingindustrytodo?

A.Payattentiontoitsprofit.B.Focusonkids'health.

C.Beresponsibleforkids'surroundings.D.Persuadekidsloplaymoregames.

23.Whatroledoparentshaveaccordingtothepassage?

A.Theykeepholdoftheirphones.B.Theysetexamplesfortheirkids.

C.Theylimittheirkids'time.D.Theyblamekidsforaddiction.

B

ChrisRishworthisatravellingcyclistwhowouldtakephotosalongthejourney.Heregardsit

askillingthreebirdswithonestone.Besidesexercising,hecanalsoimprovehisphotographyskills

andraisemoneyforthechildreninneedthroughholdingaphotographyshow.Inthepastfiveyears,

Chrishasraisedmorethanonemilliondollarsandhelpedmorethan30orphans（孤儿）complete

primaryandsecondaryschooleducation.

Chris'photographshaveaverywiderangeofaspects,includingimpressivenaturalsceneries,

attractivelocalconditionsandcustoms,andmysterioushistoricsites,etc,buthebelievesthemost

heart-shakingoneisthephotoofababywallaby（沙袋鼠）.ItwasonAugust5thwhenChriswason

hiswaytoridethroughMagneticIsland.Chrissawahelplessbabyrockwallabytryingtogetintoits

deadmotherspouch（育儿袋）.Thedeepbrakemarksandpiecesofglassindicatedthatthemother

wallabywaskilledbyacar.ThesightshookhisheartsomuchthatChriswasalmostastonishedfor

awhile.Aftertakingaphotoofthisheartbreakingmoment,Chrisplacedthebabywallabyintothe

basketofhisbikeandtookittothelocalwildliferescueshelter.TheworkerstoldChris,"It'squite

commontofindbabywallabiesattractedtotheirdeadmothers——oftenduetotheroadkillon

MagneticIsland."Hearingthis,Chrisdecidedtosendthephototorelateddepartmentstopromote

furthermeasurestoavoidsuchthingshappeningagain.

Rockwallabieshavehadatoughhistoryintheirnativecountry,Australia,astheystruggleto

fightagainstextremeweatherandkeepupwithothercompetitors.TheAustraliangovernmenttook

aseriesofprotectivemeasuresandfoughtagainsthuntingactivitieseffectively,whichmadethe

numberofrockwallabiesincrease.Butnow,withthedevelopmentofMagneticIsland,alotof

trucksandprivatecarsfloodin,whichbreaksthepreviouspeace.ExpertsoftheWildlife

ConservationSociety(WCS)warnthatself-drivingtravelersandtruckdriversshouldpayattention

tothewildanimalsontheroadorbytheroadsidewhiledriving.

24.HowdoesChrisfindhistrip?

A.Itbringshimfortune.B.Itsinfluenceisworldwide.

C.Itsresultissatisfactory.D.Itmakeshisdreamcometrue.

25.WhatmadeChrisrealizethecauseofthemotherwallaby'sdeath?

A.Theheartbreakingphoto.B.Theworkers,words.

C.Histravelexperience.D.Thesignsofthescene.

26.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ABeautifulAustralianIslandDiscoveredbyaTravellingCyclist

B.AHeartbreakingMomentPhotographedbyaTravellingCyclist

C.AWonderfulPhotographyShowHeldbyaTravellingCyclist

D.ABadlyInjuredBabyWallabySavedbyaTravellingCyclist

C

Askaclassroomofchildrentodrawascientist,andyou'llseeplentyofcoloredlabcoatsand

glasses.Theimage(画像)hasn*tchangedmuchsincethe1960s,butthepersonwearingthelab

coatischanging.

Anewanalysisfindsthatmorefemalescientistshaveappearedinkids?drawingsinrecent

decades—goingfromnearlynonexistentinthe1960stoaboutathirdin2016.

Thefirstofmany“draw-a-scientist“studiesaskednearly5,000childrentodrawascientist

between1966and1977.Ofthose5,000drawings,only28drewfemalescientists.Thatwasjust

0.56percent.Today,femalescientistsarebeingpresentedmoreinthemedia.Forexample,ina

contentanalysis,13percentofpeoplepicturedinsciencefeaturestoriesofthe1960swerewomen

orgirls,comparedwith44percentinthe2000s."Thatmightreallyaffectchildren'sideaonwhata

scientistshouldbelike,“saysMiller,aPh.D.candidateinpsychology.

Tolookforchangesinchildren'sperceptiooovertime,theresearchersconducteda

meta-analysis.combiningdatafrom78studiesthatincludedatotalofmorethan20,000children

fromkindergartentothe12thgrade.Onaverage,28percentofchildrendrewfemalescientistsin

studiesconductedfrom1965to2016.

Whathasn'tchangedmuch:kidspickupstereotypes（模式化观念）bygender（性别）asthey

growup.Atage6,about70percentofthegirlsinthemorerecentstudiesdrewfemalescientists.By

age16,75percentdrewmalescientists.Thisisanimportantperiodinwhichkidsarelearning

stereotypes.Ifsimportantthatteachersandparentspresentdiverseexamplesofbothmaleand

femalescientists.

27.What'sthepictureofscientistsdrawnbya1960s,kidlike?

A.Amanwithlongcurlyhair.B.Awomanwithlabglasses.

C.Awomaninaformallabsuit.D.Amaninacoloredlabcoat.

28.Whatmaycontributetothechangesinkids'drawings?

A.TheimprovementofwomenAsocialstatus.

B.Thekidsareaffectedbyteachersandparents.

C.Morefemalescientistsappearinthemedia.

DTheincreasingnumberoffemalescientists.

29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“perception^^inParagraph4mostprobablymean?

A.Belief.B.Idea.C.Habit.D.Growth.

30.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat.

A.it'sastereotypethatscientistsaregenerallymales

B.girlsaremoreinfluencedbystereotypesthanboys

C.somechildrenarebornwithcertainstereotypes

D.mostchildrentendtopreferfemalescientists

D

Recyclingplastichasalwaysbeenastop-starteffort,andthewidevarietyofplasticswe

produce,thepollutionfromwaste,andotherlimitationsmakerecyclinganeconomic（经济）

problem.It'sestimated（估ip）only9%ofplasticevercreatedhasbeenrecycled.Butwiththehelpof

achemicalprocess,CanadianMirandaWangandhercompanyBioCellectionwanttochangethat.

Stabilityisoneofplasticgreatestqualitiesanddownside.There'slimitedevidencethatsome

plasticscanbiodegrade（生物降解）butlargelyphoto-plasticsdegradeinthesun.It'salongprocess,

andthetruthisthatwecanonlyestimatehowlongittakes.Wangislookingtobreaktheinaction

andBioCellection'staskistomakemostplasticwasterecyclable.

Sheoutlinestwocurrentmethods.Oneistotakeplasticslikewaterbottles,washthem,cut

them,meltandreconstitutethem."That'saverylimitedprocess^^shesays,duetotherequirement

thatplasticsbe"clean”.Theother,whichcanhandledirtierplasticsandalevelofpollution,is

calledhydrolysis（热解）.Intenseheatisappliedtobreakdownplasticssotheycanbereusedasoils

forenergy,but“it'snoteconomical,shesays.

BioCellection^solutionbuildsonresearchfromovertenyearsago,Wangexplains,whenaUS

studydiscoveredpurepolyethylenepowder（聚乙烯粉）couldbebrokendownbyacatalyst（催化

齐！J）.Wangandherco-founderJeanhituponabacteriumbeingabletoeatplastic.Intheyearssince,

theyengineeredacomparablecatalystcapableofdoingthesamejob,onlyfaster,whichevenworks

onplasticsnooneelsecanrecycleatpresent."Wehavenowfoundacatalystthatismuchcheaper

thantheonethatwasusedbefore,Wangsays.

Currentlyfocusingonplasticfilmslikeshoppinghags,thethree-hourprocessbreaksclown

plasticintochemicalsthatcanactasthebuildingblocksformorecomplexplasticproducts.

“Rightnowwe'reabletoachieveabout70%transformationfromplasticwastematerialto

thesechemicals,sheadds,sayingthey'reworkingtoincreasethatfigure.

31.Whyhassolittleplasticbeenrecycled?

A.Plasticischemicallystable.B.Recyclingplasticledtopollution.

C.Weproducedvariousplastics.D.Mostphoto-plasticsdegradeinthe

sun.

32.WhatdoesWangthinkofthetwocurrentmethods?

A.Highlyeffectiveanddynamic.B.Expensiveandpollution-causing.

C.Limitedandenergy-consuming.D.Widelyusedandrecognized.

33.WhatdidBioCellectionfindeffectivetorecycleplastics?

A.Polyethylenepowder.B.Chemicalproducts.

C.Plasticfilms.D.Acatalyst.

34Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.MirandaWangandhercompany.B.Anewplasticrecyclingmethod.

C.Thegreatestdownsideofplastic.D.Transformationofplasticwaste.

河南省南阳市2021-2022学年高三上学期期中考试英语试题

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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

HollywoodislookingEast.Andnotjustforticketbuyers.ItisputtingmoreandmoreChinese

elementsintoitsproductions.ChineseelementsareplayinganimportantroleinWesternfilms.Here,

welistjustafewoftheseelements.

TheChinesepeople

HollywoodhasahistoryofcastingCaucasian（白种人）actorsfbrfilmswheretheraceofthe

characterisanythingbutwhite.Now,thingsarechangingbitbybit.KungfusuperstarBruceLee

wasperhapsthefirstChinesefaceHollywoodgotfamiliarwith.ActionstarsJackieChan,Chow

Yun-fatandJetLeefollowedhisfootsteps.MoreandmoreethnicallyChinesefaceswereintroduced

tothesilverscreenaroundtheworld.

SymbolsofChina

KungfuseemstobeanelementimmediatelyassociatedwithChina.Thisalsoshowsinfilms.

TheKarateKid,starringJackieChanandactorWillSmithssonJadenSmith,tellsthestoryofhow

aboy,whowasbulliedatschool,changedthecourseofhislifeafterlearningmartialartsfromacar

mechanic（playedbyChan）.Thefilmearnedmorethan1.6billionyuaninticketsalesinChina.

TheChineselanguage

ActorBruceWillisshowedhislanguageskillsinthefilmRed,wherehesaid“Afewyearsago,

IlivedinWuhan,,inChinese.ThiscausedquiteastirinthetheatresforChineseaudiences.Willisis

nottheonlyonewhohasspokenChineseonthebigscreen.InPearlHarbour,AlecBaldwintaught

Americansoldiershowtosay"IamanAmericanHinChinese.NicolasCagealsodeliveredoneof

hismostrecognizedlines“IprefertoshootninChineseinLordofWar.

1.WhydoesHollywoodlookEast?

A.Chinesefilmindustrydevelopsbetter.

B.Hollywoodintendstoattractmoreticketbuyers.

C.HollywoodfindsitvaluabletocooperatewithChina.

D.ChineseelementsmakeabigdifferencetoHollywood.

2.WhichChineseactordidHollywoodfirstbecomefamiliarwith?

A.ChowYun-fatB.JackieChanC.BruceLeeD.Will

Smiths

3WhospokethelinesinChineseinPearlHarbour?

A.BruceWillisB.AlecBaldwinC.NicolasCageD.Jaden

Smith

B

AtthefirstexhibitionofHenriRousseau'spaintingsin1886,thepubliclaughedoutloud,and

criticsmadefunofhisoriginal,unschooledstyle,onewriting"MonsieurRousseaupaintswithhis

feet,andhiseyescovered.,,

Despiteheavycriticismthroughouthislife,Rousseaukeptpainting,confidentinhisgift.He

neverreceivedformaltrainingintheartsbecausehisfamilywastoopoor.Formorethantwenty

years,heworkedatthePariscustomsoffice.Itwasn'tuntiltheageof40thathetookupthebrush,

teachinghimselftopaintbycopyingworksattheLouvreandstudyingnature."Nothingmakesme

sohappyastoobservenatureandtopaintwhatIsee.^^hesaid.

Thoughhisbest-knownpaintingsareofjunglesceneswithmonkeys,lions,andsmallwoods,

RousseauneverleftFranceorsawajungle.Topaintforeignplantsandanimals,hereliedonbooks,

botanicalgardens(植物园)inParis,andhisimagination.MWhenIgointotheglasshouseandIsee

thestrangeplantsoffarawaylands/heoncesaid,"itseemstomethatIenterintoadream.”

Rousseauclaimedtohaveinventedanewstyleofpaintingcalledthelandscape-portrait,in

whichhepaintsabackgroundviewandthenaddsapersonintheforegroundlater,ashedidin

Myself.Portrait-Landscape(1890).

Calledanaive（天真）artistduetohischildlike,untrainedstyle,Rousseaupaintedcolorsoneat

atime,startingfromthetopandworkinghiswaydown.Whilecriticsdescribedhisworksasflatand

inexactdescriptionsofnature,heearnedtherespectofartistslikePabloPicassoandWassily

Kandinsky,whothoughtRousseauwasontosomethingnew.

Thoughhisworkwasneveracceptedbytheartworldinhistime,Rousseau'spaintingshangin

museumsaroundtheworldtoday.AndRousseau'soriginalapproachtoarthasinspiredcountless

artiststofollowtheirownuniqueviews.

4.WhydidRousseauhavenoformaltraininginarts?

A.Becausehepreferredpaintinginhisownway.

B.Becausehewasafraidofbeingcriticizedbyothers.

C.Becausehisfamilycouldn'taffordthetraining.

D.Becausethereweremoretobefoundinnature.

5.WhatcanwelearnaboutRousseau?

A.Hewasunwillingtodevelopapersonalstyle.

B.Hemovedtoajungletostudynature.

C.Hecamefromanartisticfamily.

DHewasindeedaself-taughtpainter.

6.WhatisRousseau'sartlike?

A.Itisblack-and-white.B.Itissimpleandoriginal.

C.Itpresentssocialreality.D.Itemployspersonsinthebackground.

7.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytellus?

A.Rousseau'sworkshavenowbeenrecognized.

B.Rousseauearnedagoodreputationinhistime.

C.Rousseauencouragedyoungartiststofollowhisfootsteps.

D.Rousseau'spaintingshavehardlyeverbeenshowninmuseums.

C

Anewstudysuggeststhat98percentofEmperorpenguingroupsmaybepushedcloseto

extinctionbytheyear2100.Andabout70percentoftheirgroupswillbeindangerby2050.The

researchwaspublishedinthejournalGlobalChangeBiology.

TheUSFishandWildlifeService(FWS)recentlyannouncedaplantolisttheEmperor

penguinsasthreatenedundertheEndangeredSpeciesAct.StephanieJenouvrier,whoisapenguin

ecologistsaidthatEmperorpenguinsneedsecureseaicetoreproduce,tofeedandtomolt.Molting

isthereplacementoftheiroldfeatherswithnewones.

Thenewstudylookedatoverallwarmingdevelopmentsandtheincreasinglikelihoodof

extremeweatherchangesbecauseofglobalwarming.Thestudynotedthatextremelylowlevelsof

seaicein2016ledtoalargereproductionfailureofanEmperorpenguingroupinAntarctica*s

HalleyBay.Thatyear,seasonalseaicebrokeupbeforeyoungpenguinshadtimetodevelop

waterproofadultfeathers.About10,000babybirdsdrowned,Jenouvriersaid.Thegroupdidnot

recoverafterwards.

EmperorpenguinsreproduceonlyinAntarcticaduringwinter.Temperaturescanreachminus

40degreesCelsius,andwindspeedscanreach144kilometersperhour.Thepenguinssurviveby

gatheringingroupsofseveralthousandbirds.Buttheycannotsurvivewithoutenoughseaice.

TheU.S.governmenthaslistedotherspeciesoutsidethecountryasthreatened,includingthe

polarbear.PolarbearsliveinArcticareasandarealsothreatenedbyclimatechangeandseaiceloss.

PlacingEmperorpenguinsonthethreatenedlistprovidesprotections,suchasabanagainst

importingthemforbusinesspurposes.PossibleeffectsonthepenguinsmustalsobestudiedbyU.S.

seafisheriescurrentlyoperatinginAntarctica.MarthaWilliams,principaldeputydirectorofthe

U.S.FWSsaid"climatechangeaffectsmanyanimalspeciesaroundtheworld.^^Sheadded,"The

decisionsmadebypolicymakerstodayandduringthenextfewdecadeswilldeterminethefateof

theEmperorpenguin."

8.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"likelihood”inPara.3mean?

A.DisappearanceB.significanceC.probabilityD.barriers

9.WhatcausedthelargereproductionfailureofanEmperorpenguingroup?

A.Beingshortofenoughseaice.

B.Lackingadequatefoodtofeed.

C.TheAntarcticabeingextremelycold.

D.Nothavingwaterproofadultfeathers.

10.WhatcanyouinferabouttheEmperorpenguinfromthepassage?

A.TheEmperorpenguinwilldieoutbytheyear2100.

B.TheEmperorpenguincansurvivebygatheringingroups.

C.ThefutureoftheEmperorpenguinisundercompletecontrol.

D.TheauthorityhastakenactiontoprotecttheEmperorpenguin.

11.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Emperorpenguinsandpolarbearsarelistedasthreatened

B.MeltingicethreatensEmperorpenguins,environment

C.HowEmperorpenguinssurviveinextremeweatherconditions

D.Climatechangeaffectsmanyanimalspeciesallovertheworld

D

We'vehadwavesofpanicaroundtechnologyfordecades,whetheritiscomicbooksorvideo

games.Nowithappenstobesocialmedia.Andthefactofthematteristhatparentsandteachers,

whoaretryingtoraisetheirkidsinthefaceofthesepanics,arebeingpoorlyservedbythe

governmentwhenitcomestogettingmeaningfuladvice.

It*snotthatsocialmediaisgoodorbadforpeople.It'sthatthescienceofsocialmediaand

mentalhealthisbroken.Weneedtodoresearch,butweshouldn'tbeapproachingitfromthe

perspectivethattheworldisending.Weneedtobecuriousandopentothepossibilityofitseffects,

positiveandnegative.

Thedangerforpolicymakersorparentsisthatifyoupretendthatsocialmediaisaproblem,

withouthavingevidence,andyoutakestepstoregulateit,theintervention（妨碍）couldendup

beingreallybadforyoungpeople.Youmightbetakingawayalifelineforvulnerable（脆弱的）kids

orfreethemoftheirhumanrighttoplay,whichismorallyreprehensible（受谴责的）atthebestof

times,letaloneduringapandemic.

Sothat*swhyFmnotgoingtotellyouthatIknowsocialmediaisbad.It'sperfectlyreasonable

forparentsandteacherstobeconcernedaboutsocialmedia,butit'sunavoidableandyoungpeople

aregoingtoencounteritsoonerorlater.Sowhatwouldyouratherdo:keeptheminthedarkand

leavethemill-equippedtodealwithitorletthemlearnaboutsocialmediawithyourhelpand

support?It'salittlelikelearningtorideabike.Bikescanbehugefuntoride,butyoucanalsohurt

yourselfonthem,whichiswhyyoudon'tjustgiveyourkidabikeandahelmetandwishthemgood

luck.Youhelpthemlearntoride.Similarly,you'renotaskingyour14-year-olddaughtertochoose

betweentellingyousomeonescaryismessagingherorlosingherphone.Youneedtotreatitlike

anythingelsethatcanhurtyou,butcanalsoconnectyou.

12.Whatdoesthiswaveofpanicrefertonowaccordingtothepassage?

A.TechnologyB.ComicbooksC.VideogamesD.Social

media

13.Whatshouldwedotohelpourchildren?

A.Givethemsomeinstructions

B.Asktheexpertsforhelp

C.Gotothespecialtreatmentcenter

D.Freethemoftheirhumanrighttoplay

14.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsthesocialmedia?

A.DoubtfulB.SupportiveC.NeutralD.Indifferent

15.Whichofthefollowingstatementsdoestheauthoragreewith?

A.Parentsshouldletchildrenlearnaboutsocialmediaontheirown.

B.Theworldisendingasaresultofthenegativeeffectsofsocialmedia.

C.Parentsshouldbecautiouswhenregulatingchildren'susingsocialmedia.

D.Parentsareadvisednottogivekidshelmetswhentheylearntorideabike.

河南省十所名校2021-2022学年高三上学期期中考试英语试卷

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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡

上将该项涂黑。

A

Someannualfestivalscomeoutofreligiousceremoniesorculturalevents,whileotherscome

aboutbecauseofmarketingexperimentsorboredom.Herearesomefestivalsthatmightmakeyou

scratchyourhead.

WifeCarryingWorldChampionship—Sonkajarvi,Finland

WifecarryingstartedasasportinSonkajiirvi,Finland,in1992.Participantsareaskedto

carrytheirwivesinavarietyofwaysacrossa253.5-metertrackfullofobstacles,fromfencesto

waterpools.Theprizeisawardedbasedonthewife9sweightinbeer.

InternationalHairFreezingContest—Whitehorse,Yukon,Canada

InternationalHairFreezingContestisafunwintercelebrationthatoccurseveryFebruary

outsideattheTakhiniHotPools.Participantsinthecontestputtheirheadsinthehotwaterofthe

poolsandthencreatefrostyhairstylesbyshapingtheirhairasitfreezesinthecoldairabove.

Temperaturesintheareacanreachbelow—30℃atthetimeofthecontest.Winnersreceivea

smallcashprize.

UnderwaterMusicFestival—LooeKeyReef,Florida,USA

HeldintheFloridaKeysinAmerica'sonlylivingcoralbarrierreef（珊瑚礁），thefestivalhas

beenrunningfbr31years.Alocalradiostationsponsorstheeventtopromotecoralprotectionand

responsiblediving,andtheyplaytheirsea-themedmusicunderwaterthroughspeakershungunder

boatssituatedabovethereef.Participantsareencouragedtowearcostumesandplay"underwater

instrulTlcnts^^tocompetefbrprizes.

BoryeongMudFestival—Boryeong,SouthKorea

ThisannualfestivaloccursinJulyinthevillageofBoryeong.Itwasoriginallycreatedas

anoutdoormarketingeventforBoryeongmudcosmetics（化妆品）.Themudthereisrichin

naturalmineralsandisusedtomakebeautyproducts.Thefestivalispopularwithlocalsand

touristsalike.Notablefestivitiesincludeamudpool,mudslides,mudprisonandmudskiing.

21.Peopleconcernedabouttheenvironmentwillmostprobablyfocusonthefestivalheldin

A.SonkajiirviB.WhitehorseC.FloridaD.Boryeong

22.Inwhichfestivalcan'ttheparticipantcompetealone?

A.BoryeongMudFestival.B.UnderwaterMusicFestival.

C.InternationalHairFreezingContest.D.WifeCarryingWorldChampionship.

23.Whatdothefourfestivalshaveincommon?

A.Theyallstartedasfunsports.B.Theyareallheldintheopenair.

C.Theyalloffercashtoprize-winners.D.Theyareallheldinthesameseason.

B

OnWednesday,16-year-oldAavaMurtotookoverforadayasprimeministerofFinland.

Themovewaspartofaninternationaleffortcalled“GirlsTakeover”,designedtobringattention

totherightsofgirls.Finland'sprimeminister,SannaMarin,handedoverthepositiontoAavaand

showedherhowthingsworked.ThoughAavadidn'tmakeanylaws,shedidmeetwithpoliticians,

speaktoreporters,andgiveaspeech.

GirlsTakeoverisaworldwideprogramrunbyagroupcalledPlanInternational.Theprogram

allowsgirlsaroundtheworldtotemporarilytakeoverpositionsnormallyheldbyleadersofall

differentkinds.

ThisisFinland,sfourthyearoftakingpartintheprogram.InadditiontoAavatakingoveras

primeminister,othergirlstookchargeofotherbusinesses,includingamagazine,auniversity,and

RovioEntertainment,thecompanybehindtheAngryBirdsvideogame.Thisyear,thefocusof

GirlsTakeoverisonequalityforgiftsintechnology.Aavanormallyspendsalotofhertime

workingtopromoteclimateactionandhumanrights.ButonWednesday,shefocusedon

technologyinherspeech.

^Inequalityaffectsmanyofusgirlsgloballyandaffectsourlivesinavarietyofways,“she

said.Aavapointedoutthatmostpeoplehavealwaysassumedthatboysareinterestedin

technologyandthatgirlsaren,t,whichisagainstthefactandcanmakeitharderforgirlsto

mastertheseskil