广东省紫金县2025届英语高三上期末经典试题含解析

广东省紫金县2025届英语高三上期末经典试题注意事项：1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0．5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3．请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．AsIopenedmyeyes,in______directionIlooked,Icouldseesmiling,peaceful,calmandcontentfaces.A．whatever B．however C．whichever D．wherever2．Itisthebusdriverwhoshould______thesafetyofthepassengers.A．answerforB．searchforC．standforD．gofor3．Notuntiltheendoftheperformance________thechancetotakephotoswiththerespectableactor.A．theaudiencegot B．theaudiencehadgotC．didtheaudienceget D．hadtheaudiencegot4．The88thAcademyAwardCeremonywasheldinDolbyTheatre______seatsanaudienceofapproximately3,400.A．where B．whose C．when D．which5．StarskaterWuDajingwonChina’sfirstgoldmedalatthe2018PyeongChangOlympicWinterGamesbreakingworldrecordinshorttrackmen’s500m.A．toB．byC．withD．in6．_____theplantonceaweekifyouaretogetfruitintheautumn.A．WateredB．WateringC．TowaterD．Water7．Don’tworry.Thehardworkthatyoudonow_____laterinlife.A．willberepaid B．wasbeingrepaidC．hasbeenrepaid D．wasrepaid8．ltwasinDecember,2018________ChairmanXiandPresidentTrumpmetinArgentina.A．when B．thatC．before D．since9．Weliveinthissocietynow________literallysomeoneisalwayshelping.A．when B．whereC．that D．what10．publicbicycleswithamobileappismoreconvenientforusers.A．TounlockB．UnlockC．UnlockedD．Unlocking11．_____howtogetalongwithothersisveryimportantinsuccess.A．KnowB．KnownC．HavingknownD．Knowing12．—“DoyoumindifIlookatyournotes?”—“Ofcoursenot._______.”A．NoproblemB．BemyguestC．WithpleasureD．Notatall13．----Therewon’tbeanywheretopark.----Oh,_______.Let’strythesubway.A．that’sarealbargainB．that’sagoodpointC．that’sreallysomethingD．that’sallsettled14．Nobodycangobackandstartanewbeginning,______anyonecanstartnowandmakeanewending.A．forB．andC．butD．so15．—Astudysuggestsreducingenergydemandinthefuturemay________urbanareas.—That’strue.Citiesneedmoreenergythansmalltownsorotherruralareas.A．catchonB．actonC．hangonD．centeron16．Aftersevenhours’drive,theyreached______theythoughtwastheplacetheyhadbeendreamingof.A．that B．whatC．where D．which17．Facetheproblembravelyandyou______anewwaytosuccess.A．findB．foundC．willfindD．havefound18．Thisisaveryinterestingbook.I’llbuyit,________.A．howevermuchitmaycost B．nomatterhowitmaycostC．howmuchmayitcost D．howevermanyitmaycost19．I________mycellphonelastnight.Nowthebatteryisrunningout.A．couldhavecharged B．mightchargeC．shouldhavecharged D．wouldcharge20．Forathird-culturekid,itisofteneasiertoanewforeigncountrythantotheir"home"country.A．movingB．tomoveC．moveD．moved第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）Longago,therewasarichman,whohadaverybighousewithalotoftreasuresandmanyservants.Oneday,twosilversaucerswerestolenfromthecupboard.Afterafewdays,anothertwosaucerswerestolenagain.Therichmanwasveryangry.Hethought,“Someonemusthavestolenthem.Imustcatchthethief,oranothertwosaucerswouldbestoleninafewdays.”Thenhehadanidea.Hecalledinallhisservantsandsaid.“Someofmysilversaucershavedisappeared.Someoneamongyoumusthavetakenthem.Whohastakenthem?”Theservantslookedatoneanotherandkeptquiet.Thentherichmansaid,“Ishallcatchthethiefmyself.Iamgivingeachofyouastick.Look,allthesticksareofthesamelength,Keepthesticks.Bringthembacktomorrow.Thethief’sstickwilltwocentimeterslonger.”Thatevening,Salleh,oneoftheservants,wenthomesadly.Hiswifeaskedhim,“Whyareyousosadthisevening?”“ThisstickwillgrowtwocentimeterslongertomorrowbecauseIhavetakenthesilversaucers,”hesaid.“Oh,don’tworry.Cutofftwocentimetersfromthestick,”hiswifesaid.“Inotherwordsyourstickwillbeofthesamelengthasanyoftheothersticks.”Hearingthis,hewasveryhappy.Atonce,hecutofftwocentimetersfromthestickwithaknife.Thenextday,eachoftheservantsbroughtbackhisstick.Therichmanthenmeasuredeachofthesticks.HefoundSalleh’sstickshorterbytwocentimeters.Sallehwasthethief.Hewascaughtandputinprison.Therichmangotbackthestolensaucers.1、Thesilversaucerswerekeptin____A．acupboardB．aboxC．thekitchenD．thebedroom2、Therichmanfound_____silversaucerswerestolenA．twoB．fourC．sixD．three3、Thenextday,therichmanknewthatSallehwasthethiefbecauseSalleh’sstick_____.A．remainedthesamelengthB．wasshorterbytwocentimetersC．waslongerbytwocentimetersD．brokeintwo4、WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．Salleh’swifetoldhimtoreturnthestolensaucersB．Salleh’swifewasangrywithhimC．SallehbroughtbackthestolensaucerhimselfD．Sallehdidashiswifetoldhimto.22．（8分）BooksYou’llNeedForYourShelfInFall2017♦SwingTime-ByZadieSmithTheauthorofcountlessessayshasanewworkoffictionontheway,and,onceagain,she’slookingatyoungwomenofcolorfindingtheirlivesastheygrowintoadulthood.InSwingTime,it’stwofriendswhoshareapassionfordancing.Asthewomenreachtheir20s,theypartways—buttheirfriendshipcontinuesthroughouttheirlives.♦AnotherPlaceYou’veNeverBeen-ByRebeccaKauffmanHercollectionisasetofconnectedstories,eachaboutayoungwomannamedTracywholivesandworksasawaitress.ThestoriesfollowTracyfromchildhoodtopresentday,throughpartiesintotheworkingworld.SomeareshowedbyTracyherself,butwe’regivenafullerviewofhercharacterfromstoriestoldfromeyesofothers.♦Moonglow-ByMichaelChabonMichaelChabondrewinspirationforhisnewnovelfromstorieshisgrandfathertoldin1989—storiesofacolorfullifethattouchedonunexpectedbitsofhistory.ItpromisestobearallofChabon’sbestqualities:amazingaccounts,realandknowablecharacters,andatasteoftophumor.♦WhateverHappenedtoInterracialLove?-ByKathleenCollinsKathleenCollinsdiedin1988atjust46.Writtenseveraldecadesago,thestoriesofferanhonest,artfulpeepholeintothethoughtsandexperiencesoftheblackpeopleandwomenaboutwhomCollinswrites.1、IfAndywantstoreadsomethingfunny,whosebookcanberecommended?A．ZadieSmithB．MichaelChabonC．KathleenCollinsD．RebeccaKauffman2、InwhichpartofalibrarycanweprobablyfindSwingTime?A．MathB．WomenC．HistoryD．Medicine3、ThebookAnotherPlaceYou\eNeverBeeniswrittenbyfollowing.A．orderoftimeB．orderofspaceC．orderofimportanceD．orderofemergency23．（8分）ComedyandPsychologyEarlierthisyearIdidapart-timecomedycourse.TheclasswastaughtbyRyan,aprofessionalcomedian.Ihadperformedashow,whichwasn’toriginallymeanttobeacomedy.However,theaudiencelaughedatmyfirstjoke,thencontinuedtolaughthroughouttheroutinesthatweremeanttobeserious.SoitwastheaudiencewhotoldmeIwasfunny,butIdidn’tunderstandwhyorhowtocontrolthecomic(滑稽的)moments.So,Ijoinedthecoursetolearn.“Turnoffyoureditorthatmakesyousaytherightthingandrememberhowtobeachild,”explainedRyan.“Don’ttrytobeclever.Don’ttrytoohardtobefunny…andknowingallaboutthetheoryofhumorisunlikelytohelpyoumuch.Justbehaveinasillyway.That’swhatpeoplewanttoseeonstage.”Ryanwouldhelpusloosenupbysayingthingslike,“Wanderaroundtalkingtoothers,butmakesurethatyou’retheloweststatuspersonhere.”I’dsaythatunderstandingthepsychologyofhumorhasactuallyhelped.RecentlyIcameacrossthebookInsideJokes:UsingHumortoReverse-EngineertheMind.Itsmainideaisthatanyself-directedintelligentsystemwillneedtocorrectitsownfault.There’sariskthattheoccasionalerrorwillbemade.Ifthiswasboringorburdensome,we’dbelesswillingtodoit.However,evolutionhasmadetheprocessfun.Here’sajokeinthebook:Twofishareinatank.Onesaystotheother,“Doyouknowhowtodrivethisthing?”Itworksontheprinciplethatwehavestartedtoimagineonething—thatthetankisthetypicalcontainerpeoplekeepfishin—and,justintime,thefollowingwordstellusthatourfirstassumptionwaswrong—it’saheavyvehicle.Forcorrectlyfiguringouttheerror,wearerewardedwithapleasurablefeeling.Thejokeisanefficientwayofencouragingthisnaturalreaction,andcomedianshavebecomeexpertsinslightlytouchingthismentalfunny-boneinordertomakeuslaugh.Ryanwasrightwhenhesaidthatknowingthetheoryofhumorwouldn’thelpusthatmuchasacomedy.Duringoneexerciseinthecourse,fourofusweretoldtoperformanopera.SusanandCarolinesangearnestlyoneithersideofthestage,andIbroughtHenrytothefloor,wherewewrestled(摔跤)eachotherlikeout-of-controlteenagers.Therestofthegroupwasinuncontrollablefitsoflaughter.Asaperformer,I’llneverappreciatejustwhyitseemedsofunny.ButthepointisthatIwouldneverhavewrittenthisonthepaper.Itwasajoyous,foundmoment.1、Whydidtheauthorattendthecomedycourse?A．Hewantedtoseehowthetheoriesworkedinpractice.B．Hediscoveredhehadsomenaturalabilityincomedy.C．Heworriedabouthowotherperformerswouldfindhim.D．Hegotunpleasantexperienceswhenperformingacomedy.2、Ryanrequiredthepeopleonthecomedycourseto______.A．copytheirfavoriteperformanceB．imagineotherpeople’sreactionsC．helpthemselvesfeelcomfortableD．behaveinamoreplayfulmanner3、WhatisthepurposeofthejokementionedinParagraph4?A．Todiscusswhathumorbringsaboutexactly.B．Togiveanexampleofanotherkindofhumor.C．Toprovethepointaboutpsychologyofhumor.D．Toshowwhysomepeoplearefunnierthanothers.4、Whatviewdoestheauthorputforwardintheend?A．Visualhumoriswhatappealstopeoplemost.B．Whatpeoplefindfunnyisoftenunpredictable.C．Theoriesexplaininghumortendtobemistaken.D．Learningcomicskillsprovestobeadifficulttask.24．（8分）AprimaryschoolinJinhua,ZhejiangProvincehasannounceditnolongerrequiresparentstosigntheirchildren’shomework,whichwasaimedatgettingparentstosupervise(监督)theirchildrenafterschool.ChinaYouthDailycomments:Puttinganendtotherequirementthatparentssignoffonthehomeworkoftheirchildreneasestheburdenonmanyparents,asotherwisetheywouldhavetodoprimaryschoolhomeworkafterahardday’swork.Butthereareworriesthatifparentsstophavingtosignoffontheirchildren’shomework,thechildrenwillnotgetgoodgrades.However,themosteffectivewayforchildrentostudyistodeveloptheirwillingnesstolearnanddotheirownstudies.Whendoinghomework,studentspracticeandhopefullyapplywhattheyhavelearned.Itistruethatteachersaresupposedtocheckstudents’homeworkandidentifytheirmistakes.Butsomeparentscorrecttheirchildren’smistakesbythemselveswhensigningoffonit.Itisthedutyofstudentstodotheirhomework,beresponsiblefortheirstudiesandcorrecttheirmistakes.Parents’supervisingtheirhomework,checkingtheiranswersanddealingwiththeharderproblemswillonlymakechildrenlessawareoftheirmistakesandencouragethemtowaitfortheirparents’helpwhentheyfaceanyproblems.Childrenhavetomanagetheirownlearninganddeveloptheabilitytostudybythemselves,ascompetencewillnotbeachievedifastudentsimplyrepeatsstricttasksinwhichheisassistedinschoolbyteachersandathomebyparents.AdelayedsatisfactionexperimentconductedbyWalterMischelinthe1960sprovedthatchildrenwithbetterself-discipline(自律)performedbetterintheirstudiesandinterpersonalrelationships.Thereislittledoubtthatparents’supervisioncanmakechildren’shomeworkbetter.Butitdoesnotgivechildrenthechancetopracticetheirabilitytosolveproblemsindependently.1、Whydoestheauthormentiontheprimaryschool’sannouncementinthefirstparagraph?A．Toexpresshisdoubts.B．Tointroducethetopic.C．Topresentanargument.D．Toclarifyhiswritingpurpose.2、Intheauthor’sopinion,stoppingsigningkids’homeworkmainlyaimsto__________.A．easetheburdenonmanyparents.B．helpchildrengetgoodgrades.C．increasethekids’awarenessofbeingresponsiblefortheirstudies.D．shift(转移)theresponsibilityofsupervisingkids’homeworkontoteachers.3、Whichofthefollowingcanbeaneffectcausedbyparents’stoppingsigningoff?A．Children’sgradeswillabsolutelydecrease.B．Childrenwillloseconfidencewhenfacinganyproblems.C．Childrenwillsimplyrepeatrigidtaskssoastopracticethemselves.D．Childrenwilltrytodealwiththeirproblemsandmistakesbythemselves.4、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetoparents’stoppingsigningkids’homework?A．Supportive.B．Indifferent.C．Neutral.D．Opposed25．（10分）Asurveyhasshownthatwhatyoudoonaplanecanbedeterminedbywhichnationalityislistedonyourpassport.Accordingtotheresultsofaninternationalpassengersurvey,Australiansarethebiggestdrinkersonboardwith36percentchoosingtodownthehatch,comparedto35percentofAmericansand33percentofBrits.TheAirlinePassengerExperienceAssociation(APEX)spoketoaround1,500people,aged18andolder,whohavetraveledbyplaneatleastonceduringthelastthreemonthsandwerelivingintheUnitedStates,UnitedKingdom,Germany,Japan,China,Singapore,AustraliaandBrazil.TheresultsfoundChinesetravelersaremostlikelytonodoffoncetheseat-beltsignswitchesoff.Theyarealsothefirsttotakeouttheircreditcardforsomein-flightshoppingandthebiggestfansofgaming.Americansontheotherhandliketousetheirtimeintheairmoreproductively----whennotdrinking----choosingtoworkwhileflyingat35,000feet.Meanwhile,BritsandGermansarethebestatmakingchatwithrandomstrangers----spending50percentmoretimethananyothernationality.Comparatively,Braziliansconducttheirconversationsonlineviaemail,messagingappsorsocialmedia.Despiteplanefoodhavingabadreputation,sevenoutoftenintervieweessaidtheywerehappytoeatupontheselectionofin-flightsnacksandmeals.In-flightmagazineswerealsopopularwithfouroutoffivepassengers.Theinternationalflyersdidhoweverexpresstheirdesireforbetterin-flightentertainment.“Theindustryhasgreatlyimprovedthecomfort,entertainmentandonboardservice,andpassengersareacceptingthoseimprovements”saidRussellLemieux,APEXexecutivedirector.“Atthesametime,passengersaredemandingmorefromtheirairtravelexperienceswhichwilldrivemoreimprovementstouchingallaspectsofthejourney.”headded.1、Whatcanyouprobablyseeintheflightaccordingtothepassage?A．Brazilianschoosetodrink.B．Americansdoin-flightshopping.C．Germanschattokillthetime.D．TheChineseswitchofftheseat-beltsign.2、Whenonboardtheplane,______.A．passengersfromonenationhavelittleincommonB．mostpassengersliketoreadin-flightmagazinesC．morethanhalfofthepassengersdon’tenjoyplanefoodD．mostpeopletendtousein-flighttimetohaveagoodsleep.3、Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A．Flyerscarelittleaboutentertainment.B．Flyersarenotsatisfiedwiththeimprovements.C．Flyersareexpectingbetterflightexperiences.D．Flyershavemoreandmoredemandsfromairlines.4、What’sthepurposeofthepassage?A．Toentertainreaderswithinterestingstories.B．Toencouragepeopletobehavewellinpublic.C．Tocriticizeimpolitebehaviorsontheplane.D．Toinformreadersoftheresultsofasurvey.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）Itwas1972，andIwasinsecondgrade.Intheclassroomtheteacher，Ms.Boyette，was1aloudtousfromIslandoftheBlueDolphins.Andwehadjustcometoapartofthebookwherethemain2wastrainingawilddog.Iwaslistening，caughtupinthe3ofall.Notfarawayfromme，thereseatedaboywhoalwaysfrightenedor4others，soIwas5ofthisboy.WhileMs.Boyettewasreading，Ilookedoverathim，forhewassomeoneIwasinthe6ofkeepinganeyeon.I7thathewaslisteningtoo，thathewasengagedbythe8，thathewasleaningforwardinhisseatandlisteningwithallhisheart.I9athim，open-mouthed.Iwas10withasuddenknowledgethatthisboywasinfactjust11me.Hewasakidwholikedastory.Theboymust12myeyesonhim，becauseheturned.Thensomething13happened.Hesmiledatme.14，Ismiledback，unafraid.Weweretwo15smilingateachother.WhyhaveIneverforgottenthis16moment?WhydoIstill17everydetailofit?Ithinkit’sbecausethatmomentillustratessobeautifullythe18ofreadingoutloud.Itshowsusintoasaferoom，whereeveryoneinvolved，thereaderandthelistener，canhavethatchanceto19eachother.Wehumanslongnotjustforthestory，notjustfortheflowoflanguage，butforthe20thatcomeswhenwordsarereadaloud.1、A．shouting B．singing C．talking D．reading2、A．author B．character C．reader D．listener3、A．wonder B．silence C．warmth D．comfort4、A．greeted B．touched C．hurt D．refused5、A．aware B．terrified C．bored D．guilty6、A．habit B．form C．effort D．hope7、A．predicted B．imagined C．promised D．noticed8、A．speech B．story C．journey D．diary9、A．pointed B．nodded C．stared D．waved10、A．struck B．mixed C．cheated D．confused11、A．behind B．beyond C．around D．like12、A．ignore B．feel C．meet D．observe13、A．useful B．natural C．serious D．amazing14、A．Then B．Again C．Instead D．Besides15、A．strangers B．kids C．teachers D．enemies16、A．funny B．busy C．lucky D．small17、A．seek B．organize C．recall D．trust18、A．power B．courage C．amusement D．ability19、A．cheer B．see C．miss D．mention20、A．challenge B．knowledge C．choice D．connection第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）Chinahasonceagainshoweditsabilitytochangetheworldwithits“fourgreatnew1．(invent)”–high-speedrail,electronicpayment,sharedbicycle,andonlineshopping.China’snew-generationhigh-speedtrain,theFuxingHao,isnowoneofthe2．(fast)trainsintheworld,whichcantravelataspeedof350km/h.Besideshigh-speedrail,China3．(improve)people’slivesinmanyotherinnovativewaysoverthelastdecade.Bikesharing,forexample,isnotnewitself.ButChinahasmade4．muchmoreconvenientandpopularbothinChina5．overseas.TheleadingChinesebike-sharingcompaniesMobikeandofoarenowoperatinginforeigncountriessuchasSingaporeandBritain.AndbackinChina,whenridingasharedbike,youcanstop6．(buy)andeatwhateveryouwant7．(simple)withataponyourphone.Youcouldeasilypaywithyoursmartphoneby8．(scan)theseller’sQRcode.Cashlesspaymenthasgrownintoa9．(choose)forChinesepeople-evenapancakesellerisusingAlipay.Besides,thefourinnovativewaysoflifearemostappealing10．Youthsfrom20countriesparticipatingintheBeltandRoadInitiative,andtheywishtheircountrieswouldemulateChinaintermsoftechnologicalachievements.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。Hearingyou’reworriedthecomingexam,Icanquiteunderstandyoubecausewe’reinthesameboat、ButIthinkwecandealwithitproperlyandmysuggestionareasfollows、Firstofall,it’snormalforustobenervoustillfacedwiththeexamwhichwethinkisimportant、Secondly,we’dbettertryourbesttostudyhardandbuiltasolidfoundation,andthenwe’llfeelconfidenceofwinningbythen、Thirdly,nomatterhowwefelt,theexamisstillapproaching、So,whynottofaceitbravely?Afterall,itisourlearningprocesswhichreallydeterminesoursuccess、Ifwealwayssparenoeffortonyourstudies,thereisnoneedtoworry,becausewe’vedoneallweshould、Sopleasestaycalmandrelaxing、Ihopemysuggestionswillbeofhelptoyou、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，打算利用寒假十天时间同父母一起赴英国伦敦旅游。请给你的英国朋友Smith写一封e-mail，告诉他你的行程安排并请他到希思罗国际机场接你，帮你预订宾馆等。内容包括:启程日期:1月26日航班:中国国航BA937，(11:15a.m起飞)飞行时间:约11小时注意:1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。参考词汇:希思罗机场HeathrowInternationalAirportDearSmith,I’mwritingtotellyouthat___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Bestwishesandlookingforwardtoyourearlyreply.Yours,LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、C2、A3、C4、D5、B6、D7、A8、B9、B10、D11、D12、B13、B14、C15、D16、B17、C18、A19、C20、B第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21、LaTomatina,SpainTomatojuiceflowsthroughthestreetsofBunolonthelastWednesdayofAugustastheworld’slargesttomatofighthappens.Festivitiesbegininthetownsquarewherethereisahugepolecoveredinsoapandwithalegofhamatthetop.Participantstrytoclimbupthepoletogetthehamaswatchersthrowbucketsofwatertothem.Afteragunisfiredtosignalthebeginningofthefight,peoplecatchthetomatoesandthroweachotherinthestreetsuntilthegunsoundsagain,markingtheendoftheevent.Holi,IndiaThisspringfestivaliscelebratedthroughoutthecountryinlateFebruaryorearlyMarch.Thetwo-dayeventcelebratesthelegendofPrahlad,whoescapedunharmedfromthefireoftheevilHolikaDahan.Peoplemarktheeventbylightingfiresandthrowingcoloredpowderononeanother.Childrenloadcoloredwaterintotoypistolscalledpichkariandtakeaimatpassers-by.Holiisknownasahappycelebrationofthetriumphofgoodoverevil.BurningMan,NevadaThisinfamousfestivalbeganin1986withtheburningofalargefiguretomarkthesummersolstice(夏至).It’ssincegrownintoaweek-longannualeventthatdrawsmorethan48,000peopletotheBlackRockDessert.ItisheldduringtheweekbeforeLaborDay.Participantssetupcampinthedeserttocelebrateart.Songkran,ThailandThisfestivalmarkstheThaiNewYear,whichiscelebratedinthesecondweekofApril.ThisisthehottesttimeoftheyearinThailand,soitmakessensethatthebiggestSongkrantraditionistothrowwateronpeople.Thaisofallagesjoininwaterfights,usingbuckets,hosesandwatergunstocelebratetheevent.5、ThefollowingcelebrationsarerelatedtowaterEXCEPT_________.A．LaTomatinaB．BurningManC．HoliD．Songkran6、Theunderlinedword“pichkari”isprobably_______.A．akindofgunB．abadmanC．fireD．powder7、Ifyouwanttoexperiencethehottestseasoninacountry,youcanchoosetovisit______.A．SpainB．NevadaC．IndiaD．Thailand8、Thetextiswrittenmainlyto______.A．encouragepeopletotravelB．introducesomeinterestingfestivalsC．advertisetheworld’sbiggestpartiesD．showthemostfamousperformances22、1、B2、B3、A23、1、B2、D3、C4、B24、1、B2、C3、D4、A25、GriffithObservatory(天文台)isanationalleaderinpublicastronomy,andoneofthemostpopularattractionsinLosAngeles.Itislocatedonthesouthernslope(山坡)ofMountHollywoodinGriffithParkat1,134feetabovesealevel.VisitorsmaydrivetotheObservatoryandparkinitsparkinglotoronnearbyroads.Noreservation(预定)isrequiredtovisit.Parkingislimited,andthebusiesttimesareweekend.Buses,taxis,andcarpoolsarewelcome.LADOTprovidesweekendpublicbusservicefromtheSunset/VermontMetroRedLinestation.GriffithObservatoryisopensixdaysaweek.Admissionandparkingarefree.HoursofOperationTuesday---Friday12:00noon---10:00p.m.Saturday---Sunday10:00a.m.---10:00p.m.MondayClosedThanksgivingDayandChristmasDayClosedSamuelOschinPlanetariumTheSamuelOschinPlanetariumtheateroffers8to10live,half-hou