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阅读理解

山东省济宁市曲阜市2023-2024学年高一上学期期中教学质量检测英语试题

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

Hello,everyone.Welcometoourschool.Nowlet'stakealookatsomeinterestingschool

publications（出版物）

Columbus

Itisourliterary（文学的）magazine:thenameshowstheplacewherewelive.Editorial

trainingincludesdevelopingskillsforcreativewriting.Publishedtwiceyearly,manyexcellent

studentsarealsorecognizedasScholasticWritingAwardswinners.

Diversion

Itisourlanguagepublication.Publishedonceayear,itimpressesreaderswithstudentworks

presentedinChinese,French,andSpanish.Workingwithadvisorswhoteachtheselanguages,

studenteditorshelpinpresentingtheirclassmates'workincludingpoems,essays,shortstoriesand

art.Diversionisoftenusedbyourlanguageteachersintheclassroomaswell.

TheBruner

ItisTrinity'syearbook.Servingtheentireschool,itisayearlyleslament（证明）lothemany

aspectsofTrinitylife.EditorialpositionsarenamedinMay,allowingeditorstoattendatwo-day

summermeetingatNYU.Thismeetingallowsstudentstodeveloptheirabilitytogetknowledge

beforellicslarluftheschoolyear.Workontheyciirbookbeginsiiiiincdialclyllicrcaflcr,as

studentsworktocreateanimpressiveK-12publication.

TheTriniyTimes

Itistheupperschoolnewspaper,written,edited,photographedandproducedcompletelyby

studentsasanextracunicularactivity.ItscontentsincludeArtsandInnovation,TrinityLife,NY

Culture,Science,OpinionandEditorial,andSports.

21.WhatisspecialaboutDiversion?

A.Itispublishedindifferentlanguages.

B.Itpublishesteachers'works.

C.Itcomesoutonceamonth.

D.Itfocusesonsports

22.WhatisthepurposeofthesummermeetingatNYU?

A.ToprovetheadvantagesofTrinitylife.

B.Topresentstudents'poemsandessays.

C.Tomakestudentsbetteratgainingknowledge.

D.Todevelopstudents'skillsforcreativewriting.

23.Whichpublicationiscompletelyrunbystudents?

A.TheTrinityTimes.B.Diversion.C.TheBrunerD.Columbus.

B

Itwasacoldwinter.Thewindblewallnightandthesnowwasblinding.Whenmorning

came,mythreechildrenandIgotupandmadeourwaytothewindows.Aswelookedoutof(he

window,wesawthatthehenhousewasgone.Ourthreehenshadbeenblownaway.

Ilookedattheemptinessoutside.ThenIsawallthreechickenssittingaroundtheedgeofa

whitebucket.Howwasthisstrongwindnotblowingthemintothefieldbeyond?Iquicklyputon

mylongheavywintercoatandlargeboots.

Ishoutedatthewindasitblew.Iwasalone,strugglinginthesnow.Mychildrenstaredoutof

thewindowintothevastwhiteseaofsnow,(heireyesfocusedfbranysignofmovement.Outside

Iheard(hesoundofmybootsasIbraved(heelements.

Thesnowcirclingaroundme,Islowlymademywayto(hesoftcluck-cluck-clucksoundmy

hensalwaysmade.WhenIreachedthem,Isawthattheirlittlefeetwereholdingontotheedgeof

thebucket,headsben1(l;)lbiwardandawayfromthewind.Igcnllyliftedeachhenandpulit

carefullyintothewarminside.ThenIbeganthefreezingwalkbacktothesmallshed(棚

子)directlybehindourhouse.OnebyoneIlaidmychickensonthecoldfloor,andtheybeganto

clucksoftly.

AsIshutthesheddoors,myeyeswentdirectlyto(hewindowwheremychildrenwere

watching.Theyjumpedupanddowncheering,andsodidI!Iwasn'tsomesupermanfrommovies.

1wassimplyamom,butthelookonmychildren'sfacestoldmethattheythought1wasahero

mom.

24.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenseeingthreechickenssittingaroundabucket?

A.Frightened.B.Unbelievable.C.Regretful.D.Confident.

25.Howdidtheauthorreachthehens?

A.Byshoutingatthehenheuse.

B.Bywearingprotectiveclothes.

C.Bysearchingfbrthewhilebucket.

D.Byfollowingthesoundofthehens.

26.Whatcanbelearnedabouttheauthorfromthepassage?

A.Shestruggledtobeahero.

B.Sheenjoyedherselfinthesnow.

C.Shewaswatchedbyherchildrenalltheway.

D.Shewantedtobeviewedassomesuperman.

27.Whichis(hebesttitlefor(hetext?

A.HensinTrouble.B.HerointheSnow.

C.KindnessinNeed.D.WhetherinExtreme.

C

OnSaturday,August24,1918,itwasrainingcatsanddogsandthunderingoveracitycalled

SunderlandonthenortheastcoastofEngland.Thestormlastedfbronlyabouttenminutes.People

weresurprisedtoseethatitwasnotjustrainwaterfallingfrom(hesky.Therewerefishfalling

down,too!Peoplecameouttofindoutwhatwashappening.Theycouldnotbelieve(heirown

eyes.Therewerethousandsoffish—sandeels(沙鳗)一lyingontheground.Theywereabout

sevencentimeterslong,andallwerefrozendead.

Sanduclsswimlogclhciinlargegroups,oflcninsandywater,andarcuflunloiiiidinlarge

numbersintheNorthSea,whichreachesouttotheeastofSunderland.Howwasitpossiblefor

thesesandeelstofallfromiheskyandlandonSunderland?

Scientistsbelievedtheheavythunderstormthatafternoonmayhavecausedawaterspout(水

龙卷)，Waterspoutscanbeformedwhenstrongwindsmovequicklyinacircleoverwater.They

aresopowerfulthatanythinglessthanonemeterinlengthcanbetakenintothemandforcedinto

theclouds.Thecloudscarrywhateverhasbeentakenintothemforlongdistancessometimesover

150kilometers.It'sverycoldupthereandeverythingsoonfreezes.

Forhundredsofyearstherehavebeenreportsofsmallanimalsbeingtakenintothesky

throughwaterspouts.In2009,deadtadpolesraineddownonthecityofNanaoinJapan.In2012,

fiftykilosofprawnsfellfromtheskyoverSriLanka,in2017,fishfellonthecoastalcityof

TampicoinMexico

Itmustbeaverystrangeexperiencetoseefishrainingdownonyou.Itwouldprobablyhurt

ifonefellonyourhead!Withclimatechangeandmanyreportsofterriblestonns,will(hetime

evercomewhenitmayreallybegintoraincatsanddogs?

28.WhatdoweknowaboutthesandeelsthatlandedonSunderland?

A.Theywerefewinnumber.

B.Theycameindifferentsizes.

C.Theywerestillalivewhenlanding.

D.TheyprobablycamefromtheNorthSea.

29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"them"inParagraph3referto?

A.Clouds,B.Waterspouts.C.Sandeels.D.Thunderstorms.

30.WhydoestheauthormentionthefalloftadpolesinJapan?

A.TostresstheenvironmentisnotpleasantinJapan.

B.lbintroducewaterspoutscanreachasfarasJapan.

C.Toshowthatrainingseaanimalsisnotnewinhistory.

D.Tbexplaindifferentanimalscanfallindifferentcountries.

31.Whatis(heauthorreallyworriedaboutinthelastparagraph?

A.Health.B.EnvironmentC.Wildanimals.D.Travelsafety.

D

Artandsciencemayseemlikeoppositelliings.Onemeanslliccreativeflowofideas,itiidthe

othermeanscold,harddata(数据)一somepeoplebelieve.Infact,thetwohavemuchincommon.

Now,astudyfindsartcanhelpstudentsrememberbetterwhattheylearnedinscienceclass.

MarialeHardiman,aneducationspecialistalJohnsHopkinsUniversity,noticedthatstudents

whousedartintheclassroomlistenedmorecarefully.Theymightaskmorequestions.Theymight

volunteermoreideas.What'smore,studentsseemedtoremembermoreofwhattheyhadbeen

taughtwhentheirsciencelessonsincludedart.lbprovethat,Hardimanteamedupwithsome

researchersandsixlocalschools.

Intheexperiment,theresearchersworkedwithteachersin16fifth-gradeclassrooms.They

providedtraditionalsciencelessonsandart-focusedones.Intheart-focusedones,theymigh:sing

theinformationinstead.

Theteamrandomly（随机地）dividedthe350studentsintoeitheratraditionalscience

classroomoranart-focusedone.Studentsthenlearnedscienceusingthatwayforthewholeunit

一aboutthreeweeks.Whentheychangedtoanewtopic,theyalsochangedtotheothertypeof

class.Thisway.eachstudenthadbothanart-focusedclassandatraditionalone.Everyunitwas

taughtinbothways,todifferentgroupsofstudents.Thisenabledtheresearcherstoseehow

studentsdidinbothtypesofclasses.

Theteamfoundthatstudentswhostartedoffintraditionalclassesperformedbetter

aftertheymovedintoanart-focusedclass.Butthosewhostartedinanart-focusedclassdidwell

evenwhentheywentbacktoatraditionalscienceclass.Thesestudentsappearedtousesomeof

thearttechniques（技巧）aflergoingback（oatraditionalclass.Classroomteachersreportedthat

manystudentscontinuedtosingthesongsthattheyleanedafterfinishingtheunit."Themorewe

hearsomething,themoreweretainit,"Hardimansays."Itsuggeststhattheartsmayhelp

studentsapplycreativewaysoflearningontheirown."

32.Whatisthepurposeofthestudy?

A.Tooffergreatwaystoteachartlessons.

B.Tofindaway（ohelpstudentslearnbetter.

C.Toseeifartandsciencehavealotincommon.

D.lbproveartmightbeusefulforsciencelearning.

33.Whatwerethestudentsrequiredtodointheexperiment?

A.Takelwotypesofclasses.

B.Learnthreeunitsintotal.

C.Learntwotopicsforthreeweeks.

D.Choosewhat（heywouldliketolearn.

34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"retain"inthelastparagraphmean?

A.Improve.B.Express.C.Remember.D.Finish.

35.Whatisthetexttype?

A.Aresearchreport.B.Abookreview.C.Ashortstory.D.Anartintroduction.

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试题（期中考试）

第一节（共15个小题，每小题2.5分,满分37.5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

Over（helastcentury,engineersallovertheworldhavemadeeffortstoachievegreatsuccess

inbridgedesign.

Danyang-KunshanGrandBridge

NobridgeisaslongastheDanyang-KunshanGrandBridgeintheworld.The164.

8-kilomctrc-longbridgcbuiltin2011inChinaoperatesaspartoftheBeijing-Shanghai

High-SpeedRailway.The:ripfromNingbotoJiaxingthatpreviouslytook4.5hourshasbeen

reducedtotwo,thankstothisbridge.

Rio-NiterdiBridge

Completedin1974,theRio-NiteroiBridgeinBrazilisthesecond-longestbridgeinallof

LatinAmericaconnectingthecitiesofRioandNiteroiacrosstheGuanabaraBay.TheRio-Niteroi

Bridgeistechnicallyknownasa"box-girder（箱形梁）"bridge,madeofspecialconcrete.It

receivesanastonishing140,（）（X）（ormore）vehicles（车辆）perday,makingitbetterknowninthe

world.

HartlandCoveredBridge

TheHarlandCoveredBridgeistheworld'slongestcoveredbridge.TheI.282-foot-Iong

bridgewasopenedin1901andhasbeenonCanada'slistofNationalHistoricSitessince1980.

Akliuughilwasalfirstbuillvvilhoutaroof,ihcbridgewascappedwithwoodenmalcrials

duringtherepairsin1921.

JlaozhouBayBridge

Thenewly-buihJiaozhouBayBridgeinChinawasnamed“world'slongestbridgeover

water"byGuinnessBookofWorldRecordsin2011,atitlepreviouslyheldbytheLake

PontchartrainCauseway.Thedisputewassettledwhenthetitleof"longestcontinuousbridgeover

water"wasgiventothecauseway,withtheJiaozhouBayBridgereceivingthetitleof"longest

bridgeoverwater".

21.Whichbridgeisfamousasabusyone?

A.Danyang-KunshanGrandBridge.B.Rio-NitcroiBridge.

C.HartlandCoveredBridge.D.JiaozhouBayBridge.

22.WhatisspecialabouttheHartlandCoveredBridge?

A.Itisthelongestbridgeworldwide.B.Itisover160kilometers.

C.Ithasaroof.D.Itisawoodenbridge.

23.Wherecanyoufindthelongestbridgeonthesea?

A.InAmerica.B.InBrazil.C.InCanada.D.InChina.

B

Oneafternoon,afterfinishingshoppinginasupermarket,myfamilyandIwenttothe

checkout.Isuddenlythoughtwcdidn'tneedthejunk（土立圾）food,andwegaveupallthose,saving

$300.

Thalgotmethinkingaboutallourmeaninglesscostinlife.WhynotmakeachangeVWilh

butterfliesinthestomach,wedecidedtotakeatry.Theruleswerethatwewouldbuynothingfor

30daysexceptnecessities（必需品）.

Ouradventure（历险）beganwithagreatstart.By9a.in.,mywife,Ruth,hadalreadymade

cakesfromoldstrawberriesandpickedflowersIdidn'tevenknowwchadinthegarden.Icleared

thecarbyhandforthefirsttimeforyears.Ireadandreturnedtheneighbor'snewspaperbeforehe

wokeup.Totalspendingonthefirstday:SO.

Asdaysturnedintoweeks,webecamesoexperiencedatlivingsimply.Westartedridingour

bikestosavegas.Mychild'sfingerpaintingwasrecycledasgiftwrapforthehomemadepresents.

WestartedtouseanInternetapplicationlikeSkypeforfreephonecallsandaskneighbors

withgardensfurexHitvegetablesandlicrbs.

Intheend,wesavedmorethanS2（X）0bynotspendingforamonth.Whenwebegan,I

imaginedwewouldrushoutthemomentweweredoneandbuyalotofthingsinthesupermarket,

thenmaybehitthemallorgotothemovies.

24.Whatcanbelearnedaboutthefamilybefore（hatveryafternoon?

A.Theyhadhadhigherincome.

B.Theyhaddevelopedagoodhabitofsavingmoney.

C.Theyhadoftenspentmoneyblindly.

D.Theyhadmanagedtosolvedtheirfamilyproblems

25.Howdidthefamilyprobablyfeelaboutchangingtheirspendinghabit?

A.Eager.B.Nervous.C.Confident.D.Frightened.

26.Whatdidthefamilyactuallydoinsavingmoney?

A.Mywifemadegooduseofourgardenproduce.

B.Webeganlosharecarstosavegas.

C.Ourchildboughtnofingerpaintingasgifts.

D.WesurfedtheInternetforfree.

27.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.HowafamilymanagedtheirdailylifeB.Afamily'sno-buyingtry

C.Afamily'swayofsolvingproblemsD.Howanewideacameup

C

Abrokenheart.Asadendingtoalovestory.That'ssomethingmostofushaveexperienced,

orprobablywill.Afterall,it'spartofhumanlife.Butnoquestion,theexperiencecanbehardto

getover.

Butresearchshowstherearewaystodealwithheartaches.Listeningtosadmusicisauseful

one.Itcanhelpyoubegintofeeljoyandhopefulnessaboutyourlifeagain.Itcanarouse（激发,

唤醒）theinteresttoconnectwithothers.

Sadmusiccanhelpupliftyoufromyourbrokenheart.ArecentstudyfromGermanyfound

theemolional（情感的）influenceoflisteningtosadmusicisanaccesstofeelingsofempathy（共

'倩），andahopeforpositiveconnectionwithothers.That,itself,ispsychologicallyhealing（愈合）.

Itdrawsyouawayfromconcentrationonyourself,andpossiblytowardshelpingothersinneedof

cuiiifurt.

Anotherexperiment,fromtheUniversityofKent,foundthatwhenpeoplewereexperiencing

sadness,listeningtomusicthatwas"beautifulbutsad"improvedtheirmood.Infact,itdidso

when（hepersonfirstconsciouslyacceptthesituationcausing（heirsadness,andthenbegan

listeningtothesadmusic.Thatis,whentheyintendedthatthesadmusicmighthelp,theyfound

thatitdid.

Thesefindingslinkwithotherstudiesthatshowacceptingyoursadsituationemotionally

leadstohealingandgrowthbeyondit.Itseemsunbelievablebutitdoeshelp.Forexample,a

researchfromCornellUniversity,publishedinPsychologicalScience,foundthataccepting

discomfortaboutalifeexperienceornewsituation,andviewingitasasteptowardsgrowthand

change,encouragespeopletofindapathwaythroughit,beyondit.AsChurchillfamouslysaid,“If

you'regoingthroughhell,keepgoing."Thatdiscomfortpointsyoutowardscreatingaplan,anew

action,itfuelshope.

28.Whatdoestheauthorthinkof"havingabrokenheart"inlife?

A.Unavoidable.B.Unbearable.C.Inspiring.D.Helpful

29,WhatdoesChurchilladviseustodowhenexperiencingdiscomfort?

A.ListentoasadsongB.Avoidunwiseactions.

C.Findsupportfromothers.D.Facethediscomfortbravely.

30.Howdoestheauthordevelopthistext?

A.Bylistingnumbers.B.Bygivingadvice.

C.Bysharingpersonalexperiences.D.Byshowingresearchfindings.

31.Whichisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.WaystodealwithchallengesB.Musicmattersalot.

C.SadmusichelpsabrokenheartD.Adviceonlivingahealthylife

D

DevelopedbyUScompanyOpenAI,ChalGPThas-otviral,winning1(X)millioninternet

userssinceitcameoutinNovember2022.Peoplecanasktherobottowritestoriesandemails,

createinstructionsforcookingacertainfood,translatelanguages,andanswerallkindsof

questions.Initsownwords,itis“alanguagemodeltrainedinalargeamountofinternettextto

helpusersgethuman-liketext.”

ComparedwithSirioiulhcrclialbuls,ChalGPTusesaniuchbiggeriiiforinalioiiucnlcrfur

training.Italsousesstrongersoftwareandhardwaretolearnthingsbyitself.Forexample,ifit

providesawronganswertoyourquestion,youcantellittherightoneandtwillcorrectitself.

“It'satotallydifferentchatbot,^computerscientistLiaXiaoguangfromNankaiUniversity

said.

“TheknowledgelevelChatGPTshowsisthesameasauniversitystudent.That'swhyit

shockedtheworld.

ButonebigproblemwithChatGPTisthatitmakesmistakesorevengivesfalseinformation.

WhenReza,a28-year-oldfromIndonesia,usedtherobottowriteanpassage,it"gaveout

manyexampleswhichotherwritersactuallyhadn'tmentionedatall",hetoldalocalnewspaper.

Sincetherobotistrainedusingwordsfromtheinternet,itcanalsopickupbiases（偏见）about

certaingroups.ThesearcaLthingsthatneedtobedealtwith.

32.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartmeaninParagraph1?

A.Doneharmtotheinternet.B.Broughtstrongwindandheavyrain.

C.Becomepopularovernight.D.Causedseriouschangesoftheweather.

33.WhydidChatGPTshocktheworld?

A.Itcanfindmistakesbyitself.

B.Itworksdifferentlyfromotherchatbots.

C.ItsinformationcenteriseasiertocontrolthanSiri's.

D.Itsknowledgelevelisashighasauniversitystudent.

34.Whatcanweleanfromthelastparagraph?

A.ChatGPTneedsimprovement.B.Anybodymaygivefalseinformation.

C.Anybodycanmakemistakes.D.ChatGPTcan'tgstonwellwithhumans.

35.Whatmightbethebesttitleofthetext?

A.ChatGPTisCoining!

B.ChatGPTisCatchingtheWorld'sEyes!

C.CanChatGPTTakethePlaceofHumans?

D.CanChatGPTAvoidBiasesProperly?

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笫一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡

上将该项涂黑。

A

Whenstartingcollege,moststudentsenjoyaweek'sslayoncampusbeforeclassesactually

begin.Whatshouldyoud。withthattime?Belowareseveraltipstoease（使熟悉）yourselfinto

collegelite.

ParticipatinginCampusWelcomeActivities

Mostuniversitieshostwelcomeeventsbeforetheacademicyearofficiallybegins,including

freshmenorientations（迎新会）,campuspicnics,andentertainmentslikeconcerts.

Participatinginsucheventsisagreatwaytolearnaboutschoolfacilitiesandundcistand

campusculture:Whatdostudentsdoforfun?Whataretheirfavoriteclasses?Whatisthehistory

ofyouruniversity?Itcanhelpyouobservecampuslifeoutsidetheclassroom.

ExploringCampus

Gettingtoknowwhereessentialcampusresourcesare—suchasthestudentadvisingcenter,

psychologicalservices,andthetutoringcenter-willmakeyourfirstfewweeksoncampusalot

easier,becauseyouwon'thavetolookforthemwhilestillgettingusedtoyourclasses.

Takesometimetocheckoutthebuildingswhereyourclasseswillbeheld.Thiswillprevent

youfromgettinglostinthefirstfewdaysofclasses,andfamiliarizeyouwithhowlongittakesto

getfromplace（oplace.Ifyou'reworriedabouttakingclassesoneafteranotherindifferent

buildings,aquicktestrunwon'thurt.Thatway.youwillavoidpotentialtimedelaysingettingto

yourclasses.

StartingaRoutine

Beforegettingtooexcitedaboutallofthefunthingsyouwillbeabletododuringtheweek,

rememberthatyoudohaveaprettybigschedulechangecoiningup.Startingclassesmeansbeing

indifferentplacesaldifferenttimes,soit'sagreatideatostartgettingusedtothatroutineright

thisweek.

Whathelpsyoumostistoscheduleyoursleep.Followingtheplannedtimewillensureyou

haveenoughsleeptogettothoseearlyclassesandstaywideawake.

Ifyouhaveotherdailyroutines,suchasexercisingortalkingonthephonewithfamily,work

thoseintoyourday—lo-daylifebeloreclassesstartsothatyougelabelterideaofhowtheyfit

inwithyourschedule.

21.Whatcanfreshmendobyparticipatingincampuswelcomeactivities?

A.learnaboutcampuscultureB.gettheircourseschedule

C.haveaphysicalexaminalionD.takeanentrancetest

22.Whyarefreshmenadvisedtohaveaquicktestrunbetweenbuildings?

A.lbseehowmanyfacilitiestheycanuse.B.lbavoidbeinglatetorfutureclasses.

C.Tohelpthosegettinglostoncampus.D.Topracticeninningontheirwaytoclass.

23.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestfreshmendotostayfocusedinclass?

A.Takephysicalexercisebeforeclass.B.Leavetheirphonespoweredoff.

C.Takeearlyclasseseveryday.D.Keeptothesleepschedule.

24.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthispassage?

A.Tboffersome（ipsonmakinganeasierstartatcollege.B.Toremindfreshmenaboutthefirst

dayofschool.

C.lbhelpfreshmenorganizecampusactivities.D.Tosharehiscollegeexperiencewiththe

reader.

B

Thewinterbreakisjustabouttoend.Soonwcwillbebackatschool.It'swithbothhappiness

andsadness.Ilookverymuchforwardtoseeingmyfriendsandstartingpracticeagain,butitalso

meansI'molTicially（正式地）halfwaythroughiheexchangeyear.Withschoolstarting（hereare

newthingstotryoutandexperience.Forexample,I'mstartinganewsport.Track.It'ssimilarto

CrossCountry,whichIdidfromAugusttillNovember.

Beingherefbrhalfayearnow,Icaneasilytellthedifferencesbetweenmytwoschools.The

hardestormostdifferentpartformewastohavethesamescheduleeverydayhere.Honestly,I

prefertohavedifferentclasseseveryday,as1didintnyhomecountry.However,Ihavefallenin

lovewith（heFridayfootballgames.Footballisoneofmyfavoritesportsnow.BeforeIcame,I

knewnothingaboutitNowIloveit,especiallytowatchitwithmyhostparents.Ihavealsobeen

soluckytogototwocollegefootballgames.

BeforeIleftschoolinDecember,IhadacoupleoftestscalledMid-termTest.Theyallwent

prettysmooth,mostlybecauseIdidn'thavetoomanyhardclasses.MyfavoriteclasswasEnglish,

andillsomyhardest.PcrsoiiallyIreallylikedEnglish,whereIuuuldwriteessays（文章），challenge

writingskillsandimproveEnglishtalking.

Onlyfourdaysofwinterbreakisleft.Apartofmewantstoheonabreakforever,andthe

otherpartexpectstogelstartedagain,startanewsportandseemyfriendsandclassmales.

25.Whydoestheauthorfeelsadbeforeschoolstartsagain?

A.Herhomeworkisnotfinished.B.Theexchangeyearwillendsoon.

C.Herschoollifewillgetharder.D.Thenewsportnolongerattractsher.

26.Howdoestheschoolintheauthor'shomecountrydifferfromtheonesheisinnow?

A.Thecoursesarericher.B.Theteachersarekinder.

C.Themealsarehealthier.D.Theholidaysarelonger.

27.Whatdoestheauthorenjoydoingmostwiththehostfamily?

A.HavingatalkinEnglish.B.Playingvideogames.

C.Watchingfootballmatches.D.Visitingherrelatives.

28.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"They"inthethirdparagraphreferto?

A.Classes.B.Tests.C.Games.D.Students.

C

AsachildgrowingupinasuburbantownintheNortheastoftheUnitedStates,thearrivalof

springhadlittlemeaningforme.Sure,wehadaweeklongspringvocationfromschool,butthe

keywordtherewasvacation,notspring.

For(hekidsinmyneighborhood,thearrivalofspringwasanon-event.Therewere(wo

importantseasons:winter,whenwecouldgoskatingandsleddingorbuildsnowforts,and

summer,whenwecouldfinallymakeproperuseofthebeachabout100metereastofmyfamily

home.Springandautumnwerejusttechnicaldetails,weeksandweeksofwaitingforthegood

times'return.

Admittedly,springlaterdevelopeditsownattractionsforme“Inthespringayoungman's

fancyturnstothoughtsoflove”,asthepoetAlfredLordTennysonnoted-however,itwasnot

springitself,buttheothersluffbatgotmyattention.

Inshort,Ineverthoughtmuchatallaboutspring....andthenIarrivedinChina.Ihadbeen

inBeijingforaboutthreemonthswhenmyfirstSpringFestivalrolledaround,anditcouldhardly

beignored.Asidefromtherandomburstsoffireworksatanytimedayornight,whatstoodout

mostformewasdiallliccapitalseemedtobeempty.

Itwasasthoughthecrowdsandstreamsofcarsandtruckscommonlyseeninthecapitalhad

allgoneintohiding.MypuzzlementclearedupwhenIreturnedtowork.Mycolleaguesexplained

thatChinesetraditionallytravel,ifnecessary,tovisit(heirfamiliesduringSpringFestival,andthat

manyBeijingerswerenotnativesofthecapital.

IalsogotmyfirstknowledgeofsomethingaboutSpringFestivalthatneverceasestoamaze

me.Regardlessofwhentheholidayissettobegin,thereisanalmostimmediateandsudden

changeforthebetterintheweather.Springreallydoesarrive.

Ican'tbegintofigureouthowtheancientChinesecouldcreateasystemthatwouldalmost

alwaysaccuratelypredictwhentheseasonwouldshiftyearafteryearafteryear.Buttheydid.

29.Whatdidtheauthorthinkofspringasachild?

A.Ilwasaseasonfullofpromise.B.Ilwasalwaysbeyondhisimagination.

C.Ilwasatirin