What's the weather ________?

The weather will stay ________ for two days.

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阅读理解

　　I went down to my friend Tom's farm last August to help him. August is the busiest time of the year for farmers,because it is then that they have to cut the corn. It is also the time I had chosen for my holiday,so I decided to do something that was useful and at the same time quite different from my work at the office in London. Luckily the weather was fine during my two weeks on the farm. One cannot cut corn when it is wet,because then it will go bad when one piles it up. The farmers have to wait for sunshine,and then cut and dry the corn quickly before rain comes.

　　My job in the fields was to throw the corn onto the high trucks. Luckily I am a strong man,so that I was able to satisfy my fellow workers,who were mostly men that had done this kind of work all their lives. When I woke up early the next morning,I was so fired that I could hardly stand up after all the hard work the day before. However,by the time I had walked out to the field,I felt perfectly all right again. Each day I began to feel stronger and healthier. Of course,this meant I also grew hungrier day by day,but luckily there was good food in plenty on the farm,so there was always more than we could eat.

(1)The cause of the writer's going to Tom's farm in August was that _______.

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A．in August the farmers had to cut the corn

B．he had chosen the time for his holiday

C．August is the busiest time of the year

D．he decided to do something useful in August

(2)During his two weeks on the farm _________.

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A．the farmers could not cut the corn because of the bad weather

B．the farmers had to wait for sunshine

C．the corn went bad when it was piled up

D．the farmers cut and dried the corn quickly

(3)Which of the following is NOT true?

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A．The writer was satisfied with his fellow workers.

B．The writer was a strong and young man.

C．Most of his fellow workers were used to harvest week.

D．The cut corn was thrown onto the trucks.

(4)What happened to the writer as time went on?

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A．He like the farm work very much.

B．He got used to the hard work on the farm.

C．He didn't want to leave the farm.

D．He decided to stay with his friend Tom.

(5)The last sentence of the passage tells us _________.

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A．the result of the writer's hard work after a few days

B．the changes of the writer's hard work after a few days

C．the relation between work and health

D．how the writer became even stronger and healthier

阅读理解

　　I went down to my friend Tom's farm last August to help him. August is the busiest time of the year for farmers,because it is then that they have to cut the corn. It is also the time I had chosen for my holiday,so I decided to do something that was useful and at the same time quite different from my work at the office in London. Luckily the weather was fine during my two weeks on the farm. One cannot cut corn when it is wet,because then it will go bad when one piles it up. The farmers have to wait for sunshine,and then cut and dry the corn quickly before rain comes.

　　My job in the fields was to throw the corn onto the high trucks. Luckily I am a strong man,so that I was able to satisfy my fellow workers,who were mostly men that had done this kind of work all their lives. When I woke up early the next morning,I was so fired that I could hardly stand up after all the hard work the day before. However,by the time I had walked out to the field,I felt perfectly all right again. Each day I began to feel stronger and healthier. Of course,this meant I also grew hungrier day by day,but luckily there was good food in plenty on the farm,so there was always more than we could eat.

(1)The cause of the writer's going to Tom's farm in August was that _______.

[　　]

A．in August the farmers had to cut the corn

B．he had chosen the time for his holiday

C．August is the busiest time of the year

D．he decided to do something useful in August

(2)During his two weeks on the farm _________.

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A．the farmers could not cut the corn because of the bad weather

B．the farmers had to wait for sunshine

C．the corn went bad when it was piled up

D．the farmers cut and dried the corn quickly

(3)Which of the following is NOT true?

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A．The writer was satisfied with his fellow workers.

B．The writer was a strong and young man.

C．Most of his fellow workers were used to harvest week.

D．The cut corn was thrown onto the trucks.

(4)What happened to the writer as time went on?

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A．He like the farm work very much.

B．He got used to the hard work on the farm.

C．He didn't want to leave the farm.

D．He decided to stay with his friend Tom.

(5)The last sentence of the passage tells us _________.

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A．the result of the writer's hard work after a few days

B．the changes of the writer's hard work after a few days

C．the relation between work and health

D．how the writer became even stronger and healthier

Millions of citizens throughout the central US are jumping into pools, sitting in the shade, and turning on their air conditioners as they try to beat the heat．With record-breaking temperatures and unbearable humidity attacking the central US．17 states from Texas to Michigan have all received heat advisories and warnings,

"Even with the air conditioning on, it's 82 degrees Fahrenheit in the house," said North Dakotan Betty Smokov．'The heat is really unpleasant and sticky．'"I According to the National Weather Service, the heat is not likely to ease up soon．

In Western Oklahoma, the heat is even worse．There, temperatures have frequently climbed to above 110 degrees over the past several weeks．"The trend is not our friend right now," said Daryl Williams, a weather forecaster in Norman, Oklahoma．On Saturday night, the asphalt at a busy road in Enid, Oklahoma, crumbled （破碎） due to the extreme heat．

Across the area, citizens are keeping cool in many different ways．Cities like Chicago and Detroit are providing relief for their citizens by opening cooling centers for those without air conditioning in their homes．Others are heading to the water to cool down．But in some cases, the water itself needs cooling．Dwight Anderson, an amusement park owner in Omaha, Nebraska, had to put two tons of ice cubes into his park's swimming pools to lower the water's temperature from 88 degrees to 82 degrees．

But not everyone is complaining about the heat．Sixty-five-year-old Detroit citizen Marcellus Washington enjoyed the weather as he walked along the Detroit River to stay cool．"What a wonderful weather! It's a very pleasant day, " he said．

72．What can we learn from the first paragraph?

　　　 A．It's very hot and dry because there is no rain．

　　　 B．People try different kinds of ways to beat the heat．

　　　 C．People should stay indoors to escape the terrible heat．

　　　 D．There have been higher temperatures during the past years．

73．By saying "The trend is not our friend right now," Daryl Williams means that ___．

　　　 A．people have to beat the heat themselves

　　　 B．it is getting cooler and people will feel pleasant soon

　　　 C．people will have to face the terrible heat for more days．

　　　 D．people don't want to meet their friends because of the heat

74．Which trouble might people meet when they plan to swim in a pool?

　　　 A．The water is not cool or comfortable．

　　　 B．There are too many ice cubes in the water．

　　　 C．There isn't enough water for a good swimming．

　　　 D．The swimming pools are not open for all the citizens

75．According to Marcellus Washington, the hot weather ____．

　　　 A．should be complained about　　　　　　 B．brought him a lot of trouble

　　　 C．would end up soon　　　　　　　　 　　 D．made him happy

March, April and May are months full of festivals and events all over the world. Here are some wonderful festivals around the world that happen in spring.

SongKran--Thailand

Dates: 13^th-15th, April

In Thailand, it’s time to celebrate the coming monsoon season, which will bring the rain many people have been looking forward to. They celebrate it with a festival called Songkran, when people head out to the streets with water guns to spray(喷，洒）everyone who walks past. If you walk on the streets where the festival is celebrated, prepare to get soaked!

Naghol--Vanuatu

Dates: Every Saturday from April to May

Every year, villagers come together to celebrate the harvest of yams, an important part in the peopls’s diet in Vanuatu. The festival is most famous for its “land diving ceremony”. During the ceremony men and boys dive to the ground from high wooden towers with only two thin vines attached(附于)to their ankles(脚踝）. The divers’ heads have to lightly touch the ground when they jump---something very dangerous if the vines are not measured（测量）properly.

Cherry Blossom Viewing ---Japan

Dates: The cherry blossom season is different from year to year depending on the weather forecast.

The cherry blossom season has huge importance to the people of Japan, who celebrate the days when the flowers finally blossom. Only a few days later, the petals(花瓣） fall to the ground, like pink snowflakes. This is one of the most beautiful things to see. In Japan, almost everyone has picnics in the parks to view the flowers.

Sinhalese New Year--Sri Lanka

Dates: 13^th or 14^th, April

Just like in many other countries in South an South East Asia, this is the time when the Sinhalese celebrate the traditional New Year, an ancient celebration which marks the end of the harvest season and is one of two times of the year when the sun is straight above Sri Lanka. There are a lot of delicious foods during the celebration.

1.. What does the underlined word “ soaked” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A．tired

B．wet

C．crazy

D．interested

2.The writer thinks that the “land diving ceremony” can be dangerous for the divers because ___________.

A．the divers may fall onto the ground if the thin vines break

B．the divers may bump into （撞在…上）the wooden tower on the way down

C．the divers’ ankles may get injured if the vines are tied too tightly

D．the divers may injure（伤害）their heads if the vines aren’t measured properly

3.We can learn from the passage that__________________.

A．the Cherry Blossom Celebration usually lasts a long time in Japan

B．the Cherry Blossom Celebration is the most important festival in Japan

C．the time for the Cherry Blossom Celebration in Japan can be different yearly

D．people usually stay at home for celebration during the cherry blossom season.