阅读材料，然后从各小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。The Double Third Festival, also ancient Shangsi Festival is an ancient Chinese festival. It comes on the third day of the third lunar month, so It's not on the same day every year. The day is said to be the birthday of Yellow Emperor （Huangdi）. It didn't have a fixed date until the Wei and Jin dynasties（朝代）.In the Eastern Jin Dynasty, people often bath in the river on that day to wash away bad luck. Wang Xizhi wrote in his Lantingji Xu- about how people took a bath and wrote poems while drinking. In the Tang Dynasty, people enjoyed drinks and sightseeing. In the Ming and Qing dynasties, people did activities like throwing stones, going for long walks in the country and listening to music.In modern times, people in the southern parts of China mainly celebrate the festival. For the Zhuang people in Guangxi, they can enjoy a two or three- day holiday. And it is a festival for young people to sing songs and find their true love. Bamboo dancing is another important actıvıty for them. For the Li and Miao people in Hainan, it is a day for remembering ancestors （祖先）. For the Han people, it is a time to go outside to enjoy flowers and cook eggs with jicai. The Han people believe the wild vegetable and the special eggs are of great benefit to human health. In some areas, there are dragon boat races and other cultural performances to celebrate this lucky day.All in all, the Double Third Festival is a time for people to feel nature, share traditions, and celebrate the arrival of spring with joy.

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The Double Third Festival, also ancient Shangsi Festival is an ancient Chinese festival. It comes on the third day of the third lunar month, so It's not on the same day every year. The day is said to be the birthday of Yellow Emperor （Huangdi）. It didn't have a fixed date until the Wei and Jin dynasties（朝代）.

In the Eastern Jin Dynasty, people often bath in the river on that day to wash away bad luck. Wang Xizhi wrote in his Lantingji Xu- about how people took a bath and wrote poems while drinking. In the Tang Dynasty, people enjoyed drinks and sightseeing. In the Ming and Qing dynasties, people did activities like throwing stones, going for long walks in the country and listening to music.

In modern times, people in the southern parts of China mainly celebrate the festival. For the Zhuang people in Guangxi, they can enjoy a two or three- day holiday. And it is a festival for young people to sing songs and find their true love. Bamboo dancing is another important actıvıty for them. For the Li and Miao people in Hainan, it is a day for remembering ancestors （祖先）. For the Han people, it is a time to go outside to enjoy flowers and cook eggs with jicai. The Han people believe the wild vegetable and the special eggs are of great benefit to human health. In some areas, there are dragon boat races and other cultural performances to celebrate this lucky day.

All in all, the Double Third Festival is a time for people to feel nature, share traditions, and celebrate the arrival of spring with joy.

(1) When did the fixed date for the Double Third Festival start? A. In modern times. B. In the Eastern Jin Dynasty. C. From the Wei and Jin dynasties. D. Before the birthday of Yellow Emperor.

(2) Why did people in the Eastern Jin Dynasty bath in the river that day? A. To enjoy boating. B. To wash away bad luck. C. To improve their health. D. To sing and find true love.

(3) Which is the Li and Miao people's activity for now? A. Enjoying a holiday. B. Bamboo dancing. C. Remembering ancestors. D. Cooking eggs with jicai.

(4) What does the underlined word "benefit" mean? A. Joy. B. Risk. C. Help. D. Harm.

(5) What is the best title for the text? A. Ancient Chinese People B. The Double Third Festival C. Festivals in Southern China D. Different Dynasties in China

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说明文; 中国传统文化与礼仪习俗; 细节理解; 词义猜测; 标题选择;

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1. Read the passage and choose the best answer

When something goes wrong, it can be very satisfying to say, "Well, it's so-and-so's fault. "or "I know I'm late, but it's not my fault; the car broke down. " It is probably not your fault, but once you form the habit of blaming somebody or something else for a bad situation, you are a loser. You have no power and could do nothing that helps change the situation. However, you can have great power over what happens to you if you stop focusing on whom to blame and start focusing on how to remedy the situation. This is the winner's key to success.

Winners are great at overcoming problems. For example, if you were late because your car broke down, maybe you need to have your car examined more regularly. Or, you might start to carry along with you the useful phone numbers, so you could call for help when in need. For another example, if your colleague causes you problems on the job for lack of responsibility or ability, find ways of dealing with his irresponsibility or inability rather than simply blame the person. Ask to work with a different person, or don't rely on this person. You should accept that the person is not reliable and find creative ways to work successfully regardless of how your colleague fails to do his job well.

This is what being a winner is all about - creatively using your skills and talents so that you are successful no matter what happens. Winners don't have fewer problems in their lives; they have just as many difficult situation to face as anybody else. They are just better at seeing those problems as challenges and opportunities to develop their own talents. So, stop focusing on "whose fault it is. " Once you are confident about your power over bad situations, problems are just stepping stones for success.

(1) According to the passage, winners . A. deal with problems rather than blame others B. meet with fewer difficulties in their lives C. have responsible and able colleagues D. blame others rather than themselves

(2) The underlined word remedy in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to . A. avoid B. accept C. improve D. consider

(3) When your colleague brings about a problem, you should . A. find a better way to handle the problem B. blame him for his lack of responsibility C. tell him to find the cause of the problem D. ask another person for help

(4) When problems appear, winners consider themselves as . A. excuses for their failures B. chances for self-development C. difficulties for greater power D. challenges for their colleagues

(5) According to the passage, which of the following sentences is wrong? A. If you were late because your car broke down, you might start to carry the useful phone numbers with you. B. If you want to be winners, you had better learn to use your skills and talents creatively. C. If you want to be winners, you had better use those problems as challenges and opportunities to develop your own talents. D. If you are confident about your power over bad situations, you will cause problems.

(6) Which of the following is the best title for the passage? A. Winner's Secret. B. A Winner's Problem. C. A Winner's Opportunity. D. A Winner's Achievement.

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2. 阅读理解

I just returned to my hometown of Wilson Creek. I was away for 10 years. So many things have changed around here. When I left Wilson Creek, there was a small lake in the south-east of the town.

They have filled in the lake and built a large shopping center and a swimming pool there. They have also built a new post office just across from my old school.

The baseball stadium(体育场)in the north-east of Wilson Creek has also changed a lot. They have now added a new stand(看台). Now the stadium can seat a few thousand people. It looks really great.

The biggest changes have taken place in the town center. It has become a pedestrianised area(步行区) and you can't drive there anymore. They have built a large square and a cinema. There is also a new street cafe and a grassy area.

My street looks just the same as it always has been, but a public library has appeared on the next street. There used to be a park there but they have cut down all the trees. What a pity! The library now has a large green area in front of it but it's not the same as when the park was there.

Another change is the new restaurants that have opened in Wilson Creek. A Chinese restaurant and an Italian restaurant have opened in the town center, and a Mexican restaurant has opened near my home. I'm going to the Mexican one tomorrow!

(1) The shopping center is where a used to be. A. swimming pool B. lake C. post office D. school

(2) Where is the baseball stadium in Wilson Creek? A. In the south-east. B. In the north-east. C. In the town center. D. Near the writer's home.

(3) The writer thinks it is a pity that . A. his street hasn't changed B. his street doesn't have a library C. the park isn't there anymore D. the library doesn't have a green area

(4) What will the writer do tomorrow? A. Watch a movie in the town center cinema. B. Watch a baseball match at the stadium. C. Go to a Mexican restaurant. D. Go shopping in the shopping center.

(5) What would be the best title for the text? A. My Favorite Restaurant in Town B. My Favorite Things to Do in Town C. Great Buildings in My Hometown D. Great Changes in My Hometown

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3. 阅读理解

It's common knowledge that the woman in Leonardo da Vinci's most famous painting seems to look back at observers (观察者), following them with her eyes no matter where they stand in the room. But this common knowledge turns out wrong.

A new study finds that the woman in the painting is actually looking out at an angle (角度) that's 15.4 degrees off to the observer's right—well outside of the range that people normally believe when they think someone is looking right at them. In other words, said the study author, Horstmann, "She's not looking at you." This is somewhat ironic, because the entire phenomenon of a person's gaze (凝视) in a photograph or painting seeming to follow the viewer is called the "Mona Lisa effect (效应)". That effect is absolutely real, Horstmann said. If a person is illustrated or photographed looking straight ahead, even people viewing the portrait from an angle will feel they are being looked at. As long as the angle of the person's gaze is no more than about 5 degrees off to either side, the Mona Lisa effect occurs.

This is important for human interaction with on screen characters. If you want someone off to the right side of a room to feel that a person on—screen is looking at him or her, you don't cut the gaze of the character to that side—surprisingly, doing so would make an observer feel like the character isn't looking at anyone in the room at all. Instead, you keep the gaze straight ahead.

Horstmann and his co—author were studying this effect for its application in the creation of artificial—intelligence avatars (虚拟头像) when Horstmann took a long look at the "Mona Lisa" and realized she wasn't looking at him.

To make sure it wasn't just him, the researchers asked 24 people to view images of the "Mona Lisa" on a computer screen. They set a ruler between the viewer and the screen and asked the participants to note which number on the ruler intersected (横切) Mona Lisa's gaze. To calculate (估测) the angle of Mona Lisa's gaze as she looked at the viewer, they moved the ruler farther from or closer to the screen during the study. Consistently, the researchers found, participants judged that the woman in the "Mona Lisa" portrait was not looking straight at them, but slightly off to their right.

So why do people repeat the belief that her eyes seem to follow the viewer? Horstmann isn't sure. It's possible, he said, that people have the desire to be looked at, so they think the woman is looking straight at them. Or maybe the people who first created the term "Mona Lisa effect" just thought it was a cool name.

(1) It is generally believed that the woman in the painting "Mona Lisa" A. attracts the viewers to look back B. looks at the viewers wherever they stand C. fixes her eyes on the back of the viewers D. seems mysterious because of her eyes

(2) The purpose of the experiment involving 24 people was to . A. calculate the angle of Mona Lisa's gaze B. create artificial-intelligence avatars C. make sure Horstmann's belief is right D. explain how the Mona Lisa effect can be applied

(3) What gaze range in a painting will cause the Mona Lisa effect? A.

(4) What can we learn from the passage? A. Horstmann thinks it's cool to create the term "Mona Lisa effect". B. The Mona Lisa effect contributes to the creation of artificial intelligence. C. The position of the ruler in the experiment will influence the viewers' judgement. D. Feeling being gazed at by Mona Lisa may be caused by the desire for attention.

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