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1、2023年中考英語(yǔ)時(shí)事熱點(diǎn)閱讀專練 熱點(diǎn)47了解有關(guān)國(guó)慶節(jié)的知識(shí) 1 Aholidayisanydaywhenpeoplelayasidetheirordinarydutiesandcares.ThewordcomesfromOldEnglish.Atfirst,holidayshonoredsomeholy（利i圣的）eventsorpersons.PeopleinGreatBritainandothercountriesspeakofholidaysasAmericansspeakofvacations. Everynationhasitsspecialholidays.China

2、observesNewYear'sDay（JanuaryI）,MayDayandNationalDayaslegal（法定的）holidays,asitwasonOct.1,1949thatPeople'sRepublicofChinawasfounded.TheChinesehavelongcelebratedtheChineselunaryear.IntheUnitedStates,congress（國(guó)會(huì)）hasdeclared（宣告）severalaslegaldayssuchasNewYear'sDay（January1）,MartinLutherKing,Jar'sBirthday,

3、Washington'sBirthday,ThanksgivingDayandChristmasDayandsoon.Someholidayscelebratespecialeventsinthedevelopmentofacountry,suchasGreece'sIndependenceDay,Italy'sLiberationDayandIndia'sIndependenceDay. IntheUnitedStates,banksandschoolsusuallycloseonalegalholiday.WhensuchaholidayfallsonSunday,（hefollowin

4、gMondayisoftenobserved.Schoolsandorganizationsoftenobservedaysknownastraditionalholidays,althoughschoolsandbusinessesdonotclosethen.ThoseholidaysincludeValentine'sDayandHalloween. 1. FromthepassagewcknowthatChina'sNationalDayis. A. January1B.May1C.OctoberID.December25Whichofthefollowingholidayshas

5、nothingtodowithacountry'sdevelopment? A. China'sNationalDayB.Valentine'sDayC.Italy'sLiberationDayD.America'sIndependenceDay 2. Inthesentence"ChinaobservesNewYear'sDay（January1）",ttobserves,,means. A. praisesB.spendsC.celebratesD.caresIfalegalholidayfallsonSundayintheUSA,peopleusuallycelebrateon.

6、 A. SundayB.thefollowingSundayC.thefollowingMondayD.thefollowingTuesday 2 China'spandemic（流行1病）一hittourismsectorbreathedasighofreliefaspeoplegotbackto（ravelling A. China'sNationalDayC.Italy'sliberationDay B. Valentine'sDayD.IndependenceDay 2023年中考英語(yǔ)時(shí)事熱點(diǎn)閱讀專練 熱點(diǎn)47了解有關(guān)國(guó)慶節(jié)的知識(shí) 1 Aholidayisanyda

7、ywhenpeoplelayasidetheirordinarydutiesandcares.ThewordcomesfromOldEnglish.Atfirst,holidayshonoredsomeholy（利i圣的）eventsorpersons.PeopleinGreatBritainandothercountriesspeakofholidaysasAmericansspeakofvacations. Everynationhasitsspecialholidays.ChinaobservesNewYear'sDay（JanuaryI）,MayDayandNationalDayas

8、legal（法定的）holidays,asitwasonOct.1,1949thatPeople'sRepublicofChinawasfounded.TheChinesehavelongcelebratedtheChineselunaryear.IntheUnitedStates,congress（國(guó)會(huì)）hasdeclared（宣告）severalaslegaldayssuchasNewYear'sDay（January1）,MartinLutherKing,Jar'sBirthday,Washington'sBirthday,ThanksgivingDayandChristmasDayan

9、dsoon.Someholidayscelebratespecialeventsinthedevelopmentofacountry,suchasGreece'sIndependenceDay,Italy'sLiberationDayandIndia'sIndependenceDay. IntheUnitedStates,banksandschoolsusuallycloseonalegalholiday.WhensuchaholidayfallsonSunday,（hefollowingMondayisoftenobserved.Schoolsandorganizationsoftenob

10、servedaysknownastraditionalholidays,althoughschoolsandbusinessesdonotclosethen.ThoseholidaysincludeValentine'sDayandHalloween. 1. FromthepassageweknowthatChina'sNationalDayis. A.January1B.May1C.OctoberID.December25Whichofthefollowingholidayshasnothingtodowithacountry'sdevelopment? A.China'sNation

11、alDayB.Valentine'sDayItaly'sLiberationDayD.America'sIndependenceDay 2. Inthesentence"ChinaobservesNewYear'sDay（January1）",“observes"means. A.praisesB.spendsC.celebratesD.caresIfalegalholidayfallsonSundayintheUSA,peopleusuallycelebrateon. A.SundayB.thefollowingSundayC.thefollowingMondayD.thefollow

12、ingTuesday 【答案】l.C2.B3.C4.C【解析】這是一篇說(shuō)明文。本文主要介紹了世界各地各國(guó)的多個(gè)節(jié)日的具體信息。 1. 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段t€...NationalDayaslegal（法定的）holidays,asitwasonOct.1,1949thatPeople'sRepublicofChinawasfounded.（國(guó)慶節(jié)是法定假日,因?yàn)橹腥A人民共和國(guó)是在1949年10月1日成立的。）”可知，中國(guó)的國(guó)慶節(jié)的日期是10月1日。故選C。 2. 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段"Schoolsandorganizationsoftenobservedaysknownastr

13、aditionalholidays,althoughschoolsandbusinessesdonotclosethen.ThoseholidaysincludeValentine'sDayandHalloween』學(xué)校和組織經(jīng)常慶祝傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日，盡管那時(shí)學(xué)校和企業(yè)不關(guān)門。這些節(jié)日包括情人節(jié)和萬(wàn)圣節(jié)。）"可知，情人節(jié)和萬(wàn)圣節(jié)是傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日，而不是國(guó)家發(fā)展相關(guān)的節(jié)日。故選B”詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)劃線詞所在句子的卜文"TheChinesehavelongcelebratedtheChineselunaryear.”（中國(guó)人很早就慶祝中國(guó)農(nóng)歷年了。）可推知，observes與celebrate是同義詞，意為"慶

14、祝故選C。 3. 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后?段"WhensuchaholidayfallsonSunday,（hefollowingMondayisoftenobserved.（當(dāng)這個(gè)法定節(jié)日正好是星期天時(shí)，通常就在接下來(lái)的星期?慶祝。）"可知，在美國(guó)，如果法定假日是星期天，人們通常在接下來(lái)的星期一慶祝。故選C。 2 China'spandemic（流行病）一hittourismsectorbreathedasighofreliefaspeoplegotbacktotravellingduring（heeight-dayholidayonaccountofthecountry'sNation

15、alDayandMid-AutumnFestival. Atotalof637milliontripsweremadeacrossChinaduringtheeight-dayholiday,79percentoflastyear'snumber,accordingtodatareleasedbytheMinistryofCultureandTourismonThursday. Revenuefromtourismhit466.56billionyuan（around$68.71billion）,69.9percentofthesameperiodlastyear. Thecountry

16、'stransportationhubswitnessedasurge（激增）inreturntripsonThursdayas（heeighi-dayholidaydrewtoaclose.1,234additionaltrainswereputintooperationtohandlethepeakintripsinvolvingtourismandfamilyvisits,accordingto（heChinaSlateRailwayGroupCo.,Ltd. Thedailytraintripshadexceeded10millionforeightconsecutivedaysby

17、Wednesday,therailwayoperatorsaid. Inabidtocopewith（hesurgingpassengerflow,airlinersusedwide-bodyaircraftforr30popularroutesconnectingXi'an.Beijing,Shanghai,Guangzhou,ShenzhenandHangzhou. Thecountry'stransportsectormaintainedstableandorderlyoperationduringtheextendedholiday,saidtheMinistryofTranspo

18、rt. ChinacelebratesitsNationalDayonOctober1,andtheweek-longholidaythisyearhasbeenextendedtoOctober8asitoverlappedwiththeMid-AutumnFestival,atraditionalfestivalsymbolizingfamilyreunionthatfallsonthe15thdayoftheeighthmonthonthelunarcalendar. 4. Whatisthetextmainlyabout? A. TwooverlappedholidaysinCh

19、inathisyear. B. China'stourismsectorgotquickdevelopment. C. China'stransportsectorfacedahugechallenge. D. ThenumberofChinesetravelersincreasedrapidly. 5. WhatcanwcknowaboutChina'stourismsector? A. Itwashitbythepandemicthisyear. B. Itfeltrelievedbecausepeoplegotbacktowork. C. Itcame（oastandsti

20、ll（停滯）becauseof（heeighl-dayholiday. D. ItreliesontheMid-AutumnFestival. 6. Whatcanweinferaboutlastyear'sNationalDayholiday? A. Therewere637million（ripsintotal. B. 79percentoftravelerswentoutduringtheholiday. C. Tourismincomeswerehigherthanthisyear. D. Overathousandadditionaltrainswereputintoop

21、eration. 7. Whyarcthereeightdaysduringthisyear'sNationalDayholiday? A. Because2020isatoughyear. B. BecauseChina'stourismneedsanextrabreak. C. BecausetheMid-AutumnfestivalandtheNationalDayareonthesameday. D. BecauselhereistoomuchpressureonChina'stransportationduringthisholiday. 【答案】5.B6.A7.C8.C

22、【解析】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文。文章主要介紹了上半年受疫情影響的中國(guó)旅游業(yè)在本次雙節(jié)假期得到了快速的發(fā)展。 3. 主旨大意題。通讀全文并結(jié)合第一段^China'spandemic（流行病）—hittourismsectorbreathedasighofreliefaspeoplegotbacktotravellingduringthecight-dayholidayonaccountofthecountry'sNationalDayandMid-AutumnFestival/由于中國(guó)的國(guó)慶和中秋節(jié)，人們?cè)?天假期內(nèi)重新開始旅游，中國(guó)受大流行病打擊的旅游業(yè)松了一口氣）”可知，本文主要講的是上半年受疫

23、情影響的中國(guó)旅游業(yè)在本次雙節(jié)假期得到r快速的發(fā)展。故選B。 4. 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段第一句話“China'spandemic（流行病）—hittourismsectorbreathedasighofreliefaspeoplegotbacktotravellingduringtheeight-dayholidayonaccountofthecountry'sNationalDayandMid-AutumnFestival.（由于中國(guó)的國(guó)慶和中秋節(jié)，人們?cè)?天假期內(nèi)重新開始旅游，中國(guó)受大流行病打擊的旅游業(yè)松了一口氣）"可知，中國(guó)的旅游業(yè)今年收到疫情影響。故選A。 5. 推理判斷題。根據(jù)第

24、二段的"Atotalof637milliontripsweremadeacrossChinaduringthecight-dayholiday,79percentoflastyear'snuniber（在為期八天的假期中，中國(guó)各地共進(jìn)行了6.37億次旅行，占去年總數(shù)的79%）”第三段的“Revenuefromtourismhit466.56billionyuan（around$68.71billion）,69.9percentofthesameperiodlastyear.（旅游業(yè)收入達(dá)到4665.6億元（約687.1億美元），占去年同期的69.9%）"以及下文的介紹可推斷，今年中國(guó)旅游業(yè)各個(gè)

25、維度與去年同期的對(duì)比，去年國(guó)慶節(jié)假期旅游收入高于今年。故選C。 6. 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后-段內(nèi)容"ChinacelebratesitsNationalDayonOctoberI,andtheweek-longholidaythisyearhasbeenextendedtoOctober8asitoverlappedwiththeMid-AutumnFestival,atraditionalfestivalsymbolizingfamilyreunionthatfallsonthe15thdayoftheeighthmonthonthelunarcalendar.（中國(guó)在10月1日慶祝國(guó)慶，

26、今年為期一周的假期己經(jīng)延長(zhǎng)到10月8日，因?yàn)樗c中秋節(jié)重疊，一個(gè)象征著家庭團(tuán)聚的傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日，發(fā)生在農(nóng)歷第8個(gè)月第15日）”可知，今年國(guó)慶節(jié)8天的原因是中秋節(jié)和它在同一天。故選C。 3 FESTIVALS&ANNUALEVENTS Fromfestivalseveryweekendinthesummermonthstolightdisplaysthroughoutthecityinwinter,there'salwayssomethinghappeninginColumbus!Checkthesehighlights,orsearchourinteractiveeventscalendarf

27、brevenmore. ColumbusPRIDEFestival June2021,SciotoMile AsweworktogetthroughtheCOVID-19outbreak,ournumberonepriorityisthewell-beingandsafetyofourcommunity.Therefore,wehavemadethedecisiontocancelthisyear'sPrideParadeandFestival.Avirtualcomponentmaybeaddedatalatertime. Red,White&BOOM July3,2021,Dow

28、ntownColumbus Therearefewmorepatriotic（愛國(guó)的）waystokickoffyourIndependenceDayweekendthanalthelargestfireworksdisplayinOhio.Festivitiesstartatnoonandthebigshowstartsat10:00pm.Plantobedowntownveryearly,becausethebestspotsgofast! ColumbusInternationalFestival Sept.2021,FranklinParkAdventureCenter Thi

29、seventcelebratesColumbus'diverseculturalcommunitywithfamily-friendlyattractionsincludingafashionshow,musicandentertainment,foodandcookingdemos,ashoppingbazar（集市）andmore. AIMExpo Jan,21-23,2022,GreaterColumbusConventionCenter ThelargestshowofthemotorcycleandpowersportsindustryinNorthAmericawillhig

30、hlighttheexcitinganddiverselifestylesrepresentedbythemodernindustryanddesiredbytoday'sriders.Visitorsarcwelcometogetinvolvedinthedifferentpartsthatpovversportshastooffer. 7. Whatcausedthisyear'sPrideFestivaltobecanceled? A. Badweather.B.Safetyconcerns.C.Tightbudgets.D.Itsunpopularity. 8. Whyareyo

31、uadvisedtogotoDowntownColumbusearly? A. Tbmakeabargain.B.Toattendaparty. C.Tbcatchthetrain.D.Togetabetterview. 9. Whicheventencouragesthevisitors,involvement? A. AIMExpo.B.Red,White&BOOM. C.ColumbusPRIDEFestival.D.ColumbusInternationalFestival. 【答案】9.B10.D11.A【解析】這是一篇應(yīng)用文。文章介紹了在Columbus舉辦的一些節(jié)日活

32、動(dòng)的基本信息。 8. 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)CoiumbusPRIDEFestival中“AsweworktogetthroughtheCOVID-19outbreak,ournumberonepriorityisthewell-beingandsafetyofourcommunity.Therefore,wehavemadethedecisiontocancelthisyear’sPrideParadeandFestival」在我們努力度過(guò)COVID-19疫情期間，我們的首要任務(wù)是我們社區(qū)的健康和安全。因此，我們決定取消今年的PrideParadeandFestival0）可知，因?yàn)樾鹿谝咔榈脑?/p>

33、因，也就是出于安全的考慮，今年的PrideFestival被取消了。故選B。 9. 推理判斷題。根據(jù)Red,White&BOOM中最后一句"Plantobedowntownveryearly,becausethebestspotsgofast!（早點(diǎn)計(jì)劃去市中心，因?yàn)樽詈玫墓?jié)目很快過(guò)去了!）|寸推知，你被建議早點(diǎn)去DowntownColumbus,這樣可以有更好的觀看效果。故選D。 10. 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)AIMExpo中最后一句44Visitorsarewelcome（ogelinvolvedinthedifferentpartsthatpowersportshastooffer.（歡迎

34、游客參與動(dòng)力戶外運(yùn)動(dòng)提供的不同部分。）"可知，AIMExpo鼓勵(lì)游客參與到活動(dòng)中來(lái)。故選A。 4 IntheUnitedStates,theword"holiday"issynonymouswithcelebration.Thefollowingtenholidaysperyearareproclaimedbythefederalgovernment. IndependenceDay IndependenceDayisannuallycelebratedonJuly4andisoftenknownas"theFourthofJuly".Itistheanniversaryofthepu

35、blicationofthedeclarationofindependencefromGreatBritainin1776.Nowitiscelebratedinallthestates.Thearmymarkstheoccasionbyfiringa13-gunsaluteeveryyear.Ceremoniesmayincludeparades,officialspeeches,visitstohistoricmonumentsandfireworksdisplays. MemorialDay Thisholiday,onthefourthMondayofeveryMay,isaday

36、onwhichAmericanshonorthedead.OriginallyadayonwhichflagsandflowerswereplacedongravesofsoldierswhodiedintheAmericanCivilWar.nowithasbecomeadayonwhichthedeadofallwarsandallotherdeadarerememberedthesameway. VeteransDay VeteransDaywasestablishedtohonorAmericanswhohadsenedinWorldWarI.ItfallsonNovember11

37、,thedaywhenthatwarendedin1918,butitnowhonorsveteransofallwarsinwhichtheUnitedStateshasfoughtVeterans'organizationsholdparadesorotherspecialceremonies,andtheUSpresidentcustomarilyplacesawreathontheTomboftheUnknownsatArlingtonNational. Thanksgiving ThanksgivingDayiscelebratedonthefourthThursdayinNov

38、ember.IthasbeenanannualtraditionintheUnitedStatessince1863.Today,peoplecelebrateThanksgivingtoremembertheseearlydays.ThemostimportantpartofthecelebrationisaIraditionaldinner.Thanksgivingdinneralmostalwaysincludessomeofthefoodsservedatthefirstfeast:roastturkey,cranberrysaucepotatoespumpkinpies.Before

39、themealbegins,familiesoftenpausetogivethanks. 11. WhenisIndependenceDay? A. May14,B.July13.C.July14.D.July4. 12. Whichholidayhonorsdeadsoliders? D.Thanksgiving. A. IndependenceDay.B.MemorialDay.C.VeteransDay. 13. WhatwillAmericansdoonThanksgivingDay? A. Theysaythanks.B.Theyhavefriendgathering

40、s. C.Theygoonholiday.D.Theybuymanycards. 【答案】|2.D13.B14.A【解析】這是一篇應(yīng)用文。文章介紹了美國(guó)四個(gè)著名的節(jié)日一獨(dú)立日，陣亡將士紀(jì)念日，退伍軍人節(jié)和感恩節(jié)。 10. 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)IndependenceDay中第一句^IndependenceDayisannuallycelebratedonJuly4andisoftenknownas"theFourthofJuly”.（每年的7月4日是獨(dú)立日,通常被稱為“theFourthofJuly"）"可知，7月4口是獨(dú)立口。故選D。 11. 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)MemorialDay中第-

41、句"Thisholiday,onthefourthMondayofeveryMay,isadayonwhichAmericanshonorthedead.OriginallyadayonwhichflagsandflowerswereplacedongravesofsoldierswhodiedintheAmericanCivilWar...（這個(gè)節(jié)日在每年5月的第四個(gè)星期一，是美國(guó)人紀(jì)念死者的日子。最初，在這一天人們?cè)诿绹?guó)內(nèi)戰(zhàn)中陣亡士兵的墳?zāi)股蠑[放旗幟和鮮花......廣可知，陣亡將士紀(jì)念日是為了紀(jì)念死亡戰(zhàn)士的。故選B。 12. 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Thanksgiving中最后一句“Befo

42、rethemealbegins,familiesoftenpausetogivethanks.（在用餐開始前，家人通常會(huì)停下來(lái)表示感謝）"可知，人們?cè)诟卸鞴?jié)會(huì)說(shuō)感謝。故選A。 5 CincodeMayoisprobablytheholidaymostoftencelebratedthatnooneunderstands. Literally（根據(jù)字面意思）"FifthofMay",CincodeMayoisaMexicanHolidaycelebratingtheBattleofPuebla,whichtookplaceonMay5,1862.In1861,Francesentabiga

43、rmytoinvadeMexico,astheywantedtocollectsomewardebts.TheFrencharmywasmuchlarger,bettertrainedandequippedthantheMexicansstrugglingtodefend（保衛(wèi)）theroadtoMexicoCity.TheFrencharmyreachedPuebla,wheretheMexicanswonahugevictory.Thevictorywasshort-lived,astheFrencharmyregroupedandcontinued,andeventuallytookMe

44、xicoCity,butthejoyofanunlikelyvictoryagainstFranceisrememberedeveryMayfifth. MexicocelebratesitsindependenceonSeptember16,becauseitwasonthatdayin1810thatFatherMiguelHidalgoinvitedhispeopletotakeuparmsandjoinhiminfightingagainstSpanishrulers.IndependenceDayisamuchmoreimportantholidayinMexico.Forsome

45、reason,CincodeMayoiscelebratedmoreintheUnitedStatesofAmerica,byMexicansandAmericansalike,thanitisinMexico.OnetheoiyforwhyitismorepopularintheUSAisthatatonetime,itwascelebratedinallofMexicoandbyMexicanslivinginformerMexicanareassuchasTexasandCalifornia.ItwasignoredinMexicoafterawhilebutstillcelebrate

46、dinthenorthoftheborder,whichnevergotoutofthehabitofrememberingthefamousbattle. InPueblaandinmanyAmericancitieswithlargeMexicanpopulations,thereareparades,dancingandfestivals.TraditionalMexicanfoodisoftenservedorsold.Mariachi（街頭音樂）bandsfilltownsquares,andalotofbeersareserved.It'safunholiday,reallymo

47、reaboutcelebratingtheMexicanwayoflifethanaboutrememberingthebattlewhichhappened156yearsago.IntheUSA,schoolchildrendecoraletheirclassroomsandtrytheirhandalcookingsomebasicMexicanfood.Allover（heworld,Mexicanrestaurantsbringinmariachibandsandofferspecialsforwhat'salmostcertaintobeapackedhouse. 13. Acc

48、ordingtothetext,peoplecelebrateCineodeMayobecause. A. MexicanspaidofftheirwardebtsMexicanssucceededindefendingMexicoCity B. MexicansgainedindependencefromSpanishMexicansdefeatedtheFrencharmyinPuebla 14. WhydomoreAmericanscelebrateCincodemayo? A. BecausesomeAmericanareasoncebelongedtoMexico. B.

49、BecauseAmericansareinfluencedbyMexicanculture. C. BecauseMexicansdon'tformthehabitofhavingaholiday. D. BecausemanyMexicansvalueIndependenceDay. 15. HowcanschoolchildrencelebrateCincodeMayo? A. Byperformingmusicatrestaurants. B. BytryingmakingsomeMexicanfood. C. Byturningtheclassroomintoabattle

50、field. D. Byofferingspecialgiftstotheirteachers. 【答案】15.D16.A17.B【解析】本文是說(shuō)明文，介紹了墨西哥和美國(guó)傳統(tǒng)節(jié)口CincodeMayo。 14. 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二自然段“Literally（根據(jù)字面意思）"FifthofMay",CincodeMayoisaMexicanHolidaycelebratingtheBattleofPuebla,whichtookplaceonMay5,1862.（字面意思是''五月五日"，CincodeMayo是墨西哥慶祝普埃布拉戰(zhàn)役的節(jié)日，普埃布拉戰(zhàn)役發(fā)生在1862年5月5日）"、“T

51、heFrencharmyreachedPuebla,wheretheMexicanswonahugevictory.（法國(guó)軍隊(duì)到達(dá)普埃布拉，墨西哥人在那里贏得/巨大的勝利）”和tlbutthejoyofanunlikelyvictoryagainstFranceisrememberedeveryMayfifth.（但每年的5月5日，人們都會(huì)訕住一?場(chǎng)不太可能的戰(zhàn)勝法國(guó)的喜悅）"可知，墨西哥人慶祝CincodeMayo就是為了紀(jì)念戰(zhàn)勝法國(guó)軍隊(duì)的喜悅。故選D項(xiàng)。 15. 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三自然段"OnetheoryforwhyitismorepopularintheUSAisthatatone

52、time,itwascelebratedinallofMexicoandbyMexicanslivinginformerMexicanareassuchasTexasandCalifornia.ItwasignoredinMexicoafterawhilebutstillcelebratedin（henorthoftheborder,whichnevergotoutofthehabitofrememberingthefamousbattle.（為什么它在美國(guó)更受歡迎的一個(gè)理論是，它曾經(jīng)被整個(gè)墨西哥和生活在前墨西哥地區(qū)的墨西哥人慶祝，如得克薩斯州和加利福尼亞州。在墨西哥，這場(chǎng)戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)被忽視了一段時(shí)間

53、，但仍然在北部的邊境慶祝，那里從來(lái)沒有擺脫過(guò)記住這場(chǎng)著名戰(zhàn)役的習(xí)慣）''可知，一些美國(guó)的地區(qū)曾經(jīng)有墨西哥人生活，屬于墨西哥，所以這一節(jié)日在這些地方慶祝并保留了下來(lái)。故選A項(xiàng)。 16. 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后?段"IntheUSA,schoolchildrendecoratetheirclassroomsandtrytheirhandatcookingsomebasicMexicanfood.（在美國(guó)，小學(xué)生裝飾他們的教室，嘗試自己動(dòng)手做一些基本的墨西哥菜）”可知，美國(guó)小學(xué)生通過(guò)做墨西哥菜來(lái)慶祝。故選B項(xiàng)。 6 AnewstudysuggestssomeofAmerica'sfavorite

54、IndependenceDayfireworkscangiveoutleadandcopper（銅），whichareusedtogivefireworkstheirvividcolors,andalsodamagehumancellsandanimallungs. LedbyresearchersatNYUGrossmanSchoolofMedicine,thestudyshowedpoisonouslevelsofleadintwoof12samplesofconuncrcially-availablcfireworks.Experimentsusinghumantissueshowed

55、thatlungexposuretoparticleemissions（顆粒排放物）fromfivetypesoffireworkssignificantlyincreasedoxidation（氧化），achemicalprocessinthebodythatcandamageorevenkillcells. Theresearcherssaythenewstudy,publishedonlineinthejournalParticleandFibreToxicology,isbelievedtobethefirsttoexaminetheeffectsoffireworkexposure

56、inhumancellsandlivinganimals,andtotestforparticlesofcommonfireworkmetalsthrowninto（heatmosphere. "Whilemanyarecarefultoprotectthemselvesfrominjuryfromexplosions,ourresultssuggestthatinhalingfireworksmokemaycause,longer-termphysicaldamage,ariskthathasbeenlargelyignored,"saysstudyseniorauthorTerryGor

57、don,PhD,aprofessorintheDepartmentofEnvironmentalMedicine. Gordonandhisteamalsoanalyzed14years'worthofairqualitysamplestakenatdozensofsitesacrosstheUSbytheEnvironmentalProtectionAgency（EPA）throughouteachyear.TheyfoundthatlevelsofpoisonousmetalswerehigherinsamplestakenonIndependenceDayandNewYear'sEve

58、celebrationsthanatanyothertimeduringtheeight-dayholidayonaccountofthecountry'sNationalDayandMid-AutumnFestival. Atotalof637milliontripsweremadeacrossChinaduringtheeight-dayholiday,79percentoflastyear'snumber,accordingtodatareleasedbytheMinistryofCultureandTourismonThursday. Revenuefromtourismhit46

59、6.56billionyuan（around$68.71billion）,69.9percentofthesameperiodlastyear. Thecountry'stransportationhubswitnessedasurge（激增）inreturntripsonThursdayastheeight-dayholidaydrewtoaclose.1,234additionaltrainswerepulintooperationtohandlethepeakintripsinvolvingtourismandfamilyvisits,accordingtotheChinaStateR

60、ailwayGroupCo.,Ltd. Thedailytraintripshadexceeded10millionforeightconsecutivedaysbyWednesday,therailwayoperatorsaid. Inabidtocopewiththesurgingpassengerflow,airlinersusedwidc-bodyaircraftfbrr30popularroutesconnectingXi'an,Beijing,Shanghai,Guangzhou,ShenzhenandHangzhou. Thecountry'stransportsector

61、maintainedstableandorderlyoperationduringtheextendedholiday,saidtheMinistryofTransport. ChinacelebratesitsNationalDayonOctober1,andtheweek-longholidaythisyearhasbeenextendedtoOctober8asitoverlappedwiththeMid-AutumnFestival,atraditionalfestivalsymbolizingfamilyreunionthatfallsonthe15thdayoftheeighth

62、monthonthelunarcalendar. 3. Whatisthetextmainlyabout? A. TwooverlappedholidaysinChinathisyear. B. China'stourismsectorgotquickdevelopment. C. China'stransportsectorfacedahugechallenge. D. ThenumberofChinesetravelersincreasedrapidly. 4. WhatcanweknowaboutChina'stourismsector? A. Itwashi（bythep

63、andemicthisyear. B. Itfeltrelievedbecausepeoplegotbacktowork. C. Itcametoastandstill（停滯）becauseoftheeight-dayholiday. D. ItrelicsontheMid-AutumnFestival. 5. Whatcanweinferaboutlastyear'sNationalDayholiday? A.Therewere637milliontripsintotal. oftheyear.Alongwithlead,copperandotherpoisonousmetals

64、arccommonlyfoundinfireworks."Ourresearchshowsthatalthoughwearconlyexposedtothesepoisonoussubstancesforashorttimeeachyear,theyarcmuchmorepoisonousthanthepollutantswebreatheeveryday,"saysGordon. Gordoncautionsthatthecurrentinvestigationisafirststep,onlyaddressingthepotentialeffectsofone-timeexposuret

65、o(hefireworkmetals.Hesaysrepeatedexposureislikelyalargerconcern.Nevertheless,heisplanning(osharehisfindingswithlocalhealthofficials,fireworkproducers,(heEnvironmentalProtectionAgent,andotherregulatoryagentstoalert(hemto(hepotentialforharm. 17. Whydosomefireworksharmourhealth? A. Theycangiveoutharm

66、fulmetals. B. Theyareexposedtoparticleemissions. C. Theyaresignificantlyoxidizedintheair. D. Theycanmeltchemicalsubstancesinthebody. 18. Whatdoestheunderlinedword"inhaling"inparagraph4mean? A.Lettingout.B.Blowingoff. C.Takingin.D.Integratinginto. 19. WhatcanweinferfromGordon'sresearchfindings? A. Fireworksarethemaincauseofairpollution. B. AirqualityonNewYear'sEveisabovenormal. C. Peoplebreatheinpoisonousairforashorttimedaily. D. AirpollutiononIndependenceDayisworsethanusual. 20. What