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Songkran（泰国泼水节）is the traditional Thai New Year that starts on April 13 annually. It’s also callled the “Water Festival” because people believe that water will wash away bad luck and make people fresh. 
On the day, we spinkle洒small drops of water to bless monks and elders. Their hands are spinkled with perfumed(有香味的) water. In addition, this festival is for rain because it is the hottest season. 
Nowadays, during the Songkran Festival, people always wet down everybody who walks past their houses or walks down the streets with cups or buckets水桶 of water. Everyone gets wet, but it is all in a spirit of friendliness, blessing and fun. People who get wet actually do not get angry because they know that it is traditional.
People will go to the temples to bathe沐浴Buddha images佛像and give special food to the monks. People do good things such as fish or birds and other animals released释放from their cages. On this day, everywhere in Thailand, people celebrate and enjoy the festival, especiallly in the northern part of Thailand. 
We can see many foreigners join in the events and enjoyed this festival with Thais. Everybody also enjoys public events such as beauty contests, parades游行, and marching bands. 游行乐队
The Water Festival gives us freshness, happiness and fun because the weather is very hot. I hope everyone will travel to Thailand and enjoy this festival

  1. 1.

    The traditional Thai New Year ________

    1. A.
      is celebrated at the beginning of each year
    2. B.
      comes three months before that of each countries
    3. C.
      is celebrated in a special way with its own activities
    4. D.
      is the same as in other parts of the world
  2. 2.

    People sprinkle water during the Songkran Festival, because they______

    1. A.
      have nothing else to do
    2. B.
      believe it will bring good luck
    3. C.
      have too much water in their country
    4. D.
      want to use water to fight with each other
  3. 3.

    When Thai New Year comes, people think it ________ to make others wet through

    1. A.
      traditional
    2. B.
      unfriendly
    3. C.
      curious
    4. D.
      strange
  4. 4.

    Besides sprinkling water, people also_______ in this festival

    1. A.
      invite honorable foreign guests to join in them
    2. B.
      give freedom to some animals
    3. C.
      attend rich feasts宴会 and have fun with others
    4. D.
      bathe together to wash away bad luck
CBAB
试题分析：文章介绍了在泰国传统的新年---泼水节，人们的庆祝活动，和泼水节的传统的意义。
1.细节题：从第二段的句子：On the day, we spinkle洒small drops of water to bless monks and elders. Their hands are spinkled with perfumed(有香味的) water. In addition, this festival is for rain because it is the hottest season.可知在泰国传统新年人们会用自己的活动庆祝，选C
2.细节题：从第一段的句子：It’s also callled the “Water Festival” because people believe that water will wash away bad luck and make people fresh. 可知在Songkran Festival节人们湖泼水，因为他们认为这可以带来好运，选B
3.细节题：从第三段的句子：People who get wet actually do not get angry because they know that it is traditional.可知人们认为在泰国的新年让人们全身湿透了是传统，选A
4.细节题：从第四段的句子：People do good things such as fish or birds and other animals released释放from their cages 可知在这天人们也会给动物自由，选B
考点： 考查社会文化类短文
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In London, bus services were withdrawn for a day and tubes and trains were cancelled. Major motorways in the country had to close. Many people were unable to get to work and it is thought the cost of this lost labor is around￡1 billion to businesses and the economy.
Anyone wanting to leave the country had problems too. Runways were closed at all the UK’s major airports because of the snow. Hundreds of flights were cancelled leaving many passengers stranded at airports.
So why is the UK so ill-prepared for snow? The mayor of London, Boris Johnson, explained that there aren’t enough snow-ploughs and other equipment and it doesn’t make sense to buy such equipment when it snows so infrequently.
The south-east of England was the hardest hit at the beginning of the week but the snow is now moving northwards where the chaos continues. More ice and snow is forecast throughout the week and the advice from travel and weather organizations is to stay indoors unless you really need to venture out!

  1. 1.

    The bad weather caused the following troubles except

    1. A.
      school children headed out, playing in the snow
    2. B.
      more than 3000 schools had been closed
    3. C.
      bus services were withdrawn in London
    4. D.
      hundreds of flights were cancelled
  2. 2.

    The underlined word “stranded” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to______.

    1. A.
      hungry
    2. B.
      sleepy
    3. C.
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    4. D.
      excited
  3. 3.

    We can infer from the passage that______.

    1. A.
      few people will travel around in the future days
    2. B.
      heavy snow will hit Britain more frequently in the future
    3. C.
      only school children benefit from the heavy snow
    4. D.
      employees are glad to be free because of the snow
  4. 4.

    From what Boris Johnson said we can learn that______.

    1. A.
      the UK will always be ill-prepared for heavy snow
    2. B.
      the snow now moving northwards will cause no trouble
    3. C.
      London can’t afford to buy snow-ploughs and other equipments
    4. D.
      London doesn’t have enough snow-ploughs and other equipments
  5. 5.

    Which of the following statements can be the best title of the passage?

    1. A.
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    2. B.
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  1. 1.

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    1. A.
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    3. C.
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    4. D.
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  2. 2.

    It can be inferred from the study _______

    1. A.
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    3. C.
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  3. 3.

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    1. A.
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    1. A.
      inform people about the result of the study
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      advise people how to protect skin
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  1. 1.

    Teenage girls prefer to wear UGG boots because of the following except______

    1. A.
      design
    2. B.
      comfort
    3. C.
      quality
    4. D.
      warmth
  2. 2.

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    1. A.
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    2. B.
      wearing UGG boots will lead to more ankle and toe problems
    3. C.
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    4. D.
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  3. 3.

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    1. A.
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    2. B.
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    3. C.
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    4. D.
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  4. 4.

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    1. A.
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    3. C.
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  1. 1.

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    3. C.
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  2. 2.

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    1. A.
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  3. 3.

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    1. A.
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    2. B.
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  4. 4.

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  1. 1.

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    1. A.
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    3. C.
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    4. D.
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  1. 1.

    What do the second paragraph and the third paragraph mainly tell us?

    1. A.
      Obama wishes to enjoy simple pleasures
    2. B.
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    3. C.
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    4. D.
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  2. 2.

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    1. A.
      avoid criticism
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      show his ability
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  3. 3.

    What does the underlined word “It” refer to in the fifth paragraph?

    1. A.
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    3. C.
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    4. D.
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  4. 4.

    What is the best title of the passage?

    1. A.
      Obama complains about lack of privacy as president
    2. B.
      Obama can’t live a normal life
    3. C.
      Obama is often criticized
    4. D.
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Shayne Piasta, an assistant professor of teaching and learning at Ohio State University, was an author of the study. She says most preschool teachers would find this method manageable and would need only a small change in the way they teach. They already read storybooks in class. The only difference would be increased attention to the printed text.
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  1. 1.

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  2. 2.

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“I don’t see why he needs an ax,” continued Fern, who was only eight.
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“Do away with it?” shouted Fern. “You mean kill it?”
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Fern pushed a chair out of the way and ran outdoors. The grass was wet and the earth smelled springtime. Fern’s shoes were wetting by the time she caught up with her father.
“Please don’t kill it! It’s unfair,” she said.
Mr. Arable stopped.
“Fern,” he said gently, “you will have to learn to control yourself.”
“This is a matter of life and death, and you talk about controlling myself.” Tears ran down her cheeks and she took hold of the ax and tried to pull it out of her father’s hand.
“Fern,” said Mr. Arable, “I know more about raising a group of pigs than you do. A weak pig makes trouble.”
“But it’s unfair,” cried Fern. “The pig couldn’t help being born small. If I had been very small at birth, would you have killed me?”
Mr. Arable smiled. “Certainly not,” he said, looking down at his daughter with love. “But this is different. It’s a pig.”
“There is no difference,” replied Fern

  1. 1.

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    1. A.
      Why her father refused to eat breakfast
    2. B.
      If the hoghouse was big enough for many pigs
    3. C.
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    4. D.
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  2. 2.

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    1. A.
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    2. B.
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    3. C.
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    4. D.
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  3. 3.

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    1. A.
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