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17.Which country is New England in?21.How many festivals are celebrated in AprilA.Britain.B.Australia.C.America.A.One.B.Two.C.ThreeD.Four.中州大烟安18.Why is New England not good for farming?22.Which festival is also an event for people to compete in?A.Sandfest..大B.The Spring Festival.中？市安A.The soil has become poor.B.The weather is too dry.C.The area is hilly.C.Songkran Festival.D.National Cheese Festival.1.How do most people in New England make a living?A.By raising cattle.B.By working in factories.C.By growing crops.23.What do the Spring Festival and Songkran Water Festival have in common?20.Where do New Englanders usually learn their skills?A.Both last for half a month.B.Both have a Lantern Festival.A.At school.B.From books.C.From their parents.C.Both celebrate their New Year.D.Both are celebrated with fireworks.B第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）】Once upon a time,a daughter complained to her father that her life was miserable and that sh第-节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）didn't know how she was going to make it.She was fed up with fighting and struggling all the time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It seemed just as one problem was solved,another one soon followed.该项涂黑。Her father,a chef,took her to the kitchen.He filled three pots with water and placed each orAa high fire.Once the three pots began to boil,he placed potatoes in one pot,eggs in the second anFestivals around the Worldground coffee beans in the third.He then let them sit and boil while his daughter impatientlyFestivals have gathered millions of people from around the globe,partying,drinking andwaited.After twenty minutes he turned off the burners.He took the potatoes and eggs out of theexperiencing life the way it should be lived.Let's witness some of the most unique and fabulouspots.He then ladled the coffee out in a cup.Turning to her,he asked,"Daughter,what do youcelebrations from all over the world.see?”“Potatoes,,eggs and coffee,.”she replied.“Look closer,”he said,“and touch theSongkran Water Festival,Thailandpotatoes."She did that and noted that they were soft.He then asked her to take an egg and brealSongkran Festival,a celebration of the Thai New Year in April,is generally three days longit.After pulling off the shell,she observed the hard-boiled egg.Finally,he asked her to sip the(sometimes longer in rural places)and is regarded as the country's most important public holiday.coffee.Its nice taste brought a smile to her face."Father,what does this mean?"she asked.Sandfest,TexasHe then explained that the potatoes,the eggs and the ground coffee beans had faced the sameThis amazing annual sand sculpture competition held on the Port Aransas beach in Texas drawsproblem-the boiling water.However,each one reacted differently.The potato went in strong,buupwards of 100,000 people on the last weekend in April Not only master sculptors from around thein boiling water,it became soft and weak.The fragile egg was put in the boiling water and becamworld,but also both attending adults and children show their sand-sculpting skills at one of thehard.However,the ground coffee beans were unique.After they were exposed to the boiling waterState's largest artistic competitions.they changed the water and created something new.He asked his daughter,"When a problemNational Cheese Festival,Spainknocks on your door,which one are you?Are you a potato,an egg,or a coffee bean?"For anyone who needs more than the typical reasons for exploring different varieties of cheese,Why did the daughter m her faher?Spain's National Cheese Festival in Trujillo at the end ofApril is a must-attend event.FeaturingA.She was poor at cooking.over 300 different types of cheese,the festival also holds a variety of workshops,tasting sessions andB.She was not satisfied with her life.demonstrations,attracting up to 100,000 international cheese-lovers.C.She was tired of fighting with others.The Spring Festival,ChinaD.She found it hard to answer his question.The Spring Festival celebrations traditionally run from Chinese New Year's Eve (usually in5.What did the father intend to o byboiling the three thng?January or February),the last day of the last month of the Chinese calendar,to the Lantern FestivalA.To help his daughter face problems in life.on the 15 day of the first month,making the festival the longest Chinese holiday.B.To make delicious food for his daughter.英语试题第3页（共10页）英语试题第4页（共10页）