2015-2016高中英语 Unit 1 Festivals around the world 综合微评 新人教版必修3.docVIP

Unit 1 Festivals around the world 满分：120分　时间：90分钟 第　Ⅰ　卷 第一部分　阅读理解(共两节，满分40分) 第一节　(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分) 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。 A Groundhog Day is a yearly holiday celebrated on February 2 in the US and Canada.Tradition says that on this day the groundhog(土拨鼠)comes out of its hole after winter sleep to look for its shadow.If the shadow is seen，its a sunny day.And the groundhog predicts six more weeks of cold winter weather.But spring is coming if no shadow is seen because of clouds. The holiday goes back to the European tradition of Candlemas，a Christian holiday also celebrated on February 2.There is an old European belief that a sunny Candlemas day would lead the winter to last another six weeks.The German believed that a badger(獾)being frightened by his shadow on Candlemas would predict six more weeks of cold weather.This belief was brought into America during the 18th century by the German settlers.These settlers used the groundhog as their weather predictor. Groundhog Day features a famous groundhog named Punxsutawney Phil.Every February 2，Phil is brought to his temporary(临时的)home on a hill outside the town of Punxsutawney，Pennsylvania，to predict the weather.People gather there early in the morning to wait for his appearance.When he doesnt see his shadow，loud cheers for the coming spring go up from the crowd.During the rest of the year，Phil lives in the town library with his“wife”Phyllis. The festival has received worldwide attention since the movie Groundhog Day came out in 1993.The comedy takes place in Punxsutawney on this day.A television weather reporter is forced to relive the day over and over again until he can learn to give up his selfishness and become a better person.Since the showing of the movie，thousands of visitors have been coming to Punxsutawney to watch the real Groundhog Day. Groundhog Day is also very popular in Canada and Wiarton Willy is the groundhog that is used to predict the length of winter over there. 每年的二月二日，美国宾夕法尼亚州的一个小镇都