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湖南省九校联盟2024-2025学年高三下学期第二次联考英语试题

一、阅读理解。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

SincetheintroductionfromtheirnativeJapanintheearly1900s,blossomingcherrytreessignaledseasonalchangeintheUnitedStates.Hereswhenandwheretoseethesedelicatepinkandwhiteflowersacrossthecountry.

TheNationalCherryBlossomFestival

Washington,D.C.,March20—April14

ElevenspeciesoffloweringcherrytreesurroundtheTidalBasinfacingthePotomacRiverinNationalCapitalPark.Theirscenicbloomsdrawsome1.5millionpeopleduringthefourweekcelebration,whichcelebratesspringandinternationalfriendship.Eventsincludeakitefestival,parade,fireworks,andartinstallations.

InternationalCherryBlossomFestival

Macon,Georgia,March15—24

GeorgiasMacon-BibbcountyhasthelargestconcentrationofcherrytreesinanyU.S.county—andboastsnearlyonehundredtimesmorethantheNationalMallinWashington,D.C.Theareacelebratesitsblossomswithplantsales,aparade,concerts,andmarkets.Thefestivalculminateswithtetheredhotairballoonridesandfireworksoverdowntown.

WoosterSquareCherryBlossomFestival

NewHaven,Connecticut,April14

Thecitys70-oddcherryblossomtrees—mostplantedin1978—surroundarectangularparkindowntownandformatreetunneloveroneblockofHughesPlace.Asingle-dayspringtimecelebrationdoesntalwayscoincide(同时发生)withthebestblooms,butitdoeswiththeanniversaryofthecitysfoundingin1638,andincludesartistandauthorpresentations,foodvendors,andlivemusic.

MissouriCherryBlossomFestival

Marshfield,Missouri,April25—28

TinyMarshfieldhasapopulationof7,300thatbloomswithitscherryblossomseachApril.Insteadofatraditionalspringorinternationalculturalfestival,thischerryblossomgatheringisashowcaseofAmericanaandMissouriheritagebeneaththetownsbeautifulblooms.

1．Whichplacehoststhelongestcherryfestival?

A．Marshfield,Missouri.