江西（上栗县）2016高考英语二轮阅读理解联练题（5）及答案

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1、江西（上栗县）2016高考英语二轮阅读理解联练题（5）及答案【2016高考训练】Winter2012willhaveanextendedstayonAmerica’scalendar,accordingtotoday’sannualGroundhogDay（土拨鼠曰）forecastingeventinPunxsutawney,Pennsylvania。EachyearonFebruary2nd,peoplefromaroundtheworld,including5,000inthesmalltowntoday,watc

2、hthistongue-twisting（发音饶舌的）smalltownforasignfromonegroundhogthatsupposedlypredictswhenthatyear’sspringwillarrive:Ifit/sacloudydayoutsidewhenthegroundhogemergesfromitscave,thenspringwillarriveearlythatyear.However,ifitissunnyoutside,thegroundhogwillsupposedlybesca

3、redbyitsownshadow,retreatingundergroundforsixmoreweeksofcoldweather。Ofcourse,PunxsutawneyPhil’spredictionisnomoreabletoguaranteetheextendedforecastthanyourlocalweatherman.ABCNewsreportsthatananalysisbytheNationalClimateDataCenterfoundthatPhil’spredictionsaremoreo

4、ftenwrongthanright.Philisalsofoundtohavemadesomeunpleasantpredictions.Eversince1887，hehaspredicted99extendedwintersandjust16earlysprings.Nineoftheyear’spredictionswereunavailable，accordingtoABC。TheholidaybeganasaGermantraditionin18thcenturyandbecameevenmoreofacul

5、turalphenomenonafterthe1993filmGroundhogDaystarringBillMurray.PunxsutawneyPhilhasbecomeacelebrityinhisownright.Eachyear,thefatteranimalwithlongteethiswatchedbymillionsasheemergesfromacaveinthetownheisnamedafter.Philhasbecomesobelovedbythetownthatheactuallylivesin

6、thelocallibrarywithhis"wife"Phyllis。TakinginspirationfromthehardstateofBillMurray’scharacterintheclassicfilm,YahoocontributorOwenRustsaysGroundhogDayisagoodtimetoreflectonone’sroutines。1.Whichisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.GroundhogDayweatherforecasting.B.Winter2

7、012.C.Atongue-twistingsmalltown.D.theNationalClimateDataCenter.2.Theunderlinedwordemergesmeans.A.getsintoB.appearsC.increases.D.hides3.HowisPunxsutawneyPhil’sprediction?A.Moreexactthanthatthelocalweathermandoes.B.Moreoftenthanthatthelocalweathermandoes.C.Lessofte

8、nthanthatthelocalweathermandoes.D.Notexactenoughtomatchwiththefact.4.ThereasonwhyPhil’spredictionsaren’tpleasingis•A.Phillikestomakeunpleasantpredictions.B.Phi