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1、湖北省黄冈市黄冈中学2013届高三五月第二次模拟考试第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题分2分，满分40分）AEachyearonFebruary2nd,thereisspecialfestivalcalledGroundhogDay(土拨鼠日)'forecastingeventinPunxsutawney,Pennsylvania.Whenitcomes,peoplefromaroundtheworld,including5,000inthesmalltowntoday,watchthistongue-twisting(发饶舌的)smalltown
2、forasignfromonegroundhogthatsupposedlypredictswhenthatyears'springwillarrive.Ifit'sacloudydayoutsidewhenthegroundhogpopsfromitscave,thenspringwillarriveearlythatyear.However,ifitissunnyoutside,thegroundhogwillsupposedlybescaredbyitsownshadow,retreatingundergroundforsixmoreweekso
3、fcoldweather.Ofcourse,PunxsutawneyPhil'spredictionisnomoreabletoguaranteetheextendedforecastthanyourlocalweatherman.ABCNewsreportsthatananalysisbytheNationalClimateDataCenterfoundthatPhil'spredictionsaremoreoftenwrongthanright.,Philisisalsofoundtohavemadesomeunpleasantprediction
4、s.Eversince1887,hehaspredicted99extendedwintersandjust16earlysprings.Nineoftheyears'predictionswereunavailable,accordingtoABC.TheholidaybeganasaGermantraditionin18thcenturyandbecameevenmoreofaculturalphenomenonafterthe1993filmGroundhogDaystarringBillMurray.PunxsutawneyPhilhasbec
5、omeacelebrityinhisownright.Eachyear,thefatteranimalwithlongteethiswatchedbymillionsasheemergesfromacaveinthetownheisnamedafter.Philhasbecomesobelovedbythetownthatheactuallylivesinthelocallibrarywithhis“wife"Phyllis.TakinginspirationfromthehardstateofBillMurray’scharacterinthecla
6、ssicfilm,YahoocontributorOwenRustsaysGroundhogDayisagoodtimetoreflectonone’sroutines.51.Theunderlinedword“pops”means“”.A.escapesB.appearsC.increasesD.hides52.ThereasonwhyPhil'spredictionsaren'tpleasingisthat_____________.A.PhillikestomakeunpleasantpredictionsB.Philwantstodothatf
7、orfunC.someofthepredictionswereunavailableD.hehaspredictedmorelatesprings53.HowdoesPunxsutawneyPhilbecomeacelebration?A.Byanaccident.B.Frompeople'slifeimproving.C.ByhisownattractiveforceD.Frommuchmoneyraisedbythetown.54.Whichisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.GroundhogDayweatherfore
8、castingB.AGermantraditionC.Atongue-twistingsmal
