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2018
年公共英语三级阅读试题及答案
Human civilization has truly come a
long using animals for
transport to
the super fast automobiles that we have using
flint to making fire to using one touch
there are some things
that
we
will
never
let
go
ancient
traditions
that
have
been
brought down through the ages are still
followed today.
Groundhog
Day(
土拔鼠节
)
，
fa
lls
on
the
2nd
of
February
every
is observed in the United States and
this day may be
a
public
holiday
and
a
bank
holiday
，
it
is
not
a
compulsory
holiday
declared by the this is not so for all
the -wise
holidays may vary.
Ever
heard
of
Punxsutawney
Phil?
Groundhog
Day
is
observed
because
of
this
day
is
indeed
about
a
tawney
is
the
name
of
an
apparently
weather
forecasting lives
in his burrow(
洞穴
)on
Gobler
’
s
Knob
，
Punxsutawney
in
Pennsylvania
，
for
a
short
period
before
the
2nd
of
February
every
the
2nd
of
February
，
Phil
comes
out
from
his
burrow
and
looks
for
his
he
sees
his
shadow
and
goes
back
into
the
burrow
，
then
America
will
have
an
extended
winter
of
six
weeks
，
But if he
cannot see his shadow
，
and he
remains means
winter
will
soon
end
and
spring
will
arrive
very
shortly .Phil
has
been
‘
predicting
’
the length of winter in this manner for
almost a century
and they have always
been almost 100% accurate.
Groundhog
Day
is
celebrated
in
some
parts
of
the
USA
and
largest
celebration
is
held
at
Punxsutawney
，
come in scores to visit Punxsutawney wait
eagerly, camping days in
advance
，
to see the small
groundhog appear
from
his
burrow
，
check
for
his
shadow
and
either
go
back
in
or
stay
cheer
when
they
hear
it
is
time
for
winter
to
end
and
celebrate
by eating sweets and singing and Groundhog
Day is a widespread tradition and an
exciting event.
小
题
1:People
celebrate
Groundhog
Day
because
______________. sweets are provided on
Groundhog Day
and more people love groundhogs
groundhog predicts the
beginning of spring
tawney Phil is worth respecting
小题
2:What
does
the
author
intend
to
tell
us
in
Paragraph
1?
civilization has a long history.
old traditions should be
carried on.
civilization develops very fast.
old traditions have
disappeared.