三、阅读理解。(共15小题；每小题2分，计30分)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A
Winter International Food Festival
Green Square will have this year's Winter International Food Festival on December 9th. The event will begin at 5 p. m. and end at 9 p. m. You can enjoy food and drinks from more than twenty countries. There will also be five interesting cultural shows.
Food passport(护照)
After you arrive at the square, head towards the red tent to pick up your free "food passport". As you visit the seven stations, you can get a star at each station. After getting all the seven stars, you will receive a lovely gift!
Shows
5 p. m. -5:10 p. m. African dance
5:15 p. m. -5:35 p. m. Piano performance
5:35 p. m. -6 p. m. Indian dance
6:30 p. m. -6:45 p. m. Violin performance
6:50 p. m. -7 p. m. Australian dance
More tips
You may bring your pet dog along with you, but it must be kept on a leash(拴狗链). It's easier for you to use the mobile phone to pay for the food, so it's best to bring your phone.
()1. How long will the Winter International Food Festival last?
A. For three hours.
B. For four hours.
C. For five hours.
D. For six hours.
()2. To receive a gift, you should .
A. watch five interesting cultural shows
B. use the mobile phone to pay for the food
C. eat food and drinks from seven countries
D. visit the seven stations and get all the seven stars
()3. The text probably comes from a .
A. newspaper
B. dictionary
C. storybook
D. menu

B(2025·江苏南京市联合体期中)
When you go to Australia, you can always hear something like this, “I am dead set against the plan!” What does the speaker mean by saying it? It's an Australian slang
(俚语)expression, which means the speaker doesn't agree on the plan strongly.
Australia is famous for its interesting and unusual slang. Even native English speakers visiting Australia can have trouble understanding the locals because of their accents(口音) and the expressions they use. But some Australian slang expressions are used all over the world.
Selfie
The popularity of social media and smartphones has made selfie a very common English word. In 2013, Oxford University Press made it the “Oxford Word of the Year”, and the US has a National Selfie Day.
But selfie was a part of Australian English long before it became popular in other countries. The earliest known use was in 2002 when an Australian college student posted a photo that he had taken of himself online, calling it a selfie.
The student, Nathan Hope, told ABC News that he didn't make the word, but “it was just common slang in Australia at the time”.
Stoked
To be stoked is to be really happy or pleased. For example, you might say “I'm stoked!” if you're excited about your holiday plans.
Along with other expressions such as ripper, which means “very good” or “great”, stoked was first used by Australians in the 1960s and 1970s.
No worries
“No worries” is a common reply to “Thank you”. For example, when James says, “Thanks for helping me.”, Jessica may reply, “No worries.”
So the next time when someone thanks you, instead of saying “You're welcome”, you can say “No worries” and they'll know that you're speaking Australian English.
()4. What does the underlined word “stoked” mean in Paragraph 6?
A. Excited.
B. Surprised.
C. Interested.
D. Worried.
()5. Your football team won last Friday. What would your Australian friend say to you?
A. No selfies.
B. You little ripper.
C. No worries.
D. I'm dead set against it.
()6. What does the passage mainly talk about?
A. Australian culture.
B. Australian people.
C. Australian accents.
D. Australian slang expressions.