三、阅读理解。（每小题1.5分，共22.5分）
第一节 阅读下列短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Every year, we celebrate a lot of festivals. But I'm sure you don't know this one—Radish(萝卜) Night. It is a special festival in Mexico. Traditionally, it takes place on December 23rd. On that day, people show their beautiful radish sculptures(雕塑) like small animals, famous people and great buildings. The radishes for sculpturing are usually very big. ▲ So artists have to spend a lot of time on their works of art.
The first Radish Night was in 1897. At that time, there was a market on December 23rd. People usually went there to buy festival food and decorations(装饰品). To catch more shoppers' eye, some shopkeepers at the market decided to sculpture radishes to decorate their shops. To their surprise, the sculptured radishes were very popular. People loved them and wanted to buy them as festival decorations at home.
Radish Night lasts only a few hours because vegetables have a short life as artworks. So, if you want to participate in the festival, you need to come early in the afternoon. There, you can not only see the radish art on the street but also taste delicious street food.
(
A. A nice car.
B. A cool guitar.
C. A beautiful hat.
D. A cute monkey.
(
A. The radishes were from China at first.
B. Some of them can reach 50 centimetres.
C. Making radish sculptures was very easy.
D. And the weather in December was nice.
(
A. The history of Radish Night.
B. The market of Radish Night.
C. Dos and don'ts at Radish Night.
D. The decorations at Radish Night.
(
A. Make friends with.
B. Depend on.
C. Take part in.
D. Take care of.
(
A. Radish Night
B. Radish Sculptures
C. Radish Festival
D. Radish Decorations
第一节 阅读下列短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Every year, we celebrate a lot of festivals. But I'm sure you don't know this one—Radish(萝卜) Night. It is a special festival in Mexico. Traditionally, it takes place on December 23rd. On that day, people show their beautiful radish sculptures(雕塑) like small animals, famous people and great buildings. The radishes for sculpturing are usually very big. ▲ So artists have to spend a lot of time on their works of art.
The first Radish Night was in 1897. At that time, there was a market on December 23rd. People usually went there to buy festival food and decorations(装饰品). To catch more shoppers' eye, some shopkeepers at the market decided to sculpture radishes to decorate their shops. To their surprise, the sculptured radishes were very popular. People loved them and wanted to buy them as festival decorations at home.
Radish Night lasts only a few hours because vegetables have a short life as artworks. So, if you want to participate in the festival, you need to come early in the afternoon. There, you can not only see the radish art on the street but also taste delicious street food.
(
D
)1. Which kind of radish sculpture can we probably see at the festival?A. A nice car.
B. A cool guitar.
C. A beautiful hat.
D. A cute monkey.
(
B
)2.（创新考法·信息回填）Which can be put in “▲”?A. The radishes were from China at first.
B. Some of them can reach 50 centimetres.
C. Making radish sculptures was very easy.
D. And the weather in December was nice.
(
A
)3. What does Paragraph 2 mainly talk about?A. The history of Radish Night.
B. The market of Radish Night.
C. Dos and don'ts at Radish Night.
D. The decorations at Radish Night.
(
C
)4. What does the underlined part “participate in” mean in the last paragraph?A. Make friends with.
B. Depend on.
C. Take part in.
D. Take care of.
(
A
)5. Which can be the best title for the passage?A. Radish Night
B. Radish Sculptures
C. Radish Festival
D. Radish Decorations
答案：1. D
2. B 信息回填题。根据“The radishes for sculpturing are usually very big.”可知，此处应该介绍雕刻用的萝卜的尺寸，选项B符合语境。
3. A 段落大意题。根据“The first Radish Night was in 1897...”可知，第二段主要讲萝卜之夜的历史。
4. C
5. A 标题概括题。通读全文并根据“But I'm sure you don't know this one—Radish Night.”可知，本文介绍了萝卜之夜的时间、人们庆祝萝卜之夜的方式以及萝卜之夜的起源。因此“萝卜之夜”作为标题合适。
2. B 信息回填题。根据“The radishes for sculpturing are usually very big.”可知，此处应该介绍雕刻用的萝卜的尺寸，选项B符合语境。
3. A 段落大意题。根据“The first Radish Night was in 1897...”可知，第二段主要讲萝卜之夜的历史。
4. C
5. A 标题概括题。通读全文并根据“But I'm sure you don't know this one—Radish Night.”可知，本文介绍了萝卜之夜的时间、人们庆祝萝卜之夜的方式以及萝卜之夜的起源。因此“萝卜之夜”作为标题合适。
解析：
【分析】
本题为英语阅读理解题，围绕墨西哥特色节日“萝卜之夜”展开，共5道小题，分别考查细节理解、信息回填、段落大意、词义猜测、标题概括能力。解题思路如下：1. 第1题需定位原文中萝卜雕塑的类型，匹配对应选项；2. 第2题信息回填需结合前后文逻辑，前文提及雕刻用萝卜大，后文提到艺术家需花大量时间创作，需选择衔接萝卜大的具体表述；3. 第3题需分析第二段核心内容，判断段落主旨；4. 第4题词义猜测需结合语境，理解“参加节日”的含义；5. 第5题标题需概括全文核心内容，排除片面选项。
【解析】
1. 细节理解题：定位第一段“On that day, people show their beautiful radish sculptures like small animals, famous people and great buildings.”，选项中D（可爱的猴子，属于小动物）符合原文描述，A（汽车）、B（吉他）、C（帽子）均未提及，故选D。
2. 信息回填题：空格前说明“雕刻用的萝卜通常很大”，空格后指出“艺术家需花费大量时间创作”，空格处需衔接萝卜大的具体表现，选项B“有些萝卜能达到50厘米”符合语境；A（萝卜来自中国）、C（雕刻容易）与后文矛盾、D（天气好）均无关，故选B。
3. 段落大意题：第二段开头“The first Radish Night was in 1897.”明确讲述了Radish Night的起源，即该节日的历史，故选A。
4. 词义猜测题：根据最后一段“if you want to participate in the festival, you need to come early in the afternoon”，语境为“想要参加节日需下午早来”，故participate in意为“参加”，对应take part in，选C。
5. 标题概括题：全文围绕墨西哥的“Radish Night”展开，介绍其时间、活动、起源等，A选项“Radish Night”全面概括文章主旨；B（萝卜雕塑）、D（萝卜装饰）仅为部分内容，C（萝卜节）与原文名称不符，故选A。
【答案】1.D 2.B 3.A 4.C 5.A
【知识点】阅读理解细节理解、信息回填、标题概括
【点评】本文介绍了墨西哥特色节日萝卜之夜的相关内容，题型涵盖英语阅读理解常见考点，考查学生对原文细节的定位、语境逻辑的分析及主旨的概括能力，整体难度适中，需学生结合原文信息逐一分析选项。
【难度系数】0.6
本题为英语阅读理解题，围绕墨西哥特色节日“萝卜之夜”展开，共5道小题，分别考查细节理解、信息回填、段落大意、词义猜测、标题概括能力。解题思路如下：1. 第1题需定位原文中萝卜雕塑的类型，匹配对应选项；2. 第2题信息回填需结合前后文逻辑，前文提及雕刻用萝卜大，后文提到艺术家需花大量时间创作，需选择衔接萝卜大的具体表述；3. 第3题需分析第二段核心内容，判断段落主旨；4. 第4题词义猜测需结合语境，理解“参加节日”的含义；5. 第5题标题需概括全文核心内容，排除片面选项。
【解析】
1. 细节理解题：定位第一段“On that day, people show their beautiful radish sculptures like small animals, famous people and great buildings.”，选项中D（可爱的猴子，属于小动物）符合原文描述，A（汽车）、B（吉他）、C（帽子）均未提及，故选D。
2. 信息回填题：空格前说明“雕刻用的萝卜通常很大”，空格后指出“艺术家需花费大量时间创作”，空格处需衔接萝卜大的具体表现，选项B“有些萝卜能达到50厘米”符合语境；A（萝卜来自中国）、C（雕刻容易）与后文矛盾、D（天气好）均无关，故选B。
3. 段落大意题：第二段开头“The first Radish Night was in 1897.”明确讲述了Radish Night的起源，即该节日的历史，故选A。
4. 词义猜测题：根据最后一段“if you want to participate in the festival, you need to come early in the afternoon”，语境为“想要参加节日需下午早来”，故participate in意为“参加”，对应take part in，选C。
5. 标题概括题：全文围绕墨西哥的“Radish Night”展开，介绍其时间、活动、起源等，A选项“Radish Night”全面概括文章主旨；B（萝卜雕塑）、D（萝卜装饰）仅为部分内容，C（萝卜节）与原文名称不符，故选A。
【答案】1.D 2.B 3.A 4.C 5.A
【知识点】阅读理解细节理解、信息回填、标题概括
【点评】本文介绍了墨西哥特色节日萝卜之夜的相关内容，题型涵盖英语阅读理解常见考点，考查学生对原文细节的定位、语境逻辑的分析及主旨的概括能力，整体难度适中，需学生结合原文信息逐一分析选项。
【难度系数】0.6