Unit 1 Festivals around the world .阅读理解A(2018河南林州一中高三7月调考)March, April and May are months full of festivals and events all over the world. Here are four wonderful festivals around the world that happen in spring. If you want to know more about them, please click here or visit http：/www.buddhanet.net/festival. htm/.SongkranThailandDates：13th15th, AprilIn Thailand, people celebrate a festival called Songkran, when people head out to the streets with water guns to spray everyone who walks past.NagholVanuatuDates: Every Saturday from April to MayEvery year, villagers come together to celebrate the harvest of yams, an important part in the peoples diet in Vanuatu. The festival is most famous for its “land diving ceremony”. During the ceremony men and boys dive to the ground from high wooden towers with only two thin vines(藤) attached to their ankles.Cherry Blossom ViewingJapanDates: The cherry blossom season is different from year to year depending on the weather forecast.The festival is wellknown. Japanese celebrate the days when the flowers finally blossom. Only a few days later, the petals(花瓣) fall to the ground, like pink snowflakes. That means the traditional festival only lasts for several days. In Japan, almost everyone has picnics in the parks to view the flowers.Sinhalese New YearSri LankaDates: 13th or 14th, AprilJust like in many other countries in South or South East Asia, this is the time when the Sinhalese celebrate the traditional New Year, an ancient celebration which marks the end of the harvest season and is one of two times of the year when the sun is straight above Sri Lanka. There are a lot of delicious foods during the celebration.语篇导读本文为说明文。每年35月是世界各地节日最多的月份，本文主要介绍了四个地方的特色节日。1What may happen to a tourist walking in the street during Songkran in Thailand?AHe may get wet.BHe may be shot by the locals.CHe may enjoy delicious foods.DHe may see some petals falling.解析 A推理判断题。根据SongkranThailand部分中的people head out to the streets with water guns to spray everyone who walks past可推知，游客在泼水节期间游走在泰国街头，极有可能会被水枪喷湿，故选A项。2Where can you go to enjoy amazing performances during the festival?AThailand. BVanuatu. CJapan. DSri Lanka.解析 B推理判断题。根据NagholVanuatu部分中的第三句可推知，此节日的仪式具有一定的危险性，即节日期间可以去瓦努阿图欣赏令人惊诧的表演，故选B项。3How is Cherry Blossom Viewing different from the other three festivals?AIt is a traditional festival.BIt is a very famous festival.CIt varies with weather conditions every year.DIt allows visitors to eat food during the festival.解析 C细节理解题。根据Cherry Blossom ViewingJapan部分中的Dates可知，樱花节的日期随着天气的变化而变化，每年都不固定，因此这是与其他三个节日的不同之处，故选C项。4Where are you most likely to find the text?AOn TV. BIn a report.COn the Internet. DIn a newspaper.解析 C推理判断题。根据第一段中的please click here or visit可推知，此篇文章最有可能来自网上，故选C项。BA handshake is one of the most common ways to greet others, but US President Donald Trumps unusual method has been put under the microscope lately.Much like an armwrestler in a match, the recentlyelected leader has a habit of yanking(猛拉) peoples hands toward himself during handshakes. And while a typical handshake is only brief, the one between him and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Feb 10 lasted a full 19 seconds. Simply having a strong hand is not the explanation here. According to Darren Stanton, a body language expert from the UK, while handshakes are usually an exchange of kindness, Trump uses his as a way to show power and control, regardless of how uncomfortable it makes people. “It is as if to say, Hey, Im in charge, dont mess with me，” Stanton told The Independent.Apart from Trumps “yankshake”， there are other ways people display power with their hands. At business talks or political meetings, for example, some people may rotate(旋转) their wrists during handshakes so that their hand ends up on top instead of underneath. Some may squeeze so hard that it leaves the other persons hand in pain. According to Stanton, by pulling people into his personal space, Trump is also testing whether they are willing to cooperate with him. “For example, if someone was resistant to being yanked towards him and _stood_their_ground_,_he would know that he has work to do with them before he got what he wanted，” Stanton told Express. This is probably why on Feb 13 when Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited the White House, all eyes were on how he was going to handle Trumps handshake. Fortunately, Trudeau managed to avoid the embarrassment by grabbing Trumps shoulder to stop himself being pulled in. Afterward, some Twitter users wrote that this proved Trudeaus strong leadership, with one even calling the moment “one of Canadas greatest victories”. Vice magazine summed up the exchange between the two leaders as: “no regular handshake. This was the first shot in a bloodless war.”语篇导读本文为议论文。握手是见面问候最常见的方式之一，但美国总统唐纳德特朗普与众不同的握手方式近来却被仔细研究了一番5According to Darren Stanton, Tr