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1、高三二轮复习阅读专练十六AA music festival is a community event mainly about live performances of singing and instrument playing that is often presented with a main idea. On the list are the music festivals for fans around the world. Find your favourite now!Field DayJanuary 1,2021, SydneyField Day means New Year

2、s Day for young people in Sydney. Seen as the citys original （独特的）outdoor party, it5s a gathering of friends coming together for a great fun-filled first day of the year. Theres an air of hope and active energy on a perfect summers day.Envision FestivalFebruary 21 - 26, 2021, UvitaThe Envision Festi

3、val is an annual event in Costa Rica that wants to provide a chance for different cultures to work with one another to create a better community. The festival encourages people to practise art, music and dance performances. At the same time, our connection （联系）with nature is expected to be strengthe

4、ned.McDowell Mountain Music FestivalMarch 2-4, 2021, PhoenixThe McDowell Mountain Music Festival is Phoenixs musical celebration of community culture. Since its founding in 2004, it is the only 100% nonprofit （非营利 的）music festival designed to support, entertain and educate the community. The festiva

5、l attracts thousands of visitors each year from around the country, and it is an opportunity to experience true culture.Old Settlers Music FestivalApril 19-22, 2021,TilmonThe Old Settlers Music Festival is a nationally known music festival fbr American music. The festival is held in Til mon, Texas a

6、t the height of the wild flower season. It is a great chance to get near to nature. The Old Settlers Music Festival offers great music and activities for the whole family.1. In which city can people enjoy a fun New Years Day?A. Sydney. B. Uvita. C. Phoenix. D. Til mon.2. What is special about the Mc

7、Dowell Mountain Music Festival?A. It encourages people to receive education.B. It provides a chance for friends to meet each other.C. It is not held to make money.D. It attracts lots of people to attend.3. Which festivals are connected with nature?A. Field Day and Envision Festival.B. Envision Festi

8、val and McDowell Mountain Music Festival.C. Old Settlers Music Festival and McDowell Mountain Music Festival.D. Envision Festival and Old Settlers Music Festival.B“Fast fashion“ means clothes which are inexpensive but look like the latest designs. One reason for the success of fast fashion is the ri

9、se of the social media. A report by the investment research firm Bernstein found that Millennials- people born in the 1980s and 90s wanted to wear a variety of clothes in the photos they posted on social media. As a result, many businesses which offer trendy and low-cost clothes are growing.But the

10、situation is changing now. Maxine, a woman in her early thirties, looks in her closet full of clothes, but she has nothing to says she hates always shopping for what is in style. Instead, she wants to buy fewer clothes that she can wear over and over. Other people want the same thing. she says.So Ma

11、xine and a business partner, Soraya, started a “slow fashion clothing company called Zady. Slow fashion, means clothes that last a long time. They often feature classic colors and shapes, and are made from natural materials.The terms ufast fashion and slow fashion arc related to 44fast food ” and sl

12、ow bod: fast food is still popular in the U.S., but many restaurants increasingly offer high- quality, more expensive and relaxed meals.Like slow food, slow fashion also aims to use sources that are good for the environment and workers. Maxine says people in her generation want to know where their c

13、lothes come from and who is making them. To answer Millcnnials, demand fbr infbnnation about the products they buy, Ms Maxines company, Zady, includes details about the history of the brands. It also describes the process in which the clothes are made. Maxine says Zady aims to tell shoppers where th

14、eir clothes come from, where they go, and how they impact the world.The international business H&M is answering Millennials demands in another way. It has created a recycling program for clothes. Shoppers who bring clothes they no longer want to H&M stores can receive a discount on new things they b

15、uy. An H&M spokesman says, “We have a clear vision to avoid and minimize waste that goes into landfills.”4. About Millennials, which of the following statements is not true?A. Most of them are in their twenties or thirties.B. They are crazy about fashionable and cheap clothes.C. They contributed a l

16、ot to the rise of fast fashion.D. They may have a taste for clothes of classic colors and shapes now.5. “Slow fbod” is mentioned in the passage to tell us.A. it is healthier than fast foodB. why fast food is so popular in the U.S.C. it is a kind of slow fashionD. why slow fashion comes now6. What ca

17、n we learn about the program of H&M in the last paragraph?A. It can benefit the environmentB. the company only sells clothes made of recycling materials.C. customers may receive a discount if they buy some outdated clothes.D. It will take the lead in the latest fashion.7. Which is the best title of

18、the text?A. Fast Fashion, Good or BadB. Slow Fashion is in FashionC. Fast Food or Slow FoodD. What is out of FashionCIve recently published a book of letters from 32 amazing Australian women about their experiences of new motherhood. Perhaps the most common question Ive been asked since publication

19、is why more of the mothers didnt ask fbr help. If those early months were so hard and so exhausting as they were described, then why didnt more of these women simply ask for help?Embedded（把牢牢地嵌入）deep in this enquiry is the assumption that if you ask, you shall receive-and that you shall receive with

20、out judgment. And if there is any experience of new motherhood in the 21st century it is the inescapability of judgment. By asking for help new mothers open themselves up to a wave of quietand not-so- quietdisapproval of why on earth they need it.The earliest moments of motherhood are synonymous wit

21、h soc/执ce（等同于牺牲）. A mother sacrifices her body for not nine but almost ten long months, sharing her shell with a new being. A mother sacrifices her control, and often her mental and physical health, during the painful process of childbirth. A mother, in the weeks and months thatfollow, puts the need

22、s of another before her own, sacrificing her sense of self, her ambition and all too often, her happiness.Wc dont normally use the word sacrifice to describe the newborn period. Its supposed to be sweet and milky and warm but a sacrifice is exactly what it is. And when we sacrifice we should be enti

23、tled（使享有权利）to mourn-a privilege new mothers arc expressly prevented from.We have reached the point where being a mother who admits she needs help is like saying your child isnt worth the sacrifice. The suffering has become a badge（徽 章）of honor, worn in service to your family.The role of mothering is

24、 not an easy one, nor will it ever be. But it could be made more manageable if we were all to offer help or support.8. What is the authors book probably about?A. The troubles of working women. B. The education of newborn babies.C. The lifestyle of Australian women. D. The suffering of some new mothe

25、rs. 9. According to Paragraph 2, the public seems to believe that.A. its wrong to judge new mothersB. new mothers live a very hard lifeC. new mothers shouldnt ask fbr helpD. people are willing to help new mothers10. Which of the following statements would the author agree with?A. The newborn period

26、is just sweet and milky.B. New mothers should give up their sense of self.C. The newborn period means privileges for mothers.D. New mothers have to sacrifice a lot for their babies.11. What does the author want to show in the text?A. Women should manage to be a good mother.B. New mothers suffering is a badge of honor.C. It should be made easier for new mothers to get help .D. People should be encouraged to mourn their sacrifices.参考答案:1-3ACD4-7BDAB8-11DCDC