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1、阅读理解精练10篇即学即练 精练 1Winter 2012 will have an extended stay on Americas calendar, according to todays annual Groundhog Day(土拨鼠日) forecasting event in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania。Each year on February 2nd, people from around the world, including 5,000 in the small town today, watch this tongue-twisting(发
2、音饶舌的) small town for a sign from one groundhog that supposedly predicts when that years spring will arrive: If its a cloudy day outside when the groundhog emerges from its cave, then spring will arrive early that year. However, if it is sunny outside, the groundhog will supposedly be scared by its o
3、wn shadow, retreating underground for six more weeks of cold weather。Of course, Punxsutawney Phils prediction is no more able to guarantee the extended forecast than your local weatherman. ABC News reports that an analysis by the National Climate Data Center found that Phils predictions are more oft
4、en wrong than right.Phil is also found to have made some unpleasant predictions. Ever since 1887, he has predicted 99 extended winters and just 16 early springs. Nine of the years predictions were unavailable, according to ABC。The holiday began as a German tradition in 18th century and became even m
5、ore of a cultural phenomenon after the 1993 film Groundhog Day starring Bill Murray.Punxsutawney Phil has become a celebrity in his own right. Each year, the fatter animal with long teeth is watched by millions as he emerges from a cave in the town he is named after. Phil has become so beloved by th
6、e town that he actually lives in the local library with his wife Phyllis。Taking inspiration from the hard state of Bill Murrays character in the classic film, Yahoo contributor Owen Rust says Groundhog Day is a good time to reflect on ones routines。1. Which is the best title for this passage?A. Grou
7、ndhog Day weather forecasting. B. Winter 2012.C. A tongue-twisting small town. D. the National Climate Data Center.2. The underlined word emerges means _.A. gets into B. appears C. increases. D. hides 3. How is Punxsutawney Phils prediction?A. More exact than that the local weatherman does.B. More o
8、ften than that the local weatherman does.C. Less often than that the local weatherman does.D. Not exact enough to match with the fact.4. The reason why Phils predictions arent pleasing is _.A. Phil likes to make unpleasant predictions.B. Phil wants to do that for fun.C. He has predicted more extende
9、d winters.D. He has predicted more late springs.5. How does Punxsutawney Phil become a celebration?A. By an accident. B. From peoples life improving.C. By his own attractive force. D. From much money raised by the town. 精练2Egypt may be walking towards a much-needed IMF loan, but that hasnt put off s
10、ome foreign partners. GB Auto, the Cairo-listed auto assembler(汽车组装公司), will begin putting together and selling cars from Chinas Geely in the second quarter of 2012. GB will assemble the cars from kits(配件) supplied by Geely (the Hangzhou-based carmaker that bought Volvo in a $1.5bn deal in 2010), an
11、d will sell the finished product in markets across North Africa, beginning with Egypt. The deal is “one of several partnerships we will announce this year,” said GBs chairman, Raouf Ghabbour, in a statement. GB controls 32 per cent of the Egyptian selling car market, where it rose to success as the
12、largest local assembler, importer and seller of cars from South Koreas Hyundai. It is now the the Middle Easts largest car assembler. High tax on fully-assembled imported cars have encouraged a number of international auto brands, including BMW and Chinas Geely, to have their vehicles put together i
13、n Egypt. For Geely, the Egyptian deal is another step in efforts to push its products out across the world, after announcing last year that it would set up a production hub（轮轴）in Indonesia to target the fast-growing Southeast Asian market. The company plans on selling at least one model in the UK by
14、 the end of 2012. While 2011 was a tough year for car sales (and pretty much everything else) in Egypt, the vehicle market is still a good prospect as a large and increasingly young population fuel long-term economic growth. GB says there are about 30 cars per 1,000 people in Egypt, compared to 128
15、in China and 109 in Morocco. GB says the tuk-tuks popularity in Egypts rural inland and informal urban slums（贫民窟）made it less influenced by a slowdown in the passenger car industry. And if long-discussed reforms of Egypt lead to higher fuel prices, expect tuk-tuks, powered by something barely larger than a lawnmower (割草机)engine, to become increasingly attractive for urban transport.1.What is the general idea of the pasasage?A. Chinas Geely is entering Egypt. B. For Geely, the Egyptian deal is another step.C. GB covers much of Egyptian car selling.
