2017届重庆市高考英语一轮复习阅读理解选编精练：95（含解析）
<p> 重庆市2017高考英语阅读理解选编（95）（附解析）</p><p> 【2016高考训练】</p><p> <span word="Winter">Winter</span> 2017 <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extended">extended</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="America">America</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="calendar">calendar</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="today">today</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="Groundhog">Groundhog</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>(土拨鼠日) <span word="forecasting">forecasting</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Punxsutawney">Punxsutawney</span>, <span word="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</span>。</p><p> <span word="Each">Each</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="February">February</span> 2<span word="nd">nd</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="including">including</span> 5,000 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="today">today</span>, <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="tongue">tongue</span>-<span word="twisting">twisting</span>(发音饶舌的) <span word="small">small</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="groundhog">groundhog</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="supposedly">supposedly</span> <span word="predicts">predicts</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="spring">spring</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="arrive">arrive</span>:</p><p> <span word="If">If</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cloudy">cloudy</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="groundhog">groundhog</span> <span word="emerges">emerges</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="cave">cave</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="spring">spring</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="arrive">arrive</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="sunny">sunny</span> <span word="outside">outside</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="groundhog">groundhog</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="supposedly">supposedly</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="scared">scared</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="shadow">shadow</span>, <span word="retreating">retreating</span> <span word="underground">underground</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="weather">weather</span>。</p><p> <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="Punxsutawney">Punxsutawney</span> <span word="Phil">Phil</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="prediction">prediction</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="guarantee">guarantee</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="extended">extended</span> <span word="forecast">forecast</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="weatherman">weatherman</span>. <span word="ABC">ABC</span> <span word="News">News</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="analysis">analysis</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Climate">Climate</span> <span word="Data">Data</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Phil">Phil</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="predictions">predictions</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="right">right</span>.</p><p> <span word="Phil">Phil</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="unpleasant">unpleasant</span> <span word="predictions">predictions</span>. <span word="Ever">Ever</span> <span word="since">since</span> 1887, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="predicted">predicted</span> 99 <span word="extended">extended</span> <span word="winters">winters</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="just">just</span> 16 <span word="early">early</span> <span word="springs">springs</span>. <span word="Nine">Nine</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="predictions">predictions</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="unavailable">unavailable</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ABC">ABC</span>。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span> <span word="in">in</span> 18<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="phenomenon">phenomenon</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1993 <span word="film">film</span> <span word="Groundhog">Groundhog</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="starring">starring</span> <span word="Bill">Bill</span> <span word="Murray">Murray</span>.</p>
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