江西省2017届高三英语二轮专项训练 阅读表达+写作（12）
<p> 江西省2017届高三英语二轮专项训练：阅读表达+写作（12）</p><p> 第一节：阅读表达</p><p> 阅读下面短文, 请根据短文后的要求进行答题。（请注意问题后的词数要求）</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="year">year</span> 2008 <span word="has">has</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="it">it</span>--<span word="February">February</span> 29<span word="th">th</span>, <span word="why">why</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="happen">happen</span>? <span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="planet">planet</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 365 <span word="days">days</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="revolve">revolve</span> <span word="completely">completely</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sun">sun</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> 24 <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="accumulated">accumulated</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="calendar">calendar</span>.</p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leap">leap</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="England">England</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="wasn">wasn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="legally">legally</span> <span word="recognized">recognized</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="leapt">leapt</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="Therefore">Therefore</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="with">with</span> 29 <span word="days">days</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="February">February</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="consequently">consequently</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leap">leap</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span></p><p> . <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="on">on</span> 29<span word="th">th</span> <span word="February">February</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leap">leap</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="difficulties">difficulties</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="celebrating">celebrating</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="birthday">birthday</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="celebrate">celebrate</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="either">either</span> 28<span word="th">th</span> <span word="February">February</span> <span word="or">or</span> 1<span word="st">st</span> <span word="March">March</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p> <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="known">known</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="associated">associated</span> <span word="with">with</span> 29<span word="th">th</span> <span word="February">February</span>, <span word="introduced">introduced</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="centuries">centuries</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. <span word="Women">Women</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="propose">propose</span> (求婚) <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="boyfriends">boyfriends</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 5<span word="th">th</span> <span word="Century">Century</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="Irish">Irish</span> <span word="saint">saint</span>, <span word="Bridget">Bridget</span>, <span word="complained">complained</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Saint">Saint</span> <span word="Patrick">Patrick</span>, <span word="another">another</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="Irish">Irish</span> <span word="saint">saint</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="propose">propose</span>. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="legend">legend</span>, <span word="Saint">Saint</span> <span word="Patrick">Patrick</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="longing">longing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="proposal">proposal</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="boyfriend">boyfriend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="marry">marry</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="February">February</span>.</p>
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