Tell儿子头上的苹果射掉了，故用carried。
20．A.anger C．joy
B．honor D．success
解析：选C 人们看到Tell成功地将苹果射掉后“高兴(joy)”地为他呐喊。 Ⅴ.阅读理解
A
Growing up in my household meant often hearing live music.When I was six years old, I took a traditional Irish step dance class.I fell in love and stuck with it for the next seven years.During that time my father also became more involved in the Irish music world, so he would play, and I would dance.My ethnic heritage is German and Irish, but because I was surrounded by traditional Irish music and dance in my home, I have grown to be more interested in and connected to my Irish heritage.
When I started interning (实习) for the Folklife Festival, I became interested in traditional Basque music and dance and I learned that their experience with dance is very similar to my own.
There are so far over 170 Basque organizations in 24 countries, with a greater population of Basques outside of the Basque country than in it.The separation they experience from their homeland is both physical and psychological, so being part of a group with the same interests is an important social support system.These organizations contribute to the continuation of Basque culture, language, and community, and encourage future generations to learn about their ethnic heritage.One of the ways they achieve this is through dance.
While learning and performing Basque dances, they connect to their heritage, experience a part of their homeland, preserve Basque culture, and create connections and friendships that last a lifetime.
Californian Valerie Arrechea began teaching alongside her father at the age of thirteen and on her own at sixteen.For her, dance is her preferred expression of heritage; it provides a way to be proud of her Basque heritage.
The dance performances of North American Basque organizations have developed the interest of non-Basque Americans as well.Janet Iribarne from the Basque Dancers explained that their organization is open to anyone, and after seeing her group perform, several of her non-Basque friends have developed their own love of Basque traditions as well.
语篇解读：本文是记叙文。作者在一次实习中接触到了巴斯克传统音乐和舞蹈，它们不
仅带给巴斯克裔美国人民族认同感，由此建立的友谊也使他们终生难忘。
1．What is the reason for the author's preference for Irish dance? A．Her dance teacher. B．Her love of Irish music. C．Her interning experience.
D．Her family's strong root in dance.
解析：选D 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“because I was surrounded by traditional Irish music ...to my Irish heritage”可知，作者喜欢爱尔兰舞蹈是源于家庭氛围的熏陶。
2．What do we know about Basque people? A．Most of them live abroad. B．Their culture is being lost. C．They live in poor conditions. D．Their population is increasing.
解析：选A 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“with a greater population of Basques outside of the Basque country than in it”可知，大多数巴斯克人生活在国外。
3．What is the purpose of Basque organizations? A．To help Basques in need. B．To preserve Basque culture.
C．To provide medical treatment for Basques.
D．To support overseas Basque children for education.
解析：选B 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“These organizations contribute to the continuation of Basque culture, language, and community, and encourage future generations to learn about their ethnic heritage”可知，这些巴斯克组织旨在保护、传承传统文化。
4．What's non-Basque Americans' attitude towards Basque dance? A．They show no interest in it. B．They find it difficult to learn. C．They are enthusiastic about it. D．They are concerned about its future.
解析：选C 细节理解题。根据末段中的“The dance performances of North American Basque organizations have developed the interest of non-Basque Americans”可知，其他美国人对巴斯克舞蹈很感兴趣。
B
Some 30,000 years ago, artists living in caves in Europe painted pictures of the
animals around them: panthers (豹), rhinoceroses (犀牛), lions and other creatures now long extinct. The paintings were highly realistic, some of which even showed movement.
The artwork, more than a thousand drawings, is considered the oldest group of human cave drawings ever discovered. They were well preserved for the cave was sealed for 23,000 years.
On December 18, 1994, a group of French cave scientists were exploring caves in southern France. Jean Chauvet, who led the group, describes discovering the cave paintings.
“Eliette was just walking behind me, and Christian behind. Eliette said she saw two marks made with red ochre. And at this very moment everything began. The drawings and everything linked to the parietal art (壁画). That's where it started.”
Cave art expert Jean Clottes reviewed the paintings. “I was amazed at the number of paintings there were and of their quality and particularly in front of the panel of the horses.”
Scientific analysis confirmed the prehistoric date of the artwork. Studies showed the drawings were created tens of thousands of years ago, before human history was written.
The United Nations group UNESCO lists the cave as a World Heritage site. They think the drawings form a remarkable expression of early human artistic creation of grand excellence and variety.
The Chauvet cave is named for the explorer who first entered it. Its environment and drawings are very fragile. So the cave is closed, and only people there for scientific purposes can go inside and see the artwork.
However, French authorities wanted the public to see the cave and artwork, too. So they asked experts to create an exact copy of the cave, called Pont d'Arc Cavern. The copy cost D|S59 million to build, which opened in April 2015 in France.
Pascal Terrasse, the president of the cavern, says everyone will be able to experience the thrill of looking at drawings made by the first humans in Europe. Authorities say they think as many as 400,000 people will visit the Pont d'Arc Cavern every year.
语篇解读：文章主要介绍了肖维岩洞的发现、探索及现状等基本情况。 5．Which of the following statements is TRUE about the Chauvet cave? A．It was closed off for tens of hundreds of years.
B．It is thought to be the origin of modern parietal art. C．The environment and drawings are very easy to damage. D．The majority of drawings there are about the extinct animals.
解析：选C 细节理解题。从倒数第三段的“Its environment and drawings are very fragile”可知，肖维岩洞里的环境和壁画极容易受到破坏。fragile意为“易受伤害的，易碎的”。故C项正确。
6．According to the passage, the first scientist to enter the cave was . A．Christian C．Clottes
B．Eliette D．Chauvet
解析：选D 细节理解题。从第三段“Jean Chauvet, who led the group”、第四段的“Eliette was just walking behind me, and Christian behind”和倒数第三段的“The Chauvet cave is named for the explorer who first entered it”可知，第一个走进岩洞的人是Jean Chauvet。
7．Who can pay a visit to the Chauvet cave nowadays? A．People who do scientific researches. B．People who found the cave first. C．Officials protecting the environment. D．People from the United Nations.
解析：选A 细节理解题。从倒数第三段的“... and only people there for scientific purposes can go inside and see the artwork.”可知，现如今只有做科学研究的人才可以进肖维岩洞。故答案选A项。
8．The purpose of creating Pont d'Arc Cavern is to . A．arouse visitors' awareness of protecting relics B．show admiration to the earliest artists in Europe C．offer visitors chances to view the earliest drawings D．collect money for the perseverance of the Chauvet cave
解析：选C 推理判断题。从最后两段的内容可知，法国政府为了揭开肖维岩洞之谜，让更多人了解肖维岩洞并观赏到岩洞内的艺术画作，他们让专家们根据肖维岩洞原型创建了另外一个Pont d'Arc Cavern。故答案选C项。
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