16．Have you ever wondered why our Easter celebrations include bunnies，brightly colored eggs，baskets filled with bite-size candy，and a banquet of ham or lamb？In fact，most of our Easter traditions are rooted in Christian faith and early religions．Here's a brief history lesson on customs．
Easter Bunny（復(fù)活節(jié)兔子）
The Easter Bunny-a．k．a(chǎn) Osterhase（German）or Oschter Haws（Dutch）-made its U．S．debut when German and Dutch settlers arrived in colonial Pennsylvania villages during the1700s．Pre-Christian Germans honored an Anglo-Saxon goddess，Eostre，who represented the rising of a new sun season．It's believed that she had a hare as a companion that represented fertility（生育力）and rebirth．
Easter Basket
Similar to the meaning of leaving cookies for Santa on Christmas Eve，children would leave homemade nests in which the Easter Bunny could lay its colored eggs．Over time，this tradition turned into decorated Easter baskets filled with fake grass，chocolate candy and jellybcans．
Easter Eggs
Christians（基督徒）don't eat meat and eggs for 40days in preparation for spiritual update．On Easter Sunday，red colored eggs decorated tables to promote the joy of a new season and represent Jesus'blood on the cross．The colored egg tradition may also have roots in spring festivals，in which eggs were decorated，colored and exchanged as celebrations of spring．
Ham
You know block-eyed peas bring luck on New Year's Day，but what if we told you a pig had much the same effect？The pig was considered a symbol of luck in pre-Christian Europe，and early Christians were said to have continued this tradition，making it the centre of meals on significant holidays like Christmas and Easter．
If we took a poll on eating ham or lamb on Easter，we'd likely be a country divided．

21．What does the passage mainly focus on？C
A．Easter presents．    
B．Easter beliefs．
C．Easter customs．
D．Easter food．
22．Why do people exchange colored eggs on Easter Festival？A
A．To welcome the coming of spring．
B．To attract visitors．
C，To decorate tables．
D．To invite Santa Claus．
23．What did"the pig"represent in pre-Christian Europe？B
A．Good effect．  
B．Luck．  
C．Old tradition．
D．Easter culture．

分析 本文為廣告應(yīng)用文，介紹了復(fù)活節(jié)習俗的簡單起源．

解答 21---23 CAB
21．答案C．主旨大意題．根據(jù)第一段"Here's a brief history lesson on customs"可知，本文將介紹復(fù)活節(jié)習俗的簡要歷史．故選C．
22．答案A．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)Easter Eggs部分的"eggs were decorated，colored and exchanged as celebrations of spring．"可知，人們交換彩蛋是為慶祝春天的到來．故選A．
23．答案B．詞義猜測題．根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段"The pig was considered a symbol of luck in pre-Christian Europe，and early Christians were said to have continued this tradition，making it the centre of meals on significant holidays like Christmas and Easter"可知，豬在基督教前的歐洲是幸運的象征．故選B．

點評 高考英語應(yīng)用文閱讀的常見的考查題型有：細節(jié)理解題、推理判斷題、主旨大意題及猜測詞義題等．解題技巧如下：1．題干定位法．先閱讀題干，然后根據(jù)問題的要求，按照題目順序依次有針對性地結(jié)合題干中的關(guān)鍵詞到文中定位，閱讀相關(guān)部分并快速尋找有效信息．再將原文和選項進行比較．當問題與原文材料相同的時候，對號入座；如果問題與原文不同．則可以同義替換、歸納事實等． 2．補全成分法．省略詞和省略旬在應(yīng)用文中大量出現(xiàn)．對于影響語境理解的省略情況．我們應(yīng)將省略句補全，從而更加準確地理解其意思． 3．信息再加工法．此方法主要用于詞義或句意推測題．以及涉及數(shù)字轉(zhuǎn)換的判斷推理題．此類題目需要考生對原文相關(guān)信息作正確理解，并通過推理判斷或是計算．對信息進行再加工．這個理解可能牽涉到對某一句話或某哆句子的理解．考生在理解其意義時．一定要捕捉到關(guān)鍵性的詞． 4．排除法．排除法在應(yīng)用文閱讀巾使用也比較多．考生可以根據(jù)題干中的關(guān)鍵詞．找準相關(guān)句、段的內(nèi)容．再仔細對照，排除于文章內(nèi)容不一致的錯誤信息，從而確定選項．考生要注意根據(jù)所提問題采用尋讀、跳讀的方法．這樣往往可以達到事半功倍的效果．

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    B．Animals enjoy living in a clean environment．
    C．Unlike people，animals hate staying in water．
    D．Animals fight against parasites in different ways．
56．According to the passage，such animals as deer，wolves and bears clean themselves byB   
    A．living with parasites
    B．replacing their skin and fur naturally
    C．climbing trees or rocks
    D．having a bath in a river or lake
57．It can be inferred from the passage that the way some animals stay cleanA    A．is decided by their physical conditions
    B．is better than the way people do
    C．keeps them away from parasites all the time
    D．helps them survive any danger in the wild．

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6．"Slow City"-a recently launched project focused on preserving the traditional quality of life enjoyed in some of Italy's smaller cities and towns．The project was born from the idea of the"Slow Food"movement-started in Italy in the 1980s-which promotes leisurely eating and the growing of local，healthy products to fight against the American fast-food style．
"The American urban model has invaded our cities，making Italian towns look the same．We want to stop this kind of globalization，"says Paolo Saturnini，an Italian mayor．
The"Slow City"project plans to emphasize the rich，cultural，culinary（廚房的） and artistic local traditions of each community．
Walking areas will be enlarged and squares and parks will be made greener with more plants．Car alarms and other noise that disturbs the peace will be banned，and ugly TV aerials（天線），advertising posters，and signs will be taken down．
City councils will also insist on the use of recycling and renewable energy sources，and will also introduce ecological transport systems．Parking will be made stress-free by creating more public parking areas，and easily accessible walkways and bike lanes will cross the city．But in the"Slow City"way，all improvements will probably come about slowly．
Thirty-two Italian city councils，which joined the"Slow City"program，have decided to take further steps in this direction by increasing the numbers of traditional family-style eating establishments，reducing noise pollution，and concentrating on making their towns friendlier for people to live in．
Organic local produce will be promoted in all restaurants and genetically modified foods（轉(zhuǎn)基因食品） will be banned．"We can't stop large，fast-food chains from coming here，but we hope that people who come to our towns will not want to eat exactly the same hamburger they can eat in Melbourne，London or Paris，but want something genuine and different，"said Saturnini．
67．According to the passage，the"Slow City"project aims atD．
A．preventing Italy from being affected by America
B．beautifying the environment of small Italian cities and towns
C．calling on Italians to enjoy stress-free life
D．protecting the traditional Italian lifestyle
68．From Paragraphs 4-5，we can infer thatC．
A．cars in"Slow City"will have to go slowly
B．people can park their cars free of charge in"Slow City"
C．"Slow City"will take on an environmentally friendly look
D．a(chǎn)dvertising in"Slow City"will be banned 
69．Further measures will be included in the"Slow City"program EXCEPTC．
A．cutting down noise pollution
B．stop genetically modified foods
C．getting more towns involved in the project
D．building more family-style restaurants
70．In Saturnini's opinion，when traveling in"Slow Cities"，visitorsD．
A．a(chǎn)ren't provided with fast food
B．will see few fast-food chains
C．can enjoy themselves like in London
D．can enjoy real Italian-style healthy food．

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