三. 阅读理解(每小题2分，共30分)

❋ A ❋

The first day of the month of May is known as May Day in the UK. It is a time to celebrate the beginning of warm weather. The month of May has many traditions and celebrations. Many May Day activities have now been moved to the May Day bank holiday (from 1978) on the first Monday in May, which is a public holiday.

British people celebrate May Day with lots of different customs:

MAYPOLE (五朔节花柱) DANCE

On the first day of May, English villagers used to wake up early in the morning to collect flowers and leaves. A maypole was set up in the village. The pole had leaves and the bright flowers that people had collected on it. Today people still set up maypoles, dance round them and have a good time together. 【1：3】

MAY QUEEN (女王)

Choosing a May Queen is also part of the celebration. The May Queen is a girl who begins the May Day celebrations. She is usually given flowers to wear on her head and she makes a speech before the dancing begins. People dance around her and around the maypole.

MORRIS DANCE

Morris dance is a kind of English folk dance with a long history. It is usually performed by groups of men. Morris dancers wear different clothes depending on the part of the country in which they live. And they are often dressed in colored belts (腰带).

FACEWASHING WITH MAY DEW (露水)

Washing the face with May dew is another custom. Women in the UK believe that May dew can make them beautiful.

根据材料内容判断正(T)误(F)。

(  ) 1. In the UK, May Day is celebrated on the first Monday in May.

(  ) 2. British villagers used to collect flowers on the morning of May Day.

(  ) 3. May Queen usually wears flowers on her head on May Day.

(  ) 4. All the Morris dancers in the UK wear the same clothes with colored belts on May Day.

(  ) 5. Women in the UK believe drinking May dew can make them healthy.

❋ B ❋

Harriet Tubman was born in Maryland around 1820. Harriet and her family were all slaves (奴隶). They were owned by a man named Brodess. When Harriet was 5 or 6 years old, Brodess began renting (租借) her to other people. For months at a time, she lived far from her parents. As she got older, Harriet worked outdoors. It was hard work, but it gave her a chance to meet free black people who worked with slaves. Harriet listened as the men talked about slaves who had run away to the North. They described secret routes (路线).8

A few years later, Harriet heard that Brodess planned to sell her. She was afraid that she would never see her family again, so she ran away.04

Harriet found the secret routes that she had heard about. It took her a week to travel 90 miles to Pennsylvania. It was one of 15 “free states” in the North. Even though she was free, Harriet wasn’t happy. How could she be when her family members were still slaves?

After a few months, Harriet went back to Maryland. She risked her freedom to save her family. She made several trips, helping her brothers and many other slaves reach freedom. She became part of the Underground Railroad. It was not a real railroad. It was a network (网络) of people, routes, and hiding places that slaves used to run away to the North. Harriet became famous as a leader of the Underground Railroad. Not all of her journeys went smoothly, but she never gave up.

In all, Harriet made 13 trips, freeing about 70 to 80 slaves. In the end, Harriet and her family were together — and they were free.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

(  ) 6. Brodess was ______.

A. a slave          B. Harriet’s father  C. a slave owner    D. a free black man

(  ) 7. Harriet decided to run away because ______.

A. she wanted to live in Pennsylvania

B. she couldn’t stand the hard work

C. she didn’t want to be sold

D. her family were all free

(  ) 8. The Underground Railroad ______.

A. was set up by Harriet

B. helped slaves run away

C. was a railroad in Maryland

D. helped slaves find their families

(  ) 9. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Harriet was happy when she was free.

B. Pennsylvania was a free state in the North.

C. Harriet never went back to Maryland after she left. 6

D. Harriet learned about secret routes from her parents.

(  ) 10. What does the passage mainly tell us?

A. Harriet and her family.

B. Slaves in the United States.

C. The Underground Railroad.

D. A woman who fought for freedom.