2016-2017学年高考英语阅读理解解析汇编（27）
1. Which is the best title for this passage?
A. Groundhog Day weather forecasting. B. Winter 2012.
C. A tongue-twisting small town. D. the National Climate Data Center.
2. The underlined word emerges means ______.
A. gets into B. appears C. increases. D. hides
3. How is Punxsutawney Phil's prediction?
A. More exact than that the local weatherman does.
B. More often than that the local weatherman does.
C. Less often than that the local weatherman does.
D. Not exact enough to match with the fact.
4. The reason why Phil's predictions aren’t pleasing is ______.
A. Phil likes to make unpleasant predictions.
B. Phil wants to do that for fun.
C. He has predicted more extended winters.
D. He has predicted more late springs.
5. How does Punxsutawney Phil become a celebration?
A. By an accident. B. From people’s life improving.
C. By his own attractive force. D. From much money raised by the town.
本文为记叙文；记述了美国宾夕法尼亚州旁苏托尼镇，在第126届土拨鼠日，很多人聚集于此，见证当地最著名的天气预测土拨鼠“费尔”公布天气预测结果。
1.A。主旨大意标题题。本文大意为美国宾夕法尼亚州旁苏托尼镇，在第126届土拨鼠日，很多人聚集于此，见证当地最著名的天气预测土拨鼠“费尔”公布天气预测结果。故答案选A。其余选项是文章的部分内容。
2. B。词义猜测题。联系偶后文的the groundhog will supposedly be scared by its own shadow,理解此句意为：如果外面多云，土拨鼠从洞里出来，这一年就会有早春。这里是“出现”的意思。
3. D。事实细节题。从第四段信息句Of course, ---Climate Data Center found that Phil's predictions are more often wrong than right.理解到它的预测常常出错。故答案选D。
4. C。推理判断题。从第五段段意理解到他的预测令人不满意的是预测了更多的延长的冬天，只有少数早春，故答案选C。
5. C。细节理解题。从倒数第二段信息句Punxsutawney Phil has become a celebrity in his own right.理解得知他是靠自己的魅力成为一个庆典的。