residents of Sweetwater，Texas，host a three­day festival..."可知答案。]

4.Which of the following is the earliest festival of the year?

A.Mike the Headless Chicken Festival.

B.Roswell UFO Festival.

C.World's Largest Rattlesnake Roundup.

D.BugFest.

答案　C　[细节理解题。根据四个节日的举办时间：五月、七月、三月和九月可知，世界上最大的响尾蛇围捕节是这四个节日中每年举办时间最早的。]

Ⅱ.阅读七选五

　　　Have you ever heard of homecoming? It's a tradition celebrated every year in the US.At homecoming，a school or university welcomes back former students or alumni (校友).__1__ It means，"coming home".

　　　This is a time when everyone can get together.__2__ There are events that encourage school spirit all throughout homecoming week，which leads to the big day on Friday.

A major activity that most students will take part in is choosing the homecoming king and queen.__3__ This is a group of boys and girls who represent (代表) school spirit.At the end of the week，students vote for a boy and a girl to be the king and the queen.

　　　Then it's time for the football game，the main event of homecoming week! __4__ Almost everyone from school goes to the game: students，parents，teachers，and alumni visitors.If they win，everyone is very happy.

　　　__5__ Students dress up，and some might even bring a date to go with them.After the dance，homecoming is officially over，and everyone can't wait for next year!

A.The last event is the homecoming dance.

B.That is where the name comes from.

C.Homecoming usually lasts a week and happens in the fall.

D.The football team faces a lot of pressure to do well for the big crowd.

E.The tradition began more than 100 years ago in the United States.

F.Students get to pick who will be on homecoming court early in the week.