17. Why did Mary come to the English corner?

A. To become active.

　B. To make new friends.

　C. To improve her English.

18. Why did Mary meet the speaker at night?

A. Mary had to work in the daytime.

B. The speaker was free at night.

C. Mary was too shy to speak English in the daytime.

19. When did Mary get home after practising English?

A. At about 7:25 pm.

　B. At about 8:25 pm.

　C. At about 9:25 pm.

20. What do we know about Mary?

A. She is patient.

　B. She is hard-working.

　C. She is unconfident.

第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

　　March, April and May are months full of festivals and events all over the world. Here are four wonderful festivals around the world that happen in spring.

　　SongKran--Thailand

　　Dates: 13th-15th, April

　　In Thailand, it's time to celebrate the coming monsoon season, which will bring the rain many people have been looking forward to. They celebrate it with a festival called Songkran, when people head out to the streets with water guns to spray (喷洒) everyone who walks past.

　　Naghol--Vanuatu

　　Dates: Every Saturday from April to May

　　Every year, villagers come together to celebrate the harvest of yams, a kind of root vegetable popular in Vanuatu. The festival is most famous for its "land diving ceremony". During the ceremony men and boys dive to the ground from high wooden towers with only two thin vines (葡萄藤) attached to their ankles.

　　Cherry Blossom Viewing ---Japan

　　Dates: The cherry blossom season is different from year to year depending on the weather forecast.

The cherry blossom season has huge importance to the people of Japan, who celebrate the days when the flowers finally blossom. In Japan, almost everyone has picnics in the parks to view the flowers.