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[2019·湖北八校联考]
CrazyCreative Traditions in Schools
Here are a few schools' crazycreative traditions that will probably have you wish to go there so you could celebrate in all the graduation fun. Learn about them all in the below.
Attire (服装) and Flowers at College of Charleston
You fashionista will love this one. During the December ceremony, women wear black dresses and men wear black tuxedos (无尾礼服). During the May ceremony, women wear white dresses and men wear summer tuxedos. It's also been a tradition since the 1930s to carry flowers onto the stage: women carry bouquets of six red roses in a red bow and men wear a single red rose boutonniere (胸花). So classy!
Hoop Rolling at Wellesley College
This allwomen's college tradition was originally held on May Day, but it's now held in April. The purpose was to allow students to essentially leave all their worries behind and just participate in some fun games outdoors. Back in the day, it was said that the winner of the hoop rolling race was the first to be married, and in the 1980s she would be the first to be a CEO. Nowadays, the winner would be the first to achieve her own happiness... that is, after being thrown into Lake Waban by all her classmates.
Fabric and Green Grad Recycling Program at the University of New Hampshire
You'll absolutely love this tradition. UNH's vendor provides wrinkleresistant caps and gowns made of recycled plastic bottles. Graduates then have the opportunity to donate their gowns to be cleaned and reused. Graduates are still able to keep their caps and tassels as keepsakes, all while helping to save the environment.
体裁：应用文 题材：学校生活 主题：大学的疯狂创意传统
【语篇解读】 本文主要介绍了三所国外的学校的一些有趣的、新奇的、富有创意的传统。
【难句分析】 Here are a few schools' crazycreative traditions that will probably have you wish to go there so you could celebrate in all the graduation fun.
分析：本句是一个复合句。句中“that will probably... graduation fun”为that引导的定语从句，修饰先行词traditions，that在从句中作主语；have sb. do sth.意为“使某人做某事”。
译文：这里有一些可能会让你想去那里的学校的疯狂创意传统，这样你就可以尽情庆祝毕业了。
1．If you want to participate in the December ceremony, you can choose ________.
A．College of Charleston
B．Wellesley College
C．University of New Hampshire
D．Oxford University
答案与解析：A 考查细节理解。根据第二段第二句中的“During the December ceremony”可知，在College of Charleston可以参加十月的典礼，故选A项。
2．Hoop Rolling at Wellesley College is aimed at enabling the students to ________.
A．be a CEO B．have fun
C．achieve happiness D．be married
答案与解析：B 考查细节理解。根据第三段第二句“The purpose was to allow students to essentially leave all their worries behind and just participate in some fun games outdoors”可知，Wellesley College的做法是为了让学生得到快乐。故选B。
3．What are UNH's caps and gowns made of?
A．Flowers. B．Silk and cotton.
C．Leather. D．Recycled plastic bottles.
答案与解析：D 考查细节理解。根据最后一段第二句“UNH's vendor provides wrinkleresistant caps and gowns made of recycled plastic bottles”可知，答案选D项。
