专题13 必刷历年阅读理解（应用文，记叙文，说明文，议论文）---2023年高中英语学业水平考试必备考点归纳与测试（新教材北师大版）

2022-2023年高中英语学业水平考试必备考点归纳与测试 （新教材北师大版） 必刷历年阅读理解 （2022·北京·高二学业考试）Harvest Celebrations People around the world pick, or harvest food that grows. Then they have a holiday. Let's read about some harvest celebrations! Every February, the people of Mendoza, Argentina, harvest their grapes. Then they celebrate for a month! There are parades (游行), shows, and fireworks. They always choose a Harvest Queen, too. Chanthaburi, a town in Thailand, is famous for its tasty fruit. People celebrate the fruit at harvest time in May. The Fruit Fair begins with a parade of floats (游行彩车) made from thousands of fruits and vegetables. The Argungu Fishing Festival began in 1934 in Nigeria, a country in Africa. It's a four-day festival held at the end of February to celebrate the end of all farming activities. On the last day there's a fishing contest. People have one hour to catch the largest fish. But it's not that easy. They can only use traditional fishing tools. But many use only their hands to ca