EachyearonFebruary2ndthereisspecialfestivalcalledGroundhogDay(土拨鼠日)'forecastingeventinPunxsutawneyPennsylvania.Whenitcomespeoplefromaroundtheworldincluding5000inthesmalltowntodaywatchthistongu

　　EachyearonFebruary2ndthereisspecialfestivalcalledGroundhogDay(土拨鼠日)'forecastingeventinPunxsutawneyPennsylvania.Whenitcomespeoplefromaroundtheworldincluding5000inthesmalltowntodaywatchthistongue-twisting(发音饶舌的)smalltownforasignfromonegroundhogthatsupposedlypredictswhenthatyears'springwillarrive.

　　Ifit'sacloudydayoutsidewhenthegroundhogpopsfromitscavethenspringwillarriveearlythatyear.Howeverifitissunnyoutsidethegroundhogwillsupposedlybescaredbyitsownshadowhidingundergroundforsixmoreweeksofcoldweather.

　　OfcoursePunxsutawneyPhil'spredictionisnomoreabletoguaranteetheextendedforecastthanyourlocalweatherman.ABCNewsreportsthatananalysisbytheNationalClimateDataCenterfoundthatPhil'spredictionsaremoreoftenwrongthanright.

　　Philisisalsofoundtohavemadesomeunpleasantpredictions.Eversince1887hehaspredicted99extendedwintersandjust16earlysprings.Nineoftheyears'predictionswereunavailableaccordingtoABC.

　　TheholidaybeganasaGermantraditionin18thcenturyandbecameevenmoreofaculturalphenomenonafterthe1993filmGroundhogDaystarringBillMurray.

　　PunxsutawneyPhilhasbecomeacelebrityinhisownright. Eachyearthefatteranimalwithlongteethiswatchedbymillionsasheemergesfromacaveinthetownheisnamedafter.Philhasbecomesobelovedbythetownthatheactuallylivesinthelocallibrarywithhis“wife"Phyllis.

　　TakinginspirationfromthehardstateofBillMurray’scharacterintheclassicfilmYahoocontributorOwenRustsaysGroundhogDayisagoodtimetoreflectonone’sroutines.

　　【小题1】Theunderlinedword“pops”means“ ”.

　　A．escapes B．appears C．increases D．hides 【小题2】ThereasonwhyPhil'spredictionsaren'tpleasingisthat_____________.A．someofthepredictionswereunavailable B．Philwantstodothatforfun C．Phillikestomakeunpleasantpredictions D．hehaspredictedmorelatesprings 【小题3】HowdoesPunxsuta