Question

【題目】Almost all cultures celebrate the end of one year and the beginning of another in some ways. Different cultures celebrate the beginning of a new year in different ways.

Chinese New Year is an important traditional Chinese holiday. It is also traditional for every family to clean the house, in order to sweep away bad luck. Windows and doors will be decorated with red color paper-cutting. Other activities include lighting firecrackers（鞭炮） and giving money in red paper envelopes.

In western countries, people usually celebrate New Year at midnight on December 31st or January 1st. People may go to parties and they may drink champagne（香檳）at midnight. During the first minute of the New Year, people cheer and wish each other happiness for the year ahead. It is also a common western custom to make a New Year’s promise called a resolution. New Year’s resolutions usually include promises to try something new or change a bad habit in the New Year.

Other New Year traditions are followed to bring good luck in the New Year. One widespread Spanish tradition for good luck is to eat grapes on New Year’s Day. The more grapes a person eats, the more good luck the person will have in the coming new year. In France, people eat pancakes for good luck in the New Year. In the United States, some people eat black-eyed peas for good luck—but to get good luck for a whole year you have to eat 365 of them!

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇最佳答案。

【1】Why do Chinese people clean the house before the Chinese New Year?

A. To receive relatives. B. To exercise.

C. To have fun. D. To sweep away bad luck.

【2】What does the word “decorated” mean in Chinese in the second paragraph?

A. 覆蓋 B. 裝飾 C. 慶祝 D. 鎖定

【3】When may people in western countries usually celebrate New Year?

A. On January 1st. B. On July 1st. C. On October 1st. D. On November 1st.

【4】How will the Spanish celebrate the New Year for good luck?

A. They will clean the room. B. They will go shopping.

C. They will eat grapes. D. They will make dumplings.

【5】Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Different cultures celebrate the beginning of a new year in the same way.

B. People in western countries enjoy lighting firecrackers at New Year.

C. It is a Chinese custom to make a New Year’s resolution.

D. In France, people eat pancakes for good luck at New Year.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 D

【2】 B

【3】 A

【4】 C

【5】 D

【解析】

本文介紹了世界各地的人們?nèi)绾螒c祝新年的。

【1】D

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Chinese New Year is an important traditional Chinese holiday. It is also traditional for every family to clean the house, in order to sweep away bad luck.可知中國人在新年之前打掃房間，是為了掃走厄運，故選D。

【2】B

詞義猜測題。根據(jù)with red color paper-cutting可知此處表示用紅色的剪紙來裝飾，故選B。

【3】A

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)In western countries, people usually celebrate New Year at midnight on December 31st or January 1st.可知在西方國家，人們經(jīng)常在12月31日或者1月1日來慶祝新年，故選A。

【4】C

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)One widespread Spanish tradition for good luck is to eat grapes on New Year’s Day.可知在西班牙，人們在新年為了好運而吃葡萄。故選C。

【5】D

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)In France, people eat pancakes for good luck in the New Year.可知在法國，人們在新年為了祈求好運吃煎餅，故選D。

認(rèn)真閱讀題干，根據(jù)題干要求，在文中尋找答案所在的語句或段落，進行分析理解，詞義猜測，推理判斷和概括歸納，選出正確的選項。例如小題1，根據(jù)Chinese New Year is an important traditional Chinese holiday. It is also traditional for every family to clean the house, in order to sweep away bad luck.可知中國人在新年之前打掃房間，是為了掃走厄運，故選D。