Question

【題目】 A holiday is any day when people lay aside their ordinary duties and cares. The word comes from Old English. At first, holidays honored some holy events or persons. People in Great Britain and other countries speak of holidays as Americans speak of vacations.

Every nation has its special holidays. China observes New Year’s Day (January 1), May Day and National Day as legal holidays, as it was on Oct. 1, 1949 that People’s Republic of China was founded. The Chinese have long celebrated the Chinese lunar year. In the United States, congress has declared several as legal days such as New Year's Day (January1), Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday, Washington's Birthday, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day and so on. Some holidays celebrate special events in the development of a country, such as Greece’s Independence Day, Italy’s Liberation Day and India’s Independence Day.

In the United States, banks and schools usually close on a legal holiday. When such a holiday falls on Sunday, the following Monday is often observed. Schools and organizations often observe days known as traditional holidays, although schools and businesses do not close then. Those holidays include Valentine's Day and Halloween.

【1】American people call “holiday” as ________.

A.festivalB.dayC.vacationD.event

【2】Which of the following holidays has nothing to do with a country’s development?

A.China’s National DayB.America’s Independence Day

C.Italy’s Liberation DayD.Valentine’s Day

【3】If a legal holiday falls on Sunday, people usually celebrate on ________.

A.SundayB.the following Sunday

C.the following MondayD.the following Tuesday

【4】What does the underlined word “observes” mean according to the text in Paragraph Two ?

A.noticesB.watchesC.obeysD.celebrates

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】C

【4】D

【解析】

本文講述了假日是人們放下日常工作和憂慮的一天。起初，節(jié)日是為了紀(jì)念一些神圣的事件或人物。每個國家都有自己的節(jié)日，一些節(jié)日慶祝一個國家發(fā)展中的特殊事件，學(xué)校和組織經(jīng)常慶祝被稱為傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日的日子，盡管學(xué)校和企業(yè)不會在那個時候關(guān)閉。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。festival節(jié)日；day一天；vacation假日；event項目；根據(jù)“People in Great Britain and other countries speak of holidays as Americans speak of vacations.”可知是假日，故選C。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“as it was on Oct. 1, 1949 that People’s Republic of China was founded.”可知中國建立于10月1號，可知A和國家發(fā)展中的特殊事件有關(guān)；根據(jù)“Some holidays celebrate special events in the development of a country, such as Greece’s Independence Day, Italy’s Liberation Day and India’s Independence Day.”可知B、C是和國家發(fā)展中的特殊事件有關(guān)；根據(jù)“Schools and organizations…Those holidays include Valentine's Day and Halloween.”可知情人節(jié)是傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日，和國家發(fā)展中的特殊事件無關(guān)，故選D。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“In the United States, banks and schools usually close on a legal holiday. When such a holiday falls on Sunday, the following Monday is often observed.”可知下個周一會繼續(xù)慶祝，故選C。

【4】詞義猜測題。notices注意；watches看；obeys遵守；celebrates慶祝；根據(jù)“China observes New Year’s Day (January 1), May Day and National Day as legal holidays”可知此處是中國慶祝這些節(jié)日，所以此處是“慶祝”，故選D。