Question

【題目】 Diwali(排燈節(jié)) is India’s biggest and most important holiday of the year. It gets its name from the row of lamps. Indians believe that the light can keep them away from darkness.

Diwali is in October or November each year. Family members always gather together. They light lamps and use flowers to decorate. People set off fireworks, share sweets with others and worship（拜）their God-Lakshmi. People believe that opening doors and windows and lighting lamps can invite Lakshmi in.

Diwali lasts five days. On the first day of Diwali, women clean the homes and do some shopping. On the second day, people decorate their homes with lamps and make patterns called rangoli on the floor with colored powder（粉末）, sand or flowers. On the third day, family members gather and worship Lakshmi. The fourth day is also the first day of the New Year. People visit their friends and relatives with gifts and wish each other good luck. On the last day of Diwali, brothers visit their married sisters and have a good meal there.

【1】Why do Indians celebrate Diwali?

A.Because they want to get together with their family members.

B.Because they want to decorate their houses.

C.Because they want to keep themselves away from darkness.

D.Because they want to visit their friends and relatives.

【2】People celebrate Diwali in ________of a year.

A.the first seasonB.the middleC.the second partD.the last season

【3】Why do they open doors and windows?

A.To light lamps.B.To invite their God in.

C.To clear the air.D.To let their friends and relatives in.

【4】The underlined word “patterns” means “________ “.

A.線條B.花環(huán)C.節(jié)奏D.圖案

【5】Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A.Married sisters usually treat their brothers on the 5th day.

B.Diwali is not as an important holiday as Christmas in India.

C.People believe Lakshmi can give them light and good health.

D.The fourth day is the most important day of the holiday.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】B

【4】D

【5】A

【解析】

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【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段的“Indians believe that the light can keep them away from darkness.”可知，印度人為了驅(qū)趕黑暗才慶祝燈排節(jié)，故選C。

【2】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段第1句“Diwali is in October or November each year.”燈排節(jié)在每年的10月或者11月，可推測是一年的最后一個(gè)季節(jié)，故選D。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段最后一句“People believe that opening doors and windows and lighting lamps can invite Lakshmi in.”可知，人們打開門窗是為了邀請拉克希米神到訪，故選B。

【4】詞義猜測題。句意：第二天，人們用燈裝飾家，并在地板上用彩色粉末做出藍(lán)果里的圖案。 根據(jù)常識(shí)可知，人們用彩色粉末能做出的是圖案，故選D。

【5】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段第1句燈排節(jié)持續(xù)5天和最后一句“On the last day of Diwali, brothers visit their married sisters and have a good meal there.”已婚的姐妹要在最后一天給來訪的兄弟準(zhǔn)備盛宴，可知是要款待自己的兄弟，A句正確；由第一句燈排節(jié)是印度最重要的節(jié)日，B句不對；由第二段最后一句可知印度人相信光明能邀請拉克希米神來訪，不是帶來光明C句不對；根據(jù)“On the third day, family members gather and worship Lakshmi.”可知第三天是燈排節(jié)中最重要的一天，D不對，故選A。