Question

【題目】 The people of ancient Egypt began their new year in summer. That is when the Nile River flooded its banks， bringing water and fertility（肥沃）to the land.

Today， most people celebrate New Year’s Day on January 1. People observe the New Year’s holiday in many different ways.

The ancient Babylonians celebrated by forcing their king to give up his crown and royal clothing. They made him get down on his knees and admit all the mistakes he had made during the past year.

Making New Year’ s resolutions（決定）is a common American tradition. Today， popular resolutions might include the promise to lose weight， stop smoking， or be more productive at work.

People offer New Year’ s resolutions of their own. For example， one person decided to get a cat. Another promised to stop telling stories about other people.

Other people use New Year’s resolutions to make major changes in their lives. One such resolution might be to “stop and smell the flowers.” This means to take time to enjoy simple pleasures.

Another resolution might be “don’t sweat the small stuff.” This means not to worry or get angry about unimportant problems. Another resolution might be to forget about bad things that happened in the past.

【1】Which of the following is not related to the new year of ancient Egyptians？

A.The Nile River.B.Summer.C.The king.D.Water and fertility（土地肥沃）.

【2】What does the underlined word “admit” mean？

A.贊揚(yáng)B.承認(rèn)C.祈禱D.獎(jiǎng)賞

【3】Who make New Year’s resolutions according to the passage？

A.Ancient Chinese.B.Ancient Babylonians.C.Americans.D.Ancient Egyptians.

【4】What do people wish for the coming new year in their resolutions？

A.Health.B.Happiness.C.Better work.D.All of the above.

【5】“Stop and smell the flowers” means “_________”.

A.to have fun， not just work hard all the timeB.not to get worried or mad about little things

C.to be thankful for the important thingsD.to smell more flowers to grow healthier

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】C

【4】D

【5】A

【解析】

短文主要介紹各地的新年習(xí)俗，并重點(diǎn)介紹美國的新年決定這一傳統(tǒng)。

【1】句意：以下哪一項(xiàng)與古埃及人的新年無關(guān)

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。短文首段說，古埃及人的新年始于夏天（in summer）。此時(shí)，尼羅河淹沒了河岸，給這片土地帶來了水和肥力（the Nile River...bringing water and fertility to the land）。由此可知，the King（國王）與古埃及人的新年無關(guān)。故選C。

【2】句意：加了下劃線的“admit”是什么意思？

詞句猜測題。題干中admit的賓語是all the mistakes he had made（他所犯的所有錯(cuò)誤），由此可知，動(dòng)詞admit是 “承認(rèn)”的意思。故選B。

【3】句意：根據(jù)短文描述，誰作新年決定。

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。短文第四段首句說：...is a common American tradition.作新年決定是美國的一個(gè)尋常傳統(tǒng)。由此可知，美國人（喜歡）作新年決定。故選C。

【4】句意：人們在新年決定里許什么愿？

推理判斷題。短文第四段第二句說：... the promise to lose weight，stop smoking，or be more productive at work.由此可推斷，人們的新年愿望涉及健康、幸福和工作等方面。故選D。

【5】句意：“停下來聞聞花香”是什么意思？

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。短文第六段末句對題干作出解釋：... take time to enjoy simple pleasures. （這是指花時(shí)間享受簡單的快樂。）這與A項(xiàng)（享受樂趣，而不僅僅是一直努力工作。）表述一致。故選A。