Question

【題目】

Maslenitsa is an ancient celebration marking the return of spring. In Russia, people celebrate it for one week every year at the beginning of March. During the festival, people wear beautiful clothes hanging out on the streets. They make and eat tasty Russian blinis as well. The blinis is a kind of round thin baked cake which is a symbol of the sun, people say.

In India, there is a famous festival called Holi. It is celebrated at the end of the winter season on the last full moon day of the lunar month, which usually falls in the late February or March. It is also known as the “festival of colors” since people believe spring is colorful. To celebrate it, people pour colored water and powder (粉末) on each other and everyone gets wet and dirty. Cooking many kinds of sweets and other food is also a tradition.

If you go to Japan in early May, you will see colorful carp flags in the sky. The flags fly to celebrate Children’s Day, which falls on May 5th. In some places, people start to fly their flags in April. Families that have boys will usually fly the flags outside their homes. They also put warrior ( 武 士 ) dolls around their homes. They do so to encourage their boys to be strong and healthy. People usually eat Kashiwa-mochi on this day. It is a kind of rice cake in a special tree leaves. The cake has sweet-tasting red bean jam (紅豆餡) inside. In most Latin American countries, there is a ceremony for girls when they turn fifteen. It’s called quinceanera. During this ceremony, the girl, who dresses up, gives candles to the fifteen most important women in her life. The candles stand for her past. Then they will have a big party. Long ago, girls would marry soon after their quinceanera. But these days, it simply stands for good wishes for girls as they get older.

根據(jù)短文內容，選擇最佳答案。

【1】Both ___and ___are celebrated to greet spring.

A. Maslenitsa; HoliB. Holi; Japanese Children’s Day

C. Maslenitsa; QuinceaneraD. Maslenitsa; Japanese Children’s Day

【2】Blinis is the traditional food in .

A. RussiaB. IndiaC. JapanD. Latin American countries

【3】Holi is known for .

A. the round cakeB. different colors

C. carp flagsD. warrior dolls

【4】Children’s Day in Japan falls in each year.

A. FebruaryB. MarchC. AprilD. May

【5】When girls in Latin America celebrate quinceanera, they will do the followings but .

A. dress upB. give out candles

C. cook many sweetsD. have a party

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】A

【3】B

【4】D

【5】C

【解析】

這篇短文給我們介紹了四個不同國家的節(jié)日，有俄羅斯的送冬節(jié)、印度的胡里節(jié)、日本的兒童節(jié)和拉丁美洲一些國家為女孩慶祝的成人禮。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一篇短文的開頭Maslenitsa is an ancient celebration marking the return of spring.和第二篇短文的開頭In India, there is a famous festival called Holi. It is celebrated at the end of the winter season on the last full moon day of the lunar month, which usually falls in the

late February or March可知，俄羅斯的送冬節(jié)和印度的胡里節(jié)是慶祝春天的到來，故應選A。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一篇短文的最后They make and eat tasty Russian blinis as well. The blinis is a kind of round thin baked cake which is a symbol of the sun, people say.可知，薄餅是俄羅斯的一種傳統(tǒng)食物。故應選A。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二篇短文中It is also known as the “festival of colors” since people believe spring is colorful.可知，胡里節(jié)也被稱為“顏色的節(jié)日”，故它因為不同的顏色而出名，選B。

【4】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三篇短文中The flags fly to celebrate Children’s Day, which falls on May 5th可知，日本的兒童節(jié)在5月5日，由此可知應選D。

【5】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四篇短文中During this ceremony, the girl, who dresses up, gives candles to the fifteen most important women in her life. The candles stand for her past. Then they will have a big party可知，在成人禮上，盛裝打扮的女孩們把蠟燭送給她生命中最重要的15為女性，然后他們有一個大的聚會。由此可知，C選項沒有提到，故選C。