Question

m.閱讀理解(10小題，共30分)

A (2014 •湖北武漢) 

Almost all cultures celebrate the end of one year and the beginning of another in some way. Different cultures celebrate the beginning of a new year in different ways,and at different times on the calendar.

In Western countries,people usually celebrate New Year at midnight on December 31st— January 1st. People may go to parties,sometimes dressed in formal (正式的) clothes,and they may drink champagne (香檳) at midnight. During the first minutes of the new year,people cheer and wish each other happiness for the year ahead. But some cultures prefer to celebrate the new year by waking up early to watch the sun rise. They welcome the new year with the first light of the sunrise.

Many cultures also do special things to get rid of (擺脫) bad luck at the beginning of a new year. For example , in Ecuador,families make a big doll from old clothes. The doll is filled with old newspapers and firecrackers. At midnight,these dolls are burned to show the bad things from the past year are gone and the new year can start afresh (重新) .Other common traditions to keep away bad luck in a new year include throwing things into rivers or the ocean,or saying special things on the first day of 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 year. In France,people eat pancakes for good luck at 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!

1. The reading is mainly about .

   A. the meaning of “Happy New Year”   B. several different New Year traditions

   C. what to eat on New Year's Day   D. why people dress up nicely on New Year's Day

2. It's dear that .

   A. some cultures celebrate New Year in the morning

   B. the Western people celebrate New Year only on New Year's Day

   C. people in Ecuador go to parties on December 31st—January 1st

   D. no cultures do special things to celebrate New Year

3. In some cultures,people throw things into rivers or oceans to .

   A. bring good luck   B. keep away bad luck

   C. forget everything   D. plan for the next year

4. To have a happy new year, .

   A. friends talk to each other in special ways

   B. families make big dolls filled with old clothes

   C. some people get up early to watch the sunrise

   D. Europeans eat 365 grapes on New Year's Day ,

5. When eating black-eyed peas on New Year's Day,people think .

   A. one pea brings one day of luck

   B. black-eyed peas are the best medicine

   C. the peas are too black and taste bad

   D. the peas are helpful to count numbers

Answer 1

Ⅲ. 1. B解析：主旨大意題。通讀全文可知，本文介紹了一些西方國家過新年時的傳統(tǒng)習俗，故選   B.

2. A解析:細節(jié)理解題。由“But some cultures prefer to celebrate the new year by waking up early to watch the sun rise."可知，在一些文化里，人們在早上慶祝新年。故選A.

3. B解析：細節(jié)理解題。由“Other common traditions to keep away bad luck in a new year include throwing things into rivers or the ocean...”可知，人們把東西扔到河里或海里是想丟掉霉運，故選   B.

4. C 解析：細節(jié)理解題。由“But some cultures prefer to celebrate the new year by waking up early to watch the sun rise. ”可知 C正確。

5. A解析：推理判斷題。由“...but to get good luck for a whole year you have to eat 365 of them!”可知，如果想一年365天每天都有好運，就要吃掉365顆豆子，由此推知，吃一顆豆子會帶來一天的好運，故選A.