The kindly“Chinese Fortune Grandpa”wearing  Han Chineseclothing and holding a fortune bag debuted (亮相) at the Imperial Ancestral Shrine in Beijing on the day after Christmas．The final imageof the Chinese gift-giver was selected through a global design competitionagainst“Santa Claus”，according to a report by Guangming Daily．

Many Chinese cities have been filled with Christmas neon lights，Christmas songs，Christmas trees，and the images of“Santa Claus”in recent days．As a matter of fact，foreign festivals are becoming more popular than certain traditional Chinese festivals among the Chinese people，particularly the youth.“Certain traditional festivals have died out because people have forgotten their spiritual meanings，”said noted writer Feng Jicai．More and more Chinese people are beginning to exchange gifts on Valentine's Day and Christmas．However，many of them know nothing about Chinese New Year pictures or sugarcoated figurines(小糖人)，and have never heard suona music．Certain folk customs on the Dragon Boat Festival，Tomb Sweeping Day，and other traditional festivals have gradually disappeared．Under such circum-stances，even the“Chinese Fortune Grandpa”is unlikely to defeat“Santa Claus”．
However，it is not a bad thing to some extent．It constantly reminds people to restore the“true
face”of traditional festivals．China has listed traditional Tomb Sweeping Day，Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival as legal holidays，which brings more paid leaves to the public，and helps to awake the public awareness of traditional festivals．
In modern society，festival is a carrier of culture and its meaning largelydepends on their understandings and usages by people．Compared with foreign festivals，traditional Chinese festivals are not inferior (次于) in cultural meanings，but lack of fashion sought by modern people．If people do not appreciate the historical culture contained by traditional festivals，and only take pleasure-seeking as the most important，the significance of traditional festivals will fade away and the inheritance (繼承) of fine traditional culture will be cut off．
小題1:The second paragraph implies that______________________.
A．traditional festivals should co-exist with foreign festivals
B．a(chǎn)ll the Chinese festivals are disappearing in the near future
C．western festivals are constantly impacting on our festivals
D．the Chinese people have the public awareness of traditional festivals
小題2:We can learn from the passage that______________.
A．a(chǎn)n image designed by the Chinese people will be displayed
B．many foreigners know nothing about Chinese festivals
C．the Chinese gift-giver was intended to symbolize traditional culture
D．the Chinese are beginning to exchange gifts on the Mid-Autumn Festival
小題3:Many Chinese youth dislike traditional festivals because they think______________.
A．traditional festivals are out of fashion now
B．the historical culture is more difficult to understand
C．western festivals contain more cultural meanings
D．the inheritance will cut off their contact with western festivals
小題4:What would be the best title of the passage?
A．Gone are Chinese Traditional Festivals
B．True Face of Chinese Traditional Culture
C．Foreign Festivals Popular with Chinese
D．Chinese Fortune Grandpa VS．Santa Claus

小題1:C
小題2:C
小題3:A
小題4:D

試題分析: 圣誕節(jié)第二天，身著漢服、手持福袋、慈眉善目、笑容可掬的“中華福爺爺”在北京太廟隆重問世，指出外國節(jié)日對(duì)中國傳統(tǒng)文化的沖擊，近年來提倡傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日，中華福爺爺是傳統(tǒng)文化的代表，既承載了國人對(duì)于傳統(tǒng)文化的理解和期許，又展現(xiàn)了現(xiàn)代文明的包容和力量，相信這種創(chuàng)造性結(jié)合會(huì)給“中華福爺爺”在與“圣誕老人” 下一個(gè)回合的“較量”中加分不少
小題1:C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段提到Many Chinese cities have been filled with Christmas neon lights，Christmas songs，Christmas trees，and the images of“Santa Claus”inrecent days．As a matter of fact，foreign festivals are becoming more popular than certain traditional Chinese festivals among the Chinese people，particularly the youth 一段日子來，我國許多城市，圣誕霓虹燈閃爍，滿耳是圣誕歌，滿眼是圣誕樹和圣誕老人的形象，旅館酒樓的生意也異常紅火。不得不承認(rèn)，在一些人特別是年輕一代的眼里，傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日有日漸式微之勢，所以西方節(jié)日正是影響著我們的節(jié)日，故選C項(xiàng)。
小題2:C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段提到The final image of the Chinese gift-giver was selected through a global design competition against “Santa Claus”， “中華福爺爺”是花百萬巨資從全球征集來的作品，選在這個(gè)日子發(fā)布，似乎有和“圣誕老人”叫板的意思，所以選C項(xiàng)。
小題3:A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段提到many of them know nothing about Chinese New Year pictures or sugarcoated figurines(小糖人)，and have never heard suona music．Certain folk customs on the Dragon Boat Festival，Tomb Sweeping Day，and other traditional festivals have gradually disappeared現(xiàn)在越來越多的人開始在情人節(jié)、圣誕節(jié)互贈(zèng)禮物，卻不知道年畫、糖人，沒聽過嗩吶，不識(shí)艾草、菖蒲。原本產(chǎn)生于民間的端午節(jié)、清明節(jié)等傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日，一些節(jié)俗也已不再見于民間�？梢妭鹘y(tǒng)文化已經(jīng)落伍了，所以選A項(xiàng)。
小題4:D 主旨大意。本文第一句話提到圣誕節(jié)第二天，身著漢服、手持福袋、慈眉善目、笑容可掬的“中華福爺爺”在北京太廟隆重問世，分析當(dāng)前人們崇尚外國節(jié)日而不注重傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日，所以是中外文化的對(duì)抗，所以D項(xiàng)形象提到文章的主要內(nèi)容。
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C．to illustrate the strange relationship between human and pets
D．a(chǎn)s an example to display the humaneness of the Nazis
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C．It was in the 19th century that human beings started to love their pets.
D．Human beings are more and more concerned with animals nowadays.
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B．There are some 260 million native speakers of English in the world.
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D．It is a world language that is used for international communication.
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B．It is difficult to judge because it differs for each situation.
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D．Being a native speaker.
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Yet Americans do value their personal space and privacy. A Brazilian expatriate (僑民) who dropped in on her usually friendly Connecticut neighbors unannounced got the clear impression she should have called first. Similarly while a typical suburban home features large, shared areas, such as an open-plan kitchen and family room or “den”, ample private space is also allowed in the floor plan. A visit to a family home in the evening would likely find the family members dispersed, each independently watching TV, on the phone, surfing the Internet, or otherwise recharging batteries in the privacy of their own bedroom.
American individualism, expansiveness, and abundance are expressed in lifestyle. Despite the fact that the average household size has declined over the past thirty years from3.1 people to 2.6 people per household, the average size of a new family home increased during the same period from 1,500 to 2,200 square feet.
A common observation is just how outsized everything is. The beds are king-sized, the TVs have giant screens, the burgers are “whoppers (龐然大物),” appliances are “industrial” size. The largest popcorn or soda at the movies can be “supersized.” Closets are “walk in,” and some cars are the size of a military vehicle.
小題1:The passage suggests that Americans__________.
A．a(chǎn)re rich enough to afford large size houses and luxurious electricity appliances
B．a(chǎn)re very shy when talking about keeping their privacy and their personal space
C．would like to express their lifestyles in public to show them off
D．enjoy openness as well as individualism although they seem to contradict each other
小題2:Why can we say that American individualism, expansiveness, and abundance are expressed in their lifestyle?
A．Because the average size of a new house has increased during the past thirty years.
B．Because Americans often use European-style net curtains to screen out nosy neighbors.
C．Because many houses are equipped with walk-in closets.
D．Because the house size, outsized household furniture and independent living habits have proved it.
小題3:The underlined phrase in the passage means________.
A．filling a battery with electrical power
B．recovering your strength and energy by resting for a while
C．changing your batteries again
D．obtaining new batteries because old ones are running out
小題4:According to the passage, if you drop in on an American family which is usually friendly to you in the evening, you________.
A．will be deeply impressed by their family get-together scene
B．will be invited to a party which is well-prepared
C．will find family members scattered, and enjoying themselves individually
D．will be warmly welcomed even if they don’t get informed of your visit earlier

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