Question

Most people buy a lot of gifts just before Christmas. But some people think we buy too much. They have started a special day called Buy Nothing Day. They don’t want anyone to go shopping that day.

Buy Nothing Day is November 29. It’s 25 days before Christmas. It’s after Thanksgiving and often the first day of Christmas shopping. At this time, we see ads in newspapers and on TV telling us to “buy, buy, buy!”

The idea for Buy Nothing Day started in Vancouver, British Columbia. Now people all over the world celebrate Buy Nothing Day. In California, parents and children get together to read stories, sing songs, and paint pictures. The children talk about why they don’t need a lot of toys. This year, in Manchester, England, people dressed up to tell people that we buy too much.

In Albuquerque, New Mexico, high school students wanted to tell other students about Buy Nothing Day. They organized a spaghetti dinner to give people information about Buy Nothing Day. They asked restaurants in the neighborhood to donate the food. They made posters and talked to other students about it. The dinner was a big success, and many students agreed not to buy anything on November 29. The students at high school liked the idea of this new tradition. Next year, they want to have another dinner to tell more people about Buy Nothing Day!

1.Which of the following is NOT the day for people to celebrate Buy Nothing Day?

A. The first day after Christmas. B. 25 days before Christmas.

C. After Thanksgiving. D.November 29

2.When do people usually do shopping?

A. Before Thanksgiving. B. On Christmas.

C. Anytime. D. Before Christmas.

3.How do people celebrate Buy Nothing Day?

A. In California, parents and children get together to play games.

B. In England, people celebrated by performing plays.

C. They bought nothing and made the others decide not to.

D. In Mexico, high school students dressed up.

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.D

3.C

【解析】

試題分析：文章主要介紹了一個(gè)新的節(jié)日--Buy Nothing Day。在圣誕節(jié)前，人們通常會(huì)買很多東西，有人認(rèn)為買的東西過(guò)多了，于是，他們發(fā)起了這個(gè)節(jié)日，來(lái)勸人們少買或不買東西。

1.Buy Nothing Day is November 29. It’s 25 days before Christmas. It’s after Thanksgiving and often the first day of Christmas shopping.”可知，Buy Nothing Day在11月29號(hào)，距離圣誕節(jié)還有25天，過(guò)了感恩節(jié)之后，排除B、C、D，故選A。

2.and often the first day of Christmas shopping. At this time, we see ads in newspapers and on TV telling us to “buy, buy, buy!””可知，11月29日是圣誕購(gòu)物季的第一天，人們通常在圣誕節(jié)前購(gòu)物，故選D。

3.In California, parents and children get together to read stories, sing songs, and paint pictures. The children talk about why they don’t need a lot of toys. This year, in Manchester, England, people dressed up to tell people that we buy too much.”和第四段可知，在11月29日，人們不會(huì)買東西，并舉辦活動(dòng)來(lái)告訴其他人不要買東西，故選C。

考點(diǎn)：社會(huì)類短文閱讀