Question

Reading Comprehension(閱讀理解) A Festival for the Dead is held once a year in Japan．This festival is a cheerful occasion, for on that day, the dead are said to return to their homes and they are welcomed by the living．As they are expected to be hungry after their long journey, food is laid out for them．Specially-made lanterns are hung outside each house to help the dead to find their way．All night long, people dance and sing．In the early morning, the food that had been laid out for the dead will be thrown into a river or into the sea as it is considered unlucky for anyone living to eat it．In towns that are near the sea, the tiny lanterns which had been hung in the streets the night before, are placed into the water when the festival is over．Thousands of lanterns slowly drift out to sea guiding the dead on their return journey to the other world．This is a moving spectacle(景象；場(chǎng)面)，for crowds of people stand on the shore watching the lanterns drifting away until they can not be seen any more． (1) The festival is a cheerful moment because ________． [　　] A． people stay up all night long B． food is laid out for the dead C． of the lanterns D． the dead are welcomed by the living (2) What is the purpose of the lanterns? [　　] A． To help the living to find way． B． They are supposed to help the dead to find their way． C． They are nice decorations(裝飾)． D． They can be thrown into the sea． (3) According to this passage, if anyone ________ the food they will be unlucky． [　　] A． would eat B． will eat C． had eaten D． eats (4) Which is the best title for this passage? [　　] A． Long Journey B． A Cheerful Moment C． The Dead Return D． The Day for the Dead

Answer 1

答案：1．D;2．B;3．D;4．D;
解析：

(1)	由第二句話可知答案為D項(xiàng)。
(2)	由第四句話可知答案為B項(xiàng)。
(3)	空后的主句為一般將來(lái)時(shí)，if條件從句中應(yīng)用一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)代替一般將來(lái)時(shí)。
(4)	文章主介紹了這是“死者的節(jié)日”，雖然A、B、C三項(xiàng)均為事實(shí)，但作為標(biāo)題不夠全面。