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【題目】More and more people in America are celebrating the Indian holiday Diwali. Diwali is Hindi for “row of lights.” It is the most important holiday in India.

Many people around the world are beginning to celebrate it as well. The United States is one of the places where the festival is becoming more common. Diwali celebrations can now be found at American landmarks like Disney land in California and New York City’s Times Square. They are also held in many parks and museums.

Neeta Bhasin created the Times Square event. She said Indian immigrants (移民) have found great success in America. But, she said, many Americans still do not know much about India. So, she decided to act. "I felt it's about time that we should take India to mainstream America and show India's rich culture, heritage, arts and variety to the world, "she said, "And I couldn't find a better place than the center of the universe: Times Square."

Bhasin came to the United States from India 40 years ago. She is president of ASB Communications, the marketing firm behind Diwali at Times Square. Tens of thousands of people attend the event. now in its fourth year.

In India, Diwali is a five-day harvest festival held just before the Hindu New Year. The exact dates change from year to year but Diwali is always in the fall. Celebrations include lighting oil lamps or candles called diyas. The lights represent "a victory of knowledge over ignorance, light over darkness, good over evil."

A Diwali celebration will light up Disney California Adventure Park in Anaheim this year. Visitors can watch pertormances of traditional Indian dances and take part in a Bollywood dance party. The event is part of a Festival of Holidays program at the theme park to show cultural traditions from around the world.

【1】Which is the main symbol in the Indian holiday Diwali?

A. Clothes.

B. Lamps.

C. Foods.

D. Dances.

【2】Why did Neeta Bhasin set up the Times Square even?

A. To make the American culture rich.

B. To create a new business to make a living.

C. To make Indian culture better known in the US.

D. To show off the achievements of Indian immigrants.

【3】What do we know about Diwali in India?

A. It is held in autumn.

B. It is held in a fixed date.

C. It lasts five days in America.

D. It takes place around the Hindu New Year.

【4】Which can be the best title for the text?

A. Diwali is mainly celebrated in Disney Parks.

B. Many American cities compete to hold Diwali.

C. Diwali is the most popular festival in America.

D. Indian Holiday Diwali Lights Up America, Too.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】A

【4】D

【解析】印度移民在美國(guó)取得了巨大成功，美國(guó)如今有越來(lái)越多的人開(kāi)始慶祝印度節(jié)日排燈節(jié)。ASB通信公司的總裁巴辛將印度介紹到美國(guó)的主流文化當(dāng)中，向世界展示印度豐富的文化、遺產(chǎn)、藝術(shù)和多樣性。

【1】主旨大意題。根據(jù)Celebrations include lighting oil lamps or candles called diyas. The lights represent "a victory of knowledge over ignorance, light over darkness, good over evil."

得知慶�；顒�(dòng)有點(diǎn)燃油燈或蠟燭，叫做點(diǎn)油燈。用巴辛的話說(shuō)，這些燈代表著“知識(shí)戰(zhàn)勝了無(wú)知，光明戰(zhàn)勝了黑暗，美好戰(zhàn)勝了邪惡”。在排燈節(jié)上燈是主要象征。故選B。

【2】推理判斷題。根據(jù)Neeta Bhasin created the Times Square event. She said Indian immigrants (移民) have found great success in America. But, she said, many Americans still do not know much about India. So, she decided to act. "I felt it's about time that we should take India to mainstream America and show India's rich culture, heritage, arts and variety to the world, "she said, 內(nèi)塔.巴辛組織了時(shí)代廣場(chǎng)的慶�；顒�(dòng)。她說(shuō)，印度移民在美國(guó)取得了巨大成功。但她也說(shuō)，仍有許多美國(guó)人不太了解印度。所以她決定組織這次活動(dòng)。 她認(rèn)為現(xiàn)在是時(shí)候?qū)⒂《冉榻B到美國(guó)的主流文化當(dāng)中了，從而向世界展示印度豐富的文化、遺產(chǎn)、藝術(shù)和多樣性。故選C。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)In India, Diwali is a five-day harvest festival held just before the Hindu New Year. The exact dates change from year to year but Diwali is always in the fall.在印度，排燈節(jié)是在印度新年前舉辦的一場(chǎng)為期5天的豐收節(jié)。每年的具體日期都不一樣，但都在秋天。故選A。

【4】主旨大意題。根據(jù)More and more people in America are celebrating the Indian holiday Diwali. Diwali is Hindi for “row of lights.” It is the most important holiday in India。得知本文主要講述了印度移民在美國(guó)取得了巨大成功，美國(guó)如今有越來(lái)越多的人開(kāi)始慶祝印度節(jié)日排燈節(jié)，“印度節(jié)日排燈節(jié)也在美國(guó)點(diǎn)燃”這個(gè)選項(xiàng)最切合全文。故選D。