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Section Ⅰ　“Understanding ideas”的课文习读环节 Ⅰ.阅读理解 A Today, cultures worldwide have their own ways of celebrating the arrival of spring. The National Cherry Blossom Festival Here in Washington, D．C., March 20 marks the first day of the National Cherry Blossom Festival. The festival was first organized in 1935. Now, each year, people from around the world come to see the pink and white blossoms on the thousands of flowering cherry trees. For Washingtonians, the cherry blossoms are a welcome sign that spring has arrived. Nowruz Countries along the ancient Silk Road trading path, including Afghanistan, Iran, Turkey, Uzbekistan, and other Central Asian nations, celebrate Nowruz. During Nowruz, people visit family members and friends and exchange gifts. Iranian families set up a “haft seen” display of seven special items that represent spring and new beginnings. In Uzbekistan and other places in Central Asia, people watch wrestling events, horse races and a special horseback game called Kopkari in Uzbek. Holi Festival Many in India and Nepal mark the arrival of spring with the Holi Festival, known also as the festival of colors or the festival of love. People celebrate the festival by covering each other in, as you might have guessed, colors! Children especially enjoy the festival, as they get to throw coloured powder and water-filled balloons at others. Las Fallas People in Valencia, Spain, have their spring celebration called Las Fallas. It is a wild street festival involving fire. The festival centers on the creation and burning of huge colourful statues made of wood, paper and plastic. The statues are meant to look like real people. Valencian communities and organizations work all year to create these structures and place them throughout the city, with fireworks inside. 语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文。文章主要讲述了世界各地不同文化庆祝春天到来的方式。 1．Which country's activities are mainly focused on sports? A．America. B．Uzbekistan. C．Nepal. D．Spain. 解析：选B　细节理解题。根据Nowruz部分中“In Uzbekistan and other places in Central Asia, people watch wrestling events, horse races and a special horseback game called Kopkari in Uzbek. ”可知，乌兹别克斯坦的活动主要集中在体育上。故选B。 2．Which celebration particularly attracts kids to participate? A．Cherry Blossoms. B．Nowruz. C．Holi Festival. D．Las Fallas. 解析：选C　细节理解题。根据Holi Festival部分中“Children especially enjoy the festival, as they get to throw coloured powder and water-filled balloons at others.”可知，Holi Festival这个庆祝活动特别吸引孩子们参加。故选C。 3．What is the purpose of the text? A．To promote travel destinations related to spring festivals. B．To provide scientific explanations about the origin of spring celebrations. C．To introduce various customs of celebrating the arrival of spring. D．To explore the historical significance of the ancient Silk Road. 解析：选C　写作意图题。通读全文，尤其是根据第一段中“Today, cultures worldwide have their own ways of celebrating the arrival of spring. ”可知，本文的目的是介绍庆祝春天到来的各种习俗。故选C。 B The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Start of Winter, the 19th solar term of the year, begins this year on November 7 and ends on November 21. Start of Winter is the first solar term of winter, which means winter is coming and crops harvested in autumn should be stored up. In ancient times, the Start of Winter was regarded as the beginning of winter, however, due to geographical factors, the actual winter time varies from place to place. In fact, the Start of Winter is not the beginning of winter in terms of meteorology (气象学). The weather every year is different, so the beginning of winter could be quite different. And as China is very large, it starts at different times in different areas. The beginnings of the four seasons were important festivals in ancient times. Before the Start of Winter, the ancient emperor would take a shower and have no more meat. On that day, the emperor would lead his officials to the countryside and “welcome the winter”． People eat dumplings at the beginning of winter. Legend has it that in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, Zhang Zhongjing invented “Jiao Ear” to treat typhoid (伤寒) patients with ear frostbite (冻疮). He cooked mutton，hot peppers and herbs to drive out the cold and warm up the body.He put these materials into a dough skin and made them into an ear shape.Since then, people have learned to make the food which became known as “dumpling” or “jiaozi”. Today there is still a saying that goes “Eat dumplings on Start of Winter Day, or your ears will be frostbitten.” 语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了二十四节气中的立冬节气，解释了立冬节气的含义、时间和立冬时节的风俗习惯。 4．Which of the following is RIGHT about Start of Winter? A．It is one of the solar terms. B．People begin to harvest crops on this day. C．Winter begins on November 7 this year. D．It begins in different months in different places. 解析：选A　细节理解题。根据第一段第二句可知，立冬是二十四节气中的一个。 5．What does “it” in paragraph 4 refer to? A．The Start of Winter. B．The change of weather. C．The important festival. D．The beginning of winter. 解析：选D　代词指代题。根据画线词上一句可知，每年的天气是不一样的，所以冬天的开始也可能是不一样的。本句的it代指上一句中的the beginning of winter。 6．What do the last two paragraphs mainly talk about? A．Importance of Start of Winter. B．Customs of Start of Winter. C．Origin of Start of Winter. D．Food eaten on Start of Winter. 解析：选B　段落大意题。根据最后两段内容可知，这两段讲了在古代的时候，立冬时节的一些习俗。 7．Why do people eat dumplings on Start of Winter Day? A．Because dumplings can drive away typhoid. B．Because they wish for good luck for themselves. C．Because eating dumplings can warm up their ears. D．Because they want to prevent the coming of winter. 解析：选B　推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句可推知，人们吃饺子不再只是为了驱寒，而是带着一种对自己的美好祝愿。 Ⅱ.阅读七选五 Each lunar year is named after one of 12 animals.__8__ One day, the Emperor decided to have a race for all the animals in the country.Unfortunately, only 12 animals actually managed to get to the race.The Emperor rewarded them by naming the 12 years of the lunar calendar after them.The first to finish was the rat, so the first year is named after him.The other eleven, in order, were the ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog and pig. __9__ Wherever one is, he or she will go back home on this day.The younger generations greet their parents and grandparents with good wishes for the year ahead and show their respect for the older generation.__10__ They are traditionally put in small red packets, as red is a lucky color.Nowadays, many people send money electronically too.It is considered lucky to send money in certain amounts, for example using the number eight, which in Chinese sounds like the word “prosperity (发)”． __11__ For example, many people eat fish dishes because the Chinese word for “fish” sounds similar to “surplus (剩余)”， meaning you will have plenty. There are many other Lunar New Year traditions.For example, many people used to set off firecrackers, which burn and make a loud bang.They watch street performances, where acrobatic dancers dress up as a lion or a dragon.They dance, accompanied by music and drums.People celebrate Lunar New Year in many different ways.__12__ A．A traditional story explains how this came to be. B．Different places celebrate in slightly different ways. C．Lunar New Year is very much a family celebration. D．No one knows why each year is named after an animal. E．Older members of the family give younger ones cash presents. F．Traditional foods at Lunar New Year often have another meaning. G．But all the celebrations are about wishing everyone the best for the year ahead. 语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了生肖的来历以及农历新年的饮食和活动等。 8．选A　下文提到的是一个有关生肖来历的民间故事，A选项中的“A traditional story”与此相呼应。 9．选C　根据下文“人们无论身在何处，都会在这一天赶回家”可知，C项“农历新年更是一个家庭庆祝活动”衔接下文，符合语境。 10．选E　根据语境及常识可知，空后一句中的主语They应该指老年人给小孩的压岁钱，与E选项中的“cash presents”相呼应。 11．选F　由下句“For example ...you will have plenty”可知，下文是对空处的举例说明，说明了春节吃鱼的寓意。故F项“传统食物在农历新年常常有另一层含义”符合本段语境。 12．选G　空处位于段尾，对本段进行总结。上文提到人们庆祝农历新年的方式不同，G选项“但所有的庆祝都是祝愿人人来年一切顺利”与上文构成转折关系，符合语境。 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $