Question

A Christina from Spain

  On the last day of the year, the 31^st of December, people wait till 12 pm. Everybody must have 12 grapes(葡萄) to eat at midnight. At each sound of the clock, we must eat a group. But we can’t ever finish eating the grapes on time! Usually when people still have some grapes in their mouths, they look at each other and start to laugh. This tradition started in Spain long ago. One year, when there were a lot of grapes, the king of Spain decided to give grapes to everybody to eat on New Year’s Eve.

B Cordon from Britain

On New Year’s Day in Britain, people have parties. At 12 o’clock, the music stops, and we listen to the radio. On the radio we hear Big Ben, the famous clock in London. Then everybody sings a song about friendship and kisses their friends. We say “Happy New Year” to each other. It’s lucky if a tall man with dark hair is the first person to come to the house in the new year. So I go and visit as many friends as I can. They all give me a drink.

C Angela from Brazil

In all cities in Brazil, we have a big party on New Year’s Eve, especially in Rio de Janeiro. People in this city go to the beaches to watch fireworks(焰火)。We put flowers in the sea and think about things we want for ourselves or others. We usually wear white clothes for good luck during the New Year.

1.Picture___________ is about paragraph 1.

2.Who have parties on New Year’s Day?

A. People in Spain.   B. People in Britain.

C. People in Brazil.  D. Both B and C.

3.From the 2nd paragraph, we can infer (推斷)that___________.

A. People listen to the radio at home.

B. Cordon can’t drink much. 

C. Cordon is a tall man with dark hair.

D. there are no people near Big Ben.

4. On New Year’s Day, Brazilians usually wear white clothes because_________.

      A. that reminds them of their happy life

B. they hope that can bring them good luck

C. they think that they look beautiful in white

D. that’s what they have to do during the New Year

5.This article mainly tells us ________________.

     A. what people in Britain do on New Year’s Day

     B. when and where people have New Year parties

     C. why people in different countries like the New Year

     D. what people around the world do on New Year’s Day

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.B

5.D

【解析】本文是一篇說明文。主要說明了在西班牙、英國與巴西不同的國家慶祝新年的方式以及在新年這天所從事的活動。

1.細節理解題由第一段可知，西班牙人在一年中的最后一天的午夜吃葡萄，故選B。

2.細節理解題根據第二段與第三段的描述可知，英國人與巴西人在新年這一天舉行晚會。

3.推理判斷題根據第二段的第一句話可以推斷，人們在家中聽收音機。

4.細節理解題根據文章的最后一句話可知，在新年這天，巴西人穿著白色的衣服是希望在新的一年里為自己帶來好運。

5.主旨大意題通讀全文可知，文章主要說明了在西班牙、英國與巴西不同的國家在新年這天所從事的活動。故選D。