Question

It is winter in many parts of the world. For some areas, that means snow. Maybe even lots of snow. If you don’t have to drive in it or remove it, snow can be very beautiful. When snow covers everything around you, the world looks like a “winter wonderland”. That is the name of a very popular song about winter. Richard Smith and Felix Bernard wrote the song back in 1934. There are hundreds of recordings of this happy song.

But winter is not always such a beautiful and happy time. It’s cold outside. You try hard to keep warm. The days are darker and shorter. The sun rarely shines. The leaves on the trees are brown. It isn’t surprising that some people are sad in winter. And some people dream about being somewhere else where it’s warm and pretty—like the state of California. The Mamas and the Papas recorded this famous song “California Dreaming”.

    During the 1960s, many other famous rock groups released songs about winter. Here is a poetic song by Simon and Garfunkel called “A Hazy Shade of Winter”. They sing about life and hope and possibilities.

In 1968, the group Blood, Sweat and Tears recorded this gentle, sad song about winter. They sing about a lost love and forgotten memories in “Sometimes in Winter”.

In the early 1990s, Tori Amos wrote and recorded the beautiful song called “Winter”. She enjoyed singing about winter when she was a child.

    Finally, on a happier note comes this song written and recorded by Fountains of Wayne in 2003. They sing about a snowstorm in a New England town. Nothing unusual there. But instead of being sad or tense about the snow, they write a song about it.

1.When is snow beautiful?

A. When people drive in it.

B. When people don’t have to take it away.

C. When it has snowed heavily.

D. When people sing in the snow.

2.According to the second paragraph, winter is ________ .

A. beautiful and happy                          

B. happy and warm      

C. lovely and hopeful                          

D. cold and sad

3.Which of the songs can bring us hope of life?

A. Winter Wonderland.                 

B. California Dreaming.

C. A Hazy Shade of Winter.            

D. Sometimes in Winter.

4.What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. Songs about winter.             

B. Different ideas about winter.

C. Winter in different areas.      

D. Winter is cold but happy. 

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.A

【解析】

試題分析：這篇文章主要講了關于冬天的一些歌曲。冬天的歌曲，有的悲傷，有的充滿希望。

1.細節題。根據If you don’t have to drive in it or remove it, snow can be very beautiful，故選B。

2. 細節題。根據But winter is not always such a beautiful and happy time. It’s cold outside. You try hard to keep warm. The days are darker and shorter. The sun rarely shines. The leaves on the trees are brown. It isn’t surprising that some people are sad in winter.可知根據第二自然段，冬天是寒冷和悲傷的，故選D。

3.細節題。根據Here is a poetic song by Simon and Garfunkel called “A Hazy Shade of Winter”. They sing about life and hope and possibilities，故選C。

4. 概括題。這篇文章主要講了關于冬天的一些歌曲，故選A。

考點：考查日常生活類短文