19．RED lanterns adorn（點綴） the aisles of a small supermarket．There are stacks of red envelopes on sale，for stuffing cash in and handing out as gifts．A sign offers seasonal discounts．Such festive trappings are quite common in China in the build-up to the lunar New Year，which this year starts on January 28th．But this is Yangon，the capital of Myanmar，where Han Chinese are a mere 2.5% of the country's population．They are a sign that Chinese New Year is becoming a global holiday．
Several countries in Asia celebrate the lunar New Year in their own way．But dragon and lion dances in Chinatowns the world over have helped to make China's the most famous．These days growing numbers of people who are not of Chinese descent are joining in．In Tokyo window cleaners dress up as the animals of the Chinese zodiac（十二生肖）．Barcelona's Chinese parade includes dracs （a Catalan species of dragon）．America，Canada and New Zealand have issued commemorative stamps for the year of the chicken．Last year New York City made the lunar New Year a school holiday for the first time．
The spread of the spring festival，as China calls it，is partly due to recent emigration from China：9.5million Chinese people have moved abroad since 1978，many of them far richer than earlier waves of migrants．It also reflects the wealth and globe-trotting ambitions of China's new middle class：festivities in other countries are partly aimed at the 6million Chinese who are expected to spend their weeklong holiday abroad this year．International brands are trying to lure these big spenders with chicken-themed items．
Conscious of China's growing economic and political clout，foreign leaders have taken to noting the occasion．Britain's Prime Minister，Theresa May，has given a video address，a tradition started in 2014by her predecessor，David Cameron．Last year the country's royal family tweeted a picture of Queen Elizabeth dotting the eye of a Chinese lion-dancer's costume．Also in 2016，Venezuela's culture minister admitted that his country was celebrating Chinese new year for the first time-with six weeks of festivities-in a bid to improve economic ties with China．It is rumored that this year's World Economic Forum in Davos was held a week earlier than usual to avoid clashing with Chinese New Year．
China also sponsors related events，such as a display this year of martial arts in Cyprus and a traditional Chinese temple-fair in Harare，Zimbabwe．It may give Chinese officials satisfaction to see foreigners enjoy such festivities．They lament the growing enthusiasm among Chinese for Western celebrations such as Christmas-in December cities across China are bedecked with Santas and snowflake decorations．Chinese New Year is a welcome chance to reverse the cultural flow．
66．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage？D
A．Many countries in Asia are similar to each other in celebrating the Chinese lunar New Year．
B．This year's World Economic Forum in Davos was held a week earlier than usual to avoid clashing with Chinese New Year．
C．Venezuela is the first country in South America to celebrate the Chinese spring festiva．
D．Partly owing to recent emigration from China，the Chinese spring festival could be spread worldwide．
67．Paragraph 2 is conducted by means ofB．
A．analyzing reasons B．giving examples C．listing arguments D．comparing facts
68．Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word in Para 3？A
A．hook B．attack C．interfere D．exclude
69．The sentence"China hopes the festival will boost its cultural'soft power'abroad．"should be put at the beginning of ParagraphD．
A．Two B．Three C．Four D．Five
70．Why are Chinese officials please to see foreigners enjoy Chinese new year festivities？C
A．Because these activities are beneficial to improving economic ties with foreign countries．
B．Because these activities can bring about large amounts of money．
C．Because these activities offer a chance to promote Chinese culture．
D．Because these activities would bring forth peace and harmony of the world．
分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀，作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了中國的春節(jié)已經蔓延全球
解答 66．D．細節(jié)理解題．根據文章The spread of the spring festival，as China calls it，is partly due to recent emigration from China：9.5million Chinese people have moved abroad since 1978可知由于最近的移民來自中國，中國的春節(jié)可能蔓延全球；故選D．
67．B．細節(jié)理解題．根據第二段Barcelona's Chinese parade includes dracs （a Catalan species of dragon）．America，Canada and New Zealand have issued commemorative stamps for the year of the chicken可知主要是以舉例子的方式描述的；故選B．
68．A．詞義猜測題．根據文章International brands are trying to lure these big spenders with chicken-themed items可知國際品牌試圖以雞為主題的項目吸引這些大買家；意為吸引；故選A．
69．D．推理判斷題．推理判斷題．根據第五段China also sponsors related events，such as a display this year of martial arts in Cyprus and a traditional Chinese temple-fair in Harare，Zimbabwe可知中國希望節(jié)將推動其文化發(fā)展的力量傳遞到世界各地應為開頭；故選D．
70．C．根據文章It may give Chinese officials satisfaction to see foreigners enjoy such festivities可知中國官員高興看到外國人過春節(jié)因為這些活動提供了弘揚中國文化的機會；故選C．
點評 考察學生的細節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力，做細節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進行比較，再做出正確的選擇．在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實，要根據文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．
