Question

The Spring Festival is the biggest festival for Chinese people all around the world.. The celebration usually lasts for 15 days. There is a lot to do.

On the eve of the Spring Festival, family members get together and have big meals. Their favourite dish on this day is dumplings.

Days before the Spring Festival, families will clean their homes. People think cleaning sweeps away bad luck. It makes the house ready for good luck.

The colour red is everywhere during the Spring Festival. People think red is a happy colour and will bring them a bright future. People wear red, too. They decorate (装饰) their homes with pieces of red paper. Kids get a lot of “hong bao”. It is a red paper bag with money in it. Usually, older people give younger ones hong bao. They think it brings good luck.

The Spring Festival is the time to make everybody happy. So don’t say any bad words or do anything that will bring unhappiness to other people.

For instance, you’d better not say any bad words like “death”. Don’t break anything. People think that it means your luck is running out.

Also, don’t borrow or lend money on these days. If you have borrowed money, return it before the Spring Festival.

根据短文，选择最佳答案：

1.What do most people do on the eve of the Spring Festival?

A. Family members gather for a big meal.

B. Friends eat dumplings together.

C. They borrow money from friends.

D. They give each other hong bao.

2.Why do people clean their houses days before the Spring Festival?

A. Because they enjoy being clean.

B. Because it is believed that cleaning will sweep away bad luck.

C. Because they think it will bring happiness to others.

D. Because it is thought that cleaning brings in money.

3.Which of the following things is not supposed to happen during the Spring Festival?

A. Returning money before the Spring Festival.

B. Saying words that have to do with death.

C. Wearing red clothes.

D. Decorating houses with red paper.

4.The underlined phrase “running out” probably means “____”.

A. 跑出去 B. 打碎 C. 耗尽 D. 离开

5.We can tell from the story that the Spring Festival is ____.

A. a time of harvest and fun

B. celebrated for one whole month

C. only celebrated in China

D. a time for families to get together

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.B

3.B

4.C

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍中国的传统节日——春节。文章介绍了春节前的各项准备工作，中国红的含义以及春节的各种忌讳。

1. the eve of the Spring Festival, family members get together and have big meals”的描述可知，在除夕夜一家人聚在一起吃团圆饭。故选A。

2.短文“Days before the Spring Festival, families will clean their homes. People think cleaning sweeps away bad luck. It makes the house ready for good luck.”的描述可知，春节前打扫屋子是因为人们相信打扫会扫掉晦气。故选B。

3.细节理解题。根据短文倒数第二段“For instance, you'd better not say any bad words like ‘death’”的描述可知，在春节期间不要说一些不吉利的话，如与“死”有关的字。故选B。

4. break anything”可知，人们认为打碎了东西，运气就没有了，即耗尽了。故选C。

5.主旨大意题。通读全文可知，春节是全家人团聚的日子。结合选项可知应选D。

考点：文化类短文阅读。