Question

Chinese New Year Celebration(庆祝) is the most important celebration of the year. It usually1.

for fifteen days. People stop celebrating on the 15th day of New Year.

Chinese people may celebrate it in a bit different ways, 2. their wishes are almost the same: they want their family members and friends to be healthy during next year. Activities of celebration include giving lucky money to children, staying up late and Chinese New Year Greetings(问候).

Lucky Money

Lucky money is 3. to kids from their parents and grandparents. It’s usually put in small and red envelopes. Chinese people think red is a 4. color which is believed to bring good luck.

Staying up late ("Shousui")

Shousui means to stay up late or all night on New Year`s Eve(除夕). After the great dinner, families sit 5. , watching TV happily to wait for New Year’s coming.

New Year Greetings (Bai Nian)

On the first day of New Year, 6. wears new clothes and greets relatives and friends, wishing each other good luck and happiness. In Chinese villages, some villagers may have many relatives, 7. they have to spend more than two weeks visiting their relatives. Because visiting relatives and friends takes a lot of time, now some busy people will send New Year cards to express their good wishes instead of paying a 8. personally.

 

Answer 1

1.lasts

2.but

3.given

4.lucky

5.together

6.everyone

7.so

8.visit

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文讲述中国最著名传统的节日，春节。讲述了中国人庆祝春节的方式，长辈要给小孩们压岁钱；大年三十要守岁，初一要拜年等等一些庆祝方式。

1.句意：通常持续15天。Last for“持续”，主语是it，因此last要用单三形式。故答案为lasts。

2.句意：不同的中国人的庆祝方式也许会有点不同，但是人们的愿望是一样的。联系上下文，可知是转折关系。故答案为but。

3.句意：压岁钱是自己的父母和祖父母给孩子的。Lucky money与kids是被动关系，因此要用被动语态。故答案为given。

4.句意：中国人认为红色是幸运的颜色，会给人们带来好的运气。根据题意，修饰名词color要用形容词。故答案为lucky。

5.句意：在丰盛的年饭过后，家人们坐在一起等着春晚的到来。结合句意，可知春节是家人团聚的时刻。故答案为together。

6.句意：大年初一时，每个人都穿上新衣服摆放自己的亲戚朋友，送上最美好的祝愿。过年每个人都会穿新衣，都会拜年。故答案为everyone。

7.句意：在中国的一些村庄，村民们的亲戚很多，因此他们可能会花上两周多时间拜访自己的亲属。因为亲戚多所以耗时长。是因果关系，故答案为so。

8.句意：因为拜访亲戚朋友会花费很多时间，因此现在一些忙碌的人会寄送贺卡代替亲自拜访。Pay a visit“拜访”，故答案为visit。

考点：短文填空。