Question

Chinese people call the Spring Festival“Nian”. But do you know that Nian
was once the name of a monster(妖怪)?
　　A long time ago, the monster Nian lived in the mountains. It ate
animals. But in winter, it could not find food. So it came to villages and
ate a lot of people. People were so afraid of Nian that they locked their
doors before evening came during the winter. One day, an old man came to a
village. He told people there that Nian was afraid of three things——the
color red, fire and noise. He told people to play drums and gongs, make
big fires and set off fireworks(放鞭炮)to make Nian go away.
　　On a moonless, cold night, Nian went to the village again. As soon as it
opened its big mouth, people made loud noises and made fires. Nian was
really afraid and ran away. wherever it went, there was noise and fire.
When Nian was tired and could not run anymore, people killed the monster.
　　After that, on the coldest day of winter, people beat drums and gongs,
and set off fireworks to celebrate the death of the monster of Nian. They
put up red lanterns and have a big dinner without sleeping during the
night.
　　In the morning people greet each other happily. So now we have the
Spring Festival.
小题1: From the story, Nian seemed to be       long, long ago.
A exciting    B  interesting    C boring   D terrible
小题2: The monster Nian ate people in winter because it          .
A  wanted to make people afraid    B  had no food to eat
C  celebrated the Spring Festival    D liked to eat people in a village
小题3:Nian was afraid of          .
A red    B fire   C noise    D  A, B and C
小题4: The monster Nian wasn’t killed until          .
A it had eaten all the animals  B  the old man came to a village
C it was too tired to run away  D people knew what it was afraid of
小题5: What is the best title for the passage?
A How the Spring Festival Came  B What People did During Nian
C How People Celebrated Nian  D What the Spring Festival was 

Answer 1

小题1:D
小题1:B
小题1:D
小题1:C
小题1:A

小题1:D 从Nian was once the name of a monster(妖怪). It came to villages and ate a lot of people. People were so afraid of Nian可知：Nian是妖怪，吃人，人们害怕它，所以选D terrible(可怕的)。
小题1:B 从But in winter, it could not find food. So it came to villages and ate a lot of people.可知：冬天Nian找不到食物，来村里吃人。
小题1:D 从He told people there that Nian was afraid of three things——the
color red, fire and noise.可知：Nian害怕三样东西——the
color red, fire and noise.故选D.
小题1:C 从When Nian was tired and could not run anymore, people killed the monster.可知：Nian累得跑不动的时候，被人杀死。选C.
小题1:A 从整篇短文理解来看，主要说的是春节的由来，故选A.