Question

The Nadam Festival, usually held from June 4 to 9(lunar calendar), is one of the most exciting and colorful festivals in the Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region. At the center of the festivities are the fierce horse racing, archery(射箭) and wrestling competitions, the traditional sports of the Mongolian warriors (the three “manly” sports, though young girls and women participate in the horse racing and archery contests).

In Mongolian, the word “Nadam” means “amusement and entertainment” and the festival began in 1225 AD, when Genghis Khan organized an expedition to the west and got control of Khwarezm. In order to celebrate the victory they held the magnificent Nadam Fari. The Mongolians used this exciting gathering as a big occasion to compete in the horse racing, Mongolian wrestling and archery, which were regarded as the three basic skills of men.

Gradually more and more events were added to the festival, such as marksmanship(射击), chess, reciting epics, polo(马球), film, drama, singing, dancing, track and field competitions and so on.

There are three kinds of Nadam, the big one, the medium one and the small one. The big Nadam requires the participation of 512 wrestlers and 300 horses and usually lasts 7-10 days while the medium Nadam will have the participation of 256 wrestlers and 100-150 horses, lasting 5-7 days. And 64 or 128 wrestlers and 30 or 50 horses will take part in the small Nadam, which lasts 3-5 days. Anyone can apply to compete in Nadam, regardless of his or her ethnic origin and religious belief.

Nadam has become a popular artistic and sports event participated in by people of all ages. Boys and girls can also take the opportunity to show their love, i. e. the so-called “meeting at aobao”.

In addition to sports competition, people also make good use of this gathering to hold talks and establish relations in economic trade or to interchange goods.

1.We can infer from the passage that ______.

A．girls are not allowed to take part in horse racing

B．foreigners also have a chance to compete in the Nadam Festival

C．the Nadam Festival is only for sports competition

D．Business activities can’t be held in the Nadam Festival

2.It can be inferred that “meeting at aobao” expresses ______.

A．love of parents to kids                    B．old friends’ friendships

C．deep feelings between brothers            D．love between boys and girls

3.What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．The introduction of the Nadam Festival.

B．The origin of the Nadam Festival.

C．The sports events of the Nadam Festival.

D．The modern style of the Nadam Festival.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.D

3.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了蒙古人最重要的聚会——那达慕。以及那达慕的具体的详细的情况介绍。

1.B 推理题。根据文章第四段最后一句Anyone can apply to compete in Nadam, regardless of his or her ethnic origin and religious belief.说明任何人都可以参加那达慕大会，故外国人也可以。，故B正确。

2.D 推理题。根据倒数第二段Boys and girls can also take the opportunity to show their love, i. e. the so-called “meeting at aobao”.说明这是男女相会的场所，故该词是表示男女之间的爱情故事那么D正确。

3.A 主旨大意题。本文介绍了蒙古人最重要的聚会——那达慕。以及那达慕的具体的详细的情况介绍。故A正确。

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点评：本文介绍了蒙古人最重要的聚会——那达慕。本文主旨鲜明,很容易在文中找到答案。做题时要注意文章的首段和每一段的首句或尾句，因为它们往往就是文章的主题句。阅读中要注意要点之间的关系。然后带着问题，再读全文，找出答题所需要的依据，完成阅读任务。