Question

In countries around the world, food has been used to celebrate at our holidays, our rituals and our family gatherings. The food eaten at holiday time has made the deepest impact on our culture and memories. Different holidays bring different types of food. Much of the food we eat during the holidays comes from old traditions handed down for hundreds of years.

New Year's Eve always brings parties and get-togethers, but where you live in the world may determine what food graces your table. In the southern US, partiers eat black eyed peas, which are thought to bring good luck and prosperity(繁荣). The Japanese also eat food for good luck on New Year's, but their choice is red snapper, the color red being considered good luck in Japan. The Jewish celebrate New Year by eating apples dipped in honey and in Madrid, Spain the last minutes of the New Year are counted down with the popping of grapes into the mouth. A pet is a cake prepared by the Greek with a coin baked into it. The person who gets the slice of cake with the coin in it should have good luck in the upcoming year.  

In the United States, a typical Christmas feast can contain a variety of foods ranging from turkey to chicken, from ham to goose, but other countries celebrate this holiday differently. Perhaps these choices have been taken from the traditions of our heritage(遗产). In Denmark, a traditional Christmas meal is roast goose, Greece, leg of lamb. Traditionally, Italians keep their Christmas Eve meal meatless. The traditional Christmas dinner in New Zealand is a picnic eaten on the beach.  

Though holidays around the world are celebrated in different ways, it is food, feast and family that bring us together.

1.According to the passage, in different holidays people usually ______.

A. have different kinds of food to eat

B. recall the interesting life when they were young

C. have a wide variety of parties.

D. get together to play games.

2.All the following can bring people good luck except_____.

A. a cake with a coin

B. red snapper

C. black eyed peas

D. apples dipped in honey.

3.We can know from the third paragraph that ______.

A. roast goose is American’s favorite food during Christmas

B. people in Denmark and Greece share the same food during Christmas

C. Italians don’t have meat during Christmas

D. people in New Zealand like playing games on the beach 

4.Which of the following can be the main idea of the passage?

A. Holiday foods vary from culture to culture.

B. Different countries have different cultures.

C. People have a good appetite during holiday.

D. Different foods are served during Christmas.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.A

2.D

3.C

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：在本文中作者介绍了世界各地不同的节日饮食习俗，列举了一些国家在不同节日所吃的食物。比如在新年团聚的时候，美国南部聚会的人们吃的是一种黑眼豆，以象征着来年的好运和繁荣，而日本人则选择吃红鲷鱼来代表好运。

1.A细节理解题。根据文章第一段Different holidays bring different types of food.可知在不同的节日人们吃不同的食物，A选项正确。

2.D细节理解题。从文章第二段The Jewish celebrate New Year by eating apples dipped in honey and in Madrid可知蘸蜂蜜的苹果是用来庆祝新年的，而不是标志着好运的食物，故答案选D。

3.C细节理解题。根据本段中Traditionally, Italians keep their Christmas Eve meal meatless可以判断C选项正确。

4.A主旨大意题。文章首段提到在不同的节日各地的人们都会用不同的食物来庆祝，然后在下文列举了不同国家的节日饮食风俗，所以文章的中心是不同国家不同的节日饮食习俗，答案选A。

考点：考查社会风俗类短文阅读。