2023年中考英语之阅读理解专项练：假日活动（常考话题）

专题05假日活动

备战2023年中考英语之阅读理解专项练（常考+热门话题）

一、阅读单选

IthinkAprilFool'sDayisaveryunusualholiday.OnAprilFool'sDay,youhaveto

watchoutforpracticaljokes.Youalsocan'ttrusteverythingyouhearonApril1st.Even

somemainnewspaperswillputfhkenewstofoolpeople.IheardastoryabouthowonApril

Fool'sDay,aLondonnewspaperprintedanarticleabouthowalienslandedinEngland.This

causedmanypeopletobeafraidandthelocalpolicewerenotverypleasedwiththe

newspaper.

Itcanbeinterestingtoplaytricks,butyou'dbetternottogotoofar.OneAprilFooFs

Day,IcalledmymotherfromtheuniversityIattended.ItoldherthatIfailedallofmyexams

andbecauseofthis,Iwasn'tabletograduate.Shewassoupsetthatshestartedtocry.Ifelt

reallybadaboutmakinghersadandtriedtotellheritwasjustajoke.AfterItoldheritwas

onlyanAprilFool'sDay'sjoke,shegotangrywithmethatshehungupthephone.Ihadto

callherbackandapologizebeforeshewouldtalktomeagain.

AprilFoofsDay'sjokescanbefunny,butyoushouldbecarefulnottohurtpeople's

feelingsbyembarrassingthemtoomuch.Beforeyouact,youshouldalwaysmakesuretoput

yourselfinsomeoneelse'sshoesandthinkabouthowtheymightfeel.

根据短文内容，选出最佳选项。

1.Whatcan'tbetrustedonAprilfool'sday?

A.Everythingyouhear.B.Strangers9jokes.C.Friends,jokes

D.EverythingonTV.

2.WhatwasthewriterwhenhecalledhismotheronAprilFool'sDay?

A.Aworker.B.Astudent.C.Ateacher.D.Areporter.

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword-fhke"meaninChinese?

A.可怕的B.过时的C.最新的D.虚假的

4.WhichisthefollowingisTRUE?

A.OncealienslandedinEngland.

B.AprilFool'sDayisausualholiday.

C.Themotherfeltworriedwhenshegotthecall.

D.YoucandoanythingtofoolyourfriendsonAprilFool'sDay.

5.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?

A.Don'tplayjokesonyourfriends.

B.Ifsbadfornewspaperstoputfakenews.

C.Childrenshouldn'tplayjokesontheirmothers.

D.Don'tgotoofarwhenplayingjokesonAprilFool'sDay.

【导语】本文通过讲述在愚人节那天伦敦发生的恐慌事件和作者跟母亲开的玩笑，告诉

人们在愚人节这一天，可以开玩笑，但是也要注意不要伤害人们的感情，要设身处地的

为别人着想。

【答案】1.A2.B3.D4.C5.D

1.［解析］细节理解题。根据“Youalsocan'ttrusteverythingyouhearonApril1st.”可知，

不能相信4月1日听到的每一件事情，故选A。

2.【解析】细节理解题。根据“OneAprilFooPsDay,Icalledmymotherfromtheuniversity

Iattended.ItoldherthatIfailedallofmyexamsandbecauseofthis,Iwasn'tableto

graduate.”可知,作者是一名学生,故选B。

3.［解析］词义猜测题o根据“IheardastoryabouthowonAprilFool'sDay,aLondon

newspaperprintedanarticleabouthowalienslandedinEngland.Thiscausedmanypeopleto

beafraidandthelocalpolicewerenotverypleasedwiththenewspaper.“可知，愚人节那天，

一条假消息给伦敦带来了恐慌。一家报纸刊登了一篇关于外星人登陆英国的文章。这使

许多人感到害怕，当地警察对报纸也不太满意。所以单词fake指的是“虚假的"，故选Do

4.【解析】细节理解题。toldherthatIfailedallofmyexamsandbecauseofthis,I

wasn'tabletograduate.Shewassoupsetthatshestartedtocry.”可知,在愚人节那天，作者

的母亲接到了作者的考试不及格的而感到担心，故选Co

5.【解析】主旨大意题。^^6tAprilFooFsDay?sjokescanbefunny,butyoushouldbe

carefulnottohurtpeople'sfeelingsbyembarrassingthemtoomuch.Beforeyouact,you

shouldalwaysmakesuretoputyourselfinsomeoneelse'sshoesandthinkabouthowthey

mightfeel.”可知，文章主要是通过几个例子告诉我们：在愚人节开玩笑不要太过分。故

选D。

TheSpringFestivalisoneofthemostimportantfestivalsinChina.Duringthefestival,

Chinesepeoplehavemanyactivities.TheypasteSpringFestivalCouplets（春联），greeting

theNewYearandsayinggoodbyetotheoldyear.OnthefirstdayoftheSpringFestival,

peoplehangout,wearingnewclothes.Nowadays,childrengetredpocketsfromtheirparents

andtheirrelatives.Itisagoodtimeforpeopletovisitrelativesandfriends.Moreimportantly,

theSpringFestivaliscelebratedinotherpartsoftheworld.

ThespringFestivalwascelebratedintheUKfrom1980.EveryNewYear,peoplealso

gettogetherandhavelotsofactivities.Theysingsongsandsharephotoswithfriendsor

watchmoviesinthecinema.BesidestheSpringFestivalhasbeeakeytimeforChinese

livingintheUS.TheyjoininalargeeveningpartytowelethetraditionalNewYear.The

ChineseNewYearwillbeweledwiththreeweekfcelebrationsacrossAustralia.Thousands

ofpeopleetoSydney5sChinatown.Theyenjoyfileworksandliondances.Thefamilydinner

onNewYear'sEveisanimportanttraditionforChinesewhethertheywerebominSingapore

ormovedtherefromChina.Theyusuallyholditathomebecausehavingitinarestaurant

takesawaythemeaningofthetradition.

6.AccordingtoParagraph（段落）One,childrencangetredpocketsfromtheiron

thefirstdayoftheSpringFestival.

A.friendsB.parentsandrelativesC.teachersD.classmates

7.WhichactivityisNOTmentioned（提到）inParagraphOne?

A.HoldaNewYearparty.

B.Hangout,wearingnewclothes.

C.Visitrelativesandfriends.

D.PasteSpringFestivalCouplets.

8.Theunderlinedword“fireworks“inthesecondparagraphmeans""inChinese.

A.火炉工B.消防员C.烟花表演D.畅销书

9.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.TheSpringFestivalisthemostimportantfestivalinChina.

B.TheSpringFestivaliscelebratedonlyinChina.

C.TheSpringFestivalwascelebratedintheUSfrom1980.

D.ChineselivinginSingaporeusuallyholdthefamilydinneronNewYear'sEveathome.

10.Whafsthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.TheSpringFestivalintheWorldB.TheSpringFestivalintheUK

C.TheSpringFestivalintheUSD.TheSpringFestivalinChina

【导语】本文主要介绍了中国的传统节日——春节，以及中国和其他国家的人是怎么庆

祝春节的。

【答案】6.B7.A8.C9.D10.A

6.【解析】细节理解题。根据第——段“Nowadays,childrengetredpocketsfh）mtheirparents

andtheirrelatives”可知孩子从父母或亲戚那儿得到红包。故选B。

7.【解析】细节理解题。根据第一段“TheypasteSpringFestivalCouplets（春联）,greetingthe

NewYearandsayinggoodbyetotheoldyear...peoplehangout,wearingnewclothes...get

redpocketsfromtheirparentsandtheirrelatives...tovisitrelativesandfHends.”可矢口，文中

提及的春节期间的活动有：贴春联、逛街和穿新衣、拜访亲戚和朋友，而没有提及举办

新年聚会。故选A。

8.【解析】词义猜测题。根据划线单词所在句后面是“liondances舞狮”，前面是“enjoy

欣赏“，以及常识，可知该句表示“春节期间人们赏烟花和舞狮”，故划线部分“fireworks”

的含义是“烟花表演”。故选C。

9.【解析】细节理解题。根据最后一段“ThefamilydinneronNewYear'sEveisanimportant

traditionforChinesewhethertheywerebominSingaporeormovedtherefromChina.They

usuallyholditathomebecausehavingitinarestauranttakesawaythemeaningofthe

tradition."可知，新年除夕夜的家庭聚餐对中国人是一项传统，无论他们生在新加坡还是

搬家到那儿，他们通常在家吃年夜饭，所以D选项表述正确。故选D。

10.【解析】最佳标题题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了春节，这不仅是中国人最重

要的节日，世界上其他国家也在庆祝该节日；因此A选项“世界上的春节”最符合文意，

为本文最佳标题。故选A。

YouseepeopleinmoviescelebratingawhiteChristmasinEnglandortheUnitedStates.

ButChristmasinAustraliaisdifferent.

AustralianscelebratetheholidayonDec.25th.Itisatthehottesttimeoftheyearin

Australia.Thetemperatureisusuallyabout30℃inmostcitiesandcanevenbeover

40℃.ThereiscertainlynowhiteChristmasinAustralia.

Becauseitissohot,thetraditionistohavealunchoutsideandtoswiminthepoolor

beach.Mostpeoplehaveaoneweekholidayduringthistime,sotheywilltraveltomeettheir

familyforChristmaslunch.Christmaslunchisusuallyabigmealofham,turkey,saladand

freshseafood.Familymembersallcooksomethingdifferentandbringittothebigmeal.I

alwaysenjoyChristmaslunchbecausetherearelotsofgoodcooksinmyfamily.Oneyear

myauntevenmadeadeliciousgingerbreadhouse（姜饼屋）forustoeatasdessert.

ChildrengetpresentsfromSantaClausandarealwaysexcitedtoplaywiththem.Itisa

funtimetoplayorswiminthepoolwiththeothermembersofyourfamily.

Thesportofcricket（板球）isverypopularinAustraliaandanothertraditionistoplaya

gameofcricketinyourbackyard.Ialwaysenjoyedplayingwithmyuncleandcousinswhen

Iwasgrowingup.

SoAustraliamightnothaveawhiteChristmas.Butitisstillaveryexcitingandfuntime

oftheyear.

11.AustralianscelebrateChristmasin.

A.springB.summerC.fallD.winter

12.AustraliansrestforduringChristmas.

A.fivedaysB.sixdaysC.sevendaysD.eightdays

13.WhichisNOTthetraditioninAustraliaduringChristmas?

A.Thefamilyhavelunchorswimtogether.B.Peopleenjoywhitesnowoutside.

C.Thefamilyplaycrickettogetherhappily.D.ChildrengetpresentsfromSantaClaus.

14.WhatdoesthewriterthinkofChristmasinAustraliaaccordingtothepassage?

A.Exciting.B.Boring.C.Interesting.D.BothAandC.

【导语】本文介绍了在澳大利亚，圣诞节的到来时间、以及与英国和美国不同的庆祝节

日的方式。

【答案】ILB12.C13.B14.D

11.【解析】细节理解题。根据“AustralianscelebratetheholidayonDec.25th.”可知，12

月在澳大利亚是夏天。故选B。

12.【解析】细节理角星题。根据"Mostpeoplehaveaoneweekholidayduringthistime,sothey

willtraveltomeettheirfamilyforChristmaslunch.”可知，澳大利亚人在圣诞节期间休息七

天。故选C。

13•【解析】推理判断题。根据“SoAustraliamightnothaveawhiteChristmas.“可知，澳

大利亚的圣诞节不下雪。故选B。

14.［解析］推理判断题。根据“Butitisstillaveryexcitingandfuntimeoftheyear.“可知,

作者认为澳大利亚的圣诞节让人觉得兴奋而有趣。故选D。

TheDigitalMediaSummerCamp

Thedigitalmedia（数字媒体）summercampisagreatchanceforstudentsaged7to18

tohaveSTEMcourses.Studentscanlearntobuildanapp,aprogram,arobotorexplore（探

索）theworldofmusicproduction.STEMcourseswillalsohelpstudentscreate,learn

teamworkandsolveproblems.

Studentswilllearnfromourteacherswhohavebothteachingexperienceandrich

knowledgeintheirfields.Studentswillnotonlymakenewfriends,butalsoleavewith

amazingfinalprojectsandlastingmemories.

Schedule

Time:August1stAugust31stdaily

8:30a.m.〜10:00a.m.HandsonSTEMInstruction

10:30a.m.~12:00a.m.ContinuedInstruction&Creation

12:00p.m.〜1:30p.m.LunchBreak

1:30p.m.〜3:00p.m.Robotsprogramming

3:30p.m.〜4:30p.m.MusicAppreciation

SaturdayOpenHouse:

At3:30p.m.everySaturday,parentsareinvitedtoourOpenHouse.Studentscanshow

theprojectstheyhavebeenworkingon.Theirparentscanmeettheteachersandexploremore

chancesfortheirchildrentocontinuelearningandcreating.

15.TheywilltakethecourseinAugust.

A.onlyonweekendsB.everydayC.onlyonweekdays

16.Thedigitalmediasummercampcanhelpstudents.

A.improvetheirmemory

B.havemorechancestofindajob

C.developSTEMknowledge

17.Whichwordcanbestdescribetheteachersofthesummercamp?

A.experiencedB.richC.creative

18.WhafsthepurposeoftheSaturdayOpenHouse?

A.Tohelpstudentslearnmore.

B.Tohelpstudentsmakenewfriends.

C.Toworkonmusicandotherproduction.

19.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Afterclassparentscanbeinvitedtoseetheirkids'projects.

B.Studentswillleavethecampwithamazingfinalprojects.

C.Students5lunchbreaklaststwohours.

【导语】本文是一篇应用文,介绍了TheDigitalMediaSummerCamp夏令营的相关信息。

【答案】15.B16.C17.A18.A19.B

15.【解析】细节理解题。根据原文“Time:August1stAugust31stdaily”可知,八月里

每天都有课。故选B。

16.【解析】细节理解题。根据原文“Thedigitalmedia（数字媒体）summercampisagreat

chanceforstudentsaged7to18tohaveSTEMcourses”可知，夏令营开设的课程与STEM

相关，所以可以增加学生的STEM知识。故选C。

17.【解析】细节理解题。根据原文“Studentswilllearnfromourteacherswhohaveboth

teachingexperienceandrichknowledgeintheirfields”可知，夏令营的教师都是拥有丰富的

教学经验及所教授领域的知识储备的。故选A。

18.【解析】推理判断题。根据原文“Theirparentscanmeettheteachersandexploremore

chancesfortheirchildrentocontinuelearningandcreating”可知，开设SaturdayOpenHouse

的目的是为了帮助学生学到更多知识。故选A。

19.【解析】细节理解题。根据原文“Studentswillnotonlymakenewfriends,butalsoleave

withamazingfinalprojectsandlastingmemories”可知，学生会带着精彩的期末项目和持久

的回忆离开。故选B。

AnartfestivalthatcallsattentiontoChineseoperacartoonswillkickoffinBeijingon

Thursday,Feb11andrununtilFeb26.

ThefestivalispreparedbytheChaoyangCulturalCenterandtheCultureandTravel

OfficeofChaoyang,Beijing.Thestaffmembers（工作人员）arehopingthefestivalwillget

moreforeignersandyoungpeopletolearnmoreabouttraditionalChineseculture.

ClassicalChineseoperas,chosenfrom360kindsofoperasinChina,aremadeinto

cartoons,andwillbeshowntothepublic.Thecartooncharacterslooklivelyandcute,which

canquicklybelovedbypublic.Activitieswillalsobeheldduringthefestival,suchas

showingtheprimarypostersandwritings,andoperacostume（服装）.Sincethefestivalis

mainlyheldonline,peoplecantakepartintheactivitiesbywatchingvideosononline

shortvideoplatformslikeDouyinandHuoshanVideo,knownasTikTokandVigoVideo

outsideChina.

Peoplealsocanenjoya360degreewideviewoftheactivitiesonlinebyusingamouseof

aputerorusingamobilephone,peoplecanchoosewherevertheyliketoviewtheactivities

theylikeathome.

20.Theartfestivalwilllastfor.

A.11daysB.16daysC.26daysD.37days

21.Peoplecanenjoyduringthefestival.

A.someChineseoperasplayedbyrealpeopleB.allclassicalChineseoperas

C.someChineseoperasmadeintocartoonsD.360typesofChineseoperas

22.WhichofthefollowingonlineshortvideoplatformsisNOTmentioned（提及）inthe

passage?

A.Douyin.B.HuoshanVideo.C.TencentVideo.D.TikTok.

23.Peoplecanwatchthefestivalathomebecauseitis.

A.mainlyheldonlineB.shownonTVC.showninthepublicD.heldforfree

24.Thispassageismostprobablyfrom.

A.abookB.amagazineC.anewspaperD.awebsite

【导语】本文主要介绍了一个即将举办的中国戏曲艺术卡通节的情况。

【答案】20.B21.C22.C23.A24.D

20.【解析】细节理解题。根据"AnartfestivalthatcallsattentiontoChineseoperacartoons

willkickoffinBeijingonThursday,Feb11andrununtilFeb26.”可知艺术节从2月11日持

续到2月26日。一共16天，故选B。

21.【解析】细节理解题。根据“ClassicalChineseoperas,chosenfrom360kindsofoperasin

China,aremadeintocartoons,andwillbeshowntothepublic.”可知人们可以在艺术节期

间欣赏一些改编成动画片的中国戏剧。故选C。

22.【解析】细节理解题。根据"Sincethefestivalismainlyheldonline,peoplecantakepart

intheactivitiesbywatchingvideosononlineshortvideoplatformslikeDouyinandHuoshan

Video,knownasTikTokandVigoVideooutsideChina.”可知C选项"腾讯视频”没有提及

到，故选C。

23.［解析］细节理解题o根据"Sincethefestivalismainlyheldonline,peoplecantakepart

intheactivitiesbywatchingvideosononlineshortvideoplatformslikeDouyinandHuoshan

Video,knownasTikTokandVigoVideooutsideChina.“可知人们可以在家观看艺术节,因

为它主要是在网上举行的。故选A。

24.【解析】推理判断题。根据“20210202chinadaily”可知文章可能来自网站，故

选D。

TheChongyangFestivalfallsontheninthdayoftheninthmonthoftheChineselunar

calendar,soitisalsoknownastheDoubleNinthFestival.Thefestivalisheldinthegolden

seasonofautumn,atharvesttime.Thebrightclearweatherandthejoyofbringinginthe

harvestmakeforafestivalhappyatmosphere.TheChongyangFestivalisusuallyperfectfor

outdooractivities.Climbingamountain,carryingasprayofdogwood（茱萸）anddrinking

chrysanthemum（菊花）winehavebeethetraditionalactivitiesofthefestival.

Thedogwoodisaplantwithastrongfragrance（香气），andisoftenusedasaChinese

herbalmedicine.Peopleinancienttimesbelieveditcoulddriveawayevilspiritsandprevent

onefromgettingachill（寒意）inlateautumn.Soitshistoryasamedicinegoesbackmany

centuries.ButthecustomofcarryingasprayofdogwoodduringtheDoubleNinthFestivalis

slowlydyingoutandmanypeopleinthecities,donotevenknowwhatadogwoodspray

lookslike.

EarlyinHanDynasty,about2000yearsago,peopleusedtoclimbahighplatform

outsidethecapitalcityofChang5anontheoccasionoftheChongyangFestival.Formany,it

wasthelastoutingoftheyearbeforetheonsetofwinter.Thecustomevolved（发展成）into

presentform,whenpeoplegoclimbingtogetsomeexercisesaswellasenjoytheautumn

scenery.

Butwhataboutthosepeoplewholiveinplainsfarfromanymountain?Theproblemis

solvedbygoingforapicnicandeatingcakes.TheChinesewordfor"cake"is"Gao",a

homonyoftheChinesewordfor"high”.Mountainsarehigh,soeatingcakescan,byastretch

oftheimagination,taketheplaceofgoingforaclimb.

25.WhydopeoplecarryasprayofdogwoodonChongyangFestival?

A.Becausethedogwoodisaplantwithastrongfragrance.

B.BecausethedogwoodcanbeusedasaChineseherbalmedicine.

C.Becausethedogwoodhasalonghistoryasamedicine.

D.Becausepeoplebelievedthedogwoodcoulddriveawayevilspiritsandpreventonefrom

chill.

26.Inoneofpoems,wecanknowthetraditionsofclimbingmountainsand

carryingdogwoodontheChongyangFestival.

A.WangWei'sB.LiBai'sC.DuFu'sD.BaiJuyi's

27.PeoplenowclimbmountainsontheChongyangFestival.

A.tohavealastoutingoftheyearbeforetheonsetofwinterB.togetsomeexercises

C.toenjoybeautifulautumnsceneryD.bothBandC

28.Peoplelivinginplainsfarfrommountainseatcakesbecause.

A.theChinesewordfor"cake"is"Gao”

B.theChinese"Gao"forcakesoundsliketheChinese"Gao"forhigh

C.theyoftentakecakestogoforapicniconthefestival

D.theylikeeatingcakes

29.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.TheDoubleNinthFestivalisonSeptember9th.

B.PeopleclimbedmountainstocelebratetheChongyangFestivalinHanDynasty.

C.PeopleoftencelebratetheChongyangFestivalintheopenair.

D.Eatingcakesisjustlikeclimbingmountains.

【导语】本文介绍了重阳节的历史和习俗。

【答案】25.D26.A27.D28.B29.C

25.【解析】细节理解题。根据“Peopleinancienttimesbelieveditcoulddriveawayevil

spiritsandpreventonefromgettingachill（寒意）inlateautumn.”可知，因为人们相信山茱

萸可以驱走邪恶的灵魂，防止人们感冒。故选D。

26•【解析】推理判断题。根据常识可知，在王维的一首诗《九月九日忆山东兄弟》中，

我们可以了解到在重阳节登山和携带山茱萸的传统。故选A。

27.【解析】细节理解题。根据"Thecustomevolved（发展成）intopresentform,whenpeople

goclimbingtogetsomeexercisesaswellasenjoytheautumnscenery.“可知，这一习俗演变

成了现在的形式，人们去爬山锻炼身体，欣赏秋天的风景。故选D。

28.【解析】细节理解题。根据“TheChinesewordfor"cake9is'Gao',ahomonyofthe

Chinesewordfor十ighl可知，生活在远离山区的平原上的人们吃蛋糕，因为中国“糕”

代表蛋糕，听起来像中国“高”。故选B。

29.［解析］细节理解题。根据"TheChongyangFestivalisusuallyperfectforoutdoor

activities."和"Thecustomevolved（发展成）intopresentform,whenpeoplegoclimbingto

getsomeexercisesaswellasenjoytheautumnscenery.”可知，人们经常在户外庆祝重阳节。

故选C。

ThreestudentsaretalkingaboutthelastWinterHoliday.

LiYufang:IwenttoChongqingwithmycousin.WevisitedChaotianmen.Weatethe

mostfamousfoodsthere.Chongqingisabeautifulcitywithalonghistory.Ilikeitverymuch.

Westayedtherefortwodays.

ZhangXin:MyparentstookmetoBeijingbyplane.WevisitedtheGreatWall,the

Bird'sNestandthePalaceMuseum.WehadplannedtovisittheBeijingExpo,butthetickets

weretoodifficulttobuy.Myparentssaidtheywouldtakemetherethissummer.

LiuLiang:MyuncleandauntworkinShanghai.Itookatraintovisitthemwithmy

sister.TheytookustoShanghaiDisneyland.ItopenedonJune16th,2016.Itisthesixth

DisneyTheme（主题）parkintheworld.Itisdifferentfromtheothers.

30.LiYufangvisitedChaotianmenwithherduringthewinterHoliday.

A.fatherB.uncleC.cousinD.sister

31.LiuLiang'suncleandauntworkin.

A.ChongqingB.BeijingC.ShanghaiD.Haikou

32.ZhangXincouldn'tvisitwithhisparentsduringtheholiday.

A.theGreatWallB.thePalaceMuseum

C.theBird9sNestD.theBeijingExpo

【导语】本文主要介绍了三位同学的寒假是如何度过的。

【答案】30.C31.C32.D

30.【解析】细节理解题。根据“IwenttoChongqingwithmycousin.”可知，LiYufang跟

她的表兄去参观了朝天门，故选C。

31.【解析】细节理解题。根据“MyuncleandauntworkinShanghai.”可知，他的叔叔、

阿姨在上海工作，故选C。

32.【解析】细节理解题。根据"WehadplannedtovisittheBeijingExpo,buttheticketswere

toodifficulttobuy.Myparentssaidtheywouldtakemetherethissummer.“可知，ZhangXin

的父母没有带她去世博会，故选D。

Carnival（狂欢节）isthemostfamousholidayinBrazil.Itisnotaboutanimportanttime

inhistoryoraboutafamousperson,butitisimportantforthepeoplebecauseifsatimeof

friendship,freedom,andalmostawholeweekwithoutwork.Peoplecanhavepartiesorhave

arest,andmostpeoplechooseparties,dayafterday,nightafternight.

ItstartsfortydaysbeforeEaster（复活节）.Itlastsfourdaysandfournights.Itstartson

SaturdayandfinishesonWednesday.Peopleweartheircolourfulclothesandgooutintothe

streetsortotheclubs.Therearealsogroupsofpeoplewhomakeaparade（游行）showing

theirmusicandcars.Everyyeartheparadetellsadifferentstory.Eachcityhasatleastone

grouplikethis.

Inthesouth,lifereturnstonormalbyWednesday.However,itisnotacceptedbythe

churchinthenorthwest,whereCarnivalismoremon.Therepeopledon'trespectitsendand

continuetohavepartiesuntilthenextSunday.

IlikeCarnival,butIdon'tagreethatthepartyshouldkeepgoingonforsomanydays.

Unfortunately,somepeoplearen'tresponsibleandgiveitabadname,andthatmakespeople

rememberthebadthingsaboutthis.However,itistheonlynationalholidaythatbrings

togetherthewholecountryanditsdifferentpeopleandcultures.

33.WhyisCarnivalimportantforthepeopleinBrazil?

A.Becauseit'satimeoffriendshipandfreedom.

B.Becauseit'saboutanimportanttimeinhistory.

C.Becauseit'satimeofalmostawholemonthwithoutwork.

D.Becauseit'satimetorememberafamousperson.

34.PeoplechoosewaystocelebrateCarnivalEXCEPT.

A.havingpartiesB.havingarest

C.makingaparadeD.goingshopping

35.InthefollowingdescriptionsofCarnival,whichoneisNOTtrue?

A.ItstartsfortydaysbeforeEaster.

B.ItstartsonSaturdayandfinishesonThursday.

C.Therearegroupsofpeoplewhomakeaparadeshowingtheirmusicandcars.

D.Everyyeartheparadetellsadifferentstory.

36.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofCarnival?

A.Theauthordoesn'tcareforCarnival.

B.TheauthorneverjoinsinCarnival.

C.TheauthordoesnotlikeCarnival.

D.TheauthorlikesCarnival,buthedoesn'tagreethepartygoesonsomanydays.

【导语】本文主要介绍了巴西的狂欢节，并介绍了南部和西北部的不同庆祝方式，并且

作者发表了自己对于这个节日的一些看法。

【答案】33.A34.D35.B36.D

33.［解析］细节理解题。根据"butitisimportantforthepeoplebecauseifsatimeof

friendship,freedom,andalmostawholeweekwithoutwork”可知，因为这是友谊、自由和

几乎一整个星期不用工作的日子，故选A。

34.【解析】细节理解题。根据"Peoplecanhavepartiesorhavearest,andmostpeoplechoose

parties,dayafterday,nightafternight"及"Therearealsogroupsofpeoplewhomakea

parade（游行）showingtheirmusicandcars”可知，人们可以举行聚会，休息或游行，没有

提到“购物”，故选D。

35.【解析】推理判断题。根据倒数第二段可知，在南部，生活不迟于周三就恢复正常

了，在西北部直到下周日才结束，所以B表述错误，故选B。

36.【解析】细节理解题。根据"IlikeCarnival,butIdon'tagreethatthepartyshouldkeep

goingonforsomanydays”可知，作者喜欢狂欢节，但不同意派对要持续这么多天，故选

Do

InterestingFestivalsintheWorld

ThrowingTomatoes-Spain（西班牙）

Spaintakes“tomatoesfights“toawholenewlevel.Butthetomatoesarebeingthrown,not

eaten.ThefestivaltakesplaceonthelastWednesdayinAugust.Trucks（卡车）carrytomatoes

intothesquare.Peoplerushtothetomatoesandthrowthemintothecrowd.

RollingCheese-England

ThisfestivaliscelebratedonthelastMondayinMay.IttakesplaceonCooper'sHill.Alarge

wheelofcheese(奶酪)isrolleddownCooper'sHill.Thefestivalisactuallyaracewhere

peoplerundownthehillaftertherollingcheese.Thefirstpersontocrossthefinishlineatthe

bottomofthehillwinsthecheese.

BurningMan-theUnitedStates

TheBurningManFestivallastsaweek；itisfromtheMondaybeforeLaborDaytoLabor

Day(whichfallsonthefirstMondayinSeptemberinAmerica).Thefestivaltakesplaceinthe

BlackRockDesert.Thebestpartofthefestivalistheburningofalargesculptureofaman.

PouringWater-Thailand

TheSongkranFestivalisthecelebrationoftheNewYearinThailand.Ratherthanasingle

day,ThailandcelebratestheNewYearfromApril13thtoApril15th.Thaipeoplerunafter

eachother,pouringwater.Songkranisoneofthemostimportantreasonswhyforeigners

traveltothebeautifulland.

37.Howmanyfestivalsarementionedinthepassage?

A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.

38.WherewillyouprobablygotoenjoyoneofthefestivalsaboveinMay?

A.Spain.B.England.C.TheUnitedStates.D.Thailand.

39.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thetomatoesarethrownintothecrowdtoeat.

B.Notallthefestivalsabovefallonthesingleday.

C.Burningalargerealmanisthebestpartofthefestival.

D.Songkranistheonlyreasonforattractinglotsoftourists.

40.Thepassageismostprobablytakenfrom.

A.atourguideB.asciencereportC.astorybookD.afashion

magazine

【导语】本文主要介绍了四个有趣的节日。

【答案】37.D38.B39.B40.A

37.【解析】细节理解题。根据“ThrowingTomatoes—Spain（西班牙）"、"Rolling

Cheese一England"、"BurningMan—theUnitedStates"、"PouringWater—Thailand”可知文

章提到了四个节日，故选D。

38.【解析】细节理解题。根据"RollingCheese—England...Thisf