和节日有关的英语阅读理解(含答案)

Mr.Leewasinbedandwastryingtogotosleepwhenheheardthebellring.Heturnedon

thelightandlookedathisclock.Itwastwelveo'clock."Whocanitbeatthistimeofnight?"He

thought.Hedecidedtogoandfindout.Sohegotup,putonhisdressinggown(浴袍)andwent

tothedoor.Whenheopenedthedoor,therewasnobodythere."Thatisverystrange."Then

hewentbacktohisbedroom,tookoffhisdressinggown,gotbackintobed,turnedoffthe

lightandtriedtogotosleep.

Afewminuteslaterheheardthebellringagain.Mr.Leejumpedoutofbedveryquicklyand

lushedlotheduoi.Heopenedit,butagainhefoundnoonethere.Heclosedthedooiandtiied

nottofeelangry.Thenhesawapieceofpaperonthefloor.Hepickeditup.Thereweresome

wordsonit：Hltisnowaftermidnight(午夜),soitisAprilFool'sDay(愚人节).Aprilfbolto

you!"

"Oh,itwastheEnglishboynextdoor!"Mr.Leeexclaimed(惊叫)andalmostsmiled.He

wentbacktobedandfeltasleepatonce.Thebelldidnotringagain.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

()1.WhendidMr.Leegotobed?

Hewentlubud.

A.beforetwelveo'clock

B.aftertwelveo'clock

C.whenthebellrang

D.whenhesawtheboy

()2.Whydidherushtothedoorwhenheheardthebellringthesecondtime?

A.Hewantedtoopenthedoorfbrthevisitor.

B.Hewantedtofindoutwhothevisitorwas.

C.Hewasafraidofthering.

D.Hewaswaitingfbrsomeone.

()3.Fromthispassage,weleanithatwecanonAprilFool'sDay.

A.say"Hello'*toeachother

B.danceandsingatnight

C.playjokesoneachother

D.sendpresentstochildren

()4.WhatdidMr.LeethinkabouttheEnglishboy?

Hethoughthe.

A.wasagoodboy

B.wasfriendlywithhim

C.shouldn'tringthebellatmidnight

D.didadangerousthingjustnow

()5.HowabouttheEnglishboyaccordingtothepassage?

A.Heisfriendly.

B.Heisncrvuus.

C.Hewashandsome.

D.Hewaskind.

答案：

1.A文章第一段的前三个句子就告诉了此题的答案。

2.B文中“Whocanitbeatthistimeofnight?”，说明Mr.Lcc很想知道是谁在午夜时来敲

门。

3.C在愚人节这天，人们可相互开玩笑。

4.B英国男孩和Mi.Lee开玩笑，说明他把Mi.Lee看成朋友，所以答案是Bo

5.A根据短文中男孩和Mr.Lee开玩笑，可以看出男孩很友好，所以选A。

EveryyearthereisaSpringFestivalinChina.UsuallyitisinJanuaryorFebruary.Itistlie

mostimportantfestivalinChina.Sobeforeitconies,everyonehastopreparethings.Theybuy

pork,beef,chicken,fruitsandmanyotherthings.Andtheyoftenmakeaspecialkindoffood

一"dumplings”.ItmeansHcometogether".Onthedaybeforethefestival,parentsbuynew

clothesfbrtheirchildren.Childrenalsobuypresentsfbrtheirparents.OntheSpringFestival

Eve(除夕),allthefamilymemberscomebacktotheirhometown.Thisisahappy

moment.Somesinganddance,someplaycardsandothersgetthedinnerready.Whenthey

enjoythemeal,theygiveeachotherthebestwishesfbrthecomingyear.Theyallhaveagood

time.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

()1.WhichisthemostimportantfestivalinChina?

A.TheMidAutumnFestival.

B.LanternFestival.

C.Children'sDay.

D.TheSpringFestival.

()2.WhenistheChineseSpringFestivalusuallycelebrated?

A.InMarchorApril.

B.InMayorJune.

C.InJanuaryorFebruary.

D.InDecember

()3.isthespecialkinduf(budluiihcSpiingFestivalinChina.

A.ChickenB.DumplingC.FishD.Friedrice

()4.Whafsthemeaningofthefood"dumplings"fbrChinesepeopleintheSpringFestival?

A.Cometogether.

B.Helpyourself.

C.Lookup.

D.Congratulate.

()5.ThefamilywhentheyarchavingdinnertogetherontheSpringFestivalEve.

A.giveeachotherthebestwishes

B.buyeachotherpresents

C.sing,dance

D.playcards

答案：

1.D根据短文中ItisthemostimportantfestivalinChina.可以看出春节是中国最重要的

节日，所以选D。

2.C由文章中UsuallyitisinJanuaryuiFebiuaiy.可知中国的春节是在一二月份举行的,

所以选C。

3.B根据短文内容theyoftenmakeaspecialkindoffood—"dumplings",可知选B。

4.A根据文中ItmeansHcometogether",可以看出,Dumplings是“comelogelher"的象征，

所以选Ao

5.A根据短文最后几句话可以看出，人们在吃饭时互相祝福，所以选A。

Whatisyourfavoriteholiday?Herearesomestudents*opinions.

SandyfromTaiwansays：

MyfavoriteholidayistheMid-Autumnfestival.Ialwaysvisitmygrandfatherand

grandmother,andwealwaysgotothesamerestaurantonthemountaintoholdjubilation.At

night,\vcalwayshaveabarbecue,andwatchthemoontogether.Ienjoyitalot.

ZheniafromUkrainesays:

MyfavoritedayisNewYear'sDay.Wccelebratethenewyearonthe31stof

December.FatherFrostcomeswithhisgranddaughteronthatnight.Heputshispresentsunder

theNewYearTree.WehaveapartyandstayupuntilmidnighttoseetheNewYearinandthe

OldYearoff.Wccookdeliciousfoodfortheparty.PeoplealsocelebrateOldNewYearinour

country.Itisonthe14thofJanuary.

YagnafromIndiasays:

MyfavoritedayisDccpavali(屠妖节),whichisalsocalledFestivalofLights.Peopledo

somecleaningathomeandlighttheiroillampstothankfor；hede色alofthebadking.To

celebrateit,wcalsocatsweetsanddeliciousfood,wearnewclothes,andgivepresentstoour

friendsandrelatives.

PalfiuiiiThailandbays:

MynameisPat.MyfavoriteholidayisSongkran.Ittakesplacefromthe13thto15thof

April.Ontheholidaypeoplepourwateroneachother.Itisalotofiun.Peoplealsobuynew

clothesandtheyhavebigparties.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

()1.WhatisSandy'sfavoriteholiday?

A.TheMid-Autumnfestival.

B.NewYear'sDay.

C.Deepavali.

D.Songkran.

()2.Theunderlinedword"jubilation"isclosestinmeaningto"".

A.hopeB.celebrationC.presentD.exercise

()3.Whatdocstheunderlinedword"Songkran"probablymeaninChinese?

A.音乐会B.新年C.中秋节D.泼水节

()4.InordertocelebrateDccpavali,wecan.

A.eatsweetsanddeliciousfood

B.wealnewclothes

C.givepresentstoothers

D.alloftheabove

()5.WheredoesZheniacomefiomaccordingtothepassage?

A.Taiwan.B.India.C.Ukraine.D.Thailand.

答案：

1.A根据第一个学生的话可以确定Sandy最喜欢的节日是中秋节，即选A。

2.B根据Sandy的叙述可知，他们总是去同一个饭店，可以猜测是庆贺节日，所以选

3.D根据Pat的介绍可知在4月13—15日，他们可以把水泼在别人身上，所以确定是

泼水节，选Do

4.D根据Yagna的叙述,可以确定为了庆祝屠妖节.他们可以吃糖和佳肴,可以穿新

衣服，可以送别人礼物，所以选Do

5.C根据第四段的内容可以找出Zhenia是来自乌克兰，即C。

四

Aroundtheworld,peoplehavedifferenttraditionalfoodstocelebratedifferent

festivals.Traditionalfoodsalsoshowanewyearofgoodluckandgoodhealth:

AnEnglishChristmasdinnerhasamealofturkey,anditalsoincludespiesandplum

puddings(李子布丁).InGermany,Christmasiscelebratedwithbreadcookiesandcakes,

whicharemadelikeChristmastrees.InFrance,Christinasdessertisacakefilledwithbutter

cream.

InsouthernpartsofIndia,thereisathree-dayfestivalinmid-JanuarycalledPongal.It

includeslieuaniladibitufliceuuokedwilhsugaidialisshaiudwithfamiliesandGicndb.

JapancelebratesNewYearwithaseven-dayfestival.ItbeginsfromJanuary1st.Foodis

preparedbeforethefestivalsopeopledon'tneedtocookduringthefestival.OnNewYear'sDay,

variousdishescalledOsechiryori(御节料理)areserved—eachdishisawishfbrtheNewYear.

InmostAsiancountries,theNewYearbeginswiththefirstfullmoonofthefirstChinese

Lunar(阴历的)month.Eachplacehasitsspecialfoodtowelcomethecomingyear：Peoplein

ChinapreparetheirfoodaheadoftimetoavoidthepossibilitythatusingaknifeduringNew

Year'stimemightMcutluck",Foodswithluckynamesarepopular,suchasfish,whichsounds

like飞inplus(乘馀)”.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

()1.Whatdoyoulearnfromthepassage?

A.peoplehavedifferenttraditionalfoodstocelebratedifferentfestivals.

B.NewYearbeginsfromJanuary10thinJapan.

C.InFrance,Christmasdessertisacakefilledwithbut:er.

D.Traditionalfoodsonlyshowanewofgoodluck.

()2.Whatdidathrcc-fcstivalinmid-JanuaryinsouthernpartsofIndia?

A.Chiistmas.B.Pongal.C.NewYear.D.LanteniFestival.

()3.InJapan,peoplealllikeeatingonNewyear'sDay.

A.turkeyB.dessertC.OscchiryoriD.dumplings

()4.Theunderlinedword"various'1inParagraph4canbestbereplacedby"".

A.differentB.sameC.expensiveD.few

()5.Theunderlinedword"possibility1*inParagraph5probablymeans""in

Chinese.

A.必须性B.必然性C.可变性D.可能性

答案：

I.A由第一段的内容可知，人们用不同的传统食物来庆祝不同的节日，所以选A。

2.B根据第三段的内容可知在印度南部地区连续三天的节日是Pongal。

3.C根据短文第四段的内容可知，在日本的节日里人们习惯吃御节寿司，所以选C。

4.A根据第四段的内容可以确定various是“各种各样的，丰盛的“，所以选A。

5.D根据最后一段内容可知，possibility是名词，可以推断出是“可能性”，所以选D。

五

OnThanksgivingDay,mostofuswillsitdowntoenjoyaturkeydinner.Thebirdalsoshows

uponthetabicatChristmas.Howdid\vcstartwiththetraditionofsavoringturkeysduringthe

holidays?

Theywerefresh,cheap,andbigenoughtofeedagroupofpeople.Americanslikehaving

largepoultry(家禽)Srcelebrationsbecausetheydon'tneedtopayalotfbrthebirds.Cowswere

moreusefi.ilalivethandead,andbeefwasn'twidelyoffereduntilthelate19thcentury.Chicken

wasmorehighlyregardedthanitistoday.Vcnison(鹿肉)wouldhavebeenanotherchoice,

especiallyduringthe17thand18thcenturies.EatingturkeywasalsoaBritishholidaycustom(风

俗,习惯)peoplebroughttotheNewWorld.

Amongthebigbirds,turkeyisthemostsuitablefbrThanksgiving.Turkeyswereborninthe

spring.Theyspendaboutsevenmonthseatinginsectsonthefarm.ByThanksgiving,they

havegrowntoabout10pounds.Turkeysarccheaperthangccsc,whicharcmoredifficultto

raise,andcheaperbythepoundthanchickens.Costisanimportantfactorfbrholidayshoppers,

becausepeoplewillnotpreparejustonemeal.ThanksgivingDayisthetimetobakemealand

othertypesofpics.Thefoodscanlastthroughthewinter.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

()1.Theuiidciliiicdwoid"savuui"inPaiagraph1piubdblymeans""inChinese.

A.享用B.欣赏C.饲养D.清洁

()2.WhydoAmericansenjoyeatingturkeyonThanksgivingday?

A.Turkeyswerefresh.

B.Turkeyswerebig.

C.Turkeyswerecheap.

D.Alloftheabove.

()3.Howlongdoturkeysgrowtoabout10pounds?

A.Aboutthreemuiilhs.

B.Abouteightmonths.

C.Aboutoneyear.

D.Aboutelevenmonths.

()4.Whatweremoreusefi.ilalivethandead?

A.Turkeys.B.Chicken.C.Cows.D.Gccsc.

()5.Theunderlinedword"factor'1canbereplacedby"".

A.opinionB.reasonC.thoughtD.thing

答案：

I.A根据第一段的内容可以推测是''吃，享用''的意思，所以选A。

2.D根据第二段内容可知，火鸡味道鲜美，价格低廉，个大，所以人们喜欢吃，即选

Do

3.B根据第三段的内容可知，火鸡在春天出生，感恩节在11月份，所以应该是8个月

左右的时间长成十磅。

4.C根据短文内容可知，活着的奶牛比死的更有用，所以选Co

5.D由文中Costisanimportantfactorforholidayshoppers,可知成本对于销售商来说是

重要的事情(因素)，所以选D。

7\

TheNewYearisoneofthehappiestholidaysinRussia.Christmaswasaveryimportant

Russianholidaybefore.However,inthepastonehundredyears,theNewYearhastakenits

place.

TheNewYearisalsocekbratedwithaChristmastreethathasbeguntobecalledaNewYear

tree.Russianpeopleregardthecomingyearasthebeginningofnewlife,achancetomake

drcamscometrue.Thereisatraditiontomakeawishwhiledrinkingchampagne(香槟

酒).Actually,champagneisthetraditionaldrinkofthefirsthalfhouroftheNewYear.And

thenbeerorvodka(伏特力口酒)takesitsplace.PeoplemakealotofpreparationsbeforeNew

Year'sDay.Theycleantheirhousesandcookalotoffood.

RussianNewYearisdifferentfromAmericanChristinas.Itisusuallycelebratedwithfriends

whileinAmericaChristmasisusuallycelebratedwithfamily.TheNewYearpartyisusuallya

veryhappypartywithalotoftoasts(干杯,敬酒),changingclothes,exchangingpresentsand

congratulatingeachother.

RussianscanhavealuluffunonNewYear'sDay.December31siisworkingday,bul

January1stand2ndareholidays,soitisatraditionfbrpeopletostayawakeallnightonNew

Year'sEve.Andevenchildrentrynottogotosleepfbraslongastheycan.Peoplegooutinto

thestreetsatnight,lightNewYeartreesandputthemallaroundthetown.

阅读短文，根据文章内容判断下列句子正(T)误(F)。

()1.Newyear'sDayisnotasimportantasChristmasinRussia.

()2.Russiansusuallydrinkbeerorvodkafirst,andthendrinkchampagne.

()3.RussiansusuallyexchangepresentsduringtheNewYearparty.

()4.NewYeaiholidaysusuallylastfioinDecenibei30lhtoJanuaty2nd.

()5.RussianNewYearisnotthesameasAmericanChristmas.

生口里•

1.F根据文章第一段的内容可知，以前圣诞节很重要，可是现在新年更重要，所以错

误。

2.F根据第二段内容可知,他们先是喝champagne,后来又习惯于喝beerorvodka,确

定本句是错误的。

3.T根据第三段的内容可知，在新年人们通常交换木取，所以本句正确。

4.F根据最后一段内容可知，12月还在工作，1月1—2号是新年，所以该题是错误

的。

5.T根据第一段的内容可以确定本句是正确的。

七

Wheneverthesundroppedandtheblueskycameup,myfatherandIusedtoclimbthe

mountainnearmyhouse.Walkingtogether,myfatherand1usedtohavealotofconversations

throughwhichIlearnedlessonsfromhisexperiences.Healwaystoldme,"Youshouldhave

goalslikeclimbingthemountain."Withoutthemountain-climbingthatwebothenjoyed,we

couldn'thaveenoughtimetospendtogetherbecausemyfatherwasverybusy.1reallygotalot

frommountain-climbing.Ilgavemetimetotalkwithmyfatherandtobeindeepthoughtaswell

asdevelopmypatience(耐力).

Oncewcclimbedaveryhighmountain.ItwassochallengingfbrmebecauseIwasonlyten

yearsold.Duringthefirstfewhoursofclimbing,Ienjoyedtheflowersandtrees,andthe

birds*singing,butastimepassed,Igotapaininbothofmylegs.Iwantedtoquit

climbing.Infact,Ihateditatthatmoment,butmyfathersaidtome,"Youcanalwaysseea

beautifulskyallliclopofllxuiuunlain,bulyoucan'tseeitbclbicyuuicauhlliclop.Onlyllicic

atthetop,canyouseeallofthenicethings,justlikeinlife.”

Atthattime,Iwastooyoungtounderstandhiswords.Butlaterafterthat,\gotnewhope

andconfidence(信心).Ifoundmyselfstandingatthetopofthesky,whichwasasclearas

crystal(水晶).

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

()1.Thepassagetellsusthatmountain-climbingwasfbrFatherandSon.

A.hardB.enjoyableC.painfiilD.comfortable

()2.Theword"quit"inthepassagemeans"".

A.carryon

B.putoff

C.giveup

D.pickup

()3WhichofthefollowingissimilarinmeaningtotheOther'swordsinthesecondparagraph?

A.Youwillgetallyouneedatthetopofthemountain.

B.Theskyisalwaysasclearascrystal.

C.Youcanfindlifeisfiillofnicethings.

D.Nevergiveuphalt-way.

()4.Wecaninfbr(推断)fromthelastparagraphthat.

A.thewriterwasverysuccessfiilinhislife

B.thewriterdidn'treachthetopofthemountain

C.thoughthewriterwasyoung,hecouldunderstandhisfather

D.thewriterusedtostophalf-waywhenheclimbedthemountain

()5.Thebesttitleluithepassageis"".

A.ReachingtheTopoftheMountain

B.EnjoytheBeautifulViews

C.ConversationsbetweenFatherandSon

D.FatherandI

答案：

1.B由第一段中mountain-climbingthatwebothenjoyed,可知作者和父亲都很喜欢登山。

2.C根据上文可知，小作者登山一段时间后，腿脚酸痛；和后文的那句话“此时此刻他

憎恨登山”可以推断出，作者想放弃登山活动，所以选C。

3.D根据短文中父亲的话可知，只有到达山顶，才能看到最美的人间景色，由此可以

确定选Do

4.A根据最后一段的内容可以推断出作者成功地登上了山顶，暗喻他在人生路上也是

成功的，所以选A。

5.A根据短文内容可以确定文章的中心是作者从登山中得到人生的启示，即题目为A。

八

DoyouknowChina'shistory?DoyouknowTaiwan?

Taiwanisabeautifulisland.It'sinthesoutheastofChinaandtotheeastofFujian

Province.TherearcmanyislandsinChina,butTaiwanisthelargestofall.Ithasanareaof

about36000squarekilometersandithasapopulationofover32000000.Taiwanisrichin

naturalresources(资源)anditalsohasabundant(丰富的)tourismresources,suchasMount

Ali.itisfamousforitsbananas,rice,teaandsoonallovertheworld.©Itissobeautiful

andtheweatherissopleasantthatitattractsalotoftravelersfromhomeandabroad.Taiwanhas

beenapartofChinasinceancienttimes.MostpeopleoftheislandcomefromFujianand

GuangdongProvince.Thepeopleonbothsidesofstrait(海峡)haveastrongwishtounitewith

ourmotherland.

Webelievethatourwishwillcometrueinthenearfuture.

阅读短文，完成下列任务。

任务一：翻译

1,将文中①画线的句子译成汉语。

彳壬务二：根据短文内容填空，每空一词。

2.Taiwanisfamousfbrits,,,,andsoon.

任务三：根据短文内容，回答问题。

3.WhereisTaiwan?

任务四：根据短文内容，判断正误。

4.TaiwanisthelargestislandinChina.()

5.Taiwanattractsalargenumberoftouristsfromallovertheworldeveryyear.()

答案：

1.优美的风景，宜人的气候吸引着来自世界各地的游客。根据短文内容可以确定这句话

是说台湾用什么吸引游客的，即翻译成“优美的风景，宜人的气候吸引着来自世界各地的游

客。”

2.scenery,tourism,fruits,tea,riceandsoon.根据短文内容可以找到它是以风景、旅

游、水果、茶、大米等而著名的，可确定其答案。

3.ItliesinthesoutheastofChinaandtotheeastofFujianProvince根据短文可知,台湾位

于中国的东南部，福建省的东面是，所以答案很明了。

4.T根据短文中TherearemanyislandsinChina,butTaiwanisthelargestofall.可以确

定命题是正确的。

5.T根据短文内容可知，台湾是旅游胜地，所以可以推断出它每年吸引大量的游客，

所以该句说法是正确的。

九

Marypickedupapencilandapieceofpaper,saying,"Now,youwanttocammoneyforthe

autumncampingtrip,right?"Tom,herbrother,nodded.Hewasn'tabletogolastyear

becausehehadn'tearnedenoughmoneyduringthesummer.Thisyearhecameupwithaplan.

Hemadeanecklaceibrhismotherthateveryoneadmired.Theyweresurprisedtolearnthat

Tomhadmadeitfbrher.Whynotmakemorenecklacesandsellthem?

"OK",saidMary,"Thefirstthingyouneedtodoistofigureout(计算)howmuchyouhave

now.”

"Ihave$20.00inthebankandS7.25inmyroom,"explainedTom.

"ThatgivesyouatotalofS27.25."