和節(jié)日有關(guān)的英語閱讀理解(含答案)

1、 MrLee was in bed and was trying to go to sleep when he heard the bell ringHe turned on the light and looked at his clockIt was twelve oclockWho can it be at this time of night? He thoughtHe decided to go and find outSo he got up，put on his dressing gown(浴袍) and went to the doorWhen he opened the do

2、or，there was nobody thereThat is very strange Then he went back to his bedroom，took off his dressing gown，got back into bed，turned off the light and tried to go to sleep A few minutes later he heard the bell ring againMrLee jumped out of bed very quickly and rushed to the doorHe opened it，but again

3、he found no one thereHe closed the door and tried not to feel angryThen he saw a piece of paper on the floorHe picked it upThere were some words on it：It is now after midnight(午夜)，so it is April Fools Day(愚人節(jié))April fool to you! Oh，it was the English boy next door! MrLee exclaimed(驚叫) and almost smil

4、edHe went back to bed and felt asleep at onceThe bell did not ring again 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇最佳答案。 ( ) 1When did MrLee go to bed? He went to bed _ Abefore twelve oclock Bafter twelve oclock Cwhen the bell rang Dwhen he saw the boy ( ) 2Why did he rush to the door when he heard the bell ring the second time? AH

5、e wanted to open the door for the visitor BHe wanted to find out who the visitor was CHe was afraid of the ring DHe was waiting for someone ( ) 3From this passage，we learn that we can _ on April Fools Day Asay Hello to each other Bdance and sing at night Cplay jokes on each other Dsend presents to c

6、hildren ( ) 4What did MrLee think about the English boy? He thought he _ Awas a good boy Bwas friendly with him Cshouldnt ring the bell at midnight Ddid a dangerous thing just now ( ) 5How about the English boy according to the passage? AHe is friendly BHe is nervous CHe was handsomeDHe was kind答案：

7、1A 文章第一段的前三個句子就告訴了此題的答案。 2B 文中“Who can it be at this time of night?”，說明 Mr.Lee 很想知道是誰在午夜時來敲門。 3C 在愚人節(jié)這天，人們可相互開玩笑。 4B 英國男孩和 Mr.Lee 開玩笑，說明他把 Mr.Lee 看成朋友，所以答案是 B。 5A 根據(jù)短文中男孩和 Mr.Lee 開玩笑，可以看出男孩很友好，所以選 A。二 Every year there is a Spring Festival in ChinaUsually it is in January or FebruaryIt is the most im

8、portant festival in ChinaSo before it comes，everyone has to prepare thingsThey buy pork，beef，chicken，fruits and many other thingsAnd they often make a special kind of food dumplingsIt means come togetherOn the day before the festival，parents buy new clothes for their childrenChildren also buy presen

9、ts for their parentsOn the Spring Festival Eve(除夕)，all the family members come back to their hometownThis is a happy momentSome sing and dance，some play cards and others get the dinner readyWhen they enjoy the meal，they give each other the best wishes for the coming yearThey all have a good time 根據(jù)短

10、文內(nèi)容，選擇最佳答案。 ( ) 1Which is the most important festival in China? AThe Mid Autumn Festival BLantern Festival CChildrens Day DThe Spring Festival ( ) 2When is the Chinese Spring Festival usually celebrated? AIn March or April BIn May or June CIn January or February DIn December ( ) 3_ is the special ki

11、nd of food for the Spring Festival in China AChicken BDumpling CFish DFried rice ( ) 4Whats the meaning of the food dumplings for Chinese people in the Spring Festival? ACome together BHelp yourself CLook up DCongratulate ( ) 5The family _ when they are having dinner together on the Spring Festival

12、Eve Agive each other the best wishes Bbuy each other presents Csing，danceDplay cards答案： 1D 根據(jù)短文中 It is the most important festival in China可以看出春節(jié)是中國最重要的節(jié)日，所以選 D。 2C 由文章中 Usually it is in January or February可知中國的春節(jié)是在一二月份舉行的，所以選 C。 3B 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容 they often make a special kind of food dumplings，可知選 B。 4A 根

13、據(jù)文中 It means come together，可以看出，Dumplings 是“come together”的象征，所以選 A。 5A 根據(jù)短文最后幾句話可以看出，人們在吃飯時互相祝福，所以選 A。三 What is your favorite holiday? Here are some students opinions Sandy from Taiwan says： My favorite holiday is the Mid-Autumn festivalI always visit my grandfather and grandmother，and we always go

14、 to the same restaurant on the mountain to hold jubilationAt night，we always have a barbecue，and watch the moon togetherI enjoy it a lot Zhenia from Ukraine says： My favorite day is New Years DayWe celebrate the new year on the 31st of DecemberFather Frost comes with his granddaughter on that nightH

15、e puts his presents under the New Year TreeWe have a party and stay up until midnight to see the New Year in and the Old Year offWe cook delicious food for the partyPeople also celebrate Old New Year in our countryIt is on the 14th of January Yagna from India says： My favorite day is Deepavali(屠妖節(jié))，

16、which is also called Festival of LightsPeople do some cleaning at home and light their oil lamps to thank for the defeat of the bad kingTo celebrate it，we also eat sweets and delicious food，wear new clothes，and give presents to our friends and relatives Pat from Thailand says： My name is PatMy favor

17、ite holiday is SongkranIt takes place from the 13th to 15th of AprilOn the holiday people pour water on each otherIt is a lot of funPeople also buy new clothes and they have big parties 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇最佳答案。 ( ) 1What is Sandys favorite holiday? AThe Mid-Autumn festival BNew Years Day CDeepavali DSongkran

18、( ) 2The underlined word jubilation is closest in meaning to _ Ahope Bcelebration Cpresent Dexercise ( ) 3What does the underlined word Songkran probably mean in Chinese? A音樂會 B新年 C中秋節(jié) D潑水節(jié) ( ) 4In order to celebrate Deepavali，we can _ Aeat sweets and delicious food Bweal new clothes Cgive presents

19、to others Dall of the above ( ) 5Where does Zhenia come from according to the passage?ATaiwan BIndia CUkraine DThailand答案： 1A 根據(jù)第一個學(xué)生的話可以確定 Sandy 最喜歡的節(jié)日是中秋節(jié)，即選 A。 2B 根據(jù) Sandy 的敘述可知，他們總是去同一個飯店，可以猜測是慶賀節(jié)日，所以選 B。 3D 根據(jù) Pat 的介紹可知在 4 月 13 15 日，他們可以把水潑在別人身上，所以確定是潑水節(jié)，選 D。 4D 根據(jù) Yagna 的敘述，可以確定為了慶祝屠妖節(jié)，他們可以吃糖和

20、佳肴，可以穿新衣服，可以送別人禮物，所以選 D。 5C 根據(jù)第四段的內(nèi)容可以找出 Zhenia 是來自烏克蘭，即 C。四 Around the world，people have different traditional foods to celebrate different festivalsTraditional foods also show a new year of good luck and good health： An English Christmas dinner has a meal of turkey，and it also includes pies and pl

21、um puddings(李子布丁)In Germany，Christmas is celebrated with bread cookies and cakes，which are made like Christmas treesIn France，Christmas dessert is a cake filled with butter cream In southern parts of India，there is a three-day festival in mid-January called PongalIt includes rice and a dish of rice

22、cooked with sugar that is shared with families and friends Japan celebrates New Year with a seven-day festivalIt begins from January 1stFood is prepared before the festival so people dont need to cook during the festivalOn New Years Day，various dishes called Osechi ryori(御節(jié)料理) are served each dish i

23、s a wish for the New Year In most Asian countries，the New Year begins with the first full moon of the first Chinese Lunar(陰歷的) monthEach place has its special food to welcome the coming year：People in China prepare their food ahead of time to avoid the possibility that using a knife during New Years

24、 time might cut luck，F(xiàn)oods with lucky names are popular，such as fish，which sounds like surplus(剩余) 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇最佳答案。 ( ) 1What do you learn from the passage? Apeople have different traditional foods to celebrate different festivals BNew Year begins from January 10th in Japan CIn France，Christmas desser

25、t is a cake filled with butter DTraditional foods only show a new of good luck ( ) 2What did a three-festival in mid-January in southern parts of India? AChristmas BPongal CNew Year DLantern Festival ( ) 3In Japan，people all like eating _ on New years Day Aturkey Bdessert COsechi ryori Ddumplings (

26、) 4The underlined word various in Paragraph 4 can best be replaced by _ Adifferent Bsame Cexpensive Dfew ( ) 5The underlined word possibility in Paragraph 5 probably means _ in ChineseA必須性 B必然性 C可變性 D可能性答案： 1A 由第一段的內(nèi)容可知，人們用不同的傳統(tǒng)食物來慶祝不同的節(jié)日，所以選 A。 2B 根據(jù)第三段的內(nèi)容可知在印度南部地區(qū)連續(xù)三天的節(jié)日是 Pongal。 3C 根據(jù)短文第四段的內(nèi)容可知，在

27、日本的節(jié)日里人們習(xí)慣吃御節(jié)壽司，所以選 C。 4A 根據(jù)第四段的內(nèi)容可以確定 various 是“各種各樣的，豐盛的”，所以選 A。 5D 根據(jù)最后一段內(nèi)容可知，possibility 是名詞，可以推斷出是“可能性”，所以選 D。五 On Thanksgiving Day，most of us will sit down to enjoy a turkey dinnerThe bird also shows up on the table at ChristmasHow did we start with the tradition of savoring turkeys during the

28、 holidays? They were fresh，cheap，and big enough to feed a group of peopleAmericans like having large poultry(家禽) for celebrations because they dont need to pay a lot for the birdsCows were more useful alive than dead，and beef wasnt widely offered until the late 19th centuryChicken was more highly re

29、garded than it is todayVenison(鹿肉) would have been another choice，especially during the 17th and 18th centuriesEating turkey was also a British holiday custom(風(fēng)俗，習(xí)慣) people brought to the New World Among the big birds，turkey is the most suitable for ThanksgivingTurkeys were born in the springThey sp

30、end about seven months eating insects on the farmBy Thanksgiving，they have grown to about 10 poundsTurkeys are cheaper than geese，which are more difficult to raise，and cheaper by the pound than chickensCost is an important factor for holiday shoppers，because people will not prepare just one mealThan

31、ksgiving Day is the time to bake meal and other types of piesThe foods can last through the winter 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇最佳答案。 ( ) 1The underlined word savour in Paragraph 1 probably means _ in Chinese A享用 B欣賞 C飼養(yǎng) D清潔 ( ) 2Why do Americans enjoy eating turkey on Thanksgiving day? ATurkeys were fresh BTurkeys wer

32、e big CTurkeys were cheap DAll of the above ( ) 3How long do turkeys grow to about 10 pounds? AAbout three months BAbout eight months CAbout one year DAbout eleven months ( ) 4What were more useful alive than dead? ATurkeys BChicken CCows DGeese ( ) 5The underlined word factor can be replaced by _Ao

33、pinion Breason Cthought Dthing答案： 1A 根據(jù)第一段的內(nèi)容可以推測是“吃，享用”的意思，所以選 A。 2D 根據(jù)第二段內(nèi)容可知，火雞味道鮮美，價格低廉，個大，所以人們喜歡吃，即選 D。 3B 根據(jù)第三段的內(nèi)容可知，火雞在春天出生，感恩節(jié)在 11 月份，所以應(yīng)該是 8 個月左右的時間長成十磅。 4C 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容可知，活著的奶牛比死的更有用，所以選 C。 5D 由文中 Cost is an important factor for holiday shoppers，可知成本對于銷售商來說是重要的事情(因素)，所以選 D。六 The New Year is one

34、of the happiest holidays in RussiaChristmas was a very important Russian holiday beforeHowever，in the past one hundred years，the New Year has taken its place The New Year is also celebrated with a Christmas tree that has begun to be called a New Year treeRussian people regard the coming year as the

35、beginning of new life，a chance to make dreams come trueThere is a tradition to make a wish while drinking champagne(香檳酒)Actually，champagne is the traditional drink of the first half hour of the New YearAnd then beer or vodka(伏特加酒) takes its placePeople make a lot of preparations before New Years Day

36、They clean their houses and cook a lot of food Russian New Year is different from American ChristmasIt is usually celebrated with friends while in America Christmas is usually celebrated with familyThe New Year party is usually a very happy party with a lot of toasts(干杯，敬酒)，changing clothes，exchangi

37、ng presents and congratulating each other Russians can have a lot of fun on New Years DayDecember 31st is working day，but January 1st and 2nd are holidays，so it is a tradition for people to stay awake all night on New Years EveAnd even children try not to go to sleep for as long as they canPeople go

38、 out into the streets at night，light New Year trees and put them all around the town 閱讀短文，根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容判斷下列句子正(T)誤(F)。 ( ) 1New years Day is not as important as Christmas in Russia ( ) 2Russians usually drink beer or vodka first，and then drink champagne ( ) 3Russians usually exchange presents during the Ne

39、w Year party ( ) 4New Year holidays usually last from December 30th to January 2nd( ) 5Russian New Year is not the same as American Christmas答案： 1F 根據(jù)文章第一段的內(nèi)容可知，以前圣誕節(jié)很重要，可是現(xiàn)在新年更重要，所以錯誤。 2F 根據(jù)第二段內(nèi)容可知，他們先是喝 champagne，后來又習(xí)慣于喝 beer or vodka，確定本句是錯誤的。 3T 根據(jù)第三段的內(nèi)容可知，在新年人們通常交換禮物，所以本句正確。 4F 根據(jù)最后一段內(nèi)容可知，12 月還

40、在工作，1 月 1 2 號是新年，所以該題是錯誤的。 5T 根據(jù)第一段的內(nèi)容可以確定本句是正確的。七 Whenever the sun dropped and the blue sky came up，my father and I used to climb the mountain near my houseWalking together，my father and I used to have a lot of conversations through which I learned lessons from his experiencesHe always told me，You

41、should have goals like climbing the mountain Without the mountain-climbing that we both enjoyed，we couldnt have enough time to spend together because my father was very busyI really got a lot from mountain-climbingIt gave me time to talk with my father and to be in deep thought as well as develop my

42、 patience(耐力) Once we climbed a very high mountainIt was so challenging for me because I was only ten years oldDuring the first few hours of climbing，I enjoyed the flowers and trees，and the birds singing，but as time passed，I got a pain in both of my legsI wanted to quit climbingIn fact，I hated it at

43、 that moment，but my father said to me，You can always see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain，but you cant see it before you reach the topOnly there at the top，can you see all of the nice things，just like in life At that time，I was too young to understand his wordsBut later after that，I got ne

44、w hope and confidence(信心)I found myself standing at the top of the sky，which was as clear as crystal(水晶) 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇最佳答案。 ( ) 1The passage tells us that mountain-climbing was _ for Father and Son Ahard Benjoyable Cpainful Dcomfortable ( ) 2The word quit in the passage means _ Acarry on Bput off Cgive

45、up Dpick up ( ) 3 Which of the following is similar in meaning to the fathers words in the second paragraph? AYou will get all you need at the top of the mountain BThe sky is always as clear as crystal CYou can find life is full of nice things DNever give up half-way ( ) 4We can infer(推斷) from the l

46、ast paragraph that _ Athe writer was very successful in his life Bthe writer didnt reach the top of the mountain Cthough the writer was young，he could understand his father Dthe writer used to stop half-way when he climbed the mountain ( ) 5The best title for the passage is _ AReaching the Top of th

47、e Mountain BEnjoy the Beautiful Views CConversations between Father and SonDFather and I答案： 1B 由第一段中 mountain-climbing that we both enjoyed，可知作者和父親都很喜歡登山。 2C 根據(jù)上文可知，小作者登山一段時間后，腿腳酸痛；和后文的那句話“此時此刻他憎恨登山”可以推斷出，作者想放棄登山活動，所以選 C。 3D 根據(jù)短文中父親的話可知，只有到達(dá)山頂，才能看到最美的人間景色，由此可以確定選 D。 4A 根據(jù)最后一段的內(nèi)容可以推斷出作者成功地登上了山頂，暗喻他在人

48、生路上也是成功的，所以選 A。 5A 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容可以確定文章的中心是作者從登山中得到人生的啟示，即題目為 A。八 Do you know Chinas history? Do you know Taiwan? Taiwan is a beautiful islandIts in the southeast of China and to the east of Fujian ProvinceThere are many islands in China，but Taiwan is the largest of allIt has an area of about 36000 square k

49、ilometers and it has a population of over 32000000Taiwan is rich in natural resources(資源) and it also has abundant(豐富的) tourism resources，such as Mount AliIt is famous for its bananas，rice，tea and so on all over the world It is so beautiful and the weather is so pleasant that it attracts a lot of tr

50、avelers from home and abroadTaiwan has been a part of China since ancient timesMost people of the island come from Fujian and Guangdong ProvinceThe people on both sides of strait(海峽) have a strong wish to unite with our motherland We believe that our wish will come true in the near future 閱讀短文，完成下列任

51、務(wù)。 任務(wù)一：翻譯 1將文中 畫線的句子譯成漢語。 _ 任務(wù)二：根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容填空，每空一詞。 2Taiwan is famous for its _，_，_，_，_ and so on 任務(wù)三：根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，回答問題。 3Where is Taiwan? _ 任務(wù)四：根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，判斷正誤。 4Taiwan is the largest island in China( )5Taiwan attracts a large number of tourists from all over the world every year( )答案： 1優(yōu)美的風(fēng)景，宜人的氣候吸引著來自世界各地的游客。根據(jù)

52、短文內(nèi)容可以確定這句話是說臺灣用什么吸引游客的，即翻譯成“優(yōu)美的風(fēng)景，宜人的氣候吸引著來自世界各地的游客?！?2scenery，tourism，fruits，tea，rice and so on根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容可以找到它是以風(fēng)景、旅游、水果、茶、大米等而著名的，可確定其答案。 3It lies in the southeast of China and to the east of Fujian Province 根據(jù)短文可知，臺灣位于中國的東南部，福建省的東面是，所以答案很明了。 4T 根據(jù)短文中 There are many islands in China，but Taiwan is the

53、 largest of all可以確定命題是正確的。 5T 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容可知，臺灣是旅游勝地，所以可以推斷出它每年吸引大量的游客，所以該句說法是正確的。九 Mary picked up a pencil and a piece of paper，saying，Now，you want to earn money for the autumn camping trip，right? Tom，her brother，noddedHe wasnt able to go last year because he hadnt earned enough money during the summerThis year he came up with a plan He made a necklace for his mother that eve