話題閱讀18節(jié)日與文化-2022年中考英語閱讀理解

備戰(zhàn)2022年中考英語話題閱讀專項(xiàng)訓(xùn)練專題18節(jié)日與文化(解析版)¤話題01¤話題01 世界各地的教師節(jié)¤話題02 世界讀書日¤話題03 父親節(jié)的由來及習(xí)俗¤話題04 元宵節(jié)的由來，習(xí)俗和傳統(tǒng)¤話題05 中秋節(jié)¤話題06 重陽節(jié)的歷史和傳統(tǒng)¤話題07 清明節(jié)¤話題08 美國人對(duì)于圣誕節(jié)的看法¤話題09 母親節(jié)¤話題10 婦女節(jié)

Passage1（2021·廣西貴港·中考真題）InChina,Teachers’DaywasfirstcelebratedonSeptember10,1985.NowpeoplecelebrateitonSeptember10everyyear.Onthisspecialday,studentsusuallygivetheirteachersthankyoucards,flowers,fruitsandothersmallgiftstoshowtheirrespect（尊重）andappreciation（感激）.IntheUnitedStates,Teachers’Dayisknownas“NationalTeacherDay”.It’sonTuesdayduringthefirstfullweekofMay.Thedayiscelebratedbystudentstoshowtheirappreciationfortheirteacherswithflowers,thankyoucardsandothergifts.InIndia,Teachers’DayiscelebratedonSeptember5inhonorof（紀(jì)念）thesecondpresidentofIndia.September5ishisbirthday.Traditionalsongsaresung,poemsarerecited（背誦）anddramasareperformedbybothjuniorandseniorstudents.InRussia,Teachers’DaywascelebratedonthefirstSundayofOctoberbetween1965and1994.Since1994,thedayhasbeencelebratedonthe5thofOctober,thesamedayasWorldTeachers’Day.Studentsusuallyshowtheirrespectandappreciationwithgames,petitions,dramas,danceorlittlepresents.Besidestheactivities,someschoolsreward（獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)）theirteachersfortheirefforts.Teachers’DayiscelebratedinVietnam（越南）onNovember20th.Itwasfirstcelebratedin1958.Since1982,thedayhasbeennamed“VietnameseEducators’Day”.StudentsholdtheTeachers’Daypartiesattheirschoolstocelebrateit.1．WhendidChinesepeoplecelebrateTeachers’Dayforthefirsttime?A．In1958. B．In1965. C．In1985. D．In1994.2．InIndia,studentscelebrateTeachers’DaybydoingthefollowingthingsEXCEPT________.A．singingsongs B．recitingpoemsC．performingdramas D．playinggames3．In________,peoplecelebrateTeachers’DayinSeptember.A．ChinaandIndia B．IndiaandRussiaC．IndiaandtheUnitedStates D．ChinaandVietnam4．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A．Fivecountriesarementionedinthispassage.B．Teachers’Dayisknownas“NationalTeacherDay”inAmerica.C．Teachers’DayiscelebratedonthefirstSundayofOctoberinRussianow.D．ChineseandAmericanstudentsgivetheirteachersthankyoucardsonTeachers’Day.5．Thepassagemaybefrom________.A．a(chǎn)novel B．a(chǎn)magazine C．a(chǎn)guidebook D．a(chǎn)notice【答案】1．C2．D3．A4．C5．B【解析】本文介紹了世界各地教師節(jié)是在哪一天，以及人們?nèi)绾螒c祝這一天的。1．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“InChina,Teachers’DaywasfirstcelebratedonSeptember10,1985”可知，在中國，教師節(jié)最早是在1985年9月10日慶祝的，故選C。2．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Traditionalsongsaresung,poemsarerecited（背誦）anddramasareperformedbybothjuniorandseniorstudents”可知，印度慶祝教師節(jié)的活動(dòng)有：唱歌，背詩，表演戲劇，故選D。3．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“InChina,Teachers’DaywasfirstcelebratedonSeptember10,1985.NowpeoplecelebrateitonSeptember10everyyear”及“InIndia,Teachers’DayiscelebratedonSeptember5inhonorof（紀(jì)念）thesecondpresidentofIndia”可知，中國和印度在九月份慶祝教師節(jié)，故選A。4．推理判斷題。根據(jù)“InRussia,Teachers’DaywascelebratedonthefirstSundayofOctoberbetween1965and1994.Since1994,thedayhasbeencelebratedonthe5thofOctober”可知，自從1994年開始，俄羅斯是在10月5日慶祝教師節(jié)，C表述不正確，故選C。5．推理判斷題。本文主要介紹了世界各地教師節(jié)的情況，可能來自一本雜志，故選B。Passage2（2021·北京昌平·九年級(jí)期中）Doyoulikereading?Ifso,thenWorldBookDaymightbejustforyou.WorldBookDaywasfirstorganizedbytheUnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization(UNESCO)in1995toencouragereading.ItisnowcelebratedbybookloverseveryyearonApril23rd,whichfallsonthebirthdayofBritishauthorWilliamShakespeare.Readingisawonderfulhobbytogetinto.Notonlycanithelpyouexplorenewworldswithyourveryownimagination,butitcanalsohelpyoumakenewfriendsintherealworld.Althoughreadingisoftenseenasanunsociablehobby,thereareactuallymanydifferentkindsofclubsandeventstounitebookloverseverywhere.Forexample,thereisthepracticeofBookCrossing,whichtriesto“makethewholeworldalibrary”.Toparticipate,youleaveabookinapublicarea.Thatbookwillthenbepickedupandenjoyedbysomeoneelse,whowillinturnleavethebookforsomeoneelsetofind.Byjoiningbookclubsandevents,bookloverscanmaketheirownmunities,connectwithothers,andsharetheirknowledgewithpeopleallaroundtheworld.Buthowcanbooksstaypopularinanincreasinglydigitalworld?It’safactthattherearedozensofdifferentthingsturningourattentionaway.Thankfully,peoplestillseemtobeveryinterestedinreadingbooks.Today,teenagershaveevenstartedusingthepopularvideosharingappTikToktomaketheirownbookclubs.Usingthehashtag“BookTok”,teensaresharingthingsliketheirfavoritetitles,bookreviews,andreadingtipswithotherusers.Theseteenage“BookTokers”havehelpedtogetpeopleoutofreadingslumps(衰退)andintonewnovels.panieshavealsostartedtofindnewandinterestingwaystokeepreadersinvolved.Forexample,therearemanymobileappsandonlineservicesthatencouragereadingbyprovidingshortpassagesthatarefitformodernlifestylesandbusytimetables.So,whetheryoupreferdownloadingyourbooksorgoingtoabookstoretoenjoythat“newbook”smell,besuretocelebrateWorldBookDaybyopeningoneofyourfavorites.6．Theword“unite”inparagraph3probablymeans________.A．join B．please C．train D．call7．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．TheWorldBookDaywastocelebratethebirthofWilliamShakespeare.B．Readingisunsociablesothemoreyouread,thelessfriendsyou’llhave.C．Bookloversprefergoingtobookstorestodownloadingthebooksonline.D．Booksarestilldrawinggreatattentionofthepublicinthedigitalworld.8．Whatisthewriter’smainpurposeinwritingthispassage?A．TointroducethecelebrationofWorldBookDay.B．Todiscusstheproblemsofthereadingslumps.C．Tostresstheimportanceofthereadingclubs.D．Toencouragetheloveofreadingandbooks.【答案】6．A7．D8．D【解析】本文是一篇說明文。文章主要介紹了世界讀書日，讀書的好處以及網(wǎng)絡(luò)達(dá)人和公司通過社交媒體或其他有趣的方式讓更多的人參與到讀書中來。6.詞句猜測題。根據(jù)第三段“…butitcanalsohelpyoumakenewfriendsintherealworld.”可知，閱讀可以幫助我們?cè)诂F(xiàn)實(shí)世界中交到朋友，再結(jié)合選項(xiàng)可知，通過聯(lián)合書本愛好者的方式可以交到朋友，所以“unite”應(yīng)是“join（聯(lián)合）”的意思。故選A。7.推理判斷題。根據(jù)第五段“It’safactthattherearedozensofdifferentthingsturningourattentionaway.Thankfully,peoplestillseemtobeveryinterestedinreadingbooks.”可知，雖然有很多不同的事物在轉(zhuǎn)移著人們的注意力，但是人們對(duì)閱讀還是有極大興趣的，也就是說在數(shù)字世界中，閱讀還在獲得人們的極大關(guān)注，D選項(xiàng)符合文意。故選D。8．推理判斷題。本文主要介紹了世界讀書日，讀書的好處以及網(wǎng)絡(luò)達(dá)人和公司通過社交媒體或其他有趣的方式讓更多的人參與到讀書中來，由此可知本文的寫作目的應(yīng)是鼓勵(lì)人們要愛上閱讀和書籍。故選D。Passage3（2021·山東·菏澤市牡丹區(qū)第二十一初級(jí)中學(xué)九年級(jí)月考）Father’sDayhasaveryshorthistory.ItwasstartedbecausetherewasaMother’sDay,andjustbecausesomeAmericansthoughtthatifwehadaMother’sDay,weshouldalsohaveaFather’sDay.Father’sDayhasbeeimportantinNorthAmerica.Andshopkeepers（店主）founditwasagoodwaytogetpeopletobuypresentsfortheirfathers,presentsfromtheirshops.Bytheway,veryfewcountrieshaveaFather’sDay,thoughsomehaveChildren’sDay,oraspecialdayforboysandanotherforgirls.MoreandmorecountriesarehavingMother’sDay,somaybeFather’sDaywillalsobeepopularbeforetoolong.Now,whatdopeopleinNorthAmericadoonFather’sDay?Thenewspapers,radiosandTVtellchildrenwhattheyshoulddo—buyaFather’sDaypresentforyourfather.TheyeventellawifetobuyaFather’sDaypresent—notforherfatherbutforherhusband,evenifheisnotyetafather.AndtheytellgrandchildrentobuyaFather’sDaypresentfortheirgrandfathers.TheimportantthingtorememberaboutFather’sDayisthatAmericanchildrencanshowtheirlovetotheirfathersinamoreopenway.9．Father’sDaywasstartedjustbecause________.A．therewasaMother’sDay B．therewasaChildren’sDay C．peoplelikedtheirfathersverymuch10．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A．VeryfewcountrieshaveaFather’sDay.B．AmericansnevercareaboutFather’sDay.C．Father’sDayhasbeeimportantinNorthAmerica11．InAmerica,peoplehaveaFather’sDayto________.A．goshoppingwiththeirfathers B．helptheirfathersdosomething C．showtheirlovetotheirfathers12．OnFather’sDay,shopkeepersalwayswant________.A．peopletobuyasmanypresentsaspossibleB．childrentobuypresentsonlyfortheirfathersC．womentobuypresentsonlyfortheirhusbands13．Itcanbelearnedfromthearticlethat________.A．thewriterisagainstFather’sDayB．manycountrieshaveaFather’sDayC．shopkeeperscangetmoremoneyonFather’sDaythanusual【答案】9．A10．B11．C12．A13．C【解析】每年六月份的第三個(gè)周日是父親節(jié)，這篇文章講述了父親節(jié)的由來以及它的一些習(xí)俗。9．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段“Father’shasashortwasbecausewasaDay”可知，父親節(jié)的成立是因?yàn)橛心赣H節(jié)。故選A。10．推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段“TheimportantthingtorememberaboutFather’sDayisthatAmericanchildrencanshowtheirlovetotheirfathersinamoreopenway.”父親節(jié)時(shí)，美國的孩子們可以向父親表達(dá)他們的愛。由此可知，美國人關(guān)注父親節(jié)，B選項(xiàng)不符合文意，故選B。11．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段“TheimportantthingtorememberaboutFather’sDayisthatAmericanchildrencanshowtheirlovetotheirfathersinamoreopenway.”父親節(jié)時(shí)，美國的孩子們可以向父親表達(dá)他們的愛。故選C。12．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段“Andshopkeepers（店主）founditwasagoodwaytogetpeopletobuypresentsfortheirfathers,presentsfromtheirshops.”店主們發(fā)現(xiàn)這是讓人們從店里給他們的父親買禮物的好方法，由此可知店主總是想要人們買很多禮物。故選A。13．推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段“Thenewspapers,radiosandTVtellchildrenwhattheyshoulddo—buyaFather’sDaypresentforyourfather.TheyeventellawifetobuyaFather’sDaypresent—notforherfatherbutforherhusband,evenifheisnotyetafather.AndtheytellgrandchildrentobuyaFather’sDaypresentfortheirgrandfathers.”父親節(jié)時(shí)，人們都會(huì)給父親買禮物，妻子也給丈夫買禮物，孫子給爺爺買禮物。由此可推測，商店比平時(shí)賺的錢更多。故選C。Passage4（2021·江西·臨川一中九年級(jí)月考）TheLanternFestivalfallsonthe15thofthefirstmonthofthelunarcalendar（陰歷）.Thisdayisalwaysthefirstfullmooninthenewyear.AncientpeoplealsocalleditShangyuanFestival.CelebrationsandtraditionsonthisdaybeganfromtheHanDynasty（朝代）andbecamepopularintheTangDynasty.Watchingtheredlanternsisoneofthemaintraditions.Lanternsofdifferentshapesandsizesareusuallyputontrees,oralongriverbanksonshow.ItissaidthatskylanternswerefirstusedbyZhugeKongmingtoaskforhelpwhenhewasintrouble.Today,whenthelanternsslowlyriseintotheair.Anothertraditionisguessinglanternriddles（謎語）.Theriddlesareusuallyshort,wise（漢字）,afamousperson’sname,oraplacename.Themostimportantthingistoeatsweetdumplingswithdifferenttastes.InnorthernChina,theyarecalledyuanxiaowhileinsouthernpartthey’renamedtangyuan.Becausemakingsweetdumplingsislikeagameoranactivity,theyareusuallydonehappilybyagroupoffriendsorfamilymembers.Inoldtimes,theLanternFestivalwasalsoromantic（浪漫的）.Watchinglanternsgaveyoungpeopleachancetomeeteachother.AlinefromXinQiji,showsthis:HundredsandthousandsoftimesIsearchedforherinthecrowd.SuddenlyIturned,andthereshestood,inthedim（昏暗的）.14．WhendidcelebrationsandtraditionsoftheLanternFestivalstartfrom?A．TheHanDynasty. B．TheTangDynasty. C．TheSongDynasty. D．TheYuanDynasty.15．WhatwereskylanternsfirstusedforbyZhugeKongminginancienttimes?A．Makingwishes. B．Celebratingbirthdays.C．Encouragingthesoldiers. D．Askingforhelp.16．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutsweetdumplings?A．Theyhavedifferenttastes.B．Theyarenamed“yuanxiao”alloverthecountry.C．Peopleenjoytheprocessofmakingthem.D．AtLanternFestivalpeopleeatsweetdumplings.17．ThelinefromXinQijiinthepassageshowstheLanternFestivalwas________inoldtimes.A．boring B．humorous C．romantic D．exciting【答案】14．A15．D16．B17．C【解析】本文主要介紹了中國元宵節(jié)的由來，習(xí)俗和傳統(tǒng)。14．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“CelebrationsandtraditionsonthisdaybeganfromtheHanDynasty（朝代）andbecamepopularintheTangDynasty.”可知這一天的慶祝活動(dòng)和傳統(tǒng)始于漢代，故選A。15．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“ItissaidthatskylanternswerefirstusedbyZhugeKongmingtoaskforhelpwhenhewasintrouble.”可知孔明燈最初是諸葛亮在遇到困難時(shí)用來求助的，故選D。16．推理判斷題。根據(jù)“InnorthernChina,theyarecalledyuanxiaowhileinsouthernpartthey’renamedtangyuan.”南方叫湯圓，并不是全國都叫元宵。故選B。17．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Inoldtimes,theLanternFestivalwasalsoromantic（浪漫的）....AlinefromXinQiji,showsthis:HundredsandthousandsoftimesIsearchedforherinthecrowd.SuddenlyIturned,andthereshestood,inthedim（昏暗的）.”“我無數(shù)次在人群中尋找她。突然我轉(zhuǎn)過身來，她就站在那里，在那個(gè)昏暗的地方?！笨芍?jié)也很浪漫。故選C。Passage5（2021·安徽·樅陽縣錢鋪初中九年級(jí)期中）TheMidAutumnFestivalhasahistoryof2,000years.Duringthese2,000yearslotsofMidAutumntraditionshavebeenthoughtupbyChinesepeople.Allthecelebrationsshowthehappinessandexcitementofpeople.ThemaincelebrationsduringtheMidAutumnFestivalareappreciatingthemoon,eatingmooncakestogetherandmakingChineseMidAutumnFestivallanterns.Thesethreecelebrationshavebeenpassedfromgenerationtogeneration.ChinesepeoplemaythinktheMidAutumnFestivalisnotingiftheydon’tdothesethreethings.InsomeplacesinChinapeoplecelebratethefestivalindifferentways.InChaozhou,GuangdongProvince,peopleeattaro(芋頭)tocelebratethefestival,becausethetaroharvestoccursatthesametimeasthefestival.Theyeattaroandhopetheharvestisgoodinthenextyear.InNanjing,peoplecookduckwithsweetscentedosmanthus(桂花),becauseNanjingpeoplethinksweetscentedosmanthusisasymbolofpeace.Insomeplacespeoplemakefiresinsidetowerstocelebratethefestival,becausetheythinkthefireisasymbolofgoodbusiness.IntheliteraryhistoryofChina,manypoetspennedpraisetothepuremoonofmidautumnnightandgavewordstotheirdelicatefeelings.Thefollowingisoneofthebestofthosepoems.ThoughtsintheSilentNightLiBaiThemoonlightisshinningthroughthewindow.Anditmakesmewonderifitisthefrostontheground,Lookinguptoseethemoon,LookingdownImisssomuchaboutmyhometown.LiBaiusedhislinestoexpresshishomesicknessattheMoonFestival.18．AllthecelebrationsoftheMidAutumnFestivalshow________.A．thehappinessofpeople B．thedifferencesofpeopleC．theimportanceofthefestival D．thehappinessandexcitementofpeople19．Howmanymainkindsofcelebrationsarementioned?A．One. B．Two. C．Three. D．Four.20．Whydopeoplemakefiresinsidetowerstocelebratethefestivalinsomeplaces?A．Becausetheythinkthefireisasymbolofpeace.B．Becausetheythinkthefireisasymbolofgoodbusiness.C．Becausetheyhopetheharvestisgoodinthenextyear.D．Becausetheyhopetheywillbehealthierinthenextyear.21．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“frost”meaninChinese?A．霜 B．霧 C．影 D．光22．WhatdidLiBaidotoexpresshishomesicknessattheMoonFestival?A．AstoryofMoon. B．ApoemnamedThoughtsintheSilentNight.C．AsongcalledThoughtsintheSilentNight. D．Ajoke.【答案】18．D19．C20．B21．A22．B【解析】主旨大意：本文是一篇說明文。主要介紹了中國傳統(tǒng)的節(jié)日之一——中秋節(jié)。短文主要介紹了中秋節(jié)的歷史、主要的慶?；顒?dòng)以及詩人如何用詩歌表達(dá)自己的思鄉(xiāng)之情。18．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段最后一句“Allthecelebrationsshowthehappinessandexcitementofpeople.”可知所有的慶祝都表達(dá)了人們的興奮與激動(dòng)。故選D。19．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段第一句“ThemaincelebrationsduringtheMidAutumnFestivalareappreciatingthemoon,eatingmooncakestogetherandmakingChineseMidAutumnFestivallanterns”可知主要的慶?；顒?dòng)有三個(gè)：賞月，吃月餅和做燈籠。故選C。20．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段最后一句“Insomeplacespeoplemakefiresinsidetowerstocelebratethefestival,becausetheythinkthefireisasymbolofgoodbusiness”可知他們以這種特殊的方式慶祝中秋節(jié)是因?yàn)樗麄冋J(rèn)為火是生意興隆的象征。故選B。21．詞義猜測題。根據(jù)“Anditmakesmewonderifitisthefrostontheground”“疑是地上霜”可知句中單詞frost意思是“霜”。故選A。22．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第四段第二句“Thefollowingisoneofthebestofthosepoems”可知接下來這首李白的《靜夜思》就是最能表達(dá)思鄉(xiāng)之情的詩歌之一。故選B。Passage6（2020·山西實(shí)驗(yàn)中學(xué)九年級(jí)月考）請(qǐng)閱讀下面短文，從每小題所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出一個(gè)最佳選項(xiàng)。ThereisafestivalinChinathathasthreenames.It’sknownastheChongyangFestival.Also,itiscalledtheDoubleNinthFestivalbecauseitfallsontheninthdayoftheninthmonthoftheChineselunarcalendar(陰歷).FinallyithasbeenSenior’sDay(老人節(jié))since1989.Thisyear,itwillfallonOct25.Therearemanytraditionsforthisfestival.Inthepast,peopleclimbedmountains,drankchrysanthemum(菊花)wine,andworeaplantcalledzhuyutocelebrateit.Climbingmountainsinautumnbringspeopleclosetonatureandit’sgoodforhealth.Bothchrysanthemumandzhuyuarealsocleanplantsandtheycancleanhousesandmakepeoplehealthy.InChina,ninehasthesimilarpronunciationwiththeword“forever”,meaninglonglife.SotheChinesegovernmentsetthedayastheSenior’sDayin1989—adaytorespecttheold.Manypaniesandmunitiesorganizeautumntripsforoldpeople.Youngpeoplebringelderstothecountrysidetoenjoynature.Theyalsogivethemgifts.InChina,itisatraditiontorespectoldpeople.Inthepast,ifyoungpeopledidn’ttakegoodcareoftheirparents,theywouldbeseriouslypunished.Nowwehavethe24FilialExemplars(《新二十四孝》).Itincludes24thingsweshoulddoforelders,suchascallingthemupeveryweekandgoingtoseethemmoreoften.Onthisthreenamedfestival,remembertoshowyourlovetoyourelders.23．WhichisNOTanameforthefestivalbefore1989?A．ChongyangFestival B．theDoubleNinthFestival C．Senior’sDay24．Whatisthemonthingofthreetraditionsforthisfestival?A．Theyaregoodforhealth.B．Theymakepeopleclosetonature.C．Theymakethehousesclean.25．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“respect”inParagraph3meaninChinese?A．思念 B．尊重 C．保護(hù)26．Whatdoes“them”inthelastparagraphreferto(指的是)?A．Elders B．Parents C．Grandparents27．Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．HistoryofChongyangFestival.B．TraditionsofChongyangFestival.C．IntroductionofChongyangFestival.【答案】23．C24．A25．B26．A27．C【解析】本文是一篇說明文，作者介紹了重陽節(jié)的歷史和傳統(tǒng)。23．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)原文“FinallyithasbeenSenior’sDay(老人節(jié))since1989”可知，1989年之前重陽節(jié)還不叫老人節(jié)。故選C。24．推理判斷題。根據(jù)原文“it’sgoodforhealth…makepeoplehealthy…”可知，重陽節(jié)的傳統(tǒng)都透露著人們對(duì)健康的追求。故選A。25．詞句猜測題。根據(jù)下文“Manypaniesandmunitiesorganizeautumntripsforoldpeople.Youngpeoplebringelderstothecountrysidetoenjoynature.Theyalsogivethemgifts”可知，這一天是人們展示對(duì)老人尊重的節(jié)日。故“respect”此處有“尊重”之意。故選B。26．詞句猜測題。根據(jù)上文“Itincludes24thingsweshoulddoforelders”可知，此處them指的是上文提到的“elders”。故選A。27．主旨大意題。本文是一篇說明文，作者介紹了重陽節(jié)的歷史和傳統(tǒng)。故本文主要是對(duì)重陽節(jié)的整體進(jìn)行介紹。故選C。Passage7（2021·山東肥城·二模）TheQingmingFestival,whichusuallyfallsbetweenApril4and6eachyear,onthe108thdayaftertheWinterSolstice,isoneofthe24seasonaldivisionpointsinthetraditionalChinesecalendar.Qingming,strictlymeaning“pureandbright”,showsrisingtemperaturesandincreasedrainfallatthestartofspring.ItalwaysrainsaroundQingming,providingatypicalsceneforthefestival.Some1,200yearsago,aChinesepoemwrittenbythegreatTangDynastypoetDuMuillustratedasceneofQingming:AdrizzlingrainfallsliketearsontheMourningDay;Themourner’sheartisgoingtobreakonhisway.Wherecanawineshopbefoundtodrownhissadhours?Acowherdpointstoacot’smidapricotflowers.TheQingmingFestivalinspringistheoccasionforvisitingancestralgraves.QingMingispopularlyassociatedwithJieZitui,wholivedinShanxiprovincein600B．C．TomarkJie,thelordChongErorderedallfiresineveryhometobeputoutontheanniversaryofJie’sdeath.Thusbeganthe“coldfoodfeast”,adaywhennofoodcouldbecookedsincenofirecouldbelit.The“coldfood”festivalfallsontheeveofQingMingandisoftenconsideredaspartoftheQingMingfestival.Astimepassed,theQingMingfestivalreplacedthe“coldfood”festival.Whateverpracticeisobserved,thebasicobservationofQingMingistorememberone’seldersbymakingaspecialefforttovisittheirgraves,ashesorancestraltablets.Oneofthemostimportantactivitiesonthisdayistotendgravestohonorancestors,deadrelativesandfriends.OnTombSweepingDay,thousandsofChinesefamilieswillheadtocemeteriestocleanandsweepthetombsofdeadfamilymembers.Peopleindifferentplacesenjoydifferentfood.Forexample,Qingtuan,orgreenriceballs,arewidelypopularinChina’sJiangnanareatheregionsouthoftheYangtzeRiveronTombSweepingDay.Theseasonaldelicaciesareusuallymadefromglutinousricemixedwithpoundedmugwortanediblewildherbthoughttopreventtoxicinsectbites.28．Thepoem“AdrizzlingrainfallsliketearsontheMourningDay,Themourner’sheartisgoingtobreakonhisway.”refersto________.A．望君煙水闊，揮手淚沾巾。 B．清明時(shí)節(jié)雨紛紛，路上行人欲斷魂。C．無為在歧路，兒女共沾巾。 D．落花時(shí)節(jié)近清明，東風(fēng)料峭雨難晴。29．QingMingispopularlyassociatedwith________.A．JieZitui B．DuMu C．ChongEr D．QuYuan30．InChina’sJiangnanarea,Qingtuanisusuallymadefromglutinousricemixedwithpoundedmugwort________.A．justforfun B．topreventtoxicinsectbitesC．withgoodwishes D．torememberone’selders31．Accordingtothepassage________.A．QingMingisanimportanttimetoharvestB．peopleinthenorthofChinaenjoyQingtuanonTombSweepingDayC．oneofthemostimportantactivitiesonQingmingistotendgravesD．JieZituiwroteapoemtoillustrateasceneofQingming1,200yearsago【答案】28．B29．A30．B31．C【解析】本文介紹了中國的清明節(jié)，包括節(jié)日的主要活動(dòng)、有關(guān)節(jié)日的詩作以及傳統(tǒng)活動(dòng)等。28．詞句猜測題。分析“AdrizzlingrainfallsliketearsontheMourningDay,Themourner’sheartisgoingtobreakonhisway.”可知，哀悼日的細(xì)雨如淚，送葬者的心在路上要碎了，本句表達(dá)的詩句是“清明時(shí)節(jié)雨紛紛，路上行人欲斷魂”，故選B。29．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“QingMingispopularlyassociatedwithJieZitui”可知，清明通常與介子推聯(lián)系在一起，故選A。30．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Theseasonaldelicaciesareusuallymadefromglutinousricemixedwithpoundedmugwortanediblewildherbthoughttopreventtoxicinsectbites.”可知，這種時(shí)令美食通常由糯米和搗碎的艾蒿制成，艾蒿是一種可食用的野生草本植物，被認(rèn)為可以防止有毒的昆蟲叮咬。故選B。31．推理判斷題。根據(jù)“Oneofthemostimportantactivitiesonthisdayistotendgravestohonorancestors,deadrelativesandfriends.”可知，這一天最重要的活動(dòng)之一就是掃墓，祭奠祖先、死去的親戚和朋友。故選C。Passage8（2021·江西鉛山·二模）AnewreportsaysChristmasintheUSAisbeinglessreligious(宗教的).NineoutoftenAmericanscelebrateChristmas,butonlyabouthalfthinkitisreligiousholiday.ThereportisfromthePewResearchCenter.Itasked2,001adultsabouttheiropinionsonChristmas.JustabouthalfofthosequestionedpeoplethoughtChristmaswasareligiouscelebration,while32percentsaiditwasmoreofaculturalholiday,GregSmithfromPewResearchsaid,“YoungeradultsarelesslikelythanolderadultstoseeChristmasasareligiousratherthanaculturalholiday.They’relesslikelytosaytheywillattendchurchatChristmas…andtheyarelesslikelytobelieveinthevirginbirth.”PeoplearealsochangingwhattheysaytoeachotheratChristmasandwhattheywriteincards.Moreandmorepeoplearechoosingtosay“HappyHolidays”insteadof“MerryChristmas”.ThisisbecausetherearealsononChristianholidayshappeningaroundthesametimeasChristmas.Manypeoplewanttoincludeallholidaysintheirholidaywishes.Theresearchalsofoundthat79percentofAmericanswillwatchaChristmasmovie,butonly59percentwillgotochurch.Just36percentwillreadtheChristmasstoryintheBible.Theaverageamount(平均數(shù)量)ofmoneypeoplespendonChristmasis$914.TenpercentofAmericansspendover$2,000.Peoplemostlookforwardtospendingtimewiththeirfamily.32．HowmanypeoplethoughtChristmaswasareligiouscelebrationfromthereport?A．2,001. B．1,001. C．640. D．1,800.33．WhosawChristmasasareligiousholidayfromwhatGregSmithsaid?A．AllpeopleintheUSA． B．Youngeradults.C．Olderadults. D．NineoutoftenAmericans.34．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．TheaverageamountofmoneypeoplespendonChristmasis$2,000.B．Itseemsthatyoungeradultsdon’tbelieveinthevirginbirth.C．TenpercentofAmericansspendover$2,0000onChristmas.D．SeventyninepercentofAmericanswillgotochurchonChristmas.35．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”referto?A．Choosingtosay“HappyHolidays”. B．Choosingtosay“MerryChristmas”.C．WatchingaChristmasmovie. D．Goingtochurch.【答案】32．B33．C34．B35．A【解析】本文主要介紹了美國人對(duì)于圣誕節(jié)的看法。32．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Itasked2,001adultsabouttheiropinionsonChristmas.JustabouthalfofthosequestionedpeoplethoughtChristmaswasareligiouscelebration”可知，有2001名成年人被詢問了對(duì)圣誕節(jié)的看法，大約一半的受訪者，也就是大約1000人認(rèn)為圣誕節(jié)是一個(gè)宗教慶典，故選B。33．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“YoungeradultsarelesslikelythanolderadultstoseeChristmasasareligiousratherthanaculturalholiday”可知，老年人更有可能將圣誕節(jié)看為宗教節(jié)日，故選C。34．推理判斷題。根據(jù)“They’relesslikelytosaytheywillattendchurchatChristmas”及“YoungeradultsarelesslikelythanolderadultstoseeChristmasasareligiousratherthanaculturalholiday”可知，年輕人更多的是將圣誕節(jié)看成一個(gè)普通節(jié)日，而不是宗教節(jié)日，因此年輕人更少相信耶穌基督的誕生，B表述正確，故選B。35．詞義猜測題。根據(jù)“Moreandmorepeoplearechoosingtosay“HappyHolidays”insteadof“MerryChristmas””可知，越來越多的人選擇說“節(jié)日快樂”而不是“圣誕快樂”，后面緊接著解釋這個(gè)原因，所以this指代“Choosingtosay“HappyHolidays””，故選A。Passage9（2021·河南·洛陽市洛龍區(qū)教育局教學(xué)研究室九年級(jí)期中）ManyChinesepeoplewillwonderwhatpresentstogetfortheirmomsonMother’sDay,butnotmanyknowMother’sDayisactuallyafestivalfromoverseas.Mother’sDayoriginatedinAmericaduringtheearly20thcentury.ThefestivalspreadtoChinaasearlyasthe1980sandwaswidelyaccepted.WhydidaforeignfestivalbeepopularinChina?Infact,Chinesetraditionalculturehasalwaysencouragedfilialdevotiontoparents.TherearemanystorieswhichshowfilialrespectinancientChina.Forexample,thestoryof“TasteLiquidMedicineforMother”tellsusthefilialvirtueofEmperorWenoftheWesternHandynasty.Hismotherhadbeensickforthreeyears.Heoftenstayedupbyherbedsideandcaredforherdayandnight.Hetastedtheliquidmedicinefirstbeforeshedrankit.Also,motherloveisarepeatedsubjectinChineseancientpoemslike“SongofthePartingSon”byMengJiao,apoetoftheTangdynasty.Nowthispoemisstillamustintheschooltextbooks.ChildreninChinaarebroughtupwiththeeducationoffilialdevotion.Onspecialdays,peopleoftenuserosesorforgetmenotstoexpresslove.Carnationsareconsideredastheperfectflowersformothersaroundtheworld,butfewknowthatChinahasitsownformothers—thetigerlily.Loveformotherscanhavedifferentwaysofexpression.Whatmattersmostislove,notthefestivalitself.Whatmotherstrulywantisperhapsjustasimpleexpressionoflovefromtheirchildren.WordBankfilial孝順的virtue美德tigerlily虎百合山丹丹花36．WhendidMotherJsDayspreadtoChina?A．Inthe1920s. B．Inthe1980s. C．IntheWesternHandynasty. D．IntheTangdynasty.37．Whatisthepoemof“SongofthePartingSon”mainlyabout?A．ThefilialvirtueofEmperorWen. B．Caringfortheold.C．TraditionalChinesemedicine. D．Amother’sloveforherson.38．Mother’sDayispopularinChinamainlybecauseof________.A．itswidespreadinmanycountriesB．ourancientstoriesofrespectingparentsC．ourtraditionalculturalvaluesD．itssimplewayofexpressinglove39．WhatisregardedastheChineseownflowerforamother?A． B． C． D．40．Whatamothertrulyw