Question

The Spring Festival is the biggest festival for Chinese people all around the world. The celebration usually lasts for 15 days. There is a lot to do.

On the eve of the Spring Festival, family members get together and have big meals. Their favorite dish on this day is dumplings.

Days before the Spring Festival, families will clean their homes. People think cleaning sweeps away bad luck. It makes the house ready for good luck.

The color red is everywhere during the Spring Festival. People think red is a happy color and will bring them a bright future. People wear red, too. They decorate (装饰) their homes with pieces of red paper. Kids get a lot of “hong bao”. It is a red paper bag with money in it. Usually, older people give younger ones hong bao. They think it brings good luck.

The Spring Festival is the time to make everybody happy. So don’t say any bad words or do anything that will bring unhappiness to other people. For example, you’d better not say any bad words like “death”. Don’t break anything. People think that it means your luck is running out.

Also, don’t borrow or lend money on these days. If you have borrowed money, return it before the Spring Festival.

1.What do most people do on the eve of the Spring Festival?

A. Family members get together for a big meal.

B. Friends eat dumplings together.

C. They borrow money from friends.

D. They give each other hong bao.

2. Why do people clean their houses days before the Spring Festival?

A. Because they enjoy being clean.

B. Because it is believed that cleaning will sweep away bad luck.

C. Because they think it will bring happiness to others.

D. Because it is thought that cleaning brings in money.

3.Which of the following things should not happen during the Spring Festival?

A. Returning money before the Spring Festival.

B. Saying words that have to do with death.

C. Wearing red clothes.

D. Decorating houses with red paper.

4. The underlined phrase “running out” probably means “____”.

A. 跑出去    B. 打碎   C. 耗尽   D. 离开

5.The best title (标题)of this passage is ____.

A. China’s festivals       B. How does Spring Festival come?

C. Holidays in China         D. Spring Festival in China

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.B

4.D

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：本文主要介绍了中国的传统节日春节是全家人团聚的日子。春节是全世界中国人最大的节日。庆祝活动通常持续15天。

1.二段中“On the eve of the Spring Festival, family members get together and have big meals.”的描述可知在除夕夜一家人聚在一起吃团圆饭。所以该选A。

2.根据第三段中“Days before the Spring Festival, families will clean their homes. People think cleaning sweeps away bad luck.”可知春节前几天，人们清洁家园。人们认为这样可以扫走坏运气。所以该选B。

3.根据倒数第二段“For instance, you’d better not say any bad words like ‘death’”可知，在春节期间不要说一些不吉利的话，如与“死”有关的字。所以该选B。

4. break anything”可知，人们认为打碎了东西，运气就没有了。所以该选D。

5.本文主要介绍了中国的传统节日春节是全家人团聚的日子。所以该选D。

考点：社会习俗类阅读。