Question

We call the Chinese New Year the Spring Festival. There is a name for each Chinese year. We may call it the year of the sheep, the year of the monkey or the tiger. And this year of 2013 is the year of the snake.

Before New Year’s Day, people are busy shopping and cleaning their houses. On New Year’s Eve, there is a big family dinner. After dinner, all the family stay up late to welcome the New Year. On the first day of the New Year, people put on their new clothes and go to visit their friends. They say “Good luck” , “ Gong Xi Fa Cai” and some other greetings(问候语) to each other. People usually have a very good time during the festival.

1.What name does each Chinese year have?

A. A plant name.  B. An animal name.

C. A family name.  D. A man’s name.

2.On New Year’s Eve Chinese people usually      .

A. visit their friends B. clean their houses

C. have a big dinner  D. go shopping

3.This passage is about      .

A. animals          B. the Spring Festival

C. a big dinner      D. greetings

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了春节的习俗。在中国每一年都有一种动物的称呼，像羊年、猴年或虎年。在除夕夜，中国人经常吃一顿丰盛的晚餐、晚餐后，全家人熬夜迎接新年。在新年的第一天，人们穿着新衣服，互相问好。

1.B 推理判断题。根据We may call it the year of the sheep, the year of the monkey or the tiger.“我们可能称它为羊年、猴年或虎年”故推断称每一年有一种动物的名字。故选B。

2.C 细节理解题。根据On New Year’s Eve, there is a big family dinner.可知在除夕夜，人们经常有一顿丰盛的晚餐。故选C。

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考点：政治经济文化类短文阅读。