Question

    Every year, there are many people going home by long-distance buses during the Spring Festival and the Tomb-sweeping Day . There are more walkers on their way home or to work on the roads. So there are more and more traffic accidents on the roads. Thanks to the efforts of the traffic police, it is said that this year the number of traffic accidents across China was 25.2 percent fewer than the year of 2018 during the three-day Tomb-sweeping Day.

Tomb-sweeping Day, also known as Qingming Festival. It is an important occasion for Chinese to honor their ancestors（祖先）. Most people go home in memory of（纪念）their ancestors on that day. About 9.78 million Chinese visited cemeteries to honor their ancestors or relatives during the holiday. A few people also spent the three-day holiday on leisure trains. So transportation safety is a big problem. On the other hand, it is said that Chinese have made 112 million trips during the holiday, up 10.9 percent from last year’s holiday. For the traffic accidents, some people lost their lives. This year, traffic accidents caused 10 deaths during the three-day Tomb-sweeping Day. The fewer traffic accidents are all from the efforts of the police and our government. With the development of society and the government’s efforts, I believe everything will change better.

1.Why are there more traffic accidents during the holidays?

A.Because people have to go home for the holidays.

B.Because people want to honor their ancestors.

C.Because people hurry to work after the holidays.

D.Because there are more people on the roads.

2.During the three-day Tomb-sweeping Day, the number of traffic accidents was about _______ fewer than 2018.

A.a half B.a quarter C.two thirds D.three fifths

3.What’s the meaning of the underlined word “cemeteries” ?

A.教堂 B.墓地 C.景点 D.溶洞

4.Which one is correct according to the passage?

A.Tomb-sweeping Day is different from Qingming Festival.

B.About half of Chinese honor their ancestors on Qingming Festival.

C.More and more people like traveling during their holidays.

D.Most traffic accidents happened on the Tomb-sweeping Day.

5.Where can you read the passage?

A.In a guide book. B.On a story website.

C.In a newspaper D.On a science website.

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.B

4.C

5.C

【解析】

本文讲述了在春节和清明节等节日里的交通事故的发生频率。在交警和政府的管理下，交通事故的发生不断减少。

1.细节理解题。根据文中There are more walkers on their way home or to work on the roads. So there are more and more traffic accidents on the roads. 在回家或在上班的路上有更多的步行者。所以路上的交通事故越来越多。可知是因为步行者多，所以交通事故越来越多，故选D。

2.细节理解题。根据文中it is said that this year the number of traffic accidents across China was 25.2 percent fewer than the year of 2018 during the three-day Tomb-sweeping Day. 据介绍，今年清明节三天，全国交通事故比2018年减少25.2%。可知25.2%约等于四分之一，故选B。

3.词义猜测题。根据文中的句子About 9.78 million Chinese visited cemeteries to honor their ancestors or relatives during the holiday. 节日期间，约有978万中国人到……祭奠祖先或亲人。由常识可以推断除，清明节祭拜祖先一般都要去墓地，所以这里的cemeteries指的是“墓地”，故选B。

4.细节理解题。根据文中Tomb-sweeping Day, also known as Qingming Festival. 扫墓节，又称清明节。可知A选项错误；根据文中Most people go home in memory of（纪念）their ancestors on that day. 大多数人在那天回家纪念他们的祖先。可知是大部分而不是一半，所以B选项错误；根据文中On the other hand, it is said that Chinese have made 112 million trips during the holiday, up 10.9 percent from last year’s holiday. 另一方面，据说中国人在节日期间的旅游量为1.12亿人次，比去年增长了10.9%。可知C选项是正确的；根据文中This year, traffic accidents caused 10 deaths during the three-day Tomb-sweeping Day. The fewer traffic accidents are all from the efforts of the police and our government. 今年清明节三天，交通事故造成10人死亡。交通事故越少，都是警方和政府努力的结果。可知，清明节事故发生减少了，所以D选项错误，故选C。

5.推理判断题。根据文中可知，本文讲述的是假期期间交通事故的发生的频率的文章，这类文章应该是在报纸上会出现，故选C。