Question

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India is the land of festivals. However, none are as fun as Holi, the festival of colors.

Holi is held on the day after the full moon in March every year. It celebrates the end of winter, the beginning of spring and the victory of good over evil. It's also a great chance for people to play and laugh.

What's so interesting about this day? During the festival, people can enjoy many dance performances. The best part about the festival is that people can throw colored powder, water, balloons and colored water at friends or even strangers.

At about midday, the festival comes to an end. In areas close to the ocean, most people end the fun by taking a bath in the water. What a fun and colorful festival!

Here are a few do's and don'ts on Holi:

Keep your mouth shut and protect your eyes as much as possible when somebody throws colored powder or colored water at you.

Before you go out to play with colors, grease (为……涂油) your body and hair well with cold cream and coconut oil. It will make sure that the colors don't go deep into your skin and will come off easily later.

Wear long trousers and a long-sleeved shin to protect your skin.

1.When does the festival come to an end?

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2.What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?

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3.If you are in India, would you like to join people to celebrate Holi? Why or why not?

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Answer

1.At about midday.

2.It's about when Holi is (held) and what Holi celebrates.

3.Yes. Because I think it is a fun and colorful festival.

Yes. Because I can enjoy many dance performances.

No. Because I think the colors will go deep into my skin and will not come off easily.

No. Because I think the colored powder will hurt my skin/eyes.

【解析】

本文介绍了印度的胡里节。它是一个有趣和丰富多彩的节日。每年三月的满月后的第二天举行节日。大约在中午，节日结束了。它庆祝冬天的结束、春天的开始和正义战胜邪恶的胜利。节日期间，人们可以欣赏许多舞蹈表演。这个节日最棒的部分是人们可以向朋友甚至陌生人投掷彩粉、水、气球和彩水。并介绍了一些关于Holi的注意事项。

1.

题意：节日什么时候结束？

根据第4段第1句“At about midday, the festival comes to an end.（大约在中午，节日就结束了。）”可知节日大约在中午结束。故答案为：At about midday.

2.

题意：第2段主要是关于什么的？

第2段大意：每年三月的满月后的第二天举行胡里节。它庆祝冬天的结束，春天的开始和正义战胜邪恶的胜利。对人们来说，这也是一个很好的娱乐和欢笑的机会。可知本段内容是关于什么时候举行胡里节和胡里节庆祝什么。故答案为：It's about when Holi is (held) and what Holi celebrates.

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题意：如果你在印度，你愿意和人们一起庆祝胡里节吗？为什么或者为什么不呢？

本题是开放性题目，是观点态度题，只要回答合理，符合本文内容即可。根据1段第2句“However, none are as fun as Holi, the festival of colors.”及第3段第2句“During the festival, people can enjoy many dance performances.”可知做肯定回答，原因可以是“Because I think it is a fun and colorful festival.（因为我认为这是一个有趣和丰富多彩的节日。）/Because I can enjoy many dance performances（因为我可以欣赏很多舞蹈表演）”。根据最后三段关于Holi的一些注意事项（Keep your mouth shut and protect…Wear long trousers and a long-sleeved shin to protect your skin.），可知做否定回答，原因可以是“Because I think the colors will go deep into my skin and will not come off easily.( 因为我觉得这些颜色会深入我的皮肤，不会轻易脱落。)/Because I think the colored powder will hurt my skin/eyes(因为我认为这种彩色粉末会伤害我的皮肤/眼睛)”。故答案为：Yes. Because I think it is a fun and colorful festival. /Yes. Because I can enjoy many dance performances. /No. Because I think the colors will go deep into my skin and will not come off easily. /No. Because I think the colored powder will hurt my skin/eyes.