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eople in Edmonton but today it reaches people across Canada and beyond. This year, the Shaw firelog was updated. It is pretty high tech. Although it39。s still really just a fire log that has been filmed, it has its own Twitter account (@ShawFireLog), its own Facebook page and it even has a puter App so you can see the burning log on a smartphone or a tablet. The Shaw firelog will burn until Jan. 5 on Shaw Cable, channel 222. 文章大意:過圣誕節(jié)還在看圣誕樹,那么你就 OUT了。本文介紹了過圣誕節(jié)的一個(gè)新做法:看電視頻道 — the TV firelog。 1. What does this passage mainly talk about? A. The origin and popularity of the TV firelog. B. Famous holiday traditions. C. What makes the TV firelog so popular. D. The TV firelog today. 答案: A 主旨大意題。由文章大意可知。 2. What does the underlined words “the TV firelog” mean in Paragraph 1? A. It is an old Christmas tradition beginning a long time ago. B. It is a TV channel that shows nothing but a fireplace. C. It is a TV channel with all kinds of Christmas traditional programs. D. It is a TV channel where people can watch a large log fire. 答案: D 猜測(cè)詞義題。由第一段最后一句話 “a TV channel that shows nothing but a large log fire, blazing in a fireplace.” 可知。 3. For what purpose was the TV firelog created? A. To attract more people to watch their programs. B. To make people feel calm and fortable by watching a crackling fire. C. To give the people working at the pany a few days off at Christmas. D. To create more new traditions for people to celebrate Christmas. 答案: C 推理判斷題。由第二段最后兩句話 “That year, the firelog channel was created(創(chuàng)造 ) to give the workers in the pany that is now called Shaw Cable, a break at Christmas. By running the firelog during the holidays, everyone could go home for a few days and enjoy a bit of time off.” 可知。 4. What can we learn about the TV firelog from the passage? A. More than three million people watched the channel in 1986. B. It was broadcast to people in Edmonton and across Canada when it first started. C. It has its own Twitter account but no Facebook page now. D. The burning of the firelog will last until Jan. 5 on Shaw Cable. 答案: D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第三段最后一句話 “The Shaw firelog will burn until Jan. 5 on Shaw Cable, channel 222.” 可知。 B