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so that people might live. The grain was made into bread, and the bread was symbolic of the gods. Christians later adopted this holiday as a day when bread, made from the first fruits of the harvest, was brought to the church to be blessed.August is a time to reflect on the past year, on things that have e to fruition and things that failed. A time to let go of regrets and say farewell to things that have passed and preserve all the fruits that have been gathered to hold onto for future memories.5.The passage should be entitled ______.A. August Harvest FestivalsB. August TraditionC. Gathering GrainD. Special August Time6.What was the significance of harvesting grains in August?A. It weled the death of the crops.B. It provided the chance of thanksgiving.C. It guaranteed the continuance of life.D. It marked the middle of summer.7.Which of the following is NOT a close relationship according to the passage?A. Ancient Romans-the grain goddess Ceres.B. Native Americans-the Corn Grandmother.C. Christians-the god Lugh and his foster-mother Taillte.D. The Celts-Lugh, the Sun-King.8.From the last sentence of the 4th paragraph “At this time oaths were taken and contracts were signed”, we can infer that the Celts are ______.A. happy at that time B. serious about the dayC. are full of hope D. thankful at that time[答案]年夜飯是中國人一年中最重要的一頓飯,隨著生活條件的改善和思想觀念的改變,越來越多的人選擇在餐館里吃年夜飯,這給餐館帶來了收入的同時也促使餐館包括餐飲協(xié)會都要出臺更合理、更貼心的服務措施。1.C。細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段“...will be five to nine percent higher as...”可推出如果平常的價錢是600元,年夜飯至少是630元。2.D。細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第四段“Agricultural products are more expensive than previous years, and this directly lead to the price increase of nianyefan.”可知年夜飯漲價主要是因為成本高了。3.B。細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第六段“...most families in the city now prefer to head out to a restaurant...”可知現(xiàn)在越來越多的家庭選擇在餐館吃年夜飯。4.C。推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段“They sometimes refused to return the customers deposit if they...”可知訂做年夜飯顧客是需要先預交定金的。七月底八月初是收獲季節(jié)的開始,此時收獲的糧食保證了生命的延續(xù),人們把這個時候看做是向諸神表示感激的時機,感謝神靈給他們維系生命的糧食。本文介紹古羅馬人、土著美洲人、愛爾蘭人、凱爾特人、撒克遜人和基督徒為感謝諸神、歡慶豐收而舉行的各種豐收節(jié)日。5.A。考查主題大意。全文介紹了不同地方、不同文化的人們在八月收獲季節(jié)開展的各種慶祝豐收的節(jié)日,從全文內(nèi)容可知本文的標題應該選A,八月豐收節(jié)日。6.C??疾榧毠?jié)理解。第二段說,每年七月,饑荒很普遍,因為此時頭年收獲的糧食已幾乎吃完了,而七月底八月初的糧食豐收確保了生命的延續(xù),因此在很多文化里被視為感恩的時候。7.C。考查推理判斷。第五段說基督徒采用了凱爾特人的節(jié)日,而凱爾特人的節(jié)日與Taillte沒有關系,Taillte是愛爾蘭人在豐收節(jié)祭祀的神,因此C項搭配不對,而其他選項都符合文章的敘述:古羅馬祭祀司糧女神Ceres,土著美洲人緬懷Corn Grandmother,凱爾特人感激Lugh, the Sun-King。8.B??疾橥评砼袛?。第四段的語境說到誓言、簽署合同、契約,由此判斷,他們是非常虔誠地對待這個節(jié)日的。