【正文】 e in Quebec City, Canada. The Quebec Winter Carnival is all about outdoor fun. It starts from the end of January and ends in mid February. One of the most popular activities is the dog sledding race（狗拉雪橇比賽）. It has more than 30 teams and the race goes on for 6 kilometres. You can see happiness on every face. The Desert（沙漠） Festival in Tunisia Tunisia is a very important country in North Africa. Every year on the last Sunday of December, the Desert Festival is held in Tunisia. As Ships of the Desert, camels are very important in the festival. There is camel racing and camel wrestling（摔跤）.（1）On Saint Patrick39。s Day, you can see the following EXCEPT ________________. A.camelsB.paradesC.people in greenD.green buildings（2）What do people do on Red Wednesday in Iran? A.They run in the snow.B.They wear red clothes.C.They jump over the fire.D.They watch the camel racing.（3）Which of the following is TRUE about the dog sledding race according to the passage? A.The race takes place on 17th March.B.The race goes on for 6 kilometres.C.The race has a history of about 10 years.D.About 30 people go to the race every year.（4）When is the Desert Festival in Tunisia every year? A.On the first Sunday of February.B.On the last Sunday of December.C.On the eve of the last Friday of the year.D.On the eve of the last Wednesday of the year.（5）Where can we probably find the passage? A.In a storybook.B.In a cookbook.C.In a travel magazine.D.In a sport magazine.【答案】 （1）A（2）C（3）B（4）B（5）C 【解析】【分析】主要講了全世界不同的四個(gè)節(jié)日。 （1）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)During the holiday, there are parades and lots of green. You can see people in green clothes, and you can even see green ，有游行和大量的綠色。你可以看到人們穿著綠色的衣服，你甚至可以看到綠色的建筑。沒有駱駝，故選A。 （2）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)Red Wednesday in Iran People jump over the ，故選C。 （3）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)One of the most popular activities is the dog sledding race（狗拉雪橇比賽）. It has more than 30 teams and the race goes on for 6 。它有超過30支隊(duì)伍，比賽持續(xù)了6公里。故選B。 （4）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)The Desert（沙漠） Festival in Tunisia Every year on the last Sunday of December, the Desert Festival is held in ，故選B。 （5）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)There are many different kinds of festivals around the ，所以是來自旅行雜志，故選C。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】考查閱讀理解，主要考查細(xì)節(jié)題，注意從文中仔細(xì)尋找答案。10．閱讀理解 When we think of paper, we think of newspapers and books. But there are many other uses. Only half of the world39。s paper is used for books and newspapers. Paper is very good for keeping you warm. You have perhaps seen homeless men sleep on a large number of newspapers. In Finland, it is sometimes40℃ in winter. The farmers wear paper boots（靴子）in the snow. Nothing could be warmer. Each year, more and more things are made of paper. We have had paper cups and plates for a long time. But now we hear that chairs, tables, and even beds can be made of paper. Besides paper boots and shoes, you can wear paper hats, paper dresses, and paper raincoats. When you have used them once, you may throw them away and buy new ones. The latest use of paper seems to be paper houses. These are not small houses for children to play in, but real, big houses for people to live in. You can buy a house with three rooms for about 500 dollars. You can put it up by yourself in a few hours, and you can use it for about five years.（1）Only half of the world39。s paper is used to _________. A.build housesB.help the homeless peopleC.make chairs, tables and bedsD.print（印刷）newspapers and books（2）The farmers in Finland wear paper boots in winter _________. A.to feel much coolerB.to be coolC.to keep their feet warmD.to save a lot of money（3）The latest use of paper seems to be paper houses. These houses are _________. A.big and strong enough to live in for many yearsB.made for children to play in or for homeless men to live inC.made only for the rich peopleD.not expensive and easy to build up（4）After you use a paper raincoat, you may _________. A.use it for a long timeB.sell it to othersC.lend it to othersD.throw it away【答案】 （1）D（2）C（3）D（4）D 【解析】【分析】文章大意：短文介紹了紙的新用途，可以用來做靴子，做帽子、做紙裙、做紙雨衣還能建造房子，這樣的房子可以使用五年。 （1）細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù) Only half of the world39。s paper is used for books and newspapers. 可知，世界上只有一半的紙用來印刷報(bào)紙和書，故答案是D。 （2）邏輯推理題，根據(jù) The farmers wear paper boots（靴子）in the snow. Nothing could be warmer. 可知芬蘭的農(nóng)民穿紙靴子保暖，故答案是C。 （3）細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)You can buy a house with three rooms for about 500 dollars. You can put it up by yourself in a few hours, and you can use it for about five ，故答案是D。 ???????（4）細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù) When you have used them once, you may throw them away and buy new ones. 可知紙雨衣用過之后會(huì)扔掉，故答案是D。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】考查閱讀理解。本文涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解題和邏輯推理題。細(xì)節(jié)理解題可以直接從文中尋找答案；邏輯推理題需要結(jié)合具體語境，有已知內(nèi)容推出未知的可能的事實(shí)。11．閱讀理解 Almost all cultures celebrate the end of one year and the beginning of another in some ways. Different cultures celebrate the beginning of a new year in different ways, and at different times on the calendar. In Western countries, people usually celebrate New Year from midnight on December 31st to January 1st, People may go to parties, sometimes dressed in formal（正式的）clothes, and they may drink champagne（香檳） at midnight. During the first minute of the new year, people cheer and wish each other happiness for the year ahead, But some cultures prefer to celebrate the new year by waking up early to watch the sunrise. They wele the new year with the first light of the sunrise. Many cultures also do special things to get rid of（擺脫）bad luck at the beginning of a new year. For example, in Ecuador, families make a big doll from old clothes, The doll is filled with old newspapers and firecrackers. At midnight, these dolls are burned to show the bad things from the past year are gone and the new year can start afresh（重新）. Other mon traditions to keep away bad luck in a new year include throwing things into rivers or the ocean, or saying special things on the first day of the new year. Other New Year traditions are followed to bring good luck in the new year. One widespread Spanish tradition for good luck is to eat grapes on New Year39。s Day. The more grapes a pe