【正文】 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 person eats, the more good luck he will have in the new year. In France, people eat pancakes for good luck on New Year39。s Day. In the United States, some people eat blackeyed peas for good luckbut to get good luck for a whole year, you have to eat 365 of them!（1）The passage is mainly about____________. A.the meaning of Happy New Year!B.several different New Year traditionsC.what to eat on New Year39。s DayD.why people dress up nicely on New Year39。s Day（2）It39。s clear that____________. A.some cultures celebrate New Year in the morningB.the Western people celebrate New Year only on New Year39。s DayC.people in Ecuador go to parties from December 31st to January 1stD.no cultures do special things to celebrate New Year（3）To have a happy new year, ____________. A.friends talk to each other in special waysB.families make big dolls filled with old clothesC.some people get up early to watch the sunriseD.Europeans eat 365 grapes on New Year39。s Day（4）When eating black eyed peas on New Year39。s Day, people think____________. A.one pea brings one day of luckB.black eyed peas are the best medicineC.the peas are too black and taste badD.the peas are helpful to count numbers【答案】 （1）B（2）A（3）C（4）A 【解析】【分析】文章大意：文章介紹了西方國家不同的慶祝新年的方式， （1）主旨大意題，通過閱讀全文可知，短文主要介紹了不同國家不同的新年慶祝方式，故答案是B。 （2）細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù) But some cultures prefer to celebrate the new year by waking up early to watch the sunrise. 可知，一些國家喜歡在早晨慶祝新年，故答案是A。 （3）細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù) 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. 可知，為了過一個快樂的新年，人們要早起看日出，故答案是C。 （4）細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)In the United States, some people eat blackeyed peas for good luckbut to get good luck for a whole year, you have to eat 365 of them!可知人們認(rèn)為吃一顆黑豆會帶來一天的好運(yùn)，故答案是A。 【點(diǎn)評】考查閱讀理解。本文涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解題和主旨大意題。細(xì)節(jié)理解題要可以直接從文中尋找答案；主旨題需要通讀全文，了解大意之后找出中心思想。10．閱讀理解 Andrew Hollennan, a 12yearold boy, loved playing in the open land near his home. The land was wet and forested, and made a home for birds, other animals and many different plants. It made the perfect place for him to study and get to know the nature. He had seen some red tail hawks, red foxes, wood turtles and other animals. He also found special native flowers. Suddenly it was announced that the empty land would be improved by a lot of houses on it. The plants would be removed, the animals would run away and most would probably die. Then the wet soil would be covered with extra grounds. When he heard about the news, he was not happy. He was very worried that the land and water would be polluted. Andrew wrote down clearly all the researches he had down about the area, and how the houses would affect the local environment. He sent letters to members of local government and television reporters. He also called on his neighbors to oppose the building of the houses. Although he was only 12 years old, he had the courage and wisdom of a person much older. Andrew39。s teachers described him as gentle, shy and active. His classmates also admired how much he knew about local animals and plants, and the environment. Each day after school, Andrew went doortodoor, to ask the people to sign, who did not want the houses to be built. In only one month, he got the signatures of 250 people. In the end, the land remained a safe place for birds, animals and plants that belonged there. Andrew won many prizes for his brave and great work to stop the houses being built, and thus help save the environment.（1）The passage is mainly about _______. A.250 people who signed to help AndrewB.a brave boy who cared for the environmentC.the open land that suited animals and plantsD.the research on improving the environment（2）The underlined word oppose in the passage probably means______. A.supportB.dislikeC.disagreeD.prefer（3）Andrew was very worried because _______. A.the animals would be killedB.new houses would be built on the open landC.not all the neighbors were going to signD.he was praised by his teachers and classmates.（4）We can infer that _______. A.The land would remain as it used to beB.The open land would be built into a parkC.The neighbors would have to move awayD.Andrew would soon work for the government【答案】 （1）B（2）C（3）B（4）A 【解析】【分析】主要講了12歲的小男孩Andrew是怎樣阻止建筑物在空地上建立的。 （1）主旨題。根據(jù)全文可知主要講了12歲的小男孩Andrew是怎樣阻止建筑物在空地上建立的。，即是怎樣關(guān)心環(huán)境的，故選B。 （2）推斷題。根據(jù)全文可知Andrew反對建立建筑物，所以他號召鄰居反對建筑物的建立，所以oppose意思是反對，不同意，即disagree，故選C。 （3）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)Suddenly it was announced that the empty land would be improved by a lot of houses on ，所以Andrew是擔(dān)心的，故選B。 （4）推斷題。根據(jù)In the end, the land remained a safe place for birds, animals and plants that belonged ，這片土地仍然是屬于那里的鳥類、動物和植物的安全之地。即這片陸地仍然和以前一樣，故選A。 【點(diǎn)評】考查閱讀理解。本文涉及細(xì)節(jié)題、推斷題和主旨題三種常考題型，細(xì)節(jié)題要注意從文中尋找答案；推斷題需要聯(lián)系上下文，