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【正文】 finale of the opening day, an extremely exciting horse the riders run very fast on the riders hang off the side of their saddles (坐墊 )． Some even ride upside down — their legs and feet straight up in the air — all at full rush down the course together, men arm in arm， on different and on they fast and so wonderful! 1． The Sahara Festival is a festival which________. A． has a very long history in North Africa B． is held on the same place on the same day C． is attended mainly by the people in the Sahara D． is celebrated mostly by travelers from different countries 解析： 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第一段最后一句話可知 C 項(xiàng)為正確答案。 答案： C 2． Before the races begin, ________ take part in the activities during the opening ceremonies. A． musicians, dancers, horses and hares B． camel riders, musicians, Japanese dogs and hares C． horsemen dancers, camels and Japanese dogs D． musicians, officials, camels and horses 解析： 推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段的描述可以推斷 D項(xiàng)為正確答案。 A項(xiàng)多加了 hares；B 項(xiàng)多加了 Japanese dogs and hares； C 項(xiàng)多加了 Japanese dogs。 答案： D 3． The underlined word “finale” in the fourth paragraph most probably means the ________ of the opening day. A． first part B． middle C． last part D． whole 解析： 詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)前面的 towards the evening可推知此處指開幕式的最后部分。 答案： C 4． This passage mainly tells readers________. A． what happens on the opening day of the Sahare Festival B． how people celebrate during the three day Sahare Festival C． what takes place at the closing ceremonies of the Sahara Festival D． how animals race on the first and the last days of the Sahara Festival 解析： 主旨大意題。本文第一段簡要介紹什么是 Sahara Festival，第二、三、四段主要介紹開幕式第一天的活動(dòng) ，因此 A項(xiàng)為最佳選項(xiàng)。 答案： A B Holi (胡里節(jié) ) is one of the most famous festivals in India. It is mainly celebrated in the northern part of India during the month of February or early March. Holi is also known as the festival of colors, as colors are the whole part of Holi celebration. The celebration marks the end of winter and the beginning of spring. Holi is celebrated for two days. On the first day children search the neighbourhood for waste wood. At night they light a fire with it. The public bonfire (篝火 ) is made in memory of the burning of Holika. The story behind it is this: there was a king who ordered everybody to worship (敬奉 ) him rather than God. However, his little son Prahlad refused to do so and go on worshiping Lord Vishnu, the Indian God. The king tried many times to kill him but Lord Vishnu saved him every time. One of the sisters of the king, named Holika, had the power to walk through fire without being harmed. So the king ordered her to kill Prahlad by walking through the fire with him. However, Lord Vishnu came to help and Prahlad was saved while Holika perished. The second day is of course the main day of Holi celebrations, which is marked with singing and dancing. On this day the actual play of colors takes place. People with colored faces e on the streets and dance to the drum beats and shout “Holi Hai”. Everybody, from kids to adults, plays with colors and water. They throw colored powders and water on friends and family members, greeting each other with the warm wishes of Holi. Holi is a festival which brings people together. 5． From the first paragraph we can know________. A． everyone celebrates Holi in India B． Holi es in February or March C． Holi is also the festival of spring D． Holi means the end of the summer 解析： 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段內(nèi)容可知胡里節(jié)一般在二、三月份到來。 答案： B 6． The underlined word “perished” in Paragraph 2 most probably means________. A． disappeared B． died C． failed D． suffered 解析： 詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù) while 一詞的用法，強(qiáng)調(diào)前后情況的對(duì)比可知，王子得救了，而國王的妹妹應(yīng)該是死了。 答案： B 7． To celebrate the festival of Holi, people________. A． make a bonfire on the last day of February B． invite their friends to big parties at home C． dance and sing with their faces colored D． exchange gifts with each other 解析： 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段可知在第二天人們唱歌跳舞，臉上涂上各種顏色。 答案： C 8． The main purpose of the passage is to________. A． tell us a story about Holi B． introduce a festival of India C． attract people to attend celebrations of Holi D． show the importance of Holi in India 解析： 主旨大意題。全文作者向讀者介紹了印度胡里節(jié)的來源及慶祝方式等相關(guān)情況，故選 B 項(xiàng)。 答案： B