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備戰2023年中考英語之閱讀理解專項練（常考+熱門話題）

一、閱讀單選

IthinkAprilFool'sDayisaveryunusualholiday.OnAprilFool'sDay,youhaveto

watchoutforpracticaljokes.Youalsocan'ttrusteverythingyouhearonApril1st.Even

somemainnewspaperswillputfhkenewstofoolpeople.IheardastoryabouthowonApril

Fool'sDay,aLondonnewspaperprintedanarticleabouthowalienslandedinEngland.This

causedmanypeopletobeafraidandthelocalpolicewerenotverypleasedwiththe

newspaper.

Itcanbeinterestingtoplaytricks,butyou'dbetternottogotoofar.OneAprilFooFs

Day,IcalledmymotherfromtheuniversityIattended.ItoldherthatIfailedallofmyexams

andbecauseofthis,Iwasn'tabletograduate.Shewassoupsetthatshestartedtocry.Ifelt

reallybadaboutmakinghersadandtriedtotellheritwasjustajoke.AfterItoldheritwas

onlyanAprilFool'sDay'sjoke,shegotangrywithmethatshehungupthephone.Ihadto

callherbackandapologizebeforeshewouldtalktomeagain.

AprilFoofsDay'sjokescanbefunny,butyoushouldbecarefulnottohurtpeople's

feelingsbyembarrassingthemtoomuch.Beforeyouact,youshouldalwaysmakesuretoput

yourselfinsomeoneelse'sshoesandthinkabouthowtheymightfeel.

根據短文內容，選出最佳選項。

1.Whatcan'tbetrustedonAprilfool'sday?

A.Everythingyouhear.B.Strangers9jokes.C.Friends,jokes

D.EverythingonTV.

2.WhatwasthewriterwhenhecalledhismotheronAprilFool'sDay?

A.Aworker.B.Astudent.C.Ateacher.D.Areporter.

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword-fhke"meaninChinese?

A.可怕的B.過時的C.最新的D.虛假的

4.WhichisthefollowingisTRUE?

A.OncealienslandedinEngland.

B.AprilFool'sDayisausualholiday.

C.Themotherfeltworriedwhenshegotthecall.

D.YoucandoanythingtofoolyourfriendsonAprilFool'sDay.

5.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?

A.Don'tplayjokesonyourfriends.

B.Ifsbadfornewspaperstoputfakenews.

C.Childrenshouldn'tplayjokesontheirmothers.

D.Don'tgotoofarwhenplayingjokesonAprilFool'sDay.

【導語】本文通過講述在愚人節那天倫敦發生的恐慌事件和作者跟母親開的玩笑，告訴

人們在愚人節這一天，可以開玩笑，但是也要注意不要傷害人們的感情，要設身處地的

為別人著想。

【答案】1.A2.B3.D4.C5.D

1.［解析］細節理解題。根據“Youalsocan'ttrusteverythingyouhearonApril1st.”可知，

不能相信4月1日聽到的每一件事情，故選A。

2.【解析】細節理解題。根據“OneAprilFooPsDay,Icalledmymotherfromtheuniversity

Iattended.ItoldherthatIfailedallofmyexamsandbecauseofthis,Iwasn'tableto

graduate.”可知,作者是一名學生,故選B。

3.［解析］詞義猜測題o根據“IheardastoryabouthowonAprilFool'sDay,aLondon

newspaperprintedanarticleabouthowalienslandedinEngland.Thiscausedmanypeopleto

beafraidandthelocalpolicewerenotverypleasedwiththenewspaper.“可知，愚人節那天，

一條假消息給倫敦帶來了恐慌。一家報紙刊登了一篇關于外星人登陸英國的文章。這使

許多人感到害怕，當地警察對報紙也不太滿意。所以單詞fake指的是“虛假的"，故選Do

4.【解析】細節理解題。toldherthatIfailedallofmyexamsandbecauseofthis,I

wasn'tabletograduate.Shewassoupsetthatshestartedtocry.”可知,在愚人節那天，作者

的母親接到了作者的考試不及格的而感到擔心，故選Co

5.【解析】主旨大意題。^^6tAprilFooFsDay?sjokescanbefunny,butyoushouldbe

carefulnottohurtpeople'sfeelingsbyembarrassingthemtoomuch.Beforeyouact,you

shouldalwaysmakesuretoputyourselfinsomeoneelse'sshoesandthinkabouthowthey

mightfeel.”可知，文章主要是通過幾個例子告訴我們：在愚人節開玩笑不要太過分。故

選D。

TheSpringFestivalisoneofthemostimportantfestivalsinChina.Duringthefestival,

Chinesepeoplehavemanyactivities.TheypasteSpringFestivalCouplets（春聯），greeting

theNewYearandsayinggoodbyetotheoldyear.OnthefirstdayoftheSpringFestival,

peoplehangout,wearingnewclothes.Nowadays,childrengetredpocketsfromtheirparents

andtheirrelatives.Itisagoodtimeforpeopletovisitrelativesandfriends.Moreimportantly,

theSpringFestivaliscelebratedinotherpartsoftheworld.

ThespringFestivalwascelebratedintheUKfrom1980.EveryNewYear,peoplealso

gettogetherandhavelotsofactivities.Theysingsongsandsharephotoswithfriendsor

watchmoviesinthecinema.BesidestheSpringFestivalhasbeeakeytimeforChinese

livingintheUS.TheyjoininalargeeveningpartytowelethetraditionalNewYear.The

ChineseNewYearwillbeweledwiththreeweekfcelebrationsacrossAustralia.Thousands

ofpeopleetoSydney5sChinatown.Theyenjoyfileworksandliondances.Thefamilydinner

onNewYear'sEveisanimportanttraditionforChinesewhethertheywerebominSingapore

ormovedtherefromChina.Theyusuallyholditathomebecausehavingitinarestaurant

takesawaythemeaningofthetradition.

6.AccordingtoParagraph（段落）One,childrencangetredpocketsfromtheiron

thefirstdayoftheSpringFestival.

A.friendsB.parentsandrelativesC.teachersD.classmates

7.WhichactivityisNOTmentioned（提到）inParagraphOne?

A.HoldaNewYearparty.

B.Hangout,wearingnewclothes.

C.Visitrelativesandfriends.

D.PasteSpringFestivalCouplets.

8.Theunderlinedword“fireworks“inthesecondparagraphmeans""inChinese.

A.火爐工B.消防員C.煙花表演D.暢銷書

9.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.TheSpringFestivalisthemostimportantfestivalinChina.

B.TheSpringFestivaliscelebratedonlyinChina.

C.TheSpringFestivalwascelebratedintheUSfrom1980.

D.ChineselivinginSingaporeusuallyholdthefamilydinneronNewYear'sEveathome.

10.Whafsthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.TheSpringFestivalintheWorldB.TheSpringFestivalintheUK

C.TheSpringFestivalintheUSD.TheSpringFestivalinChina

【導語】本文主要介紹了中國的傳統節日——春節，以及中國和其他國家的人是怎么慶

祝春節的。

【答案】6.B7.A8.C9.D10.A

6.【解析】細節理解題。根據第——段“Nowadays,childrengetredpocketsfh）mtheirparents

andtheirrelatives”可知孩子從父母或親戚那兒得到紅包。故選B。

7.【解析】細節理解題。根據第一段“TheypasteSpringFestivalCouplets（春聯）,greetingthe

NewYearandsayinggoodbyetotheoldyear...peoplehangout,wearingnewclothes...get

redpocketsfromtheirparentsandtheirrelatives...tovisitrelativesandfHends.”可矢口，文中

提及的春節期間的活動有：貼春聯、逛街和穿新衣、拜訪親戚和朋友，而沒有提及舉辦

新年聚會。故選A。

8.【解析】詞義猜測題。根據劃線單詞所在句后面是“liondances舞獅”，前面是“enjoy

欣賞“，以及常識，可知該句表示“春節期間人們賞煙花和舞獅”，故劃線部分“fireworks”

的含義是“煙花表演”。故選C。

9.【解析】細節理解題。根據最后一段“ThefamilydinneronNewYear'sEveisanimportant

traditionforChinesewhethertheywerebominSingaporeormovedtherefromChina.They

usuallyholditathomebecausehavingitinarestauranttakesawaythemeaningofthe

tradition."可知，新年除夕夜的家庭聚餐對中國人是一項傳統，無論他們生在新加坡還是

搬家到那兒，他們通常在家吃年夜飯，所以D選項表述正確。故選D。

10.【解析】最佳標題題。通讀全文可知，本文主要介紹了春節，這不僅是中國人最重

要的節日，世界上其他國家也在慶祝該節日；因此A選項“世界上的春節”最符合文意，

為本文最佳標題。故選A。

YouseepeopleinmoviescelebratingawhiteChristmasinEnglandortheUnitedStates.

ButChristmasinAustraliaisdifferent.

AustralianscelebratetheholidayonDec.25th.Itisatthehottesttimeoftheyearin

Australia.Thetemperatureisusuallyabout30℃inmostcitiesandcanevenbeover

40℃.ThereiscertainlynowhiteChristmasinAustralia.

Becauseitissohot,thetraditionistohavealunchoutsideandtoswiminthepoolor

beach.Mostpeoplehaveaoneweekholidayduringthistime,sotheywilltraveltomeettheir

familyforChristmaslunch.Christmaslunchisusuallyabigmealofham,turkey,saladand

freshseafood.Familymembersallcooksomethingdifferentandbringittothebigmeal.I

alwaysenjoyChristmaslunchbecausetherearelotsofgoodcooksinmyfamily.Oneyear

myauntevenmadeadeliciousgingerbreadhouse（姜餅屋）forustoeatasdessert.

ChildrengetpresentsfromSantaClausandarealwaysexcitedtoplaywiththem.Itisa

funtimetoplayorswiminthepoolwiththeothermembersofyourfamily.

Thesportofcricket（板球）isverypopularinAustraliaandanothertraditionistoplaya

gameofcricketinyourbackyard.Ialwaysenjoyedplayingwithmyuncleandcousinswhen

Iwasgrowingup.

SoAustraliamightnothaveawhiteChristmas.Butitisstillaveryexcitingandfuntime

oftheyear.

11.AustralianscelebrateChristmasin.

A.springB.summerC.fallD.winter

12.AustraliansrestforduringChristmas.

A.fivedaysB.sixdaysC.sevendaysD.eightdays

13.WhichisNOTthetraditioninAustraliaduringChristmas?

A.Thefamilyhavelunchorswimtogether.B.Peopleenjoywhitesnowoutside.

C.Thefamilyplaycrickettogetherhappily.D.ChildrengetpresentsfromSantaClaus.

14.WhatdoesthewriterthinkofChristmasinAustraliaaccordingtothepassage?

A.Exciting.B.Boring.C.Interesting.D.BothAandC.

【導語】本文介紹了在澳大利亞，圣誕節的到來時間、以及與英國和美國不同的慶祝節

日的方式。

【答案】ILB12.C13.B14.D

11.【解析】細節理解題。根據“AustralianscelebratetheholidayonDec.25th.”可知，12

月在澳大利亞是夏天。故選B。

12.【解析】細節理角星題。根據"Mostpeoplehaveaoneweekholidayduringthistime,sothey

willtraveltomeettheirfamilyforChristmaslunch.”可知，澳大利亞人在圣誕節期間休息七

天。故選C。

13?【解析】推理判斷題。根據“SoAustraliamightnothaveawhiteChristmas.“可知，澳

大利亞的圣誕節不下雪。故選B。

14.［解析］推理判斷題。根據“Butitisstillaveryexcitingandfuntimeoftheyear.“可知,

作者認為澳大利亞的圣誕節讓人覺得興奮而有趣。故選D。

TheDigitalMediaSummerCamp

Thedigitalmedia（數字媒體）summercampisagreatchanceforstudentsaged7to18

tohaveSTEMcourses.Studentscanlearntobuildanapp,aprogram,arobotorexplore（探

索）theworldofmusicproduction.STEMcourseswillalsohelpstudentscreate,learn

teamworkandsolveproblems.

Studentswilllearnfromourteacherswhohavebothteachingexperienceandrich

knowledgeintheirfields.Studentswillnotonlymakenewfriends,butalsoleavewith

amazingfinalprojectsandlastingmemories.

Schedule

Time:August1stAugust31stdaily

8:30a.m.?10:00a.m.HandsonSTEMInstruction

10:30a.m.~12:00a.m.ContinuedInstruction&Creation

12:00p.m.?1:30p.m.LunchBreak

1:30p.m.?3:00p.m.Robotsprogramming

3:30p.m.?4:30p.m.MusicAppreciation

SaturdayOpenHouse:

At3:30p.m.everySaturday,parentsareinvitedtoourOpenHouse.Studentscanshow

theprojectstheyhavebeenworkingon.Theirparentscanmeettheteachersandexploremore

chancesfortheirchildrentocontinuelearningandcreating.

15.TheywilltakethecourseinAugust.

A.onlyonweekendsB.everydayC.onlyonweekdays

16.Thedigitalmediasummercampcanhelpstudents.

A.improvetheirmemory

B.havemorechancestofindajob

C.developSTEMknowledge

17.Whichwordcanbestdescribetheteachersofthesummercamp?

A.experiencedB.richC.creative

18.WhafsthepurposeoftheSaturdayOpenHouse?

A.Tohelpstudentslearnmore.

B.Tohelpstudentsmakenewfriends.

C.Toworkonmusicandotherproduction.

19.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Afterclassparentscanbeinvitedtoseetheirkids'projects.

B.Studentswillleavethecampwithamazingfinalprojects.

C.Students5lunchbreaklaststwohours.

【導語】本文是一篇應用文,介紹了TheDigitalMediaSummerCamp夏令營的相關信息。

【答案】15.B16.C17.A18.A19.B

15.【解析】細節理解題。根據原文“Time:August1stAugust31stdaily”可知,八月里

每天都有課。故選B。

16.【解析】細節理解題。根據原文“Thedigitalmedia（數字媒體）summercampisagreat

chanceforstudentsaged7to18tohaveSTEMcourses”可知，夏令營開設的課程與STEM

相關，所以可以增加學生的STEM知識。故選C。

17.【解析】細節理解題。根據原文“Studentswilllearnfromourteacherswhohaveboth

teachingexperienceandrichknowledgeintheirfields”可知，夏令營的教師都是擁有豐富的

教學經驗及所教授領域的知識儲備的。故選A。

18.【解析】推理判斷題。根據原文“Theirparentscanmeettheteachersandexploremore

chancesfortheirchildrentocontinuelearningandcreating”可知，開設SaturdayOpenHouse

的目的是為了幫助學生學到更多知識。故選A。

19.【解析】細節理解題。根據原文“Studentswillnotonlymakenewfriends,butalsoleave

withamazingfinalprojectsandlastingmemories”可知，學生會帶著精彩的期末項目和持久

的回憶離開。故選B。

AnartfestivalthatcallsattentiontoChineseoperacartoonswillkickoffinBeijingon

Thursday,Feb11andrununtilFeb26.

ThefestivalispreparedbytheChaoyangCulturalCenterandtheCultureandTravel

OfficeofChaoyang,Beijing.Thestaffmembers（工作人員）arehopingthefestivalwillget

moreforeignersandyoungpeopletolearnmoreabouttraditionalChineseculture.

ClassicalChineseoperas,chosenfrom360kindsofoperasinChina,aremadeinto

cartoons,andwillbeshowntothepublic.Thecartooncharacterslooklivelyandcute,which

canquicklybelovedbypublic.Activitieswillalsobeheldduringthefestival,suchas

showingtheprimarypostersandwritings,andoperacostume（服裝）.Sincethefestivalis

mainlyheldonline,peoplecantakepartintheactivitiesbywatchingvideosononline

shortvideoplatformslikeDouyinandHuoshanVideo,knownasTikTokandVigoVideo

outsideChina.

Peoplealsocanenjoya360degreewideviewoftheactivitiesonlinebyusingamouseof

aputerorusingamobilephone,peoplecanchoosewherevertheyliketoviewtheactivities

theylikeathome.

20.Theartfestivalwilllastfor.

A.11daysB.16daysC.26daysD.37days

21.Peoplecanenjoyduringthefestival.

A.someChineseoperasplayedbyrealpeopleB.allclassicalChineseoperas

C.someChineseoperasmadeintocartoonsD.360typesofChineseoperas

22.WhichofthefollowingonlineshortvideoplatformsisNOTmentioned（提及）inthe

passage?

A.Douyin.B.HuoshanVideo.C.TencentVideo.D.TikTok.

23.Peoplecanwatchthefestivalathomebecauseitis.

A.mainlyheldonlineB.shownonTVC.showninthepublicD.heldforfree

24.Thispassageismostprobablyfrom.

A.abookB.amagazineC.anewspaperD.awebsite

【導語】本文主要介紹了一個即將舉辦的中國戲曲藝術卡通節的情況。

【答案】20.B21.C22.C23.A24.D

20.【解析】細節理解題。根據"AnartfestivalthatcallsattentiontoChineseoperacartoons

willkickoffinBeijingonThursday,Feb11andrununtilFeb26.”可知藝術節從2月11日持

續到2月26日。一共16天，故選B。

21.【解析】細節理解題。根據“ClassicalChineseoperas,chosenfrom360kindsofoperasin

China,aremadeintocartoons,andwillbeshowntothepublic.”可知人們可以在藝術節期

間欣賞一些改編成動畫片的中國戲劇。故選C。

22.【解析】細節理解題。根據"Sincethefestivalismainlyheldonline,peoplecantakepart

intheactivitiesbywatchingvideosononlineshortvideoplatformslikeDouyinandHuoshan

Video,knownasTikTokandVigoVideooutsideChina.”可知C選項"騰訊視頻”沒有提及

到，故選C。

23.［解析］細節理解題o根據"Sincethefestivalismainlyheldonline,peoplecantakepart

intheactivitiesbywatchingvideosononlineshortvideoplatformslikeDouyinandHuoshan

Video,knownasTikTokandVigoVideooutsideChina.“可知人們可以在家觀看藝術節,因

為它主要是在網上舉行的。故選A。

24.【解析】推理判斷題。根據“20210202chinadaily”可知文章可能來自網站，故

選D。

TheChongyangFestivalfallsontheninthdayoftheninthmonthoftheChineselunar

calendar,soitisalsoknownastheDoubleNinthFestival.Thefestivalisheldinthegolden

seasonofautumn,atharvesttime.Thebrightclearweatherandthejoyofbringinginthe

harvestmakeforafestivalhappyatmosphere.TheChongyangFestivalisusuallyperfectfor

outdooractivities.Climbingamountain,carryingasprayofdogwood（茱萸）anddrinking

chrysanthemum（菊花）winehavebeethetraditionalactivitiesofthefestival.

Thedogwoodisaplantwithastrongfragrance（香氣），andisoftenusedasaChinese

herbalmedicine.Peopleinancienttimesbelieveditcoulddriveawayevilspiritsandprevent

onefromgettingachill（寒意）inlateautumn.Soitshistoryasamedicinegoesbackmany

centuries.ButthecustomofcarryingasprayofdogwoodduringtheDoubleNinthFestivalis

slowlydyingoutandmanypeopleinthecities,donotevenknowwhatadogwoodspray

lookslike.

EarlyinHanDynasty,about2000yearsago,peopleusedtoclimbahighplatform

outsidethecapitalcityofChang5anontheoccasionoftheChongyangFestival.Formany,it

wasthelastoutingoftheyearbeforetheonsetofwinter.Thecustomevolved（發展成）into

presentform,whenpeoplegoclimbingtogetsomeexercisesaswellasenjoytheautumn

scenery.

Butwhataboutthosepeoplewholiveinplainsfarfromanymountain?Theproblemis

solvedbygoingforapicnicandeatingcakes.TheChinesewordfor"cake"is"Gao",a

homonyoftheChinesewordfor"high”.Mountainsarehigh,soeatingcakescan,byastretch

oftheimagination,taketheplaceofgoingforaclimb.

25.WhydopeoplecarryasprayofdogwoodonChongyangFestival?

A.Becausethedogwoodisaplantwithastrongfragrance.

B.BecausethedogwoodcanbeusedasaChineseherbalmedicine.

C.Becausethedogwoodhasalonghistoryasamedicine.

D.Becausepeoplebelievedthedogwoodcoulddriveawayevilspiritsandpreventonefrom

chill.

26.Inoneofpoems,wecanknowthetraditionsofclimbingmountainsand

carryingdogwoodontheChongyangFestival.

A.WangWei'sB.LiBai'sC.DuFu'sD.BaiJuyi's

27.PeoplenowclimbmountainsontheChongyangFestival.

A.tohavealastoutingoftheyearbeforetheonsetofwinterB.togetsomeexercises

C.toenjoybeautifulautumnsceneryD.bothBandC

28.Peoplelivinginplainsfarfrommountainseatcakesbecause.

A.theChinesewordfor"cake"is"Gao”

B.theChinese"Gao"forcakesoundsliketheChinese"Gao"forhigh

C.theyoftentakecakestogoforapicniconthefestival

D.theylikeeatingcakes

29.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.TheDoubleNinthFestivalisonSeptember9th.

B.PeopleclimbedmountainstocelebratetheChongyangFestivalinHanDynasty.

C.PeopleoftencelebratetheChongyangFestivalintheopenair.

D.Eatingcakesisjustlikeclimbingmountains.

【導語】本文介紹了重陽節的歷史和習俗。

【答案】25.D26.A27.D28.B29.C

25.【解析】細節理解題。根據“Peopleinancienttimesbelieveditcoulddriveawayevil

spiritsandpreventonefromgettingachill（寒意）inlateautumn.”可知，因為人們相信山茱

萸可以驅走邪惡的靈魂，防止人們感冒。故選D。

26?【解析】推理判斷題。根據常識可知，在王維的一首詩《九月九日憶山東兄弟》中，

我們可以了解到在重陽節登山和攜帶山茱萸的傳統。故選A。

27.【解析】細節理解題。根據"Thecustomevolved（發展成）intopresentform,whenpeople

goclimbingtogetsomeexercisesaswellasenjoytheautumnscenery.“可知，這一習俗演變

成了現在的形式，人們去爬山鍛煉身體，欣賞秋天的風景。故選D。

28.【解析】細節理解題。根據“TheChinesewordfor"cake9is'Gao',ahomonyofthe

Chinesewordfor十ighl可知，生活在遠離山區的平原上的人們吃蛋糕，因為中國“糕”

代表蛋糕，聽起來像中國“高”。故選B。

29.［解析］細節理解題。根據"TheChongyangFestivalisusuallyperfectforoutdoor

activities."和"Thecustomevolved（發展成）intopresentform,whenpeoplegoclimbingto

getsomeexercisesaswellasenjoytheautumnscenery.”可知，人們經常在戶外慶祝重陽節。

故選C。

ThreestudentsaretalkingaboutthelastWinterHoliday.

LiYufang:IwenttoChongqingwithmycousin.WevisitedChaotianmen.Weatethe

mostfamousfoodsthere.Chongqingisabeautifulcitywithalonghistory.Ilikeitverymuch.

Westayedtherefortwodays.

ZhangXin:MyparentstookmetoBeijingbyplane.WevisitedtheGreatWall,the

Bird'sNestandthePalaceMuseum.WehadplannedtovisittheBeijingExpo,butthetickets

weretoodifficulttobuy.Myparentssaidtheywouldtakemetherethissummer.

LiuLiang:MyuncleandauntworkinShanghai.Itookatraintovisitthemwithmy

sister.TheytookustoShanghaiDisneyland.ItopenedonJune16th,2016.Itisthesixth

DisneyTheme（主題）parkintheworld.Itisdifferentfromtheothers.

30.LiYufangvisitedChaotianmenwithherduringthewinterHoliday.

A.fatherB.uncleC.cousinD.sister

31.LiuLiang'suncleandauntworkin.

A.ChongqingB.BeijingC.ShanghaiD.Haikou

32.ZhangXincouldn'tvisitwithhisparentsduringtheholiday.

A.theGreatWallB.thePalaceMuseum

C.theBird9sNestD.theBeijingExpo

【導語】本文主要介紹了三位同學的寒假是如何度過的。

【答案】30.C31.C32.D

30.【解析】細節理解題。根據“IwenttoChongqingwithmycousin.”可知，LiYufang跟

她的表兄去參觀了朝天門，故選C。

31.【解析】細節理解題。根據“MyuncleandauntworkinShanghai.”可知，他的叔叔、

阿姨在上海工作，故選C。

32.【解析】細節理解題。根據"WehadplannedtovisittheBeijingExpo,buttheticketswere

toodifficulttobuy.Myparentssaidtheywouldtakemetherethissummer.“可知，ZhangXin

的父母沒有帶她去世博會，故選D。

Carnival（狂歡節）isthemostfamousholidayinBrazil.Itisnotaboutanimportanttime

inhistoryoraboutafamousperson,butitisimportantforthepeoplebecauseifsatimeof

friendship,freedom,andalmostawholeweekwithoutwork.Peoplecanhavepartiesorhave

arest,andmostpeoplechooseparties,dayafterday,nightafternight.

ItstartsfortydaysbeforeEaster（復活節）.Itlastsfourdaysandfournights.Itstartson

SaturdayandfinishesonWednesday.Peopleweartheircolourfulclothesandgooutintothe

streetsortotheclubs.Therearealsogroupsofpeoplewhomakeaparade（游行）showing

theirmusicandcars.Everyyeartheparadetellsadifferentstory.Eachcityhasatleastone

grouplikethis.

Inthesouth,lifereturnstonormalbyWednesday.However,itisnotacceptedbythe

churchinthenorthwest,whereCarnivalismoremon.Therepeopledon'trespectitsendand

continuetohavepartiesuntilthenextSunday.

IlikeCarnival,butIdon'tagreethatthepartyshouldkeepgoingonforsomanydays.

Unfortunately,somepeoplearen'tresponsibleandgiveitabadname,andthatmakespeople

rememberthebadthingsaboutthis.However,itistheonlynationalholidaythatbrings

togetherthewholecountryanditsdifferentpeopleandcultures.

33.WhyisCarnivalimportantforthepeopleinBrazil?

A.Becauseit'satimeoffriendshipandfreedom.

B.Becauseit'saboutanimportanttimeinhistory.

C.Becauseit'satimeofalmostawholemonthwithoutwork.

D.Becauseit'satimetorememberafamousperson.

34.PeoplechoosewaystocelebrateCarnivalEXCEPT.

A.havingpartiesB.havingarest

C.makingaparadeD.goingshopping

35.InthefollowingdescriptionsofCarnival,whichoneisNOTtrue?

A.ItstartsfortydaysbeforeEaster.

B.ItstartsonSaturdayandfinishesonThursday.

C.Therearegroupsofpeoplewhomakeaparadeshowingtheirmusicandcars.

D.Everyyeartheparadetellsadifferentstory.

36.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofCarnival?

A.Theauthordoesn'tcareforCarnival.

B.TheauthorneverjoinsinCarnival.

C.TheauthordoesnotlikeCarnival.

D.TheauthorlikesCarnival,buthedoesn'tagreethepartygoesonsomanydays.

【導語】本文主要介紹了巴西的狂歡節，并介紹了南部和西北部的不同慶祝方式，并且

作者發表了自己對于這個節日的一些看法。

【答案】33.A34.D35.B36.D

33.［解析］細節理解題。根據"butitisimportantforthepeoplebecauseifsatimeof

friendship,freedom,andalmostawholeweekwithoutwork”可知，因為這是友誼、自由和

幾乎一整個星期不用工作的日子，故選A。

34.【解析】細節理解題。根據"Peoplecanhavepartiesorhavearest,andmostpeoplechoose

parties,dayafterday,nightafternight"及"Therearealsogroupsofpeoplewhomakea

parade（游行）showingtheirmusicandcars”可知，人們可以舉行聚會，休息或游行，沒有

提到“購物”，故選D。

35.【解析】推理判斷題。根據倒數第二段可知，在南部，生活不遲于周三就恢復正常

了，在西北部直到下周日才結束，所以B表述錯誤，故選B。

36.【解析】細節理解題。根據"IlikeCarnival,butIdon'tagreethatthepartyshouldkeep

goingonforsomanydays”可知，作者喜歡狂歡節，但不同意派對要持續這么多天，故選

Do

InterestingFestivalsintheWorld

ThrowingTomatoes-Spain（西班牙）

Spaintakes“tomatoesfights“toawholenewlevel.Butthetomatoesarebeingthrown,not

eaten.ThefestivaltakesplaceonthelastWednesdayinAugust.Trucks（卡車）carrytomatoes

intothesquare.Peoplerushtothetomatoesandthrowthemintothecrowd.

RollingCheese-England

ThisfestivaliscelebratedonthelastMondayinMay.IttakesplaceonCooper'sHill.Alarge

wheelofcheese(奶酪)isrolleddownCooper'sHill.Thefestivalisactuallyaracewhere

peoplerundownthehillaftertherollingcheese.Thefirstpersontocrossthefinishlineatthe

bottomofthehillwinsthecheese.

BurningMan-theUnitedStates

TheBurningManFestivallastsaweek；itisfromtheMondaybeforeLaborDaytoLabor

Day(whichfallsonthefirstMondayinSeptemberinAmerica).Thefestivaltakesplaceinthe

BlackRockDesert.Thebestpartofthefestivalistheburningofalargesculptureofaman.

PouringWater-Thailand

TheSongkranFestivalisthecelebrationoftheNewYearinThailand.Ratherthanasingle

day,ThailandcelebratestheNewYearfromApril13thtoApril15th.Thaipeoplerunafter

eachother,pouringwater.Songkranisoneofthemostimportantreasonswhyforeigners

traveltothebeautifulland.

37.Howmanyfestivalsarementionedinthepassage?

A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.

38.WherewillyouprobablygotoenjoyoneofthefestivalsaboveinMay?

A.Spain.B.England.C.TheUnitedStates.D.Thailand.

39.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thetomatoesarethrownintothecrowdtoeat.

B.Notallthefestivalsabovefallonthesingleday.

C.Burningalargerealmanisthebestpartofthefestival.

D.Songkranistheonlyreasonforattractinglotsoftourists.

40.Thepassageismostprobablytakenfrom.

A.atourguideB.asciencereportC.astorybookD.afashion

magazine

【導語】本文主要介紹了四個有趣的節日。

【答案】37.D38.B39.B40.A

37.【解析】細節理解題。根據“ThrowingTomatoes—Spain（西班牙）"、"Rolling

Cheese一England"、"BurningMan—theUnitedStates"、"PouringWater—Thailand”可知文

章提到了四個節日，故選D。

38.【解析】細節理解題。根據"RollingCheese—England...Thisf