题目内容
【题目】根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Most people buy a lot of gifts just before Christmas. But some people think we buy too much.
They have started a special day called Buy Nothing Day. 【1】 .
Buy Nothing Day is November 29. It’s 25 days before Christmas. It’s after Thanksgiving and often the first day of Christmas shopping. 【2】 .
The idea for Buy Nothing Day started in Vancouver, British Columbia. 【3】 In California, Parents, and children get together to read stories, sing songs, and paint pictures. The children talk about why they don’t need a lot of toys. This year, in Manchester, England, people dressed up in costumes to tell people that we buy too much.
In Albuquerque, New Mexico, high school students., wanted to tell other students about Buy Nothing Day. They organized a spaghetti dinner to give people information about Buy Nothing day. 【4】 They made posters and talked to other students about it. 【5】 The students at high schools liked the idea of this new tradition. Next year, they want to have another dinner to tell more people about Buy Nothing Day!
A. They asked restaurants in the neighborhood to donate the food
B. At this time, we see ads in Newspapers and, on TV telling us to “buy, buy, buy!”
C. Buy Nothing Day has successfully persuaded people not buy anything.
D. Many people think highly of the idea of Buy Nothing Day.
E. They don’t want anyone to go shopping on that day.
F. Now people all over the wrld celebrate Buy Nothing Day.
G. The dinner was a big success, and many students agreed not to buy anything on November 29.
【答案】
【1】E
【2】B
【3】F
【4】A
【5】G
【解析】
试题分析:本文讲述了一个特殊的节日--无消费日,在这一天人们都不会去买东西,而学生们也喜欢这样一个节日。
【1】E考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。根据They have started a special day called Buy Nothing Day可知那天是无消费日,所以人们不会在那天买东西,故选E。
【2】B考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。根据Thanksgiving and often the first day of Christmas shopping.可知到了购物的时间,故选B。
【3】F考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。根据The idea for Buy Nothing Day started in Vancouver, British Columbia这个节日是在温哥华,英国哥伦比亚大学开始,所以后文可推理出现在全世界都会庆祝这个节日,故选F。
【4】A考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。根据前文They organized a spaghetti dinner to give people information about Buy Nothing day可知他们组织一个晚餐为了向人们传输这种信息,可推理出后文邻居,饭店之类人是被邀请过来的,所以选A。
【5】G考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。根据后文学生们喜欢这个传统,所以这个晚宴是成功的,故选G。