题目内容
Festivals play an important role in a culture’s identity. I can’t think of a better way of appreciating a new culture than by taking part in one of its festivals. Here are some special festivals around the world.
★ Boryeong Mud Festival--Boryeong, South Korea
For two weeks in July, millions gather in Boryeong to experience the grey pools and slides. What began as a way of promoting the region’s mineral-rich mud has turned into a festive party , complete with music and fireworks. While the mud is usually only available in cosmetic products, here you can cake yourself in grey as you want.
Holi, the Festival of Colors, is a Hindu celebration full of joy and one of India’s most important holidays. During the day of the last full moon of the lunar month, usually late February or early March, the air is full of bright colored powder. The festival is celebrated differently throughout the country, but the cheerful spirit is common throughout Hindu communities around the world.
★ Koninginnedag--The Netherlands
Although their current Queen’s birthday is really during the winter, the Queen still celebrates it on April 30th,the country’s official “Queen’s Day” since 1949. Orange is the national color, and the streets become a sea of feather boas(长围巾)and body paint as crowds gather in the plazas(广场). Amsterdam is the center of this outdoor party, with many live music acts, but nearly every town is alive with orange on this day.
★ National Elephant Day in Thailand
In Thailand, March 13 is regarded as National Elephant Day to show that the Thai elephant plays an important role in the Thai history. Thai Elephant Day has been held on an annual basis since the idea was first approved by the Thai government in 1998. Special events are held at a number of venues in northern Thailand. At the Mae Sa Elephant Camp, it has become a tradition on March 13 for the dozens of elephants there to be treated to a huge feast of fruits and sugarcane.
1.What we can learn from the passage is that ________.
A. Boryeong Mud Festival was originally held to advertise for their mineral resources
B. people around the world celebrate Holi differently to promote their religions
C. Koninginnedag--The Netherlands was celebrated on their current Queen’s birthday
D. it is an international custom for the Thai elephant to eat all kinds of fruits and sugarcane
2.What is the purpose of the festival held on March 13 in Thailand?
A. To call on people to protect these endangered elephants.
B. To give the Thai elephant a chance to eat fruits and sugarcane.
C. To stress the importance of the elephant in the Thai history.
D. To help people relax themselves by feeding the Thai elephant.
3.You can experience the Festival of Colors in _______.
A. South Korea B. Thailand C. the Netherlands D. India
4.What is the main purpose of the text?
A. To tell people how to enjoy and relax themselves.
B. To introduce some unique festivals around the world.
C. To get people to celebrate different kinds of customs.
D. To show the importance of celebrating different festivals.
2.C
3.D
4.B
【解析】
试题分析:本文介绍了世界各地的四种节日及节日时间和节日时的活动。韩国的 Boryeong Mud Festival,这个节日一开始是为了促销 Boryeong的一种富含矿物质的泥,现在已经演变成节日聚会。还有印度的Holi节, 荷兰的 Koninginnedag 节和泰国的National Elephant Day节。
1.细节理解题。 根据第二段的What began as a way of promoting the region’s mineral-rich mud has turned into a festive party开始作为一种促进该地区的富含矿物质的泥的方法已经变成了一个节日聚会。故选A。
2.细节理解题。根据第五段的In Thailand, March 13 is regarded as National Elephant Day to show that the Thai elephant plays an important role in the Thai history.在泰国,3月13日被视为国家象节表明泰国大象在泰国历史扮演重要的角色。故选C。
3.细节理解题。根据第三段的Holi, the Festival of Colors, is a Hindu celebration full of joy and one of India’s most important holidays胡里节,彩色的节日,是一个印度教徒庆祝充满欢乐和印度最重要的节日故选D。
4.作者意图题。根据第一大段I can’t think of a better way of appreciating a new culture than by taking part in one of its festivals. Here are some special festivals around the world我想不出一个更好的方法欣赏一个新的文化比参加它的一个节日。这里有一些特殊的世界各地的音乐节。说明这篇文章要介绍节日。故选B。
考点:政治经济文化类短文阅读。
第Ⅱ卷 (两部分,共35分)
第四部分:任务型阅读(共10小题;每小题l分,满分10分)
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OPTIMISM HELPED US PERSEVERE(坚持)
Left behind, we watched as Shackleton and the boat sailed away from Elephant Island. The danger of what lay ahead of them, the chances of them ever returning to find us, the fear that we might never know their fate and possible delays, at first made us feel low and discouraged. But it was not for long. There was nothing like a good dinner of penguin(企鹅) and some dynamic music to make a man feel more cheerful again.
Life now fell into a regular pattern. Just keeping alive took all our time and energy. For example, we had to gather fresh water by grasping and then melting sea-ice. If this drinking But melting the ice was a problem. With no trees growing on Antarctica and no oil, the only fuel we could use was seal fat. This gave off oily, black smoke but had he advantage of burning strongly in fierce winds. We could also eat the remains when the fire died down.
Food was also a problem as there were no vegetables or fruit to be found. As one of’ our group, Lionel Greenstreet noted in his diary after a few weeks how bored he was with the meals: “The food now is pretty well all meat -- seal steaks, cooked seal, penguin steaks, cooked penguin liver.” As a chef, it was my duty to clean and cook these animals, so I was soon being encouraged to vary the meals in whatever way I could. It was difficult.
We had to be very particular about our personal care because a changeable temperature could harm us. It was almost as dangerous to become too hot from wearing too many clothes as to become too cold from wearing too few. Becoming too hot led to sweating and this could freeze very quickly. Another part of the body that needed special caution was the eyes. The ice and snow reflected dangerous rays from the sun so that if we did not wear sunglasses we would suffer from sun-blindness.
Four months of this was as much as the twenty-two of us could bear in this bone-numbing cold. We were lucky that our group wolf worked hard to show an admirable mental attitude and dealt with our ever-present fears in a positive and successful way. Above all, Shackleton encouraged us to have celebrations: for birthdays, festivals or even just because of a good catch of penguin. This kept us cheerful and encouraged harmony in the group.
When rescue did come, we felt such relief and joy that many of us could not hide our tears. We were at last free to go home to a warm bed, good food and the care of our family and friends. Our optimism and faith in Shackleton had helped us persevere in staying alive and he had repaid us by his commitment to return and save us from a slow but painful death.
Main Points |
Details |
Setting |
Shackleton and his boat having (71) ▲ away, we stayed on Elephant Island, feeling low and discouraged. A dinner of penguin and dynamic music (72) ▲ us up. |
Water problem |
To gather fresh water, we grasped and then melt sea-ice by(73) ▲ seal fat. |
(74) ▲ problem |
Food lacked variety, with only meat from seals and penguins. |
Personal care |
● Sweating from wearing too many clothes and(75) ▲ from wearing too few could do harm to us. ● We needed to be (76) ▲ of the eyes’ being harmed by the dangerous reflected rays from the sun. |
(77) ▲ for our survival |
● Our positive (78) ▲ ● Having celebrations ● Harmony in the group |
Ending |
Four months later, we were (79) ▲ by Shackleton. And he (80) ▲ his promise. |