Question

【题目】 Festivals are symbols of traditional culture of a country. But nowadays there appears a phenomenon（现象）in China. Western festivals, such as Christmas Day, Valentine's Day, Thanksgiving Day and so on, are becoming more and more popular. This has been a fact of life!

A survey showed that almost all the young men celebrate western festivals. Among them, college students like the western festivals best. The western festivals provide a good chance to go to the party, go shopping and do any other things they want to do.

The popularity of western festivals in China has been known for long and the discussion about it has never stopped. In a survey, 10,000 people expressed their opinion about the popularity of western festivals in China. It tries to find the real reason why Chinese like the western festivals and provide us with a correct attitude（态度）toward whether we should celebrate western festivals or not.

Chart Ⅰ: Opinions about the popularity of western festivals in China

Chart Ⅱ: Main reasons why western festivals are popular in China

【1】According to the passage, Which phenomenon appears now?

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【2】How do the college students celebrate the western festivals?

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【3】According to Chart Ⅰ, how many people think the popularity of western festivals is just a way to relax?

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【4】Chart Ⅱ shows the reasons why western festivals are popular in China. What does 17% refers to?

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【5】As teenagers, should we celebrate western festivals? Why or why not?

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Western festivals are becoming more and more popular.

【2】By going to the party, going shopping and doing any other things they want to do./They go to the party, go shopping and do any other things they want to do.

【3】4800(people).

【4】More foreigners in China.

【5】Yes, we should. Because we can experience different culture.

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文，介绍了一项对一万个人关于西方节日观点的调查，并列举两张图表，说明了为什么西方节日会在中国流行，我们应该抱有什么样的态度。

【1】根据“Western festivals, such as Christmas Day, Valentine's Day, Thanksgiving Day and so on, are becoming more and more popular”，可知该现象是西方节日在中国越来越受欢迎，故答案为Western festivals are becoming more and more popular.

【2】根据“The western festivals provide a good chance to go to the party, go shopping and do any other things they want to do”，可知大学生们会参加派对、去购物或做其他自己想做的事情来庆祝节日，故答案为By going to the party, going shopping and doing any other things they want to do./They go to the party, go shopping and do any other things they want to do.

【3】根据第一个图表，可知有48%的受访人员认为这是一种放松的方式，根据后文“In a survey, 10,000 people expressed their opinion about the popularity of western festivals in China”，可知有一万人受访，所以此处是4800人，故答案为4800(people).

【4】根据第二个图表，可知17%的人认为原因是有更多的外国人在中国，故答案为More foreigners in China.

【5】开放性作答，言之有理即可。参考答案：Yes, we should. Because we can experience different culture.