Question

Singles Day (光棍节)falls on every November 11th, and as the name suggests, this holiday is one specially for people who are still living the single life. It’s surprising that China is the only country in the world that has set up a special day for singles to celebrate(庆祝) their lives. To find out more about this celebration, read on.

An old story goes that once there were four single men, leading very boring lives. None of them were married（结婚）, or had lovers, or did anything exciting. They just sat around all day and played Mahjong（麻将）.

One day they played Mahjong from 11am until 11 pm. During the game, no matter who won, the winning card was always the 'Sitiao' card. And that day happened to be November 11th. In order to remember the day, they called it Singles Day.

For breakfast on Singles Day, singles often eat four youtiao, which means the four "ones" in "11.11". Many singles also choose to say goodbye to their single lives on this day. So they take part in 'blind date' parties , trying to find someone they love and many people choose to marry on this day. Besides the meaning of 'single', the four 'ones' of the date can also mean the 'only one' in one’s heart.

1.__________ first called November 11th Singles Day.

A. The Chinese government

B. People who have been married

C. Four people playing Marjong

D. People who don’t want to get married

2.The Chinese meaning of the word “'blind date' parties” in this passage is “________”.

A. 盲人聚会 B.相亲会

C. 化妆舞会 D. 慈善晚会

3.Singles often have ________ for breakfast on Singles Day.

A. some bread B. noodles

C. 4 youtiao D. nothing

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Singles Day is on November 11th.

B. Singles Day is celebrated by no countries but China.

C. Singles Day is for people who are still living the single life.

D. Singles Day should be celebrated by playing Marjong from 11am to 11pm.

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.B

3.C

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍中国的一个为单身人庆祝的节日——光棍节。文章介绍了光棍节的由来和习俗，许多人选择在光棍节时相亲或是结婚来结束光棍的生活。

1.11月11日，因此规定11月11日是光棍节。故选C。

2.'blind date' parties的意思是“相亲会”，故选B。

3.

4.th可知A正确；根据文章第一段第二行It’s surprising that China is the only country in the world that has set up a special day for singles to celebrate(庆祝) their lives.可知B和C正确；而选项D是光棍节的是因为四个人在一起打麻将后由来的，并非要在光棍节当天玩麻将。故选D。

考点：文化类短文阅读。