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2．More than 85% of respondents （调查对象）to a survey about the Chinese Lunar New Year said they expect the festival's traditions to be continued，survey re sults have sho wn．
The survey，done online by the China Youth Daily Social Investigation Center on 7，012 people，showed that 88%of respondents consider reuniting with family to be the most important part of the festival．According to the survey，78.6% of respondents see the festival as an opportunity to visit relatives as many people live far from their hometowns．
Wan Jianzhong，a professor of Beijing Normal University，said that Lunar New Year traditions，including visiting the elderly，holding family get-togethere and setting off firecrackers （放鞭炮），have mostly been preserved （保持），but some others are disappearing．
"During the Spring Festival，people woricing outside their hometowns hurry to get home and reunite with their families． This causes a great national migration （迁徙），because the tradition of family get-togethers on Chinese New Years Eve is rooted in the hearts of the Chinese，"Wan said．
任务一：替换
56．写出短文中能替换下列句子划线部分的词或短语．
According to the survey，over 5960 respondents expect Lunar New Year traditions to be continued．
任务二：用英语回答问题．
57．How many people were surveyed about the Chinese Lunar New Year？
58．Where was the survey done？
59．Was holding family get-togethers a Lunar New Year tradition？

Answer 1

分析 本文主要向我们介绍了人们对中国春节的观点．文章以具体的数字表达了人们对春节的不同理解．

解答 56 more than 同义词替换：over的意思是"超过，多于"，结合文章，第一句当中的more than的意思是"多于，比…多"，故答案是more than．
57 More than 85% of respondents （调查对象）to a survey about the Chinese Lunar New Year said they expect the festival's traditions to be continued．细节理解题：根据第一段More than 85% of respondents （调查对象）to a survey about the Chinese Lunar New Year said they expect the festival's traditions to be continued一个关于中国农历新年的调查说，超过85%的受访者期待节日的传统继续下去．故得出答案．
58 The survey，done online by the China Youth Daily Social Investigation Center．根据第二段The survey，done online by the China Youth Daily Social Investigation Center 调查是由中国青年报社会调查中心在线完成的．故得出答案．
59 Yes，it was．根据第三段a professor of Beijing Normal University，said that Lunar New Year traditions，including visiting the elderly，holding family get-togethere北京师范大学的一位教授说，农历新年的传统，包括探访老人，举行家庭聚会．故得出答案．

点评 本文难度不大，仔细通读全文，把握细节，对照题目与问题，即可正确解答．但要注意单词书写的适当形式．