Question

【题目】

Maslenitsa is an ancient celebration marking the return of spring. In Russia, people celebrate it for one week every year at the beginning of March. During the festival, people wear beautiful clothes hanging out on the streets. They make and eat tasty Russian blinis as well. The blinis is a kind of round thin baked cake which is a symbol of the sun, people say.

In India, there is a famous festival called Holi. It is celebrated at the end of the winter season on the last full moon day of the lunar month, which usually falls in the late February or March. It is also known as the “festival of colors” since people believe spring is colorful. To celebrate it, people pour colored water and powder (粉末) on each other and everyone gets wet and dirty. Cooking many kinds of sweets and other food is also a tradition.

If you go to Japan in early May, you will see colorful carp flags in the sky. The flags fly to celebrate Children’s Day, which falls on May 5th. In some places, people start to fly their flags in April. Families that have boys will usually fly the flags outside their homes. They also put warrior ( 武 士 ) dolls around their homes. They do so to encourage their boys to be strong and healthy. People usually eat Kashiwa-mochi on this day. It is a kind of rice cake in a special tree leaves. The cake has sweet-tasting red bean jam (红豆馅) inside. In most Latin American countries, there is a ceremony for girls when they turn fifteen. It’s called quinceanera. During this ceremony, the girl, who dresses up, gives candles to the fifteen most important women in her life. The candles stand for her past. Then they will have a big party. Long ago, girls would marry soon after their quinceanera. But these days, it simply stands for good wishes for girls as they get older.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

【1】Both ___and ___are celebrated to greet spring.

A. Maslenitsa; HoliB. Holi; Japanese Children’s Day

C. Maslenitsa; QuinceaneraD. Maslenitsa; Japanese Children’s Day

【2】Blinis is the traditional food in .

A. RussiaB. IndiaC. JapanD. Latin American countries

【3】Holi is known for .

A. the round cakeB. different colors

C. carp flagsD. warrior dolls

【4】Children’s Day in Japan falls in each year.

A. FebruaryB. MarchC. AprilD. May

【5】When girls in Latin America celebrate quinceanera, they will do the followings but .

A. dress upB. give out candles

C. cook many sweetsD. have a party

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】A

【3】B

【4】D

【5】C

【解析】

这篇短文给我们介绍了四个不同国家的节日，有俄罗斯的送冬节、印度的胡里节、日本的儿童节和拉丁美洲一些国家为女孩庆祝的成人礼。

【1】细节理解题。根据第一篇短文的开头Maslenitsa is an ancient celebration marking the return of spring.和第二篇短文的开头In India, there is a famous festival called Holi. It is celebrated at the end of the winter season on the last full moon day of the lunar month, which usually falls in the

late February or March可知，俄罗斯的送冬节和印度的胡里节是庆祝春天的到来，故应选A。

【2】细节理解题。根据第一篇短文的最后They make and eat tasty Russian blinis as well. The blinis is a kind of round thin baked cake which is a symbol of the sun, people say.可知，薄饼是俄罗斯的一种传统食物。故应选A。

【3】细节理解题。根据第二篇短文中It is also known as the “festival of colors” since people believe spring is colorful.可知，胡里节也被称为“颜色的节日”，故它因为不同的颜色而出名，选B。

【4】细节理解题。根据第三篇短文中The flags fly to celebrate Children’s Day, which falls on May 5th可知，日本的儿童节在5月5日，由此可知应选D。

【5】细节理解题。根据第四篇短文中During this ceremony, the girl, who dresses up, gives candles to the fifteen most important women in her life. The candles stand for her past. Then they will have a big party可知，在成人礼上，盛装打扮的女孩们把蜡烛送给她生命中最重要的15为女性，然后他们有一个大的聚会。由此可知，C选项没有提到，故选C。