Question

Chinese Spring Festival marks the first day of a new year, so the first meal is rather important. People from the North and the South have different 1 about the foods they eat on this 2 day. In Northern China, people 3 eat Jiaozi. The word Jiaozi in Chinese means the 4 and the beginning of time. According to historical 5, in the past people from the North and the South both ate Jiaozi on Chinese New Year’s Day. Perhaps 6 the areas in Southern China 7 more rice than those in Northern China, southern people slowly 8 to eat many other kinds of food on New Year’s Day. 9, the most common foods for the first 10 are noodles, New Year Cake and Tangyuan. The noodle 11 long life. The New Year Cake is called Niangao in Chinese, which 12 the hope of improvement in 13 year after year. Tangyuan is a symbol of 14 according to the Chinese.
To 15 a New Year visit to relatives and friends is an important activity during the Spring Festival. People also send cards to 16 a New Year’s greeting. What children love most is to set off firecrackers. 17, as the pace of life is becoming faster and faster, people have 18 new ways to celebrate the Chinese traditional New Year. For example, many people no longer send out greeting cards. 19, they use short messages or emails. Also to travel during the New Year holidays has come into 20.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      word
   2. B.
      habits
   3. C.
      meanings
   4. D.
      stories
2. 2.
   1. A.
      usual
   2. B.
      unforgettable
   3. C.
      common
   4. D.
      special
3. 3.
   1. A.
      seldom
   2. B.
      usually
   3. C.
      always
   4. D.
      hardly
4. 4.
   1. A.
      end
   2. B.
      future
   3. C.
      result
   4. D.
      effect
5. 5.
   1. A.
      reasons
   2. B.
      records
   3. C.
      notes
   4. D.
      stories
6. 6.
   1. A.
      as long as
   2. B.
      though
   3. C.
      when
   4. D.
      because
7. 7.
   1. A.
      caused
   2. B.
      took
   3. C.
      produced
   4. D.
      brought
8. 8.
   1. A.
      understood
   2. B.
      knew
   3. C.
      made
   4. D.
      began
9. 9.
   1. A.
      Besides
   2. B.
      Therefore
   3. C.
      Consequently
   4. D.
      Usually
10. 10.
    1. A.
       subject
    2. B.
       title
    3. C.
       program
    4. D.
       meal
11. 11.
    1. A.
       symbolizes
    2. B.
       reveals
    3. C.
       shows
    4. D.
       indicates
12. 12.
    1. A.
       transports
    2. B.
       represents
    3. C.
       fetches
    4. D.
       takes
13. 13.
    1. A.
       health
    2. B.
       family
    3. C.
       life
    4. D.
       work
14. 14.
    1. A.
       reunion
    2. B.
       luck
    3. C.
       happiness
    4. D.
       harmony
15. 15.
    1. A.
       do
    2. B.
       pay
    3. C.
       get
    4. D.
       carry
16. 16.
    1. A.
       express
    2. B.
       describe
    3. C.
       establish
    4. D.
       define
17. 17.
    1. A.
       Luckily
    2. B.
       Unfortunately
    3. C.
       However
    4. D.
       Besides
18. 18.
    1. A.
       given away
    2. B.
       made out
    3. C.
       got into
    4. D.
       taken up
19. 19.
    1. A.
       Instead
    2. B.
       Fortunately
    3. C.
       Moreover
    4. D.
       Furthermore
20. 20.
    1. A.
       fashion
    2. B.
       effect
    3. C.
       sight
    4. D.
       power

Answer 1

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试题分析：
1.考查名词;句意是：南北方人对吃的食物有不同的习惯。选B
2.考查形容词：春节的第一天是个特殊的日子。选D
3.考查副词，表示北方人经常吃饺子。选B
4.考查上下文串联：后面是the beginning of time 说明前面是end。选A
5.考查名词：historical records“历史记录”，选B
6.考查连词：句意是：因为南方生产的稻米更多，所以选D
7.考查动词，解析同上题。选C
8.考查动词：表示南方人开始慢慢吃其他食物。选D
9.考查副词，besides是此外，表示另外的原因。选A
10.考查上下文串联，第一句话就有the first meal，选D
11.考查动词：句意是：面条象征长寿。选A
12.考查动词：表示年糕代表生活一年比一年好。选B
13.考查名词：解析同上题。选C
14.考查名词：表示汤圆是象征着团园。选A
15.考查词组：pay a visit to“拜访”。选B
16.考查动词：人们送卡片是为了表达问候。选A
17.表示转折；后面讲的是现在人们过节的方式和以前不一样了。选C
18.考查词组辨析：A. given away赠送，B. made out辨认出，C. got into进入，D. taken up从事，句意是：人们人们已经采取了新的方式庆祝春节。选D。
19.考查副词，人们不送卡片了，相反的，人们发短信发邮件。选A
20.考查名词：句意是;出国旅游也变成时尚了。选A
考点：考查经济文化类短文阅读
点评：这篇文章介绍了中国人过春节的风俗，对比南方人北方人过春节的差异，还有现在过去过春节的不同，答题前一定要读懂全文，弄清文章要表达的思想，注意前后段落之间的关系。答题中，一定要认真分析，注意选项与上下文的关系，与前后单词的关系。对于一时没有太大的把握的题可以放到最后再来完成，因为有时答案可以从下文内容体现出来。答完后再通读一篇文章，看看所选选项能不能是语句通顺，语意连贯。