四、阅读理解。
Dads have Father's Day. Mums have Mother's Day. Kids have Children's Day. But, do our grandparents have a special holiday? Yes, they do!
The Double Ninth Festival is a special day for elderly people in China. The festival is on the ninth day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar. As the Chinese word for “nine” has the same sound as the word for “long”, people take the Double Ninth Festival to show their wishes for long life for elderly people.
There are many traditions for this festival. On that day, families get together and climb mountains for luck and in the hope that elderly people will live much longer. They also drink chrysanthemum wine(菊花酒) and wear a plant called *zhuyu* to celebrate it. Both chrysanthemum and *zhuyu* are regarded as clean plants that can clean houses and cure(治好) diseases.
Respecting elderly people is shown not only on this special day but also in daily life. For example, when an older person enters a room, everyone stands up. When there are several guests at the table, the host usually introduces them from the oldest to the youngest. When a younger person is presenting something to an older person, two hands are used. On a crowded subway or bus, younger people always offer their seats to elderly people.
It is a traditional virtue(美德) in China to respect elderly people. That's because the Chinese know elderly people have knowledge and experience that young people can learn from. So, Chinese people are proud of being old. Besides, to respect the elderly is to respect yourself tomorrow.
1. What is Paragraph 4 about?
A. Why we should respect elderly people.
B. Traditional ways of celebrating the festival.
C. What young people usually do on this festival.
D. Examples of respecting elderly people in daily life.
2. Which is NOT the correct way to respect elderly people?
A. We should offer seats to the old while taking a bus.
B. We should sit up straight when the old come into a room.
C. We should use both hands to present things to the old.
D. We should introduce the oldest person first while eating at the table.
3. Why are Chinese people proud of being old?
A. It means they don't have to work for others.
B. It means they have more virtues than others.
C. It means they have knowledge and experience.
D. It means what they did in the past was meaningful.
Dads have Father's Day. Mums have Mother's Day. Kids have Children's Day. But, do our grandparents have a special holiday? Yes, they do!
The Double Ninth Festival is a special day for elderly people in China. The festival is on the ninth day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar. As the Chinese word for “nine” has the same sound as the word for “long”, people take the Double Ninth Festival to show their wishes for long life for elderly people.
There are many traditions for this festival. On that day, families get together and climb mountains for luck and in the hope that elderly people will live much longer. They also drink chrysanthemum wine(菊花酒) and wear a plant called *zhuyu* to celebrate it. Both chrysanthemum and *zhuyu* are regarded as clean plants that can clean houses and cure(治好) diseases.
Respecting elderly people is shown not only on this special day but also in daily life. For example, when an older person enters a room, everyone stands up. When there are several guests at the table, the host usually introduces them from the oldest to the youngest. When a younger person is presenting something to an older person, two hands are used. On a crowded subway or bus, younger people always offer their seats to elderly people.
It is a traditional virtue(美德) in China to respect elderly people. That's because the Chinese know elderly people have knowledge and experience that young people can learn from. So, Chinese people are proud of being old. Besides, to respect the elderly is to respect yourself tomorrow.
1. What is Paragraph 4 about?
A. Why we should respect elderly people.
B. Traditional ways of celebrating the festival.
C. What young people usually do on this festival.
D. Examples of respecting elderly people in daily life.
2. Which is NOT the correct way to respect elderly people?
A. We should offer seats to the old while taking a bus.
B. We should sit up straight when the old come into a room.
C. We should use both hands to present things to the old.
D. We should introduce the oldest person first while eating at the table.
3. Why are Chinese people proud of being old?
A. It means they don't have to work for others.
B. It means they have more virtues than others.
C. It means they have knowledge and experience.
D. It means what they did in the past was meaningful.
答案：四、1~3. DBC
解析：
【分析】
这是一篇介绍中国重阳节及尊老传统的阅读理解题，解题思路如下：1. 针对主旨类题目（第1题），先定位对应段落，重点看段落的总起句，明确段落核心论述内容，再逐一排除和段落内容不符的干扰选项；2. 针对正误判断类题目（第2题），将每个选项和原文对应内容逐一比对，找出描述和原文不一致的错误选项；3. 针对细节原因类题目（第3题），根据题干关键词快速定位到原文对应段落，直接匹配对应的原因描述即可选出答案。
【解析】
1. 第1题：定位到第4段，段落总起句点明“尊重老人不仅体现在特殊节日里，也体现在日常生活中”，后续全部内容都是列举日常生活里尊重老人的具体实例。A选项“我们为什么要尊重老人”是第5段的核心内容；B选项“庆祝节日的传统方式”是第3段的内容；C选项“年轻人在这个节日通常做什么”不符合段落表述，因此只有D选项“日常生活中尊重老人的实例”符合第4段主旨。
2. 第2题：逐一比对选项和原文内容：A选项“坐公交时我们应该给老人让座”对应第4段末尾“在拥挤的地铁或公交上，年轻人总是给老人让座”，表述正确；B选项“老人进屋时我们应该坐直”和原文“当老人走进房间时，所有人都要站起来”的表述不符，属于错误描述；C选项“给老人递东西时要用双手”对应原文“年轻人给长辈递东西时，要用双手”，表述正确；D选项“聚餐时要先介绍年纪最大的人”对应原文“桌上有多位客人时，主人通常从年纪最大的到年纪最小的依次介绍”，表述正确。因此本题选错误的B选项。
3. 第3题：定位到最后一段，原文明确说明“中国人以年老为荣，是因为老年人拥有年轻人可以学习的知识和经验”，对应C选项的描述，其余选项均无原文依据。
【答案】
1~3. DBC
【知识点】
阅读理解主旨归纳，阅读理解细节定位，重阳节文化常识
【点评】
本题选材结合中国传统敬老文化，既考察学生英语阅读的信息提取、主旨归纳能力，也渗透了传统美德的相关文化知识，题目设置以细节题为主，只要学生能准确定位原文对应内容，区分不同段落的核心信息，就可以顺利选出正确答案。
【难度系数】
0.7
这是一篇介绍中国重阳节及尊老传统的阅读理解题，解题思路如下：1. 针对主旨类题目（第1题），先定位对应段落，重点看段落的总起句，明确段落核心论述内容，再逐一排除和段落内容不符的干扰选项；2. 针对正误判断类题目（第2题），将每个选项和原文对应内容逐一比对，找出描述和原文不一致的错误选项；3. 针对细节原因类题目（第3题），根据题干关键词快速定位到原文对应段落，直接匹配对应的原因描述即可选出答案。
【解析】
1. 第1题：定位到第4段，段落总起句点明“尊重老人不仅体现在特殊节日里，也体现在日常生活中”，后续全部内容都是列举日常生活里尊重老人的具体实例。A选项“我们为什么要尊重老人”是第5段的核心内容；B选项“庆祝节日的传统方式”是第3段的内容；C选项“年轻人在这个节日通常做什么”不符合段落表述，因此只有D选项“日常生活中尊重老人的实例”符合第4段主旨。
2. 第2题：逐一比对选项和原文内容：A选项“坐公交时我们应该给老人让座”对应第4段末尾“在拥挤的地铁或公交上，年轻人总是给老人让座”，表述正确；B选项“老人进屋时我们应该坐直”和原文“当老人走进房间时，所有人都要站起来”的表述不符，属于错误描述；C选项“给老人递东西时要用双手”对应原文“年轻人给长辈递东西时，要用双手”，表述正确；D选项“聚餐时要先介绍年纪最大的人”对应原文“桌上有多位客人时，主人通常从年纪最大的到年纪最小的依次介绍”，表述正确。因此本题选错误的B选项。
3. 第3题：定位到最后一段，原文明确说明“中国人以年老为荣，是因为老年人拥有年轻人可以学习的知识和经验”，对应C选项的描述，其余选项均无原文依据。
【答案】
1~3. DBC
【知识点】
阅读理解主旨归纳，阅读理解细节定位，重阳节文化常识
【点评】
本题选材结合中国传统敬老文化，既考察学生英语阅读的信息提取、主旨归纳能力，也渗透了传统美德的相关文化知识，题目设置以细节题为主，只要学生能准确定位原文对应内容，区分不同段落的核心信息，就可以顺利选出正确答案。
【难度系数】
0.7