五、阅读理解。
主题群:历史、社会与文化 子主题:节假日与庆祝活动 语篇类型:说明文 难度:★★
The Torch Festival is a traditional festival in China. The Yi, Naxi and Bai peoples in China celebrate it every year. It is usually on the 24th day of the sixth lunar month and people often celebrate it for 2 to 3 days.
Why do they have this festival? There are many stories. One is about locusts(蝗虫). It is said that there were many locusts on a farm. All the farmers didn't know what to do. A clever and kind man told them to use torches to kill the locusts. At last, they killed all of the locusts. Then they had the Torch Festival.
During the festival, people put up the torches in front of every house. At night, everyone takes the torches out and walks around the fields and the houses. Also, people have many activities like singing, dancing and horse races.
The Torch Festival is a very exciting festival. It brings lots of fun to people. And every year many visitors come to enjoy it too.
1. How long do people celebrate the Torch Festival every year?
A. For one to two days.
B. For two to three days.
C. For three to four days.
D. For four to five days.
2. What does Paragraph 2 talk about?
A. The way to use the torches.
B. The reason for killing the locusts.
C. The way to make the torches.
D. The reason for having the Torch Festival.
3. What do we know about the Torch Festival?
A. Only the Yi people celebrate it every year.
B. People put up torches in front of houses.
C. The Bai people sing and swim to celebrate it.
D. It takes people two days to prepare food.
4. What is the passage mainly about?
A. A festival.
B. A job.
C. A sport.
D. A hobby.
主题群:历史、社会与文化 子主题:节假日与庆祝活动 语篇类型:说明文 难度:★★
The Torch Festival is a traditional festival in China. The Yi, Naxi and Bai peoples in China celebrate it every year. It is usually on the 24th day of the sixth lunar month and people often celebrate it for 2 to 3 days.
Why do they have this festival? There are many stories. One is about locusts(蝗虫). It is said that there were many locusts on a farm. All the farmers didn't know what to do. A clever and kind man told them to use torches to kill the locusts. At last, they killed all of the locusts. Then they had the Torch Festival.
During the festival, people put up the torches in front of every house. At night, everyone takes the torches out and walks around the fields and the houses. Also, people have many activities like singing, dancing and horse races.
The Torch Festival is a very exciting festival. It brings lots of fun to people. And every year many visitors come to enjoy it too.
1. How long do people celebrate the Torch Festival every year?
A. For one to two days.
B. For two to three days.
C. For three to four days.
D. For four to five days.
2. What does Paragraph 2 talk about?
A. The way to use the torches.
B. The reason for killing the locusts.
C. The way to make the torches.
D. The reason for having the Torch Festival.
3. What do we know about the Torch Festival?
A. Only the Yi people celebrate it every year.
B. People put up torches in front of houses.
C. The Bai people sing and swim to celebrate it.
D. It takes people two days to prepare food.
4. What is the passage mainly about?
A. A festival.
B. A job.
C. A sport.
D. A hobby.
答案：[语篇解读]本文介绍了中国的传统节日——火把节，讲述了节日的时间、起源传说以及庆祝活动，体现了这一节日的意义。
1. B
2. D 段落大意题。根据“Why do they have this festival?”可知，第二段是讲述人们庆祝这个节日的原因。
3. B
4. A 主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了中国的传统节日——火把节。
1. B
2. D 段落大意题。根据“Why do they have this festival?”可知，第二段是讲述人们庆祝这个节日的原因。
3. B
4. A 主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了中国的传统节日——火把节。
解析：
【分析】做此类阅读理解题时，应先通读全文把握语篇核心内容，再针对各小题的问题，精准定位原文对应信息，结合选项逐一比对排除，从而选出正确答案。具体来说，第1题需找火把节的庆祝时长，第2题需判断第二段的主旨，第3题需提取火把节的相关细节，第4题需归纳全文主旨。
【解析】1. 定位原文第一段最后一句“people often celebrate it for 2 to 3 days”，可知庆祝时长为2到3天，对应选项B，故选B。2. 第二段以“Why do they have this festival?”开篇，主要讲述了庆祝火把节的起源原因，对应选项D，故选D。3. 定位原文第三段第一句“During the festival, people put up the torches in front of every house”，可知B选项正确；A选项与原文“The Yi, Naxi and Bai peoples in China celebrate it every year”不符，C选项原文未提及游泳，D选项原文未提到准备食物的时间，故选B。4. 全文围绕中国传统节日火把节展开介绍，核心是介绍一个节日，对应选项A，故选A。
【答案】1.B 2.D 3.B 4.A
【知识点】阅读理解、节日文化
【点评】本题以中国传统节日火把节为主题，考察学生的细节查找、段落大意及主旨归纳能力，难度适中，有助于学生了解少数民族传统节日文化。
【难度系数】0.6
【解析】1. 定位原文第一段最后一句“people often celebrate it for 2 to 3 days”，可知庆祝时长为2到3天，对应选项B，故选B。2. 第二段以“Why do they have this festival?”开篇，主要讲述了庆祝火把节的起源原因，对应选项D，故选D。3. 定位原文第三段第一句“During the festival, people put up the torches in front of every house”，可知B选项正确；A选项与原文“The Yi, Naxi and Bai peoples in China celebrate it every year”不符，C选项原文未提及游泳，D选项原文未提到准备食物的时间，故选B。4. 全文围绕中国传统节日火把节展开介绍，核心是介绍一个节日，对应选项A，故选A。
【答案】1.B 2.D 3.B 4.A
【知识点】阅读理解、节日文化
【点评】本题以中国传统节日火把节为主题，考察学生的细节查找、段落大意及主旨归纳能力，难度适中，有助于学生了解少数民族传统节日文化。
【难度系数】0.6