1、Topic Five Plans,Intentions and Festivals,Holidays,Celebrations计划、愿望与节假日活动 话说中考 本话题也是中考中阅读理解命题的热点,作为新世纪的中学生,有着丰富多彩的业余生活。计划、愿望是人生理想与目标,节假日的活动内容丰富,形式多样。考试命题真中求新,题型不拘一格。 解题思路:根据不同题型,找准解题方法和技巧,进行答题。 走进中考(重庆2010) When you see the girl for the first time,you may think she is a boyShe is very outgoing(外向的)
2、Who is she? Wang Meng,the Chinese top skater On the evening of February 26th,2010,Wang Meng first got to the finishing line in 1 minute and 29.213 seconds in the womens 1000 meters short track speed skating final(短道速滑决赛) at the Vancouver Olympic Winter Games(温哥华冬奥会)After she succeeded in the 500-met
3、re and 3000-metre races,she won her third gold medal this timeWith this one China won four gold medals in the womens short track speed skatingThat helped China first win the team gold medal in Winter Olympics history Just before the final race Wang Meng caught a bad cold and coughed terriblyWith the
4、 words of You can,you can do! she won at lastShe said,I really feel these three gold medals belong to my team,to ChinaIt was with the help of my team that I won the prize Though Wang Meng is only twenty-four,she has been the most successful Chinese skaterWe are proud of her and her teamWe hope she w
5、ill be faster in Sochi Olympics in 2014 阅读短文,根据短文内容选择最佳答案。 ( ) 1China won gold medals in the womens short track speed skating A2 B3 C4 D5 ( ) 2It took Wang Meng 1 minute and 29.213 seconds to finish the short track speed skating final Awomens 1000 Bmens 1000 Cwomens 500 Dmens 500 ( ) 3In Wang Mengs
6、opinion,made her win the prize at last Aa strong body Ba bad cold Cher teams help Dmuch exercise ( ) 4Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? AWang Meng is very outgoing like a boy BWang Meng is the most successful Chinese skater CChinese people are proud of Wang Meng and her te
7、am DChina has got the team gold medal twice in Winter Olympics history 解析 1C 由第二段倒数第二句“With this one China won four gold medals.”可知正确答案为 C。 2A 由第二段第一句“.Wang Meng first got to the finishing line in 1 minute and 29.213 seconds in womens 1000 meters.”可知正确答案为 A。 3C 由第三段最后两句“I really feel these three gol
8、d medals belong to my team. with the help of my team that I won the prize”可知由于团队的帮助她才获得了成功,故正确答案为 C。 4D 由第二段最后一句“That helped China first win the team gold medal.”可知 D 项的表述是错误的。话题专练一 MrLee was in bed and was trying to go to sleep when he heard the bell ringHe turned on the light and looked at his clo
9、ckIt was twelve oclockWho can it be at this time of night? He thoughtHe decided to go and find outSo he got up,put on his dressing gown(浴袍) and went to the doorWhen he opened the door,there was nobody thereThat is very strange Then he went back to his bedroom,took off his dressing gown,got back into
10、 bed,turned off the light and tried to go to sleep A few minutes later he heard the bell ring againMrLee jumped out of bed very quickly and rushed to the doorHe opened it,but again he found no one thereHe closed the door and tried not to feel angryThen he saw a piece of paper on the floorHe picked i
11、t upThere were some words on it:It is now after midnight(午夜),so it is April Fools Day(愚人节)April fool to you! Oh,it was the English boy next door! MrLee exclaimed(惊叫) and almost smiledHe went back to bed and felt asleep at onceThe bell did not ring again 根据短文内容,选择最佳答案。 ( ) 1When did MrLee go to bed?
12、He went to bed _ Abefore twelve oclock Bafter twelve oclock Cwhen the bell rang Dwhen he saw the boy ( ) 2Why did he rush to the door when he heard the bell ring the second time? AHe wanted to open the door for the visitor BHe wanted to find out who the visitor was CHe was afraid of the ring DHe was
13、 waiting for someone ( ) 3From this passage,we learn that we can _ on April Fools Day Asay Hello to each other Bdance and sing at night Cplay jokes on each other Dsend presents to children ( ) 4What did MrLee think about the English boy? He thought he _ Awas a good boy Bwas friendly with him Cshould
14、nt ring the bell at midnight Ddid a dangerous thing just now ( ) 5How about the English boy according to the passage? AHe is friendly BHe is nervous CHe was handsomeDHe was kind答案: 1A 文章第一段的前三个句子就告诉了此题的答案。 2B 文中“Who can it be at this time of night?”,说明 Mr.Lee 很想知道是谁在午夜时来敲门。 3C 在愚人节这天,人们可相互开玩笑。 4B 英国
15、男孩和 Mr.Lee 开玩笑,说明他把 Mr.Lee 看成朋友,所以答案是 B。 5A 根据短文中男孩和 Mr.Lee 开玩笑,可以看出男孩很友好,所以选 A。二 Every year there is a Spring Festival in ChinaUsually it is in January or FebruaryIt is the most important festival in ChinaSo before it comes,everyone has to prepare thingsThey buy pork,beef,chicken,fruits and many ot
16、her thingsAnd they often make a special kind of food dumplingsIt means come togetherOn the day before the festival,parents buy new clothes for their childrenChildren also buy presents for their parentsOn the Spring Festival Eve(除夕),all the family members come back to their hometownThis is a happy mo
17、mentSome sing and dance,some play cards and others get the dinner readyWhen they enjoy the meal,they give each other the best wishes for the coming yearThey all have a good time 根据短文内容,选择最佳答案。 ( ) 1Which is the most important festival in China? AThe Mid Autumn Festival BLantern Festival CChildrens D
18、ay DThe Spring Festival ( ) 2When is the Chinese Spring Festival usually celebrated? AIn March or April BIn May or June CIn January or February DIn December ( ) 3_ is the special kind of food for the Spring Festival in China AChicken BDumpling CFish DFried rice ( ) 4Whats the meaning of the food dum
19、plings for Chinese people in the Spring Festival? ACome together BHelp yourself CLook up DCongratulate ( ) 5The family _ when they are having dinner together on the Spring Festival Eve Agive each other the best wishes Bbuy each other presents Csing,danceDplay cards答案: 1D 根据短文中 It is the most importa
20、nt festival in China可以看出春节是中国最重要的节日,所以选 D。 2C 由文章中 Usually it is in January or February可知中国的春节是在一二月份举行的,所以选 C。 3B 根据短文内容 they often make a special kind of food dumplings,可知选 B。 4A 根据文中 It means come together,可以看出,Dumplings 是“come together”的象征,所以选 A。 5A 根据短文最后几句话可以看出,人们在吃饭时互相祝福,所以选 A。三 What is your f
21、avorite holiday? Here are some students opinions Sandy from Taiwan says: My favorite holiday is the Mid-Autumn festivalI always visit my grandfather and grandmother,and we always go to the same restaurant on the mountain to hold jubilationAt night,we always have a barbecue,and watch the moon togethe
22、rI enjoy it a lot Zhenia from Ukraine says: My favorite day is New Years DayWe celebrate the new year on the 31st of DecemberFather Frost comes with his granddaughter on that nightHe puts his presents under the New Year TreeWe have a party and stay up until midnight to see the New Year in and the Ol
23、d Year offWe cook delicious food for the partyPeople also celebrate Old New Year in our countryIt is on the 14th of January Yagna from India says: My favorite day is Deepavali(屠妖节),which is also called Festival of LightsPeople do some cleaning at home and light their oil lamps to thank for the defea
24、t of the bad kingTo celebrate it,we also eat sweets and delicious food,wear new clothes,and give presents to our friends and relatives Pat from Thailand says: My name is PatMy favorite holiday is SongkranIt takes place from the 13th to 15th of AprilOn the holiday people pour water on each otherIt is
25、 a lot of funPeople also buy new clothes and they have big parties 根据短文内容,选择最佳答案。 ( ) 1What is Sandys favorite holiday? AThe Mid-Autumn festival BNew Years Day CDeepavali DSongkran ( ) 2The underlined word jubilation is closest in meaning to _ Ahope Bcelebration Cpresent Dexercise ( ) 3What does the
26、 underlined word Songkran probably mean in Chinese? A音乐会 B新年 C中秋节 D泼水节 ( ) 4In order to celebrate Deepavali,we can _ Aeat sweets and delicious food Bweal new clothes Cgive presents to others Dall of the above ( ) 5Where does Zhenia come from according to the passage?ATaiwan BIndia CUkraine DThailand
27、答案: 1A 根据第一个学生的话可以确定 Sandy 最喜欢的节日是中秋节,即选 A。 2B 根据 Sandy 的叙述可知,他们总是去同一个饭店,可以猜测是庆贺节日,所以选 B。 3D 根据 Pat 的介绍可知在 4 月 13 15 日,他们可以把水泼在别人身上,所以确定是泼水节,选 D。 4D 根据 Yagna 的叙述,可以确定为了庆祝屠妖节,他们可以吃糖和佳肴,可以穿新衣服,可以送别人礼物,所以选 D。 5C 根据第四段的内容可以找出 Zhenia 是来自乌克兰,即 C。四 Around the world,people have different traditional foods t
28、o celebrate different festivalsTraditional foods also show a new year of good luck and good health: An English Christmas dinner has a meal of turkey,and it also includes pies and plum puddings(李子布丁)In Germany,Christmas is celebrated with bread cookies and cakes,which are made like Christmas treesIn
29、France,Christmas dessert is a cake filled with butter cream In southern parts of India,there is a three-day festival in mid-January called PongalIt includes rice and a dish of rice cooked with sugar that is shared with families and friends Japan celebrates New Year with a seven-day festivalIt begins
30、 from January 1stFood is prepared before the festival so people dont need to cook during the festivalOn New Years Day,various dishes called Osechi ryori(御节料理) are served each dish is a wish for the New Year In most Asian countries,the New Year begins with the first full moon of the first Chinese Lun
31、ar(阴历的) monthEach place has its special food to welcome the coming year:People in China prepare their food ahead of time to avoid the possibility that using a knife during New Years time might cut luck,Foods with lucky names are popular,such as fish,which sounds like surplus(剩余) 根据短文内容,选择最佳答案。 ( ) 1
32、What do you learn from the passage? Apeople have different traditional foods to celebrate different festivals BNew Year begins from January 10th in Japan CIn France,Christmas dessert is a cake filled with butter DTraditional foods only show a new of good luck ( ) 2What did a three-festival in mid-Ja
33、nuary in southern parts of India? AChristmas BPongal CNew Year DLantern Festival ( ) 3In Japan,people all like eating _ on New years Day Aturkey Bdessert COsechi ryori Ddumplings ( ) 4The underlined word various in Paragraph 4 can best be replaced by _ Adifferent Bsame Cexpensive Dfew ( ) 5The under
34、lined word possibility in Paragraph 5 probably means _ in ChineseA必须性 B必然性 C可变性 D可能性答案: 1A 由第一段的内容可知,人们用不同的传统食物来庆祝不同的节日,所以选 A。 2B 根据第三段的内容可知在印度南部地区连续三天的节日是 Pongal。 3C 根据短文第四段的内容可知,在日本的节日里人们习惯吃御节寿司,所以选 C。 4A 根据第四段的内容可以确定 various 是“各种各样的,丰盛的”,所以选 A。 5D 根据最后一段内容可知,possibility 是名词,可以推断出是“可能性”,所以选 D。五 On
35、 Thanksgiving Day,most of us will sit down to enjoy a turkey dinnerThe bird also shows up on the table at ChristmasHow did we start with the tradition of savoring turkeys during the holidays? They were fresh,cheap,and big enough to feed a group of peopleAmericans like having large poultry(家禽) for ce
36、lebrations because they dont need to pay a lot for the birdsCows were more useful alive than dead,and beef wasnt widely offered until the late 19th centuryChicken was more highly regarded than it is todayVenison(鹿肉) would have been another choice,especially during the 17th and 18th centuriesEating t
37、urkey was also a British holiday custom(风俗,习惯) people brought to the New World Among the big birds,turkey is the most suitable for ThanksgivingTurkeys were born in the springThey spend about seven months eating insects on the farmBy Thanksgiving,they have grown to about 10 poundsTurkeys are cheaper
38、than geese,which are more difficult to raise,and cheaper by the pound than chickensCost is an important factor for holiday shoppers,because people will not prepare just one mealThanksgiving Day is the time to bake meal and other types of piesThe foods can last through the winter 根据短文内容,选择最佳答案。 ( ) 1
39、The underlined word savour in Paragraph 1 probably means _ in Chinese A享用 B欣赏 C饲养 D清洁 ( ) 2Why do Americans enjoy eating turkey on Thanksgiving day? ATurkeys were fresh BTurkeys were big CTurkeys were cheap DAll of the above ( ) 3How long do turkeys grow to about 10 pounds? AAbout three months BAbou
40、t eight months CAbout one year DAbout eleven months ( ) 4What were more useful alive than dead? ATurkeys BChicken CCows DGeese ( ) 5The underlined word factor can be replaced by _Aopinion Breason Cthought Dthing答案: 1A 根据第一段的内容可以推测是“吃,享用”的意思,所以选 A。 2D 根据第二段内容可知,火鸡味道鲜美,价格低廉,个大,所以人们喜欢吃,即选 D。 3B 根据第三段的内
41、容可知,火鸡在春天出生,感恩节在 11 月份,所以应该是 8 个月左右的时间长成十磅。 4C 根据短文内容可知,活着的奶牛比死的更有用,所以选 C。 5D 由文中 Cost is an important factor for holiday shoppers,可知成本对于销售商来说是重要的事情(因素),所以选 D。六 The New Year is one of the happiest holidays in RussiaChristmas was a very important Russian holiday beforeHowever,in the past one hundred
42、years,the New Year has taken its place The New Year is also celebrated with a Christmas tree that has begun to be called a New Year treeRussian people regard the coming year as the beginning of new life,a chance to make dreams come trueThere is a tradition to make a wish while drinking champagne(香槟酒
43、)Actually,champagne is the traditional drink of the first half hour of the New YearAnd then beer or vodka(伏特加酒) takes its placePeople make a lot of preparations before New Years DayThey clean their houses and cook a lot of food Russian New Year is different from American ChristmasIt is usually celeb
44、rated with friends while in America Christmas is usually celebrated with familyThe New Year party is usually a very happy party with a lot of toasts(干杯,敬酒),changing clothes,exchanging presents and congratulating each other Russians can have a lot of fun on New Years DayDecember 31st is working day,but January 1st and 2nd are holidays,so it is a tradition for people to stay awake all night on New Years EveAnd even children try not to go to sleep for as long as they canPeople go