Question

The Chinese New Year is the most important holiday for the Chinese people. For the Chinese，the New Year comes with the first day of the First Moon，between January 21 and February 19. People get ready for the holiday for fifteen days.

Finally，at midnight it is the first day of the First Moon. People close the shops and the streets are empty. Everyone locks（鎖） the doors and stays at home.

It is an important time for the family. The younger people bow(鞠躬) to the older people. The Chinese call this Ke Tou. This means “to touch the ground with the forehead（額頭）”．Then the younger people wish the older people a happy New Year. The older people give children gifts of money inside envelopes（信封）. The family then go to sleep.

In the morning，people dress in（穿上） their best clothes. Some people stay at home，others go out to pay a New Year Call. They are very polite and do not use bad words. It's the most important day of the year.

1.“The Chinese New Year” in the passage means “______”．

A．Mid­Autumn B．the Spring Festival

C．Christmas Day D. the Dragon(龍)Boat Festival

2.It takes about ______ to get ready for the Chinese New Year.

A．a few days B．twelve days

C．half a month D．three weeks

3.At midnight you can see ______people in the street. Everyone stays at home.

A．lots of B．hundreds of

C．many D．few

4.What’s the meaning of Ke Tou?

A. to touch the ground with the forehead .

B. to touch the ground with the head .

C. to feel the ground.

D. to feel the head.

5.On the Chinese New Year's Day, what do people usually say to each other when they meet?

A．Good luck! B．Best wishes!

C．Good morning. D．Happy New Year!

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.D

【解析】

試題分析：短文大意：春節是中國人最重要的節日。對中國人來說，春節是第一個月的第一天，通常在一月二十一日和二月十九日之間。人們準備十五天的假期。第一個月的第一天的午夜。人們關閉商店，街道都是空的。每個人都呆在家里。對家庭來說這是一個重要的時間。年輕人對老年人鞠躬）中國人管這叫磕頭。然后，年輕人希望老年人新年快樂。老人給孩子們送壓歲錢。在早上，人們穿上自己最好的衣服。一些人呆在家里，其他人出去拜年。這是一年中最重要的日子。

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考點：社會現象類閱讀。