Question

【題目】根據(jù)短文理解，選擇正確答案。
The first day of the month of May is known as May Day. It is the time of year when warmer weather begins. People celebrate the coming of summer with customs that are expressions of joy and hope after a long winter. Today, May Day activities have been moved to the May Day holiday on the first Monday of the month. It is a public holiday when families take advantage of the time off to visit some of the UK's many attractions, including parks, zoos, historic buildings, ancient towns and villages and beautiful countryside.
May Day celebrations have their origins in the Roman festival of Flora, the goddess of fruit and flowers, which marked the beginning of summer. People would decorate their houses and villages with leaves and flowers they picked at daybreak in the belief that the vegetation spirits would bring good luck. In the very early morning, young girls went into the fields and washed their faces with dew (露水). They believed this made them very beautiful for the following year.
May Day was an important day in the Middle Ages and was a favorite holiday of many English villages. People of the time used to cut down young trees and stick them in the ground in the village to mark the arrival of summer. This is the origin of the maypole (五月柱). People danced around them in celebration of the end of winter. Maypoles were once common all over England and were kept from one year to the next. The tallest maypole is said to have been put up in London on the Strand in 1661. It stood more than 143 feet high and was cut down in 1717, when it was used by Newton to support a new reflecting telescope (反射式望遠鏡) invented by Dutch scientist Huygens.
（1）How do British people celebrate May Day?
A.They visit friends and family members.
B.They celebrate it on the first Monday of May.
C.They spend a lot of time shopping around.
D.They show great love for the long winter.
（2）The underlined word “this” in Paragraph 2 refers to _____.
A.washing the face with dew
B.going into the fields
C.picking flowers at daybreak
D.getting up early in the morning
（3）What can we learn about the maypole?
A.People climb it on May Day.
B.It was usually found in the cities.
C.It dates from the Middle Ages.
D.People used old, tall trees to make it.
（4）The purpose of the text is to _____.
A.describe Roman customs
B.suggest spring family activities
C.explain the origins of maypoles
D.introduce a British festival

Answer 1

【答案】
（1）B
（2）A
（3）C
（4）D
【解析】本文介紹了英國的一個節(jié)日，五月節(jié)，講述了五月節(jié)的起源以及一些風(fēng)俗習(xí)慣和特別的活動。人們在五月節(jié)祈求好的天氣，表達美好的愿望。

（1）B細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)地一段第四句May Day activities have been moved to the May Day holiday on the first Monday of the month. 把五月節(jié)的活動移到了五月的第一個星期一。故選B。

（2）A詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第二段倒數(shù)第二句In the very early morning, young girls went into the fields and washed their faces with dew (露水).在大清早，年輕的女孩去田地里用露水洗臉。她們認為這會讓她們在接下來的一年里非常漂亮�？芍�“this”指的是“用露水洗臉”。故選A。

（3）C推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段前三句May Day was an important day in the Middle Ages and ---。This is the origin of the maypole (五月柱).五月節(jié)是中世紀一個最重要的節(jié)日。這是五月柱的起源。故選C。

（4）D目的意圖題�？v觀全文，可知本文介紹了英國的一個節(jié)日，五月節(jié)，講述了五月節(jié)的起源以及一些風(fēng)俗習(xí)慣和特別的活動。人們在五月節(jié)祈求好的天氣，表達美好的愿望。D項符合題意。