Question

The Lunar Calendar (陰歷)

Modem Chinese use the solar calendar ( 日歷) as English people do. But at the same time,they use their own lunar calendar. Each lunar year is given the name of one of these animals ： the rat,the ox,the tiger,the hare,the dragon,the snake,the horse,the goat,the monkey,the chicken,the dog and the pig. This list lasts for 12 years and then starts again.

Each Chinese month starts on the day of the new moon. And the full moon comes on the 15th day of the month. The New Year always starts between January 21 and February 20. On the last day of the lunar year,there is a big family dinner. All members of the family except married daughters try to be present at this meal,even if they have to travel many miles to reach the home of their parents. Old quarrels are forgotten,and everybody is happy. After the dinner,the children keep awake to welcome the New Year.

The New Year celebrations last for 15 days,from the new moon to the full moon. On the first day,children and unmarried people go to visit their elders.

() 1. If next year is the year of the dragon,what was the name of last year?

   A. It was the year of the tiger. B. It was the year of the hare.

   C. It was the year of the snake. D. It was the year of the ox.

() 2. Suppose that next Chinese New Year * s Day is on 15th February,when will people have their big family dinner?

   A. On February 15.    B. On February 16.

   C. On February 14.    D. On February17.

() 3. The family usually have their big family dinner at the home of .

   A. the married son   B. the married daughter

   C. the unmarried son   D. the parents

() 4. People celebrate the New Year .

   A. for 15 days

   B. from the new moon to the full moon in the first month of the lunar year

   C. from January 21 to February 20   D. both A and B

() 5. From this selection we know that each Chinese month is measured by .

   A. the sun ’s revolutions (旋轉(zhuǎn))    B. the moon ’s revolutions

   C. the earth ’s revolutions   D. both the earth ’s and moon’s revolutions

Answer 1

2. C 3. D 4. D 5. B

WEEK THREE Tuesday 星期二

本文為我們介紹的是中國的農(nóng)歷。介紹了農(nóng)歷是如 何計(jì)算的以及農(nóng)歷新年的風(fēng)俗習(xí)慣。

1. A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中第三句“Each lunar year

is given the name of one of these animals： the rat,the ox,the tiger,the hare,the dragon,the snake,the horse,the goat,the monkey,the chicken,the dog and the pig. ” 可知選 A。

2. C推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中第四句“On the last day

of the lunar year,there is a big family dinner. ” 如果新

年是2月15日，那么家庭聚餐是在陰歷年的最后一天，可知是在2月14日。

3. D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中第五句“...even if they

have to travel many miles to reach the home of their parents. ” 可知選 D。

4. D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中第一句“The New Year*

celebrations last for 15 days,from the new moon to the full moon. ” 可知選 D。

5. B推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中第一句“Each Chinese

month starts on the day of the new moon. And the full moon comes on the 15 th day of the month. ” 可推出陰歷是根據(jù)月球的旋轉(zhuǎn)來計(jì)算的。