Question

【題目】 Kwanzaa is a celebration of African American history and culture. It begins on December 26th and continues until New Year's Day, January 1st.

During the festival, a family member, usually the youngest child, lights candles in a special candle holder. Each night a candle is lit. Traditionally there are three green candles, three red candles and a central black candle. Theyrepresentthe seven Kwanzaa principles (原則). The principles are believed to play a big role in building strong, successful families, neighborhoods, etc. In the evenings, adults share stories and explain how to follow the seven principles in daily life. On the sixth day, which falls on New Year's Eve, family and friends get together to enjoy a large meal.

Kyle, a third grader, wrote this about Kwanzaa, “When we celebrate Kwanzaa, we have many people at home, light the candles, and have a nice dinner. We learn the meaning of Kwanzaa and remember family members. We say something good about them. Last year, we remembered my grandmother.”

In 1966, Dr. Karenga created Kwanzaa. He was studying the history of Africa at that time. Dr. Karenga wanted to create a holiday to bring African Americans together and celebrate their history and culture. He called the holiday “Kwanzaa”. In fact, the name comes from an African language, and it means “first fruits of the harvest (收獲季節(jié))”.

根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容選擇最佳答案。

【1】How long does the festival of Kwanzaa last every year?

A.Two days.B.Three days.C.Five days.D.Seven days.

【2】What color are the candles?

A.Green, black and red.B.Green, white and red.

C.Green, black and white.D.Black, white and red.

【3】What does the underlined word “represent” in Paragraph 2 mean in Chinese?

A.決定B.展示C.維護(hù)D.代表

【4】Who did Kyle remember during Kwanzaa last year?

A.His aunt.B.His father.

C.His grandmother.D.His grandfather.

【5】Which of the following isTRUEabout Kwanzaa?

A.It has a history of about 100 years.

B.Its name comes from an African language.

C.It is to celebrate the good harvest of the year.

D.During the festival, there's a big family dinner each night.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】D

【4】C

【5】B

【解析】

寬扎節(jié)是對(duì)非裔美國人歷史和文化的慶祝日。它從12月26日開始持續(xù)到新年1月1日。本文介紹了寬扎節(jié)的來歷以及慶祝方式。

【1】推理判斷題。根據(jù)It begins on December 26th and continues until New Year's Day, January 1st.可知它從12月26日開始持續(xù)到新年1月1日。也就是其間有7天。故選D。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Traditionally there are three green candles, three red candles and a central black candle.可知蠟燭有綠色、紅色和黑色。故選A。

【3】詞義判斷題。根據(jù)Traditionally there are three green candles, three red candles and a central black candle.可知一共有7支蠟燭，根據(jù)the seven Kwanzaa principles.可知有7項(xiàng)原則，可推斷他們是一一對(duì)應(yīng)的，因此一支蠟燭代表一種原則，因此這個(gè)單詞為“代表”的意思。故選D。

【4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Last year, we remembered my grandmother.可知去年，他們想起來他們的外婆。這句話是Kyle說的。故選C。

【5】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)In 1966, Dr. Karenga created Kwanzaa.可知寬扎節(jié)是1966年創(chuàng)立的，到現(xiàn)在不到100年，A選項(xiàng)是錯(cuò)誤的；根據(jù)In fact, the name comes from an African language…可知寬扎節(jié)名字來源于非洲語言，B選項(xiàng)是正確的；根據(jù)…bring African Americans together and celebrate their history and culture.可知寬扎節(jié)是為了慶祝他們的文化和歷史的，C選項(xiàng)是錯(cuò)誤的；根據(jù)On the sixth day, which falls on New Year's Eve, family and friends get together to enjoy a large meal.可知在第六天的時(shí)候他們會(huì)一起吃一頓大餐，D選項(xiàng)是錯(cuò)誤的。故選B。