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【題目】 The Songkran Festival is traditional Thai New Year’s Day and is celebrated from April 13 to April 15. It is also called the “Water Festival” because people believe that water will wash away bad luck. Also, this festival is for rain because it is held in the hottest season.

In the past, on this day, people threw small drops of water on monks ( 僧 人 ) and old people to bless them. Nowadays, besides the old tradition, people also throw water on whoever walks past their houses or walks down the street. Everyone gets wet, but it is all in a spirit of friendliness, blessing and fun—even among people who usually have great disagreements. People who get wet actually do not get angry because they know that it is a tradition.

On this day, everywhere in Thailand, people celebrate and enjoy the festival. People will carrywater to the temples to soak the stone figures (石像), using brushes. They also give very good food to the monks. Chiang Mai Province, which is in the northern part of Thailand, is especially lively, and animals and birds are often set free from their cages.

Volunteers can stay in Bangkok( 曼 谷 ) for the celebrations or travel to smaller communities totake part in local activities. What’s more, people can enjoy public events, such as beauty contests and marching bands during this festival which ends on April 15. In recent years, the number of foreigners in Thailand has increased rapidly, especially during the festival.

The Water Festival gives people freshness, happiness and fun during the hottest season. No wonder the Thais like it so much.

【1】Nowadays, during this festival, Thai people throw water to .

a. bless monks and old people b. enjoy the fun of this festival

c. solve their disagreements d. wash away bad luck

A.a, b, cB.a, c, dC.a, b, dD.b, c, d

【2】In Paragraph 3&4 we can get the information about .

A.the volunteersB.the stone figuresC.the foreignersD.the activities

【3】The underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refers to .

A.the number of foreignersB.the freshness

C.the Water FestivalD.the happiness and fun

【4】What is this passage mainly about?

A.The traditional activities of Thai New Year.

B.The places people usually go during Thai New Year.

C.The reasons why people throw water on each other during Thai New Year.

D.The introduction to the traditional Thai festival—Songkram.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】C

【4】D

【解析】

本文是一篇文化類閱讀，主要介紹了泰國的潑水節(jié)的習俗。介紹了潑水并不是為了祈禱好的收成，而是為了祈雨。

【1】細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)“It is also called the “Water Festival” because people believe that water will wash away bad luck. Also, this festival is for rain because it is held in the hottest season.In the past, on this day, people threw small drops of water on monks and old people to bless them. 它也被稱為“水節(jié)”，因為人們相信水可以沖走厄運。而且，這個節(jié)日是為了下雨，因為它是在最熱的季節(jié)舉行的。過去，在這一天，人們向僧侶和老人扔小水滴來祝福他們。可知答案，故選：C。

【2】細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)“People will carrywater to the temples to soak the stone figures (石像), using brushes. They also give very good food to the monks. Chiang Mai Province, which is in the northern part of Thailand, is especially lively, and animals and birds are often set free from their cages.人們會用刷子把水運到寺廟里浸泡石像(石像)。他們也給和尚很好的食物。泰國北部的清邁省特別熱鬧，動物和鳥類經(jīng)常被從籠子里放出來。”和“Volunteers can stay in Bangkok( 曼 谷 ) for the celebrations or travel to smaller communities totake part in local activities. What’s more, people can enjoy public events, such as beauty contests and marching bands during this festival which ends on April 15.志愿者可以留在曼谷(曼谷)參加慶�；顒�，或前往較小的社區(qū)參加當?shù)鼗顒�。此外，�?/span>4月15日結(jié)束的節(jié)日期間，人們可以享受公共活動，如選美比賽和軍樂隊。”，可知主要講的活動，故選：D

【3】推理題，根據(jù)前文“The Water Festival gives people freshness, happiness and fun during the hottest season.潑水節(jié)在最熱的季節(jié)給人以清新、快樂和樂趣。”，那么后面提到的人們喜歡它，可知是指潑水節(jié)，故選C。

【4】主旨大意題，通讀全文，可知文章是對泰國傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日--Songkram的一個簡介，故選D。

（一）主旨題

主旨題主要考查學生對短文中心思想或作者意圖的掌握。做此類題時，應通讀全文，理解文章大意，充分理解主題句的意義。短文往往圍繞主題句展開，主題句通常出現(xiàn)在短文第一句或最后一句。

（二）細節(jié)題

細節(jié)題是用來進一步表達主題，體現(xiàn)中心思想的，往往針對短文某個細節(jié)來設題。做此類題時，應快速捕捉信息，可能是一些事例、數(shù)字等，閱讀時要有針對性。

（三）推斷題

推斷題就是根據(jù)某個事實推斷結(jié)論，主要考查學生的理解力和推斷力。這類推斷通常包括：數(shù)據(jù)事實推斷、常識推斷以及作者的寫作目的、態(tài)度和傾向等的推斷。做此類題時，應根據(jù)短文中的相關語句，對與事實有關的細節(jié)加以分析，找出線索，悟出字里行間的意思，反復比較，從而作出合乎邏輯的判斷。