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【題目】 In many countries around the world，May 1st is a holiday which is called Labor Day or Workers' Day.It is an interesting holiday that honors working people and their jobs.But do you know how it started？

During the late 1880s, in many parts of he world.people worked for fourteen to sixteen hours a day in factories,but made very little money.Later,in the United States and Canada,working people got together to set up unions（工會）.The union leaders asked factory bosses for shorter working time and higher salaries（工資），but many of the bosses ▲ .

On May 1st ,1886,men and women in the United States and Canada stopped working and went onto the streets.They walked through cities and towns to force bosses to let them work eight hours a day. In the city of Chicago,several people died in fighting with the police.Over the next few years, people in cities around the world stopped working on May 1st to honor workers everywhere. By the early twentieth century, the first of May became a national holiday in many countries.

However, in the United States and Canada, May 1st is not a holiday. North Americans celebrate Labor Day on the first Monday in September. Today in the United States, Labor Day is mostly about having fun. People enjoy a long weekend and often celebrate it by having picnics with friends or family. In many parts of the United States, Labor Day is also the last day of summer vacation, and students return to school the next day.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇正確答案。

【1】How long did people work a day in factories in the late 1880s？

A. For 8---10 hours.B. For 10---12 hours.

C. For 12---14 hours.D. For 14---16 hours.

【2】Which can be the best for ▲ ？

A. refused their ideasB. accepted their ideas

C. agreed with themD. understood them

【3】What does the underlined word“force”mean？

A. 感激B. 迫使C. 宣揚D. 欣賞

【4】Which is the right order（順序）of the following events？

①Working people began to fight for better life.

②People stopped working on May 1st to honor workers.

③Working people set up unions.

A. ①②③B. ②①③C. ③②①D. ③①②

【5】How do people often celebrate Labor Day in America nowadays？

A. By working all day.B. By giving gifts to working people.

C. By having fun with friends or family.D. By having a big ceremony.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】B

【4】D

【5】C

【解析】

本篇文章難度適中，主要講述國際勞動節(jié)的由來以及如今有一些國家的勞動節(jié)不是五月一日，而是其他的日子，并且講述人們在勞動節(jié)時的活動。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)During the late 1880s, in many parts of he world.people worked for fourteen to sixteen hours a day in factories可知，在19世紀80年代末，在世界的許多地方，人們在工廠里一天工作14到16小時。故選D。

【2】推理判斷題。根據(jù)The union leaders asked factory bosses for shorter working time and higher salaries（工資），but可知，工會領(lǐng)導(dǎo)要求工廠老板縮短工作時間并提高工資，再根據(jù)but可知，可推斷出老板不同意，故選A。

【3】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)On May 1st ,1886,men and women in the United States and Canada stopped working and went onto the streets.They walked through cities and towns to force bosses to let them work eight hours a day可知，在5月1日，在美國和加拿大的男人和女人停止工作走向街頭，他們步行穿過城市和城鎮(zhèn)來迫使老板讓他們一天工作8小時。所以force譯為“迫使”，故選B。

【4】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Later,in the United States and Canada,working people got together to set up unions、On May 1st ,1886,men and women in the United States and Canada stopped working and went onto the streets以及Over the next few years, people in cities around the world stopped working on May 1st to honor workers everywhere可知，隨后在美國和加拿大，工人聚集到了一起建立了工會、在1886年5月1日，在美國和加拿大的男人和女人停止工作走向街頭、在接下來幾年，全世界的人們在5月1日停止工作來向工人致敬，正確順序為③①②，故選D。

【5】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Today in the United States, Labor Day is mostly about having fun. People enjoy a long weekend and often celebrate it by having picnics with friends or family可知，如今在美國，國慶節(jié)主要是玩的開心。人們享受長長的周末并且通過和朋友和家人野餐來慶祝它。故選C。

解答詞義猜測題時，可以使用如下技巧：1、根據(jù)上下文來猜測詞義；2、通過同義詞或近義詞來猜測詞義；3、通過構(gòu)詞法來猜測詞義；4、通過定義或釋義來猜測詞義；5、通過句法功能來猜測詞義；6、通過轉(zhuǎn)折和因果關(guān)系來猜測詞義；7. 通過生活常識來猜測詞義。對于這類題采取“代入法”也非常有效，即將備選答案逐一代入文中，哪一個選項能使句子的意思通順、連貫，且與上下文的內(nèi)容一致，哪一個選項就是該題的正確答案。