六、阅读理解。
The Lantern Festival is a Chinese festival. It has a long history. People celebrate it on the fifteenth day of the first month of the lunar year.
The Lantern Festival is a big holiday in China. Some days before the Lantern Festival, people begin to make lanterns. People make lanterns in the shapes(形状) of different animals, vegetables, fruits and many other things. Usually people also write riddles（谜语） on the lanterns. Then on the evening of the Lantern Festival, all the lanterns are hung up(悬挂).
On the Lantern Festival, people go outside to have a look at the lanterns and guess the riddles on the lanterns. Often you can see some nice performances like the dragon dance and the lion dance. Everything is very interesting and everyone is very happy.
()1. What do people make days before the Lantern Festival?
A. Masks. B. Lanterns. C. Dumplings. D. Mooncakes.
()2. When do people hang up the lanterns?
A. On Halloween.
B. On the Mid-Autumn Festival.
C. On the evening of the Lantern Festival.
D. On the evening of the Spring Festival.
()3. How do people celebrate the Lantern Festival?
A. They play “trick or treat”. B. They give presents to each other.
C. They have dragon boat races. D. They guess the riddles on the lanterns.

1. B 2. C 3. D

【分析】
这是一道关于元宵节的英语阅读理解细节题，解题思路为：先通读全文把握大意，再针对每个小题的问题，回到原文定位相关语句，将原文内容与选项逐一匹配，选出正确答案。第1题定位“元宵节前几天人们做的事”，第2题定位“挂灯笼的时间”，第3题定位“元宵节的庆祝方式”，通过原文对应信息即可得出答案。
【解析】
1. 题干询问“元宵节前几天人们做什么”，根据原文第二段“Some days before the Lantern Festival, people begin to make lanterns”，可知人们制作灯笼，对应选项B。
2. 题干询问“人们什么时候挂灯笼”，根据原文第二段“Then on the evening of the Lantern Festival, all the lanterns are hung up”，可知挂灯笼的时间是元宵节晚上，对应选项C。
3. 题干询问“人们如何庆祝元宵节”，根据原文第三段“On the Lantern Festival, people go outside to have a look at the lanterns and guess the riddles on the lanterns”，可知猜灯谜是元宵节的庆祝方式之一，对应选项D。
【答案】
1. B 2. C 3. D
【知识点】
英语阅读理解；节日文化阅读
【点评】
本题为基础细节类阅读理解题，主要考查学生提取文章关键信息的能力，难度较低，只要能准确定位原文对应内容即可轻松解答。
【难度系数】
0.8