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任务四 阅读与回答问题
The Year of the Horse comes to the end, and the new Spring Festival is coming. On December 4th, 2024, the UNESCO added the Spring Festival to the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. It's an inspiration to us all.
The Spring Festival has a long history of over 3,000 years. Before the Spring Festival, people go shopping to buy things and clean their houses to sweep away bad luck from the old year and welcome good luck for the new one. They put up couplets on both sides of the doors to bring good wishes for the coming year.
Family reunion is the most important part of the Spring Festival. No matter how far away people are, they will try their best to go back home. The family will get together to have a big dinner on the Chinese New Year's Eve. During the meal, they share their feelings of the past year and look forward to the new one. Children are especially happy because they can receive lucky money. It means good luck and happiness in the coming year.
The application (申请) of the Spring Festival to the World Intangible Cultural Heritage List is meaningful. It helps people all around the world know more about Chinese culture. It encourages more people to learn and understand Chinese traditions. It is like a bridge between China and the rest of the world, inviting people from all over the world to join in this wonderful cultural celebration.
阅读短文,按要求回答问题。
1. What is the animal sign(生肖) for the coming year (2027)?
2. When did the Spring Festival become an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity?
3. What do people do to get ready for the Spring Festival?
4. Why do people try their best to go back home for the Spring Festival?
5. What do you think of the news that the Spring Festival became an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity? (请自拟一句话作答)
The Year of the Horse comes to the end, and the new Spring Festival is coming. On December 4th, 2024, the UNESCO added the Spring Festival to the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. It's an inspiration to us all.
The Spring Festival has a long history of over 3,000 years. Before the Spring Festival, people go shopping to buy things and clean their houses to sweep away bad luck from the old year and welcome good luck for the new one. They put up couplets on both sides of the doors to bring good wishes for the coming year.
Family reunion is the most important part of the Spring Festival. No matter how far away people are, they will try their best to go back home. The family will get together to have a big dinner on the Chinese New Year's Eve. During the meal, they share their feelings of the past year and look forward to the new one. Children are especially happy because they can receive lucky money. It means good luck and happiness in the coming year.
The application (申请) of the Spring Festival to the World Intangible Cultural Heritage List is meaningful. It helps people all around the world know more about Chinese culture. It encourages more people to learn and understand Chinese traditions. It is like a bridge between China and the rest of the world, inviting people from all over the world to join in this wonderful cultural celebration.
阅读短文,按要求回答问题。
1. What is the animal sign(生肖) for the coming year (2027)?
Sheep.
2. When did the Spring Festival become an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity?
On December 4th, 2024.
3. What do people do to get ready for the Spring Festival?
They go shopping, clean their houses and put up couplets.
4. Why do people try their best to go back home for the Spring Festival?
Because family reunion is the most important part of the Spring Festival.
5. What do you think of the news that the Spring Festival became an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity? (请自拟一句话作答)
It’s meaningful/wonderful.（言之有理即可）
答案
1. Sheep. 2. On December 4th, 2024.
3. They go shopping, clean their houses and put up couplets.
4. Because family reunion is the most important part of the Spring Festival.
5. It’s meaningful/wonderful.（言之有理即可）
3. They go shopping, clean their houses and put up couplets.
4. Because family reunion is the most important part of the Spring Festival.
5. It’s meaningful/wonderful.（言之有理即可）
解析
【分析】本题为英语阅读理解的回答类题目，解题思路为：1. 针对细节类问题，需定位原文对应段落，提取关键信息作答；2. 涉及生肖推算的问题，结合原文提到的马年信息与生肖顺序推导；3. 开放性问题结合文中提到的春节申遗的意义合理作答。具体来说，第1题需根据马年结束的信息推算2027年生肖；第2题直接查找申遗时间；第3题提取节前准备的动作；第4题查找家庭团聚的重要性；第5题结合申遗的意义作答。
【解析】1. 原文提到“The Year of the Horse comes to the end”，2024年为马年，生肖顺序中马之后依次为羊、猴等，2027年对应羊年，故答案为Sheep。2. 原文第一段明确记载“On December 4th, 2024, the UNESCO added the Spring Festival to the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity”，因此申遗时间为2024年12月4日。3. 原文第二段指出节前人们会“go shopping, clean their houses, put up couplets”，整理后即为答案。4. 原文第三段第一句说明“Family reunion is the most important part of the Spring Festival”，这是人们尽力回家的原因。5. 原文第四段提到春节申遗是meaningful的，开放性作答符合要求即可。
【答案】1. Sheep. 2. On December 4th, 2024. 3. They go shopping, clean their houses and put up couplets. 4. Because family reunion is the most important part of the Spring Festival. 5. It’s meaningful.（言之有理即可）
【知识点】英语阅读理解、细节查找、推理判断
【点评】本题考查学生从英语短文中提取关键信息、进行简单推算及开放性表达的能力，内容结合春节文化，贴近生活，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.7
【解析】1. 原文提到“The Year of the Horse comes to the end”，2024年为马年，生肖顺序中马之后依次为羊、猴等，2027年对应羊年，故答案为Sheep。2. 原文第一段明确记载“On December 4th, 2024, the UNESCO added the Spring Festival to the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity”，因此申遗时间为2024年12月4日。3. 原文第二段指出节前人们会“go shopping, clean their houses, put up couplets”，整理后即为答案。4. 原文第三段第一句说明“Family reunion is the most important part of the Spring Festival”，这是人们尽力回家的原因。5. 原文第四段提到春节申遗是meaningful的，开放性作答符合要求即可。
【答案】1. Sheep. 2. On December 4th, 2024. 3. They go shopping, clean their houses and put up couplets. 4. Because family reunion is the most important part of the Spring Festival. 5. It’s meaningful.（言之有理即可）
【知识点】英语阅读理解、细节查找、推理判断
【点评】本题考查学生从英语短文中提取关键信息、进行简单推算及开放性表达的能力，内容结合春节文化，贴近生活，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.7
