五、阅读理解
阅读下面短文，从每小题的四个选项中，选出能回答所给问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。
A
The Spring Festival is the biggest festi-
val for Chinese people all around the world.
The celebration usually lasts for 15 days.
There are a lot of things to do.
On the eve of the Spring Festival, fami-
ly members get together and have big
meals. Their favourite dish on this day is
dumplings.
Days before the Spring Festival, fami-
lies will clean their homes. People think
cleaning sweeps away bad luck. It makes
the house ready for good luck.
The colour red is everywhere during the
Spring Festival. People think red is a happy
colour and will bring them a bright future.
People wear red, too. They decorate(装饰)
their homes with pieces of red paper. Kids
get a lot of hongbao. It is a red paper bag
with money in it. Usually, older people give
younger ones hongbao. They think it brings
good luck.
The Spring Festival is the time to make
everybody happy. So don't say any bad
words or do anything that will bring unhap-
piness to other people.
For instance, you'd better not say any
bad words like "death". Don't break any-
thing. People think that it means your luck
is running out.
Also, don't borrow or lend money on
these days. If you have borrowed money,
return it before the Spring Festival.
1. What do most people do on the eve of the Spring Festival?
A. Family members gather for a big meal.
B. Friends eat dumplings together.
C. They borrow money from friends.
D. They give each other hongbao.
2. Why do people clean their houses before the Spring Festival?
A. Because they enjoy being clean.
B. Because it is believed that cleaning will sweep away bad luck.
C. Because they think it will bring happi-
ness to others.
D. Because it is thought that cleaning brings in money.
3. Which of the following things is NOT supposed to happen during the Spring Festival?
A. Returning money before the Spring Festival.
B. Saying any bad words or doing any-
thing that will bring unhappiness to other people.
C. Wearing red clothes.
D. Decorating houses with red paper.
4. The underlined phrase "running out" probably means"".
A. 跑出去 B. 打碎
C. 耗尽 D. 离开
5. We can tell from the passage that the Spring Festival is.
A. a time of harvest and fun
B. celebrated for one whole month
C. only celebrated in China
D. a time for families to get together

1.A 2.B 3.B 4.C 5.D

【分析】
做此类英语阅读理解题，需先通读短文把握文章主旨（介绍春节的习俗与注意事项），再针对每个小题的问题，回到原文定位对应段落的关键信息，将选项与原文内容逐一比对，排除无依据或不符合的选项，最终选出最佳答案。
【解析】
1. 解析：根据原文第二段“On the eve of the Spring Festival, family members get together and have big meals.”可知，除夕家人聚在一起吃大餐，对应选项A；B项“朋友聚餐”、C项“向朋友借钱”、D项“互相给红包”均与原文不符，故选A。
2. 解析：根据原文第三段“People think cleaning sweeps away bad luck.”可知，人们认为春节前打扫能扫走坏运气，对应选项B；A、C、D项均无原文依据，故选B。
3. 解析：根据原文第五段“So don't say any bad words or do anything that will bring unhappiness to other people.”可知，春节不能说坏话或做让他人不开心的事，对应选项B；A项“春节前还钱”是允许的，C项“穿红色衣服”、D项“用红纸装饰房屋”均为春节习俗，故选B。
4. 解析：原文提到“Don't break anything. People think that it means your luck is running out.”，结合语境，打碎东西意味着运气“耗尽”，故“running out”意为“耗尽”，选C。
5. 解析：根据全文内容，春节是家人团聚的时刻，对应选项D；A项“收获的时光”原文未提及，B项“庆祝一个月”与原文“15天”不符，C项“仅在中国庆祝”与原文“all around the world”不符，故选D。
【答案】
1.A 2.B 3.B 4.C 5.D
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解题、词义猜测题
【点评】
本题围绕春节习俗展开，主要考查学生的细节定位、信息比对及词义猜测能力，题目设置贴近原文，难度适中，只要仔细阅读原文即可正确作答。
【难度系数】
0.8