XIII. Reading comprehension. 阅读理解。
We call (叫) Chinese New Year “the Spring Festival”. There is a name for each Chinese year. We may call it the year of the sheep, the year of the monkey or the year of the pig …
Before New Year’s Day, people are busy shopping and cleaning their houses. On New Year’s Eve, people have a big family dinner (正餐). After dinner, all the family stay up late (熬夜) to welcome the New Year. On the first day of the new year, people put on their new clothes and go to visit their friends. They say “Good luck” and some other greetings (问候) to each other. People usually have a very good time during (在……期间) the festival (节日).
Choose the right answer according to the passage.
根据短文内容选择正确答案。
() 1. “The Spring Festival” in Chinese means “______”.
A. 圣诞节 B. 立春 C. 春节
() 2. Every Chinese year has ______ name.
A. an animal B. a family C. a full
() 3. The Chinese people stay up late to ______ the New Year.
A. talk about B. worry about C. welcome
() 4. On New Year’s Day, people say “______” to each other.
A. Happy New Year B. Good luck C. A and B
() 5. The best title (题目) for this passage is “______”.
A. New Year’s Day B. The Spring Festival C. Good Time

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

1. 文中明确提到“We call (叫) Chinese New Year ‘the Spring Festival’.”，所以“The Spring Festival”中文意思是“春节”，答案选C。
2. 文中说“There is a name for each Chinese year. We may call it the year of the sheep, the year of the monkey or the year of the pig…”，表明每个中国年份都有一个动物名称，答案选A。
3. 依据“After dinner, all the family stay up late (熬夜) to welcome the New Year.”可知中国人熬夜是为了迎接新年，答案选C。
4. 从“They say ‘Good luck’ and some other greetings (问候) to each other.”以及常识可知在新年人们会说“Happy New Year”和“Good luck”等，答案选C。
5. 整篇文章都在介绍中国春节的相关内容，所以最佳标题是“The Spring Festival”，答案选B。