K Read and judge(阅读短文，判断句子正误，用T或F表示)
This is an ancient (古老的) story. Nian is a monster. He lives on a hill near the village (村庄). At the end of every year, he always comes out of the hill and eats people! One day, an old man comes to the village. He teaches people how to drive the monster away.
The end of the year is coming. Nian comes down from the hill. He sees red paper on the doors and windows. He also hears the sound of firecrackers. He feels afraid and runs back to the hill. People never see Nian again. After that, people always use red things and set the firecrackers at the Spring Festival.
() 1 Nian lives in the village.
() 2 People are afraid to see the monster.
() 3 Nian eats people at the end of the year.
() 4 People use black things to drive the monster away.
() 5 The story is about the Spring Festival.

1 F 2 T 3 T 4 F 5 T

【解析】
1. 根据原文“He lives on a hill near the village”可知，年住在村庄附近的山上，并非村庄里，故该句错误（F）。
2. 由原文中年每年年末会出来吃人，且人们学习驱赶年的方法可推断，人们害怕见到年，故该句正确（T）。
3. 原文明确提到“At the end of every year, he always comes out of the hill and eats people!”，故该句正确（T）。
4. 根据原文“people always use red things and set the firecrackers at the Spring Festival”可知，人们用红色物品和鞭炮驱赶年，不是黑色物品，故该句错误（F）。
5. 短文结尾提到人们在春节时使用红色物品和放鞭炮，结合故事内容可知这是关于春节由来的传说，故该句正确（T）。
【答案】
1 F 2 T 3 T 4 F 5 T
【知识点】
细节信息查找、春节文化常识、阅读理解判断
【点评】
本题借助年兽的传说短文，考查学生对文本细节信息的提取能力，同时涉及春节习俗由来的文化常识，需要学生仔细比对原文与题目表述，做出准确判断。
【难度系数】
0.8