十二、阅读理解。
A
Chinese people call the Spring Festival "Nian". But do you know that Nian is the name of a monster(妖怪)? The monster Nian lives in the mountains. It eats animals. But it cannot find food in winter. So it comes to villages and eats a lot of people. People are afraid of Nian，so they close their doors before evening comes during(在……期间) the winter. One day，an old man comes to the village. He tells people there that Nian is afraid of three things：the red colour，fire and noise. He tells people to play the drums，make loud noise and big fire and light firecrackers(鞭炮) to make Nian go away. One cold night，Nian goes to the village again. When it opens its big mouth，people make loud noise and big fire everywhere. Nian is really afraid and runs away. After that，in winter，people play the drums and set off fireworks. They also put up red lanterns and have a big dinner. At the Spring Festival，people say "Happy Chinese New Year" to each other happily.
阅读短文，根据短文内容判断正误，正确的写“T”，错误的写“F”。
()1. From the story，we know Nian is a monster.
()2. Nian comes to villages in winter because it wants to visit the villages.
()3. The old man says Nian is not afraid of big fire.
()4. People play the drums to make loud noise.
()5. The passage tells us the story of Nian.

1. T；2. F；3. F；4. T；5. T

1. 根据短文第一句“But do you know that Nian is the name of a monster(妖怪)?”可知，年是一个妖怪，表述正确。
2. 根据短文“But it cannot find food in winter. So it comes to villages and eats a lot of people.”可知，年冬天来村子是因为找不到食物，不是为了拜访村子，表述错误。
3. 根据短文“He tells people there that Nian is afraid of three things：the red colour，fire and noise.”可知，年害怕火，题目说它不怕火，表述错误。
4. 根据短文“He tells people to play the drums，make loud noise and big fire and light firecrackers(鞭炮) to make Nian go away.”可知，人们打鼓是为了制造噪音，表述正确。
5. 整篇短文围绕年兽的故事展开，讲述了它的习性、人们驱赶它的方法以及后来的春节习俗，表述正确。