二、阅读理解 庆祝新年
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[2026 南通期末改编] Celebrating New Year happens in every country. But each country has its own way to celebrate New Year.
Chinese people celebrate New Year in January or February. On the evening before the Spring Festival, all the family members get together and have a big dinner. People also have many activities to celebrate New Year, like letting off fireworks or watching lion dances.
People in Thailand celebrate it by pouring（泼）water on friends and visitors. They think this will bring enough rain in the next growing season. Their New Year is in April. It is very hot at that time of year in Thailand.
In Switzerland, people often go skiing to celebrate New Year. They sing in the ice and snow world. In parts of Switzerland, people celebrate it by dressing up to walk from farmhouse to farmhouse. They jump up and down to make the bell ring(响). They think this will drive away the bad luck of the old year.
People all over the world have a great time when they celebrate New Year. They often say "Happy New Year!" to each other.
1. Why do people in Thailand pour water on friends and visitors?
A. To keep them cool.
B. To play a trick on them.
C. To drive away bad luck.
D. To hope for enough rain.
2. How do people in Switzerland celebrate New Year?
A. They make a beautiful farmhouse.
B. They dress up as all kinds of animals.
C. They sing in the world of ice and snow.
D. They often watch lion dances in the evening.
3. 新考法·篇章结构题 Which of the following shows the structure(结构) of the passage?

4. In which section of a newspaper can we read this passage?
A. Fashion World.
B. Sports Life.
C. Festival Week.
D. Great People.

语篇研读
主题和内容：本文围绕“新年庆祝活动的文化多样性”这一主题展开,介绍了中国、泰国、瑞士三个国家独特的新年习俗。
意义和价值：文章通过介绍各国人民庆祝新年的不同活动,传递了新年所代表的希望、祝福、团聚等情感,激发学生对世界不同文化的好奇心和探索欲。
方式和方法：语篇类型:本文属于说明文,介绍了各国的新年习俗。篇章结构:本文为“总—分—总”结构。第一段总领话题,引出每个国家都有自己庆祝新年的方式;第二至四段分别介绍中国、泰国、瑞士的新年习俗;第五段总结人们过新年的喜悦之情。亮点表达:通过“They think this will bring enough rain in the next growing season”解释了泰国人庆祝新年时泼水的原因;文中的“jump up and down to make the bell ring(响)”动作描写生动形象、画面感强。
1. D 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“People in Thailand celebrate it by pouring(泼) water on friends and visitors. They think this will bring enough rain in the next growing season”可知选 D。
2. C 细节理解题。根据第四段中的“In Switzerland, people often go skiing to celebrate New Year. They sing in the ice and snow world”可知选 C。
3. A 篇章结构题。结合文章内容可知,第一段总述不同国家庆祝新年的方式是不同的;第二段讲述了中国人庆祝新年的方式;第三段讲述了泰国人庆祝新年的方式;第四段讲述了瑞士人庆祝新年的方式;第五段呼应主题。综上所述,本篇文章的结构是 A。
解题通法
抓首尾,理中段,理清框架
篇章结构题是近两年出现的一种新的热门考查方式,该题型主要考查对篇章结构的把握。解题时需要分析每段的段落大意,然后确定各段之间的关系。第一段和最后一段通常是相呼应的。中间的段落有的是并列关系,有的是隶属关系。
4. C 文章出处题。本文内容与新年有关,最可能出现在栏目《节日周》里。

【语篇解构】 阅读文章,补充下面的结构图(每空一词)
Ways to celebrate New Year in different countries
China
People celebrate New Year in January or February.
On the evening before the Spring Festival, all the family members
1. and have a big dinner.
People also have many activities to celebrate New Year, like
2. or watching lion dances.
3.
Their New Year is in April.
People think this will bring 4. in the next growing season.

People celebrate it by pouring water on friends and visitors.
People often 5. to celebrate New Year.
People sing in the ice and snow world.
Switzerland
In parts of Switzerland, people celebrate it by 6. to walk from farmhouse to farmhouse.
They jump up and down to make the bell ring. They think this will drive away the 7. of the old year.
注:事物说明类说明文语篇研读见答案 P39

1. get together 2. letting off fireworks
3. Thailand 4. enough rain 5. go skiing 6. dressing up
7. bad luck