六、阅读理解。传统文化
Do you know the Lantern Festival? It is a traditional Chinese festival. When thousands of lanterns light up the city at night, the Lantern Festival is coming. It is celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first month in the Chinese lunar calendar.
Several days before the Lantern Festival, people begin to make lanterns. All kinds of lanterns shine in the sky against the dark night. Some of the lanterns are small, and others are really big. Some look like beautiful flowers and lovely animals.
The lanterns are made of different materials. There are plastic lanterns, silk lanterns, and paper lanterns. While making lanterns, people usually write riddles on them. During the Lantern Festival, people go outside to have a look at the lanterns and guess the riddles on them. Usually, people can get a prize as long as they give the right answer. People together with their family walk happily in the crowded streets, looking at many kinds of amazing lanterns. While some people are enjoying the beautiful lanterns, others are watching traditional Chinese lion dance performances.
People prepare delicious tangyuan for their family and friends to enjoy in the evening. The sweet smell makes everyone hungry. Everything is very interesting and everyone is very happy.
()1. What do people do before the Lantern Festival?
A. People make lanterns.
B. People guess the riddles.
C. People enjoy the beautiful lanterns.
D. People have delicious tangyuan.
()2. Which kind of the following lanterns is not mentioned in the passage?
A. Plastic lanterns.
B. Silk lanterns.
C. Paper lanterns.
D. Glass lanterns.
()3. The underlined sentence in the passage probably means that .
A. people can get a prize though they give the wrong answer
B. if people guess the riddle correctly, they can get a prize
C. people can get a prize unless they succeed in giving the right answer
D. people can get a prize before they give the right answer
()4. In which part of a magazine can you read the passage?
A. Health.
B. Sports.
C. Culture.
D. Travel.

六、1. A 【点拨】根据“Several days before the Lantern Festival, people begin to make lanterns.”可知，在元宵节前人们会制作灯笼。故选 A。
2. D 【点拨】根据“The lanterns are made of different materials. There are plastic lanterns, silk lanterns, and paper lanterns.”可知，文章中提及塑料灯笼、丝绸灯笼和纸灯笼。故选 D。
3. B 【点拨】“people can get a prize as long as they give the right answer”中“give the right answer”（给出正确的答案）与“guess the riddle correctly”（正确地猜出灯谜）同义，所以选项 B“如果人们正确地猜出灯谜，他们能得到一个奖品”正确。故选 B。
4. C 【点拨】根据全文内容可知，文章介绍了我国的传统节日，属于文化范畴。故选 C。