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In some countries, like the UK, Ireland, Australia and Canada, there's a special day for eating pancakes(薄饼).
Pancake Day is celebrated before the start of Lent (大斋期). Lent is a time in the Christian calnndar (历法), the 40 days before Easter (in March or April), when people don't eat rich, fatty foods. In the past, people wanted to use all of their rich, fatty foods, like butter and eggs, before Lent started. So they put them in pancakes!
It's Pancake Day today. In the UK, some people are having a race with pancakes! Some people dress up in strange costumes (服装). They look like housewives, cooks or even superheroes!
While in other countries, people are doing different things. Many people in Sweden are eating the semlor—a delicious, sweet cake with cream in it. In New Orleans in the USA, many people are eating the King Cake. This special yellow, green and purple cake has a small plastic(塑料) baby inside! If you get the baby in your piece of cake, you're the king for the day!
In Austria, Germany and Poland people are
eating doughnuts, and in Estonia and Finland, people are eating special soups.
()1. Which of the following festivals comes first in year?
A. Christmas.
B. Lent.
C. Easter.
D. Pancake Day.
()2. What does the phrase "dress up" probably mean in Chinese?
A. 装饰
B. 穿上……衣服
C. 制作
D. 购买
()3. Why is the King Cake special?
A. Because it is sweet with cream in it.
B. Because it is made from mixture.
C. Because it has a small plastic baby inside.
D. Because it has rich and fatty foods inside.
()4. What is the purpose(目的) of the text?
A. To show us the importance of Pancake Day.
B. To tell us how to make a pancake.
C. To tell us some traditions of Pancake Day.
D. To tell us the history of Pancake Day.
In some countries, like the UK, Ireland, Australia and Canada, there's a special day for eating pancakes(薄饼).
Pancake Day is celebrated before the start of Lent (大斋期). Lent is a time in the Christian calnndar (历法), the 40 days before Easter (in March or April), when people don't eat rich, fatty foods. In the past, people wanted to use all of their rich, fatty foods, like butter and eggs, before Lent started. So they put them in pancakes!
It's Pancake Day today. In the UK, some people are having a race with pancakes! Some people dress up in strange costumes (服装). They look like housewives, cooks or even superheroes!
While in other countries, people are doing different things. Many people in Sweden are eating the semlor—a delicious, sweet cake with cream in it. In New Orleans in the USA, many people are eating the King Cake. This special yellow, green and purple cake has a small plastic(塑料) baby inside! If you get the baby in your piece of cake, you're the king for the day!
In Austria, Germany and Poland people are
eating doughnuts, and in Estonia and Finland, people are eating special soups.
()1. Which of the following festivals comes first in year?
A. Christmas.
B. Lent.
C. Easter.
D. Pancake Day.
()2. What does the phrase "dress up" probably mean in Chinese?
A. 装饰
B. 穿上……衣服
C. 制作
D. 购买
()3. Why is the King Cake special?
A. Because it is sweet with cream in it.
B. Because it is made from mixture.
C. Because it has a small plastic baby inside.
D. Because it has rich and fatty foods inside.
()4. What is the purpose(目的) of the text?
A. To show us the importance of Pancake Day.
B. To tell us how to make a pancake.
C. To tell us some traditions of Pancake Day.
D. To tell us the history of Pancake Day.
答案
1.D 2.B 3.C 4.C
解析
【分析】
1. 第1题：根据原文，Pancake Day在Lent之前，Lent在Easter前，因此时间顺序为Pancake Day→Lent→Easter，结合选项，Christmas在12月，故最先的是Pancake Day，选D。
2. 第2题：由上下文“strange costumes（服装）”可知，dress up意为“穿上……衣服”，选B。
3. 第3题：原文明确指出King Cake的特别之处是内部有小塑料婴儿，选C。
4. 第4题：文章主要介绍不同国家Pancake Day的传统，目的是告知这些传统，选C。
【解析】
1. 细节理解题：原文提到“Pancake Day is celebrated before the start of Lent... Lent... before Easter”，结合选项，Pancake Day时间最早，故选D。
2. 词义猜测题：根据“strange costumes（服装）”及举例“housewives, cooks or even superheroes”，可知dress up意为“穿上……衣服”，故选B。
3. 细节理解题：原文明确说明“This special yellow, green and purple cake has a small plastic baby inside!”，这是King Cake的特别之处，故选C。
4. 主旨大意题：文章围绕Pancake Day，介绍了不同国家的相关传统，目的是告知这些传统，故选C。
【答案】
1.D 2.B 3.C 4.C
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解、词义猜测
【点评】
本题为英语阅读理解基础题型，考查学生对文章细节的查找、词义的猜测及主旨的归纳能力，整体难度较低。
【难度系数】
0.8
1. 第1题：根据原文，Pancake Day在Lent之前，Lent在Easter前，因此时间顺序为Pancake Day→Lent→Easter，结合选项，Christmas在12月，故最先的是Pancake Day，选D。
2. 第2题：由上下文“strange costumes（服装）”可知，dress up意为“穿上……衣服”，选B。
3. 第3题：原文明确指出King Cake的特别之处是内部有小塑料婴儿，选C。
4. 第4题：文章主要介绍不同国家Pancake Day的传统，目的是告知这些传统，选C。
【解析】
1. 细节理解题：原文提到“Pancake Day is celebrated before the start of Lent... Lent... before Easter”，结合选项，Pancake Day时间最早，故选D。
2. 词义猜测题：根据“strange costumes（服装）”及举例“housewives, cooks or even superheroes”，可知dress up意为“穿上……衣服”，故选B。
3. 细节理解题：原文明确说明“This special yellow, green and purple cake has a small plastic baby inside!”，这是King Cake的特别之处，故选C。
4. 主旨大意题：文章围绕Pancake Day，介绍了不同国家的相关传统，目的是告知这些传统，故选C。
【答案】
1.D 2.B 3.C 4.C
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解、词义猜测
【点评】
本题为英语阅读理解基础题型，考查学生对文章细节的查找、词义的猜测及主旨的归纳能力，整体难度较低。
【难度系数】
0.8
