四、阅读 David 和 Ruby 的邮件,选择最佳选项或回答问题。(真题·绍兴诸暨)
Dear Ruby,
I'm in China now. Today is Children's Day in China. But in Spain, Children's Day is in January. It's a traditional(传统的) festival in Spain known as Three Kings' Day. We will write letters to “the three kings”. We will get toys and candies from “the three kings”. Oh! We will have a special cake with toys in it! I like it so much. Do you know any festivals in China? Please write to me something about Chinese festivals!
Yours,
David
()1. When does David write this email?
A. On June 1st.
B. On January 1st.
C. On May 5th.
()2. On Three Kings' Day, we can write to “the three kings”.
A. emails
B. letters
C. postcards
()3. What can you do on Children's Day in Spain?
A. You can play games with the three kings.
B. You can meet the three kings.
C. You can have a cake with toys.
4. In China, Children's Day is in ; In Spain, Children's Day is in .

1.A 2.B 3.C 4.June, January

【分析】
解答本题需先通读邮件内容，针对每个题目定位原文对应信息，逐一匹配选项或提取关键内容作答。第1题需找David写邮件的时间，对应邮件中中国儿童节的日期；第2题定位西班牙Three Kings' Day的活动；第3题找西班牙儿童节的具体活动；第4题提取中、西儿童节的时间信息。
【解析】
1. 题干问David写邮件的时间，邮件明确提到“Today is Children's Day in China.”，中国儿童节是6月1日，对应选项A，故选A。
2. 题干问Three Kings' Day的活动，邮件中说明“We will write letters to ‘the three kings’.”，对应选项B，故选B。
3. 题干问西班牙儿童节的活动，邮件提到“We will have a special cake with toys in it!”，对应选项C，故选C。
4. 邮件指出中国儿童节在6月（June），西班牙的Three Kings' Day是儿童节在1月（January），故填June, January。
【答案】
1.A 2.B 3.C 4.June, January
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解题
【点评】
本题为节日主题的基础阅读理解题，主要考查学生提取原文细节信息的能力，内容直接对应原文，只要认真阅读即可轻松解答。
【难度系数】
0.8

五、读短文,选择最佳的答案。(真题·宁波奉化)
Jingzhe(惊蛰), or “Awakening of Insects”, is one of the “solar terms(节气)” in China. It usually comes in early March. After the cold winter, the weather gets warmer. The sleeping insects wake up! Farmers start to plant seeds(种子). As the Chinese saying goes, “The whole year's work depends on a good start in spring.” What do we do around jingzhe?
Feed the “white tiger”
In some old Chinese stories, a white tiger always hurts(伤害) people during jingzhe. So people draw it on paper and then “put some meat in its mouth”. In this way, the tiger is full and will not hurt people.
Eat pears
People eat pears on this day. They believe(相信) pears keep them healthy. Some also sweep their homes to drive away bad luck.
Jingzhe is exciting because it means spring is here! Flowers bloom, and animals become active. Do you hear the birds singing? That's jingzhe's magic!
()1. Jingzhe usually comes in .
A. January
B. February
C. March
()2. After jingzhe, the weather gets .
A. warmer
B. colder
C. hotter
()3. —Why do people feed the “white tiger”?
—Because the white tiger always .
A. helps people
B. hurts people
C. works for people
()4. —What do we do around jingzhe?
—People .
A.feed the “white tiger”
B.eat pears
C.both A & B
()5. What's the meaning(意思) of the underlined sentence(画线句子)?
A.一年之计在于春
B.春捂秋冻
C.春雷响,万物长

1.C 2.A 3.B 4.C 5.A

【解析】
1. 定位原文"It usually comes in early March."，可知惊蛰通常在三月，对应选项C。
2. 定位原文"After the cold winter, the weather gets warmer."，可知惊蛰后天气变暖，对应选项A。
3. 定位原文"In some old Chinese stories, a white tiger always hurts people during jingzhe."，可知人们喂白虎是因为白虎会伤害人，对应选项B。
4. 文中介绍了惊蛰的两个习俗：喂“白虎”和吃梨，A和B的内容都包含，对应选项C。
5. 画线句子"The whole year's work depends on a good start in spring."的含义是一年的收成取决于春天的好开端，对应中文俗语“一年之计在于春”，选A。
【答案】
1.C 2.A 3.B 4.C 5.A
【知识点】
阅读理解细节定位
俗语英译汉
节气文化认知
【点评】
本题围绕中国传统节气惊蛰的主题设置阅读题目，所有题目的答案都可以在短文中直接找到对应依据，同时加入了传统俗语的含义理解，既考查学生快速定位文本信息的阅读能力，也渗透了中国传统文化相关的小知识，难度较低。
【难度系数】
0.9