B
（体裁:说明文 话题:庆祝春节的方式变化 难易度:☆☆☆☆）
The Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, is the most important festival for Chinese people. People celebrate it in different ways.

阅读短文,选择正确的答案并回答问题。
() 1. Why do people sweep the floor and throw away old and useless things?
A. Because they want to get good luck.
B. Because they want to get bad luck.
C. Because they want to be beautiful.
() 2. In the passage, which word means “to make something look beautiful by putting things on it”?
A. chat
B. decorate
C. travel
() 3. Where do more and more people like to have reunion dinner now?
A. At home.
B. In a restaurant.
C. In other places.
() 4. Which is true about the new trends of celebrating the Chinese New Year?
A. All the families watch lion dances at the Spring Festival.
B. More and more people set off fireworks in public places.
C. More people choose to go travelling during the Chinese New Year.
5. Which do you like, the traditional ways or the new trends? Why?

1.A 2.B 3.B 4.C
5. I like the new trends, because I think going to other places to celebrate the festival is fun.

【分析】
本题是关于春节庆祝方式变化的英语阅读理解题，解题思路为：1. 做选择题时，先明确题干关键词，再定位原文对应内容，对比选项选出答案；2. 词义猜测题需结合上下文语境理解单词含义；3. 主观题需结合自身实际，表达合理观点即可。
【解析】
1. 细节理解题：根据原文Traditional ways部分第一点“sweep the floor and throw away old and useless things to sweep away bad luck”，可知人们打扫、扔旧物是为了扫走坏运气，对应选项A（获得好运），故选A。
2. 词义猜测题：原文Traditional ways第二点提到“decorate their houses with Spring Festival couplets...”，decorate意为“装饰”，对应选项B，故选B。
3. 细节理解题：根据New Trends部分第一点“have reunion dinner out in a restaurant”，可知现在越来越多人在餐馆吃团圆饭，对应选项B，故选B。
4. 细节理解题：根据New Trends部分最后一点“More people choose to travel during the holiday”，可知更多人选择假期旅行，对应选项C，故选C。
5. 主观题：结合自身喜好，表达合理即可，参考答案示例符合要求。
【答案】
1.A 2.B 3.B 4.C；5. I like the new trends, because I think going to other places to celebrate the festival is fun.
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解、词义猜测
【点评】
本题围绕春节传统与新庆祝方式展开，考查学生的阅读能力，包括细节查找、词义理解及观点表达，内容贴近生活，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.4