Question

You may know May Day, but do you know Lei Day? Like May Day, Lei Day is also celebrated (慶祝) on May 1st. People wear leis (花環(huán)) on this day. A lei is a big circle usually made of flowers . On Lei Day, people give leis to each other. Where do you know this holiday is celebrated? Hawaii, of course! People give leis on birthdays, weddings (婚禮) and as a way to say "I love you". In 1928, a writer, Don Blanding, wrote an article saying that this tradition should become a holiday. Another writer, Grace Tower Warren, thought of the idea of celebrating this day on May 1st and said, "May Day is Lei Day."On this day in 1928, people wore leis and celebrated with music, dancing and a lei-making competition. The next year, Lei Day became a public (公共的) holiday. Today, people still celebrate Lei Day in Hawaii. We hope they all have a happy May Day and a happy Lei Day!

1.The underli ned word "circle" can be replaced (替代) by "_________".

A. ring    B. card    C. garden    D. watch

2.What do people give each other on Lei Day?

A. Clothes.   B. Books.   C. Leis.    D. Cakes.

3.Lei Day became a public holiday in _____.

A. 1928     B. 1929    C. 1930     D. 1931

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Lei Day is on the day after May Day.

B. Lei Day was first celebrated in 1928.

C. Don Blanding said "May Day is Lei Day".

D. People all over the world celebrate Lei Day.

5.What is the passage about?

A. Lei Day in Hawaii.      B. May Day in Hawaii.

C. How to make a lei.      D. How to celebrate May Day.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.B

5.A

【解析】

試題分析：你知道May Day，但你知道Lei Day嗎？Lei Day也于 5 月 1 日慶祝。人們在這一天戴上花環(huán)。Lei是由鮮花制成的一個(gè)大環(huán)。在Lei Day，人們互贈(zèng)花環(huán)。在夏威夷人們在生日、 婚禮上送花環(huán)，并作為一種表達(dá)愛的方式。在 1928 年，作家Don Blanding,寫了篇文章說這種傳統(tǒng)應(yīng)該成為一個(gè)節(jié)日。另一位作家Grace Tower Warren認(rèn)為5 月 1 日這一天合適 。1928 年這一天，人們戴著花環(huán)、用音樂、舞蹈和制作花環(huán)比賽慶祝花環(huán)節(jié)。第二年，花環(huán)節(jié)就成了一個(gè)公共的假期。今天，人們?nèi)匀辉谙耐�夷慶祝Lei Day 。我們希望他們都有快樂的May Day和Lei Day！

1.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“花環(huán)”這個(gè)漢語解釋可知選A（圈，環(huán)）。而B. 卡片；C. 花園；D. 手表。

2.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)On Lei Day, people give leis to each other.（在花環(huán)節(jié)，人們送給彼此花環(huán)。）可可知選C。

3.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)On this day in 1928, people wore leis and celebrated with music, dancing and a lei-making competition. The next year, Lei Day became a public (公共的) holiday.（1928 年這一天，人們戴上花環(huán)、用音樂、舞蹈和制作花環(huán)比賽慶祝花環(huán)節(jié)。第二年，花環(huán)節(jié)就成了一個(gè)公共的假期。）可知選 B（1929年Lei Day成為一個(gè)公共的假期。）。

4.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)On this day in 1928, people wore leis and celebrated with music, dancing and a lei-making competition. （1928 年這一天，人們戴上花環(huán)、用音樂、舞蹈和制作花環(huán)比賽慶祝花環(huán)節(jié)。）可知選B。根據(jù)Grace Tower Warren said, "May Day is Lei Day."可知A、C錯(cuò)；根據(jù)today, people still celebrate Lei Day in Hawaii. 可知D錯(cuò)；

5.主題歸納題。根據(jù)文章介紹可知，本文主要是介紹了夏威夷人的Lei Day，故選 A。

考點(diǎn)：文化類短文閱讀。