2014中考英语阅读理解及答案：春节

　　阅读理解基础训练2

　　A

　　Every year there is a Spring Festival in China. Usually it is in January or February. It is the most important festival in China. So before it comes， everyone has to prepare things. They buy pork， beef， chicken， fruits and many other things. And they often make a special kind of fooddumplings. It means come together. On the day before the festival， ?parents? buy new clothes for their children. Children also buy presents for their parents. On the Spring Festival Eve(除夕)， all the family members come back to their hometown. This is a happy moment. Some sing and dance， some play cards and others get the dinner ready. When they enjoy the meal， they give each other the best wishes for the coming year. They all have a good time.?

　　1. Which is the most important festival in China? ?

　　A. The Mid-Autumn Festival. B.The Spring Festival.? C.Childrens Day.?

　　2. When is the Chinese Spring Festival usually celebrated??

　　A. In March or April. B. In May or June. C. In January or February.?

　　3. is the special kind of food for the Spring Festival in China.

　　A. Chicken B. Dumpling C. Fish?

　　4. Whats the meaning of the food dumplings for Chinese people in the Spring Festival? ?

　　A. Look up. B. Help yourself. C. Come together.?

　　5. The family when they are having dinner together on the Spring Festival Eve.?

　　A. give each other the best wishes

　　B. buy each other presents?

　　C. sing， dance and play cards

　　1. B 此题为细节题。 Every year there is a Spring Festival in China. Usually it is in January or February. It is the most important festival in China. 每年在中国都有春节，通常是在一月或二月。这是中国最重要的节日。

　　2. C 此题为细节题。Usually it is in January or February. 通常在一月或二月。

　　3. B 此题为细节题。And they often make a special kind of fooddumplings. 他们通常会做一种特殊的食物-----饺子。

　　4. C 此题为细节题。. It means come together. 它是意思是团圆。

　　5. A 此题为细节题。When they enjoy the meal， they give each other the best wishes for the coming year.他们吃饭的时候，他们会为来年互相祝福。

　　B

　　Are you interested in country music?I like it very much !It will take me away for a while after I am tired .The guitars and songs will take me to mountains and fields.

　　Country music usually talks of everyday life and feelings.Its the spirit of America ,easy to understand ,slow and simple.

　　Country music developed in the Southern United States.It was the folk music of American countryside.Many of songs tell about the lives of famers .They talk about love,crops or death.

　　The life of the countryside can be hard,so the words in country music are often sad.At first,people played the music only at family parties.But it became more popular later.In the 1920s,people played country songs on the radio,and they made them into records.

　　When people in the countryside moved to towns and cities to look for work,they took their music with them.Country music continued to change and became popular across America.

　　John Denver was one of Americas most famous country singers in the 1970s.His song Take Me home,Country Roadsis well-known and people still play it today.

　　1.Country music is usually about _______.

　　A.everyday life and feelings B.farmerss feelings C.the lives of workers

　　2.Country music developed ________.

　　A.in John Denvers city

　　B.in the Southern United States

　　C.in the Northem United States

　　3.People bagan to make country song records _______.

　　A.in the 1920s B.in 1920 C.in the 1970s

　　4.Why did Country music become popular in America?

　　A.Because city people liked the music.

　　B.Because farmers moved to cities with their music and it continued to change.

　　C.Because country music talked about city peoples lives.

　　5.Who is famous for the song Take Me Home,Country Roads?

　　A.A farmer in the countryside. B.A person who moved to towns

　　C.John Denver.

　　1、B此题为细节题。Country music usually talks of everyday life and feelings乡村音乐通常谈论日常生活及感情。Many of songs tell about the lives of famers 很多歌曲都是关于农民的生活。

　　2、B 此题为细节题。Country music developed in the Southern United States.乡村音乐发展于南美洲。

　　3、A 此题为细节题。In the 1920s,people played country songs on the radio,and they made them into records. 20世纪20年代，人们在广播播放乡村音乐，将它们录制成唱片。

　　4. B 此题为细节题。When people in the countryside moved to towns and cities to look for work,they took their music with them.Country music continued to change and became popular across America. 当农村的人搬到城镇或城市找工作的时候，他们带着他们的音乐。乡村音乐开始改变，在美国变得流行。

　　5. C 此题为细节题。