Question

    The Spring Festival is one of the most important festivals in China. Nowadays, however, the Spring Festival is celebrated not only in China but also in other parts of the world. It was ______ in the UK from 1980. Every new year, people also get together and have lots of activities. They Sing songs, dance ______ music, share photos with friends or do something enjoyable. Additionally, the Spring Festival has already become a key time for Chinese ______ in the US. They join in a large evening party to welcome the traditional new year. The Chinese New Year will be welcomed with three weeks of celebrations across Australia. Thousands of people come to Sydney’s Chinatown. They enjoy fireworks (鞭炮) and lion dances. The family dinner on New Year’s Eve is an important tradition for Chinese ______ they were born in Singapore or moved there from China. They usually hold it at ______ because having it in a restaurant takes away the meaning of the tradition.

1.A.congratulated B.happened C.celebrated D.appeared

2.A.on B.to C.in D.with

3.A.live B.to live C.lived D.living

4.A.if B.weather C.whether D.though

5.A.home B.outdoors C.restaurant D.party

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.A

【解析】

本文讲述的是一个中国最重要的传统节日，那就是春节。在春节期间，除夕夜的年夜饭是很重要的，一家人往往都会在家里聚餐。第二天是新年的第一天，人们都会上街闲逛，然后相互祝福。

1.句意：从1980年开始，就开始庆祝这个节日。

考查动词辨析。congratulated祝贺；happened发生；celebrated庆祝；appeared出现。根据前文“the Spring Festival is celebrated not only in China but also in other parts of the world”可知春节不止是在中国庆祝，还会在世界上其他地方庆祝，所以此处同样用动词celebrated，故选C。

2.句意：他们唱歌，随着音乐跳舞，与朋友分享照片或做一些愉快的事情。

考查介词。on在…上面；to去，到；in在…里面；with和…一起。由题干可知，dance和music构成了固定搭配dance to music，表示随着音乐跳舞，符合句意，故选B。

3.句意：此外，春节已经成为生活在美国的中国人的一个关键时间。

考查非谓语动词。live意为“居住”。根据前方的介词for可知，介词后面的动词都要用ing的形式，故选D。

4.句意：无论是在新加坡出生的中国人，还是从中国移民到新加坡的中国人，除夕夜的家庭聚餐都是一个重要的传统。

考查宾语从句。if如果；weather天气；whether是否；though尽管。根据句子结构可知，此处是由一般疑问句充当宾语从句，所以可以用if或whether来引导，又因后文由or表示选择时，只能用whether来引导，故选C。

5.句意：他们通常在家里举行，因为在餐馆举行会让传统失去意义。

考查名词。home家；outdoors户外；restaurant餐厅；party派对。本句中they指代的是前文的The family dinner，又因后文提到在餐厅举行会失去意义，所以可以推测出是在家里举行，故选A。