5．The Spring Festival is the biggest festival for Chinese people all around the world．The celebration usually lasts for 15days．There is a lot to do．On the eve of the Spring Festival，family members get together and have big meals．Their favourite dish on this day is dumplings．Days before the Spring Festival，families will clean their homes．people think cleaning sweeps away bad luck．It makes the house ready for good luck．
The colour red is everywhere during the Spring Festival．People think red is a happy colour and will bring them a bright future．People wear red，too．They decorate （裝飾） their homes with pieces of red paper．Kids get a lot of"hong bao"．It is a red paper bag with money in it．Usually，older people give younger ones hong bao．They think it brings good luck．
The Spring Festival is the time to make everybody happy．So don't say any bad words or do anything that will bring unhappiness to other people．
For example，you'd better not say any bad words like"death"．Don't break anything．People think that it means your luck is running out．
Also，don't borrow or lend money on these days．If you have borrowed money，return it before the Spring Festival．
58．What do most people do on the eve of the Spring Festival？A
A．Family members gather for a big meal．
B．Friends eat dumplings together．
C．They borrow money from friends．
D．They give each other hong bao．
59．Why do people clean their houses days before the Spring Festival？B
A．Because they enjoy being clean．
B．Because it is believed that cleaning will sweep away bad luck．
C．Because they think it will bring happiness to others．
D．Because it is thought that cleaning brings in money．
60．Which of the following things is not supposed to（不應該） happen during the Spring Festival？B
A．Returning money before the Spring Festival．
B．Saying words that have to do with death．
C．Wearing red clothes．
D．Decorating houses with red paper．
61．We can tell from the story that the Spring Festival isD．
A．a(chǎn) time of harvest and fun
B．celebrated for one whole month
C．only celebrated in China
D．a(chǎn) time for families to get together．
分析 這篇短文介紹的是春節(jié)是全世界中國人最大的節(jié)日，春節(jié)，家庭成員聚在一起吃豐盛的飯菜．春節(jié)是每個人都很快樂的時光．文章也向我們介紹了春節(jié)前后可以做的事情和不可以做的事情．
解答 58 A 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第一段On the eve of the Spring Festival，family members get together and have big meals．可知春節(jié)前夕，家庭成員聚在一起吃飯．故選A．
59 B 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第一段People think cleaning sweeps away bad luck．It makes the house ready for good luck..可知人們認為掃走壞運氣．他是房子準備迎接好的運氣．故選B．
60 B 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第三段So don't say any bad words or do anything that will bring unhappiness to other people．For example，you'd better not say any bad words like"death"．可知所以不要說任何臟話或做任何會帶來不幸的人．例如，你最好不要說任何臟話"死"．故選B．
61 D 主旨大意題．通讀全文可知，春節(jié)是全家人團聚的日子．故選D．
點評 對考生提出以下幾方面要求：
1．不但要求掌握所讀材料的主旨大意、中心思想，而且要求掌握文章中的詳細事實與細節(jié)．
2．不但要求對于具體事實情節(jié)的理解，而且要求對其抽象含義的理解，既要理解字面意思，又要理解其深層含義，包括作者的態(tài)度、觀點、意圖等．
3．既要求理解文章中某句、某段的含義及全文的邏輯關系，又要求根據(jù)其含義及邏輯關系進行判斷和推理．
4．既要求考生能夠運用材料中的信息去理解、分析問題；又要求考生能運用中學生應有的生活常識去分析、理解問題．
