Question

【題目】A well-known saying goes like this, “mind at peace give you coolness”. As the temperature rises day by day, it’s time to create some coolness besides keeping calm.

Chinese people have some traditional ways to reduce the summer heat without air-conditioners (空調(diào)). Such ways include healthy food and tools that also help people experience the beauty of summer. Here are some choices which will bring you a surprisingly cool experience.

The first one is plum juice(酸梅湯). It is a traditional healthy drink in summer in Beijing. It can reduce summer heat in the human body. People can have the juice all year round, yet summer is the best time.

The second is a bamboo mat. It is a lovely must-have that can cool your summer with a naturally nice smell. There are many sizes for beds and chairs and so on. It’s really comfortable to lie on a bamboo mat and drink some plum juice while watching TV in summer.

The last one is Chinese fans. Available in many shapes and materials, Chinese fans are special for the water-ink paintings they carry. Fans made of silk were often used by women, especially young unmarried ladies in ancient China. They used fans to hide their mouths or aces when they wanted to avoid showing shyness. If you want to lead a low-carbon(低碳) style of living, a fan is necessary in summer.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容選擇最佳答案。

【1】The underlined word “mat” in this passage mean “________” in Chinese.

A. 床單B. 席子C. 毯子

【2】In this passage, the writer talks about ________.

A. food and tools in summer in China

B. some Chinese traditional paintings

C. a low-carbon lifestyle

【3】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. People love to do something exciting during a hot summer.

B. There are many Chinese ways to have a cool summer.

C. The summer in China is really cool.

【4】It is clear that ________.

A. people can have plum juice only in summer

B. air-conditioners are necessary for every person in summer

C. Chinese girls in the past were rather shy

【5】What’s the best title for the passage?

A. How to Keep Cool and Calm Down.

B. An Introduction to Traditional Chinese Cooling Ways.

C. Quick Ways to Reduce the Summer Heat.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】B

【4】C

【5】B

【解析】

本篇文章難度適中，主要講述幾種傳統(tǒng)的中國人民降暑的方法。

【1】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)There are many sizes for beds and chairs and so on. It’s really comfortable to lie on a bamboo mat and drink some plum juice while watching TV in summer可知，人們可以躺在涼席上喝著酸梅湯看著電視，所以表示的是席子，故選B。

【2】主旨大意題。根據(jù)Chinese people have some traditional ways to reduce the summer heat without air-conditioners (空調(diào)). Such ways include healthy food and tools that also help people experience the beauty of summer. Here are some choices which will bring you a surprisingly cool experience可知，主要講述中國傳統(tǒng)的降暑方式，包括食物和工具，故選A。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Chinese people have some traditional ways to reduce the summer heat without air-conditioners (空調(diào)). Such ways include healthy food and tools that also help people experience the beauty of summer. Here are some choices which will bring you a surprisingly cool experience可知，表示中國有很多方法來過一個(gè)涼爽的夏天，故選B。

【4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Fans made of silk were often used by women, especially young unmarried ladies in ancient China. They used fans to hide their mouths or aces when they wanted to avoid showing shyness可知，過去的中國女孩十分害羞，故選C。

【5】主旨大意題。本文主要講述幾種傳統(tǒng)的中國人民降暑的方法，包括涼席、酸梅湯以及扇子等。故選B。