Question

【題目】 Festivals in India are special occasions when the country holds many celebrations. Socially, the whole nation becomes active in celebration. This is the main reason why festivals in India are celebrated by the whole society. On such occasions, families will get together, exchange gifts and greetings, and take part in a lot of celebrations and even special fairs. All these are done to keep the festive spirit alive in modern times.

What is special about these celebrations in India is that people celebrate their communities. There is a wide variety of festivals in India because of the presence of many different religions, beliefs, ideas and cultures. It is even said that some places in the country celebrate festivals 365 days a year. There are mainly religious festivals, cultural festivals and tourist festivals that are organized to keep the traditions, values and heritages (遺產(chǎn)) of the region.

Religious festivals are celebrated as part of Indian belief system. They are organized to honor gods, spiritual personalities and events related to the journey of a religion. Cultural festivals in India are organized to provide a platform for different forms of music, dance and other art. To keep their artistic traditions alive and even make them become more popular in the future, many cities in India are active in cultural events. The rich cultural heritage of India attracts the western world during the celebrating of important festivals like Onam, Holi, Durga Puja and many more. Tourist festivals in the country are organized to celebrate the heritages of the land for tourism purpose. These celebrations every year bring good results and attract a large number of tourists, both within the country and abroad.

【1】India has so many festivals because _______.

A.the Indians like singing and dancing

B.the Indians want to attract more tourists

C.there are a great number of old attractions

D.there are many different religions, ideas and cultures

【2】Paragraph 3 mainly tells us ______.

A.which festival is the most popular

B.the difference among all types of festivals

C.how the Indians celebrate their festivals

D.three types of important festival in India

【3】The cultural festivals are usually celebrated by ______.

A.performing different art forms

B.visiting famous old heritages

C.having a journey of honoring gods

D.getting together and attending fairs

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】D

【3】A

【解析】

這是一篇說明文。印度有很多節(jié)日，有的地方幾乎天天都有節(jié)日。印度的節(jié)日主體現(xiàn)在三個(gè)方面：宗教、文化、旅游。因?yàn)楣?jié)日多，印度每年吸引眾多的游客前來參觀。

【1】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段的There is a wide variety of festivals in India because of the presence of many different religions, beliefs, ideas and cultures.可知，因?yàn)橛泻芏嗖煌�的宗教、信仰、信念和文化，印度有大量的�?jié)日。D. there are many different religions, ideas and cultures(有很多不同的宗教、信仰和文化)符合以上說法，故選D項(xiàng)。

【2】

主旨大意題。根據(jù)本段的主要內(nèi)容，尤其Religious festivals are celebrated as part of Indian belief system.(慶祝宗教節(jié)日是印度信仰系統(tǒng)中的一部分)，Cultural festivals in India are organized to provide a platform for different forms of music, dance and other art. (在印度，為了給不同形式的音樂、舞蹈和其他藝術(shù)提供一個(gè)平臺(tái)，文化節(jié)日被組織)和Tourist festivals in the country are organized to celebrate the heritages of the land for tourism purpose. (為了旅游的目的，這個(gè)國家組織旅游節(jié)日來慶祝土地遺產(chǎn))可知，本段主要介紹了在印度的三種重要的節(jié)日形式，它們分別是宗教節(jié)日、文化節(jié)日和旅游節(jié)日。D. three types of important festival in India(在印度三種重要的節(jié)日)符合以上說法，故選D項(xiàng)。

【3】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段的Cultural festivals in India are organized to provide a platform for different forms of music, dance and other art. (在印度，為了給不同形式的音樂、舞蹈和其他藝術(shù)提供一個(gè)平臺(tái)，文化節(jié)日被組織)可知，文化節(jié)日通常通過表演不同形式的藝術(shù)來慶祝。A. performing different art forms(表演不同形式的藝術(shù))符合以上說法，故選A項(xiàng)。