【題目】There are many traditions around the holidays. “Holiday traditions” are things that people do every year during a holiday such as Christmas or Thanksgiving. At Christmas, for example, many people put up a Christmas tree or Christmas lights. These are Christmas traditions that have been going on for many years. But there is a “new” Christmas tradition that has become very popular: the TV firelog, a TV channel that shows nothing but a large log fire, blazing in a fireplace.

People put it on their TV and it makes them feel like they are watching and listening to a crackling fire. It makes them feel calm and comfortable. The origin(起源) dates back to 1986 in Canada. At that time, not very many people knew about it or watched the channel. Today, more than three million people watch the firelog channel during the winter holiday season. That year, the firelog channel was created(創(chuàng)造) to give the workers in the company that is now called Shaw Cable, a break at Christmas. By running the firelog during the holidays, everyone could go home for a few days and enjoy a bit of time off.

At that time, it was only broadcast to people in Edmonton but today it reaches people across Canada and beyond. This year, the Shaw firelog was updated. It is pretty high tech. Although it’s still really just a fire log that has been filmed, it has its own Twitter account (@ShawFireLog), its own Facebook page and it even has a computer App so you can see the burning log on a smartphone or a tablet. The Shaw firelog will burn until Jan. 5 on Shaw Cable, channel 222.

【1】What does this passage mainly talk about?

A. The origin and popularity of the TV firelog.

B. Famous holiday traditions.

C. What makes the TV firelog so popular.

D. The TV firelog today.

【2】What does the underlined words “the TV firelog” mean in Paragraph 1?

A. It is an old Christmas tradition beginning a long time ago.

B. It is a TV channel that shows nothing but a fireplace.

C. It is a TV channel with all kinds of Christmas traditional programs.

D. It is a TV channel where people can watch a large log fire.

【3】For what purpose was the TV firelog created?

A. To attract more people to watch their programs.

B. To make people feel calm and comfortable by watching a crackling fire.

C. To give the people working at the company a few days off at Christmas.

D. To create more new traditions for people to celebrate Christmas.

【4】What can we learn about the TV firelog from the passage?

A. More than three million people watched the channel in 1986.

B. It was broadcast to people in Edmonton and across Canada when it first started.

C. It has its own Twitter account but no Facebook page now.

D. The burning of the firelog will last until Jan. 5 on Shaw Cable.

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】C

【4】D

【解析】

試題分析：文章主要寫了電視燃料的起源，以及它到現(xiàn)在的普遍程度。

【1】A主旨理解題。文中寫了最開始的電視燃料，到現(xiàn)如今的電視燃料，所以重點應(yīng)是電視燃料的起源，所以選A。

【2】D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由文中 , a TV channel that shows nothing but a large log fire可知這個電視頻道只有一個大大的火焰，所以選D。

【3】C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由文中By running the firelog during the holidays, everyone could go home for a few days and enjoy a bit of time off. 可知通過在假期燃燒燃料，每個人都可以回家休息幾天還可以享受一點時間。所以選C。

【4】D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由文中 The Shaw firelog will burn until Jan. 5可知燃料會燃燒到一月5日，所以選D。

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