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【題目】January means it’s time for coats and gloves and cold weather. While many of us are preparing ourselves for the cold weeks ahead, in some cities winter is the “hottest” season of all because it’s the time for winter festivities.

Every year 2 million people visit the Sapporo Snow Festival in Japan. This internationally well-known event began in 1950, when some local high-school students built six snow statues in Odori Park. Since then, the festival has grown to include lots of snow sculptures as well as a snow-sculpting contest that draws competitors from all over the world.

In December, Finland created its 13th annual Snow Village, which will remain open until April, if weather permits. Snow Village lies nearly 200 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle. The village is designed by builders skilled in working with snow and ice. Visitors can take a tour of the village, eat in a restaurant made of ice or go dancing in the disco igloo(拱形圓頂小屋). They can also spend the night in a hotel made of snow. There’s even an ice chapel(小禮拜堂) for couples who want to get married in Snow Village.

Since 1935, the Fur Rendezvous has been held every February in Anchorage, Alaska, America’s most northern state. Among the festival’s many attractions is the World Championship Sled Dog Race, which draws sled dog teams from many countries. Dogs also take center stage in the Dog Weight Pull, in which dogs compete to see which one can pull the heaviest weight. The festival features sports like skiing, basketball, boxing and softball as well as the Grand Prix Auto Race in downtown Anchorage. True to the festival’s name, there’s also a fur auction(拍賣), where buyers buy real Alaskan furs. The first Fur Rendezvous lasted only three days. Now it’s a 10-day event that attracts thousands of visitors.

【1】What can we learn about the Sapporo Snow Festival from the second paragraph?

A. How it got started. B. How long it lasts.

C. Who is in charge of it. D. How much it costs to attend it.

【2】What happens at Snow Village?

A. Skating matches. B. Design contests.

C. Indoor weddings. D. Cooking competitions.

【3】Anyone who visits the Fur Rendezvous can .

A. buy what he wants B. play any sports he likes

C. attend a strength competition D. come across different sled dogs

【4】what do the three winter festivities mentioned in the text have in common?

A. They all last ten days. B. They are all held every year.

C. They all have a long history. D. They are all held at the same time.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】D

【4】B

【解析】

本文為應用文。主要介紹了日本冬季的幾種節(jié)日慶祝活動。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段的內容可知，本段主要講述了日本的札幌雪節(jié)是從1950年開始的，敘述了如何開始的，但沒有提及它持續(xù)多長時間，誰負責這件事及參加它要花多少錢。分析選項可知A 符合題意，故選A。

【2】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段最后一句There’s even an ice chapel(小禮拜堂) for couples who want to get married in Snow Village. 甚至有一個冰雪小禮拜堂，可供那些想要在雪村結婚的夫婦用。由此可知，在那兒有室內婚禮供。分析選項可知C項符合題意。

【3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段可知，在the Fur Rendezvous節(jié)上，其中的一個看點就是世界錦標賽雪橇狗比賽，吸引來自許多國家的雪橇狗隊，由此可推斷出在節(jié)日里可遇到各種不同的雪橇狗。比賽中看哪只雪橇狗拉的最重。這個節(jié)日的特色是滑雪、籃球、拳擊和壘球等運動，還有一個皮草拍賣會，買家可購買真正的阿拉斯加皮草。由此可知A、B和C項都是錯誤的，只有D項是正確。

【4】細節(jié)理解題，第二段第一句Every year 2 million people visit the Sapporo Snow Festival in Japan.第三段第一句Finland created its 13th annual Snow Village,第四段第一句Since 1935, the Fur Rendezvous has been held every February in Anchorage可知這三個節(jié)日的共同點就是每年都舉行，分析選項可知B項符合題意。