1.The year 2009 is the Year of Ox.The ox is a representative of the farming culture of China.In the farming economy (经济),oxen are the major animals pulling plows (犁).
Of course,the good of oxen is not limited to plowing.In fact,they are seen as"boats on land"for their ability to carry loads.Besides,the whole body of an ox is full of treasures.Their meat and milk are food full of nutrition,and their skin can be used to make clothes and shoes.With all these qualities,oxen are regarded as generous creatures.
In the past,oxen played an important role in the spiritual life of the Chinese.Even today,oxen still play a special part in some folk activities.For example,some people who1ive in southwest China will cook cattle bone soup and share it among family members when holding the ceremony for children who reach 13.They believe that the cattle bone soup represents the blood relationship among family members.In order to express their love for oxen,people in some other areas will run to shake off diseases on the 16th day of the first month by the lunar calendar (农历),and during their run they will take their oxen along,which indicates they regard the creature as human.
Because of the contribution of oxen in their lives,the Chinese people are very grateful to the animal.In addition,the use of oxen in ceremonies and the thanks people owe to oxen help to develop various traditional customs,which becomes an important part of the folk culture of the Chinese nation.
60.The words"boats on land"underlined in Paragraph 2refer toA
A.animals for taking goods B.creatures for pulling plows
C.treasures of the folk culture D.tools in the farming economy
6l.From the third paragraph,we know thatC
A.oxen are no more important today than in the past
B.ceremonies are held when people cook cattle bone soup
C.oxen are treated as human in some areas of China
D.people run with oxen to shake off diseases every month
62.Which of the following helps to develop traditional customs?B
A.The special role of oxen in farming.B.People's respect and love for oxen.
C.The practical value of an ox's body.D.The contribution of oxen to the economy.
63.Why does the author write the text?B
A.To stress the importance of oxen in farming.B.To introduce the Chinese folk culture.
C.To describe how to celebrate the Year of Ox.D.To explain how to develop agriculture with oxen.
分析 本文由牛年引出牛,主要讲述了牛在中国民间文化中起到的重要作用.
解答 60.A 61.C 62.B 63.B
60:A 词意猜测题 由第二段第二句"they are seen as'boats land'for their ability to carry loads."中 for 后面的句子可知公牛获得这个称号的原因是可以运载很多货物,故正确答案为A.
61:C 推理判断题.第三段讲了在中国牛是很传统的一种动物,并在中国社会扮演了重要的角色,由最后一句"which indicates they regard the creature as human."可知某些时候甚至被看做和人类一样重要的生物,故正确答案为C.
62:B 推理判断题.由最后一段第一句"Because of the contribution of oxen in their lives,the Chinese people are very grateful to the animal.In addition,the use of oxen in ceremonies and the thanks people owe to oxen"可知中国人对牛非常感激,并且在各种祭祀仪式中使用牛作为祭品是因为人们爱这种动物,故正确答案为B.
63:B 主旨大意题.文章开头写2009年是中国的牛年,然后在接下来的几段介绍了牛对中国人的作用以及传统文化中牛所扮演的角色.A项,没有提到牛对中国人的意义,所以A项错误.C项,文章完全没有提到牛年的庆祝方式,所以C项错误.D项,文章确实介绍了牛对农业发展的作用,但不止介绍了这一点,所以D项不够全面.故正确答案为B.
点评 做阅读时经常犯错的主要原因是,仅凭读过文章后残留在脑海中的一丝印象来勾选答案,这样便很容易掉入出题人故意设布下的题目陷阱.所谓阅读理解,对于题目的理解一定要忠实于原文,因此,每一道题都应该与原文作全面的对比与核查,再得出答案.也就是说,阅读理解的每一道题目,在原文都应该有明确的出处,我们把这一出处叫做原文相关句,(1)排除与原文相关句主题不一致的选项(2)排除与原文相关句态度相反的选项 (3)排除用于过于极端或负面的选项(4)注意结合文章主旨和主题去排除.