阅读理解的步骤和技巧（二）
故事传记主要是叙述主人公的特征，对其与其他重要人物之间的关系也要同时记住。新闻报道、史地知识介绍，往往是一人一事地介绍，比故事、传记简单，但也离不开记叙文的基本特点，对于上述要求它们同样适用。而新闻报道特别强调时间性、准确性，因此要搞清时间、地点和数字。
认真阅读题干和选项，进行初步判断。读完短文后，我们要带着对短文的印象，认真阅读题干和选项，对能够得出的答案可以进行初步判断，难题暂时留下。此时我们带着问题再去阅读短文，可以按下面的顺序解答每道小题。
阅读理解
Passage 1
We call the Chinese New Year the Spring Festival.There is a name for each Chinese year.We may call it the year of sheep，the year of monkey or the year of tiger.And this year is the year of monkey.Before New Years Day，people are busy shopping and cleaning their houses.① On New Years Eve，there is a big family dinner.After dinner，everyone stays up （通宵不睡）late to welcome the New Year.On the first day of the New Year，people put on their new clothes and go to visit each other.People usually have a good time during （在……期间） the festival.
难句注释
① People are busy shopping and cleaning their houses.
人们忙于购物和打扫房间。
根据短文内容，完成下面的句子，每空一词。
1.We call the Chinese New Year the .
2.There is an for each Chinese year.
3.Chinese have a big dinner and stay up late to the New Year on New Years Eve.
4. the day of the New Year，people put on their new clothes.
5.People all go to visiton New Years Day.
Passage 2
（A=Amy，B=Mrs.Brown）
A： Mum， what are we going to do for Thanksgiving？ Are we going to Aunt Emmas， or we stay at home？①
B： Its our turn this year. Your aunt Emma and your uncle Fred and their children are coming for dinner.
A： Thats a lot of people. We must have a big turkey.
B： Thats right. Lets make a shopping list. Thanksgiving is less than two weeks away.
A： I think we must get the turkey first. How big must it be？
B： Four kilos.
A： What about some pumpkins？ We can buy some.
B： Oh， yes. Can we buy some sweet potatoes？
A： Yes. My aunt Emma likes sweet potatoes.
B： OK！ Write them down on the piece of paper.
A： Thatll be a great Thanksgiving dinner！
难句注释
①Are we going to aunt Emmas， or we stay at home？
我们将去埃玛婶婶家，还是呆在家里？
根据短文内容，完成下面的句子，每空一词。
Thanksgiving Day is coming in two w 1 ，Amy and her m2 arent3 about w4 （they are going to b 5.There will be a l6 of people to come，so they m 7 a shopping l 8for the dinner.They want to make a big d 9.And they decide （决定） to buy a big t10 first， then have some sweet potatoes.
Passage 3
Its December 31， New Years Eve （前夕）. Bob and Sally Simpson are celebrating the holiday with their children， Lucy and Tom. The Simpsons are a very happy family. Next year is going to be a very good year for the family.
Next year Bob and Sally are going to take a long holiday. They are going to visit Sallys parents in California. Tom is going to finish high school. Hes going to move to Boston and begin college. Lucy is going to be 16 years old. She is going to finish middle school and go to high school.
As you see， its going to be a happy year for all of them.
根据短文内容判断正 （T） 误 （F）。
1. The Simpsons are a very happy family.
2. Lucy is Mr. and Mrs. Simpsons daughter.
3. Lucy is older than Tom.
4. Tom is going to finish high school.
5. Its going to be a happy year for the family.
Passage 4
根据短文内容及所给首字母提示完成所缺的单词。
T 1 Day is a traditional （传统） festival in the USA and Canada.It comes on the fourth T 2 in November.When the day comes，families get together to celebrate the h 3.No matter （无论） how far away they are from home，people go home to spend （花费，度）the festival with their f 4.①They often have Thanksgiving d 5.Its a big m 6.The main food is t 7 and pumpkin pie.The Americans like inviting （邀请） f8 to their home.C 9 like Thanksgiving Day very much because they dont go to school on that day and they have a lot of d 10 food to eat.Like Midautumn Day in China，Thanksgiving Day is an autumn festival，too.
难句注释