PAGE8PAGE92022中考閱讀理解熱點話題練專題27節(jié)假日活動Passage1（2019·江蘇泰州·中考真題）EachyearonFeb21,UNESCO(聯合國教科文組織)holdsanInternationalMotherLanguageDay(IMLD).Theeventistohelppeopletopayattentiontothedisappearanceoftheworld'slanguages;manyofthemaredisappearingeachyear.UNESCOseesthisasaterriblefact.Whathappenswhenalanguagediesout?Somethinggreatislost-notjustsoundsandmarksbutthewaythatpeopleunderstandtheworldandcommunicatewitheachother.Wekeepdifferentculturesandtraditionsthroughlanguages.Killalanguageandallthesearekilledtoo.ThroughIMLD,moreandmorepeoplecometorealizeheterriblesituationandtrytostopit.Google's2018Endangered(瀕臨滅絕的)LanguagesProjectisagoodexample.Manyspeakersandprotectorsofendangeredlanguagesupload(上傳)texts,audiosandvideostotheprojectwebsite.Theywanttointroducethewaythatpeoplecommunicateandexpressthemselvesaroundtheworld.TheMyaamiaProjectisthesamekindofefforttorevivethelanguagespokenbytheMiamitribes(部落)oftheUnitedStates.Projectmembersworktoencouragepeopletostudyandcommunicatewiththislanguage,whichdiedoutinthe1960s.Theseactivitiesgivelifetothoseendangeredlanguages.PeoplewhoworktokeepLanguagesalivearenotlimitedtothepast.Manyyoungpeopledesignappsandusesocialmediatosupporttheiractivities.They"spreadtheword"tosavetheworld.So,whiletheproblemofdisappearinglanguagesremainsaveryseriousone,thereishope.Weallhaveaspecialfeelingofourmotherlanguage.ThisiswhyweshouldrememberthewisewordsoflatepresidentofSouthAfrica,NelsonMandela:"Ifyoutalktoamaninalanguageheunderstands,thatgoestohishead.Ifyoutalktoamaninhisownlanguage，thatgoestohisheart."1．UNESCOholdsIMLDeveryyearinordertohelppeopleto_______________.A．learnanduseendangeredlanguagesB．showtheirtalentsinlearninglanguagesC．practicereadingskillsofmotherlanguagesD．realizethesituationofendangeredlanguages2．WhatdidpeopledoinGoogle's2018EndangeredLanguagesProject?A．DiscusshowtomakegooduseofGoogle.B．Offeronlinecoursesonendangeredlanguages.C．Sharematerialsaboutendangeredlanguagesonline.D．Translateendangeredlanguagesintomotherlanguages.3．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"revive"meaninParagraph(段落)4?A．創(chuàng)造 B．學習 C．復活 D．清除4．Whatcanweinfer(推斷)fromParagraph5?A．Itismoredifficulttoprotectendangeredlanguages.B．Thedisappearanceoflanguageshasalreadystopped.C．Youngpeopledon'tcareaboutendangeredlanguages.D．Youngpeoplehavecreativewaystoprotectlanguages.5．ThewritermentionsNelsonMandela'swordsinorderto__________________.A．telltheimportanceofone'smotherlanguageB．showhiscontributionstolanguageprotectionC．tellthetroubleinlearningendangeredlanguagesD．showthepossibilityofprotectingmotherlanguagesPassage2（2018·福建福州·中考真題）InBritain．BoxingDayisusuallycelebratedonDecember26th，whichisthefollowingdayafterChristmasDay．However，strictlyspeaking．BoxingDayisthefirstweekdayafterChristmas．LikeChristmasDay．BoxingDaysingapublicholiday．Thismeansit’sanon﹣workingdayinthewholeofBritain．WhenBoxingDayfallsonaSaturdayorSunday，thefollowingMondayisthepublicholiday．Theexactorigin（起源）oftheholidayisunclear．OneofthethoughtsisthatduringtheMiddleAges，whengreatsailingshipsweresettingofftodiscovernewland，aChristmasBoxwasplacedbyapriest（神父）oneachship．Thosesailorswhowantedtoensureasafereturnwoulddropmoneyintothebox．Itwassealedupandkeptonboarduntiltheshipcamehomesafely．ThentheboxwashandedovertothepriestintheexchangeforthesayingofaMassofthanksforthesuccessofthesailing．Thepriestwouldn’topenittosharethecontentswiththepooruntilChristmas．Onemorethoughtisaboutthe“AlmsBox”placedineverychurchonChristmasDay.Worshippers(做禮拜的人)putgiftsforthepoorintoit.TheseboxeswerealwaysopenedthedayafterChristmas，thatiswhythatdaybecameknowasBoxingDay．Today，manybusinesses，organizationsandfamiliestrytokeepthetraditionalspiritofBoxingDayalivebydonating（捐贈）theirtime，servicesandmoneytoaidFoodBanks，providinggiftsforthepoor，orhelpingfamiliesinneed．Besides，spendingtimewithfamilyandshoppingarepopularBoxingDayactivitiesnow．6．IfChristmasDayisonaSaturday，BoxingDaywillbecelebratedon．A．December25th B．December26th C．December27th D．December28th7．SailorsdroppedmoneyintotheChristmasBoxinordertoA．savethepoorB．payforthepriestC．discovernewlandD．prayforsailingsafely8．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“sealedup“mean？A．密封 B．懸掛 C．歸還 D．傳遞9．ThefollowingactivitiescanshowthetraditionalspiritofBoxingDayEXCEPT．A．offeringgiftstothepoor B．supportingfamiliesinneedC．spendingtimewithfamily D．givingmoneytoaidFoodBanks10．Thepurposeofthepassageis．A．topraisethekindnessofpriestsB．tointroducetheoriginsofBoxingDayC．tocallonpeopletohelpthepoorD．tocompareBoxingDaywithChristmasDay．Passage3（2020·貴州黔東南·中考真題）Thesummervacationiscoming.Duringthevacation,youcandowhatyoulikeandprepareyourselfwellforthefuture.You'llenjoyyoursummervacationwiththehelpofthefollowingsuggestions.▲Takeexercise.Afterstudyinghardformonths,youmustbeboredandtired.Takingexerciseisthebestwaytogetenergyagain.Swimmingandwalkingareperfectchoicesforyou.Allkindsofexercisearegoodforyourhealth.▲Mastersomebasiclifeskills.Youwillliveanindependentlifeoneday.Therefore,youshouldlearnsomenecessaryandusefulbasiclifeskillssuchaswashingclothesandcooking.Atthesametime,youshouldhelpyourparentswithhouseworktoexpressthankstothem.▲Gotravelling.Theworldisabook.Thosewhodon'ttravelonlyreadonepage.Travellingissointeresting.Haveyoumadeyourownplan?Ifnot,doitatonce.Duringthetrip,youwillhaveachancetogetmoreknowledge.Whilelearningaboutdifferentculturesandcustoms,youwillalsomakealotoffriends.▲Enjoythetimewithfamilymembers.Familymembersplayanimportantroleinyourlife.Theygiveyoulove,careandsupportallthetime.Don'tforgettosparesometimetogetherwiththem.Youwillfinditgreattostaywiththem,talkingaboutdreams,hobbiesoranythingyoulike.Aslongasyoufollowthesuggestionsmentionedabove,youwillhaveawonderfulvacation.11．Howmanysuggestionsarementionedinthepassage?A．Three. B．Four. C．Five. D．Six.12．Whichisthebestwaytogetenergyaccordingtothepassage?A．Swimming. B．Walking. C．Takingexercise. D．Rum13．Whyshouldwelearnbasiclifeskills?A．Becausewewillliveanindependentlifeoneday.B．Becauseweliketosharehouseworkwithourfamily.C．Becausewedon'twanttoexpressourthanks.D．Becausedoinghouseworkisdifficultforus.14．Howdoesthewriterthinkoftravelling?A．Hethinksit'stiring. B．Hethinksit'sinteresting.C．Hethinksit'sterrible. D．Hethinksit'sboring.15．Thematerialmainlytellsus________.A．thesuggestionsaboutbasiclifeskills B．thesuggestionsabouttakingexerciseC．thesuggestionsaboutsummervacation D．thesuggestionsabouttravellingPassage4（2016·江蘇泰州·中考真題）Interestingfestivalsintheworld

Throwingtomatoes--Spain(西班牙)

Spaintakes"tomatoesfights"toawholenewlevel.Butthetomatoesarebeingthrown，noteaten.ThefestivaltakesplaceduringthelastWednesdayinAugust.Trucks(卡車)carrytomatoesintothesquare.Peoplerushtothetomatoesandthrowthemintothecrowd.

Rollingcheese-England

ThisfestivaliscelebratedonthelastMondayinMay.IttakesplaceonCooper'sHill.Alargewheelofcheese(奶酪)isroileddownCooper'sHill.Thefestivalisactuallyaracewherepeoplerundownthehillaftertherollingcheese.Thefirstpersontocrossthefinishlineatthebottomofthehillwinsthecheese.

Burningman--TheUnitedStates

TheBurningMan'Festivallastsaweek，itisfromtheMondaybeforeLaborDaytoLaborDay(whichfallsonthefirstMondayinSeptemberinAmerica).ThefestivaltakesplaceintheBlackRockDesert.Thebestpartofthefestivalistheburningofalargesculptureofaman.

Pouringwater--Thailand

TheSongkranFestivalisthecelebrationoftheNewYearinThailand.Ratherthanasingleday，ThailandcelebratestheNewYearfromApril13thtoApril15th.Thaipeoplerunaftereach

other，pouringwater.Songkranisoneofthemostimportantreasonswhyforeignerstraveltothebeautifulland.16．Howmanyfestivalsarementionedinthepassage?A．One. B．Two. C．Three. D．Four17．WherewillyouprobablygotoenjoyoneofthefestivalsaboveinMay?A．Spain. B．England.C．TheUnitedStates. D．Thailand.18．WhichfestivalisheldinBlackRockDesert?A．Throwingtomatoes. B．Rollingcheese.C．Burningman， D．Pouringwater.19．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Thetomatoesarethrownintothecrowdtoeat.B．Notallthefestivalsalivefallonthesingleday.C．Burningalargerealmanisthebestpartofthefestival.D．Songkranistheonlyreasonforattractinglotsoftourists，20．Thepassageismostprobablytakenfrom____________.A．atourguide B．asciencereportC．astorybook D．afashionmagazinePassage5（2021·內蒙古阿榮旗·二模）InBritain,Australia,CanadaandafewotherEnglish-speakingcountries,peopledon'tstopcelebratingwhenChristmasDayisover.Theyalsocelebratethefollowingday,knownasBoxingDay.Itisapopulardayforgivingadditional（另外的）gifts.Ithasbeencelebratedforsolong,butnobodyexactlyknowshowitstarted.SomepeoplebelieveBoxingDaybeganintheMiddleAges.Inthosedays:insomespecialplacestherewerespecialcollectionboxeswherepeoplethrewmoneyforthepoor.ThedayafterChristmastheboxeswereopenedandthemoneywascounted.Thenthemoneywenttohelpingthepoorinthearea.OthersbelieveBoxingDaystartedabout300yearsagowhensomerichpeoplehadChristmasfeasts(盛宴).Theyofferedlotsoffoodtotheirguests.Becausemanyservants(仆人）wereneededtomakeandservethefood,theycouldnotcelebrateChristmaswiththeirfamilies.Tothankthem,therichpeoplewouldputfoodintoboxesfortheirservantstotakehome.NowBoxingDayhasbecomeapublicholidayinsomecountries.Somepeoplespendthedayboxingupoldorunwantedthingsanddonating（捐贈）themtothepoor.Manypeopleareactiveinhelpingserviceorganizations(組織)liketheRedCross.NomatterhowBoxingDaygotitsstart,it'sawonderfultimetodonatethingsorgivesmallgiftstopeople.Bydoingso,youcammakesomeone'sholidaymuchhappier.21．FromthefirstparagraphweknowthatBoxingDay___________.A．hasalonghistory B．isbeforeChristmasDayC．iscelebratedinonlythreecountries D．isthedayforbuyinggifts22．IntheMiddleAgespeopleput____________intotheboxes.A．unwantedthings B．food C．oldthings D．money23．WhatdidtheservantsmainlydoonChristmasDay?A．Theytookthefoodhome. B．TheyhadChristmasfeasts.C．Theymadeandservedthefood. D．Theycelebratedwiththeirfamilies24．TodayBoxingDayisatime___________.A．tothanktheridpeople B．tomaketheguestshappyC．togivepeoplehelporsmallgifts D．toremembertheolddays25．What'sthebesttitle(題目)forthepassage?A．ChristmasDay B．BoxingDay C．TheRedCross D．TheMiddleAgesPassage6（2021·河南唐河·二模）ThetraditionalChineselunarcalendardividestheyearinto24solarterms.GrainRain(谷雨)，asthelastterminspring,startsonApril19andendsonMay4.GrainRaincomesfromtheoldsaying,“Rainbringsthegrowthofhundredsofgrains”,whichshowsthatthisperiodofrainfallisveryimportantforthegrowthofcrops.Here’ssomethingthatyoumaynotknowabouttheGrainRain.1.GrainRainfallsbetweentheendofspringandthebeginningofsummer,andthetemperaturerisesmuchhigherthanitdoesinMarch.Withdrysoilandheavywinds,sandstormsmayhappenmoreoften.2.ThereisanoldcustominsouthernChinathatpeopledrinkteaonthedayofGrainRain.SpringteaduringGrainRainisgoodfortheeyes.Itisalsosaidthatdrinkingteaonthisdaywouldpreventbadluck.3.PeopleinnorthernChinahavethetraditiontoeatthevegetabletoonasinensisduringGrainRain.AnoldChinesesayinggoes“toonasinensisbeforetherainisastenderassilk”.Thevegetableisgoodforthestomachandskin.4.TheGrainRainFestivaliscelebratedbyfishingvillagesinnorthernChina.GrainRainmarksthestartofthefishermen'sfirstvoyageoftheyear.Thecustomdatesbacktomorethan2,000yearsago.26．WhenGrainRainends,________starts.A．summer B．spring C．fall D．winter27．Theunderlinedword“crops”refersto________.A．flowersinthegarden B．treesintheforestC．fishesinthesea D．plantsinthefield28．ThepeopleinsouthernChina________onthedayofGrainRain.A．eattoonasinensis B．flyakite C．drinkteaD．startthefirstvoyage29．Wecaninferthat“toonasinensis”mustbeakindofvegetablewhich________.A．canbringgoodluck B．isdeliciousandhealthyC．growsattheseaside D．isatypeofmedicine30．Therightorderofthetitlesfrom1to4shouldbe________.a.Eatingtoonasinensisb.Sandstormshappenc.GrainRainFestivald.DrinkingteaA．b-d-c-a B．b-a-d-c C．b-c-a-d D．b-d-a-cPassage7（2020·江蘇鹽城·模擬預測）Doyouwantajobintheholiday?Justgoforit.First,youneedtoknowwhatkindofjobissuitableforyourageandinterest.Ifyou’re13to15.Itseemsthatyoucan’tworkalmostanywhere,butyou’reprobablyallowedtocleanyourneighbours’carsorwalktheirdogs.Thereisnolowestwage(工資)forchildrenunder16.Bylaw,youcan’tworkmorethan35hourseachweekduringschoolholidays.Andyoucan’tworkbefore7a.m.orafter7p.m.Ifyou’re16or17.Thelowestwagefor16-17yearsoldteenagersshouldbenolessthan7dollarsperhour.Youcan’tworkinapuborbar,butyoucanworkinmanyotherplaces.Bylaw,youcan'tworkmorethan40hourseachweek.Whatjobsareoutthere?Obviouslyyourchoicesarelimited(限制)bythefactthatyoucanonlyworkduringschoolholidays,butthefollowingsituationsarefine.AtChristmas,mostshopsareshortofhands,soyoumayfindsomethingtodothere.Inautumn,there’salwaysfruitpicking.Itcanbeprettyhardwork,butitpaysreallywell.Ifyou’remadaboutfootball,youcanchoosetoworkinasportsshoporhelpoutatalocalfootballclub.Nomatterhowmuchyouarepaid,youaredoingwhatyoulike.31．Intheschoolholidays,14-year-oldkids__________________.A．canworkanywheretheywant B．arenotallowedtoworkaloneC．can’tgotoworkatnight D．canworkaslongas14hoursaday32．Howmuchcana16-year-oldkidbepaidatleastintwohours?A．21dollars. B．17dollars. C．14dollars. D．7dollars.33．Ifyouwanttocleancarsforothers,youshouldatleastbe_____________.A．16 B．15 C．14 D．1334．Accordingtothepassage,fruitpickingis_____________.A．notrightforchildren B．tiringbutpayswellC．betterthanotherjobs D．moreinterestingtogirls35．Accordingtothepassage,whichstatementistrue?A．Ifyouare17yearsold,you’renotallowedtowalkthedogforyourneighbour.B．Teenagerscanchoosetheirjobsaccordingtotheirinterest.C．Fruitpickingpayswellbecausetherearefewerpeopletopickit.D．Onlyfootballfanisallowedtoworkinafootballclub.Passage8（2021·廣東·模擬預測）AsanoldChinesesayinggoes,SpringFestivalcomesrightaftertheLabaFestival,sogetreadyforabowlofporridgewhilelookingforwardtothelong-awaitedfamilyget-together.Today,peopleacrossChinaarecelebratingtheLabaFestival.ItisatraditionalChinesefestival.It’sontheeighthdayofthe12thlunarmonth.WhatdoesthisfestivalmeantoChinesepeople?OK,ItjusttellspeopletoprepareforcelebratingthecomingNewYear’sDayandforwandererstoreturnhometogettogetherwiththeirfamily.Longlongago,LabaFestivalwasadayofthanksforagoodharvest.Onthisday,peopleusuallyeatLabaporridge,aporridgewitheightkindsofmi