五、阅读理解
The Torch Festival(火把节)is a traditional festival in China. The Yi,Naxi and Bai peoples in China celebrate it every year. It is usually on the 24th or 25th day of the sixth lunar(农历的)month and people often celebrate it for 2 or 3 days.
Why do they have this festival? There are many stories. One is about locusts(蝗虫). It says that there are many locusts on a farm. All the farmers don't know what to do. A clever and kind man tells them to use torches to kill(捕杀)the locusts. At last,they kill all of the locusts. Then they have the Torch Festival to celebrate it.
During the festival,people put the torches up in front of every house. At night,everyone takes the torches out and walks around the fields and the houses. Also,people have many activities like singing,dancing and horse races.
The Torch Festival is a very exciting festival. It brings lots of fun to people. And every year many visitors come to enjoy it too.
(
B
)1. How long do people celebrate the Torch Festival every year?
A. For one or two days.
B. For two or three days.
C. For three or four days.
D. For four or five days.
(
D
)2. What does Paragraph 2 talk about?
A. The way to use the torches.
B. Why they kill the locusts.
C. The way to make the torches.
D. The history of the Torch Festival.
(
B
)3. What do we know about the Torch Festival?
A. Only Yi people celebrate it every year.
B. People put torches up in front of houses.
C. Bai people sing and swim to celebrate it.
D. People spend two days preparing food.
(
A
)4. What is the theme(主题)of the passage?
A. Festival.
B. Work.
C. Sports.
D. Hobby.
