4.With more recognition than Halloween and less than Christmas,Valentine's Day as an imported festival faces a dangerous situation in China,where it's caught between forces of tradition and fashion.Valentine's Day has a natural enemy in China.And it is not the Chinese equivalent,which falls on the seventh day of the seventh month on the lunar calendar,usually around half a year away from February 14.It is the Spring Festival,also known as the Chinese New Year,that will influence the Feast of Saint Valentine.
The real disagreement between East and West probably took place over a century ago,when China's door was forced open by Western powers and Chinese scholars supported westernization as a means to strengthen our nation's ability to compete.The introduction of the solar calendar and Western measurements was both an acknowledgment of their influence and an effort to be accepted by the world order.
For a full century,we have had two systems running in parallel.When it comes to the eventual outcome,practicality usually beats all other concerns.Laws can help,such as the three traditional festivals of Tomb Sweeping,Dragon Boat and Mid-Autumn gaining legal status in 2008 and giving every Chinese citizen a day off,but laws cannot push what people have no feelings for.Therefore,the celebration or boycott of imported holidays or homegrown ones should be no cause for worry.If they are irrelevant,no social media will change the public's mind; and if they are accepted,there must be a need which they happen to satisfy.
Since we have no global Qin Shihuang to force one system on every country,we can always rely on a dual (雙重的)approach by which we share with the outside world on one hand but preserve our own ways of life on the other.
21.What does the author think about Valentine's Day in present China?A
A.It meets with a natural enemy.
B.It is better known than Christmas.
C.It strongly attacks Chinese culture.
D.It is more popular with young people.
22.According to the author,the leading factor to decide what to celebrate isB.
A.current laws
B.people's needs
C.public media
D.a(chǎn)ge-old tradition
23.The author believes thatC.
A.the conflict between the East and the West will last long
B.Chinese festivals are to be paid more attention to in years
C.both Chinese and foreign systems of festivals can co-exist in China
D.this cultural shock is normal and will be received by more people in the future.
分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀,作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了中國(guó)引進(jìn)外國(guó)文化,與世界融合,但也要注意保護(hù)自己的傳統(tǒng)文化.
解答 21.A.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第一段Valentine's Day has a natural enemy in China.And it is not the Chinese equivalent,which falls on the seventh day of the seventh month on the lunar calendar可知筆者認(rèn)為,情人節(jié)在中國(guó)遇到了天敵;故選A.
22.B.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第三段If they are irrelevant,no social media will change the public's mind; and if they are accepted,there must be a need which they happen to satisfy可知決定慶祝的主要因素是人們的需求;故選B.
23.C.推理判斷題.根據(jù)第四段we can always rely on a dual (雙重的)approach by which we share with the outside world on one hand but preserve our own ways of life on the other可知作者認(rèn)為中國(guó)和外國(guó)的節(jié)日在中國(guó)是可以并存的;故選C.
點(diǎn)評(píng) 考察學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力,做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時(shí)一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進(jìn)行比較,再做出正確的選擇.在做推理判斷題不要以個(gè)人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí),要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.