题文
Carnival(狂欢节) does not take place only in Louisiana. There are many celebrations around the world.In Brazil, the celebration is supposed to go on from the Saturday before Mardi Gras (大斋节前的最后一天)to Mardi Gras Day, but in some Brazilian cities the celebration can last seven or eight days. Just like New Orleans, not many important things are decided in Brazil from New Year's Day to Mardi Gras Day because everyone is preparing for or celebrating carnival. Most Brazilian parades have a subject, which could be political or historical. The parades had to have a subject related to Brazil until 1996. Some cities in Brazil do not have a street carnival, but they might have an indoor party.
Bolivia has carnival parades for children and then more parades for adults. The children dress up in costumes and march in the streets. The adults make traditional dance groups and dance in the streets. But the main part of Bolivia's carnival is getting wet. Almost everyone gets wet from water balloons and water buckets. In Oruru, Bolivia, their carnival is held in the last ten days of the carnival season. People there join in dancing, but their main carnival event is a ceremonial parade that lasts for twenty hours and parades for four kilometers. Over 20,000 dancers are involved as well as 10,000 musicians. This parade attracts at least 400,000 people.
The carnival in Venice, Italy is often regarded as the most carefully prepared carnival and lasts ten days before Lent (大斋节). Many events are held in the canals including shows, concerts, dances and water processions(队列). The official ending to the celebration is the party held in St. Mark's Square.
小题1:What's the best title for the passage?A．Ways of CarnivalB．Carnival ParadesC．Carnivals around the WorldD．History of Carnival小题2:From the passage we learn that in Brazil ____.A．not all cities have a street carnivalB．all Brazilian cities celebrate carnival for a weekC．the parades should have a subject related to Brazil politicsD．people prepare for or celebrate carnival after Mardi Gras Day小题3:The most important feature (特征)of the celebration of carnival in Bolivia is that ____.A．people join in dancingB．nearly all people are wetC．children wearing costumes march in the streetsD．adult dance groups dance in the streets小题4:Which of the following shows that the author pays special attention to the carnival in Bolivia?A．The time of celebrating carnival in Bolivia is mentioned.B．There are details and numbers about carnival celebrations in Bolivia.C．People in the carnival celebration in Bolivia are mentioned.D．Events or performances for carnival celebrations in Bolivia are told.小题5:Which of the following areas or countries prepares the most carefully for their carnival?A．Louisiana.B．Bolivia.C．Venice.D．Brazil. 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:B
小题5:C
解析
文章介绍了几个世界闻名的狂欢节。小题1:主旨大意题。文章讲述的是全世界范围的狂欢节。
小题2:细节题。根据文章第二段最后两行Some cities in Brazil do not have a street carnival, but they might have an indoor party.可知A正确。
小题3:细节题。根据第三段第3行But the main part of Bolivia's carnival is getting wet.可知B正确。
小题4:推理题。根据第3段最后3行那些数据可知作者特别注意玻利维亚的狂欢节，都给出了具体数据，说明研究的很深入。
小题5:细节题。根据最后一段Italy is often regarded as the most carefully prepared carnival可知C正确。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Carnival(狂欢节) does n.....”主要考查你对 [社会现象类阅读 ]考点的理解。社会现象类阅读
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社会现象类阅读解题技巧：
这类文章通过写人记事来揭示文章的主题，显示其社会意义，一般采用顺序或倒叙来叙述。题目经常是一些细节问题。考查的方面可以是原因和其中引发的思考。阅读这类文章要理清思路。
1、浏览试题，明确要求。
在阅读文章前，最好先浏览一下文章后面的题干和选项。知道了问题后再去看文章，可使思路更敏捷，而且也便于阅读时留意文中出现的与选项有关的信息。
2、通读全文，抓住主要内容。
在不影响理解的前提下，尽可能地阅读以便在尽可能短的时间内理解文章或段落的内容。阅读时，如遇到不熟悉的单词、词组或一时看不懂的句子，不要停下来苦思冥想，继续读下去，通过上下文的词语和句子可能就理解了。
3、抓住中心思想和段落大意。
通读全文时，要特别注意主题句。每篇文章或每个段落都有与文章有关的句子，尤其是科技、政论性文章的主题句一般都在文章的开头或结尾，插在中间的很少。所以，文章的第一段或开头的第一、二个句子往往包含着文章的中心思想、作者的意图或全文的概述，因此要特别注意，彻底理解。
4、有针对性地仔细阅读，找寻所需信息。
在前面的基础上，可进行有针对性地阅读了。把与问题无关的内容一扫而过，而对于和问题有关的内容认真阅读，还可以用笔在下面做出记号。再把这些信息与问题的要求结合起来，逐条分析，综合判断，找出正确答案。
5、进行合理的推理判断。
对文章有了全面的了解之后，可以按照文章要求以及上下文之间的关系，做出推理判断。在进行推理判断的时候，需要综合考虑句型、语法、句子之间的逻辑关系、文化背景等方面的因素。
6、认真复读，验证答案。
要用全文的中心思想统帅各个题目，研究其内在联系和逻辑关系，并依次审核那些还未打上的题目，确保理解无误。
