题文
A holiday is any day when people lay aside their ordinary duties and cares. The word came from Old English. At first, holidays honored some holy events or persons. People in Great Britain and other countries speak of holidays as Americans speak of vacations.Every nation has its special holidays. China observes New Year’s Day (January 1), May Day and National Day as legal (法定的)holidays , as it was on Oct.1,1949 that the People’s Republic of China was founded. The Chinese have long celebrated the Chinese lunar year. In the United States, congress has declared several days as legal holidays such as New Year’s Day (January 1), Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday, Washington’s birthday, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day and so on. Some holidays celebrated special events in the development of a country, such as Greece’s Independence Day, Italy’s Liberation Day and India’s Independence Day.
In the United States, banks and schools usually close on a legal holiday. When such a holiday falls on Sunday, the following Monday is usually observed. Schools and organizations often observe days known as traditional holidays, although schools and business do not close then. Those holidays include Valentine’s Day and Halloween.
小题1:From the passage we know that China’s National Day is _______A．January1B．May 1 C．October1D．December25小题2:In the sentence “China observes New Year’s Day (January 1)’’, observe means ______A．praisesB．spendsC．celebrates D．cares小题3:From the passage we can infer that _______A．Chinese will no longer observe the Spring Festival B．students don’t have to go to school on any holidayC．Chinese and Americans share at least one holidayD．Americans can easily draw money from banks on legal days.小题4:Which of the following holidays has nothing to do with a country’s development?A．China’s National Day B．Valentine’s Day C．Italy’s liberation Day D．Independence Day小题5:If a legal holiday falls on Sunday in the USA, people usually celebrate on ______.A．SundayB．the followingC．the following MondayD．the following Tuesday. 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:C
小题2:C
小题3:C
小题4:B
小题5:C
解析
本文介绍了世界各地各国的多个节日的具体信息。
小题1:C 细节题。根据文章第二段2,3行National Day as legal (法定的)holidays , as it was on Oct.1,1949 that the People’s Republic of China was founded可知C项正确。
小题2:C 推理题。根据本句Every nation has its special holidays. China observes New Year’s Day (January 1), May Day and National Day as legal (法定的)holidays , as it was on Oct.1,1949 that the People’s Republic of China was founded.可知是指中国庆祝这项节日，故该词是指庆祝，故C正确。
小题3:C 细节题。根据文章第二段China observes New Year’s Day (January 1), May Day and National Day as legal (法定的)holidays
In the United States, congress has declared several days as legal holidays such as New Year’s Day (January 1), Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday, Washington’s birthday, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day and so on
可知这两个国家都庆祝1月1日新年。故C正确。
小题4:B 细节题。China’s National Day与中国的成立有关；Italy’s liberation Day是意大利的解放日；Independence Day是美国的独立日，都和国家的发展有关，只有B项情人节与国家的发展无关。故B符合要求。
小题5:C 细节题。根据文章最后一段When such a holiday falls on Sunday, the following Monday is usually observed.可知C项正确。
点评：本文介绍了世界各地各国的多个节日的具体信息。本文所设试题主要考察细节查找，对于文章中的细节题，要注意文本内容的理解。关键是找出原文的根据，认真核查题支和原文的异同，常犯错误有：绝对化语言，范围扩大或缩小，以偏概全，张冠李戴等。带着问题，再读全文，找出答题所需要的依据，完成阅读。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“A holiday is any day.....”主要考查你对 [政治经济类阅读 ]考点的理解。政治经济类阅读
政治经济类文章的概念：
要做好这类阅读，平时就要注意了解国内外发生的政治经济大事，掌握一定背景知识，对这类文章的叙述特点及内容安排有一定了解，还要扩展这方面的词汇。阅读这类文章，要抓住文章的核心，即文章整体和各段主要在说什么，也要注意段落之间的逻辑关系。
如何备考政治经济类阅读理解题：
【题型说明】政治经济类阅读文章是高考常选材料之一。该类文章时代气息浓郁，语言鲜活，但熟字新义词、超纲词及专业词语多，长句、难句多。政治类文章大多数是同学们感性趣的内容，读起来倒有似曾相识的感觉，经济类文章读起来就像是雾里看花，文章看完，一头雾水。再加之这类文章的命题侧重于词义猜测、推理判断和文章主旨，同学们对这类题材是望而生畏。
【备考策略】建立心理优势。针对不同体裁的文章，我们要采取相应的阅读方法和技巧。政治类文章多采用记叙文形式，我们可采取“顺读法”，以便抓关键语句，领会文章主旨；而经济类文章则多采用说明文形式，我们则可以采取“逆读法”，先读试题，再从文章中查找有用信息。若遇到的确难读的材料。千万不用着急，因为你觉得难，其他人也一定是同感。在高考前，我们就要有这种心理准备，高考试卷肯定有一、两篇难以阅读的材料。不过，我们平时可以有意识地从报刊杂志上找一些较难的阅读材料来阅读，以培养自己迎难而上的心理素质。
【答题方法】
1、寻找主干：
根据英语中五种基本句型结构，把句子中的主语、谓语、宾语、表语等主要成分找出来，其他成分如定语、状语、补语等则易于理解。找到了句子主干，句子的意思至少明白了一半。
2、剔除从句：
在一个长句中可能会出现若干个从句，在理解时，如果把各个从句剔除出来单独理解，然后把大意拼凑起来，整个长句的意思就会明白六、七分。
3、辨别分句：
一个长句如果是由几个并列、转折、递进、对比关系的分句组成，句中往往有表示这些分句关系的连接词，只要能弄清楚分句和分句之间的逻辑关系，再把各层分句的意思加以连贯，整个长句的句意基本上能跃然脑中。
4、寻找关键词：
如果一个句子看完，一点句意的感觉也没有，下下策就是抓住句中的关键词，通过关键词大体弄懂这个长句的意思。
