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man
⁃
madepondstockedwithfish
,
whereifyoucatchsomething
,
youcan
paytohaveitsmokedandeatit
,
ordonateittoafoodbank.
It
sagoodchancetoexperiencethecultureofthis
European
⁃
feelingcity
,
andnowhereismoreevidentthaninBonhomme
,
the
carnival
sgoodwillambassador
,
alivingavatar
(
化身
)
intheformof
agiantsnowmanwithahumaninsidegliding
(
滑行
)
aroundthe
festivities.
Therearetwonightparadesatthecarnival.Iattendedthesecond
onelastyear
,
thenightbeforethecarnival
sclose.Thestreets
werelinedwiththousandsofpeopleinagentlesnowandbittercold
,
watchinglocaldancersandschoolgroupsglideby.Intheend
,
Bonhomme
sfloatcameintoview
,
andkidsinthecrowdwentcrazy.
Astheparadeended
,
thousandsfollowedbehindit
,
becomingpartofthe
QuebecWinterCarnival
smagicandmadness.Andwithacupofmilk
inmyhand
,
Irealizedthatforonce
,
notonlydidInotmindwinter
,
I
embracedit.
【语篇解读】作者亲历了魁北克冬季狂欢节的盛况,感受到了人们冬天的激
情和活力。
好词
①diveinto
潜入;
②donate
vt
.&
vi
.
(尤指向慈善机构)捐赠;献(血);捐
(血);捐献(器官)
n
.
捐赠;捐献;
③embrace
v
.
包含;拥抱;接受
4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheQuebecWinterCarnival
?
A.Itisheldtoattractvisitors.
B.Ithasahistoryoflessthan60years.
C.Itismainlyintendedtoentertainkids.
D.Itisthelargestwinterfestivalintheworld.
答案与解析
D
细节理解题。根据第二段中的
“
saidtobetheworld
s
largestwinterfestival
”
可知,魁北克冬季狂欢节是世界上最大的冬季节日。
5.WhoisBonhomme
?
A.Itisagiantsnowman.
B.ItisafamousstarinQuebec.
C.Itisthegoodwillambassadorofthecarnival.
D.ItistheorganizeroftheQuebecWinterCarnival.
答案与解析
C
细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的
“
thecarnival
s
goodwillambassador
”
和
“
intheformofagiantsnowmanwithahuman
inside
”
可知,
Bonhomme
是狂欢节的形象大使,是由人装扮的雪人。
6.Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthat
.
A.kidslovetoseeBonhomme
B.thecarnivalendswithtwoparades
C.theparadesarethemaddestpartofthecarnival
D.peopleattendtheparadesmainlytoseeBonhomme