Singles’ Day (光棍节)falls on every November 11th, and as the name suggests, this h

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Singles’ Day (光棍节)falls on every November 11th, and as the name suggests, this holiday is one specially for people who are still living the single life. It’s surprising that China is the only country in the world that has t up a special day for singles to celebrate(庆祝) their lives. To find out more about this celebration, read on. An old story goes that once there were four single men, leading very boring lives. None of them were married, or had lovers, or did anything exciting. They just sat around all day and played Mahjong（麻将）. One day they played Mahjong from 11 in the morning until 11 at night. During the game, no matter who won, the winning card was always the 'Sitiao' card. And that day happened to be November 11th. In order to remember the day, they called it Singles’ Day. For breakfast on Singles’ Day, singles often eat four youtiao, which means the four "ones" in "11.11". Many singles also choo to say goodbye to their single lives on this day. So they take part in 'blind date' parties , trying to find someone they love and many people choo to marry on this day. Besides the meaning 'single', the four 'ones' of the date can also mean 'only one' as in 'the only one for me.' Some people will u this date and this meaning to tell their special someone that they are the only 'one' in their heart. 小题1:__________ first called November 11th Singles’ Day. A．The Chine governmentB．People who have been marriedC．Four people playing MahjongD．People who don’t want to get married小题2:The Chine meaning of the word “'blind date' parties” in this passage is “________”.A．盲人聚会B．相亲会 C．化妆舞会D．盲人党派小题3:Singles often have ________ for breakfast on Singles’ Day.A．some breadB．noodlesC．4 youtiaoD．nothing小题4:Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A．Singles’ Day is on November 11th. B．Singles’ Day is celebrated by no countries but China.C．Singles’ Day is for people who don’t have lovers. D．To celebrate Singles’ Day, people play Mahjong from from 11 in the morning until 11 at night.

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小题1:C小题2:B小题3:C小题4:D

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这篇短文主要描述了光棍节的又来及其在中国的发展情况小题1:根据短文第四段描述，光棍节是由四个中国人打麻将时叫出来的，故选C。小题2:联系上文，他们决定在这一天对他们的单身生活说再见及下文试图找到自己爱的人及许多人选择在这一天结婚，可知这个短语指的是相亲会，故选B。小题3:根据For breakfast on Singles’ Day, singles often eat four youtiao, which means the four "ones" in "11.11".描述，可知选C。小题4:根据短文最后一段描述，打麻将不属于光棍节的庆祝活动之一，故选项D描述错误。点评：本文浅显易懂，各个小题都能在文中找到适当依据。只要认真阅读短文，注意前后联系，就能顺利完成阅读。文章所设试题主要考察细节查找，做题关键是找出原文的根据，认真核查小题和原文的异同。

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