【阅读理解.TheChineseNewYeariscalledtheSpringFestivalwhichisthebiggestfestivalinChina.ItusuallycomesinJanuaryorFebruary.WherethereareChinese,thereistheSpringFestival.EachChineseyearhasaname.Wemayca】

阅读理解. TheChineseNewYeariscalledtheSpringFestivalwhichisthebiggestfestivalinChina.

ItusuallycomesinJanuaryorFebruary.WherethereareChinese,thereistheSpringFestival.Each

Chineseyearhasaname.Wemaycallittheyeartiger,theyearofpigortheyearofsnake.Andtheyear

of2003iscalledtheyearofsheep.Theyearafteritisthemonkeyyear.

Peoplealwaysspendamonthbeforethefestivalinpreparing(准备)forit.Peoplearebusyshopping

andcleaningtheirhouses.OntheEve(除夕夜)thereisabigfamilydinner.Allthefamilystayuplateto

welcometheNewYear,watchingtheCCTVprogramsorplayingmajiang.Onthefirstdayofthe

ChineseNewYear,peopleputontheirnewclothesandgotovisittheirrelatives(亲戚)andfriends,

saying"HappyNewYear","Goodluck"andsomeothergreetingstoeachother.Itoftenlaststothe

LanternFestival,whichisalsoanimportantChinesefestivalandpeopleusuallyhavesweetdumplings

(yuanxiao).Peoplealwayshaveaverygoodtime,especiallychildren.Childrencanusuallygetsome

moneyforthenewyearfromtheirparentsandtheelderrelatives.

1.WecalltheChineseNewYear_____.

A.thebiggestfestival

B.theLanternFestival

C.theSpringFestival

D.theyearofsnake

2.Theyearof2004istheyearof_____.

A.tiger

B.pig

C.sheep

D.monkey

3.Thesentence"WherethereareChinese,thereistheSpringFestival"meansthat_____.

A.theSpringFestivaliscelebratedonlybyChinesepeopleinChina

B.theChinesepeoplecelebratetheSpringFestival,evenwhentheyareinforeigncountries.

C.PeoplecelebratetheSpringFestivalallovertheworld

D.PeoplewhocanspeakChinesecelebratetheSpringFestivalintheworld

4.Whatdopeoplesaywhentheymeeto