loadingthe festival，people holding big torches walk in long lines，forming a fire dragon.If one line meets another，they will exchange torches.
文章介绍了我国西南少数民族地区的一个重要节日——火把节。
1．Originally，people lit torches during the torch festival to ______. A．drive away insects and evils B．celebrate crop harvests
C．light up the villages and fields D．memorize their ancestors
解析：细节理解题。根据第一段“The origin of the festival may have something to do with the adoration of fire by ancestors，who believed fire had the power to protect crop growth from insects and evils.”可知，火把节起源于祖先对火的崇拜。祖先们认为火具有驱逐害虫和恶魔来保护庄稼的能力。所以最初人们在火把节点燃火把是为了驱逐害虫和恶魔来保护他们的庄稼。
答案：A
2．All the festival activities are mentioned in the passage EXCEPT ______. A．learning how to farm B．singing and dancing C．buying and selling D．enjoying big dinners
解析：细节理解题。根据第一段“For some ethnic groups，traditionally the festival is the time for elders to share farming experience with young people and educate them on taking care of crops.”可知，对于一些少数民族而言火把节上老人教导年轻人如何耕种；再根据第二段“Inside the villages，young men and women are singing and dancing around the big torches throughout the night.”可知，火把节上年轻人围着一个大火把载歌载舞；最后根据第三段“And there are trade markets going on.”可知，火把节上还有贸易集市。只有D项未提及。
答案：D
3．Looking for fruits in the dark is the festival activity of ______. A．the Yi people B．the Hani people C．the Lisu people
D．the Naxi people
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4．Which of the following can be used as the title of the text?
A．The Torch Festival B．Lighting up torches
C．Traditions and cultures of China D．The ethnic groups of China
解析：主旨大意题。文章主要介绍了我国西南少数民族地区的“火把节”。 答案：A
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I began throwing up(呕吐)when I was just a kid...Back then I didn’t know why I did that.But now I can see that it was the result of my seeking so-called fashionable diets.
I was only 8 years old when my aunty phoned my mom saying that I’d thrown up my dinner...I told them it was just a party trick，and they ignored it.Their reaction made me realize that this‘trick’of mine should be a secret...I would continue doing it，but would never let anyone know.
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作者从小就患有贪食症，随着年龄的增长，这一疾病变得越来越严重，作者最后选择了向她的大学老师寻求帮助，并且克服了贪食症。
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5．What might cause the writer’s bulimia according to the text? A．Her improper diets. B．Lack of her parents’ love. C．Lack of communication with others. D．Her bad habit of throwing up.
解析：细节理解题。根据第二段“But now I can see that it was the result of my seeking so-called fashionable diets.”可知，作者现在知道她的贪食症是她追求所谓的时尚饮食的结果。即作者的贪食症是由她不合适的饮食引起的。
答案：A
6．It can be learned from the third paragraph that______. A．the author didn’t like her aunty at all B．the author liked to keep everything secret C．the author’s family took her illness seriously D．the author didn’t want other people to find the truth
解析：细节理解题。根据第三段“Their reaction made me realize that this‘trick’of mine should be a secret...I would continue doing it，but would never let anyone know.”可知，作者从她们的反应中发现，她呕吐这件事不能让别人知道。即作者不想让别人知道她呕吐这个事实。
答案：D
7．What can be inferred from the last paragraph? A．The author almost felt hopeless at that time. B．The author only believed her university counselor. C．he author’s university counselor offered to help her. D．The author’s university counselor majored in bulimia.
解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段“I was close to death—I could feel it in every part of my body.”可知，作者感觉自己快死了。由此推断，作者那时几乎感到绝望了。
答案：A
8．The passage is written for people______. A．who also suffer from bulimia B．who major in bulimia at university C．who want to form a good habit of dieting D．who are eager to get a degree at university
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