2019年6月CET4阅读理解练习（3）

The whole family objected when my brother and I said we were going to spend our Christmas holidays abroad.Mother said that as there would be a family reunion party，we would have to be present.Though we always enjoyed these occasions，nothing could persuade us to stay.

Two days before Christmas，we went to a small town in southern Germany.We spent the whole Christmas Eve sightseeing.There was so much activity in the town that it led to our excitement.The streets were crowded with people and the shops were full of wonderful things.In the evening，we went to listen to Christmas songs sung by children and the brightly lit trees in the main square.

We returned to our hotel late that night，greatly looking forward to the next day when we planned to have a meal at the best restaurant in town.But in the morning the streets were deserted.To make matters worse，all the shops，including the restaurants， were shut.

We returned to our hotel，feeling very miserable.All we had was a bag of fruit which my brother had happened to buy the day before.Our thoughts sadly turned to home where，at that moment，the whole family must have been wishing us a “Merry Christmas”.

1. Where did the writer and his brother plan to spend their Christmas holidays?

A. At home with the whole family.

B. They would go abroad with their family.

C. They would spend their Christmas holidays abroad.

D. They were going to join in the family reunion party.

2. What’s the writer’s nationality?

A. America.B. English.C. Germany.D. We don’t know

3. How did the writer and his brother spend their Christmas Eve?

A. They spent the whole day listening to Christmas songs.

B. They went shopping.

C. They spent the whole day sightseeing.

D. They went to the main square.

4. From the passage，we know that in the writer’s motherland，shops and restaurants ______ on Christmas Day.

A. don’t openB. closeC. are not shutD. shut

参考答案及解析

【答案】 (1)C (2)D (3)C (4)C

【解析】(1)细节理解题。由第一段第一句可得知我和弟弟想去国外过圣诞节。

(2)推理判断题。文中并没有提到作者是哪国人，所以我们不知道作者的国籍是什么。

(3)细节理解题。由第二段第二句“We spent the whole Christmas Eve sightseeing.”可得知。

(4)推理判断题。由第三段可以推断出，在作者的国家里一些公共场所在圣诞节那天是不关门的。