- [材料题] (1)Yinlan looked at the people sitting around the table and smiled with satisfaction. Everyone in her family was there―her children, her grandchildren, and her new great-grandson, just one month old. Her whole family had come to celebrate the Harvest Moon Festival (节日).(2)Two days after the Harvest Moon Festival, Yinlan died peacefully in her sleep. Her family was sad but at the same time grateful. They felt happy that they had been able to celebrate the Harvest Moon Festival with her one last time. Everyone said it was remarkable that Yinlan had died just two days after the holiday.(3)Actually, the timing of Yinlan’s death was not remarkable at all. Recently sociologists (社会学家) studied the death rate among elderly Chinese women in California. They discovered that the death rate drops 35 percent before the Harvest Moon Festival and then rises 35 percent. Sociologists believe that these changes in death rate show the mind’s power over the body. The Harvest Moon Festival, when families gather, is important to e
- 单项选择题1.The writer tells us the story of Yilan to let us know that _________.
A、the Harvest Moon Festival is important to elderly Chinese women
B、Chinese families get together to enjoy the Harvest Moon Festival
C、families are often sad during the Harvest Moon Festival
D、people may be able to put off death for an important event
- D
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- 单项选择题2.What does the author describe as “not new”?
A、The work of sociologists.
B、Proof of postponing death.
C、The Harvest Moon Festival
D、Stories of putting off death.
- C
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- 单项选择题3.What provides us with proof?
A、The stories of family members.
B、The numbers showing death rates.
C、The important events.
D、The postponing of death.
- B
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- 单项选择题4.Where did the study take place?
A、China.
B、Yilan’s home.
C、Festival grounds.
D、California.
- D
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- 单项选择题5.When did Yilan die?
A、During the Harvest Moon Festival.
B、Before going to sleep.
C、Just before the Harvest Moon Festival.
D、A couple days after the Harvest Moon Festival.
- D
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