2024年中考英语重要题型解析：任务型阅读之回答问题.pdf

任务型阅读之回答问题

Therearemanyholidaysandfestivals.DadshaveFather’sDayMumshaveMother’sDayBut

doourgrandparentshaveaspecialfestival?Yes,theydo!

TheDoubleNinthFestivalisaspecialdayforolderpeopleinChina.Itstartedlongago.

ThefestivalisonlunarSeptember9th.Onthisday,peopleshowloveandrespecttotheir

grandparents.

TherearemanywaysinwhichChinesepeopleexpresstheirrespect.Whenanolderpersonenters

aroom,everyonestands.Peopleareintroducedfromtheoldesttotheyoungest.Whenwepresent

abooktoanolderperson,twohandsareused.Youngpeoplealwaysoffertheirseatstoolder

peopleonacrowdedsubwayorbus.

RespectingolderpeopleisatraditioninChina.That’sbecausetheChineseknowthatolder

peoplehaveknowledgeandexperiencethatyoungpeoplecanlearn.Chinesepeopleareproudof

beingold.

InWesterncountries,however,olderpeopleseldomthinktheyareold.Theyarecalled

“seniors”insteadof“oldpeople”.They’dratherdoeverythingthemselves.Evenafterretirement

(退休)theytakeuphobbies,part-timejobsandnewactivitiestokeeptheirbodiesworkingwell.

Westernersrespecttheirolderpeople,too.Usually,seniorsdon’thavetobuyticketsfor

trainsandbuses.Theyaregivendiscounts(打折)instoresandrestaurants.

ButWesternseniorsdon’toftenlivewiththeirchildren—theylivealone.Forholidays,

thefamilyusuallygatheratthegrandparents’home,andagreatsmileandawarmhugfortheir

parentsareenoughforgrownchildrentoshowtheirrespect.

阅读短文，回答下列问题。

1.WhenisthedoubleninthFestival?

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2.HowmanywaysinwhichChinesepeopleexpresstheirrespectarementioned?

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3.Whatcantheyounglearnfromolderpeople?

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4.CanseniorsinWesterncountriestakethetrainsforfree?

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5.HowdoW