山西省山阴县2014高考英语阅读理解（8）.doc

山西省山阴县 2014 高考英语阅读理解( 8 )及答案阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和 D) 中,选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。【 2014 高考英语福建省莆田市教学质量检查试卷】 A The kindly “ Chinese Fortune Grandpa ” wearing Han Chinese clothing and holding a fortune bag debuted ( 亮相) at the Imperial Ancestral Shrine in Beijing on the day after Christmas . The final image of the Chinese gift-giver was selected through a global petition against “ Santa Claus ”, according toa report by Guangming Daily . Many Chinese cities have been filled with Christmas neon lights , Christmas songs , Christmas trees , and the images of“ Santa Claus ” in recent days . Asa matter of fact , foreign festivals are ing more popular than certain traditional Chinese festivals among the Chinese people , particularly the youth .“ Certain traditional festivals have died out because people have forgotten their spiritual meanings ,” said noted writer Feng Jicai . More and more Chinese people are beginning to exchange gifts on Valentine's Day and Christmas . However , many of them know nothing about Chinese New Year pictures or sugarcoated figurines( 小糖人), and have never heard suona music . Certain folk customs on the Dragon Boat Festival , Tomb Sweeping Day , and other traditional festivals have gradually disappeared . Under such circum-stances , even the “ Chinese Fortune Grandpa ” is unlikely to defeat “ Santa Claus ”. However , it is not a bad thing to some extent . It c