- 先看A. B. C. D. E. F. G七个选项，把每个句子的意思搞懂。
- .五个横线前后的句子都需要重点阅读，圈画一些线索，再从选项中寻找相关的特征词用来判断正确答案。
- 带入排除法也是一种很好的方法。另外，如果发现有一题拿不准的，先跳过，先做容易的能做出的题，直到读完整篇文章。至此，文章的要点和主旨、各个段落之间的逻辑关系应该基本就能清楚了。然后再回过去做之前不确定的题目。
Bank holidays! We all love them!
A bank holiday is an English term for a public holiday. During the day banks and offices are closed and a lot of people have a day off work. In the UK, people only get eight bank holidays in one year. ___36___
People in Colombia are much luckier. There are twenty bank holidays for the whole country in one year! And there can be even more, depending on which region(地区) you live in. ___37___ As in the UK, most of the bank holidays in Colombia exist for religious reasons.
___38___ One such example is Independence Day on 20 July every year. This is just like Bastille Day in France on 14 July. ___39___ It is in memory of the day that Christopher Columbus, first reached America in the year 1492.
Bank holidays are very important for western people. ___40___ They may also choose to stay at home to relax and forget about work.
A. Bank holidays are different in Colombia.
B. During the holidays, they often travel with their families.
C. This is because different regions have their own holidays.
D. And at least five of those are around Christmas time and Easter.
E. Every country on the continent of America celebrates Columbus Day.
F. Another historical bank holiday in Colombia is Columbus Day on 12 October.
G. However, some bank holidays in Colombia came into being for historical reasons.
【答案】36. D 37. C 38. G 39. F 40. B
【解析】
【分析】
本文属于说明文，介绍一些重要的哥伦比亚的法定节假日，比如哥伦比亚独立日以及哥伦布发现美洲纪念日等。
【36题详解】
对前文In the UK, people only get eight bank holidays in one year. 做补充说明；关注代词指代，即at least five of those 中的those指的是eight bank holidays，故选D。
【37题详解】
对前文And there can be even more, depending on which region (地区) you live in. 进行解释说明；关键词region复现，故选C。
【38题详解】
整段文字在介绍哥伦比亚与历史相关的法定假期，G选项，然而，哥伦比亚的一些法定节假日的出现是由一些历史原因的，与整段的意思符合，切题，故选G。
【39题详解】
据前文one such example... 后文Christopher Columbus 及段落中心词historical得知，F选项，哥伦比亚的另外一个another 法定节假日是10月12日的哥伦布发现美洲纪念日，切题，故选F。
【40题详解】
本段介绍在西方国家人们如何度过法定假期；后文They may also choose to stay at home to relax and forget about work.可知，B选项，他们可能与家人一道出去旅行，切题，故选B。
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