- 先看A. B. C. D. E. F. G七個選項，把每個句子的意思搞懂。
- .五個橫線前後的句子都需要重點閱讀，圈畫一些線索，再從選項中尋找相關的特徵詞用來判斷正確答案。
- 帶入排除法也是一種很好的方法。另外，如果發現有一題拿不準的，先跳過，先做容易的能做出的題，直到讀完整篇文章。至此，文章的要點和主旨、各個段落之間的邏輯關係應該基本就能清楚了。然後再回過去做之前不確定的題目。
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(地區) 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】
本文屬於說明文，介紹一些重要的哥倫比亞的法定節假日，比如哥倫比亞獨立日以及哥倫布發現美洲紀念日等。
【36題詳解】
對前文In the UK, people only get eight bank holidays in one year. 做補充說明；關注代詞指代，即at least five of those 中的those指的是eight bank holidays，故選D。
【37題詳解】
對前文And there can be even more, depending on which region (地區) you live in. 進行解釋說明；關鍵詞region復現，故選C。
【38題詳解】
整段文字在介紹哥倫比亞與歷史相關的法定假期，G選項，然而，哥倫比亞的一些法定節假日的出現是由一些歷史原因的，與整段的意思符合，切題，故選G。
【39題詳解】
據前文one such example... 後文Christopher Columbus 及段落中心詞historical得知，F選項，哥倫比亞的另外一個another 法定節假日是10月12日的哥倫布發現美洲紀念日，切題，故選F。
【40題詳解】
本段介紹在西方國家人們如何度過法定假期；後文They may also choose to stay at home to relax and forget about work.可知，B選項，他們可能與家人一道出去旅行，切題，故選B。
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