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Ironically known as “China’s fifth great invention”, memes are now an inherent part of Chinese people’s daily lives. They are a useful tool to express attitude and emotions, or to say what cannot be said directly. It’s almost a little bit weird to talk to your Chinese friends without using memes. Then how to meme during the Spring Festival holiday this year?
Type one: Send it in a red envelope
“Red envelope fever” swept the country when Internet giants WeChat, Alibaba, and Baidu rolled out programs allowing users to send cash through electronic payments. It is based on the Chinese tradition of hongbao, where money is given to family and friends as a gift. During the festival season, most people will get many more red envelopes than usual, so red envelope-based memes are always a good choice.
Type two: Wish a happy new year
Visiting people on New Year’s Day, or paying new year calls, is an important tradition during Spring Festival. On lunar New Year’s Day, people visit friends and relatives, exchange greetings, and wish each other a happy new year. It is a way to ring in the new. In the age of the Internet, best wishes can be sent via memes on China’s major social media platforms like WeChat and Sina Weibo.
Type three: Peppa and her mates
With the Year of the Pig approaching, pig-related products have become a popular choice on Chinese people’s shopping lists, and pig-based memes are also winning favor. Cartoon pigs like Peppa Pig and McDull boast huge fan bases, and their memes have also become favorites for many.

1.What’s the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “memes” in Paragraph 1?

A “表达方式”.

B “表情包”.

C “传统文化”.

D “流行文化”.

解析：选B。词义猜测题。根据第一段第二句They are a useful tool to express attitude and emotions, or to say what cannot be said directly（它们是表达态度和情感，或说出不能直接说的话的有用工具。）可知该句是在对memes进行解释说明，结合选项可知memes的意思应是“表情包”，故选B。

2.How do people ring in the new on lunar New Year’s Day?

A Pay a visit to friends and relatives.

B Greet each other.

C Wish a happy new year to each other.

D All of the above.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第三段第二、三句On lunar New Year’s Day, people visit friends and relatives, exchange greetings, and wish each other a happy new year. It is a way to ring in the new.可知在大年初一，人们走亲访友，互致祝福，祝大家新年好，这些都是辞旧迎新的一种方式，故选D。

3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A During the festival season, it’s a good way to send people red envelop-based memes.

B Visiting people on New Year’s Day is an important tradition during Spring Festival.

C In the age of the Internet, we can send best wishes via memes on China’s major social media platforms.

D With the year of the Pig coming, pig-related products have become a popular choice on people’s shopping lists around the world.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第四段第一句With the Year of the Pig approaching, pig-related products have become a popular choice on Chinese people’s shopping lists, and pig-based memes are also winning favor.可知随着猪年的到来，与猪有关的商品成为中国人购物时的普遍选择，而非全世界人们的选择，故选D。

4.What year is next according to the Chinese lunar calendar?

A The year of the Dog.

B The year of the Pig.

C The year of the Rat.

D The year of the Ox.

解析：选C。推理判断题。根据常识可知今年是猪年，猪是十二生肖中的最后一个生肖，因此明年是以十二生肖的第一个生肖开头的一年，由此可知明年应是鼠年，故选C。

5.What’s the best tittle of the passage?

A How to meme during the Spring Festival.

B What is China’s fifth great invention.

C What are the most popular memes in the year of the Pig.

D Why people like to meme during the Spring Festival.

解析：选A。文章标题题。通读全文可知，文中主要介绍了春节期间怎样发表情包，而第一段最后一句Then how to meme during the Spring Festival holiday this year?是全文的主题句，故选A。