配对阅读。左栏是五个传统节日,右栏是七个传统节日的具体介绍,请为五个传统节日找到具体的节日介绍。

66.Spring Festival

67. Mid-autumn Festival

68. Dragon boat Festival

69. Christmas Day

70. Thanksgiving Day

A. It is on the fifth day of the fifth month in lunar calender(农历). The festival is held to remember(纪念) poet Qu Yuan. On that day, people eat Zhongzi and watch dragon boat races.

B. In the United States, it is a holiday on the fourth Thursday of November.It is a day for families and friends to get together for a meal. The meal often has a turkey(火鸡), pumpkin pie, and vegetables. It is a time for many people to give thanks for what they have.

C. It usually comes in January. It is the most important festival for the Chinese people and it is a time when all family members get together. They have a family dinner and eat jiaozi. People wear new clothes and visit friends and relatives.

D. It is a holiday on December 25 in many countries. Many homes have trees and other decorations(装饰品). It's a special time when children get presents from family, friends and Santa Claus. On the night of December 24, people begin to celebrate it. They sing songs and go to parties.

E. It is on the fifteenth day of the first month in the lunar Chinese calendar(农历). On that day, people enjoy lanterns, guessing lantern riddles(谜语), eating tangyuan, and watch lion dances.

F. It is a holiday on October 31. It is usually celebrated amongst family and friends. Adults(成年人) may celebrate by holding costume parties(化装舞会). Many children dress up(化妆)and visit other homes in the neighborhood. At each house, they ask for sweets, snacks or a small gift.

G. It falls on August 15thof the lunar calendar(农历) every year. On that day people usually go back home to have a family get-together. People look at the beautiful moon at night with their family. They enjoy the typical food---the moon cake and all kinds of fruits.

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2.________

3.________

4.________

5.________

Doctor Seuss was born in 1904. By the middle 1950s, he had become one of the best-loved and most successful children's book writers in the world. His books are very popular with young readers. They enjoy the invented words and the pictures of unusual funny animals and plants.

In 1954, life magazine published(刊登) a report about school children who could not read. The report said many children's books were not interesting. Doctor Seuss strongly hoped to help children and decided to write books that were interesting and easy to read. He used words with the same ending sound, like fish and wish. He did not receive training in art. Yet he drew the pictures for most of his books.

In 1957, Dr. Seuss wrote The Cat in the Hat. He used less than 230 words to write the book and even a six-year-old kid should be able to read it. It was a fun story and easy to read. Children loved it. Their parents loved it, too. Today it is still one of the stories they like best. The success of The Cat in the Hat made him want to write more books for children. In 1960, he wrote a book using less than fifty words. The book is called Green Eggs and Ham.

In 1984, Doctor Seuss won a Pulitzer Prize (普利策奖). He was honored for the education and enjoyment his books provided American children and their parents.

He died at the age of 87, but his influence remains. Millions of his books have been sold worldwide. People say his books helped change the way American children learned to read. Yet, his books are loved by people of all ages. Doctor Seuss once said, “I do not write for children. I write for people.”

1.People like his books because the books _______.

A. are cheap and easy to get

B. were written in different languages

C. are easy and interesting to read

D. were written with in invented words

2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Doctor Seuss wrote Green Eggs and Ham with over 230 words.

B. Doctor Seuss wrote books only for children in the United States.

C. The Cat in the Hat was written only for six-year-old children.

D. His books provided education and enjoyment for Americans.

3.From the text we know that Doctor Seuss _______.

A. won a Pulitzer Prize soon after his death

B. sold millions of his books himself worldwide.

C. changed American children’s way of reading

D. wrote the largest number of books in the world

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