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阅读理解 　　Every year, as the Spring Festival draws near, most Chinese people will get excited to make preparations for the most important festival and make plans for the winter break．It is a little like Christmas in the US, but there are some differences between the two festivals． 　　Superficially(表面上)speaking, both the major Chinese and the major Western holidays come during the cold season, which in both cases calls for extra eating．In Western countries, cookies and cupcakes begin just after Thanksgiving in November and show up everywhere from the boss’ desk to fireplace mantle(壁炉台)．Turkey, smashed potatoes and other food that protects a body from cold come later．Similar thing happens in China．Entering lunar December, most families will make shopping plans for the coming big day and food is certainly one of the most important things to be considered．At the end of the month, both parents in each family will be very busy－the father is busy buying food while the mother is busy cooking． 　　A deeper similarity is tradition－or the distortion of it．Christmas, as the letters “Christ” suggests, as a holiday to celebrate the birthday of Jesus Christ．Many people pray on this day, but others have severed or minimized the religious connection．In China, people living in cities or towns, though they don’t plan to sow seeds this month, still celebrate on the big day for farmers． 　　Followers of both holidays also differ from each other．While Chinese people travel to the homes of elder relatives, Americans usually call or send cards．Westerners prefer Christmas cards to fireworks．In Christmas, family gifts come by the stack instead of one by one, since adults may have only one day free to celebrate． 　　But the most curious difference concerns students．Chinese students headed home for Spring Festival sometimes report getting bored by the end of the vacation, yet American students seldom get bored around Christmas and western New Year． 　　Not everyone follows or enjoys classic holiday traditions．Students in Western countries may get upset, as too much homework, travel complexities or bad family relations may disrupt the relatively short holiday season．In China, more and more college students choose to travel or work during the winter holiday instead of going home to stay with their families．It’s against the tradition but many people accept it． (1) According to the passage, ________． [　　] A． people eat more rich meal during the holidays than they do on usual days B． people have an extra meal during the holidays besides breakfast, lunch, and supper C． people usually eat outside during the holidays D． holiday food is much richer than the food on usual days (2) The passage implies that Christmas ________． [　　] A． is a holiday to celebrate the birthday of Jesus Christ B． is a pure religious day on which people pray C． is a traditional holiday which everyone enjoys D． originated from religion, but its religious importance is not treated seriously as before (3) In China, people who enjoy classic holiday traditions may not ________． [　　] A． have a get-together with close family members B． travel to the homes of elder relations C． be excited about Christmas D． get in touch with the distant family members

Answer 1

答案：1．D;2．D;3．C;
提示：

(1)	从文中第二段可以得出答案。
(2)	根据文中第三段中的“…but others have severed or minimized the religious connection．”可以看出，许多人已经切断或淡化了它与基督教的联系。
(3)	从文中最后一段及常识可知，回家与家人团聚是中国的传统习俗。