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【题目】Festivals and celebrations

Festivals of the Dead

【1】, who might return either to help or to do harm. For the Japanese festival Obon, people should go to clean graves and light incense in memory of their ancestors. They also light lamps and play music because they think that this will lead the ancestors back to earth.

【2】

Festivals can also be held to honour famous people. The Dragon Boat Festival in China honours the famous ancient poet, Qu Yuan. In the USA, Columbus Day is in memory of the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the New World. India has a national festival on October 2 to honour Mohandas Gandhi, the leader who helped gain India's independence from Britain.

Harvest Festivals

Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals can be very happy events.【3】 . In European countries, people will usually decorate churches and town halls with flowers and fruit, and will get together to have meals. Some people might win awards for their farm produce, like the biggest watermelon or the most handsome rooster. China and Japan have mid-autumn festivals, when people admire the moon and in China, enjoy mooncakes.

Spring Festivals

The most energetic and important festivals are the ones that look forward to the end of winter and to the coming of spring.【4】 , fish and meat and may give children lucky money in red paper. There are dragon dances and carnivals, and families celebrate the Lunar New Year together. 【5】, usually in February. These carnivals might include parades, dancing in the streets day and night, loud music and colourful clothing of all kinds. Easter is an important religious and social festival for Christians around the world. It celebrates the return of Jesus from the dead and the coming of spring and new life.

People love to get together to eat, drink and have fun with each other. Festivals let us enjoy life, be proud of our customs and forget our work for a little while.

A. People are grateful because their food is gathered for the winter and the agricultural work is over.
B. Some festivals are held to honour the dead or to satisfy the ancestors.
C. Some Western countries have very exciting carnivals, which take place forty days before Easter
D. Festivals are meant to celebrate important times of year.
E. Festivals to Honour People
F. Different countries have different festivals.
G. At the Spring Festival in China, people eat dumplings

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】E

【3】A

【4】G

【5】C

【解析】本文主要介绍了一些节日和庆祝活动。

【1】根据本段的描述，尤其是对日本的Obon 节people should go to clean graves and light incense in memory of their ancestors.可知本段主要是讨论祭祀和缅怀祖先的一些节日，故选B。

【2】本题属于主题句的选择。本段第一句是主题句Festivals can also be held to honour famous people.再结合后面的例子，可知本段是关于纪念那些伟大的人的一些节日，故选E。

【3】本段第一句和标题句都说到了关键词Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals，收获节，收获感恩节，表达感恩感激，以及对收获的喜悦，庄稼都已归仓，人们也基本上都闲下来了，正好可以好好举办节日庆祝，故A项符合。

【4】本段的主题句是Spring Festivals，以及前一句提到的……the coming of spring讲述中国的春节的，故选G。

【5】空格后一句提到了一个关键词carnivals，狂欢节，还有一个节日Easter，一般都在3,4月份，往前数四十天，一般都在2月份，符合空格后一句的usually in February.故选C。