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【题目】The spirit of Christmas isn’t always so cheerful. Here are four unusual and a little scary Christmas traditions from around the world.

1. Guatmala: Burning devils

In order to make houses free from bad spirits for the New Year, Guatemalans do a full house clean in December. The dirt and dust is gathered from every home and each neighborhood creates a large amount of garbage. A devil statue is built and placed on top of the dirt, and burned. The bad luck is said to burn up with the devil.

2. South Africa: Don’t eat Santa’s cookies

To keep kids from stealing on Santa’s cookies, parents tell children a story about a boy named Danny who ate all of Santa’s cookies and really angered his grandmother. She killed him and now his ghosts visits houses during Christmas time.

3. Iceland: Fear the Yule Cat

Children who don’t receive new clothes by Christmas Eve will be eaten by the Yule Cat, a large and angry cat, which is said to hide in the snow. The strange tradition comes from farmers who used the myth to encourage their workers to finish making the autumn wool before Christmas.

4. Ukraine: A spooky tree

If you find yourself in Ukraine around the holidays, you may be wondering: Is it Christmas or Halloween? Trees here are decorated with artificial(人工的) spider weds and decorative spiders. The unusual tradition comes from a story where a spider wove a web around the tree of a poor family. When morning came, the white strands(线) turned to precious metals and the family became rich. The webs today show good fortune for the next year.

【1】To celebrate the New Year, what will people do in Guatemala?

A. Clean their houses.

B. Show their respects to the devil statue.

C. Buy a devil statue.

D. Move to new houses.

【2】Which country has a tradition that might cause kids’ fear of eating Santa’s cookies?

A. Guatemala. B. South Africa.

C. Iceland. D. Ukraine.

【3】What can we infer about Christmas in Iceland?

A. The Yule Cat usually hides in the grass before Christmas.

B. All the children will receive new clothes on Christmas.

C. New clothes are popular Christmas presents for children in Iceland.

D. The Yule Cat would eat the farmers who don’t finish their work on time.

【4】Why do Ukrainians like spiders on Christmas?

A. Spiders are pretty insects.

B. Spiders are believed to bring good fortune.

C. Spiders always help poor families out of pity.

D. Webs of spiders are suitable for decoration.

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】C

【4】B

【解析】试题分析：本文主要介绍了世界各地四个不同寻常并有点吓人的圣诞节传统。

【1】细节理解题。根据第一部分Guatmala: Burning devils第一句In order to make houses free from bad spirits for the New Year, Guatemalans do a full house clean in December.可知，为了庆祝新年，危地马拉人对房屋进行大扫除。故选A。

【2】细节理解题。根据第二部分South Africa: Don’t eat Santa’s cookies第一句To keep kids from stealing on Santa’s cookies, parents tell children a story about a boy named Danny who ate all of Santa’s cookies and really angered his grandmother.可知，南非有一个传统是让孩子们不敢吃圣诞甜点。故选B。

【3】推理判断题。根据第三部分Iceland: Fear the Yule Cat第一句Children who don’t receive new clothes by Christmas Eve will be eaten by the Yule Cat, a large and angry cat, which is said to hide in the snow.可推断，新衣服是冰岛孩子们受欢迎的圣诞礼物。故选C。

【4】细节理解题。根据第四部分Ukraine: A spooky tree最后一句The webs today show good fortune for the next year.可知，乌克兰人圣诞节喜欢蜘蛛因为蜘蛛被认为可以带来好运。故选B。

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