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A. Christmas B. Thanksgiving Day
C. Mother’s Day D. April Fool’s Day
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Easter is a happy time in western countries like the UK and the USA. After Christmas, it is the most fun holiday. It 1 as an important religious （宗教的） festival, but for the non-religious it is 2 a special time. It is an official holiday, 3 most people visit their families or friends during Easter.
The most important Easter tradition is 4 each other Easter eggs, because eggs are the symbol of new life. Traditionally people 5 paint chicken eggs, but today they give each other chocolate eggs.
A fun game during the festival is the Easter 6 hunt （搜寻）. Parents hide chocolate eggs in the 7 , and the children go out to hunt for them. What they find, they can eat! It’s quite normal for children to feel 8 after Easter weekend as a result of eating too 9 chocolate.
The date of Easter follows the cycle of moon. It is always sometime 10 late March and late April. This year Easter was on April 12th.
1. A. begin B. begins C. began D. begun
2. A. too B. also C. either D. as well
3. A. so B. or C. but D. however
4. A. cooking B. showing C. lending D. giving
5. A. got used to B. was used C. used to D. was used to
6. A. egg B. candy C. chicken D. apple
7. A. drawer B. garden C. kitchen D. bedroom
8. A. ugly B. angry C. sick D. hungry
9. A. few B. many C. little D. much
10. A. after B. between C. among D. from
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Though Christmas is a family get-together. New Year for some is a time to be with friends too. Parties are most often held to welcome New Year. At such arties, there is food and drink and dancing until the time nears for the coming of New Year.
At midnight, people often say “Happy New Year ”to each other. Champagne（香槟酒）is a favorite drink for New Year. In many western countries fireworks（烟火）are let off at midnight ,and many people like to make a noise, possibly to drive away bad spirits（幽灵）.
One important song is often sung at New year-the Scottish（苏格兰）song of Auld Lang syne (good times long ago.）
B. the night before New Year's Eve
C. the night of New Year's Day
D. the night before New Year's Day
B. friends write to each other
C. people can have a week's holiday
D. people came from country to country
A. 习俗
B. 聚会
C. 饮食
D. 活动
① hold parties to welcome New Year
② make a noise to drive away bad spirits
③ drink with friends or families
④ say “Happy New Year ”to each other
⑤ sing an important French song
⑥ let off fireworks
A. western people drink together on New Year's Eve
B. what western people do on New Year's Day
C. how western people spend their New Year's Eve
D. western people have a good time on New Year's Day
配对阅读 左栏是五个有关人们活动的信息，右栏是七个节日介绍。请将左栏的活动信息与相应的节日配对。
| ( )11.On this day, people are dressed in new clothes and make resolutions.They stay up to watch the old year out and the new year in. ( )12.This is a day for lovers.It is very popular to send chocolate and flowers to express love in many countries. ( )13.It's a nighttime children's holiday.Children play games and tricks in costumes. ( )14.People usually have a big family dinner to celebrate the holiday.They have traditional foods such as turkey, pumpkin pie and so on. ( )15.People in western countries buy a lot for this holiday.They clean and decorate their houses.Usually they like to use some kind of trees with lots of lights on it.It is the most important holiday there. | A.Christmas Day It is the biggest and the bestloved holiday in western countries. The Christmas tree is very popular during this time. B.Halloween This holiday comes on October 31.Children make all kinds of marks (面具) and go from house to house to play “Trick or Treat”. C.New Year's Day It is a legal (法定的) holiday in many countries.Most people have a day off from work.They say “Happy New Year to you and your family” to each other to express their hope for the happiness in the new year. D.Valentine's Day Valentine's day is a day for lovers and one of the loveliest holidays.It comes on February 14th. E.Mother's Day The holiday is celebrated for mothers in the whole world.It comes from the second Sunday in May. F.Thanksgiving Day The holiday is on the fourth Thursday of November.On the day, people express their thanks for year's bounty (恩典) and ask for blessings (祝福).On this day Americans usually have Thanksgiving dinner with their family. G.Memorial Day Americans celebrate this holiday on the last Monday in May so that all can enjoy a threeday weekend.It's a day to memorize those people who have lost their lives for their country. |