题目内容
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Celebrating New Year’s Day is one of the oldest and most exciting traditions around the world. Since this festival marks the beginning of the year, New Year’s Day is thought of as a perfect time for a “clean start”. People in the world decide to act better in the year just beginning than the year just ended.
No day has ever been celebrated in so many different ways. All over the world, countries have their own special beliefs about what the New Year means to them.
In Scotland, the New Year is called Hogmanay. In the villages of Scotland, barrels of tar (沥青) are set on fire. It represents that the old year is burned up and the new one is allowed to enter.
New Year’s Day is also the Festival of Saint Basil in Canada. Children leave their shoes by the fireside on New Year’s Day with the hope that Saint Basil, who is famous for his kindness, will come and fill their shoes with gifts.
The Jewish New Year is called Rosh Hashanah. It is an important time when Jews promise to do better in the future. Special services are held in the church, children are given new clothes and New Year bread is cooked to remind people of harvest time.
On New Year’s Day in Japan, everyone gets dressed in their new clothes and homes are decorated (装饰) with bamboos—symbols of long life.
In European countries such as Germany, France and Belgium, families start the New Year by first attending church services. Afterwards, they visit friends and relatives. In France, boys and girls receive gifts of money on New Year’s Day.
New Year celebrations around the ____1._____.
Country/people | Celebration activities | Special beliefs |
Scotland | People _____2._____ barrels of tar. | The old year is burned up and the new one is allowed to enter. |
Canada | Children leave their shoes by the fireside. | Their shoes will be filled with gifts by Saint Basil. |
Jews | People _____3._____ New Year Bread to remind of harvest time. | |
Japan | People wear their new clothes. Homes are decorated with bamboos. | Symbols of long life |
European__4.__ | People attend church services _5.___ visiting friends and relatives. |
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请仔细阅读1-4小题,从A.B.C.D中找出其相对应的选项,并回答第5小题。
You don’t have to be bored on a rainy day. Here are some new ideas:
Tell stories. You might tell stories you have heard before, or you might make up some wonderful stories.
1.____________. You can learn to cook a pizza or maybe some cookies. Give your friend a chance to help in the kitchen and make something tasty.
2.___________. You might write stories on your own and then read them aloud to others, or you might write a story together.
3.____________. Think of some scenes and then play a game. Act as teachers, doctors, nurses or policemen. You
can dress up in whatever you may have.
4.____________. Pick out some music and dance around in the room. You can also sing while others are dancing.
So on the next rainy day, try some of these ideas for a day full of fun!
A. Cook in the kitchen B. Play “Let’s act” game C. Write a story together D. Have a party |
5.This passage is mainly about _______________.
A. How to tell and write stories
B. How to play a game
C. How to spend a rainy day
D. How to make something tasty