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【题目】请阅读下面这篇文章，根据所提供的信息，完成下面的信息卡。

In mid-June. school is out and nature has burst into life.It seems like the sun never sets. In fact, in the north of Sweden it doesn’t, and in the south only for an hour or two. This calls for celebration! Friends and family gather for the most typically Swedish tradition of all: Midsummer

At Midsummer, many begin their five-week holidays and everyone is in a hurry to get things done during the short summer season. Midsummer Eve is celebrated in the countryside. As always—and on the day before, everyone leaves town, everything closes and the city streets are suddenly quiet

Sweden's Midsummer festival takes place on the longest day of the year. The holiday celebrates the summer solstice (夏至). It holds enough tradition and fun to last the rest of the year.

Swedes like the world to be well-ordered, so Midsummer Eve is always on a Friday between 19 and 25 June. People often begin the day by picking flowers and making wreaths（花环）to place on the maypole（五月柱），which is a key part in the celebrations. People in colorful clothes dance around the maypole and sing songs.

Today, locals continue the tradition of weaving crowns（花冠） from green leaves and flowers.

Girls still pick seven different kinds of flowers to place under their pillows. According to local legend, if so, they will then dream of their future husbands.

In Sweden, every year many people enjoy themselves in fairy-tale scenes: peaceful lakes，amazing forests, and grassy paths. They walk through chest-high wild flowers and get close to nature. Finally they get a chance to slow down and enjoy Scandinavia’s short summer.

Midsummer

The country that celebrates this festival	【1】
The day that Midsummer Eve happens	【2】
The place where people celebrate Midsummer Eve	【3】
The key part in the celebration	【4】
The purpose that girls pick seven different kinds of flowers to place under their pillows	【5】

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Sweden

【2】a Friday between 19 and 25 in June.

【3】in the countryside

【4】picking flowers and making wreaths to place on the maypole

【5】to dream of their future husbands.

【解析】

本文介绍了瑞典仲夏节。人们选择一年中日子最长的一天来庆祝，大家采花并制作花环庆祝收获。人们走进花丛，亲近自然，享受斯堪的纳维亚短暂的夏天。

【1】根据第一段最后一句“Friends and family gather for the most typically Swedish tradition of all: Midsummer.”可知，朋友们和家庭聚在一起庆祝典型的瑞典传统节日，仲夏节。可推断，庆祝节日的地方是瑞典，地点专有名词首字母大写，故答案为Sweden。

【2】根据第三段第一句“Swedes like the world to be well-ordered, so Midsummer Eve is always on a Friday between 19 and 25 June.”可知，瑞典人喜欢世界是合理有序的，所以仲夏节前夕是6月19-25日的一个周五，故答案为a Friday between 19 and 25 in June。

【3】根据第二段第二句“Midsummer Eve is celebrated in the countryside.”可知，仲夏节前夜是在乡村庆祝的，故答案为in the countryside。

【4】根据第四段第二句“People often begin the day by picking flowers and making wreaths（花环）to place on the maypole（五月柱），which is a key part in the celebrations.”可知，人们通过采花，制作花环并把它放到五月柱上来开始这一天，这是庆祝的一个关键部分。回答需要答是哪一个主要部分，相当于答一个名词短语，故答案为picking flowers and making wreaths to place on the maypole。

【5】根据倒数第二段第二句“According to local legend, if so, they will then dream of their future husbands.”可知，根据这个当地的传说，如果这样做了，她们就会梦到未来的丈夫。问题提问目的，回答目的是为了……，表示目的的短语，to do形式，故答案为to dream of their future husbands。