Hi, Louis!
I’m writing to tell you something about the customs(風(fēng)俗) and festivals.
Everyone loves holidays since one doesn’t need to go to school or work. Although all holidays mean no school and work, but not all of them are the same. On some of them you go out with friends; on others you stay home to eat, talk, and have fun with your family. For example in the USA, everyone thinks New Year’s Eve and New Year are both for playing with friends. Christmas is the time to stay home and exchange gifts with family members. The opposite (相反) is true in Japan though. For example, in Japan, New Year is for spending time with the family to eat, talk, have fun, and go to the temples. But Christmas is for boy and girl friends to go out and exchange gifts. Originally Christmas should be to celebrate(慶祝) the birth of Christ.
I have been interested in foreign customs since I was little. If you learn these different holiday customs, you will learn about different histories and cultures. This is much more interesting than learning them at the library from morning to evening.
Loves,
Judge the following sentence true(T) or (F)
【小題1】Usually, nobody goes to school or works during holidays.
【小題2】Christmas is the time to stay home to eat, talk and have fun with the family.
【小題3】All the countries have the same way to celebrate the holidays.
【小題4】Being interested in foreign customs means being interested in different histories and cultures.
【小題5】This passage is about the customs and holidays in Japan.
【小題1】T
【小題2】F
【小題3】F
【小題4】T
【小題5】F
解析試題分析：這篇短文講述的是不同的國家有不同的節(jié)日習(xí)俗，文章中給我們舉了新年和圣誕節(jié)的例子來證明。通過了解這些不同的節(jié)日習(xí)俗，我們可以了解不同國家的文化很歷史。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章的第二段Although all holidays mean no school and work, but not all of them are the same，雖然所有的節(jié)假日意味著不上學(xué)，不上班，但并不是全部都一樣。故這里是說通常情況下，在節(jié)假日的時候是可以不上學(xué)或不上班的。故這個句子表達(dá)正確。
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章的第二段可知，在美國圣誕節(jié)的時候是要呆在家里，和家人在一起；但是在日本卻是恰恰相反的。圣誕節(jié)的時候，男女朋友要出去玩，交換禮物。故這個句子表達(dá)錯誤。
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章的第三段我們可以知道，每個國家有不同的過節(jié)假日的風(fēng)俗習(xí)慣，因此，慶祝節(jié)日的方式在不同的國家里是不一樣的。故這句話表達(dá)錯誤。
【小題4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章的最后一段If you learn these different holiday customs, you will learn about different histories and cultures.，如果你了解了這些不同的節(jié)日習(xí)俗，你就能了解不同的歷史和文化。由此可知，這句話的表述是正確的。
【小題5】主旨大意題。這篇短文給我們介紹了不同國家有不同的節(jié)日習(xí)俗，不只是日本的節(jié)日習(xí)俗。通過了解這些不同的風(fēng)俗習(xí)慣，我們可以了解不同國家的歷史和文化。故這句話表述錯誤。
考點：文化類短文閱讀。
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【小題2】On Christmas Eve, children put the hats on the beds.
【小題3】In fact, Father Christmas is children’s father.
【小題4】Only children enjoy Christmas stockings.
【小題5】It’s better to receive than to give.
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| 【小題1】 between Chinese and Americans | ||
| | Chinese | Americans |
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| A．How rich the family is. |
| B．Whether the kid is old enough. |
| C．What traffic condition there is around. |
| D．Whether it's practically needed. |
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| B．a(chǎn) change in the Chinese culture |
| C．a(chǎn) cultural difference between America and China |
| D．the relationship between driving and a person's development |
| A．Cars Helping You to Grow Up | B．Driving into the Grown-up World |
| C．Teenagers' Driving in America | D．Recognized Point of Becoming an Adult |
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【小題1】How old is Sydney?
_________________________________________________________
【小題2】What is Sydney famous for?
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【小題1】According to the passage，when you are making a mistake，that means ．
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| A．move forward | B．never fail |
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| A．not to make mistakes often |
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