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Some western (西方的) festivals like Christmas, April Fool’s Day and Valentine’s Day are becoming more and more popular in China. Some people say that we should keep away from them and just leave them there. Other people believe that we need to be open-minded (无偏见的) to the foreign (外国的) festivals and learn some western culture from them.

As I see, foreign festivals, such as Christmas, on the one hand, can bring happiness and joy to all of us; on the other hand, can offer (提供) a chance to the business. It is quite a good way for Chinese to know more about other countries. Some Chinese people also celebrate (庆祝) foreign festivals to enjoy something new and interesting to relax them in the modern city life.

While we have a lot of festivals such as Spring Festival, Lantern Festival, Dragon Boat Festival and so on, we should celebrate and protect them so that we can enjoy and learn traditional (传统的) culture from them. As we all know, the government (政府) also cares more about the traditional festivals. People in China will have a day off when a traditional festival comes.

The world is getting smaller and smaller. We should pay more attention to (更关注) the traditional festivals to protect our culture. At the same time we can also celebrate the western festivals in order for cross-cultural (跨文化的) communication (交流).

【1】Can western festivals bring anything good to us Chinese?

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【2】What foreign festivals are mentioned (提及) in the passage?

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【3】What can Chinese people do when a traditional festival comes?

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【4】Do you think we should keep away from western festivals? Give out your reasons (理由).

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Yes , they can.

【2】Christmas, April Fool’s Day and Valentine’s Day.

【3】They will have a day off.

【4】I think we need to be open-minded to the foreign festivals because they can bring happiness and joy to all of us. On the other hand, can offer a chance to the business. It is quite a good way for Chinese to know more about other countries.

【解析】

本篇陈述作者对中国人过西方节日和中国节日的观点。作者认为过西方节日可以给中国人带来快乐和商机、更多地了解其它国家，中国有自己传统的节日，我们应该庆祝保护我们传统文化。

【1】根据第二段“can bring happiness and joy to all of us… can offer a chance to the business…know more about other countries.”，可知“西方节日可以给中国人带来快乐和商机、更多地了解其它国家”，故答案为Yes , they can.

【2】根据第一段“Some western festivals like Christmas, April Fool’s Day and Valentine’s Day are becoming more and more popular in China.”，可知文中提及的节日有“圣诞节、愚人节和情人节”；故答案为Christmas, April Fool’s Day and Valentine’s Day.

【3】根据第三段“People in China will have a day off when a traditional festival comes.”，可知“当传统节日来临时，中国人将有一天休假。”；故答案为They will have a day off.

【4】I think we need to be open-minded to the foreign festivals because they can bring happiness and joy to all of us. On the other hand, can offer a chance to the business. It is quite a good way for Chinese to know more about other countries.