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December 25th is Christmas Day. In most countries it is the most important (重要的) day in the year. All the people come back to their homes. On Christmas Day bells ring everywhere. The ringing bell tells people Christmas is coming. People sing and dance day and night. They all have a good time.
Most families buy a Christmas tree for their children. And there are some presents in the tree here and there. People also put presents in children's stockings (长筒袜). In many places, Father Christmas himself brings presents to them. He is a kind man and in red clothes. There is a big bag on his back. In it there are a lot of presents.
On Christmas Day people enjoy all kinds of food.But some poor people have no houses to live in and have no food to eat. They die of cold and hunger (死于饥寒交迫) on Christmas Day.
1.Is Christmas the most important festival in the year in most countries?
2.What does the ringing bell tell people?
3.What can you find in the Christmas tree?
4.Who brings presents to children?
5.Do all the people enjoy all kinds of food on Christmas Day?
December 25th is Christmas Day. In most countries it is the most important (重要的) day in the year. All the people come back to their homes. On Christmas Day bells ring everywhere. The ringing bell tells people Christmas is coming. People sing and dance day and night. They all have a good time.
Most families buy a Christmas tree for their children. And there are some presents in the tree here and there. People also put presents in children’s stockings (长统袜). In many places, Father Christmas himself brings presents to them. He is a kind man and in red clothes. There is a big bag on his back. In it there are a lot of presents.
On Christmas Day people enjoy all kinds of food. But some poor people have no houses to live in and have no food to eat. They die of cold and hunger (死于饥寒交迫) on Christmas Day.
1. Is Christmas the most important festival in the year in most countries?
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2. What does the ringing bell tell people?
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3. What can you find in the Christmas tree?
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4. Who brings presents to children?
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5. Do all the people enjoy all kinds of food on Christmas Day?
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People all know that December 25th is Christmas for Americans and other westerners. Yet not all the people know Boxing Day.
Boxing Day is a holiday celebrated on December 26th, or the first weekday after Christmas. And it is a festival only for those service persons such as postmen, newspaper boys, milkmen, etc. On that day, families traditionally give Christmas boxes to those service workers. It is a custom , but nobody is certain how it was originated (起源).
A popular legend tells the story. There was once a rich lady called Chatter in England. One morning many, many years ago, it snowed very heavily. Chatter was waiting anxiously for a very important letter from her boyfriend. Then a post boy came and gave her the letter. She was so pleased that she gave him a box with presents. Later on, more and more people followed her example. As time went by , giving boxes with presents to service persons became a custom in Great Britain . Later the custom spread (传播) to the British Commonwealth and America . In the United States , some people give their employees (雇员) money instead of boxes nowadays .
( ) 46. Boxing Day is celebrated ______.
A. on December 25th B. on December 26th
C. on the first weekday after Christmas D. B or C
( ) 47. “The first weekday” refers to _____ .
A. Monday B. Sunday C. Saturday D. Friday
( ) 48. _____ on Boxing Day.
A. Those service persons would box each other.
B. Service workers would give boxes to each other.
C. The employers (雇主) receive boxes from service workers.
D. Service workers receive boxes from the employers.
( ) 49. According to a popular legend story, Boxing Day originated from _____.
A. America B. Australia C. England D. British Commonwealth
( ) 50. On Boxing Day in the United States nowadays, ______.
A. all the service workers receive money instead of boxes from their employers.
B. people give the service workers boxes only.
C. some people give money to the service workers, others still give boxes.
D. people don’t give boxes or money to the service workers.
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