The Spring Festival is celebrated not only in China but also in other parts of the world. The traditional holiday is the most important to Chinese both at home and abroad.
| United Kingdom Celebrations for the Spring Festival in the UK started in 1980, with the first evening party held in 2002. Every new year, people get together and have a lot of activities. They sing songs, dance to music, share photos with friends or enjoy films in a cinema. |
| United States The Spring Festival has become a key time for Chinese living or working in the US. They join in a large evening party to welcome the traditional new year. It is a good chance for people to build a circle of friends and feel that they are not alone because they share the same culture and values. |
| Australia The Chinese new year will be welcomed with three weeks of celebrations across Australia. Many people come to Sydney’s Chinatown or Little Bourke in Melbourne. They enjoy fireworks, lion dances, dragon boat and many other traditional activities. The celebrations are also a bridge towards better understanding between Chinese and non-Chinese. |
| Singapore The family dinner on new year’s eve is an important tradition for Chinese whether they were born in Singapore or moved there from China. They place traditional food on a table as an act of remembering their past. Then the whole family enjoy their dinner together. They usually hold it at home because having it in a restaurant takes away the meaning of the tradition. |
| A．1890 | B．1980 | C．2000 | D．2002 |
| A．say hello to the traditional new year |
| B．refuse a good chance |
| C．tell others they are alone |
| D．share different cultures |
| A．fireworks | B．lion dances |
| C．trick or treat | D．dragon boat races |
| A．they want to keep Chinese tradition |
| B．the restaurant is far away |
| C．they moved there from other places |
| D．they were born in Singapore |
| A．all parts of the world celebrate the Spring Festival |
| B．the Chinese new year is celebrated only in China |
| C．celebrations for the Spring Festival are just held in four foreign countries |
| D．Chinese across the world have a strong feeling towards the Spring Festival |
【小题1】B
【小题2】A
【小题3】C
【小题4】A
【小题5】D
解析试题分析：本文叙述了春节是世界各地的中国人都很重视的节日，文中列出了在不同的国家的中国人在春节的时候一些活动。
【小题1】细节理解题。根据Celebrations for the Spring Festival in the UK started in 1980在英国对春节的庆祝是在1980年，故选B。
【小题2】细节理解题。根据They join in a large evening party to welcome the traditional new year. 他们聚在一起欢迎新年的到来，故选A。
【小题3】细节理解题。根据They enjoy fireworks, lion dances, dragon boat and many other traditional activities. 他们欣赏烟花、赛龙舟和许多其他的传统的活动，没有提到恶作剧，故选C。
【小题4】细节理解题。根据They usually hold it at home because having it in a restaurant takes away the meaning of the tradition.他们要在家里聚餐因为他们要遵循中国的传统，故选A。
【小题5】推理判断题。根据世界各地的中国人对于中国的春节都有浓厚的感情，故选D。
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Tahiti, an amazing place to do everything or nothing at all, is waiting for you.
【小题1】The weather in Tahiti is usually________.
| A．hot | B．cold | C．warm | D．dry |
| A．flowers | B．drinks | C．fruit | D．fish |
| A．delicious Tahitian food | B．fun activities in Tahiti |
| C．friendly Tahitian people | D．wonderful hotels in Tahiti |
| A．Visitors are not allowed to dive in Tahiti. |
| B．It is not easy to find something to eat at To’ate |
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【小题1】 Italian families celebrate the Christmas Eve meal with different kinds of ______.
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| A．In Northern Italy. | B．In Rome. |
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| C．Parents think it important for children to make their own decision. |
| D．When children grow up, they usually live far away from their home. |
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| B．their children required them to do so |
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| D．it is required by law |
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| A．education should make a man improve |
| B．people can get education in a short time |
| C．people should be able to get good paying jobs |
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