March, April and May are months full of festivals and events all over the world.
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March, April and May are months full offestivals and events all over the world. Here are some wonderful festivalsaround the world that happen in spring.
SongKran--Thailand
Dates: 13th-15th, April
In Thailand, it’s time to celebrate thecoming monsoon season, which will bring the rain many people have been lookingforward to. They celebrate it with a festival called Songkran, when people headout to the streets with water guns to spray(喷，洒）everyone who walks past. If you walk on thestreets where the festival is celebrated, prepare to get soaked!
Naghol--Vanuatu
Dates: Every Saturday from April to May
Every year, villagers come together tocelebrate the harvest of yams, an important part in the peopls’s diet inVanuatu. The festival is most famous for its “land diving ceremony”. During theceremony men and boys dive to the ground from high wooden towers with only twothin vines attached(附于)to their ankles(脚踝）. The divers’ heads have to lightly touch the ground when theyjump---something very dangerous if the vines are not measured（测量）properly.
Cherry Blossom Viewing ---Japan
Dates: The cherry blossom season isdifferent from year to year depending on the weather forecast.
The cherry blossom season has huge importanceto the people of Japan, who celebrate the days when the flowers finallyblossom. Only a few days later, the petals(花瓣） fall to the ground, like pink snowflakes. Thisis one of the most beautiful things to see. In Japan, almost everyone haspicnics in the parks to view the flowers.
Sinhalese New Year--Sri Lanka
Dates: 13th or 14th,April
Just like in many other countries in Southan South East Asia, this is the time when the Sinhalese celebrate thetraditional New Year, an ancient celebration which marks the end of the harvestseason and is one of two times of the year when the sun is straight above SriLanka. There are a lot of delicious foods during the celebration.
1.. What does the underlined word “ soaked”in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
| A．tired | B．wet | C．crazy | D．interested |
2.The writer thinks that the “land divingceremony” can be dangerous for the divers because ___________.
| A．the divers may fall onto the ground if the thin vines break |
| B．the divers may bump into （撞在…上）the wooden tower on the way down |
| C．the divers’ ankles may get injured if the vines are tied too tightly |
| D．the divers may injure（伤害）their heads if the vines aren’t measured properly |
3.We can learn from the passagethat__________________.
| A．the Cherry Blossom Celebration usually lasts a long time in Japan |
| B．the Cherry Blossom Celebration is the most important festival in Japan |
| C．the time for the Cherry Blossom Celebration in Japan can be different yearly |
| D．people usually stay at home for celebration during the cherry blossom season. |
试题答案
【答案】
1.B
2.D
3.C
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