Question

Easter(复活节)is one of the two important Christian festivals．Easter celebrates resurrections (复活) of Jesus Christ(耶稣基督)and Christmas celebrates his birth．It's not a festival as big as Christmas．It starts usually in late March or early April and the Easter holiday is Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday．It’s quite a long holiday for everybody．

The main symbol(象征物)of Easter is Easter eggs．Children like Easter eggs because they are made of chocolate．Eggs are a symbol of new life．

Easter is also a time for families to get together like Christmas．Many people see Easter as a nice long holiday and they have a good time with their families and friends．

1.People love Easter because ___________．

A．it’s a long holiday

B．it’s the birthday of Jesus Christ

C．they can have real eggs on that day

D．everybody believes in Jesus Christ

2.People begin to celebrate Easter in _________．

A．mid-April or late April

B．mid-March or late March

C．late March or early April

D．early March or mid-March

3.Easter eggs are _________．

A．covered by chocolate                    B．chocolate eggs

C．a symbol of death                       D．not food

4.From the passages，we know that ________．

A．Jesus Christ died on Christmas Day

B．Jesus Christ was born on Christmas Day

C．Jesus Christ was born on Easter

D．Jesus Christ died and got his resurrection on Christmas Day．

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍复活节的由来和复活节期间的一些活动。

1.根据It’s quite a long holiday for everybody．描述，可知对于每个人来说都是一个长假，故选A。

2.根据It starts usually in late March or early April 描述，可知选C。

3.根据The main symbol(象征物)of Easter is Easter eggs．Children like Easter eggs because they are made of chocolate．描述，可知选B。

4.根据Easter celebrates resurrections (复活) of Jesus Christ(耶稣基督)and Christmas celebrates his birth．描述，可知选B。

考点：有关复活节的说明文阅读