When the first spring flowers blossom, Easter comes. It is the oldest Christian feast, in memory of the resurrection (复活) of Jesus Christ.
Along with the traditional Easter walk or outing, the giving of Easter eggs and, more recently, of Easter presents is a main feature of the feast. Parents give their children “Easter eggs” – colored and boiled eggs, chocolate eggs, marzipan eggs – Easter bunnies, sweets, and other gifts. In some German regions, children virtually “collect” Easter eggs from their relatives, especially their godparents.
Usually, the Easter eggs are carefully hidden in the garden or in the house and the children must search for them on the morning of the Sunday. They are told that the Easter bunny has brought them. This anonymous(匿名的), mysterious bunny is like Santa Claus at Christmas. But it is less of an “educational” figure than Santa Claus is, since the eggs are not given to children as rewards for being good.
Some Easter egg games have been preserved at certain places in Germany or have even been newly developed. Children try to outdo others in rolling colored eggs down grassy slopes, for instance, or they knock the eggs’ pointed ends together and the child whose egg does not shatter（砸碎） gets the broken one, too. In some places, this custom was even used as the name of local festival.
1.What are the main features of Easter?
A. Easter walk, Easter eggs, Easter bunnies and sweets.
B. Easter outing and the giving of Easter presents.
C. Easter walk, Easter eggs, Easter bunnies and Easter egg games.
D. Easter outing, the collecting of Easter eggs, and Easter games
2.The underlined word “outdo” means ________.
A. do better than B. do worse than C. do slower than D. do the same as
3.What can be inferred from the passage?
E. Easter bunny will give gifts to children for better or worse.
F. Easter bunny is very similar to Santa Claus, as they both bring gifts to children.
G. Easter always falls on a Sunday.
H. Some of the local festivals are named by Easter egg games.
When we visit another country, differences in music and dance are 36 some of the first things that we notice. Every culture has 37 its own types of music and dance, which are very different from those of other societies.
Each type of music usually has a distinctive rhythm and a special sound, 38 on the kinds of instruments that are used to produce it. The most common type of instruments are 39 instruments, such as guitars and violins; wind instruments, including horns and flutes. Many different kinds of musical sounds 40 be created by using different combinations of instruments.
The human voice is a very special kind of instrument, 41 it can produce a great number of different sounds with different 42 , ranging from loud to soft. Singing is very popular in most cultures because it allows us to 43 words and ideas with music.
Societies coordinate（使协调） body movements with musical rhythms to create 44 . Sometimes people dance for fun and individual expression. Dances can also be used to 45 ideas to an audience. Hawaiian dancers, 46 , use arm and hand movements to express the meaning of a song. In the same way, many societies use dances in religious ceremonies 47 to tell about important events.
Music and dance are passed from one 48 to another and thus become a permanent part of the society and 49 culture. Of course, as cultures come 50 contact with each other, the music and dance of one society may be accepted by other societies, or the different styles may be combined to 51 a new kind of music or dance. Some Latin American music, for example, has taken 52 from Indian cultures and mixed them with those from European and African cultures. 53 , popular music from England and the US can be heard in countries 54 the world, 55 it has had an influence on musical tastes, especially among young people.
1.A. unlikely B. probably C. likely D. surely
2.A. installed B. developed C. meant D. established
3.A. depending B. relying C. playing D. resting
4.A. thread B. cord C. string D. band
5.A. can B. might C. must D. should
6.A. when B. since C. after D. although
7.A. heights B. sizes C. volumes D. tones
8.A. express B. explain C. provide D. compose
9.A. sounds B. songs C. dances D. moves
10.A. give B. perform C. translate D. communicate
11.A. for example B. such as C. that is D. on the contrary
12.A. just B. as C. or D. only
13.A. country B. people C. generation D. time
14.A. their B. the C. form D. its
15.A. to B. into C. for D. with
16.A. join B. show C. become D. form
17.A. advantages B. styles C. features D. origins
18.A. However B. On the contrary C. Besides D. Similarly
19.A. over B. across C. through D. along
20.A. where B. when C. which D. what
― Have you ever talked to your fiancée about the wedding yet?
― No, I’d like to, ______.
A. indeed B. yet C. anyway D. though
I went to bed early, but I left my bedroom lamp on ______ my parents think I _______.
A. making; would study B. to make; was studying
C. to make; had studied D. making; had been studying
― I'm afraid I have to give it up.
― Don't be discouraged. Remember ______ sticks to his work will succeed one day.
A. those who B. who C. whoever D. whomever
_______ is the strength of union that all the difficulties, if any, can be dealt with.
A. That B. It C. Such D. So
