Question

    In Africa, Christmas Day begins with groups of carolers (欢唱颂歌的人) walking to and from through the village, along the roadway, by the houses of the missionaries (传教士), singing the lovely carols known to the world around. Often people may be awakened by a group of carolers beginning to gather at the house of worship(敬神活动). They return home to make final preparations as to the clothes one must wear and also as to their offering for the Christmas service.

The most important part of their Christmas worship service is the love offering. This is the gift in honor of Jesus. At about 8 or 9 o’clock everyone goes to the celebration of the birthday of Jesus. Everyone who attends the service goes forward to lay down their gift upon the raised platform near the Communion table. No one will attend the service without giving a gift.

Christmas in South Africa is a summer holiday. There is no snow, but it has many flowers, many beautiful varieties of wild flowers being in their full pride.

In Ghana, most churches show the coming of Christmas by decorating the church and homes beginning with the first week in Advent, four weeks before Christmas. This season happens to be the time of cocoa harvest, so it is a time of wealth. Everyone returns home from wherever they might be such as farms or mines.

In Africa, it is the traditional dinner of turkey, roast beef, mince pies, or suckling pig, yellow rice with raisins, vegetables, and plum pudding, crackers. In the afternoon, families go out into the country and usually there are games or bathing in the warm sunshine, and then home in the cool of the evening. Boxing Day is also a proclaimed (正式宣布的) public holiday usually spent in the open air. It falls on December 26 and is a day of real relaxation.

1.The purpose of this text is to ________.

A. persuade us to have a holiday in Africa

B. describe some important holidays in Africa

C. tell us how people celebrate Christmas in Africa

D. introduce to us when Christmas came into being

2.What is the most important part of Christmas worship service?

A. One must sing a carol on the platform.

B. One must appear in fantastic clothes.

C. Food is shared among carolers.

D. Everyone carries a gift to the scene.

3.If you visit South Africa on Christmas Day, you’ll find _____________.

A. the church and homes are being decorated

B. there are flowers all over the country

C. everyone returns home to harvest cocoa

D. it is snowing heavily everywhere

4.The correct time order of the following festivals should be __________.

A. Christmas→ Boxing Day→Advent

B. Boxing Day→ Christmas→Advent

C. Christmas→ Advent→Boxing Day

D. Advent→Christmas→Boxing Day

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.D

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲了非洲，在圣诞节这一天，人们有很多的活动，其中最重要的活动是呈献礼物。

1.写作意图题。根据文章第一段In Africa, Christmas Day begins with groups of carolers (欢唱颂歌的人) walking to and from through the village, along the roadway, by the houses of the missionaries (传教士), singing the lovely carols known to the world around. （在非洲，圣诞节开始，一群欢唱颂歌的人在村里走来走去，沿巷道，在牧师的房子旁边，唱着世界闻名的优美的圣诞颂歌）最后一段In Africa, it is the traditional dinner of turkey, roast beef, mince pies, or suckling pig, yellow rice with raisins, vegetables, and plum pudding, crackers.（在非洲，这是传统的火鸡晚餐，烤牛肉、百果馅饼、乳猪、黄米饭和蔬菜、葡萄干、李子布丁）因此可知这一段主要是告诉我们，在非洲人们怎样庆祝圣诞节，故选C。

2.细节理解题。答案定位在第二段The most important part of their Christmas worship service is the love offering. This is the gift in honor of Jesus.可知圣诞膜拜中最重要的部分是呈献礼物，故选D。

3.细节理解题。答案定位在第三段Christmas in South Africa is a summer holiday. There is no snow, but it has many flowers.（南非的圣诞节是一个暑假。没有雪，但它有许多花）由此可知如果你在圣诞节访问南非，你会发现全国到处都是鲜花，故选B。

4.细节理解题。答案定位在第四段In Ghana, most churches show the coming of Christmas by decorating the church and homes beginning with the first week in Advent, four weeks before Christmas.（在加纳，多数教堂通过装饰教堂和家宣布圣诞节的到来，从第一周的到来，即圣诞节前的四个星期） 以及最后一段最后一句Boxing Day is also a proclaimed (正式宣布的) public holiday usually spent in the open air. It falls on December 26 and is a day of real relaxation.（Boxing Day也是一个真正放松的公共假日，通常在露天举行，时间是十二月二十六日）由此可知，以下节日的正确时间顺序应为Advent→Christmas→Boxing Day，故选D。