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山西黎城县2016中考英语阅读理解选练【一】及答案 【基础能力测试】 【实战训练】 A ????? A new report says Christmas in the USA is becoming less religious. Nine out of ten Americans celebrate Christmas, but only about half think it is a religious holiday. The report is from the PewResearchCenter. It asked 2,001 adults about their opinions on Christmas. Just over half of those questioned people thought Christmas was a religious celebration, while 32 per cent said it was, 搈ore of a cultural holiday? Greg Smith from Pew Research said: 揧ounger adults are less likely than older adults to see Christmas as a religious rather than cultural holiday. They抮e less likely to say they will attend church at Christmas卆nd they are less likely to believe in the virgin birth .?牋牋?People are also changing what they say to each other at Christmas and what they write in cards. More and more people are choosing to say 揌appy Holidays?instead of 揗erry Christmas? This is because there are also non-Christian holidays happening around the same time as Christmas. Many people want to include all holidays in their holiday wishes. The research also found that 79 per cent of Americans will watch a Christmas movie, but only 59 per cent will go to church. Just 36 per cent will read the Christmas story in the Bible. The average amount (平均数量) of money people spend on Christmas is $914. Ten percent of Americans spend over $2,000. People most look forward to spending time with their family. (?? ) 1. _______ Americans celebrate Christmas. ???? ??A. Ten out of ten???????????B. Nine out of ten 牋牋牋 C. Nine into ten牋牋牋牋牋牋?D. Ten out of nine (牋 ) 2. Why are more and more people choosing to say 揾appy holidays? 牋牋?A. Because they like going shopping. 牋牋?B. Because they have g
ood holiday wishes. 牋牋?C. Because there are also non-christian holidays happening around the same time. 牋牋?D. They want to ma
ke fun. (牋 ) 3. Which of the following is燭RUE? 燗. More than 90% of those questioned thought Christmas was a religiou