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Module 4　Carnival (限时：35分钟)(对应学生用书第351页)Ⅰ.阅读理解(2018·合肥市教学质检)May Dayheir May Day festival from the Roman festival called Floralia.In the festival of Floralia，the Romans gathered flowers to honor the goddess of spring，Flora.In the Middle Ages，May Day became the favorite holiday of many English villages.People gathered flowers to decorate their homes and churches，sang spring songs and chose a king and a queen of May.Villagers danced around a tall pole fixed upright in the ground，called a maypole，each holding the end of a ribbon attached to the top of the pole.They tied the ribbons around the pole until it was covered with bright colors.They collected dew(露水)on May Day morning and washed their faces with it because they believed that the dew on the day had the magic power to regain youth.tach great importance to the day，but in some towns and villages people still celebrate it by choosing the May Queen and dancing around the maypole.May Queen is a girl selected as the most beautiful girl on May Day.She is usually crowned with flowers and often driven in procession through the street.In the United States，the day has never been celebrated with the same enthusiasm as in Britain. But in many American towns and cities，children celebrate the day with dancing and singing.They often gather flowers in handmade paper baskets and hang them on the doorknobs of the homes of their friends and neighbors on May Day morning.At May Day parties，children select May Queen，dance around the maypole，and sing May Day songs. 【语篇解读】　本文是一篇说明文主要介绍了欧洲国家的传统节日“五朔节”。1．What do we know about the May Day in Britain in the Middle Ages? A．People dressed in bright colors. B．People celebrated it with enthusiasm. C．People presented flowers to the goddess of spring. D．People stayed at home instead of going to churches. B　[考查细节理解。根据第二段内容特In the Middle Ages，May Day became the favorite holiday of many English villages.People gathered flowers to decorate their homes and churches，sang spring songs and chose a king a