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中考英语阅读理解专项训练-节假日活动
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InBritain,BoxingDayisusuallycelebratedonDecember26th,whichisthefollowingdayafterChristmasDay.However,strictlyspeaking,BoxingDayisthefirstweekdayafterChristmas.LikeChristmasDay,BoxingDayisapublicholiday.ThismeansitsanonworkingdayinthewholeofBritain.WhenBoxingDayfallsonaSaturdayorSunday,thefollowingMondayisthepublicholiday.
Theexactorigin(起源)oftheholidayisunclear.OneofthethoughtsisthatduringtheMiddleAges,whengreatsailingshipsweresettingofftodiscovernewland,aChristmasBoxwasplacedbyapriest(神父)oneachship.Thosesailorswhowantedtoensureasafereturnwoulddropmoneyintothebox.Itwassealed_upandkeptonboarduntiltheshipcamehomesafely.ThentheboxwashandedovertothepriestintheexchangeforthesayingofaMassofthanksforthesuccessofthesailing.ThepriestwouldntopenittosharethecontentswiththepooruntilChristmas.
Onemorethoughtisaboutthe“AlmsBox”placedineverychurchonChristmasDay.Worshippers(做礼拜的人)putgiftsforthepoorintoit.TheseboxeswerealwaysopenedthedayafterChristmas,thatiswhythatdaybecameknownasBoxingDay.
Today,manybusinesses,organizationsandfamiliestrytokeepthetraditionalspiritofBoxingDayalivebydonating(捐赠)theirtime,servicesandmoneytoaidFoodBanks,providinggiftsforthepoor,orhelpingfamiliesinneed.Besides,spendingtimewithfamilyandshoppingarepopularBoxingDayactivitiesnow.
()1.IfChristmasDayisonaSaturday,BoxingDaywillbecelebratedon________.
A.December25thB.December26th
C.December27thD.December28th
()2.SailorsdroppedmoneyintotheChristmasBoxinorderto________.
A.savethepoorB.payforthepriest
C.discovernewlandD.prayforsailingsafety
()3.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“sealedup”mean?
A.密封B.悬挂C.归还D.传递
()4.Thefollowingactivitiescan
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