The most important holiday in spring， especially for Christians （基督徒）， is Easter. This Christian holiday is not on the same date every year， but it‘s always on a Sunday. It can be any Sunday between March 22 and April 25. Many people celebrate Easter by buying new clothes. Children celebrate by hunting for colored eggs that their parents have hidden around the house. People also give Easter baskets filled with candy and other goodies to one another to celebrate the day.
But the holiday is more than new clothes and good things to eat. On Easter， many people go to church to celebrate Jesus‘ resurrection （復(fù)活） from the dead.
Most people color them. Some people hide them. Others just eat them. But no matter what one does with Easter eggs， they are an important Easter tradition throughout the Western world.
People from many different cultures celebrate Easter. In both America and Belgium， children look for Easter eggs hidden on lawns and in bushes. In America， children believe the eggs are hidden by the Easter bunny （復(fù)活節(jié)兔子）。 But in Belgium， the hidden eggs are supposed to have fallen from church bells. In Bulgaria， red Easter eggs are lucky in churches； Bulgarian families also hit these Easter eggs together to see whose is the strongest. The winner looks forward to good fortune that year. Still dozens of other Easter traditions exist. In parts of Austria， for example， children sing from door to door and are rewarded with colorful eggs.
小題1:Easter comes _______.
A．on Sunday on April 25
B．on a Sunday between March 22 and April 25
C．on the same date every year
D．on Sunday on March 22
小題2:To celebrate Easter， people ___________.
A．go shopping， hide colored eggs and children hunt for them
B．give Easter baskets filled candy and goodies to one another
C．buy new clothes， hide colored eggs and children look for them around the house
D．both B and C
小題3:For Christians the more important thing to do on Easter is________.
A．going to church to celebrate Jesus‘ resurrection
B．buying new clothes
C．eating delicious food and paint color eggs
D．exchange beautiful gifts each other
小題4:People from different cultures have different ideas about Easter egg， _________.
A．In both American and Belgium， children hunt for Easter eggs hidden in rooms and in bushes
B．In Belgium， the hidden eggs are thought to have fallen from doorbells
C．In America， the hidden eggs are supposed to have fallen from doorbells
D．In American， children believe the eggs are hidden by the Easter bunny
小題5:In some places of Austria，children sing from door to door for_______.
A．Easter bunnyB．Blesses
C．candy and goodieD．Easter eggs

小題1:B
小題2:D
小題3:A
小題4:B
小題5:D

試題分析：文章介紹了西方傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日復(fù)活節(jié)的節(jié)日傳統(tǒng)和活動(dòng)，主要介紹了與彩蛋有關(guān)的風(fēng)俗。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第一段的It can be any Sunday between March 22 and April 25,可以得知復(fù)活節(jié)的日期是3月22號到4月25號的一個(gè)星期天，所以選B
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題。文章Many people celebrate Easter by buying new clothes. Children celebrate by hunting for colored eggs that their parents have hidden around the house. People also give Easter baskets filled with candy and other goodies to one another to celebrate the day中提到的復(fù)活節(jié)活動(dòng)各在BC選項(xiàng)中有提到，所以較為全面的答案是D
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)題。文章第二段提到On Easter, many people go to church to celebrate Jesus’ resurrection（復(fù)活）from the dead, 說明到教堂去慶祝耶穌的復(fù)活，是人們的一項(xiàng)重要的活動(dòng)，所以選擇A
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段But in Belgium, the hidden eggs are supposed to have fallen from church bells.可知在比利時(shí)人們認(rèn)為復(fù)活節(jié)彩蛋是從教堂的鐘上掉下的。故B
小題5:細(xì)節(jié)題。文章最后的話children sing from door to door and are rewarded with colorful eggs提示我們孩子們唱歌會被獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)彩蛋。所以選D
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