Module 2 阅读理解练习 2023-2024学年外研版英语九年级上册

Module 2　Public holidays 阅读理解练习 A There are many different kinds of festivals around the world.Here are three of them. Bloomsday in Ireland Ireland is an island country.It's in the west of Europe.There are wide green fields there. Bloomsday is on 16th June.It's an important holiday in Ireland.This holiday is to remember Irish author James Joyce. During the holiday，there are parades and lots of books.You can see people discussing books and novels everywhere. Red Wednesday in Iran Red Wednesday is a fire jumping festival in Iran.It is on the eve (前夜) of the last Wednesday of the year according to Iranian calendar.People jump over the fire.They hope that it will take all the bad things away. The Camel Festival in Tunisia Tunisia is a very important country in North Africa.Every year on the last Sunday in December，the Camel Festival is held in Tunisia.As “ships of the desert”，camels are very important in the festival.There is camel racing and camel wrestling (摔跤). ( )1.Three different festivals around the world are mentioned (提到) in this passage. ( )2.On Bloomsday, you can see the people discussing books. ( )3.On Red Wednesday in Iran，people can watch the camel racing. ( )4.The Camel Festival in Tunisia every year is held on the last Saturday in December. ( )5.We can probably find this passage in a travel magazine. B White Day is a holiday celebrated on March 14，one month after Valentine's Day.In Japan this day is widely celebrated，much like Valentine's Day.It is also celebrated in South Korea and Taiwan. In Japan，the difference between Valentine's Day and White Day is about who gives the gifts.In these cultures，women present chocolates to men as gifts on Valentine's Day.One month later，men are supposed to buy two to three times more expensive gifts for the women on White Day.Candy，handmade cookies and white chocolate are popular choices. Do you want to say “I love you” to someone you care about？No worries if you have missed Valentine's