二、传统与习俗(traditions and customs)-【天籁英语】高二英语听力仿真强化训练

第一部分主题语境精听训练 二、传统与习俗(traditions and customs) 能力培养 主题词汇 tradition 传统 belief 信 politics 政治 obey 守 Thanksgiving Day 感恩节 celebrate 庆祝 culture 文 religious 宗教的 festival 节日 Easter 复活节 April Fool's Day 愚人节 history 历史 主题句型 What is Labor Day? How do people celebrate it? It's good manners to do... Is it OK if I...? That's considered rude. It falls on... [主题针对性训练] the moon.Rosh Hashana,which is the Jewish New Year,comes at the end of 1.In what countries do they celebrate New summer.The Hindus in India celebrate Year on January first? the first day of each season,so they have A.Countries of America and Europe. four New Years.In all these practices, B.Countries in the Middle East. there is a practice of making noise. C.Countries in Southeast Asia. People make noise from ancient times to 2.When do the Jews celebrate New Year? drive away the evil spirits from their A.On January first. homes.Many people do it with firew-orks. B.On the first day of March. In Japan,people go from house to house C.At the end of summer. making noise with drums and bamboo 3.Why do people celebrate New Year by mak- sticks.Young people stay up until ing noise? midnight on New Year's Eve to watch A.To pray for happiness. the clock pass from one year to the next. B.To welcome the New Year's arrival. Friends often gather together at a park C.To drive away the evil spirits from their on New Year's Eve,and when the New homes. Year comes,all ring bells,blow horns, [听力原文] blow whistles,sing and kiss each other. M:Every country in the world celebrates New [解题思路] Year but not every country does it in the l.根据文中“The countries of America and same way.The countries of America and Eumope welcome the New Year on January Europe welcome the New Year on January first..”可知，美洲及欧洲的国家在1月1日 first.This practice began with the 庆祝新年，故答案为A。 Romans.A Roman ruler Julius Caesar 2.根据文中“Rosh Hashana,which is the changed the date of the New Year from Jewish New Year,comes at the end of the first day of March to the first day of summer.”