Question

Hanukkah (光明節(jié)), the annual (每年的) Festival of Lights, is celebrated with zeal (熱情) by the Jewish people around the world. They celebrate the holiday with the lighting of the menorah (多連燈燭臺) , traditional foods, games and gifts. Hanukkah is a Jewish festival.It falls on the 25th day of the Jewish month of Kiskv (猶太教歷), which is usually sometime in December. The festival celebrates the time, over 2,000 years ago，when the Jewish people fought against an emperor who would not let them follow their own traditions and religion (宗教) . When the Jewish people won back their temple in Jerusalem(耶路撒冷), they found there was only enough holy(神圣的) oil to keep the sacred light (神圣之燈) burning for one day. However, to their surprise, this small amount of oil kept the light burning for eight days and nights, until the people had time to make more oil.

At the center of the Hanukkah celebrations is a candle stick (called a Menorah) that holds nine candles. On the first night of Hanukkah the first candle is lit, and each day this candle is used to light another candle, until on the eighth day, the last day, all the candles are lit. During Hanukkah, people go to the synagogue (猶太教堂) to pray and to remember the miracle (奇跡) of the holy oil. Hanukkah is a time for family and friends to come together. People exchange gifts and greeting cards, and children go to parties. Parents often give their children money at Hanukkah. Potato cakes, called latkes, are a traditional Hanukkah food. Hanukkah is a relatively minor holiday in the Jewish year, however, the Hanukkah story tells of Jewish culture surviving in a non-Jewish world.

1.For how many days does Hanukkah last?

A. 7 B. 8 C. 9 D. 10

2.Jewish people fought against the emperor because______.

A. the emperor didn't let them eat traditional food or wear traditional clothes

B. the emperor didn't allow them to follow their own tradition and religions

C. the emperor didn't let them celebrate their own festivals

D. the emperor didn't allow them to keep the sacred 1ight burning

3.What do the candles on the Menorah remind Jewish people of?

A. The war that they fought 2,000 years ago.

B. The God that they honored best.

C. The miracle of the holy oil that happened 2,000 years ago.

D. The church they built 2,000 years ago.

4.During Hanukkah, families and friends usually ______.

A. send each other postcards B. go to parties together

C. get together D. light candles together

5.The passage mainly tells us about______.

A. the history of Hanukkah and how it is celebrated

B. why Jewish people celebrate Hanukkah

C. why Jewish people protect their traditions

D. the miracle of the holy oil in the Jewish temple

Answer 1