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Hanukkah(光明節(jié)), the Festival of Lights, is celebrated by the Jewish(猶太人的) people around the world. They celebrate the holiday with the lighting of the menorah(連燈燭臺(tái)), traditional foods, games and gifts. Hanukkah is a Jewish festival. It is on the 25th day of the Jewish month, which is usually sometime in December. The festival celebrates the time, over 2000 years ago, when the Jewish people fought against a king who would not let them follow their own traditions and religion(宗教). When the Jewish people won back their temple in the city, 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, the little oil kept the light burning for eight days and nights, until the people had time to make some oil.

At the center of the festival celebrations is a candlestick (called a Menorah) that holds nine candles. On the first night of the festival, 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 the festival, people go to the temple to pray(祈禱) and to remember the miracle(奇跡) of the holy oil. The festival 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 small and not very important holiday in the Jewish year. However, the Hanukkah story tells us a Jewish culture living through 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 king because ______.

A. the king didn’t let them eat traditional food or wear traditional clothes.

B. the king didn’t allow them to practice their own traditional and religions.

C. the king didn’t let them celebrate their own festivals.

D. the king didn’t allow them to keep the sacred light burning.

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

A. The war that they fought 2000 years ago.

B. The God that they honored best.

C. The miracle of the holy oil that happened 2000 years ago.

D. The church they built 2000 years ago.

4.During Hanukkah, families and friends usually _________.

A. get together B. go to parties together

C. light candles together D. send each other postcards

5.The passage mainly tells us about ________.

A. why Jewish people protect their traditions.

B. why Jewish people celebrate Hanukkah

C. the history of Hanukkah and how it is celebrated

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

1.B 2.B 3.C 4.A 5.C 【解析】試題分析：這篇短文介紹了介紹的是光明節(jié)的來歷和慶祝方式，表現(xiàn)了人們的良好祝愿。 1.題意：光明節(jié)持續(xù)多少天？考查細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)the little oil kept the light burning for eight days and nights,，可知是八天，故選B。 2.題意：猶太人反對國王是因?yàn)?..

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