【題目】In Britain，Boxing Day is usually celebrated on December 26th，which is the following day after Christmas Day.However，strictly speaking，Boxing Day is the first weekday after Christmas.Like Christmas Day，Boxing Day is a public holiday.This means it's a non－working day in the whole of Britain.When Boxing Day falls on a Saturday or Sunday，the following Monday is the public holiday.

The exact origin (起源) of the holiday is unclear.One of the thoughts is that during the Middle Ages，when great sailing ships were setting off to discover new land，a Christmas Box was placed by a priest (神父) on each ship.Those sailors who wanted to ensure a safe return would drop money into the box.It was sealed_up and kept on board until the ship came home safely.Then the box was handed over to the priest in the exchange for the saying of a mass of thanks for the success of the sailing.The priest wouldn't open it to share the contents with the poor until Christmas.

One more thought is about the “Alms Box” placed in every church on Christmas Day.Worshippers (做禮拜的人) put gifts for the poor into it.These boxes were always opened the day after Christmas.That is why that day became known as Boxing Day.

Today，many businesses，organizations and families try to keep the traditional spirit of Boxing Day alive by donating (捐贈) their time，services and money to aid Food Banks，providing gifts for the poor，or helping families in need.Besides，spending time with family and shopping are popular Boxing Day activities now.

【1】Sailors dropped money into the Christmas Box in order to ________.

A. save the poor B. pay for the priest

C. discover new land D. pray for sailing safety

【2】What does the underlined phrase “sealed up” mean?

A. 密封 B. 懸掛 C. 歸還 D. 傳遞

【3】The following activities can show the traditional spirit of Boxing Day EXCEPT ________.

A. offering gifts to the poor

B. supporting families in need

C. spending time with family

D. giving money to aid Food Banks

【4】The purpose of the passage is ________.

A. to praise the kindness of priests

B. to introduce the origins of Boxing Day

C. to call on people to help the poor

D. to compare Boxing Day with Christmas Day

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】C

【4】B

【解析】

文章大意：短文主要講的是關(guān)于節(jié)禮日的起源以及節(jié)禮日的活動。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中的句子Those sailors who wanted to ensure a safe return would drop money into the box.可知，船員們把錢投進(jìn)圣誕箱，是為了祈求航行安全，故答案選D。

【2】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)文中的句子Those sailors who wanted to ensure a safe return would drop money into the box. It wassealed upand kept on board until the ship came home safely. Then the box was handed over to the priest…. The priest wouldn't open it to share the contents with the poor until Christmas.可知，水手們會把錢放在盒子里封存起來，等到安全歸來之后再由神父來打開它，可推測sealed up應(yīng)該是“密封”的意思，結(jié)合選項(xiàng)，可知A選項(xiàng)符合題意，故答案選A。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中的句子organizations and families try to keep the traditional spirit of Boxing Day alive by donating their time，services and money to aid Food Banks，providing gifts for the poor，or helping families in need. 可知，向食物賑濟(jì)處捐贈，向窮人提供禮物，幫助窮苦的家庭都是體現(xiàn)節(jié)禮日傳統(tǒng)的活動之一，所以A、B、D選項(xiàng)都能體現(xiàn)節(jié)禮日傳統(tǒng)精神，故不符合題意。根據(jù)最后一句Besides，spending time with family and shopping are popular Boxing Day activities now. 可知，花時(shí)間和家人一起購物是節(jié)禮日現(xiàn)在很受歡迎的一項(xiàng)活動，但并不是傳統(tǒng)的，所以C項(xiàng)符合題意。故答案選C。

【4】主旨大意題。根據(jù)第二段第一句Theexactorigin(起源)oftheholidayisunclear可知，節(jié)禮日確切的起源不清楚，然后文章介紹了兩種說法，所以本文的目的是介紹節(jié)禮日的起源。故B選項(xiàng)符合題意。A項(xiàng)意為“贊美神父的善良”，文章未提及，不符合題意。C項(xiàng)意為“號召人們幫助窮人”，文章未提及，不符合題意。D項(xiàng)意為“比較節(jié)禮日和圣誕節(jié)”，文章未提及，不符合題意。故答案選B。

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