Look at the following pictures of festivals around the world and try to match them with their English names.

　　A．Thanksgiving Day　　　　B．New Year's Day

　　C．Christmas Day D．Teachers' Day

　　E．Mother's Day F．Valentine's Day

　　答案：1～6　CDEFBA

　　Ⅰ.Fast-reading

　　1．Match the main idea with each part.

　　Part 1(Para.1)　　　A．A detailed description of each kind of festival.

　　Part 2(Paras.2～5) B．A conclusion(Why people enjoy festivals？)．

　　Part 3(Para.6) C．An introduction of today's festivals.

　　答案：Parts 1～3　CAB

　　2．What does the passage mainly tell us?

　　The passage mainly tells us about some of today's_festivals．

　　Ⅱ.Careful­reading

　　Read the text carefully and choose the best answer.

　　1．According to Para. 1, most ancient festivals were celebrated at the following times EXCEPT________．

　　A．at the end of cold weather

　　B．in spring when planting

　　C．in autumn while harvesting

　　D．the time when people had nothing to do

　　2．Today's festivals have many origins, ________of which are mainly mentioned in Para. 1.

A．2 B．3