Mother’s Day is celebrated across the globe, though on different dates. Similarly, the ways of celebrations also vary from country to country. It’s interesting to know how different cultures and traditions catch the spirit of this special day. To know about traditions followed in different countries, go through the following lines.
Mother’s Day Tradition in the United States
In the United States, Mother’ s Day is a national holiday and celebrated on the second Sunday of May. History of Mother's Day is more than a hundred years old in the US. It was after a long struggle by a loving daughter Anna Jarvis that Mother’s Day was declared a national holiday by the US government. On this day, children offer beautiful flowers and gifts to their mothers. Carnations are considered traditional Mother’s Day flowers. Red carnations are symbol of love and affection. White carnations are worn on this day in memory of those mothers who are no longer living.
Mother’s Day Tradition in France
The French celebrate Mother’s Day on the last Sunday in the month of May. Traditionally, a French mother is honored with a cake, which resembles a bunch of flowers. This is followed by a traditional family dinner.
Mother’s Day Tradition in Spain
Unlike France and the United States, Mother's Day is celebrated on December 8 in Spain. Mother’s Day in Spain has more of a religious significance. To make this day special to their mothers, children buy chocolates, flowers and cards for them.
Mother’s Day Tradition in Mexico
Unlike the United States, Mother's Day in Mexico is celebrated on May 10 every year. On this day, churches in Mexico organize special masses. This is followed with distribution of ‘tamales’ and ‘atole’, the traditional early-morning meal for all mothers.
1. Where do people usually wear white flowers to honor their dead mothers on Mother’s Day?| A．In the US. | B．In France. | C．In Spain. | D．In Mexico. |
| A．The US. | B．France. | C．Spain. | D．Mexico. |
| A．card. | B．A cake. | C．A chocolate. | D．A bunch of flowers. |
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1. What is the biggest attraction in Hawaii?| A．Garden Isle. |
| B．Royal Circle Island Tour. |
| C．Volcanoes National Park. |
| D．Sheraton Kauai Resort. |
| A．$73.00 | B．$146.00 | C．$136.00 | D．$292.00 |
| A．tell differences among islands in Hawaii |
| B．provide a better understanding of the geography of Hawaii |
| C．offer accommodation services to the tourists |
| D．attract people to make a visit to Hawaii |
【推荐2】The American travel website company Trip Advisor publishes a list of the world’s best beaches every year. Today, we are going to explore some of this year’s top 10 beaches in the world.
1.Baia do Sancho, Brazil
It is named as this year’s best beach in the world. Its water is calm and clear. Its sand is fine and soft. But getting to Baia do Sancho is not so easy. It is on Fernando de Noronha, a volcanic island more than 300 kilometers off Brazil’s coast. Travelers must take a plane or boat from major cities in northern Brazil to get there. And no more than 420 visitors can be on the island at one time.
2.Grace Bay, Turks and Caicos
While Baia do Sancho is difficult to get to, Trip Advisor’s second-ranked beach could not be much easier for tourists to reach.This beach has impossibly clean and clear waters and pure white sand. Its calm waters make it extremely safe for swimming, snorkeling(潜水), or simply floating. Once on land, many visitors enjoy walking-barefoot-for several kilometers on the soft, warm sand.
3.Eagle Beach, Aruba
To get to the third-best beach, we head south to the Dutch Caribbean island of Aruba. Like Grace Bay, Eagle Reach has clear, calm waters and soft white sand.It offers visitors a chance to try different water sports, Including tubing and jet skiing. Eagle Beach may be best known, however, for its dramatic sunsets. On clear nights, the sky turns red, orange, and purple.
4.Playa Paraiso, Cuba
The fourth-best beach is Playa Paraiso, an island off of Cuba’s southern coast. It has a fun, laid-back restaurant for those who wish to eat and drink. There is little else on the beach. And that is exactly what visitors like about it. People come here for the sugar-like sand and calm waters filled with colorful wildlife.
1. Which of the following best describes Baia do Sancho?| A．It receives thousands of visitors each time. |
| B．It is near the Brazil’s coast. |
| C．It can only be visited by plane. |
| D．It is hard to reach. |
| A．Its clean and safe waters. | B．Its quiet bank for hiking. |
| C．Its dangerous position. | D．Its colourful sand. |
| A．Colourful waters. | B．A fun eating place. |
| C．Different water sports. | D．Nothing on the beach. |
【推荐3】A study conducted recently suggests millions of dollars can be made by using fleets of bright CubeSats (立方体卫星) to form advertisements high above Earth. This has concerned some scientists, as it would tarnish our already-threatened views of the night sky.
The purpose of the new study was to evaluate the “economic feasibility (可行性) of a space advertising mission that would launch a formation of satellites into orbit to reflect sunlight and display commercials in the sky above cities,” according to Shamil Bikimirov, the first promoter of the study.
Biktimirov and his colleagues envision (设想) 50 or more CubeSats working in concert to create images that are visible from highly populated urban areas. And they estimate that a single mission would cost about $65 million.
But in the view of astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell, the “bright advertising messages themselves will be localized to urban areas,” but the “brightness of these solar sail satellites will still be substantial in other places and times,” which is something the Russian researchers didn’t consider.
The Russian researchers, in full anticipation of negative response, defended their idea, saying the ads would only appear at dawn or dusk (the CubeSats require at least some exposure to sunlight to become bright and visible) and that the space-based ads only make economic sense for “large cities that are already exposed to permanent light pollution”.
The promoters propose that the ads appear above the most profitable city within reach for a full minute before moving on to the next city. And an estimated $2 million could be made each day with this approach, so the whole thing could be paid off in about a month, the scientists argued. A single fleet of CubeSats could operate in this fashion for “several months” depending on the configuration (配置), they wrote.
Space-based ads may be feasible, but they’d spoil our natural, unobstructed views of space. That our cities are already flooded with light pollution and ads on the ground is hardly an excuse to embark on such an attempt. Here’s hoping that sensibility will win and that ads for soft drinks and fast food stay on the ground.
1. How can money be earned according to Paragraph 1?| A．By using bright CubeSats. | B．By displaying ads formed by CubeSats. |
| C．By damaging views of the night sky. | D．By putting up lights high above Earth. |
| A．Why space advertising can be influential. |
| B．How advertising can be carried out in space. |
| C．Which cities will welcome space advertising. |
| D．Whether space advertising has a commercial value. |
| A．It might cause light pollution in some places. |
| B．The advertising messages might be confusing. |
| C．It might be difficult to localize advertising messages. |
| D．The advertising messages might be affected by sunlight. |
| A．Unconcerned. | B．Disapproving. | C．Curious. | D．Supportive. |
【推荐1】A small supermarket is decorated with a lot of red lanterns. There are piles of red envelopes on sale, for filling with cash and handing out as gifts. Such festive trappings can be seen everywhere in China in the build-up to the Lunar New Year. But this is Yangon, the former capital of Myanmar, where Han Chinese are a mere 2.5% of the country's population. They are a sign that Chinese New Year is becoming a global holiday.
Several countries in Asia celebrate the Lunar New Year in their own way. But dragon and lion dances in Chinatowns over the world have helped make China's the most famous. In Tokyo, window cleaners dress up as the animals of the Chinese zodiac （生肖）.America, Canada and New Zealand have issued commemorative stamps for the Year of the Rooster. Last year New York City made the Lunar New Year a school holiday for the first time.
The spread of the Spring Festival, as China calls it, is partly due to recent emigration（移民）from China: 9.5 million Chinese people have moved abroad since 1978, many of whom are far richer than earlier waves of migrants. It also reflects the wealth and ambitions of China's new middle class: festivities in other countries are partly aimed at the 6 million Chinese who are expected to spend their week long holiday abroad this year.
It's hoped that the festival will promote Chin's cultural "soft power" abroad. So related events are welcomed, such as a display this year of martial arts in Cyprus and a traditional Chinese temple-fair in Harare, Zimbabwe. More and more Chinese are glad to see foreigners enjoy such festivities. Though there is a growing enthusiasm among Chinese for Western celebrations such as Christmas, Chinese New Year is a welcome chance to reverse（逆转）the cultural flow.
1. The scene in a supermarket shown in the first paragraph is to________ .| A．stress the importance of the Spring Festival |
| B．explain why the Lunar New Year is popular |
| C．present the popularity of Chinese New Year |
| D．show how other countries celebrate the Spring Festival |
| A．Dragon and lion dances. |
| B．Eating dumplings and singing and dancing. |
| C．Dressing up as animals and dancing. |
| D．playing cards and letting off fireworks. |
| A．reflect on their own cultures |
| B．show respect to the Chinese traditions |
| C．promote the values of Chinese customs |
| D．attract Chinese to spend the holiday there |
| A．Celebrating Chinese Festivals Becomes a Trend. |
| B．Welcoming China's Cultural "Soft Power*', |
| C．China's Biggest Festival Is Going Global. |
| D．Foreigners' Love of China's Festivals. |
【推荐2】January means it’s time for coats and gloves and cold weather. While many of us are preparing ourselves for the cold weeks ahead, in some cities winter is the “hottest” season of all because it’s the time for winter festivities.
Every year 2 million people visit the Sapporo Snow Festival in Japan. This internationally well-known event began in 1950, when some local high-school students built six snow statues in Odori Park. Since then, the festival has grown to include lots of snow sculptures as well as a snow-sculpting contest that draws competitors from all over the world.
In December, Finland created its 13th annual Snow Village, which will remain open until April, if weather permits. Snow Village lies nearly 200 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle. The village is designed by builders skilled in working with snow and ice. Visitors can take a tour of the village, eat in a restaurant made of ice or go dancing in the disco igloo(拱形圆顶小屋). They can also spend the night in a hotel made of snow. There’s even an ice chapel(小礼拜堂) for couples who want to get married in Snow Village.
Since 1935, the Fur Rendezvous has been held every February in Anchorage, Alaska, America’s most northern state. Among the festival’s many attractions is the World Championship Sled Dog Race, which draws sled dog teams from many countries. Dogs also take center stage in the Dog Weight Pull, in which dogs compete to see which one can pull the heaviest weight. The festival features sports like skiing, basketball, boxing and softball as well as the Grand Prix Auto Race in downtown Anchorage. True to the festival’s name, there’s also a fur auction(拍卖), where buyers buy real Alaskan furs. The first Fur Rendezvous lasted only three days. Now it’s a 10-day event that attracts thousands of visitors.
1. What can we learn about the Sapporo Snow Festival from the second paragraph?| A．How it got started. | B．How long it lasts. |
| C．Who is in charge of it. | D．How much it costs to attend it. |
| A．Skating matches. | B．Design contests. |
| C．Indoor weddings. | D．Cooking competitions. |
| A．buy what he wants | B．play any sports he likes |
| C．attend a strength competition | D．come across different sled dogs |
| A．They all last ten days. | B．They are all held every year. |
| C．They all have a long history. | D．They are all held at the same time. |
Thank you for agreeing to take part in our Music Day. The whole idea of the day is for music students around the area to meet other players and receive expert teaching from our guests,six professional players!In the evening,you will perform the pieces you have worked on during the day at a concert which your friends and family can attend.
After you have registered at the reception,go to the main hall. First,there will be a short performance by our professional musicians who are joining us for the day. After this you will go into your classes to practice on your own instruments for the evening concert. There will also be a chance to experiment with a different instrument from the one you normally play,and see if you enjoy playing something more unusual — we have several instruments to choose from!
The first part of the day will finish at 5 pm,when parents can collect students. For those remaining in the hall until the evening concert at 7 pm,there will be DVDs for you to watch,although you should also bring something to do while you are waiting. A change of clothes is required for the evening — black trousers or a skirt and white top — so unless you are going home at 5 pm,you will need to have this with you at the start of the day.
If for whatever reason you cannot attend the evening concert,you must tell us as soon as possible,as we need to know numbers in order to prepare the stage. We look forward to seeing you at the Young People's Music Day.
1. What can students do on Music Day?| A．They can have dinner with experts. |
| B．They can receive professional advice. |
| C．They can play with professional players. |
| D．They can meet world-famous musicians. |
| A．arrive at 5:00 in the afternoon |
| B．take one of their family members |
| C．play five pieces of music each |
| D．wear black trousers or a skirt and white top |
| A．To introduce Music Day. |
| B．to invite students to a concert. |
| C．To put up a notice about Music Day. |
| D．To encourage students to love music. |
