五、阅读短文，完成任务。
People often celebrate Christmas with gifts and parties. Different countries have different ways to celebrate Christmas.
In the UK, people usually have a big Christmas dinner with turkey and Christmas pudding. After dinner, they exchange gifts.
In Iceland, people like to give books as gifts on Christmas Eve. Then they read the books together with their family.
Americans decorate (装饰) Christmas trees with lights and pretty things. They also love leaving (留下) delicious cookies and milk for Santa Claus on Christmas Eve. Many families watch funny Christmas films together at home.
In Australia, it is summer at Christmas. Many people like to have barbecues on the beach (海滩) to celebrate.
In Canada, people like to go skiing or ice-skating with their families at Christmas.
A. 根据短文内容，选择正确的答案。
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A. 购买 B. 交换 C. 展示
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A. The UK. B. Iceland. C. Canada.
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A. Because it’s summer there at Christmas.
B. Because they don’t like big dinners.
C. Because the beach is near their homes.
B. 根据短文内容填空，每空一词。
1. American families watch funny Christmas
2. People in Canada like to go
People often celebrate Christmas with gifts and parties. Different countries have different ways to celebrate Christmas.
In the UK, people usually have a big Christmas dinner with turkey and Christmas pudding. After dinner, they exchange gifts.
In Iceland, people like to give books as gifts on Christmas Eve. Then they read the books together with their family.
Americans decorate (装饰) Christmas trees with lights and pretty things. They also love leaving (留下) delicious cookies and milk for Santa Claus on Christmas Eve. Many families watch funny Christmas films together at home.
In Australia, it is summer at Christmas. Many people like to have barbecues on the beach (海滩) to celebrate.
In Canada, people like to go skiing or ice-skating with their families at Christmas.
A. 根据短文内容，选择正确的答案。
(
B
) 1. What does the underlined word “exchange” mean in the passage?A. 购买 B. 交换 C. 展示
(
B
) 2. In which country do people give books as gifts and read together on Christmas Eve?A. The UK. B. Iceland. C. Canada.
(
A
) 3. Why do people in Australia have barbecues on the beach for Christmas?A. Because it’s summer there at Christmas.
B. Because they don’t like big dinners.
C. Because the beach is near their homes.
B. 根据短文内容填空，每空一词。
1. American families watch funny Christmas
films
together at home.2. People in Canada like to go
skiing
or ice-skating with their families at Christmas.答案：A. 1. B 2. B 3. A
B. 1. films 2. skiing
B. 1. films 2. skiing
解析：
【分析】
首先处理A部分选择题：第1题是词义猜测题，需结合英国圣诞节晚餐后与礼物相关的动作语境判断词义；第2、3题是细节理解题，需定位短文对应国家的描述，提取关键信息。B部分是细节填空题，需定位原文对应内容，提取正确词汇填空。
【解析】
A.1. 根据短文第二段，英国圣诞节晚餐后“exchange gifts”，结合选项，“exchange”意为“交换”，故选B。
A.2. 根据短文第三段，冰岛人在平安夜送书作为礼物并和家人一起阅读，故选B。
A.3. 根据短文第五段，澳大利亚圣诞节是夏天，所以人们喜欢在海滩烧烤，故选A。
B.1. 根据短文第四段，美国家庭一起看有趣的圣诞电影，故填films。
B.2. 根据短文第六段，加拿大人圣诞节喜欢和家人去滑雪或滑冰，故填skiing。
【答案】
A. 1. B 2. B 3. A
B. 1. films 2. skiing
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、词义猜测、细节理解
【点评】
本题为英语阅读理解题，侧重考查学生对短文细节的抓取和词义推断能力，题目设置基础，只要认真阅读短文、定位关键信息即可完成解答，适合中等水平学生练习。
【难度系数】
0.7
首先处理A部分选择题：第1题是词义猜测题，需结合英国圣诞节晚餐后与礼物相关的动作语境判断词义；第2、3题是细节理解题，需定位短文对应国家的描述，提取关键信息。B部分是细节填空题，需定位原文对应内容，提取正确词汇填空。
【解析】
A.1. 根据短文第二段，英国圣诞节晚餐后“exchange gifts”，结合选项，“exchange”意为“交换”，故选B。
A.2. 根据短文第三段，冰岛人在平安夜送书作为礼物并和家人一起阅读，故选B。
A.3. 根据短文第五段，澳大利亚圣诞节是夏天，所以人们喜欢在海滩烧烤，故选A。
B.1. 根据短文第四段，美国家庭一起看有趣的圣诞电影，故填films。
B.2. 根据短文第六段，加拿大人圣诞节喜欢和家人去滑雪或滑冰，故填skiing。
【答案】
A. 1. B 2. B 3. A
B. 1. films 2. skiing
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、词义猜测、细节理解
【点评】
本题为英语阅读理解题，侧重考查学生对短文细节的抓取和词义推断能力，题目设置基础，只要认真阅读短文、定位关键信息即可完成解答，适合中等水平学生练习。
【难度系数】
0.7