Christmas is a wonderful time for celebration and sharing Christmas traditions around the world.No matter where you and your family spend Christmas，it is sure to be a time for laughter and cheers.
It is both interesting and exciting to learn about other Christmas traditions around the world.Christmas around the world for many people is a time full of stories，traditions and beliefs， nowhere is there more true than that in the country of Poland where superstition and legend （迷信和傳說） takes preference.
Christmas Eve in Poland is a time for family gathering and reunion，and it is also considered to be a night of magic.It was believed long ago that animals talked and had the power to tell the future.The traditional Polish Christmas Eve dinner is a grand feast including twelve different dishes representing the twelve months of the year.
Usually the meal will not include any meat except for fish.Some of the favorite dishes include wild mushrooms or peas，dried fruit compote （蜜餞） for dessert，and dumplings with a variety of fillings.When dinner is finished，the host will give a signal for everyone to rise as it is bad luck for only one person to rise at a time.
Christmas in Poland would not be complete without the storytelling and Christmas songs sung around the Christmas tree.In Poland after the traditional Christmas Eve dinner，the remainder of the night are reserved for exactly that storytelling and singing while sitting around the beautifully decorated tree with its blown glass decorations，eggshells，colored paper and straw.
（1）What does the underlined sentence mean？ CC
A．People in Poland don't believe the strange stories.
B．There are fewest stories about Christmas in Poland.
C．Poland has the most superstition and legend about Christmas.
D．People in Poland like collecting stories most.
（2）Why do people in Poland think Christmas Eve a night of magic？ BB
A．All the people in the big family will get together at Christmas.
B．It was said that animals had the unusual power to predict the future.
C．There will be some excellent TV programs on Christmas Eve.
D．The pets at home will really talk to the owner at Christmas.
（3）Why are there twelve dishes for Polish Christmas Eve dinner？ CC
A．The dishes will be matched with twelve fruits.
B．There will be twelve people getting together.
C．They stand for the twelve months of a year.
D．They stand for the twelve hours of a day.
【答案】C；B；C
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