18.閱讀下面短文,完成表格信息。 There are many different festivals around the world.Usually we know about some traditional ones.But here are some special festivals in the world.Have you heard of them? The Straw(稻草) Bear Festival It is a traditional celebration in one small UK town.It runs for three days every year in January.The festival celebrates the beginning of the agricultural year.People there enjoy watching bear dances.A few men wear straw bear costumes(演出服)and dance for others. The Cologne Carnival(狂歡節(jié)) It is one of Europe's biggest street festivals.It starts at 11:11 a.m.jye.ai November 11 and lasts till February 14 next year.Local people call the time the "crazy" season.During the festival,people put on colorful clothes and play music to celebrate it in the street.The festival has gone on for 197 years.Each year,about 1.5 million people take part in it. Day of the Dead It is celebrated in Mexico every year between October 31 and November 2.It's not a scary day like is name.Instead,it's a colorful holiday.People believe the spirits of their ancestors(祖先) will return to the world of the living on that day.They share food and drinks to keep the spirits alive and the spirits can be with them in this way.
根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容完成表格。
The title: (1)
Special
Festivals in the World
The Straw(稻草) Bear Festival
?The festival is (2)
celebrated
in a small UK town and runs for 3 days every year. ?During the festival,a few men wear straw bear (3)
costumes
and dance for others.
The Cologne Carnival
?It is one of the biggest street festivals and lasts from November to February next year. ?The festival has a(4)
history
of 197 years.
Day of the Dead
?It's not a scary day but a colorful holiday. ?People in (5)
Mexico
believe the spirits of their ancestors(祖先) will return to the world of the living on that day.
19.假設(shè)你是李華,你的英國筆友Jack 對中國傳統(tǒng)文化很感興趣,寫信向你詢問端午節(jié)的有關(guān)情況。請你根據(jù)以下內(nèi)容提示給他寫一封回信。 提示: (1)中國的傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日之一,已有2000多年的歷史( the Dragon Boat Festival;one of the Chinese traditional festivals;two thousand years of history); (2)為了紀(jì)念著名詩人屈原( honor the great poet Qu Yuan); (3)中國南方有賽龍舟的習(xí)俗( Dragon Boat races); (4)家人團聚吃粽子和其他美食( eat zongzi and other delicious food); (5)有三天假期,可以外出旅游(3 day holiday)。 要求: (1)80詞左右; (2)內(nèi)容合理,要點齊全;句子及篇章結(jié)構(gòu)正確、連貫;書寫規(guī)范。
Dear Jack, How's it going?I am very glad to introduce the Dragon Boat Festival to you. Best wishes! Yours, Li Hua