你的圣诞知识及格吗?

时间:2010-12-24 14:34:35 来源:英语学习网站

What do people do during the winter festival of Christmas? How much do you know about Christmas ? Find out with our festive quiz.

圣诞假期人们会做些什么?你了解多少的圣诞知识?快来看看我们的节日测试吧。

1 In many countries, Christmas seems to be all about ________ shopping; buying presents, presents and more presents!

A: go shopping
B: going
C: do the
D: doing the

答案是:B,going shopping is a popular pastime in the UK! D不对,"Doing the shopping" 通常指例行购物这件事。

2 What do you traditionally find in Christmas pudding? The possible answers were:

A: Money
B: A ring
C: Banana
D: Beans

答案是:A,传统上人们会把银币放在圣诞布丁里面。C不对,虽然圣诞布丁里有水果,但是不包括香蕉在内;D不对,虽然圣诞布丁里有水果成分,但是没有黄豆。

3 What sauce is often eaten with turkey at Christmas dinner? The possible answers were:

A: StrawberryB: Cranberry
C: Blueberry
D: Raspberry

答案是:B,cranberry是一种红色的浆果,译成汉语就是酸果蔓,同火鸡配套吃。 A不对,不是草莓酱;C不对,不是蓝梅子酱;D不对,不是木莓/山莓酱。这种果酱做成的浓汁常常配冰激淋最好吃。

4 What would you find in a cracker? The possible answers were:

A: A Christmas tree
B: Tinsel
C: A Christmas card
D: A joke

答案是:D,笑话往往还都是调皮的笑话,这也正是玩笑的一个要素。A不对,圣诞卡是邮寄给朋友和亲人的;B不对,金属箔是用来装饰圣诞树的;C不对,圣诞树太大了,不现实。

5 What do you do under mistletoe? The possible answers were:

A: Shake hands
B: Kiss
C: Say "Merry Christmas"
D: Open presents

答案是:B,我们会在槲寄生这种植物下亲吻,这通常发生在圣诞聚会的时候。A不对,因为握手的情况经常出现在两个人被初次介绍给对方的时候;C不对,虽然你可以在槲寄生下面说"Merry Christmas", 但是你还可以做一件事;D不对,因为圣诞礼物都放在圣诞树下,英国人不在槲寄生之下来拆开礼物。

6 Did you know, in Britain the Queen has made a _________ on TV every Christmas day since 1957?

A: sermon
B: talk
C: speech
D: lecture

答案是:C,speech通常含有公共演讲的意思,比如政治家或名人演讲。A不对,因为sermon带有宗教色彩,是布道说教的意思;B不对,在表达女王讲话这个意思的时候,talk 未免过于随便了,因为talk一词多用于有听众在场的发言和讲话,而女王都是在电视上发表全国讲话或祝词的,非常郑重; D不对,lecture通常指比较正式的讲座,带有专业和学术色彩,最长使用的场合就是在大学里面。

7 In Mexico and parts of Brazil, people watch a traditional _______ called "The Shepherds"--the shepherds kidnap (abduct) the baby Jesus!

A: play
B: theatre
C: stage
D: acting

答案是:A,when you go to the theatre, you see a play。B不对,theatre是剧院的意思,人们去剧院看歌剧和戏剧;C不对,stage是舞台的意思;D不对,因为acting指的是具体的表演和演技本身: "His acting was fantastic" or "He's been acting since he was 3 years old".

8 Traditional nativity scenes are popular in many countries--they show the ___________ of Jesus.

A: life
B: birth
C: born
D: all of the above answers

答案是:B, "Birth"是个名词,你可以说"It was a difficult birth(难产)"。C不对,因为"Born"是个形容词,可以用这个句型:Jesus was born in Bethlehem。

9 A traditional English song is known as a Christmas ______. The possible answers were:

A: Carl
B: Carol
C: Karen
D: Kath

答案是:B,Carol是个女子用名,不过最初是从一个同舞蹈相关的词儿演变而来。

10 What was Rudolph, Santa's best-known reindeer famous for? The possible answers were:

A: His beautiful sleigh
B: His red nose
C: His huge antlers
D: His big eyes

答案是:B,这是从圣诞歌曲中得来的,歌中唱道,“鲁道夫,红鼻子的驯鹿”。A不对,虽然驯鹿拉雪橇,但它并不是以漂亮的雪橇而出名的;C不对,虽然它有鹿角,但是并不特别大;D不对,也许它的眼睛很大,但是它并不是以此而出名的。

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