2020-2021学年河南鹤壁九年级上英语期末试卷（解析版）

2020-2021学年河南鹤壁九年级上英语期末试卷

一、阅读理解

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Each country and culture has its own set of public holidays and festivals. Some of these holidays and festivals like Christmas and New Year are common across the world. But there are many other holidays that are unknown.

Blessed Rainy Day

Life in a country where it rains a lot ? can be hard. In Bhutan, Blessed Rainy Day is the holiday marking the end of the rainy season. On this day everyone is encouraged to enjoy a bath out of ? the house to wash away bad luck. Melon Day????

Turkmenistan's Melon Day is a celebration of their national fruit. It takes place in August. Thousands of mouth-watering melons will be sent to the country's capital Ashgabat on Sunday to celebrate the holiday. Punch Your Neighbor Festival????

The cities of Potosi and Macha in Bolivia hold the festival in the Bolivian Andes Mountains in May every year. It is celebrated by thousands of people and it's based on the Quechua word "Tinku" that means "meeting". The meaning of the word has become worse as it is celebrated with beatings that can actually really hurt people now.???? Haxey Hood????

It is on the 12th Day of Christmas (January 6th) in England. The Haxey Hood game in England has a big group of people trying to push a small leather tube（皮管）towards one of the four pubs（酒馆）in town, where it will stay until the following year's game. When a person has the tube, he can't run with it. He has to pass it to people in his team.

（1）How do people celebrate Blessed Rainy Day?

A.By playing in the rain.

B.By taking a bath outdoors.

C.By throwing water on people.

D.By having a shower in the bathroom.

（2）When is Melon Day?

A.In January. B.In May. C.In August. D.In December.

（3）What can we know about Punch Your Neighbor Festival?

A.It can be dangerous.

B.Most people hate it.