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　　湖南省长沙市长郡中学2017届高三下学期临考冲刺训练英语试题
　　第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
　　第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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　　The spirit of Christmas isn’t always so cheerful. Here are four unusual and a little scary Christmas traditions from around the world.
　　1.Guatmala: Burning devils
　　In order to mases free from bad spirits for the New Year, Guatemalans do a full house clean in December. The dirt and dust is gathered from every home and each neighborhood creates a large amount of garbage. A devil statue is built and placed on top of the dirt, and burned. The bad luck is said to burn up with the devil.
　　2.South Africa: Don’t eat Santa’s cookies
　　To keep kids from stealing on Santa’s cookies, parents tell children a story about a boy named Danny who ate all of Santa’s cookies and really angered his grandmother. She killed him and now his ghosts visits houses during Christmas time.
　　3.Iceland: Fear the Yule Cat
　　Children who don’t receive new clothes by Christmas Eve will be eaten by the Yule Cat, a large and angry cat, which is said to hide in the snow. The strange tradition comes from farmers who used the myth to encourage their workers to finish making the autumn wool before Christmas.
　　4.Ukraine: A spooky tree
　　If you find yourself in Ukraine around the holidays, you may be wondering: Is it Christmas or Halloween? Trees here are decorated with artificial(人工的) spider weds and decorative spiders. The unusual tradition comes from a story where a spider wove a web around the tree of a poor family. When morning came, the white strands(线) turned to precious metals and the family became rich. The webs today show good fortune for the next year.
　　21.To celebrate the New Year, what will people do in Guatemala?
　　A. Clean their houses B. Show their respects to the devil statue
　　C. Buy a devil statue D. Move to new houses
　　22.Which country has a tradition that might cause kids’ fear of eating Santa’s cookies?
　　A. Guatemala B. South Africa
　　C. Iceland D. Ukraine
　　23.What can we infer about Christmas in Iceland?
　　A. The Yule Cat usually hides in the grass before Christmas
　　B. All the children will receive new clothes on Christmas
　　C. New clothes are popular Christmas presents for children in Iceland
　　D. The Yule Cat would eat the farmers who don’t finish their work on time
　　24.Why do Ukrainians like spiders on Christmas?
　　A. Spiders are pretty insects