学习必备欢迎下载初三任务型阅读Christmas for Westerners is like the Spring Festival for Chinese people. It is a time when families get together and everybody is happy. It is a time when people eat good food, and celebrate what is important. It is also a time for giving gifts. During Christmas, everyone goes shopping to buy the right gift for a family member, or a friend. Then they put the gifts under the Christmas tree. Most people have to wait till Christmas morning before they can open the gifts. In the weeks before Christmas, the shops are full of wonderful things that children and adults want. During this period, children often ask their parents for a pet, so pet shop are very popular. Pets look cute, and some pets are not too expensive to buy--- it is too easy to buy one quickly. But before you buy a pet, you should ask yourself some important questions, such as ‘how long will I love this pet?’ “’ do I have enough time to care for it?’ ‘Will the pet be happy in my family?’ It is sad but true, that not long after Christmas, many pets are abandoned(抛弃 ) because the family thinks the pets are not interesting any more, or they don’t have enough time or money to care for the pets. So, in the UK at Christmas time, you can see many signs in pet shops : A pet is for life, not just for Christmas. Think before you buy one! Answer the following questions(根据短文内容，回答问题)1. Christmas isn’t important to Westerns, is it? 2. Why does everyone go shopping during Christmas?3. Where do people usually put gifts at Christmas? 4. What are very popular at Christmas time? 5. Why are the pets abandoned after Christmas? T 6. What do many signs in pet shops say in the U...
