1 八年级任务型阅读专项训练一班级：姓名：（一）A holiday ( 假期 ) is a special day to remember special people or special things that happened in history. In the past, most holidays were about religion (宗教 ). Today, holidays celebrate (庆祝 ) more than religion. Some holidays are even about nature (大自然 ) and animals! Earth Day, for example, is a holiday about nature. On some holidays people in the US do not have to go to school or work. Thanksgiving and Christmas are examples. But some people like the police, bus drivers, firefighters and hospital workers need to work even on important holidays. On other holidays, people do go to work and school. For example, there is no day off( 休息日 ) on holidays like Halloween and Valentine’s Day. But people still celebrate at work or school, or when they get home. People in the US celebrate holidays by spending time together. Sometimes people wear special clothes or eat special foods. People also celebrate some holidays by parading (游行庆祝 ). One of the largest holidays parades in America is the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. The parade celebrates both Thanksgiving and the start of Christmas. A holiday is a special day. What is your favorite holiday? How do you celebrate it every year? 根据短文内容回答问题1. What were most holidays about in the past? 2. According to the passage, who don’t have days off on Thanksgiving and Christmas in the US? 3. On which holidays don’t people in the US have days off? Give two examples. 4. How do people in the US celebrate holidays? 5. What does Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade celebrate? (二) Sports are very important to us. Sports are popular with young and old people. Many people do...
