The country of Thailand has many festivals. Get to know about some of them.

Festival

When it is celebrated

How it is celebrated

Chiang Mai Flower Festival

February

Chiang Mai celebrates the opening of its flowers with parades (游行), shows, bands and competitions.

Songkran

(Thai New Year)

April

People throw water at one another to wash away bad luck.

Royal Ploughing Ceremony

May (usually)

People celebrate the beginning of the rice-planting season. The King and Queen come to watch over the ceremony (典禮).

Bun Bang Fai (Rocket Festival)

May (usually)

People fire home-made rockets into the sky, hoping

that the rockets will bring rain for a good rice harvest (收獲).

Loy Krathong (Candle Festival)

November

(usually)

People put candles on bamboo boats and float (使漂流) them down a river. This is believed to carry away bad things.

根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容選擇最佳答案。

1.If you are a flower lover, you can go to Chiang Mai in _______.

A. February

B. April

C. May

D. October

2.What do people do during the Songkran festival in Thailand?

A. They throw water at each other.

B. They put candles on bamboo boats.

C. They celebrate the opening of flowers.

D. They fire home-made rockets into the sky.

3.Which two events have to do with rice?

A. Songkran and Loy Krathong.

B. Loy Krathong and Bun Bang Fai.

C. Songkran and Royal Ploughing Ceremony.

D. Bun Bang Fai and Royal Ploughing Ceremony.

4.If you travel to Thailand in November, which festival might you see?

A. Songkran.

B. Loy Krathong.

C. Bun Bang Fai.

D. Royal Ploughing Ceremony.

5.Where might you see this material?

A. In a diary.

B. In a storybook.

C. In a magazine.

D. In a dictionary.

1.A 2.A 3.D 4.B 5.C 【解析】本文介紹了泰國的幾種重要的節(jié)日。 1.句意：如果你是花卉愛好者，你可以在二月去清邁。A.二月B.四月C.五月D.十月。原文“Chiang Mai Flower Festival”（清邁花卉節(jié)）的日期在二月，故選 A。 2.句意：泰國潑水節(jié)期間人們做什么？A.他們互相潑水。B.他們把蠟燭放在竹船上。C.他們慶祝...
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