Passage 84【2020•山东省聊城市中考】
In Britain, Australia, Canada and a few other English-speaking countries, people don't stop celebrating when Christmas Day is over. They also celebrate the following day, known as Boxing Day. It is a popular day for giving additional（另外的）gifts. It has been celebrated for so long, but nobody exactly knows how it started.
Some people believe Boxing Day began in the Middle Ages. In those days: in some special places there were special collection boxes where people threw money for the poor.
The day after Christmas the boxes were opened and the money was counted. Then the money went to helping the poor in the area.
Others believe Boxing Day started about 300 years ago when some rich people had Christmas feasts (盛宴). They offered lots of food to their guests. Because many servants (仆人）were needed to make and serve the food, they could not celebrate Christmas with their families. To thank them, the rich people would put food into boxes for their servants to take home.
Now Boxing Day has become a public holiday in some countries. Some people spend the day boxing up old or unwanted things and donating（捐赠）them to the poor. Many people are active in helping service organizations(组织)like the Red Cross.
No matter how Boxing Day got its start, it's a wonderful time to donate things or give small gifts to people. By doing so, you cam make someone's holiday much happier.
26. From the first paragraph we know that Boxing Day ___________.
A. has a long history B. is before Christmas Day
C. is celebrated in only three countries D. is the day for buying gifts
27. In the Middle Ages people put ____________into the boxes.
A. unwanted things B. food C. old things D. money
28. What did the servants mainly do on Christmas Day?
A. They took the food home. B. They had Christmas feasts.
C. They made and served the food. D. They celebrated with their families
29. Today Boxing Day is a time ___________.
A. to thank the rid people B. to make the guests happy
C. to give people help or small gifts D. to remember the old days
30. What's the best title(题目) for the passage?
A. Christmas Day B. Boxing Day C. The Red Cross D. The Middle Ages
【文章大意】本文主要向我们介绍了节礼日以及它的历史和发展。
26.A【解析】细节理解题。根据第一段中“It has been celebrated for so long, but nobody exactly knows how it started.”可知，节礼日已经庆祝很久了。故选A。
27.D【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段中“In those days: in some special places there were special collection boxes where people threw money for the poor.”可知，在中世纪人们把钱扔进箱子中。故选D。
28.C【解析】细节理解题。根据第四段中“Because many servants (仆人）were needed to make and serve the food”可知，圣诞节，仆人需要制作和供应食物。故选C。
29.C【解析】推理判断题。A：感谢那些摆脱困境的人；B：让客人高兴；C：给别人帮助或小礼物；D：为了记住过去的日子。根据倒数第二段内容可知，现在节礼日已经成为一些国家的公共假日，有些人把旧的或不需要的东西捐赠给穷人，很多人活跃于像红十字会一样的帮助服务性组织中。结合选项，故选C。
30.B【解析】最佳标题题。A：圣诞节；B：节礼日；C：红十字会；D：中世纪。根据文章内容可知，本文主要向我们介绍了节礼日。故选B。
In Britain, Australia, Canada and a few other English-speaking countries, people don't stop celebrating when Christmas Day is over. They also celebrate the following day, known as Boxing Day. It is a popular day for giving additional（另外的）gifts. It has been celebrated for so long, but nobody exactly knows how it started.
Some people believe Boxing Day began in the Middle Ages. In those days: in some special places there were special collection boxes where people threw money for the poor.
The day after Christmas the boxes were opened and the money was counted. Then the money went to helping the poor in the area.
Others believe Boxing Day started about 300 years ago when some rich people had Christmas feasts (盛宴). They offered lots of food to their guests. Because many servants (仆人）were needed to make and serve the food, they could not celebrate Christmas with their families. To thank them, the rich people would put food into boxes for their servants to take home.
Now Boxing Day has become a public holiday in some countries. Some people spend the day boxing up old or unwanted things and donating（捐赠）them to the poor. Many people are active in helping service organizations(组织)like the Red Cross.
No matter how Boxing Day got its start, it's a wonderful time to donate things or give small gifts to people. By doing so, you cam make someone's holiday much happier.
26. From the first paragraph we know that Boxing Day ___________.
A. has a long history B. is before Christmas Day
C. is celebrated in only three countries D. is the day for buying gifts
27. In the Middle Ages people put ____________into the boxes.
A. unwanted things B. food C. old things D. money
28. What did the servants mainly do on Christmas Day?
A. They took the food home. B. They had Christmas feasts.
C. They made and served the food. D. They celebrated with their families
29. Today Boxing Day is a time ___________.
A. to thank the rid people B. to make the guests happy
C. to give people help or small gifts D. to remember the old days
30. What's the best title(题目) for the passage?
A. Christmas Day B. Boxing Day C. The Red Cross D. The Middle Ages
【文章大意】本文主要向我们介绍了节礼日以及它的历史和发展。
26.A【解析】细节理解题。根据第一段中“It has been celebrated for so long, but nobody exactly knows how it started.”可知，节礼日已经庆祝很久了。故选A。
27.D【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段中“In those days: in some special places there were special collection boxes where people threw money for the poor.”可知，在中世纪人们把钱扔进箱子中。故选D。
28.C【解析】细节理解题。根据第四段中“Because many servants (仆人）were needed to make and serve the food”可知，圣诞节，仆人需要制作和供应食物。故选C。
29.C【解析】推理判断题。A：感谢那些摆脱困境的人；B：让客人高兴；C：给别人帮助或小礼物；D：为了记住过去的日子。根据倒数第二段内容可知，现在节礼日已经成为一些国家的公共假日，有些人把旧的或不需要的东西捐赠给穷人，很多人活跃于像红十字会一样的帮助服务性组织中。结合选项，故选C。
30.B【解析】最佳标题题。A：圣诞节；B：节礼日；C：红十字会；D：中世纪。根据文章内容可知，本文主要向我们介绍了节礼日。故选B。
