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16．Have you ever wondered why our Easter celebrations include bunnies，brightly colored eggs，baskets filled with bite-size candy，and a banquet of ham or lamb？In fact，most of our Easter traditions are rooted in Christian faith and early religions．Here's a brief history lesson on customs．
Easter Bunny（复活节兔子）
The Easter Bunny-a．k．a Osterhase（German）or Oschter Haws（Dutch）-made its U．S．debut when German and Dutch settlers arrived in colonial Pennsylvania villages during the1700s．Pre-Christian Germans honored an Anglo-Saxon goddess，Eostre，who represented the rising of a new sun season．It's believed that she had a hare as a companion that represented fertility（生育力）and rebirth．
Easter Basket
Similar to the meaning of leaving cookies for Santa on Christmas Eve，children would leave homemade nests in which the Easter Bunny could lay its colored eggs．Over time，this tradition turned into decorated Easter baskets filled with fake grass，chocolate candy and jellybcans．
Easter Eggs
Christians（基督徒）don't eat meat and eggs for 40days in preparation for spiritual update．On Easter Sunday，red colored eggs decorated tables to promote the joy of a new season and represent Jesus'blood on the cross．The colored egg tradition may also have roots in spring festivals，in which eggs were decorated，colored and exchanged as celebrations of spring．
Ham
You know block-eyed peas bring luck on New Year's Day，but what if we told you a pig had much the same effect？The pig was considered a symbol of luck in pre-Christian Europe，and early Christians were said to have continued this tradition，making it the centre of meals on significant holidays like Christmas and Easter．
If we took a poll on eating ham or lamb on Easter，we'd likely be a country divided．

21．What does the passage mainly focus on？C
A．Easter presents．
B．Easter beliefs．
C．Easter customs．
D．Easter food．
22．Why do people exchange colored eggs on Easter Festival？A
A．To welcome the coming of spring．
B．To attract visitors．
C，To decorate tables．
D．To invite Santa Claus．
23．What did"the pig"represent in pre-Christian Europe？B
A．Good effect．
B．Luck．
C．Old tradition．
D．Easter culture．

分析本文为广告应用文，介绍了复活节习俗的简单起源．

解答 21---23 CAB
21．答案C．主旨大意题．根据第一段"Here's a brief history lesson on customs"可知，本文将介绍复活节习俗的简要历史．故选C．
22．答案A．细节理解题．根据Easter Eggs部分的"eggs were decorated，colored and exchanged as celebrations of spring．"可知，人们交换彩蛋是为庆祝春天的到来．故选A．
23．答案B．词义猜测题．根据倒数第二段"The pig was considered a symbol of luck in pre-Christian Europe，and early Christians were said to have continued this tradition，making it the centre of meals on significant holidays like Christmas and Easter"可知，猪在基督教前的欧洲是幸运的象征．故选B．

点评高考英语应用文阅读的常见的考查题型有：细节理解题、推理判断题、主旨大意题及猜测词义题等．解题技巧如下：1．题干定位法．先阅读题干，然后根据问题的要求，按照题目顺序依次有针对性地结合题干中的关键词到文中定位，阅读相关部分并快速寻找有效信息．再将原文和选项进行比较．当问题与原文材料相同的时候，对号入座；如果问题与原文不同．则可以同义替换、归纳事实等． 2．补全成分法．省略词和省略旬在应用文中大量出现．对于影响语境理解的省略情况．我们应将省略句补全，从而更加准确地理解其意思． 3．信息再加工法．此方法主要用于词义或句意推测题．以及涉及数字转换的判断推理题．此类题目需要考生对原文相关信息作正确理解，并通过推理判断或是计算．对信息进行再加工．这个理解可能牵涉到对某一句话或某哆句子的理解．考生在理解其意义时．一定要捕捉到关键性的词． 4．排除法．排除法在应用文阅读巾使用也比较多．考生可以根据题干中的关键词．找准相关句、段的内容．再仔细对照，排除于文章内容不一致的错误信息，从而确定选项．考生要注意根据所提问题采用寻读、跳读的方法．这样往往可以达到事半功倍的效果．

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