Festivals around the world
Kinds

Festivals about people
To the ancestors
• On Tomb-Sweeping Day in China, people show their respect for the ancestors and even national in the past.
• At Halloween, children special clothes and ask neighbours for sweets.
To famous people
• The Dragon Boat Festival in China honours Qu Yuan.
• Columbus Day in honours Christopher Columbus.
Festivals about
Festivals in autumn
• On ThanksgivingDay, people are because they have enough food for the winter.
• At the Mid-Autumn Festival, family members get together, watch the full moon and enjoy mooncakes.
Festivals in
• The carnivals in some Western countries usually have many activities, including marching, and dancing.
• At the Cherry Blossom Festival in Japan, the country is the colour of because of the flowers.
The of festivals is that they give us time to enjoy life and relax.

1. Celebrations 2. heroes 3. wear 4. America 5. seasons 6. happy 7. spring 8. singing 9. pink 10. meaning

【分析】这是一道关于世界节日的词汇填空题，解题时需先梳理表格结构，明确节日的分类逻辑，再结合每个空所在句子的语境、节日常识及固定搭配逐一确定答案：先看表格整体主题对应第1空，再根据各节日的特点、活动、所属国家、季节等信息推导其余空的内容。
【解析】1. 表格主题为世界节日的庆祝活动，故填Celebrations；2. 清明节人们纪念祖先和过去的民族英雄，heroes符合语境；3. 万圣节孩子穿特殊衣服，wear clothes是固定搭配；4. 哥伦布日是美国的特色节日，填America；5. 下文分秋天等季节相关节日，故填seasons；6. 感恩节人们因有足够食物而感到开心，happy符合逻辑；7. 樱花节在日本的春季，填spring；8. 嘉年华活动包括游行、唱歌和跳舞，singing与marching、dancing并列；9. 樱花的颜色是粉色，故填pink；10. 节日的意义是给人们享受生活的时间，meaning符合句意。
【答案】1. Celebrations 2. heroes 3. wear 4. America 5. seasons 6. happy 7. spring 8. singing 9. pink 10. meaning
【知识点】英语词汇运用；节日常识
【点评】本题围绕世界节日展开，考查学生对节日相关词汇、常识及语境的理解，属于基础词汇填空，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.6