Songkran（泰国泼水节）isthetraditionalThaiNewYearthatstartsonApril13annually.It’salsocallledthe“WaterFestival”becausepeoplebelievethatwaterwillwashawaybadluckandmakepeoplefresh.Onthedaywespin

　　Songkran（泰国泼水节）isthetraditionalThaiNewYearthatstartsonApril13annually.It’salsocallledthe“WaterFestival”becausepeoplebelievethatwaterwillwashawaybadluckandmakepeoplefresh.

　　Onthedaywespinkle洒smalldropsofwatertoblessmonksandelders.Theirhandsarespinkledwithperfumed(有香味的)water.Inadditionthisfestivalisforrainbecauseitisthehottestseason.

　　NowadaysduringtheSongkranFestivalpeoplealwayswetdowneverybodywhowalkspasttheirhousesorwalksdownthestreetswithcupsorbuckets水桶ofwater.Everyonegetswetbutitisallinaspiritoffriendlinessblessingandfun.Peoplewhogetwetactuallydonotgetangrybecausetheyknowthatitistraditional.

　　Peoplewillgotothetemplestobathe沐浴Buddhaimages佛像andgivespecialfoodtothemonks.Peopledogoodthingssuchasfishorbirdsandotheranimalsreleased释放fromtheircages.OnthisdayeverywhereinThailandpeoplecelebrateandenjoythefestivalespecialllyinthenorthernpartofThailand.

　　WecanseemanyforeignersjoinintheeventsandenjoyedthisfestivalwithThais.Everybodyalsoenjoyspubliceventssuchasbeautycontestsparades游行and marchingbands.游行乐队

　　TheWaterFestivalgivesusfreshnesshappinessandfunbecausetheweatherisveryhot.IhopeeveryonewilltraveltoThailandandenjoythisfestival.

　　小题1:ThetraditionalThaiNewYear________.A．iscelebratedatthebeginningofeachyear.B．comesthreemonthsbeforethatofeachcountries.C．iscelebratedinaspecialwaywithitsownactivities.D．isthesameasinotherpartsoftheworld.小题2:PeoplesprinklewaterduringtheSongkranFestivalbecausethey______.A．havenothingelsetodoB．believeitwillbringgoodluckC．havetoomuchwaterintheircountryD．wanttousewatertofightwitheachother.小题3:WhenThaiNewYearcomespeoplethinkit________tomakeotherswetthrough.A．traditionalB．unfriendlyC．curiousD．strange小题4:Besidessprinklingwaterpeoplealso_______inthi