【Everyyear,asSpringFestivaldrawsnear,mostChinesepeoplewillgetexcitedtomakepreparationforthemostimportantfestivalandmakeplanforthewinterbreak.ItisalittlelikeChristmasintheUnitedStates,buttherearesomediffer】

　　Everyyear,asSpringFestivaldrawsnear,mostChinesepeoplewillgetexcitedtomakepreparationforthemostimportantfestivalandmakeplanforthewinterbreak.ItisalittlelikeChristmasintheUnitedStates,buttherearesomedifferencesbetweenthetwofestivals.

　　BoththemajorChineseandthemajorWesternholidayscomeduringthecoldseason,andspecialfoodisexpected.Inwesterncountries,cookiesandcakesbeginjustafterThanksgivinginNovemberandshowupeverywhere.Turkey,potatoesandotherfoodcomelater.SimilarthinghappensinChina.EnteringlunarDecember,mostfamilieswillmakeshoppingplansforthecomingbigdayandfoodiscertainlyoneofthemostimportantthingstobeconsidered.Attheendofthemonth,bothparentsineachfamilywillbeverybusy---thefatherisbusybuyingfoodwhilethemotherisbusycooking.

　　Adeepersimilarity(相似处)istradition.Christmas,astheletters“Christ”suggests,beganasaholidaytocelebratethebirthdayofJesusChrist.Manypeoplepray(祈祷)onthisday.InChina,peoplelivingincitiesortowns,thoughtheydon’tplantosowseeds（播种）thismonth,stillcelebrateonthebigdayforfarmers.

　　Followersofbothholidaysarealsodifferentfromeachother.WhileChinesepeopletraveltothehomesofelderrelatives,Americansusuallycallorsendcards.WesternerspreferChristmascarolstofireworks.InChristmas,manyfamilygiftscometogetherinsteadofonebyone,sinceadultsmayhaveonlyonedayfreetocelebrate.

　　Butthemostcuriousdifferenceisaboutstudents.ChinesestudentsgoinghomeforSpringFestivalsometimesreportthattheygetboredbytheendofvacation,yetAmericanstudentsseldomgetboredaroundChristmasandwesternNewYear.

　　Noteveryoneenjoysclassicholidaytraditions.Studentsinwesterncountriesmaygetupset,astoomuchhomework,travelorbadfamilyrelationsmaydestroytheshortholidayseason.InChina,moreandmorecollegestudentschoosetotravelorworkduringthewinterholidayinsteadofgoinghometostaywiththeirfamilies.It’sagainstthetraditionbutmanypeopleacceptit.

　　小题1:Whatdoes“thecomingbigday”(Paragraph2)referto?A．ChristmasB．ThanksgivingDayC．theNewYear’sDayD．theSpring