五、阅读短文，完成任务。
People often celebrate Christmas with gifts and parties. Different countries have different ways to celebrate Christmas.
In the UK, people usually have a big Christmas dinner with turkey and Christmas pudding. After dinner, they
exchange gifts.
In Iceland, people like to give books as gifts on Christmas Eve. Then they read the books together with their family.
Americans decorate (装饰) Christmas trees with lights and pretty things. They also love leaving (留下) delicious cookies and milk for Santa Claus on Christmas Eve. Many families watch funny Christmas films together at home.
In Australia, it is summer at Christmas. Many people like to have barbecues on the beach (海滩) to celebrate.
In Canada, people like to go skiing or ice-skating with their families at Christmas.
A. 根据短文内容，选择正确的答案。
(
B
) 1. What does the underlined word “exchange” mean in the passage?
A. 购买 B. 交换 C. 展示
(
B
) 2. In which country do people give books as gifts and read together on Christmas Eve?
A. The UK. B. Iceland. C. Canada.
(
A
) 3. Why do people in Australia have barbecues on the beach for Christmas?
A. Because it’s summer there at Christmas.
B. Because they don’t like big dinners.
C. Because the beach is near their homes.
B. 根据短文内容填空，每空一词。
1. American families watch funny Christmas
films
together at home.
2. People in Canada like to go
skiing
or ice-skating with their families at Christmas.
