Hi, Louis!
I’m writing to tell you something about the customs(风俗) and festivals.
Everyone loves holidays since one doesn’t need to go to school or work. Although all holidays mean no school and work, but not all of them are the same. On some of them you go out with friends; on others you stay home to eat, talk, and have fun with your family. For example in the USA, everyone thinks New Year’s Eve and New Year are both for playing with friends. Christmas is the time to stay home and exchange gifts with family members. The opposite (相反) is true in Japan though. For example, in Japan, New Year is for spending time with the family to eat, talk, have fun, and go to the temples. But Christmas is for boy and girl friends to go out and exchange gifts. Originally Christmas should be to celebrate(庆祝) the birth of Christ.
I have been interested in foreign customs since I was little. If you learn these different holiday customs, you will learn about different histories and cultures. This is much more interesting than learning them at the library from morning to evening.
Loves,
Judge the following sentence true(T) or (F)
小题1:Usually, nobody goes to school or works during holidays.
小题2:Christmas is the time to stay home to eat, talk and have fun with the family.
小题3:All the countries have the same way to celebrate the holidays.
小题4:Being interested in foreign customs means being interested in different histories and cultures.
小题5:This passage is about the customs and holidays in Japan.
小题1:T
小题2:F
小题3:F
小题4:T
小题5:F
题目分析：这篇短文讲述的是不同的国家有不同的节日习俗，文章中给我们举了新年和圣诞节的例子来证明。通过了解这些不同的节日习俗，我们可以了解不同国家的文化很历史。
小题1:细节理解题。根据文章的第二段Although all holidays mean no school and work, but not all of them are the same，虽然所有的节假日意味着不上学，不上班，但并不是全部都一样。故这里是说通常情况下，在节假日的时候是可以不上学或不上班的。故这个句子表达正确。
小题2:细节理解题。根据文章的第二段可知，在美国圣诞节的时候是要呆在家里，和家人在一起；但是在日本却是恰恰相反的。圣诞节的时候，男女朋友要出去玩，交换礼物。故这个句子表达错误。
小题3:细节理解题。根据文章的第三段我们可以知道，每个国家有不同的过节假日的风俗习惯，因此，庆祝节日的方式在不同的国家里是不一样的。故这句话表达错误。
小题4:细节理解题。根据文章的最后一段If you learn these different holiday customs, you will learn about different histories and cultures.，如果你了解了这些不同的节日习俗，你就能了解不同的历史和文化。由此可知，这句话的表述是正确的。
小题5:主旨大意题。这篇短文给我们介绍了不同国家有不同的节日习俗，不只是日本的节日习俗。通过了解这些不同的风俗习惯，我们可以了解不同国家的历史和文化。故这句话表述错误。
