Easter(复活节)is one of the two important Christian festivals．Easter celebrates resurrections (复活) of Jesus Christ(耶稣基督)and Christmas celebrates his birth．It's not a festival as big as Christmas．It starts usually in late March or early April and the Easter holiday is Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday．It’s quite a long holiday for everybody．
The main symbol(象征物)of Easter is Easter eggs．Children like Easter eggs because they are made of chocolate．Eggs are a symbol of new life．
Easter is also a time for families to get together like Christmas．Many people see Easter as a nice long holiday and they have a good time with their families and friends．
小题1:People love Easter because ___________．
A．it’s a long holiday
B．it’s the birthday of Jesus Christ
C．they can have real eggs on that day
D．everybody believes in Jesus Christ小题2:People begin to celebrate Easter in _________．
A．mid-April or late April
B．mid-March or late March
C．late March or early April
D．early March or mid-March小题3:Easter eggs are _________．
A．covered by chocolate
B．chocolate eggs
C．a symbol of death
D．not food小题4:From the passages，we know that ________．
A．Jesus Christ died on Christmas Day
B．Jesus Christ was born on Christmas Day
C．Jesus Christ was born on Easter
D．Jesus Christ died and got his resurrection on Christmas Day．
小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:B
题目分析：这篇短文主要介绍复活节的由来和复活节期间的一些活动。
小题1:根据It’s quite a long holiday for everybody．描述，可知对于每个人来说都是一个长假，故选A。
小题2:根据It starts usually in late March or early April 描述，可知选C。
小题3:根据The main symbol(象征物)of Easter is Easter eggs．Children like Easter eggs because they are made of chocolate．描述，可知选B。
小题4:根据Easter celebrates resurrections (复活) of Jesus Christ(耶稣基督)and Christmas celebrates his birth．描述，可知选B。
点评：本文浅显易懂，层次分明，学生很容易把握文中中心内容。答题中注意带着问题阅读短文，一般就能顺利找出答题依据。对于不能直接找到根据的问题注意联系上下文，根据短文中心总结出正确答案。