CSome Christmas traditions are pretty standard in mainstream()American culture:put up the tree,string up the lights,visit grandma,and so on.Then there's the one my Colombian family does every year:the Novena de Aguinaldos.We pray()for nine days without a stop,and this Novena counts down the nine daysbefore Christmas.Most Americans have never heard of it,but in Colombia,it's a big deal.Like all good traditions,especially around the holidays,this tradition is about communityand getting together with friends and family.My family immigrated()from Colombiawhen I was just two months old.Every year,we gather with a group of Colombian friends foras many of the nine nights as we can.There are three parts to the Novena de Aguinaldos.The first is the reading:each kidtares turns to read a book.Next comes the gozos,which means "The Joys".That's where themusic comes in,and everyone gets an instrument,a maraca,a drum,a tin can-whatever youcan use to make a sound.And then,the villancicos-Spanish Christmas carols()come.I've lived my whole life in the US.There's not a lot of Colombian culture that we stillhang onto.Why do we still carry on with the tradition of celebrating the Novenas,then?When I asked my parents the other day,the answer was that immigrants didn't belonganywhere-not where you were,nor where you were from.So my parents helped create aspace where we did.Even if the Novenas were nothing like what we might have celebrated ifwe'd stayed in Colombia,the Novenas became the heart of our community.But our Novenas are starting to feel a little more breakable.It's getting harder and harderfor everyone to get together each year.Last year,I was studying abroad in Italy and couldn'tmake it to any gathering;my brother went off to college and had exams late into December;my sister just moved to a new city,and my parents have taken np jobs in different countries.28.What is paragraph 4 mainly about?A.The process of celebrating the NevenaB.The development of a Colombian tradition.C.The background of the Colombian family.D.The differences between the Novena and Christmas.29.Why does the Colombian family celebrate the Novena?A.To remember their dead friends.B.To find a sense of belonging.C.To show their respect for Americans.D.To understand the local culture.What makes celebrating the Novena difficult for the Colombian family?A.Lack of money.B.Their separate busy life.C.American laws.D.Friends'complaints.31.What's the best title for the text?A.Growing UpB.Colorful CultureC.Exploring American Christmas TraditionsD.Colombian Family's Novena in the USDWhen 62-year-old fisherman Kpana Charlie has finished placing the day's catch in hisnets,he likes to sit on his wooden chair and let his mind go back to his childhood.Back then,his home on Sierra Leone's Nyangai Island seemed like a paradise().【高一第一学期期末考试·英语第4页（共8页）】25-T-481A
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