福建省厦门二中2023-2024学年英语高三上期末学业水平测试试题含解析

福建省厦门二中2023-2024学年英语高三上期末学业水平测试试题注意事项答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形

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5301.He switchedoff thelight and was aboutto leavethe classroomand onlythen torainheavily.A.it beganB.it beginsC.does itbegin D.did itbegin

2.The Gamesare knownas thefriendly gamesbecause of their onkindnessand mutualrespect.A.lacks B.focusesC.challenges D.researches

3.I was an onlychild,and Ihad noexperience oflarge families.A.so B.butC.or D.while

4.August8th,2008is aspecial day,,I think,that will be rememberedbythe Chineseforever.A.one B.whatC.which D.the one

5.—Whafs upYou lookworried.一Well,I on the problem for5hours butI haventgot asingle clue.A.have workedB.workedC.will workD.have beenworking

6.Only whenhard make your dreamcome true.A.do you work;you canB.you work;you canC.do youwork;can youD.youwork;can you

7.It wasa difficultjob forhim.He hadtried everythingbut itmade little.A.use B.goodC.differenceD.result（）Ashwin October/November.To celebrateDiwali,my familydoes apooja,or prayers,inhonor of the goddessLakshmi.Since she is thegoddess ofwealth andprosperity,the poojaincludeswashing silvercoins inmilk andwater.In India,people decoratetheir houseswithlamps,similar to the wayyou mightlight upyour housefor Christmas.My familyjust placesafew candlesoutside We also set off firecrackers,which ismy favoritepart.We oftendo thisactivitywith friends to addto theexcitement.Both holidayshave differenthistories and stories Wecelebrate themin differentways,yet theyboth havethe samemeaning.They bothtranslate into.Festival ofLights,and theybothmean familyand presentsfor me!、1Why doesthe authorreceive gifts on bothHanukkah and DiwaliA.Because helives in a richfamily.B.Because helives intwo differentcountries.C.Because hisparents likecelebrating theirdifferent cultures.D.Because hisparents likespending moneybuying giftsfor them.、2What doesthe underlinedphrase“hot andcold”in Paragraph2refer toA.A kindof Hanukkahgame.B.A kindof Hanukkahgift.C.A canof festivaldrink.D.A riddlewritten onlights.、3we canlearn from the textthat Hanukkah andDiwali.A.share the same historyand cultureB.are celebratedby bothJews and IndiansC.are bothrelated to the legendof lightsD.encourage thefamilies todo theirprayers、4What isthe authorsattitude towardsHanukkah andDiwaliA.She enjoyscelebrating bothof them.B.She doesmind spendingthem.C.She likesHanukkah better.D.She likesDiwali better.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题分，满分分）阅读下面短文,从

1.530短文后各题所给的、、和四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项.A BC D（分）

26.30After Aidasparents fledwar-torn Bosniafor Swedenin theearly1990s,theyput theirfive-year-old daughterinaschool fullof nativeSwedes and made sureshe studiedhardto getahead.It1Today sheis Swedensminister forupper secondaryeducation.Likeher fellowacross Europe,she facesa new2-making surethat afresh waveof refugee（融入）children canintegrate assuccessfully asshe did.In thecountries acceptingthe mostrefugees-Sweden andGermany-lack of3is notaproblem.Before themigrant poured,both countriesfaced4numbers ofpupils becauseof lowbirthrates.The biggestproblemfor the education5is thatrefugee childrentend to be concentratedtogether.Many6schools nearrefugee centersor inimmigrant neighborhoods.This meanstheyare partiallyseparated andless7to learnthe locallanguage.Moreover,immigrants8And housingin poor areas withlower educationstandard.Schools wheremore thana quarterof studentsare immigrantsusually9worse thanthosewith noimmigrants.From2002to2012Swedens10in theOECDs Programmefor（）International StudentAssessment PISAfell morethan11countrys.The Germansystem hasits12・In someGerman states,school daysarebeing13,and the14has madea biginvestment inpreschool education.In Sweden,meanwhile olderrefugees are being trainedas teaching15to speedintegration.But farmore couldbe done.Most importantly,European governmentsneed totreat refugeechildren asan_____16rather thana problem.17by adesperate desirefor abetter life,they and their parentstend to behard-working and18・Europeans whoworried aboutmigrantsstudying together19their childrenshould lake20because abouthalf of the（难民）refugees reachingEurope fromSyria haveuniversity degrees,according toUNHCR.、1A.studied B.worked C.failed D.embarrassed、1A.program B.choice C.challenge D.success、3A.space B.purpose C.knowledge D.money、4A.declining B.increasing C.spreading D.raising、5A.content B.process C.principle D.system

6、A.join B・join inC.attend D.take partin7^A.possibly B.likely C.entirely D.generally、9A.apply B.equip C.perform D.make、10A.rank B.range C.view D.goal、11A.one anotherB.the otherC.each otherD.any other、12A.right B.strength C.weakness D.pride、13A.shortened B.loosened C.enlarged D.extended、14A.government B.school C.committee D.university、15A.managers B.operators C.assistants D.secretaries、16A.opportunity B.wonder C.news D.complaint、17A.Stricken B.Guided C.Driven D.Confused

18、A.curious B.ambitious C.anxious、8A.intend toB.trend C.devote toD.tend to、19A.against B.with C.、20A.hope B.convenience C.respect D.comfort第二节（每小题分，满分分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入个适当的单词或括号

1.5151内单词的正确形式分

27.15Long timeago,a boy1,name Bobmet a new friendin QQ,sheisLarry.Larry workswith TransportDrivers.Inc.One morningin2009,Larry wastraveling along165north afterdelivering toone ofhis customerswhen hesaw acar

2.its brightlights on.Ashe goteven3,close,he foundanother vehicleupside downon theroad.One morelook

4.he noticedfire shootingout

5.repeat fromunder thedisabled vehicle.灭火器.Larry pulledover,set thebrake andgot holdof the fire extinguisherTwogood burstsfrom theextinguisher andthefire

6.put out.The manwho hadhis brightlights oncame overand toldLarry he had madea call.Theythen hearda womansvoice comingfrom thedamaged vehicle,7,approach thevehicle,theysaw thata womanwas tryingto getout of the brokenwindow.They toldher tostay still,butshe thoughtthe carwas goingto explode.Larry toldher thathehad already putout thefire.Once fireand8,emergent peoplearrived,Larry andthe other man backedoff andletthem goto work.Then,Larry askedthe police

9.he wasneeded orfree togo.They lethim andthe othermango.One thingis forcertain-It10,be hisefforts that most likelysaved thewomans life.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分分）10（分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下短

28.10文短文中共有处错误，每句中最多有两处错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改10增加在缺词处加一个漏字符号

（八），并在此符号下面写出该加的词删除把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉修改在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词注意每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

1.只允许修改处，多者（从第处起）不计分

2.1011Today wevisited afarm.Early in the morningwe will setoff together from the schoolgate.The farmworkers gavewe awarm welcome.Then thehead of the farmshowed usup.Whatglad we were to see thecrops andvegetables growinggood.At noon we hada picniclunch inthesunshine.After shortrest,we hadgreat funsing anddancing,telling jokesandstories.Two of us evenplay agame of chess.Therefore,the timepassed quicklyand wehad tosaygoodbye tothe worker.第二节书面表达（满分分）

2529.（25分）你的学校在高一学生中开展“职业生涯体验（Career Day）”活动上周日，你母亲带你去她的动物园体验护理猴子的工作请以以下几个方面写篇短文，投稿于英语杂志上“Todays Teenagers”职业生涯体验目的了解社会与学校的不同，明确自己的目标，促进自己更好地学习；工作了个小时，负责观察并且记录猴子的日常活动；8在动物园的一天向一位专家学习如何护理小猴子，保持它们清洁和健康，让它们远离疾病收获和感受体会到父母的不易，在工作中遇到了各种问题，同时也很快乐注意字数左右开头已给出，不计入总词数

1.120可适当增加细节，使行文连贯

2.An Unforgettable ExperienceLast weekend,I went tothe zoo wheremy momworks tocare formonkeys,whichis a career Ilong fortaking up.It isrequired that we shouldexperience ajob to参考答案第一部分（共小题，每小题分，满分分）

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530、1D、2B、3A、4A、5D、6D、7C、8C、9A、10D、11A、12C、13B、14B、15D、16B、17A、18D、19D、20D第二部分阅读理解（满分分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的、、、四个选项中，选出40A BC D最佳选项、、、211C2B、3D、4B、5A、、221A、2C、3A、4C、5B、、231C、2B、3A、4C、、241A、2D、3C、4B、、251C、2A、3D、4A第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题分，满分分）阅读下面短文,从短文后

1.530各题所给的、、和四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项.A BC D、、261B、2C、3A、4A、5D、6C、、7B8D、9C、10A、11D、12B、13D、14A、15C、16A、17C、18B、19B、20D第二节（每小题分，满分分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入个适当的单词或括号内单词

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10、28Today wevistted a£arm Eirtymthemonnng we willsetoff togetherfrom theschool pieThefarm workers业W wei u^tm welcomeThen tbebud of the firmsbou edus\VhM gladwewereto seethe cropsmd”us MoundWh，Howvegetables grouiogRood Atnoonwehid ipiauc:unch mthe sumhioeAfter Ashort resthidgreat后切g•Am naqgooc^M-eU aftersng-surging手皿nd danong.telliog jokesnd floncsMP ofus evrapliv iofchessTbcreforr tbetunc pinedq^ckiy andpliy-played Thereftee-Hcmwerwe ludto nygoodbye tothe VBICT・pcterupctan第二节书面表达（满分分）2529N AnUnforgettableExperienceLastweekend,I wenttothezoo wheremy momworks tocare formonkeys,which isacareerIlong fortaking up.It isrequired thatwe shouldexperience ajob toknow about the differencesbetweensociety andschools.Besides,wewillset goalsand beactive learnersto achieveour dreams.Following my mom,I reachedthezooat8o clocka.m.My momgave mesome instructionsonhow tobehave beforemonkeys.Observing andrecording theirdaily activitiesis whatI shoulddo.Itis interestingto seethatmostofthetime,monkeys eitherfeed orclean each other asa wayto showlove.Meanwhile,they likefighting witheach other,chasing andcompeting forfood.Whats more,Ilearned froma specialistabout howto attendyoung monkeys.There areseveral simpleways tofollowfor keepingmonkey babiesclean,healthy andfree fromsickness.At threeoclock p.m.Ifinished myjob.From theexperience,I knowhow tiredmymomcan beafter along dayat work.Faced withsomany difficulties,I am a littlebit puzzledbut happyat the same time.It is an experiencethat Iwillnever forget.

8.As thingsdidnt workoutthe way we,we foundourselves tryingto forcethem andstruggling tofinishthem.A.plan B.are planningC.had plannedD.willbeplanning

9.Throughout history,China nevercolonized anynation.this peacefultradition,it iscommitted tobuildinga communitywith ashared futurefor mankind.A.In linewith B.In regardtoC.In harmonywith D.In additionto

10.Most peoplequit anyresults appear;they giveup toosoon and a quitterneverwins.A.while B.until C.since D.before

11.The differencesthe childrensachievements cannot becompletely explainedtheir socialbackgrounds.A.in front of B.in caseofC.in needofD.in chargeof

12.—I wenttoseeThe WanderingEarth lastnight.It wasfantastic!—You wereso lucky!How Iwish Ithe tickettoo.A.get B.gotC.had gotD.would get

13.Country peopledont pretendto havethese ridiculousmanners whichare necessarywe callpolitesociety.A.what B.in whatC.which D.in which

14.The storeI boughtmy textbooksis havinga salethis week.A.that B.whereC.which D.why

15.The WinterOlympics in2022will surelybring inmany internationaltourists.A.held B.having heldC.holding D.tobeheld

16.He haswritten twoarticles forthe journaLone tobe publishedin thisissue,the otherto in thenext.A.turn outB.come outC.bring out.D.leave out

17.much pressurethe U.S.government puton theChinese government,China wouldstick toitsown policyof exchangerate.A.However B.WhereverC.WhateverD.Whoever

18.Dont worry.A numberof effortsarebeingmade thewhole systemoperatingnormally.A.being keptB・keptC.keeping D.to keep

19.Think carefullybefore youanswer questionsonline.You maybe intogivingaway veryimportant personalinformation.A.caught B.addictedC.seized D.trapped

20.Despite theobvious privacyconcerns,the useof facial-recognition technologyis atsome publicplaces.A.out ofdanger B.on therun C.out ofsight D.on therise第二部分阅读理解（满分分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的、、、四个选项中，选出40A BC D最佳选项（分）

21.6Edu-pal.com isan Internet-based schoollocated inBeijing,China.As thebusiness grows,we needprofessionals andopen-minded individualsfrom theUSA,the UK,Canada,Australia,New Zealand,and Irelandwho wouldlove tocontribute theirknowledge,ideas,teaching experience,and creativityto ourschool.Experience andQualifications:•Online nativeEnglish speakersfromthecountries referredto above.•Below50years old.•Experienced inlanguage teaching.（同等的）•CELTA orother TEFLcertification orequivalent experienceisan advantage.•Being ableto speakCHINESE isan advantage.•Able toteach the following subjectsin alldifferent agelevels:English,Business English,Math,Science,Social Science,TOEFL,and IELTS.Duties andResponsibilities forVideo ClassRecordings:•The teachershould make a20-minute videorecording perlesson withouta studentusing ourmaterialsand software.•The teachershould make the videorecording lessonsinteresting,lively andfun.•Teachers shouldbe morecreative especiallyfor beginnerslessons.Duties andResponsibilities forOnline Class:•Deliver one-on-one orgroup classes.•Teachers shouldmaketheclass livelyand interesting.•Providing feedback（反馈）on every lesson isa part of teachers9work.Payment andBenefits:For VIDEOCLASS RECORDINGS30-50USD perhour.For ONLINECLASSES15USD perhour or

7.5USD per30minutes.A lotof prizesawait youif ourstudents likeyour videos.Youll becomefamous andyou canearnmuch morethan you can imagine.Lesson Schedule:（）Mondays-Sundays at4pm-llpm thisschedule isflexible（简历）If youare interestedto apply,you cansend yourresume witha photoand sampleaudioor videorecorded classto myemail address:341317451®oo.com or2564610797®aq.com.For moreinformationabout ourcompany,youcanalso visitour websitehttp:〃www・edu・paLcom・、1The teacherswill mainlycome from.A.Europe andAfricaB.developed countriesC.English-speaking countriesD.countries whereEnglish isstudied、2Who willbe atanadvantageamong equivalentapplicantsA.Those whoseage isbelow

50.B.Those whocan speakChinese.C.He orshe thathas teachingexperience.D.Those whosemother tongueis English.

3、If youare admittedasanonline classteacher youshould・A.makeyoureverylessoncreative andinterestingB.makea20-minute videorecording everyday aloneC.make videorecordings perlesson with your studentsD.provide feedbackon everylesson、4If ateacher teachesonline classesthree hoursa dayhe willget.A.

22.5dollarsB.45dollarsC.90dollarsD.150dollars

5、We canlearn fromthis passagethat・A.if ateacher hasachievements hellget muchmore payB.the teachermust haveCELTA orother TEFLcertificationC.the teachershave classesevery afternoonfrom Monday to FridayD.resumes aresent tothe websitehttp:〃www.edu叩al.com（分）

22.8People fromEast Asiatendtohave moredifficulty thanthose fromEurope indistinguishingfacial expressions—anda new reportpublished onlinein CurrentBiology explainswhy.（均匀的）Rachael Jack,University ofGlasgow researcher,said thatrather thanscanning evenlyacrossa faceas Westernersdo,Easterners fixtheir attention on the eyes.nWe show that Easterners and Westernerslook atdifferent facefeatures toread facialexpressions/*Jack said.nWesterners lookat the eyes andthe mouthin equalmeasure,whereas（忽略）Easterners favorthe eyes and neglectthe mouth.”According toJack andher colleagues,the discoveryshows thathuman communicationof emotionismore complexthan previouslybelieved.As aresult,facial expressionsthat hadbeen considereduniversallyrecognizable cannotbe usedto reliablyconvey emotionin cross-cultural situations.The researchersstudied cultural differences inthe recognitionof facial expressions byrecordingthe eye movements of13Western Caucasianand13East Asianpeople whilethey observedpicturesof.expressive facesand putthem intocategories:happy,sad,surprised,fearful,disgusted,angry,orneutral.They comparedhow accuratelyparticipants readthose facialexpressions usingtheirparticular eyemovement strategies.It turnedout thatEasterners focusedmuch greaterattentiononthe eyesandmadesignificantlymore errorsthan didWesterners.nThe culturaldifference ineyemovementsthat showis probablyareflection ofculturaldifferencein facialexpressions/1Jack said.nOur datasuggest thatwhereas Westernersuse thewhole faceto conveyemotion,Easterners usetheeyes more andmouth less.”In short,the datashowthatfacialexpressionsare notuniversal signalsof human emotion.Fromhere on,examining howcultural factorshave diversifiedthese basicsocial skillswill helpourunderstanding ofhumanemotion.Otherwise,when itcomes tocommunicating emotionsacrosscultures,EasternersandWesterners willfind themselveslost intranslation.、1The discoveryshows thatWesterners.A.pay equalattention totheeyesandthe mouthB.consider facialexpressions universallyreliableC.observe theeyesandthemouthin differentwaysD.have moredifficulty inrecognizing facialexpressions、2What werethe peopleasked todo inthe studyA.To makea faceat eachother.B.To gettheir facesimpressive.C.To classifysome facepictures.D.To observethe researchers*faces.

3、What doesthe underlinedword Htheynin Paragraph6refer toA.The participantsinthe study.B.The researchersofthe study.C.The errorsmade duringthestudy.D.The datacollected fromthestudy.、4In comparisonwith Westerners,Easterners arelikely to.A・do translationmore successfullyB.study themouth morefrequentlyC.examine theeyesmoreattentivelyD.read facialexpressions morecorrectly、5What canbe thebest titleforthepassageA.The Eyeas theWindow tothe SoulB.Cultural Differencesin ReadingEmotionsC.Effective Methodsto DevelopSocial SkillsD.How toIncrease Cross-cultural Understanding（分）

23.8We havesome friends who seemas ifthey understandand appreciateyou,butreally theymight not.A girlnamed Nevaeh was aboutto finda friendthat shethought understoodher,but sheactually didnt.When Nevaeh was inkindergarten shedidnt have friends.Every timeshe wantedto makesomethey wouldjust walkaway.That happeneduntil shewenttothe thirdgrade whena girlnamedBrooke saidhello to her.Nevaeh,a shygirl,didnt answer.Since Nevaehhad no friendstotalk to,her mouthwould doseup.After knowingNevaehwasshy andneeded friends,Brooke wouldntleave Nevaehs sideandalways talkedto her.Nevaeh startedtalking moreand wasless shy.Once Brooketook herto herfriends.There wereonly threegirls,Karla,Mariana,and Isela,but Nevaehwas finewith it.At leastshehad friends.They gotalong verywell andhadafew things in common.When theywere finallyin middleschool,Brooke andNevaeh becamebest friends,but asthey gotolder,they changed.When Nevaehchangedthewayshe lookedand acted,Brooke didn*t likeit.Brooke startledto judge her,and makeherwear stuffthat shedidn tlike.They hadarguments aboutthe wavNevaeh wantedto look,andhow Brookedidnt likewhat shewore.Nevaeh wasntsure ifshe couldreally trustBrooke anymore.That wasuntil shemet Susanwhounderstood Nevaehand didntjudgeherby herlooks,but hadthesameinterests asNevaeh.Theyliked todress inthesamekinds ofthings andhad similarhobbies.Nevaeh reallyliked Susanbecause shenever judgedher.When theywere talkingabout theirinterestsit waslike theyhad knowneachotherfor along lime.Nevaehwasstill friendswith theother girls,andwashappy thatshe finallyhad someonethatunderstood herand appreciatedher.、1What doesthe underlinedword sheinthefirst paragraphrefer toA.Susan.B.Karla.C.Brooke.D.Nevaeh.2^Why didNevaeh havenofriendsin kindergartenA.She didntwant friendsB.She wasntaccepted byothers.、C.She didntdeserve tohavefriends.D.She wasstopped frommaking friends.3How didNevaehreact toBrookes judgmenton herA.She rejectedit.B.She toleratedit.C.She correctedit.D.She appreciatedit.、4What wasSusan like according tothe textA.Brave andhelpful.B.Smart andhumorous.C.Sincere andsupportive.D.Clever andhard-working.（分）

24.8As myfortieth birthdayapproaches,inevitable asanewhair-do,I realizehowmany womenfriends Pvehad overthe years:Most havecome andgone withthe changesof life,justlike thelatest shoefashions waltzin andout of my closet.Some ofmy friends,like some ofmyshoes,were sillymistakes.They neverdid fitproperly,andthey alwaysfelt slightlyno matterhow hardI triedto fitmy feetinto them.Others weremy absolutefavoritefor awhile,but theywore outor woreoff.All styleand nosubstance;the qualityjust wasntthere.Then thereare mytrue friends—the oneswho,likeapair offine shoes,never goout ofstyle oroutof favor,whose appealand valuejust increasewith wearand time.These arefriendswhostay intouchand standby me—as ifthey andI havenever goneofftoanewstate,oranew job.Physicaldistance doesnot separateus;time doesnot changethe fundamentalfact ofour friendship;the wearandtear of life doesnot stopus.The solestill supportus;the colorsand linesstill pleaseus;theuppers,still strongbut gownson,gently bentaround feet.Our connectionis securelyfastened,unaffected bythe whirlwindof changesweve eachbeen through,even whenlife carriesus indifferentdirections.If thecomparison fits...Deborah isthe eveningshoe,elegant andlovely.She appreciatesthe finerthings,choose onlythebest,and stilllooks polishedlong afterthe restofushave drooped.She isa studyin eleganceandknows thedifference betweenbone,and winterwhite.From thissplendid treasure,Ive comerecognizemy ownappreciation forthe finerthingsinlife—and tothe realizationthat Ideservedthem.Jane ispair essential,timeless pumpsthat Iwear oftenand wouldbe lostwithout.With thisclassic,my basicneeds andcomfort levelare assured—leaving metime andenergy forfun.I canmovegracefully fromdaytonight,from workto play,from jokesto discussion.My stepis light;laughter conieseasily andI amready for adventure.Georgiana ismy pairof standardwhite Keds—familiar,comfortable andgood forall seasons.Ive hadthem sincelong before.They arepartofmy childhood.They takeme home,andI amakidagain divinginto theocean ona hotsummer day.They havebeen upthe hilland throughthe mudwithme.They keepme movingforward,even whenputting onefoot infrontoftheotherfeels likethehardest thingIve everdone.I knowI canslip themtomorrow andafter.Iamindebted totheselovely wornsneakers.In theshoe rackoflife,these arethe friendsI cherish.They arethe baseupon whichI stand.They accompanyme onmy chosenpath,regardless ofwhere itleads orhowbumpy orhow humpyor windingit gets.

1、Paragraph2is mainlyabout・A.why Idont likesomeofmy friendsB.where Ican Andgood friendsC.when Ishould saygood-bye tomy friendsD.how Ideal withthose goodfriends、2Which ofthefollowingfriends isa“Jane”A.He/She hasbeen togetherwithyouin di^iculties andsufferingsB.He/She alwayslives upto yourexpectation andkeeps his/her wordsC.He/She hasbeenhonest enoughto pointout yourmistakes intime D.He/She keepsa balancebetween lifeand work、and livesan energeticlife3The underlinedword“indebted”in Paragraph7is closetin meaningto.A.interested B.embarrassedC.grateful D.guilty

4、The purposeofthepassage isto・A.share withyou the writers opinionson howto makefriendsB.express thewriters gratitudetohertrue friendsC.pour outthewritersconcerns aboutsome friendsD.convey somecommon embarrassingconflicts withfriends（分）

25.10Whenever wetalk aboutholidays,my mother teases mysister andme abouthowwe“make outlike robbers/9She isreferring tothe factthatweare halfJewish andhalf Indian,sowe receivegiftsonboth the.festivals oflights.HanukkahandDiwali.Though mymotherteasesus,Ido notmind gettingtwo setsof gifts!Hanukkah iscelebrated onthe25th dayoftheJewish month,which isusually sometimeinDecember.On Hanukkah,like mostJewish families,we lighta menorahand say a prayereach night.Wealsosayaspecial prayeronthefirst night.After that,it isa traditiontor mysister andme todo4hot andcold\for ourhidden Hanukkahgifts.When wewalk towardsthe gift,our parentssay hotandwhen wewalk furtheraway,they saycold.We eachreceive onepresent everynight ofHanukkaheAnother partI likeabout thisholiday isseeing familymembers whowe donot seeoften.My auntusually staysforafew days,and wesometimes visitother relatives.Diwali iscelebrated onthe13th dayofthedark fortnightofthemonth of。