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A、To call on African-Americans to worship their gods. B、To urge African-Americans to do more for society. C、To remind African-Am
A、To call on African-Americans to worship their gods. B、To urge African-Americans to do more for society. C、To remind African-Am
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2023-01-31
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问题
Kwanzaa is a cultural festival during which African-Americans celebrate and reflect upon their rich heritage as the products of two worlds. It begins December 26 and lasts for seven days.
Kwanzaa was founded in 1966 by Dr. Karenga, a college professor and African-American leader, who believed that a special holiday could [20|help African-Americans meet their goals of building strong families, learning about their history, and creating a sense of unity.
After conducting extensive research in which he studied the festivals of many African groups of people, he decided that the new holiday should be a harvest or "first fruits" celebration, incorporating ideas from many different harvest traditions. Kwanzaa is a KiSwahili word meaning ’the first fruits of the harvest."
The East African language of KiSwahili was chosen as the official language of Kwanzaa because it is a non-tribal language, spoken by a large portion of the African population. Also, its pronunciation is easy.
Kwanzaa is based on seven principles which are unity, self-determination, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity and faith. One principle is highlighted each day of the holiday.
In preparation for the celebration, a straw mat is placed on the table, along with a candle holder with seven candles, one black, three red, and three green. The black candle represents the African-American people, the red is for their struggles, and the green represents their hopes for the future.
Other items placed on the table are a variety of fruit, ears of corns, gifts, and a communal unity cup for pouring and sharing drinks.
Each day of Kwanzaa, usually before the evening meal, family and friends gather around the table and someone lights a candle, beginning with the black. After that, candles are lit alternately from left to right. While the candle is being lit, a principle is recited; then each person present takes a turn to speak about the importance that principle has to himself or herself.
Next the ceremony focuses on remembering those who have died. A selected person pours water or juice from the unity cup into a bowl. That person then drinks from the cup and raises it high saying "Harambee" which means "Let’s all pull together." All repeat "Harambee!" seven times and each person drinks from the cup. Then names of African-American leaders and heroes are called out, and everyone reflects upon the great things these people did. The ceremony is followed by a meal, and then singing and perhaps listening to African music.
19.What does the speaker say about Kwanzaa?
20.For what purpose did Dr. Karenga create this special holiday?
21.What does the word "Kwanzaa" mean?
22.What did people do while each candle was being lit at the Kwanzaa celebration?
选项
A、To call on African-Americans to worship their gods.
B、To urge African-Americans to do more for society.
C、To remind African-Americans of their sufferings.
D、To help African-Americans to realize their goals.
答案
D
解析
录音提到,宽扎节的创立人认为设立这样一个特殊的节日可以帮助非裔美国人实现建立强大的家庭、了解自身历史、树立团结意识)。故选D项“帮助非裔美国人实现目标”,选项中的realize是录音中meet的同义替换。A项“呼吁非裔美国人崇拜他们的神”、B项“敦促非裔美国人更多地贡献社会”和C项“提醒非裔美国人他们遭受的苦难”在录音中均没有提及,故排除。
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