【正文】 ted on the 25th day Of the Jewish month, which is usually sometime in December. On Hanukkah, like most Jewish families, we light a menorah and say a prayer each night. We also say a special prayer on the first night. After that, it is a tradition for my sister and me to do ?hot and cold? for our hidden Hanukkah gifts. When we walk towards the gift, our parents say ?hot? and when we walk further away, they say ?cold?. We each receive one present every night of Hanukkah. Another part I like about this holiday is seeing family members who we do not see often. My aunt usually stays for a few days, and we sometimes visit other relatives. Diwali is celebrated on the 13th day of the dark fortnight of the month of Ashwin (October / November). To celebrate Diwali, my family does a pooja, or prayers, in honor of the goddess Lakshmi. Since she is the goddess of wealth and prosperity, the pooja includes washing silver coins in milk and water. In India, people decorate their houses with lamps, similar to the way you might light up your house for Christmas. My family just places a few candles outside. We also set off firecrackers, which is my favorite part. We often do this activity with friends to add to the excitement. Both holidays have different histories and stories. We celebrate theta in different ways, yet they both have the same meaning. They both translate into Festival of Lights. and they both mean family and presents for me! 25. Why does the author receive gifts on both Hanukkah and Diwali? A. Because he lives in a rich family. B. Because he lives in two different countries. C. Because his Parents like celebrating their different cultures. D. Because his Parents like spending money buying gifts for them. 26. What does the Underlined phrase “hot and cold” in Paragraph 2 refer to? A. A kind of Hanukkah? game. B. A kind of Hanukkah gift. C. A can of festival drink. D. A riddle written on lights. 27. We can learn from the text that Hanukkah and Diwali . A. share the same history and culture B. are celebrated by both Jews and Indians C. are both related to the legend of lights D. encourage the families to do their prayers 28. What is the author?s attitude towards Hanukkah and Diwali? A. She enjoys celebrating both of them. B. She does mind spending them. C. She likes Hanukkah better. D. She likes Diwali better. C Have you ever noticed tiny raised areas on the branches of a tree? These may have been insects. These small insects feed on tree sap (汁液 ). Insects on urban trees are notably more abundant than those on rural trees. As a result, urban trees suffer from heavy infestations (害蟲橫行 ), and are often unhealthy or die. To protect and restore urban trees? health, we need to determine the factors that make these tree pests more successful in urban habitats. Living anisms interact closely with their environment. The warmer, more droughtstressed trees harbor more successful pests than cooler, less droughtstressed trees. As cities and natural habitats bee hotter and drier, damaging insects will bee more abundant on urban trees. Trees within urban forests are valuable economically and for the environmental sustainability (可持續(xù)性 ) of the region. More than half of the world?s population lives in cities. Across the globe, people are moving into cities at a faster rate than ever. Rapid growth may turn cities into places with harder conditions. Although cities are primarily made of buildings, roads, parking lots, and vehicles, there are still plants in them. The trees within a city are referred to as the urban forest. Urban forests offer very big benefits to human and environmental health. They improve air and water quality, provide habitat for wildlife. cool down temperatures air and water quality, provide habitat for wildlife, cool down temperatures and beautify our environment. They make cities livable. However, being a city tree is not easy. Heat released by human activities is trapped in cities. As a result, temperatures in urban areas are often warmer than their surrounding rural areas. We call this urban warming or the urban heat island effect. Urban habitats are mostly made of surfaces of asphalt (瀝青 ) and concrete. These surfaces reduce the amount of rainwater that reaches tree roots. As a result, urban forests may suffer, which can negatively affect people and the environment. What can we do to restore urban forests? Regular irrigation when possible may help keep pest populations under control. Planting tree species that are suitable to handle heat and drought stress would also reduce the occurrence of insect pest outbreaks. 29. What makes tree pests more successful in the city