苏格兰小镇“上灯节”亮灯 孩子们设计的圣诞灯流光溢彩
苏格兰小镇“上灯节”亮灯 孩子们设计的圣诞灯流光溢彩

Newburgh is a small town in Fife, Scotland. It holds a light competition in their local grammar schools every year. Children are asked to draw a picture with the Christmas theme and the winning design is turned into a light display for the whole town to enjoy!
The tradition began in 2002. “The idea started about 20 years ago when we just had normal lights,” said villager Poppy McKenzie Smith. “But then the competition to design a light started, and each year, one of the lights was taken down and replaced by a light designed by one of the children,” she continued. “When you have a light, it is always there, so there are children who still have their light there.”
Every year, the town holds a big “switch-on” day(上灯节) so everyone can gather and enjoy the lights. “It is a big moment for the community when they are switched on,” Poppy said. In 2020, their kids weren’t in school because of the COVID-19, so they couldn’t hold the competition. But on November 14, the lights were switched on anyway! Designs are from traditional Christmas images like Santa and reindeer to more unusual creations like a turkey and a penguin. “They are quite famous in our local area and I’ve never seen any other towns that do this,” Poppy added.
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1.Kids’ pictures will become _______.

A picture shows

B Christmas light designs

C Christmas gifts

D their homework

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据文章第一段最后一句Children are asked to draw a picture with the Christmas theme and the winning design is turned into a light display for the whole town to enjoy! 可知，孩子们被要求画一幅以圣诞节为主题的图画，获奖的设计变成了一个灯光展示，让全镇的人都可以欣赏，故选B。

2.The underlined word “replaced” means _______ in Chinese.

A 被丢掉

B 被回收

C 被取代

D 被转移

解析：选C。词义猜测题。根据文章第二段…each year, one of the lights was taken down以及When you have a light, it is always there可知，每年，其中一盏灯被取下，当你有灯的时候，它一直会在那里。由此猜测“replace”意为取代，故选C。

3.On “Switch-on” Day in 2020, _______.

A children couldn’t go out

B children couldn’t design the lights

C people could still enjoy the lights

D people couldn’t gather in the town

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据文章第三段But on November 14, the lights were switched on anyway! 在2020年，孩子们因为新冠疫情而不能上学，所以他们无法举行比赛，但11月14日，灯还是开了！人们仍然可以赏灯，故选C。

4.What’s the best title for the passage?

A A light show in a Scotland town.

B Children’s Christmas pictures.

C Traditional Christmas images.

D Famous Children’s light designs.

解析：选A。主旨大意题。文章主要介绍了苏格兰小镇一年一度的灯光秀，故选A。