5．You see people in movies celebrating a white Christmas in England or the United States．But Christmas in Australian is different．
The holiday，celebrated on Dec 25，comes at the hottest time of the year in Australia．The temperature is usually about 30°C in most cities and can even be over 40°C．There is certainly no white Christmas in Australia．
Because it is so hot，the tradition is to have a lunch outside and to swim in the pool or beach．Most people have a one-week holiday during this time，so they will travel to meet their family for Christmas lunch．Christmas lunch is usually a big meal of ham，turkey，salad and fresh seafood．（43）Family members all cook something different to bring to the big meal． I always enjoy Christmas lunch because there are lots of good cooks in the family．One year my aunt even made a delicious gingerbread house（姜餅屋） that we ate for desert．
Children get presents from"Santa Claus"and are always excited to play with them．（44）It is a fun time to play or swim in the pool with the other members of your family．
The sport of cricket（板球） is very popular in Australia and another tradition is to play a game of cricket in your backyard．I always enjoyed playing with my uncle and cousins when I was growing up．
So Australia might not have a white Christmas．But it is still a very exciting and fun time of the year．
請務(wù)必將41-45小題的答案寫在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置！
（一） 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容簡要回答問題．
41．Why is there no white Christmas in Australia？
42．What sports are mentioned in this passage？
（二）將短文中劃線的句子譯成漢語．
43．所有家庭成員都做一些不同的食物帶到這頓大餐上來．
44．和家庭其他成員一起玩或者在游泳池里游泳是很有趣的．
（三）請給短文擬一個適當(dāng)?shù)念}目．
45．Christmas in Australian．
