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Full of beauty，happiness and a healthy love of life，the Bulgarian (保加利亚人的) festivals and customs date back to old times when man tried to live in peace with nature.The merriest and richest festivals are Christmas and the New Year，when the so－called “sourvakari” makes the round of house with wishes for health and wealth.Other main festivals include “ladouvane”—a holiday for young girls on New Year’s Day or Midsummer Day (24th June)，Shrovetide and Mummers’ Games which mark the start of spring，and “lazrouvane”—a traditional festival for love and family，health and richness.And among them，the widely popular and typical Bulgarian customs and festivals are “martenitsas” and rose－picking.
Every year on March 1st，the Bulgarians give each other “martenitsas”—a small doll made of white and red strings，a symbol of the beginning of spring，health and happiness.
In late May and early June every year，the rose－picking season starts in the Valley of Roses which is between the Balkan Range and the Sredna Gora Mountains.Rose－picking starts at dawn，before sunrise and before the pleasant smell of the rose has disappeared.The Bulgarian rose produces 70 percent of the world’s rose oil which is used by the very well－known perfume (香水) company as a basic element of its products.This is the time of the Festival of Roses，celebrated with carnivals，happy activities，folk songs and dances in Karlovo and Kazanluk on the first Sunday in June.
【语篇解读】 本文介绍了保加利亚的两大重要节日。
21．The passage is mainly about ________．
A．Christmas and the New Year in Bulgaria
B．the origin of Bulgarian festivals and customs
C．rose－picking and perfume industry in Bulgaria
D．typical customs and festivals of Bulgaria
答案 D [主旨大意题。第一段列举了保加利亚的节日，第二段和第三段分别介绍了两大节日风俗。]
22．The author of this passage intends to ________．
A．let us know some knowledge of Bulgarian culture
B．tell us the differences between customs and festivals
C．explain the connection between customs and industry
D．find the origin of the Bulgarian customs
答案 A [细节理解题。根据短文可以推知，作者的主要目的是介绍保加利亚的节日风俗，即提供有关保加利亚文化的信息。]
23．This passage is most likely to appear in a ________．
A．magazine of travel
B．book on world culture
C．history book
D．daily newspaper
答案 B [文章出处题。根据短文主题，本文应是刊载在涉及世界文化的书籍上。]
