【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[听力原文] W: As you have given us detailed information about Christmas and Easter in America just now, could you name some other important holidays and special days? M: Well, Labour Day, Halloween, New Year's Day, Valentine's Day, Mother's Day and Father's Day. W: Oh, is American Labour Day the same as our Chinese Labour Day? M: No, it is celebrated on the first Monday in September. People parade to honour workers. Labour Day began in the 19th century with the dream of a carpenter named Peter J. McGuire, who eventually grew up to become the president of a national union of carpenters. Since he was fully aware of both the satisfaction and the suffering that accompany hard work, he wanted to establish a holiday 'to honour the industrial spirit, the great vital force of the nation'. At his suggestion, the first Labour Day parade was held in New York City in 1882. In 1894, Labour Day became a federal holiday in the United States. W: What do people do on this special day? M: Since the holiday also marks the end of the summer vacation period for many people, it is often the time for an outing to the beach, a picnic in the park, or a barbecue in the backyard. W: That's great. Then, how about Halloween? M: Well, Halloween is a short way of saying All Halloween's Eve, which means the night before the Roman Catholic holy day of All Saint's Day. It comes from two different sources: an ancient Celtic festival in honour of the lord of death and a Roman festival in honour of the goddess of gardens and orchards. The Halloween colours, black and orange, suggest death and harvest. W: That's why we often have pumpkin lanterns with candlelight. What is the difference between American Labour Day and Chinese Labour Day? 本对话四道题选项中的celebration, American/Chinese Labour Day以及重复出现的workers表明，对话可能与美国劳动节和中国劳动节的不同习俗有关。 选项中重复出现的American/Chinese Labour Day和than表明，本题可能考查中国和美国的劳动节的不同之处。对话中女士问男士美国的劳动节是否和中国的劳动节相同，男士给予了否定回答，并说美国庆祝劳动节是在9月的第一个周一(the first Monday in September)，而中国庆祝劳动节是在5月1日，由此可推知美国劳动节和中国劳动节的不同之处在于二者的庆祝时间不同，即美国比中国的庆祝时间要晚，故答案为A。

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[听力原文] What does Peter J. McGuire think of 'hard work'? 男士提到彼得J. 麦奎尔提议设立劳动节，是因为他清楚地明白the satisfaction and the suffering that accompany hard work(辛苦劳作带来的满足感与辛酸)，由此可知hard work会同时产生satisfaction和suffering，故答案为B。

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[听力原文] What do Americans do on Labour Day? 选项均为以动词原形开头的短语表明，本题可能考查与劳动节相关的一些活动或行为。对话中男士明确提到，因为劳动节意味着暑假的结束，所以在劳动节那天，美国人就会去the beach(海滩)旅行，在公园野餐(a picnic)或是在后院吃烤肉(barbecue)，故答案为D。

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[听力原文] What do the two traditional Halloween colours symbolise? 对话结尾处，男士明确提到“Halloween colours，black and orange，suggest death and harvest.”，由此可知black和orange分别代表death和harvest，故答案为C。