People all over the world celebrate the new year. However, not all countries celebrate in the same way, and in some countries, the new year doesn’t begin on the   46    date very year.

In many countries, the new year begins on 1st January, but people start celebrating on 31st December, New Year’s Eve. In New York many people go to celebrate in Times Square.   47    they’re waiting for the New Year, they listen to music, sing traditional songs and have fun. Just before 12 o’clock, everyone   48  down from 10: 10, 9, 8… As soon as it’s 12 o’clock, everyone shouts very   49 , “Happy New Year!”

New Year’s Day is often a family day. Some families get together for a special meal. When the weather is fine, many families go out for a   50 .

On New Year’s Day, many people make resolutions for the new year. They   51  a list of things, such as “I will help out more with housework. I will work   52  at school than others.” or “I won’t spend so much time playing video games.” When they have made   53   list, they read it to their family or friends and promise to   54  their resolutions.

So it doesn’t matter how they celebrate,   55  people in countries all over the world, it’s a time to say goodbye to the old year, and to welcome the new.

1.

A.familiar

B.same

C.important

D.normal

 

2.

A.If

B.Even though

C.While

D.Before

 

3.

A.comes

B.turn

C.looks

D.counts

 

4.

A.loudly

B.quietly

C.sadly

D.safely

 

5.

A.walk

B.secret

C.job

D.treatment

 

6.

A.put on

B.write down

C.take away

D.look after

 

7.

A.quickly

B.hard

C.harder

D.hardly

 

8.

A.its

B.his

C.her

D.their

 

9.

A.follow

B.make

C.do

D.give

 

10.

A.by

B.for

C.with

D.from

 

【答案】

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.A

6.B

7.C

8.D

9.A

10.B

【解析】短文描述了世界各地人們過新年的情景。雖然慶祝的時間不定相同、方式各異,但它是家庭團圓的節(jié)日,是辭舊迎新之時,也是為新的一年做計劃的時候。

1.根據(jù)句意,并不是所有國家用同種方式慶祝新的一年,有些國家新年還不在同一日期開始。 連詞and連接兩個并列句,后句中所缺的詞要與前一句中的the same 相呼應(yīng)。

2.句意是:人們在等待新年的時候,還做著其他的事情。這是一個時間狀語從句,

后面動詞是延續(xù)性的,用連詞while。

3.迎接新年時,人們在最后幾秒鐘倒著數(shù)數(shù),count down from 10 to 1。

4.在同一秒時間,眾人齊呼,喊聲應(yīng)該很大,而且歡快,loudly最佳。

5.根據(jù)句意,好天氣的時候,一家人出門做的最可能是walk。go out for a walk意思是“去散步”。

6.此處意思是:把下決心的清單寫下來。write down意思是“寫下來、記下來”。

7.句中有than,是比較級,用hard的比較級形式。

8.此句的主語是they,后面的形容詞性物主代詞應(yīng)該用their,與之匹配。

9.此處是向家人和朋友作出承諾。通過上下文可知,是怎樣追隨所下的決心。

10.本句運用了此結(jié)構(gòu),“It is a time (for) sb to do sth”,其中for sb前置。

 

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