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任務(wù)型閱讀（本大題共10小題，每小題1分，共10分）

閱讀下列短文，根據(jù)短文中的信息完成表格.(每空一詞)

Celebrating New Year’s Day is one of the oldest and most exciting traditions around the world. Since this festival marks the beginning of the year, New Year’s Day is thought of as a perfect time for a “clean start”. People in the world decide to act better in the year just beginning than the year just ended.

No day has ever been celebrated in so many different ways. All over the world, countries have their own special beliefs about what the New Year means to them.

In Scotland, the New Year is called Hogmanay. In the villages of Scotland, barrels of tar (瀝青) are set on fire. It represents that the old year is burned up and the new one is allowed to enter.

New Year’s Day is also the Festival of Saint Basil in Canada. Children leave their shoes by the fireside on New Year’s Day with the hope that Saint Basil, who is famous for his kindness, will come and fill their shoes with gifts.

The Jewish New Year is called Rosh Hashanah. It is an important time when Jews promise(承諾) to do better in the future. Special services are held in the church, children are given new clothes and New Year bread is cooked to remind(使…想起) people of harvest time.

On New Year’s Day in Japan, everyone gets dressed in their new clothes and homes aredecorated (裝飾) with bamboos—symbols of long life.

In European countries such as Germany, France and Belgium, families start the New Year by first attending church services. Then they visit friends and relatives. In France, boys and girls receive gifts of money on New Year’s Day.

New Year celebrations around the 1.

Country/people	Celebration activities	Special beliefs
Scotland	People burn barrels of tar.	The 2. year is burned up and the new one is allowed to enter.
Canada	Children leave their 3. by the fireside.	Their shoes will be filled with4. by Saint Basil.
Jews	It is a time for people to promise to do 5. in the future. People 6. New Year Bread to remind of harvest time.
Japan	People 7. their new clothes. Homes are decorated with bamboos.	Symbols of 8. life
European 9.	People attend church services 10. visiting friends and relatives.

Answer 1

1.world

2.old

3.shoes

4.presents/gifts

5.better

6.cook

7.wear

8.long

9.countries

10.before

【解析】

試題分析：短文大意：慶祝新年是全世界的一個(gè)最古老和最激動(dòng)人心的傳統(tǒng)。因?yàn)檫@個(gè)節(jié)日標(biāo)志著一年的開(kāi)始，新的一年的一天，被認(rèn)為是一個(gè)“干凈的開(kāi)始一個(gè)完美的時(shí)間”。在不同的地方有不同的慶祝方式。

1. New Year’s Day is one of the oldest and most exciting traditions around the world.可知慶祝新年是全世界的一個(gè)最古老和最激動(dòng)人心的傳統(tǒng)。所以該填寫(xiě)world。

2. represents that the old year is burned up and the new one is allowed to enter.可知在蘇格蘭村，柏油起火。它代表著舊的一年被燒了，新的一年被允許進(jìn)入。所以該填寫(xiě)old。

3. leave their shoes by the fireside on New Year’s Day 可知在新年孩子把他們的鞋子留在爐邊。所以該填寫(xiě)shoes。

4. the hope that Saint Basil, who is famous for his kindness, will come and fill their shoes with gifts.可知希望以善良著稱的圣羅勒把禮物放在鞋里，所以該填寫(xiě)presents/gifts。

5. is an important time when Jews promise(承諾) to do better in the future.可知這是一個(gè)重要的時(shí)候，猶太人承諾在未來(lái)做的更好。所以該填寫(xiě)better。

6. services are held in the church, children are given new clothes and New Year bread is cooked to remind(使…想起) people of harvest time.可知特殊服務(wù)是在教堂里舉行，孩子們得到新衣服和新年面包以提醒他們想起收獲時(shí)間的人，所以該填寫(xiě)cook。

7. gets dressed in their new clothes and homes aredecorated (裝飾) with bamboos—symbols of long life.可知在日本的新年，每個(gè)人都會(huì)穿著他們的新衣服，家庭都用竹子裝飾象征長(zhǎng)壽，所以該填寫(xiě)wear。

8. of long life可知在日本竹子象征長(zhǎng)壽，所以該填寫(xiě)long。

9. European countries such as Germany, France and Belgium, families start the New Year by first attending church services.可知該填寫(xiě)countries。

10. European countries such as Germany, France and Belgium, families start the New Year by first attending church services.可知該填寫(xiě)before。

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