11.Almost all cultures celebrate the end of one year and the beginning of another in some way.Different cultures celebrate the beginning of a new year in different ways,and at different times on the calendar.
In Western countries,people usually celebrate New Year at midnight on December 31st-January 1st.People may go to parties,sometimes dressed in formal clothes,and they may drink champagne(香檳酒)at midnight.During the first minutes of the new year,people cheer and wish each other happiness for the year ahead.But some cultures prefer to celebrate the new year by waking up early to watch the sun rise.They welcome the new wear with the first light of the sunrise.
Many cultures also do special things to get rid of bad luck at the beginning of a new year.For example,in Ecuador,families make a big doll from old clothes.The doll is filled with old newspapers and firecrackers.At midnight,these dolls are burned to show the bad things from the past year are gone and the new year can start afresh(重新).Other common traditions to keep away bad luck in a new year include throwing things into rivers or the ocean,or saying special things on the first day of the new year.
Other New Year traditions are followed to bring good luck in the new year.One widespread Spanish tradition for good luck is to eat grapes on New Year's Day.The more grapes a person eats,the more good luck the person will have in the tear.In France,people eat pancakes for good luck at New Year.In the United States,some people eat black-eyed peas for good luck-but to get good luck for a whole year you have to eat 365of them!
26.The reading is mainly aboutB.
A.the meaning of"Happy New Year!"
B.several different New Year traditions
C.what to eat on New Year's Day
D.why people dress up nicely on New Year's Day
27.It's clear thatA.
A.some cultures celebrate New Year in the morning
B.the Western people celebrate New Year only on New Year's Day
C.people in Ecuador go to parties on December 31st-January 1st
D.no cultures do special things to celebrate New Year
28.In some cultures,people throw things into rivers or oceans toB.
A.bring good luck
B.keep away bad luck
C.forget everything
D.plan for the next year
29.To have a happy new year,C.
A.friends talk to each other in special ways
B.families make big dolls filled with old clothes
C.some people get up early to watch the sunrise
D.Europeans eat 365grapes on New Year's Day
30.When eating black-eyed peas on New Year's Day,people thinkA.
A.one pea brings one day of luck
B.black-eyed peas are the best medicine
C.the peas are too black and taste bad
D.the peas are helpful to count numbers.
分析 這篇短文給我們講述的是不同的文化有不同的慶祝新年的方式,如有的國家是在半夜就開始慶祝新年的到來,而有的國家是早起,看到新年的第一縷陽光來慶祝新年.在新年的時候,還有很多不同的傳統(tǒng)習(xí)俗,作者給我們舉了很多例子來說明.
解答 BABCA
26.B 主旨大意題.這篇短文的第一段是本文的中心,根據(jù)這一段中Different cultures celebrate the beginning of a new year in different ways,and at different times on the calendar.我們可知,不同的文化有不同的慶祝新年的方式,而且是在不同的時間.從下一段開始作者給我們講述了具體有什么不同.因此B選項幾種不同的新年傳統(tǒng)最符合文意.故選B.
27.A 細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)短文第二段中But some cultures prefer to celebrate the new year by waking up early to watch the sun rise.可知,在一些國家里,人們更喜歡早起看日出,用這樣的方式慶祝新年的到來.由此可知選A.
28.B 細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)短文第三段中Other common traditions to keep away bad luck in a new year include throwing things into rivers or the ocean可知,還有一些傳統(tǒng)是把一些東西扔到河里或海洋里,代表著在新的一年里遠離壞運氣.由此可知選B.
29.C 細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)短文第二段中But some cultures prefer to celebrate the new year by waking up early to watch the sun rise.They welcome the new wear with the first light of the sunrise.可知,在一些國家里,人們更喜歡早起看日出,他們用看到新年的第一縷陽光這樣的方式來慶祝新年的到來.故選C.
30.A 細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)短文最后一句話In the United States,some people eat black-eyed peas for good luck-but to get good luck for a whole year you have to eat 365 of them!可知,在美國,一些人吃黑眼豆來獲得好運.為了整整一年都有好運氣,你必須得吃365粒豆子.由此我們可以推斷出吃一粒豆子可以得到一天的好運,故選A.
點評 做題時要在理解好文意的基礎(chǔ)上,與題目有機的結(jié)合,從文章中找到相關(guān)細節(jié)性的句子與選項細細比對,進行選擇或推理判斷,選出符合文章內(nèi)容的正確選項.做題注意靈活,有時可采用排除法或直選法確定出最終答案.