科目：gzyy 來源：2013-2014學年湖南省懷化市高三第一次模擬考試英語試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解

The younger daughter of former New York Mayor Richard White has moved her wedding from New Year’s Eve to this Thursday so her mother, who has been fighting against cancer for 11 years, can take part in the ceremony, a family spokesman said on Wednesday, Oct, 12, 2013. Elizabeth Lally White, who turns 28 on Thursday, will marry Sam Peterson in Spiaggia, a restaurant on North Michigan Avenue. The reception also will be held at the restaurant, which had been previously scheduled to host the couple’s engagement party on Thursday.

Lally White’s mother, Maggie, 68, was reported to have caught breast cancer in 2002. She had an operation in her leg in April and she was hospitalized twice in the weeks following the procedure for treatment of flu-like symptoms that doctors said were not related to the cancer. Maggie, who has used a walker or a wheelchair during most public appearances in recent years, is well beyond the average survival time for someone with breast cancer.

“As the mayor himself has said, she had a pretty difficult summer.” said Jacquelyn Heard, who served Mayor White’s press secretary for years and followed him to the same international law firm that he joined after leaving office in May. “She was not able to get around the way that she normally would do. This year, she has had quite a few setbacks and they’ve been pretty well documented. Lally White decided to reschedule the wedding so that her mom can participate in the festivities (慶?；顒?/span>).” Heard said. Lally White is a doctoral candidate at De-Paul University and plans to work with autistic (孤獨癥) children, and Sam Peterson works in insurance, Heard said.

Richard and Maggie White married in 1972 and had three children in addition to Lally — Nora, Patrick and Kevin. But Kevin was born with a disease and died in 1981 at 33 months.

1.When was Elizabeth Lally White born?

A. In 1983.?????????? B. In 1987.?????????? C. In 1985.?????????? D. In 1984.

2.What can we infer from Paragraph 2?

A. Maggie, 68, is recovering now.

B. Maggie caught breast cancer in 2002.

C. The cancer caused some flu-like symptoms on Maggie.

D. Average breast cancer patients lived a life shorter than Maggie.

3.Why did Lally White reschedule her wedding?

A. She was afraid that her mother couldn’t participate her wedding on New Year’s Eve.

B. She was eager to work with autistic children after wedding.

C. Her family will move out of New York.

D. Her mother will accept operation because of her disease.

4.How many children did the former mayor and his wife give birth to?

A. 3.??????????????? B. 4.???????????????? C. 5.???????????????? D. 6.

5.What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. The political life of former Mayor.

B. The brave wife of former Mayor.

C. The wedding of former Mayor’s daughter.

D. The family life of former Mayor.

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科目：gzyy 來源：2012-2013學年內(nèi)蒙古一機集團第一中學高一下學期期中考試英語卷（帶解析） 題型：閱讀理解

Although the New Year is already here, the great moments of the past year are still in the memory. Let’s look back at some of them.
United States
One of the world’s largest New Year’s Eve parties was held in Times Square, New York. The festival attracted hundreds of thousands of people to watch a brightly-lit ball drop on a landmark building at the stroke (擊、打) of midnight.
A great amount of confetti (五彩紙屑) was released from the sky at zero o’clock.
Britain
Painted in shinning colors, blowing whistles, 50，000 party-goers arrived in London’s Millennium Dome to dance in the New Year. The Millennium Dome came to life at midnight as 50 DJs started up, competing on five separate dance floors to warm the crowd into the party mood.
Russia
New Year is the biggest holiday in Russia. It is traditional to put up a tree for celebrations with family and friends.
On the very last day of last year, Russians with a taste for a very cold swim braved freezing temperatures to plant traditional, festival trees on the bed of the Northern Ocean and at the bottom of Lake Baikal, the world’s deepest lake.
Malaysia
Brave skydivers threw themselves off the world’s tallest building near midnight and floated towards the New Year.
The jump from the 452-metre Petronas Twin Tower was called a real leap from one year to the next since the group took off in the last second of the old year and landed a minute later in the New Year. “That was really cool,” said Roland Simpson, “over crowds of onlookers to the landing spot.”
【小題1】In New York the brightly-lit ball dropped ____________.

A．form the sky onto the Times Square

B．into the hundreds of thousands of watchers

C．to welcome the arrival of Christmas

D．a(chǎn)t the point between the old and the New Year

【小題2】Which of the following is NOT traditional to welcome a new year?

A．Sharing the happiness and excitement together.

B．Setting up a tree for celebrations.

C．Planting trees on the bed of a lake.

D．50 DJs’ competing on five separate floors.

【小題3】People jumping from the tallest buildings _________.

A．spent two different years in the air.

B．stayed in the sky for two minutes.

C．landed over people’s heads.

D．floated away to the new land

【小題4】The passage mainly shows that ________.

A．New Year has been the starting point for people to have dreams.

B．people in different countries welcomed New Year in different ways.

C．people’s ways of celebrations are exciting.

D．the New Year is better than the old year.

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Americans hope Two-Thousand-Two will be happier than Two-Thousand-One. New York suffered terrible losses in the terrorist attacks on September Eleventh. However, the city is continuing with its New Year's Eve traditions in Times Square for the ninety-seventh year.

The tradition began in Nineteen-Oh-Four. That year, the owners of the building at Number One Times Square held a party on top of the building. Today, the New Year's Ball falls from the top of the same building. The ball contains thousands of pieces of lighted cut glass. It looks like burning stars as it falls through the darkness. When it reaches the ground, people in Times Square dance and sing. They throw tiny pieces of colorful paper into the air. Many people in the United States also watch this event on television.

Other cities also have New Year celebrations. For example, Chicago has a fireworks show. The fireworks are launched from the Navy Pier, a land area that extends into Lake Michigan. Some people like to watch the fireworks from a boat on the lake. The boat serves a special meal on New Year's Eve. People drink a special wine called Champagne to celebrate the clock striking midnight.

Many young people in Chicago celebrate New Year's Eve at the Lincoln Park Zoo. Children wear funny hats as they wish the animals a good New Year.

Many other Americans celebrate New Year's Eve with parties at home. Or they celebrate at public eating and drinking places. These events are usually noisy. People shout and sing. They often blow on small noise-makers when the New Year arrives at midnight. They kiss their husband or wife or the person they are with. They dance to broadcast music, records or live bands.

Some people drink too much alcohol at New Year's Eve celebrations. This can lead to tragic results if a person drinks too much and then drives a car. The National Safety Council says hundreds of people die in road accidents during the holiday.

In recent years, the danger of accidents has resulted in a new tradition called the "designated driver." One person among a group of friends drinks little or no alcohol during New Year's Eve celebrations. Then this designated driver can safely drive the other people home. Many American cities also offer free taxi service on New Year's Eve to take people home safely.

Other Americans observe the coming of the New Year at events without alcohol. More than two-hundred American cities hold these First Night celebrations. Artists in Boston, Massachusetts, started the tradition of First Night celebrations in Nineteen-Seventy-Six. They wanted to observe the coming of a New Year. But they did not want to hold noisy drinking parties. So they organized music, art and other events to observe the holiday.

66.What does the tradition refer to in the passage?

A. The celebration of New Year’s Eve. B. The New Year’s Ball.

B. The fireworks show. D. The parties at home.

67.Why does the New Year’s Ball contain pieces of lighted cut glass?

A. To attract people in the square. B. To light the Times Square

C. To give people atmosphere of a festival D. To make people interested in the festival.

68. What is the passage mainly about?

A. To hope people remember the terrible suffering in the terrorist attacks

B. The colorful life of Americans.

C. The hopes of Americans in the coming new year.

D. The celebrating activities on New Year’s Eve in America.

69. How do Americans feel to the coming new year after the terrorist attacks?

A. sad, excited and hopeful B. sad, excited and happy

C. happy, excited and hopeful D. complicated, excited and hopeful.

70. The change people hope most to see in their tradition is __________

A. Less noise B. Drinking less alcohol

C. Fewer road accidents D. Less tragedy

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Although the New Year is already here, the great moments of the past year are still in the memory. Let’s look back at some of them.

United States

One of the world’s largest New Year’s Eve parties was held in Times Square, New York. The festival attracted hundreds of thousands of people to watch a brightly-lit ball drop on a landmark building at the stroke (擊、打) of midnight.

A great amount of confetti (五彩紙屑) was released from the sky at zero o’clock.

Britain

Painted in shinning colors, blowing whistles, 50，000 party-goers arrived in London’s Millennium Dome to dance in the New Year. The Millennium Dome came to life at midnight as 50 DJs started up, competing on five separate dance floors to warm the crowd into the party mood.

Russia

New Year is the biggest holiday in Russia. It is traditional to put up a tree for celebrations with family and friends.

On the very last day of last year, Russians with a taste for a very cold swim braved freezing temperatures to plant traditional, festival trees on the bed of the Northern Ocean and at the bottom of Lake Baikal, the world’s deepest lake.

Malaysia

Brave skydivers threw themselves off the world’s tallest building near midnight and floated towards the New Year.

The jump from the 452-metre Petronas Twin Tower was called a real leap from one year to the next since the group took off in the last second of the old year and landed a minute later in the New Year. “That was really cool,” said Roland Simpson, “over crowds of onlookers to the landing spot.”

1.In New York the brightly-lit ball dropped ____________.

A．form the sky onto the Times Square

B．into the hundreds of thousands of watchers

C．to welcome the arrival of Christmas

D．a(chǎn)t the point between the old and the New Year

2.Which of the following is NOT traditional to welcome a new year?

A．Sharing the happiness and excitement together.

B．Setting up a tree for celebrations.

C．Planting trees on the bed of a lake.

D．50 DJs’ competing on five separate floors.

3.People jumping from the tallest buildings _________.

A．spent two different years in the air.

B．stayed in the sky for two minutes.

C．landed over people’s heads.

D．floated away to the new land

4.The passage mainly shows that ________.

A．New Year has been the starting point for people to have dreams.

B．people in different countries welcomed New Year in different ways.

C．people’s ways of celebrations are exciting.

D．the New Year is better than the old year.

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On New Year’s Eve,New York City holds an outdoor __________ which attracts a crowd of a million or more people.

A.incident B.event C.case D.affair

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閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的四個選項中選出最佳答案.

People of the World Celebrate the New Millennium（千年）

　　Early in 1994, Britain established a millennium committee for planning and arranging celebrations. Of the 185 projects devised by the committee, “the Millennium Dome--British Exhibition Hall 2000”is the most spectacular. The Dome, the largest building of its kind in the world, has been constructed in Greenwich, a city bisected by the prime meridian. Ten million tourists attended the 2000 celebrations.

　　New Zealand was among the first countries to ring in the new millennium. From 5 o'clock in the afternoon on December 31, 1999 to 4:04 in the morning of January 1,2000, New Zealand held mass carnivals in Wellington and on Pitt Island, a Chatham island that lies 800 kilometers east of Wellington. According to London Royal Geography Society, the first rays of dawn shone on top of a Pitt Island mountain. A family's home sits atop the mountain, and so the government paid the family NZ $200, 000 to make use of the surrounding property for millennium festivities.

　　Supposedly, France celebrated the millennium for 18 months. Two 60-meter-tall towers were built upon the summit near Notre Dame, and a 33-ton copper bell named“The World Peace Millennium Commemorative Bell”was casted. The French launched a“Green Meridian Program”by planting several thousand trees along the meridian in Paris.

　　In Berlin, Germany, 1,000 opera stars sang on New Year's Eve. Starting last September, Germany's postal services have been running a program called“2000 Space Postal Matters”. Two thousand representative letters and postcards were selected to be sent into space via rocket. The rocket was launched from a Brazilian launching pad on New Year's Eve. After the rocket landed, the letters were mailed. Both writers and receivers got certificates, proving that their letters and postcards had been sent through space.

　　In the United States a ceremony entitled “Joining Hands to Celebrate the Future” was held on October I at Disney World. A Year 2000 sign sat atop the Epcot Center to mark the occasion. In New York, the millennium celebration lasted from 7:00 p.m. of December 31, 1999 until 7:00 p.m. of the New Year's Day. About 1 million people attended.

　　Australia's Sydney held a 24-hour“Millennium Sydney” celebration along with invited guests from all over the world. Five tons of fireworks fired.

　　In China's Shenzhen and Hong Kong, 2000 couples participated in a collective wedding ceremony on the first day of the new century. Participants included well-known overseas Chinese. Television stations from 50 countries save live broadcasts of the ceremony and ensuing celebrations. （from china Today, January, 2000）

（1）Which of the following statements is NOT true?

[　　]

A. Britain began to plan the celebration of the millennium earliest.

B. The family who live atop a Pitt Island mountain are very lucky.

C. Four thousand people got certificates for their letters and postcards in Berlin.

D. A collective wedding ceremony was held in Shenzhen; another one was held in Hong Kong on the first day of the new millennium.

（2）On which city the topic of celebration of the millennium is about nature?

[　　]

A. Sydney

B. New York

C. Paris

D. Greenwich

（3）What did people enjoy in Berlin on New Year's Eve?

[　　]

A. The new millennium bell.

B. Operas.

C. Tons of fireworks.

D. Mass celebrations.

（4）Of which ceremony the topic is about the union of all the people?

[　　]

A. The mass carnivals in Wellington.

B. The launching in Brasilia.

C. The ceremony in Disney World.

D. The wedding ceremony in Shenzhen.

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On New Year's Eve New York City holds an outdoor________ which attracts a crowd of a million of more people.
A. incident　 B. event　 C. ease　 D. affair

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On New Year's Eve, New York City holds an outdoor ________ which attracts a crowd of million or more people．

[　　]

A．event

B．incident

C．case

D．affair

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科目：gzyy 來源： 題型：053

閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的四個選項中選出最佳答案.

People of the World Celebrate the New Millennium（千年）

　　Early in 1994, Britain established a millennium committee for planning and arranging celebrations. Of the 185 projects devised by the committee, “the Millennium Dome--British Exhibition Hall 2000”is the most spectacular. The Dome, the largest building of its kind in the world, has been constructed in Greenwich, a city bisected by the prime meridian. Ten million tourists attended the 2000 celebrations.

　　New Zealand was among the first countries to ring in the new millennium. From 5 o'clock in the afternoon on December 31, 1999 to 4:04 in the morning of January 1,2000, New Zealand held mass carnivals in Wellington and on Pitt Island, a Chatham island that lies 800 kilometers east of Wellington. According to London Royal Geography Society, the first rays of dawn shone on top of a Pitt Island mountain. A family's home sits atop the mountain, and so the government paid the family NZ $200, 000 to make use of the surrounding property for millennium festivities.

　　Supposedly, France celebrated the millennium for 18 months. Two 60-meter-tall towers were built upon the summit near Notre Dame, and a 33-ton copper bell named“The World Peace Millennium Commemorative Bell”was casted. The French launched a“Green Meridian Program”by planting several thousand trees along the meridian in Paris.

　　In Berlin, Germany, 1,000 opera stars sang on New Year's Eve. Starting last September, Germany's postal services have been running a program called“2000 Space Postal Matters”. Two thousand representative letters and postcards were selected to be sent into space via rocket. The rocket was launched from a Brazilian launching pad on New Year's Eve. After the rocket landed, the letters were mailed. Both writers and receivers got certificates, proving that their letters and postcards had been sent through space.

　　In the United States a ceremony entitled “Joining Hands to Celebrate the Future” was held on October I at Disney World. A Year 2000 sign sat atop the Epcot Center to mark the occasion. In New York, the millennium celebration lasted from 7:00 p.m. of December 31, 1999 until 7:00 p.m. of the New Year's Day. About 1 million people attended.

　　Australia's Sydney held a 24-hour“Millennium Sydney” celebration along with invited guests from all over the world. Five tons of fireworks fired.

　　In China's Shenzhen and Hong Kong, 2000 couples participated in a collective wedding ceremony on the first day of the new century. Participants included well-known overseas Chinese. Television stations from 50 countries save live broadcasts of the ceremony and ensuing celebrations. （from china Today, January, 2000）

（1）Which of the following statements is NOT true?

[　　]

A. Britain began to plan the celebration of the millennium earliest.

B. The family who live atop a Pitt Island mountain are very lucky.

C. Four thousand people got certificates for their letters and postcards in Berlin.

D. A collective wedding ceremony was held in Shenzhen; another one was held in Hong Kong on the first day of the new millennium.

（2）On which city the topic of celebration of the millennium is about nature?

[　　]

A. Sydney

B. New York

C. Paris

D. Greenwich

（3）What did people enjoy in Berlin on New Year's Eve?

[　　]

A. The new millennium bell.

B. Operas.

C. Tons of fireworks.

D. Mass celebrations.

（4）Of which ceremony the topic is about the union of all the people?

[　　]

A. The mass carnivals in Wellington.

B. The launching in Brasilia.

C. The ceremony in Disney World.

D. The wedding ceremony in Shenzhen.

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　　Jack bought a new car. During Christmas break from college, his son wanted to borrow it to drive to a New Year's Eve 1 to be held in Vermont. Jack was 2 the son would hit one of the roadblock(路障)that people set up all over the place on New York's Eve. The 3 that was reached was that the son would be allowed to use the car, 4 he would not drink at all.

　　So the son drove to Vermont, got completely 5 and tried his best to drive home. On the way home he hit a roadblock. He was told to 6 the car and stand in a line of people being given the infamous sobriety(not drunk) 7 . However, the careless policemen 8 him out. He was left standing off to the side while the others were 9 the police how well they could walk a 10 line, etc.

　　Jack got up to answer the 11 at 7∶00 a. m. There were 12 policemen there. They asked him if he was the 13 of that red FLAT. He replied, “Yes.”When he was asked if he was 14 the car evening before and he said that his son had been the driver.

　　When the son 15 himself in front of the policemen, he knew he was in some sort of 16 . Upon questioning, he admitted driving the car, but when asked if he had been 17 , he said, “No!”When asked if he could see his car, he was unable to remember the 18 . He said that it was in the garage.

　　And when the four of them walked out to look at the car, 19 seeing the car he had driven the 20 before, they saw a damaged car parked there.

1．

[　　]

A．party

B．meeting

C．concert

D．race

2．

[　　]

A．sure

B．worried

C．a(chǎn)ngry

D．glad

3．

[　　]

A．suggestion

B．condition

C．conclusion

D．a(chǎn)greement

4．

[　　]

A．but

B．though

C．until

D．or

5．

[　　]

A．excited

B．tired

C．drunk

D．pleased

6．

[　　]

A．stop

B．get out of

C．drive

D．get into

7．

[　　]

A．punishment

B．talk

C．education

D．test

8．

[　　]

A．missed

B．found

C．made

D．gave

9．

[　　]

A．explaining

B．telling

C．showing

D．a(chǎn)sking

10．

[　　]

A．long

B．quiet

C．direct

D．straight

11．

[　　]

A．telephone

B．letter

C．doorbell

D．question

12．

[　　]

A．two

B．four

C．few

D．many

13．

[　　]

A．manager

B．father

C．master

D．owner

14．

[　　]

A．damaging

B．parking

C．washing

D．driving

15．

[　　]

A．stood

B．found

C．put

D．took

16．

[　　]

A．danger

B．a(chǎn)ccident

C．test

D．trouble

17．

[　　]

A．driving

B．drinking

C．hurting

D．missing

18．

[　　]

A．drive

B．test

C．time

D．line

19．

[　　]

A．without

B．because of

C．instead of

D．before

20．

[　　]

A．day

B．night

C．a(chǎn)fternoon

D．morning

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The most popular way to welcome the new year in the United States is to have a big party. Some parties are at people’s homes. But in recent years, it has become more and more common

For Americans to go to a hotel or a club or a restaurant on the night of December the 31st. There they can have dinner, drink champagne ( a kind of wine), and dance.

Most New Year’s parties have something in common. First of all, they are usually noisy. People sing and bands (樂隊)play. And often, guests pull a cracker（爆竹） when the clock strikes twelve at midnight. People think that loud sounds would drive away the evil spirits of the old year before the new year begins.

For many people New Year’s Eve is the night when they can drink as much as they like. Some New Year’s celebrations have ended sadly for people who got drunk and had driving accidents. Radio’s and television’s announcements warn people of the danger of drunk driving. Some places offer free rides home for drunken people.

The biggest and noisiest New year’s party in the United States takes place at Times Square in New York City. Thousands of people gather there. Some of them ring bells or let off crackers. Others blow whistles or car horns. And at 12 o’cloIk, they begin to cheer as an electric sign in the shape of a red apple lights up on top of a tall building.

Americans keep up one other important tradition as the new year begins. They make decisions about how to improve themselves in the year ahead. Experts say that the most common New Year’s decisions in the United states are to eat less. But many Americans also promise themselves to stop smoking, or stop drinking wine, or to be nicer to their friends and families.

Experts find fewer than ten percent of Americans carry out their New Year’s decisions. Few want to give up this tradition. Almost everyone seems to enjoy looking back over the year that has just ended and looking forward to a nice beginning of a new year. ,

72. The article is about _____.

A. some important traditions in the USA

B. when and where Americans welcome the new year

C. New year’s celebrations in the USA

D. American ways of life and their interests

73. On New Year’s Eve _____ in America.

A. parties are held in different places

B. people are encouraged to drink as much as they like

C. some places offer free rides home for everyone

D. people begin to shout as soon as they see a red apple

74. . Most new year’s parties are usually noisy, because______.

A. people sing songs B. bands play music

C. guests pull crackers D. people want to get rid of bad luck of the old year

75. In order to prevent car accidents _____ on New Year’s Eve.

A. many Americans promise to stop drinking wine

B. drunken people are forbidden to drive, but can be driven home for free in some places

C. little wine is served at New year’s celebrations

D. people are warned of the danger of drinking too much

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On New Year’s Eve,New York City holds an outdoor __________ which attracts a crowd of a million or more people.

A.
incident
B.
event
C.
case
D.
affair

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.

The most popular way to welcome the new year in the United States is to have a big party. Some parties are at people’s homes. But in recent years, it has become more and more common

For Americans to go to a hotel or a club or a restaurant on the night of December the 31st. There they can have dinner, drink champagne ( a kind of wine), and dance.

Most New Year’s parties have something in common. First of all, they are usually noisy. People sing and bands (樂隊)play. And often, guests pull a cracker（爆竹） when the clock strikes twelve at midnight. People think that loud sounds would drive away the evil spirits of the old year before the new year begins.

For many people New Year’s Eve is the night when they can drink as much as they like. Some New Year’s celebrations have ended sadly for people who got drunk and had driving accidents. Radio’s and television’s announcements warn people of the danger of drunk driving. Some places offer free rides home for drunken people.

The biggest and noisiest New year’s party in the United States takes place at Times Square in New York City. Thousands of people gather there. Some of them ring bells or let off crackers. Others blow whistles or car horns. And at 12 o’cloIk, they begin to cheer as an electric sign in the shape of a red apple lights up on top of a tall building.

Americans keep up one other important tradition as the new year begins. They make decisions about how to improve themselves in the year ahead. Experts say that the most common New Year’s decisions in the United states are to eat less. But many Americans also promise themselves to stop smoking, or stop drinking wine, or to be nicer to their friends and families.

Experts find fewer than ten percent of Americans carry out their New Year’s decisions. Few want to give up this tradition. Almost everyone seems to enjoy looking back over the year that has just ended and looking forward to a nice beginning of a new year. ,

72. The article is about _____.

A. some important traditions in the USA

B. when and where Americans welcome the new year

C. New year’s celebrations in the USA

D. American ways of life and their interests

73. On New Year’s Eve _____ in America.

A. parties are held in different places

B. people are encouraged to drink as much as they like

C. some places offer free rides home for everyone

D. people begin to shout as soon as they see a red apple

74. . Most new year’s parties are usually noisy, because______.

A. people sing songs B. bands play music

C. guests pull crackers D. people want to get rid of bad luck of the old year

75. In order to prevent car accidents _____ on New Year’s Eve.

A. many Americans promise to stop drinking wine

B. drunken people are forbidden to drive, but can be driven home for free in some places

C. little wine is served at New year’s celebrations

D. people are warned of the danger of drinking too much

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The most popular way to welcome the new year in the United States is to have a big party. Some parties are at people’s homes. But in recent years, it has become more and more common

For Americans to go to a hotel or a club or a restaurant on the night of December the 31st. There they can have dinner, drink champagne ( a kind of wine), and dance.

Most New Year’s parties have something in common. First of all, they are usually noisy. People sing and bands (樂隊)play. And often, guests pull a cracker（爆竹） when the clock strikes twelve at midnight. People think that loud sounds would drive away the evil spirits of the old year before the new year begins.

For many people New Year’s Eve is the night when they can drink as much as they like. Some New Year’s celebrations have ended sadly for people who got drunk and had driving accidents. Radio’s and television’s announcements warn people of the danger of drunk driving. Some places offer free rides home for drunken people.

The biggest and noisiest New year’s party in the United States takes place at Times Square in New York City. Thousands of people gather there. Some of them ring bells or let off crackers. Others blow whistles or car horns. And at 12 o’cloIk, they begin to cheer as an electric sign in the shape of a red apple lights up on top of a tall building.

Americans keep up one other important tradition as the new year begins. They make decisions about how to improve themselves in the year ahead. Experts say that the most common New Year’s decisions in the United states are to eat less. But many Americans also promise themselves to stop smoking, or stop drinking wine, or to be nicer to their friends and families.

Experts find fewer than ten percent of Americans carry out their New Year’s decisions. Few want to give up this tradition. Almost everyone seems to enjoy looking back over the year that has just ended and looking forward to a nice beginning of a new year. ,

72. The article is about _____.

A. some important traditions in the USA

B. when and where Americans welcome the new year

C. New year’s celebrations in the USA

D. American ways of life and their interests

73. On New Year’s Eve _____ in America.

A. parties are held in different places

B. people are encouraged to drink as much as they like

C. some places offer free rides home for everyone

D. people begin to shout as soon as they see a red apple

74. . Most new year’s parties are usually noisy, because______.

A. people sing songs B. bands play music

C. guests pull crackers D. people want to get rid of bad luck of the old year

75. In order to prevent car accidents _____ on New Year’s Eve.

A. many Americans promise to stop drinking wine

B. drunken people are forbidden to drive, but can be driven home for free in some places

C. little wine is served at New year’s celebrations

D. people are warned of the danger of drinking too much

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On New Year's Eve New York City holds an outdoor ____ which attracts a crowd of a million of more people.

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A. incident
B. event
C. ease
D. affair