Question

【題目】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________date every 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．________they’re waiting for the New Year，they listen to music，sing traditional songs and have fun．Just before 12 o’clock，everyone________down from 10:10，9，8…As soon as it’s 12 o’clock，everyone shouts very_______，“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________．

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

So it doesn’t matter how they celebrate，______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．turns 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

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】D

【4】A

【5】A

【6】B

【7】C

【8】D

【9】A

【10】B

【解析】

【1】the same date意為“同一日期”。句意為“……在有的國家，新年并不是每年開始于同一日期”。故選B。

【2】由句意知，強(qiáng)調(diào)前后句中的動作同時進(jìn)行。故用連詞while，意為“當(dāng)……時”。故選C。

【3】count down意為“倒數(shù)，倒計時”，是固定搭配。故選D。

【4】本題考查句意理解和詞義辨析。loudly意為“大聲地”；quietly意為“安靜地”；sadly意為“悲傷地”；safely意為“安全地”。句意為“……每個人都大聲地喊‘新年快樂！’”故選A。

【5】go out for a walk意為“出去散步”，是固定短語。句意為“當(dāng)天氣好的時候，很多家庭會出去散步”。故選A。

【6】由本段最后一句“…they read it to their family or friends…”中的read可推知，此處應(yīng)為把他們決心做的事情一條條地寫下來。故選B。

【7】因為句中有than，故其前面的形容詞或副詞要用比較級，故選C。

【8】因為句子的主語是they(他們)，后面的物主代詞應(yīng)與其相對應(yīng)，用their(他們的)。故選D。

【9】由本段的第一句話知很多人在新年那天會為新的一年做出一些決定，故此處應(yīng)是在“遵守自己的決定”，故選A。

【10】句意為“……對世界上各個國家的人們來說都是辭舊歲迎新年的時間”。用介詞for，意為“對……來說，對于”，故選B。