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【题目】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 (沥青) 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 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 people of harvest time.

On New Year’s Day in Japan, everyone gets dressed in their new clothes and homes are decorated (装饰) 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. Afterwards, 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 【2】 barrels of tar.	The old year is burned up and the new one is allowed to enter.
Canada	Children leave their 【3】by the fireside.	Their shoes will be 【4】 with gifts by Saint Basil.
Jews	It is a time for people to 【5】 to do better 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

【答案】

【1】world

【2】burn

【3】shoes

【4】filled

【5】promise

【6】cook

【7】wear

【8】long

【9】countries

【10】before

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文讲述的是庆祝新年是全世界一个最古老也是最令人兴奋的传统习俗，而不同国家迎接新年的时候，有不同的方式，短文中作者给我们举了很多例子。

【1】根据短文中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可知，这篇短文主要给我们介绍的是世界各地迎接新年的不同习俗。around the world全世界。

【2】根据短文第三段中In the villages of Scotland, barrels of tar (沥青) are set on fire.可知，在苏格兰，人们迎接新年的时候，会烧沥青，意思是烧掉过去的一年，迎接新的一年。故填burn。

【3】根据短文第四段中Children leave their shoes by the fireside on New Year’s Day可知，在加拿大，在新年那天，小孩们会把鞋放在火炉边。故填shoes。

【4】根据短文第四段中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可知，在加拿大，在新年那天，小孩们会把鞋放在火炉边，希望Saint Basil能往他们的鞋里放满礼物。fill装满，根据句意这里用的是被动语态，故填filled。

【5】根据短文第五段中It is an important time when Jews promise to do better in the future可知，在犹太人的新年里，人们会承诺在新的一年里做得更好。由此可知填promise。

【6】根据短文第五段中New Year bread is cooked to remind people of harvest time.可知，犹太人做新年面包，提醒他们丰收的时候。cook做饭。

【7】根据短文第六段中On New Year’s Day in Japan, everyone gets dressed in their new clothes可知，在日本新年的时候，人们会穿上新衣服。wear穿。

【8】根据短文第六段中homes are decorated (装饰) with bamboos—symbols of long life.可知，在日本，新年的时候，人们会用竹子装饰家，象征长寿。故填long。

【9】短文最后一段说的是欧洲一些国家过新年的风俗，作者给我们列举了德国、法国和比利时三个国家，故这里填countries。

【10】根据短文的最后一段In European countries such as Germany, France and Belgium, families start the New Year by first attending church services. Afterwards, they visit friends and relatives.可知，在欧洲国家，过新年时，人们先是去教堂，然后再去拜访亲戚朋友。故填before。