Question

At midnight on New Year’s Eve (除夕), people in Rome, Italy, throw out all the things they don’t want any longer. The streets are filled with old chairs, beds, clothes and plates. In Madrid, Spain, the New Year comes in more quietly. People get together in the center of the city. Each holds a bag of grapes. As the clock strikes (敲) twelve, the people eat grapes—one for each strike.

In Tokyo, Japan, people eat noodles on New Year’s Eve. This food is said to bring long life. Early the next morning some Japanese families climb Mount Fuji. There they watch the first sunrise of the new year.

阅读短文，判断正（T）误（F）

1. New Year’s Eve Rome must be very noisy.

2. In the center of Madrid, a Spaniard (西班牙人) brings more than fifteen grapes and waits for the New Year.

3. Many happy people are in the street in Madrid on New Year’s Eve.

4. People in both Madrid and Tokyo bring in the new year by eating a special food.

5. The Japanese prefer to welcome the new year by going to bed early and rising early.

 

Answer 1

答案：T;F;T;T;F
解析：

1.      At midnight on New Year’s Eve (除夕), people in Rome, Italy, throw out all the things they don’t want any longer.根据这句可以判断，罗马的除夕夜肯定很吵，故本句正确。 2.      People get together in the center of the city. Each holds a bag of grapes. As the clock strikes (敲) twelve, the people eat grapes—one for each strike.根据这两句可知，他们要吃12颗葡萄，故本句错误。 3.      In Madrid, Spain, the New Year comes in more quietly. People get together in the center of the city.根据这句可知，街上有很多人，故本句正确。 4.      葡萄牙人吃葡萄，日本人吃面条，来迎接新年，故本句正确。 5.      There they watch the first sunrise of the new year.根据这句可知，本题错误。