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B. spend
C. spent
D. is spent
In the deep blue Indian Ocean, there’s a beautiful island (岛) country called Maldives(马尔代夫). It’s the smallest in population and area of all the Asian countries. It has an area of 90,000 km2, but 99% of the area is covered by the sea. It has 1,190 islands and is about 820 km from North to South. People live on no more than 200 islands, while another 87 are visited by tourists. Some of the islands are only used for fishing or farming. The capital Maléis is on one of the middle islands, and about 75,000 people live there. The people there are friendly and welcoming. They use their traditional games to welcome people from all over the world. It is sunny on the islands almost every day, and makes them look so beautiful. People can enjoy lots of things in Maldives.
【小题1】How many people live in the capital Maléis?
A.75,000. | B.90,000. | C.1,190. | D.200. |
A.There are no people living on some islands in Maldives. |
B.Tourists are everywhere in Maldives. |
C.People in Maldives like traveling very much. |
D.People in Maldives can do nothing except fishing or farming. |
A.He thinks they’re boring. |
B.He thinks they’re poor. |
C.They are friendly and welcoming. |
D.He doesn’t like them. |
In the US, the most popular way to welcome the new year is with a big party. Some parties are at private homes. But in recent years, it has become more and more common for Americans to go to a hotel or eating-place on the night of December 31st. There, they can eat a big dinner, drink champagne, and dance to orchestra music.
Most New Year’s parties are usually noisy. People shout and sing. And often, guests blow on small noisemakers when the new year arrives at midnight. This tradition of noise making is believed to start centuries ago. People thought that loud sounds would drive away the bad spirits of the old year.
The biggest, noisiest New Year’s party in the US takes place in Times Square in New York. Thousands of people gather(聚集) there. Some of them ring bells and set fireworks. Others blow whistles of car horns(喇叭). And at twelve o’clock, they begin to cheer as an electric sign in the shape of a red apple lights up on top of a tall building.
The Times Square celebration includes another well-known American tradition. Since 1929, the band of musician Guy Lombardo has given a concert on New Year’s Eve. Guy Lombardo died in 1977. But, Bill Lombardo, has kept the tradition alive with a band concert at a New York city hotel. When the crowds in Times Square start cheering the arrival of the new year, television cameras show the band playing the song Auld Lang Syne.
【小题1】 The most usual way to welcome the new year in the US is ________.
A.to go shopping | B.to meet friends | C.to travel abroad | D.to hold a big party |
A.in Central Park | B.in Hollywood | C.in Times Square | D.in Disneyland |
A.to express their friendship | B.to drive away the bad spirits |
C.to make others more excited | D.to give best wishes to each other |
A.the band of Guy Lombardo | B.the band of Bill Lombardo |
C.the band of Johann Strauss | D.the band of Elvis Aaron Presley |