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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 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 filled with 【4】_____ 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】gifts/presents

【5】promise

【6】cook

【7】wear

【8】long

【9】countries

【10】before

【解析】

试题分析：庆祝新年是世界上最古老和最令人激动的传统之一。全世界，各国都有自己的特殊信仰，新年的庆祝方式也不同。

【1】句意：世界各地之新年庆祝。根据“Celebrating New Year’s Day is one of the oldest and most exciting traditions around the world.”可知，全世界都会庆祝新年。around the world意为“世界各地”。故填World。

【2】句意：人们燃烧沥青。根据“In the villages of Scotland, barrels of tar (沥青) are set on fire.”可知，在苏格兰，沥青被放入火中燃烧。burn 燃烧，是动词。故填burn。

【3】句意：孩子们把鞋放在火堆旁边。根君“Children leave their shoes by the fireside”可知应填“鞋子”。故填shoes。

【4】句意：他们的鞋会被圣诞老人装满礼物。根据“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，孩子们把鞋放在火堆旁，他们希望圣诞老人把礼物装进鞋子里。故填gifts/presents。

【5】句意：这是一个让人保证在未来做得更好的时候。根据“The Jewish New Year is called Rosh Hashanah. It is an important time when Jews promise to do better in the future. ”可知，犹太人把新年叫做犹太新年，这是保证未来做得更好的重要时刻。故填promise。

【6】句意：人们烹饪新年面包来使人想起丰收时光。根据“children are given new clothes and New Year bread is cooked to remind people of harvest time”可知，新衣服和烹饪好的新年面包是用来纪念丰收的。cook 烹饪，是动词。故填cook。

【7】句意：人们穿新衣服。根据“On New Year’s Day in Japan, everyone gets dressed in their new clothes”可知，在日本，过新年要穿新衣服。wear穿，是动词。故填wear。

【8】句意：长命百岁的象征。根据“symbols of long life ”可知应填long。

【9】句意：欧洲国家。文章最后一段讲述的是欧洲一些国家的新年。故填countries。

【10】句意：在拜访亲戚朋友之前，人们会现价教会服务。文章最后一段介绍欧洲人在新年第一天会参加教会服务，之后会拜访亲戚和朋友。before在……之前。故填before。