题目内容
19.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.
I 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)world
| Country/people | Celebration activities | Special beliefs |
Scotland | People (2)burnbarrels of tar. | The old year is burned up and the new one is allowed to enter. |
Canada | Children leave their (3)shoes by the fireside. | Their shoes will be (4)filledwith gifts by Saint Basil. |
Jews | It is a time for people to (5)promiseto do better in the future. People (6)cook New Year Bread to remind of harvest time. | |
Japan | People (7)weartheir new clothes. Homes are decorated with bamboos. | Symbols of(8)long life |
| European(9)countries | People attend church servicesbefore(10)beforevisiting friends and relatives. |
分析 庆祝元旦是全世界最古老也是最激动人心的传统之一,这个节日意味着新的一年的开始,新年被认为是一次纯净开端的完美时间,世界各地的人决定在一年开始的时候做得更好.没有一天能让人们以这么多的方式庆祝.全世界各个国家对于新年意味这什么都有自己特殊的信仰.短文接下来介绍了几个国家:苏格兰、犹太人、日本和欧洲几个国家庆祝新年的方式.
解答 1.world 考查名词 本文介绍的世界各地庆祝新年的方式,结合设空处前面的around the 填名词world,构成短语around the world,故答案是world.
2.burn 考查动词 结合原文中的In the villages of Scotland,barrels of tar (沥青) are set on fire.,可知此处表达的意思是"人们燃烧沥青",结合句子表述的是一般性的事实判断用一般现在时,设空处填动词原形,故答案是:burn
3.shoes 考查名词 结合原文中的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."新年这一天,孩子们把鞋子留在火堆旁边,希望以善良而闻名的圣诞老人来用礼物装满他们的鞋子",可知此处表达的意思是"孩子们把鞋子留在火堆旁边",故答案是:shoes
4.filled 考查动词 结合原文中的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."新年这一天,孩子们把鞋子留在火堆旁边,希望以善良而闻名的圣诞老人来用礼物装满他们的鞋子",可知此处表达的意思是"他们的鞋子将被圣诞老人用礼物装满",结合设空处前面的will be 和句意用一般将来时的被动语态,一般将来时被动语态的构成是:主语+will be+动词的过去分词,设空处填动词的过去分词,"装满"是fill,故答案是:filled
5.promise 考查动词 结合原文中的It is an important time when Jews promise to do better in the future"这是犹太人承诺在未来做得更好的重要时刻",可知此处表达的意思是"这是人们承诺在未来做得更好的时刻",结合前面的 It is a time for people to,设空处填动词原形,故答案是:promise
6.cook 考查动词 结合原文中的New Year bread is cooked to remind people of harvest time."做好的新年的面包让人们想起收获的时光",可知此处表达的意思是"人们做新年的面包为的是想起收获的时光",结合句子表述的是一般性的事实判断用一般现在时,设空处填动词原形,故答案是:cook
7.wear 考查动词 结合原文中的everyone gets dressed in their new clothes and homes are decorated (装饰) with bamboos-symbols of long life."人们穿上新衣服,家里用代表长寿的竹子装饰起来",可知此处表达的意思是"人们穿着新衣服",结合宾语是衣服,且句子表述的是一般性的事实,判断用一般现在时,设空处填动词原形,故答案是:wear
8.long 考查形容词 结合原文中的everyone gets dressed in their new clothes and homes are decorated (装饰) with bamboos-symbols of long life."人们穿上新衣服,家里用代表长寿的竹子装饰起来",可知此处表达的意思是"长寿的象征",结合设空处后面的名词,设空处填形容词,故答案是:long
9.countries 考查名词 结合原文中的In European countries such as Germany,France and Belgium"在欧洲国家",可知此处表达的意思是"欧洲国家",故答案是:countries
10.before 考查介词 结合原文中的families start the New Year by first attending church services.Afterwards,they visit friends and relatives."家人们首先参加教堂活动,然后他们走亲访友",可知此处表达的意思是"人们在走亲访友之前参与教堂活动",结合后面的visiting判断设空处填介词,故答案是:before
点评 本文是一篇任务型阅读短文.解答时首先通读全文,了解文章大意,然后弄清题干意思,对照短文和表格内容进行信息归纳,确定正确答案.
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