On Lunar New Year’s Eve on Feb 18, 2015,Beijing had a good day. PM2.5 levels were below 50. However, the nice day ended with firework celebrations at night.

In the first hour after the start of the celebration, PM2.5 levels rose to 500 in certain parts of the city, with the average across the city around 400.

According to the China National Environmental Monitoring Center, on Lunar New Year’s Day, air pollution reached “dangerous levels” in 201 Chinese cities, because of fireworks, with more than 40 of them seeing “serious pollution”. As a result, the debate on whether to ban (禁止) fireworks during the Spring Festival is also heating up.

Sina surveyed 3,000 Internet users, and results show that only 38 percent of the people support setting off fireworks, and 60 percent are against it.

“I support a ban on fireworks,” a netizen (网民) nicknamed ann019 said. “Lighting fireworks can only bring problems: air pollution, disturbing sleep, causing fire and exhausting sanitation workers (环卫工人).”

Others thought it to be hard to ban traditions, and lighting fireworks during holiday seasons won’t cause lasting pollution.

Some, however, suggest a moderate (温和的) way to solve the problem.

“As a tradition, fireworks absolutely add to the festival’s happiness. They shouldn’t be banned totally,” commented netizen Tracy on the China Daily online forum (论坛). “But the time should be reduced. For example, it can be allowed just during New Year’s Eve, the first day of the Lunar New Year and the Lantern Festival.”

1. caused serious air pollution on Lunar New Year’s Eve.

A. The factories B. The cars

C. The fireworks D. The bad weather

2. cities saw serious air pollution on Lunar New Year’s Day.

A. 201 B. More than 40

C. Around 400 D. 500

3.According to Sina’s survey, over half of the Internet users setting off fireworks.

A. are against B. enjoy

C. support D. don’t care about

4. was not mentioned by the netizen nicknamed ann019.

A. Exhausting sanitation workers

B. Disturbing sleep

C. Wasting money

D. Causing fire

5.According to the passage, we know is a moderate way to solve the problem.

A. to ban fireworks totally

B. to reduce the time of setting off fireworks

C. to get more people to set off fireworks

D. to never change the tradition

6.What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. Air pollution.

B. A Survey on the Internet.

C. Moderate ways to reduce firework celebrations.

D. Whether to ban festive fireworks.

6.A Christina from Spain
On the last day of the year,the 31st of December,people wait till 12 pm.Everybody must have 12 grapes(葡萄) to eat at midnight.At each sound of the clock,we must eat a group.But we can't ever finish eating the grapes on time!Usually when people still have some grapes in their mouths,they look at each other and start to laugh.This tradition started in Spain long ago.One year,when there were a lot of grapes,the king of Spain decided to give grapes to everybody to eat on New Year's Eve.
B Cordon from Britain
On New Year's Day in Britain,people have parties.At 12o'clock,the music stops,and we listen to the radio.On the radio we hear Big Ben,the famous clock in London.Then everybody sings a song about friendship and kisses their friends.We say"Happy New Year"to each other.It's lucky if a tall man with dark hair is the first person to come to the house in the new year.So I go and visit as many friends as I can.They all give me a drink.
C Angela from Brazil
In all cities in Brazil,we have a big party on New Year's Eve,especially in Rio de Janeiro.People in this city go to the beaches to watch fireworks(焰火).We put flowers in the sea and think about things we want for ourselves or others.We usually wear white clothes for good luck during the New Year.
51.PictureBis about paragraph 1.
A.B.C.D.
52.Who have parties on New Year's Day?D
A.People in Spain.
B.People in Britain.
C.People in Brazil.
D.Both B and C.
53.From the 2nd paragraph,we can infer (推断)thatA.
A.People listen to the radio at home.B.Cordon can't drink much.
C.Cordon is a tall man with dark hair.D.there are no people near Big Ben.
54.On New Year's Day,Brazilians usually wear white clothes becauseB.
A.that reminds them of their happy life
B.they hope that can bring them good luck
C.they think that they look beautiful in white
D.that's what they have to do during the New Year
55.This article mainly tells usD.
A.what people in Britain do on New Year's Day
B.when and where people have New Year parties
C.why people in different countries like the New Year
D.what people around the world do on New Year's Day.

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