Question

【题目】People all over the world celebrate the new year．However，not all countries celebrate in the same way，and in some countries，the new year doesn’t begin on the________date every year．

In many countries，the new year begins on 1st January，but people start celebrating on 31st December，New Year’s Eve．In New York many people go to celebrate in Times Square．________they’re waiting for the New Year，they listen to music，sing traditional songs and have fun．Just before 12 o’clock，everyone________down from 10:10，9，8…As soon as it’s 12 o’clock，everyone shouts very_______，“Happy New Year！”

New Year’s Day is often a family day．Some families get together for a special meal．When the weather is fine，many families go out for a________．

On New Year’s Day，many people make resolutions for the new year．They________a list of things，such as“I will help out more with housework．I will work________at school than others．”or“I won’t spend so much time playing video games．”When they have made________list，they read it to their family or friends and promise to________their resolutions．

So it doesn’t matter how they celebrate，______people in countries all over the world，it’s a time to say goodbye to the old year，and to welcome the new．

【1】A．familiar B．same C．important D．normal

【2】A．If B．Even though C．While D．Before

【3】A．comes B．turns C．looks D．counts

【4】A．loudly B．quietly C．sadly D．safely

【5】A．walk B．secret C．job D．treatment

【6】A．put on B．write down C．take away D．look after

【7】A．quickly B．hard C．harder D．hardly

【8】A．its B．his C．her D．their

【9】A．follow B．make C．do D．give

【10】A．by B．for C．with D．from

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】D

【4】A

【5】A

【6】B

【7】C

【8】D

【9】A

【10】B

【解析】

【1】the same date意为“同一日期”。句意为“……在有的国家，新年并不是每年开始于同一日期”。故选B。

【2】由句意知，强调前后句中的动作同时进行。故用连词while，意为“当……时”。故选C。

【3】count down意为“倒数，倒计时”，是固定搭配。故选D。

【4】本题考查句意理解和词义辨析。loudly意为“大声地”；quietly意为“安静地”；sadly意为“悲伤地”；safely意为“安全地”。句意为“……每个人都大声地喊‘新年快乐！’”故选A。

【5】go out for a walk意为“出去散步”，是固定短语。句意为“当天气好的时候，很多家庭会出去散步”。故选A。

【6】由本段最后一句“…they read it to their family or friends…”中的read可推知，此处应为把他们决心做的事情一条条地写下来。故选B。

【7】因为句中有than，故其前面的形容词或副词要用比较级，故选C。

【8】因为句子的主语是they(他们)，后面的物主代词应与其相对应，用their(他们的)。故选D。

【9】由本段的第一句话知很多人在新年那天会为新的一年做出一些决定，故此处应是在“遵守自己的决定”，故选A。

【10】句意为“……对世界上各个国家的人们来说都是辞旧岁迎新年的时间”。用介词for，意为“对……来说，对于”，故选B。