题目内容
5.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.
57.The most usual way to welcome the new year in the US isD.
A.to go shopping B.to meet friends C.to travel abroad D.to hold a big party
58.The biggest New Year's party in the US isC.
A.in Central Park B.in Hollywood C.in Times Square D.in Disneyland
59.In the past,some American people made big noise when the new year arrivedB.
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
60.In 1929 a concert on New Year's Eve was given byA.
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.
分析 本文讲述的是在美国,迎接新年的方式.有些聚会是在私人家里.新年聚会通常是吵闹的,人人们认为声音会赶走过去一年的坏心情.
纽约的时代广场里是最热闹的新年晚会.数千人聚集在那里.他们中的一些人敲钟、放烟火,吹口哨,在十二点的时候,他们开始欢呼.时代广场的庆祝活动包括另一个著名的美国传统节目,自1929以来,音乐家Guy Lombardo在除夕举办一场音乐会.Guy Lombardo死于1977.但是这个传统一直保持.当人群在时代广场开始欢呼新年的到来时,乐队开始演奏Auld Lang Syne的歌曲.
解答 57.D 细节理解题.根据第一段第一句In the US,the most popular way to welcome the new year is with a big party.可知"在美国最流行的迎接新年的方式是大型聚会".故选D.
58.C 细节理解题.根据第二段第一句The biggest,noisiest New Year's party in the US takes place in Times Square in New York.可知"在美国最大最音量高的新年聚会在纽约的时代广场举行."故选C.
59.B 细节理解题.根据第一段的最后一句People thought that loud sounds would drive away the bad spirits of the old year可知一些美国人在新年到来时发出大噪音赶走坏心情,故选B.
60.A 细节理解题.根据最后一段的第二句Since 1929,the band of musician Guy Lombardo has given a concert on New Year's Eve可知自1929以来,音乐家Guy Lombardo在除夕举办一场音乐会.故选A.
点评 做题时要在理解好文意的基础上,与题目有机的结合,从文章中找到相关细节性的句子与选项细细比对,进行选择或推理判断,选出符合文章内容的正确选项.做题注意灵活,有时可采用排除法或直选法确定出最终答案.
| A. | H | B. | I | C. | O |
…Sure,but remember you can only _______ it for one week.( )
| A. | lend;borrow | B. | borrow;borrow | C. | lend;keep | D. | borrow;keep |
| A. | Put them away | B. | Put away them | C. | Put it away | D. | Put away it |
First,let's talk about curry.(81)C But in reality(事实),wealthy English people were cooking with curry spices (香料) hundreds of years before British ships traveled to India.
(82)E Cooks of wealthy English families created curry dishes,and later these dishes became popular in other parts of England.
(83)D The Persians were eating round,flat bread with cheese in the 500s-nearly one thousand years before pizza became popular in Naples,Italy!
Finally let's look at the truth behind hamburgers.Many people think hamburgers are an American food. (84)A A German named Otto Kuasw made the first hamburger in 1891.Four years later,German sailors introduced hamburgers to Americans.
Where foods come from isn't nearly as important as how they taste-delicious!(85)B.
| A.However according to some stories,hamburgers came from Hamburg,Germany. B.So,go and get some of your favorite and enjoy it. C.Many people think the English found out about curry from people in India in the 1660s. D.As for pizzas,this dish was probably first made in Persia(波斯). E.In fact,the word"curry"can be found in the English language as far back as 1377. |