Almost all cultures celebrate the end of one year and the beginning of another in some ways. Different cultures celebrate the beginning of a new year in different ways.

Chinese New Year is an important traditional Chinese holiday. It is also traditional for every family to clean the house, in order to sweep away bad luck. Windows and doors will be decorated with red color paper-cutting. Other activities include lighting firecrackers(鞭炮) and giving money in red paper envelopes.

In western countries, people usually celebrate New Year at midnight on December 31st or January 1st. People may go to parties and they may drink champagne(香槟)at midnight. During the first minute of the New Year, people cheer and wish each other happiness for the year ahead. It is also a common western custom to make a New Year’s promise called a resolution. New Year’s resolutions usually include promises to try something new or change a bad habit in the New Year.

Other New Year traditions are followed to bring good luck in the New Year. One widespread Spanish tradition for good luck is to eat grapes on New Year’s Day. The more grapes a person eats, the more good luck the person will have in the coming new year. In France, people eat pancakes for good luck in the New Year. In the United States, some people eat black-eyed peas for good luck—but to get good luck for a whole year you have to eat 365 of them!

根据短文内容,选择最佳答案。

1.Why do Chinese people clean the house before the Chinese New Year?

A. To receive relatives. B. To exercise.

C. To have fun. D. To sweep away bad luck.

2.What does the word “decorated” mean in Chinese in the second paragraph?

A. 覆盖 B. 装饰 C. 庆祝 D. 锁定

3.When may people in western countries usually celebrate New Year?

A. On January 1st. B. On July 1st. C. On October 1st. D. On November 1st.

4.How will the Spanish celebrate the New Year for good luck?

A. They will clean the room. B. They will go shopping.

C. They will eat grapes. D. They will make dumplings.

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Different cultures celebrate the beginning of a new year in the same way.

B. People in western countries enjoy lighting firecrackers at New Year.

C. It is a Chinese custom to make a New Year’s resolution.

D. In France, people eat pancakes for good luck at New Year.

There are many TV programs on Chinese food, but few are like China at Your Tongue Tips. The latest seven-part documentary offers opinions into the geographical, historical and cultural parts of what Chinese eat.

Made by Chen Xiaoqing, an award-winning documentary maker, China at Your Tongue Tips is filled with different kinds of food, which tells us the beautiful process of food-making. The program is sure to attract both food experts and ordinary audiences.

Television is filled with food programs these days, especially introductions of top cooks and close looks at the wonderful cooking processes of a feast (盛宴), but how to create dishes is only one part of food culture, according to Chen.

“The program tries to bring something new by presenting more cultural parts about dishes, like eating habits of eating.”

The surprise is that the show is not only about dishes. Every part paid attention to different people who tell stories about their adventure with food.

"As a saying, goes, 'you are what you eat','" Chen says. "Food is always connected with people. Behind the documentary, they are stories that show people's living situations and attitudes(态度). That's another part which makes it special."

To get enough good stories, the production team spent three months doing researches and interviews in about 60 cities before they started shooting in last July. Filming lasted about nine months.

China at Your Tongue Tips shows social changes while presenting food culture, such as showing the elderly are in their hometowns while other members of this family work outside. In those cases, food serves as reminders of happy times.

Title: A Hit about Chinese1.

2.

●The program includes seven parts.

●It shows Chinese food in terms of history, culture as well as 3..

Characteristics of the program

●Experts and ordinary people are attracted by the program4. of delicious food.

5. parts are presented to bring something new.

●Every part draws our 6. to persons who tell stories about their adventure with food.

●Stories can7. people's living situations and attitudes.

Background and importance of the program

●It took the production team 3 months to go to about 60 cities to do 8. and interviews before shooting.

9. lasted more than nine months.

●The program shows 10. changes.

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