Question

People around the world celebrate the new year. However, not all countries celebrate in the   46    way. When it is the New Year, people celebrate for several days. In some countries, the New Year is not on the same date every year. It can depend    47    the seasons, the moon or the sun.

In many countries, New Year begins on January1st, but people start celebrating on December 31st, New Year’s Eve. In New York, many people go to celebrate in Times Square. While they’re waiting for the New Year, they    48    music, sing traditional songs and have fun. Just before 12 o’clock, everyone    49    down from 10, 9, 8 … As soon as it’ s 12 o’clock, everyone shouts very loudly, “Happy New Year!” and they say, “Out with the old year and in with the new!” Suddenly there    50   fireworks and special drinks. Sometimes people sing an old song   51   “Auld Lang Syne”.

New Year’s Day is often a family day. Some people relax at home. Some families get together for a special    52   with grandparents, aunts and uncles. When the weather is    53   , many families go out for a walk.

On New Year’s Day, many people make resolutions for the new year. They write down a list of things, such as “I will help out more at home. I will work harder at school.”

Or “I won’t spend so much time    54   video games.” When they have made their list, they read it to their family or friends.

So it does not matter how they celebrate, for people in countries all over the world, it is a time to    55   goodbye to the old year, and to welcome the new.

1.A. different           B. difficult                  C. same             D. easy

2.A. in                        B. on                          C. for                          D. like

3.A. hear                             B. listen to                  C. sound            D. hear of

4.A. counts               B. count                     C. counted       D. counting

5.A. am                       B. is                            C. be                          D. are

6.A. calls                     B. calling                    C. called            D. call

7.A. meal                   B. breakfast      C. lunch             D. supper

8.A. well                     B. good             C. hot                         D. fine

9.A. play                    B. playing                   C. played                   D. plays

10.A. say                             B. tell                          C. talk               D. speak

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.C

2.B

3.B

4.A

5.D

6.C

7.A

8.D

9.B

10.A

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文主要講述了世界上各國過新年的不同方式。

1.聯系下文描述，可知此處指的是以相同的方式。故選C，相同的。

2.考察短語depend on。聯系下文，可知此處指的是，他可能取決于季節，月亮和太陽。故選B。

3.動詞辨析。A. 聽見；B.聽；C.聽起來；D.聽說。聯系下文，可知此處指的是他們聽音樂，故選B。

4.句意：就在十二點以前，每個人從10、9、往下數。結合語境可知本句描述的是客觀性動作，故用一般現在時態。Everyone做主語謂語動詞用單數，故選A。

5.考察there be句型。There be句型表示“某地(或某時)存在有某人(或某物)，而并非某地(某人、某物或某時)擁有什么東西”，句中有若干個名詞作主語，動詞be常與后面主語中的第一個名詞在數上一致。本句中第一個主語fireworks 為復數形式，故謂語動詞用復數形式，選D。

6.聯系下文，可知此處指的是一首名叫友誼天長地久的老歌。過去分詞作定語表示被動的發生過的動作，故選C，名叫……的。

7.名詞辨析。A. 一頓飯；B. 早飯；C.午飯；D. 晚飯。結合語境可知本句只是特指任何一頓特殊的飯，故選A。

8.形容詞辨析。Well用作形容詞是良好的，健康的；good好的，不錯的；hot 炎熱的；fine優良的，晴朗的；聯系下文，可知此處指的是如果天氣不錯。故選D。

9.考察非謂語動詞。；spend用于sb spend...on sth或者sb spend...in doing sth（in可以省略），spend的主語必須是人，可以指花費時間、也可以指花費金錢；故選B。

10.動詞辨析。tell告訴，講述，強調一個人說；say 說，強調說的內容；talk 不及物動詞，談話，多和介詞搭配使用；speak演講，發言，說某種語言。聯系下文，可知此處指的是說某種內容，故選A。

考點：關于如果過新年的說明文

點評：這篇短文內容比較簡單，理解不難。各小題與上下文聯系比較緊密，答題中一定要注意聯系上下文。答完后多讀幾遍，看看是否符合邏輯，適當修改。個別小題可以當作單獨的詞義辨析題來做，先區分詞義，結合語境選出最能使語句通順的答案。