Question

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 day 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 8 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

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.A

6.B

7.C

8.D

9.A

10.B

【解析】

試題分析：短文描述了世界各地人們過新年的情景。雖然慶祝的時間不定相同、方式各異，但它是家庭團圓的節(jié)日，是辭舊迎新之時，也是為新的一年做計劃的時候。

1.考查形容詞及語境的理解。 A．familiar熟悉的； B．same相同的；C．important 重要的；D．normal正常的。根據(jù)句意，并不是所有國家用同種方式慶祝新的一年，有些國家新年還不在同一日期開始。連詞and連接兩個并列句，后句中所缺的詞要與前一句中的the same 相呼應(yīng)。故選B。

2.考查連詞及語境的理解。句意是：人們在等待新年的時候，還做著其他的事情。A．If 如果，是否； B．Even though 即使； C．While當……時候；D．Before在……之前。這是一個時間狀語從句，后面動詞是延續(xù)性的，用連詞C。

3.考查動詞及語境的理解。迎接新年時，人們在最后幾秒鐘倒著數(shù)數(shù)，count down from 10 to 1。A．comes來； B．turns變得；C．looks 看起來 ；D．counts數(shù)數(shù)。故選D。

4.考查副詞及語境的理解。在同一秒時間，眾人齊呼，喊聲應(yīng)該很大，而且歡快，loudly最佳。A．loudly大聲地； B．quietly安靜地； C．sadly難過地； D．safely安全地。根據(jù)句意，應(yīng)選A。

5.考查動詞及語境的理解。A．walk 散步； B．secret 秘密； C．job 工作； D．treatment待遇。根據(jù)句意，好天氣的時候，一家人出門做的最可能是walk。go out for a walk意思是“去散步”。 故選A

6.考查動詞短語及語境的理解。A．put on穿上； B．write down寫下； C．take away拿走，帶走； D．look after照顧照看。

此處意思是：把下決心的清單寫下來。write down意思是“寫下來、記下來”。 故選B

7.考查副詞及語境的理解。A．quickly快速地； B．hard 努力地； C．harder努力地比較級； D．hardly幾乎不。句中有than，是比較級，用hard的比較級形式。故選C

8.考查代詞及語境的理解。此句的主語是they，后面的形容詞性物主代詞應(yīng)該用their，與之匹配。故選D

9.考查動詞及語境的理解。A．follow跟隨；B．make做決定；C．do 做； D．give給。此處是向家人和朋友作出承諾。通過上下文可知，是怎樣追隨所下的決心。故選A

10.考查固定句式及語境的理解。本句運用了此結(jié)構(gòu)，“It is a time (for) sb to do sth”，其中for sb前置。故選B

考點：日常生活類閱讀