Nowroz: Iranian New Year or Nowroz is celebrated on the first day of spring sometime in March. People sing, dance and parade as in a carnival through the streets with drums and trumpets to spread the news of the coming new year.
Rosh Hashanah: The Jewish New Year is called “Rosh Hashanah”, and is celebrated in the month of September. It is a holy (神圣的) time when people think of the things they have done wrong in the past, and promise to do better in the future. Special prayers are held, and an instrument called a Shofar is played. Children are given new clothes, and New Year loaves are baked and fruits are served to remind people of harvest time.
Shogatsu: In Japan, the New Year (Shogatsu) celebrations are from January 1 to January 3 and most Japanese don’t work during these days. In Japan, the New Year is a fresh start. This means that in December all duties should be completed. Parties are held to forget the worries and troubles of the old year. Homes and cars are decorated. On New Year’s Eve, most people spend their time with their families.
Bahai New Year: The Bahai people have their own calendar consisting of nineteen months of nineteen days plus a couple of extra days between the eighteenth and nineteenth months. They have, however, adopted the Iranian custom of beginning the New Year in the spring equinox (春分). The New Year celebrations are held on the evening of March 20th.
小題1:During the Jewish New Year,        .
A．people don’t mention things they have done wrong
B．children often wear new clothes
C．loaves and fruits are often not allowed to be served
D．Shofar is their favourite food
小題2:Which of the following festivals are celebrated in the same month?
A．Nowroz and Shogatsu.
B．Rosh Hashanah and Shogatsu.
C．Nowroz and Rosh Hashanah.
D．Nowroz and the Bahai New Year.
小題3:What can we learn from the text?
A. Japanese families often stay together to celebrate Shogatsu.
B. The Bahai people usually hold a carnival to celebrate the New Year.
C. The Jewish harvest fruits to celebrate Rosh Hashanah.

小題1:B
小題2:D
小題3:A
介紹了幾個(gè)西方的新年節(jié)日。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段第四行Children are given new clothes。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題根據(jù)第一段第一行的on the first day of spring sometime in March.和最后一段的The New Year celebrations are held on the evening of March 20th.可知D正確。
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第三段最后一句On New Year’s Eve, most people spend their time with their families.
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B．It put fans in the tunnels.
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C．Not all penguins behave in the same way.
D．Penguins need better protection from tourists.
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