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There is a one-day holiday in most countries on New Year's Day. The real celebrations (庆祝)for New Year happen on the night before-on New Year's Eve. There are several interesting customs in the West, and there are many differences from country to country.
Though Christmas is a family get-together, New Year for some is a time to be with friends too. Parties are most often held to welcome New Year. At such parties, there is food and drink and dancing until the time nears for the coming of New Year.
At midnight, people often say "Happy New Year" to each other. Champagne(香槟酒)is a favorite drink for New Year. In many western countries fireworks(烟火)are let off at midnight, and many people like to make a noise, possibly to drive away bad spirits(幽灵).
One important song is often sung at New Year—the Scottish(苏格兰)song of Auld Lang Syne (good times long ago. )
11. People usually have great celebrations for New Year on________.
A. New Year's Day
B. the night before New Year's Eve
C. the night of New Year's Day
D. the night before New Year's Day
12. In the West, New Year is also a time when________.
A. friends get together
B. friends write to each other
C. people can have a week's holiday
D. people can go from country to country
13. The word "customs" in the passage means________.
A. 习俗 B. 聚会 C. 饮食 D. 活动
14. At midnight on New Year's Eve western people often________.
①hold parties to welcome New Year ②make a noise to drive away bad spirits
③drink with friends or families ④say "Happy New Year" to each other
⑤sing an important French song ⑥let off fireworks
A. ①②③④ B. ③④⑤⑥
C. ②③④⑥ D. ①②⑤⑥
15. This passage mainly talks about________.
A. western people drink together on New Year's Eve
B. what western people do on New Year's Day
C. how western people spend their New Year's Eve
D. western people have a good time on New Year's Day
B
No, 4 Middle School
Kunming, Yunnan
April 2nd, 2003
Dear editor(编辑),
I live in a beautiful city. Many visitors come to my city. There are so many colorful peacocks (孔雀)here.
The peacocks mostly live on the grass land of Dongfeng Square(广场). They are given food freely by visitors. They usually throw food to them, and don't think about at all whether the food is right or not. Some of the peacocks became ill, some even died after eating the bad food given by the visitors.
I'm sure most of the visitors who throw food to the peacocks really like the birds, but don't realize(意识到)that they may be doing them harm(伤害).
The visitors should be told that what they have done is very harmful to the birds, and this kind of thing must be stopped from happening.
Perhaps we can build some small shops beside Dongfeng Square to sell peacock food. For us every person, it's our duty to give more love to these beautiful birds and to look after them carefully.
Yours, Sun Yan
16. Many visitors come to the writer's city to________.
A. do some shopping B. see beautiful peacocks
C. play on Dongfeng Square D. eat nice food
17. Some peacocks became ill and died because some visitors________.
A. didn't give them any food B. gave them too much food
C. threw them some bad food D. loved them and played with them
18. Some shops can be built beside Dongfeng Square so that they may________.
A. sell food for visitors B. sell food for peacocks
C. make the square more beautiful D. have the beautiful birds
19. From the passage we know people should________.
A. live and play with the birds
B. stop the birds from eating too much
C. give right food to the birds
D. give more food to the birds
20. We can guess the writer of the letter, Sun Yan, may be a________.
A. visitor B. shopkeeper
C. square keeper D. student
，我们将会及时处理。
