Question

At midnight at New Year’s Eve people in Rome and Italy throw ( 扔 ) all the things they no longer want .The streets are filled with old chairs ,beds ,clothes and dishes …. In Madrid, Spain, new year comes in more quietly ( 安静地 ) . People go to the main square, each holding a bag of grapes .As the clock strikes ( 敲 ) twelve ,the people eat grapes .

In Tokyo people eat noodles at New Year’s Eve. This food is said to bring long life. Early the next morning , some Japanese families climb Mount Fuji. There they watch the first sunrise ( 日出 ) of the new year.

In China , New Year’s food include ( 包括 ) a whole fish and a chicken . The chicken must be presented ( 呈现 ) with a head ,a tail and two feet to symbolize ( 象征 ) completeness ( 完美) .

1.This story is about New Year’s Eve in ________.

A. Italy and Spain

B. England

C. Japan and China

D. Both A and C

2.From the story we know that people in some countries bring in New Year By ____________.

A. throwing everything

B. playing games

C. eating some special food

D. drinking coke

3.People climb Mount Fuji to ______________.

A. see the sun come up

B. look at the stars

C. search for New Year’s flowers

D. watch the sun go down

4.The people who hope to have long life from their New Year’s food_________.

A. are Spanish

B. are Japanese

C. are Chinese

D. are Italians

5.People in China eat __________ at New Year’s Eve because they symbolize completeness.

A. grapes

B. noodles

C. fish and chicken

D. whole fish and chicken

Answer 1