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阅读理解: 阅读下面短文, 根据短文内容, 选择最佳选项. There is a one-day holiday in most western countries on New Year's Day. The real celebrations for New Year happen on New Year's Eve梩he night before New Year's Day. There are several interesting customs in the West, and there are many differences from country to country. Though Christmas is a good time for families to get together, New Year is a time for some people to be with friends too. Parties are most often held to welcome New Year. At such parties, there is food and drinks and dances until New Year draws near. At midnight, people often say "Happy New Year" to each other. Champagne is a favorite drink for New Year. In many western countries fireworks are let off at midnight, and many people like to make a noise, possibly to drive away evil spirits. One Scottish song , Auld Lang Sync, is often sung on New Year's Day.

(1)

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. New Year's Eve

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(2)

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

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(3)

The underlined word "fireworks" in the passage means ________.

A. 烟火

B. 战争

C. 火灾

D. 射击

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(4)

On New Year's Eve western people often ________. a. hold parties to welcome New Yearb. make a noise to drive away evil spiritsc. drink with friends or familiesd. say"Happy New Year"to each othere. sing a Scottish songf. let off fireworks

A. a, b, c, e

B. c, d, e, f

C. b, c, d, f

D. a, b, e, f

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(5)

This passage mainly tells us ________.

A. western people drink together on New Year's Eve

B. how western people spend their New Year's Eve

C. what western people eat on New Year's Day

D. western people have a good time on New Year's Day

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In almost every big university in the United States, football is a favorite sport. American football is not like soccer.

Players sometimes kick the ball, but they also throw (扔) the ball and run with it. They try to take it to the other end of the field; they have four chances to move the ball ten yards (码). They can carry it or throw it. If they move it to the end of the field, they can receive six points. This is called a touch-down (持球触地).

It’s difficult to move the ball. Eleven men on the other team try to stop the man who has the ball. If the man does not move the ball ten yards, his team kicks the ball to the other team.

Thousands of people come to watch it when there is a football game. They all yell for their favorite team. They dance and jump while they are yelling. Each team plays ten or eleven games each season. The football season usually begins in September and ends in November. If a team is very good, it may play another game after the season ends. The best teams play again on January lst. Many people go to see these games and many others watch them on TV.

1.In America, football players can _______.

A. only kick the ball????????????? B. only throw the ball

C. only carry the ball????????????? D. kick, throw and carry the ball

2.There are _______ on each team.

A. ten players????????????? B. eleven players????????????? C. twelve players????????????? D. thirteen players

3.If the man does not move the ball ten yards, his team has to _______.

A. go home　B. carry the ball ten yards

C. run with it　D. kick the ball to the other team

4.The best teams play again _______.

A. on Christmas????????????? B. after the season ends　C. on New Year’s Day　D. on Sunday

5.The underlined word “yell” in the passage means “_______”.

A. shout (喊) loudly????????????? B. jump????????????? C. talk loudly????????????? ????????????? D. sing

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(2006·天津中考题)

They ________ their children up for the New Year's Day.

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A．put on

B．wore

C．had

D．dressed

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阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Some of the Official Holidays in China

　　New Year's Day

　　January 1^st is New Year's Day．In China this day is not celebrated as much as it is in other parts of the world because it is overshadowed(使-失色)by the Chinese New Year(Spring Festival)．

　　Labor Day

　　May 1^st is Labor Day．People enjoy three paid days off．Celebration parties take place on that day．

　　Chinese Spring Festival

　　It is the biggest and most important festival in China and Southeast Asia．New Year's Eve dinner is the most important thing when the whole family get together．Special food is served and more meat is prepared than usual．Fireworks break at night, getting the demons and bad luck away．Pictures of the Doors God(门神)are put up on the door．Paper cuts and lucky words on bright red paper are also put up on walls and windows．

(1)

Which is the official holiday in China?
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A．	Thanksgiving Day
B．	Christmas
C．	Easter
D．	Chinese Spring Festival

(2)

What do people often do on Labor Day?
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A．	Eat more meat．
B．	Take part in the celebration parties in the park．
C．	Have a big dinner．
D．	Put up the pictures of the Doors God．

(3)

What is the most important for the family to do during the Chinese Spring Festival?
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A．	Fireworks
B．	Draw pictures of the Doors God．
C．	Paper cutting．
D．	New Year's Eve dinner．

(4)

What does the underlined word “demons” mean?
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A．	好运
B．	财神
C．	魔鬼
D．	祖宗

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We enjoy ourselves ________ New Year's Day.

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A．in

B．at

C．on

D．far

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