Question

完形填空。

通读下面的短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

The New Year is a time of friends, family and fun. People  ____the New Year with many traditions and activities.     , not all countries celebrate New Year’s Day in the same way.

In Japan, people throw beans. They throw beans while     ,“Devils（魔鬼）out ,good luck/happiness in.”After throwing the beans, family members pick up and eat the same number of beans as their age. It will bring      and good luck for the New Year.

In China, People buy presents, decorations，foods and new clothes a few weeks before the new year. They clean their houses to   ___bad luck. On New Year’s Eve people usually get together for a big meal. On New Year’s Day, children will     hongbao from their parents. People think it will bring good luck to children. People always visit their     and friends at this time. The Lion Dance is a     activity that is held during the Chinese New Year. People believe that the   _____ sound of drums can keep devils away.

In India, people usually visit temples to give thanks for a good harvest. Then men and women ________  traditional dances. Family members also enjoy delicious food. They say goodbye to the old year and welcome the New Year.

1.A. celebrate         B. take         C. break           D. promise

2.A. So               B. And           C. Then            D. However

3.A. pulling           B. shouting      C. playing        D. practicing

4.A. worry           B. advice         C. health          D. time

5.A. turn on          B. sweep away    C. take off       D. tidy up

6.A. accept          B. make           C. buy           D. receive

7.A. characters       B. soldiers       C. relatives       D. museums

8.A. beautiful        B. traditional   C. modern         D. boring

9.A. quiet             B. slow         C. personal        D. loud

10.A. perform        B. spend         C. hear          D. check

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.C

5.B

6.D

7.C

8.B

9.D

10.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了人们有许多庆祝新年的传统和活动，并不是所有国家都以同样的方式来庆祝新年。在日本，人们扔豆子。在中国，新年前几周人们买礼物、装饰品、食物和新衣服。在印度，人们通常参观寺庙感谢丰收。

1. A. celebrate庆祝；B.take拿，获得；C.break打破；D. promise允诺，许诺。根据not all countries celebrate New Year’s Day in the same way可知这里指的是庆祝，故选A。

2.A. So所以；B. And和，而且；C. Then然后；D. However然而。However表示转折，后加逗号，故选D。

3. A. pulling拉，拖；B. shouting呼喊，喊叫；C. playing游戏，玩耍；D. practicing练习。根据引号后的内容可知这里指的是喊叫的内容，故选B。

4.A. worry担心，烦恼；B. advice建议；C. health健康；D.time时间。根据and good luck可知这里与好运对应的是健康，故选C。

5. A. turn on打开；B. sweep away清除；C. take off起飞，脱下；D. tidy up收拾，整理。根据空格后的bad luck可知要去掉坏的运气，故选B。

6.A. accept接受；B. make制作；C. buy买；D. receive收到。根据空格后hongbao from their parents可知这里指的是孩子从父母那里收到红包，故选D。

7.A. characters人物角色； B. soldiers士兵；C. relatives亲戚；D. museums博物馆。根据空格后的friends可知与朋友对应的是亲戚，故选C。

8.A. beautiful美丽的；B. traditional传统的；C. modern现代的；D. boring无聊的。根据上文the New Year with many traditions and activities可知这里指的是传统的，故选B。

9.A.quiet安静的；B. slow慢的；C. personal个人的；D.loud大声的，喧吵的。根据sound of drums can keep devils away可知大声的敲鼓的声音才能把魔鬼赶走，故选D。

10.A. perform 表演；B.spend花费；C. hear听D. check检查。根据空格后的traditional dances可知是表演舞蹈，故选A。

考点：文化类短文。