Question

On New Year’s Eve (前夕), people in Italy throw out all the old things. So there are chairs, beds, clothes and plates in the streets. In Spain, New Year comes more quietly. Everyone holds a bag of grapes. When twelve o’clock comes, people start eating the grapes.

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

1.This passage (文章) is about New Year’s Eve in __________.

A. Italy    B. Spain    C. Japan    D. all of the above

2.People in Spain welcome New Year by __________ after twelve.

A. eating grapes    B. eating noodles

C. throwing the old things    D. watching the sunrise

3.People in both Spain and Japan __________ to welcome New Year.

A. throw things away    B. get together

C. eat some food    D. watch the sunrise

4.Japanese climb Mount Fuji to __________.

A. look at the stars    B. look for New Year’s wishes

C. see the sun coming up    D. have a rest

5.The people in __________ think they can get long life from their New Year’s food.

A. Japan    B. China    C. Spain    D. Italy

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.C

5.A

【解析】文章讲述了不同的国家的新年风俗。

1. 文章中A、B、C三项的这三个国家在文章中都提及到了。故选D

2. 由第一段中的“In Spain... When twelve o’clock comes, people start eating the grapes”可知答案。故选A

3. 由文中提到的西班牙人吃葡萄迎接新年，日本人吃面条迎接新年可知，应选C项。

4. 由文章最后一句some families climb Mount Fuji. There they watch the first sunrise (日出) of New Year.可知答案。故选C

5. 由第二段前两句In Japan, people eat noodles on New Year’s Eve. This food is said to bring long life可知答案。故选A