Question

【题目】摘录要点。根据短文内容，完成表格中所缺的信息，每空不超过三个单词。

New Year's Day is a time for people to say goodbye to the past and celebrate the beginning of a new year.

In the US, every year as the clock nears the midnight on December 31st, around 1million people get together in Times Square. They watch the famous New Year' s Eve Ball drop from the top of the flagpole (旗杆).

Australia's midnight fireworks over Sydney Harbor Bridge every December 31st are well known. When the fireworks start with popular music, people hug, shake hands with or kiss each other to show their joy. In China, people celebrate it in many ways There are usually parties held in schools and at work. Some young people in big cities set off (燃放) fireworks.

Country	Ways to celebrate New Year’s Day
America	On【1】31st, about 1 million people get together in Times Square to count down the final seconds of the year.
	The famous 【2】 Eve Ball drop from the top of the flagpole.
Australia	People show their happiness by hugging, 【3】 with or kissing each other.
【4】	People usually have【5】in schools and at work.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】December

【2】New Year’s

【3】shaking hands

【4】China

【5】parties

【解析】

本文讲述了美国、澳大利亚、中国的新年。在美国，每年12月31日午夜钟声敲响的时候，人们聚集在时代广场过节。澳大利亚都会在悉尼港大桥上空燃放午夜焰火。在中国，通常在学校和工作中举行聚会。

【1】句意：在12月31号，大约有100万人聚集在时代广场倒数一年的最后几秒钟。

根据In the US, every year as the clock nears the midnight on December 31st, around 1million people get together in Times Square. 在美国，每年12月31日午夜钟声敲响的时候，大约有100万人聚集在时代广场。所以表格中缺12月，故答案是December。

【2】句意：著名的新年前夕的球从旗杆上落下。

根据They watch the famous New Year' s Eve Ball drop from the top of the flagpole所以此处表格是新年的，故答案是New Year’s 。

【3】句意：人们通过拥抱、握手或接吻来表达他们的快乐。

根据When the fireworks start with popular music, people hug, shake hands with or kiss each other to show their joy.当烟花开始流行音乐，人们拥抱，握手或亲吻对方来表示他们的喜悦。根据前面有by，所以用doing。所以此处表格填shaking hands。

【4】根据表格前面都是国家，所以此处也是国家。根据文章后面讲到中国，所以表格此处填China 。

【5】句意：通常在学校和工作中举行聚会。

根据 In China, people celebrate it in many ways There are usually parties held in schools and at work。所以是有聚会，所以表格此处填parties。