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【题目】The Spring Festival is one of the most important festivals in China. During the festival, Chinese people have many activities. They paste up Spring Festival couplets(春联), greeting the New Year and saying _____ to the old year. On the first day of the Spring Festival, people _____wearing new clothes. Nowadays, children get _____ packets from their parents and their relatives by web chat. It is a good time for people to visit relatives and friends. More importantly, the Spring Festival is celebrated not only in China but also in _____ parts of the world.

The Spring Festival was _____ in the UK from 1980. Every new year, people also get together and have lots of activities. They sing songs, dance _____ music, share photos with friends or watch _____ in the cinema. Additionally, the Spring Festival has become a key time for Chinese living in the US. They _____ in a large evening party to welcome the traditional new year. The Chinese New Year will be welcomed with three weeks of celebrations across Australia. Thousands of people come to Sydney's Chinatown. They enjoy fireworks(鞭炮) and lion dances. The family dinner on New Year's Eve is an important tradition for Chinese _____ they were born in Singapore or moved there from China. They usually hold it at ______ because having it in a restaurant takes away the meaning of the tradition.

【1】A. yes B. goodbye C. no D. thanks

【2】A. hang up B. hold on C. hang out D. put out

【3】A. green B. golden C. red D. white

【4】A. other B. others C. another D. the other

【5】A. congratulated B. celebrated C. happened D. proved

【6】A. on B. in C. to D. for

【7】A. TV B. matches C. movies D. competitions

【8】A. put B. join C. live D. lead

【9】A. if B. when C. whether D. why

【10】A. home B. outdoors C. restaurant D. country

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】C

【4】A

【5】B

【6】C

【7】C

【8】B

【9】C

【10】A

【解析】文章主要讲述的是一个中国最重要的传统节日——春节。在春节期间，除夕夜的年夜饭是很重要的，一家人往往都会在家里聚餐，第二天是新年的第一天，人们都会上街闲逛，然后相互祝福。

【1】句意：他们贴上春联，迎接新年，向旧的一年说再见。 A. yes 是的；B. goodbye再见；C. no 无，没有；D. thanks感谢。文中提到"to the old year"对于旧的一年，都说是辞旧岁，所以应该是和旧的一年说再见，选择B。

【2】句意：春节这一天，人们穿着新衣服出去玩。A. hang up挂上；B. hold on稍等；C. hang out闲逛；D. put out扑灭。文中提到"On the first day of the Spring Festival"在新年的第一天，我们知道，我们在新年的第一天都是出门，朋友之间相互祝贺，根据句意可知选择C。

【3】句意：如今，孩子们通过网络聊天从父母和亲戚那里得到红包。A. green绿色；B. golden金色；C. red红色；D. white白色。文中提到"pockets from their parents and their relatives by web chat"获得从父母及亲戚那里的口袋，由此可以推测新年拿的应该是红包，选择C。

【4】句意：春节不仅在中国庆祝，而且在世界上的其他国家庆祝。A. other别的，其它的； B. others其余的；C. another再一个；D. the other其余的，或两者中的另一个。文中提到"the Spring Festival is celebrated not only in China"春节不仅在中国举办，由此推测应该是世界上的其他国家，other parts表示其他的部分，根据句意可知选择A。

【5】句意：春节从1980开始在英国庆祝。. A. congratulated祝贺；B. celebrated庆祝；C. happened发生；D. proved证明。文中提到"The Spring Festival"春节，既然是一个节日，应该是让人们庆祝用的，根据句意可知选择B。

【6】句意：他们唱歌，伴着音乐跳舞，和朋友分享照片，或者在电影院看电影。文中提到"They sing songs"他们唱歌，由此可知后文是跳舞，在表示合着音乐跳舞时，用介词to，由此确定选择C。

【7】句意：他们唱歌，伴着音乐跳舞，和朋友分享照片，或者在电影院看电影。A. TV电视；B. matches火柴；C. movies电影；D. competitions比赛。文中提到"in the cinema"在电影院里，由于是电影院，所以看的应该是电影，选择C。

【8】句意：他们参加了一个盛大的晚会来迎接传统的新年。A. put放置；B. join参加；C. live 居住；D. lead引导。文中提到"a large evening party to welcome the traditional new year"庆祝新年的聚会，join in表示参加组织或活动，根据句意可知选择B。

【9】句意：除夕之夜，对于是否在新加坡出生或从中国搬到那里的中国人来说，家人共进晚餐是一种重要的传统。文中提到"The family dinner on New Year's Eve is an important tradition for Chinese"除夕夜的聚餐对于中国人很重要，由此可以推测是不管是在哪里的中国人，故答案选C。

【10】句意：他们通常会在家里举行，因为在餐馆里举行会带走传统的含义。A. home家；B. outdoors户外；C. restaurant 餐馆；D. country国家。文中提到"because having it in a restaurant takes away the meaning of the tradition．"因为在餐馆吃就失去了风俗和过节的意义，由于不在餐馆吃，那肯定就是在家里吃，由此确定选择A。