Question

    New Year's Day is the time for people to say goodbye to the past and celebrate a new start. People in most countries celebrate this special day on Jan. 1st of the Gregorian calendar (公历) .And they celebrate it in many different ways.

    In the US,every year as the clock nears midnight on Dec. 31st,people in Times Square,New York,watch the famous New Year's Eve Ball go down from the top of the flagpole (旗杆) . There are 2,688 crystal triangles (水晶三角 形) on the ball. This makes the ball the shiniest star of the night. Millions of people count down the final seconds of the year as the ball drops.

    While in the UK,people have a tradition of singing an old song called Auld Lang Syne at midnight. The song is a Scottish poem written by Robert Bums in 1788. Auld Lang Syne is Scottish for good old times. People sing it to show their appreciation (感激) for the old and new years. While singing the song,people also dance together.

     However,in China,New Year's Day is not a very big moment compared to the Spring Festival,yet people still do something special. As everyone has a one-day holiday,some people may take a short trip with their family. At school,most classes hold parties before New Year's Day. It is a happy time for children who perform shows.

52. Where is the New Year's Eve Ball?

   A. In Washington D   C. B. In New York.

   C. In Chicago. D. In Los Angeles.

53. Auld Lang Syne is.

   A. an American song

   B. a poem written by Shakespeare

   C. a Scottish poem

   D. sung to show people's happiness 

54. Which of the following is students 9 way of celebrating New Year's Day in China?

   A. Singing an old song called Auld Lang Syne at midnight.

   B. Taking a school trip somewhere near the school.

   C. Performing shows at the class parties.

   D. Counting down the final seconds of the year as the shining ball fall.

55. What's the main idea of the passage?

   A. All the people celebrate New Year's Day on Jan. 1st of the Gregorian calendar.

   B. On New Year's Eve,Americans count down the final seconds of the year.

   C. New Year's Day is not as important as the Spring Festival in China.

   D. People in different countries celebrate New Year's Day in different ways.

Answer 1

52. B 53. C 54. C 55. D

[阅读D篇短文大意]本文主要讲了不同国家的人们以不 同的方式庆祝新年，并以美国、英国和中国人民的庆祝方式为例。

52. B 由文章第二段中的”…people in Times Square,New York, watch the famous New Year's Eve Ball.可知答案选B.

53. C 由文章第三段中的"The song is a Scottish poem written by Robert Bums in 1788” 可知答案选C 

54. C由文章最后一段的最后两句可知C项符合题意。

55. D通读全文可知本文主要讲了不同国家的人们以不同的方式庆祝新年，故D项符合题意。