A Christina from SpainOn the last day of the year, the 31st of December, people

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A Christina from Spain
On the last day of the year, the 31^st of December, people wait till 12 pm. Everybody must have 12 grapes(葡萄) to eat at midnight. At each sound of the clock, we must eat a group. But we can’t ever finish eating the grapes on time! Usually when people still have some grapes in their mouths, they look at each other and start to laugh. This tradition started in Spain long ago. One year, when there were a lot of grapes, the king of Spain decided to give grapes to everybody to eat on New Year’s Eve.
B Cordon from Britain
On New Year’s Day in Britain, people have parties. At 12 o’clock, the music stops, and we listen to the radio. On the radio we hear Big Ben, the famous clock in London. Then everybody sings a song about friendship and kisses their friends. We say “Happy New Year” to each other. It’s lucky if a tall man with dark hair is the first person to come to the house in the new year. So I go and visit as many friends as I can. They all give me a drink.
C Angela from Brazil
In all cities in Brazil, we have a big party on New Year’s Eve, especially in Rio de Janeiro. People in this city go to the beaches to watch fireworks(焰火)。We put flowers in the sea and think about things we want for ourselves or others. We usually wear white clothes for good luck during the New Year.
小题1:Picture___________ is about paragraph 1.

小题2:Who have parties on New Year’s Day?
A. People in Spain.  B. People in Britain.
C. People in Brazil.  D. Both B and C.
小题3:From the 2nd paragraph, we can infer (推断)that___________.

A．People listen to the radio at home.

B．Cordon can’t drink much.

C．Cordon is a tall man with dark hair.

D．there are no people near Big Ben.

小题4: On New Year’s Day, Brazilians usually wear white clothes because_________.

A．that reminds them of their happy life

B．they hope that can bring them good luck

C．they think that they look beautiful in white

D．that’s what they have to do during the New Year

小题5:This article mainly tells us ________________.

A．what people in Britain do on New Year’s Day

B．when and where people have New Year parties

C．why people in different countries like the New Year

D．what people around the world do on New Year’s Day

答案

小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:A
小题4:B
小题5:D

解析

本文是一篇说明文。主要说明了在西班牙、英国与巴西不同的国家庆祝新年的方式以及在新年这天所从事的活动。
小题1:细节理解题由第一段可知，西班牙人在一年中的最后一天的午夜吃葡萄，故选B。
小题2:细节理解题根据第二段与第三段的描述可知，英国人与巴西人在新年这一天举行晚会。
小题3:推理判断题根据第二段的第一句话可以推断，人们在家中听收音机。
小题4:细节理解题根据文章的最后一句话可知，在新年这天，巴西人穿着白色的衣服是希望在新的一年里为自己带来好运。
小题5:主旨大意题通读全文可知，文章主要说明了在西班牙、英国与巴西不同的国家在新年这天所从事的活动。故选D。