Question

【题目】根据短文内容，完成任务。注意：每个空格只填一个单词。

January 1st is New Year’s Day. People all over the world celebrate it. On New Year’s Day there is a one-day holiday in most countries. The real celebrations for New Year always happen on the night before——on New Year’s Eve. There are a lot of interesting customs in the West, and there are a lot of differences from country to country.

New Year’s Day is a family get-together and it is also a time to get together with their friends. Many people have parties to welcome the New Year. At these parties, there are all kinds of food and drinks, and people often sing and dance until the arrival of New Year.

On New Year’s Eve when midnight comes, people often say “Happy New Year” to each other and wish good luck to each other. Champagne(香槟酒) is a favorite drink for New Year. In many Western countries, fireworks are let off(燃放) at midnight to celebrate the New Year.

The name of the festival	New 【1】 Day
The 【2】 of the festival	January 1st.
The 【3】 for the New Year	We have a 【4】 holiday in most countries. The real celebrations start on New Year’s 【5】. People have a 【6】 get-together, also a get-together with their 【7】 or have parties to 【8】 New Year. At these parties, people often sing and 【9】until the arrival of the New Year. Champagne is a 【10】 drink for New Year.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Year’s

【2】date

【3】celebrations

【4】one-day

【5】Eve

【6】family

【7】friends

【8】welcome

【9】dance

【10】favorite

【解析】

【1】根据January 1st is New Year’s Day.可知本文介绍的新年，故此处为Year’s。

【2】根据January 1st is New Year’s Day.可知新年的日期是在1月1日，故此处为date。

【3】根据The real celebrations for New Year always happen on the night before——on New Year’s Eve. 可知文中介绍了新年的庆祝活动。故此处为celebrations。

【4】根据On New Year’s Day there is a one-day holiday in most countries.可知在新年，大多数国家有一个一天的假期，故此处为one-day。

【5】根据The real celebrations for New Year always happen on the night before——on New Year’s Eve.可知真正的庆祝活动开始于除夕夜，故此处为Eve。

【6】根据New Year’s Day is a family get-together 可知新年是家人团聚的日子，故此处为family。

【7】根据New Year’s Day is a family get-together and it is also a time to get together with their friends. 可知新年是家人团聚的日子，也是朋友相聚的日子，故此处为friends。

【8】根据 Many people have parties to welcome the New Year.可知人们举行聚会来欢迎新年，故此处为 welcome。

【9】根据At these parties, there are all kinds of food and drinks, and people often sing and dance until the arrival of New Year.可知在这些聚会上，人们唱歌跳舞直到新年的到来，故此处为dance。

【10】根据Champagne(香槟酒) is a favorite drink for New Year.可知香槟酒是新年最喜欢的饮料，故此处为favorite。