Passage Four
Every culture and every country in the world celebrates New Year, but not everyone does it the same way. The countries in North America and Europe welcome New Year on January the first. This practice began with the Romans in the Middle East, New Year is when spring begins. People in China and Vietnam celebrate it on the first day of the Spring Festival, which is the first day of their calendar based on the moon. Rosh Hashana, which is the Jewish (犹太人的) New Year, comes at the end of summer. The Hindus (印度教教徒 ) in India celebrate the first day of each season, so they have four New Years.
In all these cultures, there is a practice of making noise. People made noise in ancient times to drive away the evil spirits (妖精) from their homes. Today making noise is more of a custom than a religious rim
In the United States, many people stay up until midnight on New Year's Eve to watch the clock pass from one year to the next. Friends often gather together at a party on New Year's Eve, and when the new year comes, all ring bells, blow' whistles, sing songs, and kiss each other. A favorite Scottish song which everyone sings together is Auld Lang Sync. The words tell of old friends and good times.
In all cultures, New Year's Day is a time when people think of new beginnings. They want to make the coming year better than the last one. Many people in the United States make New Year resolutions. These are specific promises that they make to improve their behavior, change their habits, and become better people. There are many jokes about how a person keeps his or her New Year resolutions.
48. In ancient times, the practice of making noise was meant ______.
A. to keep the evil spirits away
B. to have fun
C. to celebrate the coming of the new year
D. to keep to a custom
第1题:
A、Any
B、None
C、Neither
D、Every
第2题:
_______ of the students has two books.
A、All
B、Both
C、Each
D、Every
第3题:
A.each
B.every
第4题:
Cargo booms must be weight tested to recertify the Safe Working Load(SWL)every ______.
A.Year
B.Two years
C.Four years
D.Five years
第5题:
A. Every 5 minutes
B. Every 90 seconds
C. Every 60 seconds
D. Every 30 seconds
第6题:
A.both
B.neither
C.each
D.every
第7题:
A.onceaday
B.onceaweek
C.everyminute
D.every30minutes
第8题:
A、No
B、Not
C、None
D、Every
第9题:
Each life jacket light that has a non-replaceable power source must be replaced ______.
A.every 6 months after initial installation
B.every 12 months after initial installation
C.every 24 months after initial installation
D.on or before the expiration date of the power source
第10题: