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阅读理解 Almost all cultures celebrate the end of one year and the beginning of another year in some ways. Different cultures celebrate the beginning of a new year in different ways, and at different times on the calendar. In western countries, people usually celebrate New Year at the midnight on December 31st -- January 1st. People may go to the party, sometimes dressed in formal (正式的) clothes, and they may drink champagne (香槟) at midnight. During the first minute of the new year, people cheer and wish each other happiness for the year ahead. But some cultures like to celebrate the New Year by walking up early to watch the sunshine better. They welcome the new year with the first light of the sunrise. Many cultures also do special things to say goodbye to bad luck at the beginning of the new year. For example, in Ecuador, families make a big doll and burn it to show the bad things from the past year are gone and the new year can start. Other common traditions to keep away bad luck in a new year include throwing things into rivers or seas, or saying special things on the first day of the new year. Other new year traditions are followed to bring good luck in the new year. One widespread Spanish tradition for good luck is to eat grapes on New Year's Day. The more grapes a person eats, the more good luck the person will have in the year. In France, people eat pancakes for good luck at New Year. In the United States, some people eat black-eyed peas for good luck -- but to get good luck for a whole year you have to eat 365 of them. （1） The passage is mainly about________. A . the meaning of having New Year B . several different New Year traditions C . what to eat on New Year's Day D . why people dress up nicely on New Year's Day （2） From this passage we know that _________. A . some cultures celebrate New Year in the morning B . the western people celebrate New Year only on New Year's Day C . people in Ecuador go to parties on December 31st-January 1st D . no cultures do special things to celebrate New Year （3） What is the topic of the third paragraph? A . Bring good luck. B . Planning for the next year. C . Keeping away bad luck. D . Remembering the past. （4） Which of the following shows the structure (结构) of the passage? A . B . C . D . 答案： B A C A

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