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【題目】摘錄要點。根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，完成表格中所缺的信息，每空不超過三個單詞。

New Year's Day is a time for people to say goodbye to the past and celebrate the beginning of a new year.

In the US, every year as the clock nears the midnight on December 31st, around 1million people get together in Times Square. They watch the famous New Year' s Eve Ball drop from the top of the flagpole (旗桿).

Australia's midnight fireworks over Sydney Harbor Bridge every December 31st are well known. When the fireworks start with popular music, people hug, shake hands with or kiss each other to show their joy. In China, people celebrate it in many ways There are usually parties held in schools and at work. Some young people in big cities set off (燃放) fireworks.

Country	Ways to celebrate New Year’s Day
America	On【1】31st, about 1 million people get together in Times Square to count down the final seconds of the year.
	The famous 【2】 Eve Ball drop from the top of the flagpole.
Australia	People show their happiness by hugging, 【3】 with or kissing each other.
【4】	People usually have【5】in schools and at work.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】December

【2】New Year’s

【3】shaking hands

【4】China

【5】parties

【解析】

本文講述了美國、澳大利亞、中國的新年。在美國，每年12月31日午夜鐘聲敲響的時候，人們聚集在時代廣場過節(jié)。澳大利亞都會在悉尼港大橋上空燃放午夜焰火。在中國，通常在學校和工作中舉行聚會。

【1】句意：在12月31號，大約有100萬人聚集在時代廣場倒數(shù)一年的最后幾秒鐘。

根據(jù)In the US, every year as the clock nears the midnight on December 31st, around 1million people get together in Times Square. 在美國，每年12月31日午夜鐘聲敲響的時候，大約有100萬人聚集在時代廣場。所以表格中缺12月，故答案是December。

【2】句意：著名的新年前夕的球從旗桿上落下。

根據(jù)They watch the famous New Year' s Eve Ball drop from the top of the flagpole所以此處表格是新年的，故答案是New Year’s 。

【3】句意：人們通過擁抱、握手或接吻來表達他們的快樂。

根據(jù)When the fireworks start with popular music, people hug, shake hands with or kiss each other to show their joy.當煙花開始流行音樂，人們擁抱，握手或親吻對方來表示他們的喜悅。根據(jù)前面有by，所以用doing。所以此處表格填shaking hands。

【4】根據(jù)表格前面都是國家，所以此處也是國家。根據(jù)文章后面講到中國，所以表格此處填China 。

【5】句意：通常在學校和工作中舉行聚會。

根據(jù) In China, people celebrate it in many ways There are usually parties held in schools and at work。所以是有聚會，所以表格此處填parties。