6．Almost all cultures celebrate the end of one year and the beginning of another in some way．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 midnight on December 31st-January 1st．People may go to parties，sometimes dressed in formal（正式的）clothes，and the may drink champagne（香檳）at midnight．During the first minutes of the new year，people cheer and wish each other happiness for the year ahead．But some cultures prefer to celebrate the new year by waking up early to watch the sun rise．They welcome the new wear with the first light of the sunrise．
Many cultures also do special things to get rid of（擺脫）bad luck at the beginning of a new year．For example，in Ecuador，families make a big doll from old clothes．The doll is filled with old newspapers and firecrackers．At midnight，these dolls are burned to show the bad things from the past year are gone and the new year can start afresh（重新）．Other common traditions to keep away bad luck in a new year include throwing things into rivers or the ocean，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 tear．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 365of them!
61．The reading is mainly aboutB．
A．the meaning of"Happy 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
62．It's clear thatA．
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
63．In some cultures，people throw things into rivers or oceans toB．
A．bring good luck B．keep away bad luck
C．forget everything D．plan for the next year
64．To have a happy new year，C．
A．friends talk to each other in special ways
B．families make big dolls filled with old clothes
C．some people get up early to watch the sunrise
D．Europeans eat 365grapes on New Year's Day
65．When eating black-eyed peas on New Year's Day，people thinkA．
A．one pea brings one day of luck
B．black-eyed peas are the best medicine
C．the peas are too black and taste bad
D．the peas are helpful to count numbers．
分析 翻譯：幾乎所有的文化都在某種程度上慶祝一年的結(jié)束和另一個(gè)文化的開始，不同的文化以不同的方式慶祝新的一年的開始，并在日歷上不同的時(shí)間．在西方國家，人們通常慶祝新年在十二月三十一日午夜一月一日．人們可能會去聚會，有時(shí)穿著正式的衣服，可以在午夜喝香檳．在新的一年的第一分鐘，人們歡呼和祝福對方幸福的一年．但一些文化喜歡早起看日出慶祝新年．他們與日出的第一束光歡迎新年．還有許多文化做一些特別的事情來擺脫在新一年的開始不好的運(yùn)氣．例如，在厄瓜多爾，家庭從舊衣服的大娃娃．娃娃裝滿了舊報(bào)紙和鞭炮．午夜時(shí)分，這些玩偶被指從過去一年的不好的事情都走了，新的一年可以重新開始．其他常見的傳統(tǒng)，遠(yuǎn)離壞運(yùn)氣在新的一年，包括扔?xùn)|西到河流或海洋，或者說特別的東西，在新年的第一天．新的一年里帶來好運(yùn)，一個(gè)普遍的西班牙傳統(tǒng)是吃葡萄，一個(gè)人吃越多的葡萄，就會越幸運(yùn)．在法國人們吃薄煎餅在新的一年有好運(yùn)．在美國，有些人吃黑眼睛的豌豆帶來好運(yùn)，但為了獲得好運(yùn)，你必須吃365個(gè)！
解答 61．B．根據(jù)語境Different cultures celebrate the beginning of a new year in different ways，and at different times on the calendar．可知，不同的文化有不同的慶祝新年的方式，而且是在不同的時(shí)間．從下一段開始作者給我們講述了具體有什么不同．因此B選項(xiàng)幾種不同的新年傳統(tǒng)最符合文意．故選：B
62．A．根據(jù)語境But some cultures prefer to celebrate the new year by waking up early to watch the sun rise．可知，在一些國家里，人們更喜歡早起看日出，用這樣的方式慶祝新年的到來．由此可知選：A
63．B．根據(jù)語境Other common traditions to keep away bad luck in a new year include throwing things into rivers or the ocean可知，還有一些傳統(tǒng)是把一些東西扔到河里或海洋里，代表著在新的一年里遠(yuǎn)離壞運(yùn)氣．故選：B
64．C．根據(jù)語境But some cultures prefer to celebrate the new year by waking up early to watch the sun rise．They welcome the new wear with the first light of the sunrise．可知，在一些國家里，人們更喜歡早起看日出，他們用看到新年的第一縷陽光這樣的方式來慶祝新年的到來．故選：C
65．A．根據(jù)語境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!可知，在美國，一些人吃黑眼豆來獲得好運(yùn)．為了整整一年都有好運(yùn)氣，你必須得吃365粒豆子．由此我們可以推斷出吃一粒豆子可以得到一天的好運(yùn)，故選：A
點(diǎn)評 本題考查社會文化類閱讀理解．這篇短文給我們講述的是不同的文化有不同的慶祝新年的方式，如有的國家是在半夜就開始慶祝新年的到來，而有的國家是早起，看到新年的第一縷陽光來慶祝新年．在新年的時(shí)候，還有很多不同的傳統(tǒng)習(xí)俗，舉了很多例子來說明．
