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1、NewYear’sEve元旦前夜1NewYear’sEve元旦前夜It’sthebiggestpartyoftheyear全年最大的欢庆聚会Readthetextbelowanddotheactivitythatfollows.阅读下面的短文,然后完成练习:stForlotsofpeopleinBritain,the31ofDecember,orNewYear’sEveaswecallit,isthebiggestpartyoftheyear.It’satimetogettogetherwithfriendsorfamilyandwelcomeinthecomingyea
2、r.NewYear’spartiescantakeplaceatanumberofdifferentvenues.Somepeopleholdahouseparty;othersattendstreetparties,whilesomejustgototheirlocalforafewdrinkswiththeirmates.Bigcities,likeLondon,havelargeandspectacularfireworksdisplays.There’sonethingthatallNewYear’sEvepartieshaveincommon:thecountd
3、owntomidnight.Whentheclockstrikestwelve,revellersgivealoudcheer,popchampagnecorksandgiveeachotherakiss.TheythenlinkarmsandsingasongcalledAuldLang’sSyne,byaScottishpoetcalledRobertBurns.Notmanypeoplecanrememberallthelyrics,butthetuneiswellknown,solotsofpeoplejusthumalong.Thepartiesthencont
4、inueintotheearlyhoursofthemorningwithlotsofdancinganddrinking.Becauseofthis,foralotofpeopleNewYear’sDaystartswithahangover.Otherpeoplemightspendthedayvisitingrelativesorfriendstheyhaven’tmanagedtocatchupwithforawhile.Whateverhappens,NewYear’sDaytendstobeveryrelaxed.InBritain,it’spopularto
5、makeapromisetoyourselfaboutsomethingyouaregoingtodo,orwanttostopdoing,intheNewYear.ThisiscalledaNewYear’sresolution.Typicalresolutionsincludegivingupsmokingandjoiningagymtogetfit.However,thepromiseisoftenbrokenquitequicklyandpeoplearebackintotheirbadhabitswithinweeksordays.NewYear’sDayist
6、helastbankholidayofthefestiveseason,whichmeansmostpeoplehavetogotoworkthenextday:brightandfreshandreadyforthenewyearahead!2Glossary词汇表NewYear’sEve–元旦前夜welcomein–迎接venues–地点attend–参加local–当地的mates–伙伴;好朋友fireworksdisplays–烟花展countdown–倒计时revellers–欢庆聚会者pop–(香槟酒)瓶塞弹跳而出AuldLang’sSyne–友谊地久天长ly
7、rics–歌词hum–哼哼(小调)NewYear’sDay–元旦日hangover-喝醉酒后隔天早上醒来头痛NewYear’sresolution–新年决心getfit–健身badhabits–恶习bankholiday–公共假日festiveseason–节日气氛浓厚的季节1.ReadingQuiz阅读测验Arethesesentencestrueorfalse?Circlethecorrectanswer.以下句子哪句是真?哪句是假?请圈出正确答案。1.PeoplecelebrateNewYear’sEveonJanuar