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1、广东省乳源县高级中学2014年高一上学期期末考试英语试卷一、完形填空（30分）PeopleallovertheworldcelebratetheNewYear.However,notallcountriescelebrateinthesameway.Insomecountries,theNewYeardoesn’tbeginonthe_____1______dateeveryyear.Inmanycountries,theNewYearbeginsonJanuary1,butpeoplestartceleb
2、ratingonDecember31,NewYear’sEve.InNewYorkmanypeoplegotocelebrateinTimesSquare.Whilethey’re_____2______theNewYear,theylistentomusic,singtraditionalsongsandhavefun.Justbefore12o’clock,everyone_______3_______downfrom10:10,9,8...Assoonasit’s12o’clock,everyones
3、houtsvery_______4_______,“HappyNewYear!”NewYearintheUKusuallystartswitha5onNewYear'sEve(31stDecember).Somepeople___6___theeveningathomewiththeirfamily,orhaveapartyforfriendsattheirhouse.Othersgotoapubtocelebrate,orspendtheeveninginalargepublicspace,forexam
4、pleTrafalgarSquareinLondon.ThebeginningoftheNewYearis__7bythechimingofBigBen,thefamousLondonclock,atmidnight,whichisalsoshownonTVforthosewhoarestayingin.InScotland,NewYeariscalledHogmanay,andforsomepeople,it'sabiggercelebrationthanChristmas.Inbigcitieslike
5、EdinburghandGlasgowtherearestreetpartieswitharound100,000people,enjoyingmusic,___8__andfireworksatmidnight.OneScottishtraditionwhichisnowpopularthroughouttheUKaswellasintheUSA,isthesingingofatraditionalfolksong.'AuldLangSyne',remindsustothinkofoldfriendsan
6、drememberthegoodtimesofthepast,aswelooktothe___9.NewYear’sDayisoftenafamilyday.Somefamiliesgettogethertoenjoyaspecial______10__.Whentheweatherisfine,manyfamiliesgooutforawalk.AlthoughNewYear'sEveinvolvesdrinkingalcoholformanypeople,NewYear'sDaysignalsthest
7、artofahealthierlife,asmanypeoplemakeresolutionsforthenewyear.They__11_alistofthings.Oftentheseareconnectedwith___12___andhealth,forexamplegivingupsmokingordrinking,takingmoreexerciseorlosingweight.Otherpeoplemakearesolutionto_____13theirlifeinotherways,suc
8、hasspendingmoretimewithfamily,learningsomethingnew,orgettingoutofdebt.Whentheyhavemadetheirlists,theyreadittotheirfamilyorfriendsandpromiseto14theirresolutions.Soitdoesn’tmatterhowtheycelebrate,forpeopleincou
