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            ，           。转轴拨弦三两声，未成曲调先有情。（《琵琶行》白居易） 答案：千呼万唤始出来         犹抱琵琶半遮面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（香槟）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（摆脱）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 365 of them!小题1: The reading is mainly about_____.A．the meaning of “Happy New Year!”B．several different New Year traditionsC．what to eat on New Year’s DayD．why people dress up nicely on New Year’s Day小题2: It’s clear that_____.A．some cultures celebrate New Year in the morningB．the Western people celebrate New Year only on New Year’s DayC．people in Ecuador go to parties on December 31st-January 1stD．no cultures do special things to celebrate New Year小题3:In some cultures, people throw things into rivers or oceans to_____.A．bring good luckB．keep away bad luckC．forget everythingD．plan for the next year小题4:To have a happy new year,_____.A．friends talk to each other in special waysB．families make big dolls filled with old clothesC．some people get up early to watch the sunriseD．Europeans eat 365 grapes on New Year’s Day小题5: When eating black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day, people think_____.A．one pea brings one day of luckB．black-eyed peas are the best medicineC．the peas are too black and taste badD．the peas are helpful to count numbers