六、阅读理解
Almost every country celebrates the New Year. But each country has its own (自己的) way to celebrate it.
The Chinese people celebrate the New Year twice. One is on January 1st，and the other is Chinese New Year and it usually comes in January or February. People have many activities to celebrate the New Year，like letting off fireworks or watching lion dances.
People in Thailand (泰国) celebrate it by pouring (泼) water on friends and visitors. They think this will bring enough rain in the next growing season. It is very hot at that time of a year in Thailand.
In Switzerland (瑞士)，people often go skiing to celebrate the New Year. They sing in the ice and snow world. In parts of Switzerland，people celebrate it by dressing up to walk from farmhouse to farmhouse. They jump up and down to make the bell ring (铃声响). They think this will drive (驱赶) away the bad luck of the old year.
People all over the world have a great time on New Year's Day. They often say "Happy New Year" to each other.
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D
) 1. Why do people in Thailand pour water on friends and visitors?
A. To keep them cool.
B. To play a trick (玩笑) on them.
C. To drive away bad luck.
D. To hope for enough rain.
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C
) 2. How do people in Switzerland celebrate the New Year?
A. They make a beautiful farmhouse.
B. They dress up as all kinds of animals.
C. They sing in the world of ice and snow.
D. They often watch lion dances in the evening.
(
A
) 3. Which shows the structure (结构) of the passage? (①=Paragraph 1)
(
C
) 4. In which part of the newspaper can we read the passage?
A. Fashion World.
B. Sports Life.
C. Colourful Festivals.
D. Great People.
