第I卷（选择题共60分）第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）ATheworldwelcomes2015！FromNewZealandtoNewYorktheworldeagerlycelebratestheN

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第I卷（选择题共60分）

 

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

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The world welcomes 2015！ From New Zealand to New York the world eagerly celebrates the New Year hoping for a better future after a year of diseases struggles and disasters.

The islands of Samoa mid Tokelau in the Pacific Ocean and places loca?ted near the International Date Line mark the dawn o£ the New Year. As celebrations spread westwards fireworks lit up the night sky in towns and cities around the world as celebrators partied on the streets.

In some parts of the world the New Year's celebrations were rather unusual. In many European countries as well as in Coney Island New York swimmers braved freezing water temperatures for a dip in the ocean or lake on January 1. In Rome Italy divers jumped off the 59-foot-high Cavour Bridge into the Tiber River. Londoners rang in the New Year with a massive fireworks display with dozens of rockets lighting up the night sky. The Scots' celebration of New Year is also called "Hogmanay". A torchlight procession led by men dressed as Vikings kicks off four days of Hogmanay celebrations in Edinburgh Scotland. The procession ends with the burning of a Viking long ship. Hogmanay is the Scottish word for the last day of the year. Street festivals are held on each day culminating in a fireworks dis?play.

In New York hundreds of thousands gathered to witness a huge ball with more than 30 000 lights descend at midnight. This tradition was adopted by The New York Times (aher whom the square is named)in 1908 to attract crowds to celebrate the paper's new headquarters. The ball has dropped every year since then except during the wartime years of 1942 and 1943. The first ball was made of iron but now 2 688 crystal(水晶)trian?gles decorate this lighted ball.

1.  We can learn that people in the capital of Great Britain will celebrate the
New Year by_________ .

A. watching fireworks              B. jumping into water

C. jumping off bridges             D.  partying on streets

2.  The author mentioned the celebration called "Hogmanay" to clarify further that_______ .

  A.  the Scots are Vikings

B.  the Scottish words are traditional

C.  the display ends with a ship

D.  the celebrations are varied

 3.  From the last paragraph we learn that the ball ___ .

A. stopped dropping since 1942

B.  started to drop in the 19th century

C.  was made of iron

D.  was made of crystal

 4.  Where does this text probably come from?

A. A news story.                 B.  A travel advertisement.

C.  A book review.                D.  A TV interview.

Answer 1

 综合能力测评（一）第一部分   第一节 A[文章大意]本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了世界各地欢度新年的文化趣事。1.  A 细节理解题。由文章第三段的"Londoners rang in the New Year with a mas?sive fireworks display with dozens of rockets lighting up the night sky.'，可知，伦敦人是通过观看烟火的方式过新年的。故选A。2.  D 推理判断题。由文章第三段的"A torchlight procession led by men dressed as Vikings kicks off four days of Hogmanay celebrations in Edinburgh Scotland.，，可知，各地庆祝新年的方式是不一样的。故选D。3.  D 细节理解题。结合文章最后一段的最后一句"The first ball was made of iron but now 2 688 crystaK水晶）triangles decorate this lighted ball.，'可知，球是由水晶做的。故选D。4.  A 推理判断题。通读全文可知，文章主要讲述了世界各地不同的新年文化趣事。它最有可能是一篇新闻故事。故选A。