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2010年9月公共英语三级考试真题(阅读理解PartB)
Part B
Directions:
Read the texts from a magazine article whichdescribes the celebration of the New Year in five places. For questions 61 to65, match the name of each place (61 to 65) to one of the statements ( A to G )given below. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Edinburgh is the home of Hogmanay, a grandlyexciting four-day celebration that welcomes the New Year with fire, music,parades and then some more fire. The party starts on Dec.29 with a15,000-strongsong-filled candlelight procession and fire festival through Edinburgh and endswith the symbolic burning of a Viking ship. Days of parades, concerts, dograces and fireworks follow.
Reykjavik, Iceland
On New Year's Eve, Icelanders in Reykjavikgather around dozens of massive fires in the open to sing traditional folksongs accompanied, according to local legend, by imaginary human-like creaturesin folk tales. At midnight the city explodes in a massive fireworks display.The dancing and partying that follow last until the sun comes up, which inIceland is at about lunchtime on Jan.1. Kahuitara Point, Chatham Islands
If you want to experience New Year with theearly birds, the South Pole is the place to be. On any Jan.1, the sun sitsabove the horizon the whole day across most of the South Pole. For a slight- lymore comfortable holiday vacation, head to the Chatham Islands. Kahuitara Pointon Pitt Island in this Pacific Ocean chain is the first populated place on theplanet to see the sun rise.
Bangkok, Thailand
In Thailand you have three chances to ringin the New Year. On Dec.31, Western New Year's Eve is celebrated with parties,concerts and fireworks. A few weeks later, the country stages mas- sivecelebrations in honor of Chinese New Year. Finally, on April 13, Thailandcelebrates the first day of the traditional Thai calendar with Songkran, athree-day festival marked by parades, feasts and waterthrowing.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
New Year's Eve is one of Rio de Janeiro'smost important holidays. Expensive beachfront celebrations unfold alongCopacabana, attracting some 2 million participants. Live music ranging fromsamba to rock explodes along the beach. New Year's Eve is also a day to honorthe goddess of sea with conventional offerings packed in small wooden boats.Tradition holds that if the goddess is pleased with a boat's offering, she willcarry the boat out to sea and give the bearer blessings. If not, it's a greatparty.
Now match the name of each place (61 to65)to the appropriate statement.
Note: there are two extra statements.
Statements
61. Edinburgh, Scotland
62. Reykjavik, Iceland
63. Kahuitara Point, Chatham Islands
64. Bangkok, Thailand
65. RiO de Janeiro, Brazil
A. New Year's celebrations will go on four days on end.
B.People here are the first to greet the New Year's sun.
C.Concerts are held on New Year's Eve forcelebration.
D.A midnight fireworks display is an important part of the celebration.
E.People send New Year's greeting cards and gifts to each other.
F.Peoplespend New Year's Eve on the beach singing and dancing.
G.NewYear is ~elebrated three times according to different calendars.
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