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1、ItisDecemberthirty-first,2004,thetimewhentheoldyeardiesandtheNewYearisborn.任务型阅读　　ItisDecemberthirty-first,2004,thetimewhentheoldyeardiesandtheNewYearisborn.　　ManyAmericanshavepartiesathomeandinvitealltheirfriends.Manyoftheseeventsarenoisy.Peopleshoutandsing.Theyoftenblowonsmallnoisemakerswhenth

2、eNewYeararrivesatmidnight.Theykisstheirhusbandorwifeorthepersontheyarewith.Theydancetomusic.OtherAmericansspendaquieteveningathome.TheydrinkChampagne(香槟)atmidnighttowelcometheNewYear.　　SomepeopledrinktoomuchalcoholatNewYear’sEvecelebrations.Thiscanleadtotragicresultsifapersondrinkstoomuchandthen

3、drivesacar.TheNationalSafetyCouncilsayshundredsofpeopledieinroadaccidentsduringtheholiday.　　Inrecentyears,thedangerofaccidentshasresultedinanewtraditioncalledthe“designateddriver”OnepersonamongagroupoffriendsdrinkslittleornoalcoholduringNewYear’sEvecelebrations.Thenthisdesignateddrivercansafelyd

4、rivetheotherpeoplehome.ManyAmericancitiesalsoofferfreetaxiserviceonNewYear’sEvetotakepeoplehomesafely.　　OtherAmericansobservethecomingoftheNewYearateventswithoutalcohol.Morethan220AmericancitiesholdtheseFirstNightcelebrations.ArtistsinBoston,Massachusetts(马萨诸塞州)startedthetraditionofFirstNightcel

5、ebrations.InwantedtoobservethecomingofaNewYear.Buttheydidnotwanttoholdnoisydrinkingparties.Sotheyorganisedmusic,artandothereventstoobservetheholiday.　　　　　　　　HowAmericansObserveNewYear’sDay　　Waystocelebrate　　Celebrationswithalcohol　　Celebrationswithoutalcohol　　(1)____________　　Athome　　Attheatreso

6、r(8)_______　　Activities　　Drinkingpartieswith(3)________　　Attendingmusic(9)______or(10)_______exhibitions　　Makingveryloud(4)________　　Kissingeachother　　Dancingtomusic　　Mainproblems　　Manydeathsontheroad(5)______ofdrinking-and-driving　　None　　Waysto(2)________theproblem　　Makingarrangementsforsomepeo

7、plenotto(6)________soastodriveothershomesafely　　None　　Offeringfree(7)________servicetotakepeoplehomesafely　　　　Answers:　　1.places2.solve3.friends4.noises5.because　　6.drink7.taxi8.museums9.concerts10.art