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1、Unit24SocietyⅠ.阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)ANewYear'sDayisworthcelebratingandyouprobablycelebrateNewYear'sDaytogetherwithyourfamilyandfriends,enjoyingdrinksandwatchingtheballdrop.Ifyou'relucky,perhapsyoushareakisswiththatspecialonewhentheclockhits00：00am.ButhowNe
2、wYear'sDaywouldlookinanothercountry?Listedbelowarefourofthetopten“UniqueNewYearTraditionsfromAroundtheWorld.”1.BreakingDishesonNeighbor'sDoor—DenmarkAstrangeDanishNewYeartradition,dependingonhowyoulookatit,isthrowingdishesatneighbor'sdoor.Thefamilywiththetal
3、lesttowerofbrokenplates,glasses,cupsandothercrockeryisconsideredtobetheluckiestpersonbecauseitsymbolizestheirlargecrowdofloyalfriends.2.TalkingtoSpirits—MexicoMexicansstronglybelievethattheycanmunicatewiththesoulsoftheirdeadlovedones.NewYear'sEveisconsidered
4、thebesttimetomunicatewithdeadspiritstoconveyamessageoraskforguidance.TaosInn,inNewMexicoforexample,offers15minutessessionofspiritualismanddeepthoughtfor$15.Notabadpriceforsomehelpfulguidance!3.WearingPolkaDots—PhilippinesImaginepeoplewearingpolkadotsanddinin
5、groomtablesfullofroundshapedfoodandfruitsononesingledayoftheyearinPhilippines.Andtheybelievethatthiswillbringthemprosperitybyassociatingtherounddotstocoinsandwealth.4.BurningScarecrowDummy—EcuadorEcuadorhasacustomofcraftingscarecrowsandburningthem.Asmidnight
6、approaches,gatheringoutside,eachfamilyburnstheirownscarecrowfilledwithnewspapersandpiecesofwood.Thetraditionsaysthatthisdestroysallthebadthingsthattookplaceinthepast12months.Thescarecrowalsoscaresawaybadluck,whichinturn,fillstheirnewyearwithluckandhappiness.
7、Theworldislargebutdifferent.PeopleofallnationsmaycelebrateNewYear'sDaymuchdifferently,butalotofgeneralthemesaretobeseen.Weallwanttostartanew,freshyearwithrenewedenthusiasmandhopenomatterwhathappenedduringthepastyear.Weallwanttobehappier,findlove,renewfriends
8、hips,increaseourwealthandalsohopeforalittleextraluckintheingnewyear.【语篇解读】 本文主要叙述了丹麦、墨西哥、菲律宾、厄瓜多尔这四个国家庆祝新年的方式。但不论以哪种方式庆祝新年，人们都是期盼一个更美好、更幸福的来年。1．PeoplegenerallycelebrateNewYear'sDayinthefollowing
