2018_2019学年高中英语unit24society单元综合测评北师大版.docVIP

PAGE PAGE 1 Unit 24 Society Ⅰ.阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分) A New Years Day is worth celebrating and you probably celebrate New Years Day together with your family and friends, enjoying drinks and watching the ball drop. If youre lucky, perhaps you share a kiss with that special one when the clock hits 00：00am. But how New Years Day would look in another country? Listed below are four of the top ten “Unique New Year Traditions from Around the World.” 1. Breaking Dishes on Neighbors Door—Denmark A strange Danish New Year tradition, depending on how you look at it, is throwing dishes at neighbors door. The family with the tallest tower of broken plates, glasses, cups and other crockery is considered to be the luckiest person because it symbolizes their large crowd of loyal friends. 2. Talking to Spirits—Mexico Mexicans strongly believe that they can communicate with the souls of their dead loved ones. New Years Eve is considered the best time to communicate with dead spirits to convey a message or ask for guidance. Taos Inn, in New Mexico for example, offers 15 minutes session of spiritualism and deep thought for $15. Not a bad price for some helpful guidance! 3. Wearing Polka Dots—Philippines Imagine people wearing polka dots and dining room tables full of round shaped food and fruits on one single day of the year in Philippines. And they believe that this will bring them prosperity by associating the round dots to coins and wealth. 4. Burning Scarecrow Dummy—Ecuador Ecuador has a custom of crafting scarecrows and burning them. As midnight approaches, gathering outside, each family burns their own scarecrow filled with newspapers and pieces of wood. The tradition says that this destroys all the bad things that took place in the past 12 months. The scarecrow also scares away bad luck, which in turn, fills their new year with luck and happiness. The world is large but different. People of all nations may celebrate New Years Day much differently, but a lot of general them