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We call Chinese New Year the Spring Festival. There is a name for each Chinese year. ( 1 )We may call it the year of sheep, the of horse the year of dog. ( 2 ) And this year is the year of dragon.
Before New Year’s Day, people are busy shopping and cleaning their houses. On New Year’s Eve, there is a big family dinner. All the families stay up late to wele the New Year after dinner. On the first day of the New Year, people put on their new clothes and go to visit their friends and relatives. They say “Happy New Year and good luck.” and some other greetings（祝福）to each other. People usually have a good time during Chinese New Year, the Spring Festival.
【小题1】将（1）句的空白处分别填上一个适当的词语, 使句意完整、上下文通顺。
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【小题2】将（2）句译成中文。
【小题3】回答问题：What do Chinese people do before New Year’s Day?
【小题4】在文中找出与A lot of families don’t sleep early because they want to wele the New Year.的同义句。
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【小题5】在文中找出最能表达该短文主题的句子。
Year; or
网友回答
(答案→)Year; or
解析：
【小题1】联系上文the year of sheep,及下文,可知此处指的是马年或者狗年,故填Year; or
【小题2】注意介词of的翻译,of表示属性，所有关系。联系上文，可知此处指的是龙年。
【小题3】根据第二段Before New Year’s Day, people are busy shopping and cleaning their houses.可知答：They are busy shopping and cleaning their houses./ They do shopping and clean the houses
【小题4】本句话的意思是，许多家庭不早早的睡觉，因为他们等着欢迎新年。故答：All the families stay up late to wele the New Year.所有家庭熬夜来欢迎新年。
【小题5】这篇短文主要就是介绍中国的春节，故People usually have a good time during Chinese New Year, the Spring Festival.人们通常在中国新年——春节期间玩得很高兴，最能体现本文主题。