英语六级阅读理解精炼:辞旧迎新
<p> <span word="Out">Out</span> <span word="With">With</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Old">Old</span>, <span word="In">In</span> <span word="With">With</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="New">New</span></p><p> <span word="Get">Get</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="goodbye">goodbye</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> , <span word="hello">hello</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span>! <span word="Whats">Whats</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="occasion">occasion</span> ? <span word="The">The</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span>.</p><p> <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="western">western</span> <span word="cultures">cultures</span> <span word="measure">measure</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="solar">solar</span> <span word="calendar">calendar</span>. <span word="Therefore">Therefore</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="observe">observe</span> 1 <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="January">January</span> 1. <span word="Cultures">Cultures</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="calendars">calendars</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="lunar">lunar</span> <span word="calendar">calendar</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="celebrate">celebrate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="times">times</span>. <span word="Events">Events</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rituals">rituals</span> <span word="vary">vary</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="country">country</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="place">place</span>, <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span> <span word="celebrations">celebrations</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>.</p><p> <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="cultures">cultures</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="celebrating">celebrating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="centuries">centuries</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="earliest">earliest</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span> <span word="celebrations">celebrations</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="spring">spring</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="harvest">harvest</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="plenty">plenty</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="winter">winter</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="naturally">naturally</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="party">party</span>! <span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="renewed">renewed</span> <span word="itself">itself</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="start">start</span>. <span word="Past">Past</span> <span word="disappointments">disappointments</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="forgotten">forgotten</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="fortune">fortune</span> , <span word="more">more</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span>. <span word="Such">Such</span> <span word="universal">universal</span> <span word="themes">themes</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="today">today</span>.</p><p> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span> <span word="celebrations">celebrations</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="involve">involve</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="fun">fun</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Hogmanay">Hogmanay</span> <span word="festival">festival</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Edinburgh">Edinburgh</span>, <span word="Scotland">Scotland</span>, <span word="features">features</span>2 <span word="theater">theater</span> <span word="events">events</span>, <span word="fireworks">fireworks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dancing">dancing</span>. <span word="During">During</span> <span word="Hogmanay">Hogmanay</span>, <span word="Scots">Scots</span> <span word="burn">burn</span> <span word="torches">torches</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="barrels">barrels</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tar">tar</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="keeping">keeping</span> <span word="evil">evil</span> <span word="spirits">spirits</span> <span word="away">away</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Rio">Rio</span> <span word="de">de</span> <span word="Janeiro">Janeiro</span>, <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beach">beach</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span> <span word="party">party</span>. <span word="During">During</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="throw">throw</span> <span word="flowers">flowers</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="luck">luck</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="evening">evening</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="concerts">concerts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fireworks">fireworks</span>. <span word="Everyone">Everyone</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="white">white</span><span word="the">the</span> <span word="auspicious">auspicious</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span> <span word="color">color</span>.</p>
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