Question

听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

1.What is the most popular way to welcome the new year in the US?

A. Traveling abroad    B. Meeting friends    C. Holding a big party

2.Where does the biggest New year party take place in the US?

A. In Disneyland    B. In Times Square    C. In Hollywood

3.When did Guy Lombardo first give a concert on New year's Eve

A. In1929    B. In1939    C. In1977

4.Who continues the tradition with a band concert after Guy Lombardo died?

A. Elvis Presley.    B. Bill Lombardo    C. Johann Strauss

Answer

1. C

2. B

3. A

4. B

【解析】

In the US, the most popular way to welcome the new year is with a big party. Some parties are at private homes. But in recent years, it has become more and more common for Americans to go to a hotel or eating-place on the night of December 31st. There, they can eat a big dinner, drink champagne, and dance to music.

Most New Years parties are usually noisy. The biggest noisiest New Year’s party in the US takes place in Times Square in New York. Thousands of people gather there. Some of them ring bells and set off fireworks. Others blow whistles.

The Times Square celebration includes another well-known American tradition. Since 1929, the band of musician Guy Lombardo has given a concert on New Year’s Eve. Guy Lombardo died in 1977. But. Bill Lombardo, has kept the tradition alive with a band concert at a New York city hotel.

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