AsfarbackinhistoryaswecantellpeoplehavecelebratedthestartofaNewYear.ThepeopleofancientEgyptbegantheirNewYearinsummer.ThatiswhentheNileRiverfloodeditsbanksbringingwaterandfertility（肥沃）tothel

　　AsfarbackinhistoryaswecantellpeoplehavecelebratedthestartofaNewYear.ThepeopleofancientEgyptbegantheirNewYearinsummer.ThatiswhentheNileRiverfloodeditsbanksbringingwaterandfertility（肥沃）totheland.ThepeopleofancientBabylonandPersiabegantheirNewYearonMarch21thefirstdayofspring.AndsomenativeAmericanIndiansbegantheirNewYearwhenthenutsoftheoaktreesbecameripe.Thatwasusuallyinlatesummer.

　　Noise-makingisanotherancientcustomontheNewYear.Thenoiseisconsiderednecessarytodriveawaytheevilspiritsoftheoldyear.Peoplearoundtheworlddodifferentthingstomakealotofnoise.Theymayhitstickstogetherbeatondrumsblowhornsorexplodefire-works.

　　　AmericanscelebratetheNewYearinmanyways.Mostdonothavetogotoworkorschool.SotheyvisitfamilyandfriendsattendchurchservicesshareaholidaymealorwatchNewYear’sparades（游行）ontelevision.Mostyearsuniversityteamsplayinspecialholidaygames.ForthosewhohavebeenbusyatworkorschoolNewYearmaybeadayofrest.TheyspendthetimethinkingaboutandpreparingforthedemandsoftheNewYear.

　　1.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisright?

　　A.ThepeopleofancientEgyptbegantheirNewYearinspring.

　　B.ThepeopleofancientBabylonbegantheirNewYearonMarch21thefirstdayofspring.

　　C.SomenativeAmericanIndiansbegantheirNewYearinearlysummer.

　　D.ThepeopleofancientPersiabegantheirNewYearinlatesummer.

　　2.WhydopeoplemakealotofnoiseontheNewYearaccordingtothepassage?

　　A.Thenoiseisconsiderednecessarytofrightentheevilspiritsoftheoldyear.

　　B.Thenoiseisconsiderednecessarytoshowpeople’sexcitement.

　　C.TheyspendthetimethinkingaboutandpreparingforthedemandsoftheNewYear.

　　D.Peoplehavenootherbetterwaystoshowtheirhappiness.

　　3.AmericanscelebratetheNewYearbydoingthingsasfollowsexcept___________.

　　A.restingathome

　　B.visitingfamilyandfriends

　　C.attendingchurchservices

　　D.havingsportsandgames