minutes session of spiritualism and deep thought for $15."可知，在Taos旅店人们并不是真的可以与已故的至爱之人的亡灵交流，故B项叙述不恰当。由第二段"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."可知，在丹麦，谁家门口摔碎的盘子、杯子等越多，谁的朋友就越多，故A项叙述准确。由第四段内容可知，菲律宾人认为穿着圆点图案的衣服会给他们带来财富，故C项符合原文意思。根据第五段内容可知，在厄瓜多尔，人们会制作并焚烧稻草人以求带来好运和幸福，故D项内容与原文意思吻合。]

　　3. What can you infer from the last paragraph?

　　A．No matter how we celebrate New Year, increasing our wealth is very important.

　　B．The traditions will be changed with the time going by.

　　C．We seldom experience different traditions to celebrate New Year.

　　D．Celebrating New Year's Day means looking forward to a happier and better coming year.

　　D　[推理判断题。由最后一段"We all want to start a new, fresh year with renewed enthusiasm and hope no matter what happened during the past year. We all want to be happier, find love, renew friendships, increase our wealth and also hope for a little extra luck in the coming new year."可知，尽管人们庆祝新年的方式不同，但都期盼来年更幸福、更美好，故选D项。]

　　B

　　Philo Farnsworth is not_a name most people know. But his work changed the way we learn，the way we live，and even the way we think. Philo Farnsworth is responsible for one of the 20th century：television.

Philo Farnsworth was born in America in 1906.He was interested in science and technology at an early age. When he was twelve years old, he built an electric motor for his family's washing machine. When he was fourteen, he was already giving a lot of thought to electrons(电子). As he was driving the family's horsedrawn plowing