Question

    England

When it’s your birthday, your friends give you the “bumps”. They lift you in the air by your hands and feet and raise you up and down to the floor; one for each year you lived, then another one or two for luck.

Denmark

A flag is flown(飘扬) outside a window to show that someone who lives in that house is having a birthday. Parents place the presents around the child’s bed while he/she is sleeping, so he/she will see gifts at once upon when waking up.

Holland

Special year birthdays such as 5,10,15,20,21 are called “crown” years. The birthday child receives an especially large gift on a crown year birthday. The family also decorates(装饰) the birthday child’s chair at the dining room table with flowers, balloons and so on.

Canada

The birthday child’s nose is greased（涂抹）with butter for good luck. The greased nose makes the child too slippery for bad luck to catch him/her. In some parts of Canada, the birthday person even receives a punch（一拳）for each year he/she is alive and then one for good luck.

Brazil

The birthday child receives a pull on the ear for each year he/she has been alive. The birthday person also gives the first piece of cake to his/her most special friend or relative, usually mom or dad.

South Africa

On the twenty-first birthday, a key made of anything from paper to silver to gold is presented （呈现）by the parents as a sign that the child is ready to unlock the door to their future.

1.If a British friend is raised up and down to the floor 18 times on his birthday, he is most likely（可能的）to be        .

A.17 B.18 C.19 D.20

2.The following tradition is mentioned in the passage EXCEPT for        .

A.giving a pull on the ear B.having a big family party

C.greasing butter on the nose D.flying a flag outside the window

3.In which countries do people celebrate their 21st birthday specially?

A.Canada and England. B.Denmark and South Africa.

C.Brazil and Holland. D.Holland and South Africa.

4.The passage mainly tells us        .

A.people in different countries have their own special year birthdays

B.people in different countries celebrate their birthday in different ways

C.people always have a big birthday party at home in different countries

D.people always know a 1-year-old baby’s future from the item he chooses

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.B

【解析】

本文介绍了不同国家用不同的方式庆祝生日。

1.细节理解题。根据文中England部分中“They lift you in the air by your hands and feet and raise you up and down to the floor; one for each year you lived, then another one or two for luck.”可知，在英国，过生日的人会被自己的朋友们举起来然后放下，每举放一次代表一年，他们会多举放一到两次，这一到两次代表运气，所以他们重复举放的次数减去一或者二就是过生日的这个人的年龄。18-1=17，18-2=16，结合选项可知他最有可能17岁了。故选A。

2.细节理解题。根据文中Brazil部分中“The birthday child receives a pull on the ear”可知，过生日的孩子会被拽耳朵，所以A项表述正确；根据Canada部分中“The birthday child’s nose is greased（涂抹）with butter for good luck.”可知，过生日的孩子鼻子上会涂抹黄油，所以C项表述正确；根据文中Denmark部分中“A flag is flown(飘扬) outside a window to show that someone who lives in that house is having a birthday.”可知，窗户外面悬挂着一面旗帜，表明住在那栋房子里的人正在过生日，所以D项表述正确。B项中having a big family party在文中没有提及。故选B。

3.细节理解题。根据文中Holland部分中“Special year birthdays such as 5,10,15,20,21 are called “crown” years.”可知，在荷兰，21岁的生日很特别；根据文中South Africa部分中“On the twenty-first birthday, a key made of anything from paper to silver to gold is presented （呈现）by the parents as a sign that the child is ready to unlock the door to their future.”可知，在南非，在孩子21岁生日的时候，他们的父母会给孩子一把钥匙，作为孩子打开未来之门的象征，可见在南非，21岁的生日很特别。故选D。

4.主旨大意题。文中介绍了六个不同国家过生日的方式，英国是生日举放仪式，丹麦是窗户外面挂一面旗，荷兰是用花和气球装饰孩子的椅子，加拿大是鼻子上涂抹黄油，巴西是拽耳朵，南非在孩子们21岁生日的时候，父母会给孩子一把钥匙，作为开启未来之门的象征，所以文中主要讲述在不同的国家，以不同的方式庆祝生日。故选B。