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【题目】Everyone has his own birthday. People in different countries celebrate their birthdays in different ways. Now here are four people from different countries. They will tell us how they celebrate their birthdays in their countries.

Sandy comes from Madrid(马德里) . She says happily, “My 21st birthday is on Saturday, and I’m going to go out with some friends. To wish me a happy birthday, they are going to pull on my ear 21 times, once for each year. It’s an old custom. Some people pull on the ear just once, but my friends are very traditional.”

Mr. and Mrs. Sato are from Tokyo. Mr. Sato is going to be 60 tomorrow. In Japan, the sixtieth birthday is called Kanreki(花甲)—it’s the beginning of a new life. The color red is for a new life, so we always give something red for a sixtieth birthday.

Liu Mei from Beijing feels very excited and tells us, “Tomorrow is my 16th birthday. It’s a special birthday, so we’re going to have a family party. Maybe I will get some lucky money from my relatives(亲戚). My mother is going to cook noodles for a long life.”

Phillip, from Paris, smiles to us, “I’m going to be thirty next week, so I’m going to invite three very good friends out for dinner. In France, when you have a birthday, you often invite people out.”

How do you usually celebrate your birthday?

【1】Sandy’s friends will pull on her ear ____ on her birthday.

A. once B. twice C. 21 times D. we don’t know

【2】Kanreki is on everyone’s ____ in Japan.

A. 16th birthday B. 14th birthday

C. 30th birthday D. 60th birthday

【3】Perhaps Mr. Sato will receive ____ on his 60th birthday.

A. some red flowers

B. some lucky money

C. a white shirt

D. a pair of black leather shoes

【4】 Liu Mei will eat ____ for a long life on her birthday.

A. rice B. noodles C. dumplings D. birthday cakes

【5】Phillip will celebrate his thirtieth birthday by ____.

A. eating out for dinner with his friends

B. pulling on the ear of his friends

C. cooking noodles

D. receiving some lucky money

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】A

【4】B

【5】A

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了世界上不同国家人们过生日的一些习俗，让我们了解了灿烂的世界文化之一麓。

【1】C 细节理解题。句意：桑蒂的朋友在她生日要扯她的耳朵多少次？A. once，一次；B. twice，两次；C. 21 times，21次；D. we don’t know，不知道。根据第2自然段，马德里人祝福生日是每岁扯一次耳朵，Sandy今年21岁，故要扯她的耳朵21次。因此，正确选C。

【2】D 细节理解题。句意：Kanreki在日本是多少岁生日？ A. 16th birthday16岁生日；B. 14th birthday，14岁生日；C. 30th birthday，30岁生日；D. 60th birthday，60岁生日。Kanreki花甲，和中文的意思一样，是60岁的意思，故选D。

【3】A 理解推断题。佐腾可以在六十岁生日会收到什么？A. some red flowers ，一些红花；B. some lucky money，一些幸运的钱；C. a white shirt，一件白衬衫；D. a pair of black leather shoes，一双黑色的皮革。根据短文第3自然段，60岁－花甲，在日本看作是新的生活的开始。用红色象征新的生活，人们总是送一些红色的东西。由此可以推断出，人们会送给他一些红花。故选A。

【4】B 细节理解题。刘梅在她生日会吃什么来象征长寿？A. rice，米饭；B. noodles，面条；C. dumplings饺子；D. birthday cakes，生日蛋糕。刘梅是中国人，中国人生日这一天吃长寿面象征长寿。故选B。

【5】A 细节理解题。Phillip 将会通过哪种方式庆贺30岁生日？A. eating out for dinner with his friends，和朋友一起外出吃饭； B. pulling on the ear of his friends，和朋友一起扯耳朵；C. cooking noodles煮面；D. receiving some lucky money，收幸运钱。根据短文倒数第2自然段，Phillip是巴黎人，法国人生日经常请朋友外出吃饭。故选A。