In the United States, sixteen, eighteen, and twenty-one are important ages in a person’s life. There are no special celebrations for these birthdays, but each is a time when a person can do new things to mark their transition(转变) into adulthood.
After turning sixteen a person can work, get a driver’s license and leave home. Many high school students learn to drive and get part-time jobs soon after celebrating their sixteenth birthday.
At the age of eighteen a person in the United States can vote and smoke, but they are prohibited from going into nightclubs, buying wine or gambling(赌博) until they are twenty-one.
In many Latin(拉丁的) cultures, a young woman’s fifteenth birthday is important. At this age, she is regarded as an adult. To mark this special day, families with teenage daughters have a celebration called a Quinceanera. The day begins with the young woman and her family going to church. Later, there is a party and many guests are invited.
In Japan, young people became adults at twenty. At this age, they can legally(合法地) vote, drink wine and smoke. The second Monday in January is a national holiday called “Coming of Age Day”. On this day, twenty-year-old celebrates by first going to church to pray with their families. Later, they listen to speeches given by city and school leaders. Afterward, they may celebrate with family or friends late into the night.
In some countries, birthday celebrations continue through adulthood. Some people celebrate their fortieth and fiftieth birthdays, or their retirement(退休) year, with a huge party.
【小题1】 In the United States, age sixteen marks the time when you can ___________.

A.vote and driveB.drive and get a jobC.drink wine and smokeD.go into nightclubs
【小题2】Which of the following is not the turning point in a person life in the USA?
A.The 15th birthday.B.The 16th birthday.C.The 18th birthday.D.The 21st birthday.
【小题3】What is the meaning of the word “prohibit”?
A.允许B.禁止C.终止D.停止

Anna lived on the side of a valley. One winter, there was a very big flood, and a lot of houses?? ? ?? Anna's were washed away. Anna's house was high enough to escape the flood, so when the water had disappeared and the other houses were? ? ?? there with no roof and no walls and all covered with mud() , her house was?? ? ?? quite all right.

Her house was quite small, her husband was dead, and she had four children ,? ? ?? Anna took in one of the families that had lost ?? ? ? in the flood and she?? ? ?? her home with them until it was?? ? ?? for them to rebuild their houses.

Anna's friends were puzzled (迷惑的)when they saw Anna do this. They could not understand why Anna wanted to give??? ?? so much more work and trouble when she already had quite a few children to support .

"Well," Anna?? ? ?? her friends, "at the end of the First World War, a woman in the town where I later lived found herself very poor, because her husband?? ? ??? in the war and she had a lot of children,??? ? ?? I have now. The day before Christmas, this woman said to her children, ‘We won’t be able to have much for??? ? ??? this year, so I’m going to ?? ? ?? only one present for all of us. Now I’ll go and get it.’ She came back??? ? ??? a girl who was even poorer than they, and who had no parents. ‘Here’s our present, ’ she said to her children. The children were happy to get such a present. They welcomed the little girl, and she grew up as their sister.??? ? ??? was that Christmas present.”

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In the United States, sixteen, eighteen, and twenty-one are important ages in a person’s life. There are no special celebrations for these birthdays, but each is a time when a person can do new things to mark their transition(转变) into adulthood.

After turning sixteen a person can work, get a driver’s license and leave home. Many high school students learn to drive and get part-time jobs soon after celebrating their sixteenth birthday.

At the age of eighteen a person in the United States can vote and smoke, but they are prohibited from going into nightclubs, buying wine or gambling(赌博) until they are twenty-one.

In many Latin(拉丁的) cultures, a young woman’s fifteenth birthday is important. At this age, she is regarded as an adult. To mark this special day, families with teenage daughters have a celebration called a Quinceanera. The day begins with the young woman and her family going to church. Later, there is a party and many guests are invited.

In Japan, young people became adults at twenty. At this age, they can legally(合法地) vote, drink wine and smoke. The second Monday in January is a national holiday called “Coming of Age Day”. On this day, twenty-year-old celebrates by first going to church to pray with their families. Later, they listen to speeches given by city and school leaders. Afterward, they may celebrate with family or friends late into the night.

In some countries, birthday celebrations continue through adulthood. Some people celebrate their fortieth and fiftieth birthdays, or their retirement(退休) year, with a huge party.

 

1. In the United States, age sixteen marks the time when you can ___________.

  A. vote and drive    B. drive and get a job   C. drink wine and smoke  D. go into nightclubs

2.Which of the following is not the turning point in a person life in the USA?

    A. The 15th birthday.    B. The 16th birthday.  C. The 18th birthday.  D. The 21st birthday.

3.What is the meaning of the word “prohibit”?

    A. 允许             B. 禁止             C.  终止          D.  停止

 

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