Question

Everyone likes to receive gifts. In many countries people give gifts for special occasions. For example, in the United States people give    1    for birthdays, weddings, and when someone graduates from high school or college. In Japan many people give gifts at special times in the summer and    2   . And in some countries people give a person a gift when they visit the person’s home. But how do you choose the    3    gift?

It's not always easy to find a great gift for everyone, especially when you are buying a gift for someone from another    4   . In many Western countries watches and    5   are nice gifts. However, Chinese people do not like clocks as gifts. The Chinese words that mean to give a clock are similar to the words for to die. So many Chinese people think that a clock as a gift is bad 6   .

Many people around the world think that flowers are always a safe gift. But even flowers can be   7   ! In Russia a gift of an odd number of flowers (1,3,5, etc. ) is okay. But a gift of an even number of flowers (2,4,6, etc. ) is not okay. It's only for funerals! People in China do not like gifts of white flowers, because white is the color for funerals. And don't   8   red roses to a stranger from Germany. They may think you love them! Red roses mean love in several cultures!

1. A. money      B. gifts       C food

2. A. person      B. place       C. winter

3. A. right        B. wrong     C. shiny

4. A. country      B. city       C. village

5. A. flowers      B. books      C. clocks

6. A. luck         B. lucky      C. unlucky

7. A. a safe gift     B. a problem  C. a good tdea

8. A. receive       B. accept     C. give

Answer 1

【主旨大意】不同的地方，不同的国家，送礼物的场合不一样。在不同的国家选择正确的礼物也不容易。不同的礼物在不同的国家有不同的含义。

解析：

1. B 由上文：In many countries people give gifts for special occasions，可推测这里应是礼物。故选B。

2.C 前面说：In Japan many people give gifts at special times，故此这里应是一个时间，只有C符合文意。

3. A 由下文It's not always easy to find a great gift for everyone可推测应是选择正确的礼物。故选A。

4.A 由下句话In many Western countries …However, Chinese people…可见是为来自另外一个国家的人选礼物。故选A。

5. C 由下文，可是中国人不喜欢闹钟作为礼物，因此这里应是闹钟。故选C。

6. A 由句意可知，在中文里“送钟”听起来和“送钟”一样。因此认为把闹钟作为礼物是不吉利的。故选A。

7. B 由句意:在世界上，很多人认为送鲜花是安全的礼物，但是即使鲜花也会出现问题。故选B。

8. C  后面与to搭配，只能用give。故选C。