题目内容
【题目】People around the world have their own ways of celebrating weddings. Now let’s compare Eastern and Western weddings.
Chinese and Indian brides normally wear red dresses and most of the wedding decorations are of the same color. This is because the color red is said to bring good fortune. In many Eastern weddings, especially Chinese weddings, the bride will change into a different dress after the ceremony. White dresses only arrived in modern times because of the influence of Western wedding dress designs.
Western wedding dresses are different. Brides usually wear a wedding dress that is white in color and wear it throughout the whole wedding. Wearing white wedding dresses is said to have started in the 1840s, beginning with Queen Victoria, Queen of Great Britain. There are occasions when brides dress into more comfortable clothing so that they will be able to move more freely during the wedding reception.
Traditional practices are strictly followed for most Western weddings. The couple follow up with any plans they have agreed and decided on to make their special wedding day unique and memorable. Wedding receptions and other celebrations differ among the East and the West, but the concept is still the same. They are held to show gratitude towards family members, friends and guests for being a part of the wedding ceremony.
Another common custom that weddings of the East and the West have is the wearing of the wedding veil(面纱). According to superstitious(迷信的) beliefs, the bride wears a veil to protect her from being seen by evil spirits and the bridesmaids are decoys(诱饵). This is still followed even today.
【1】Queen Victoria is said to be the first woman in Britain to ________.
A. have a bridesmaid
B. wear a veil as a bride
C. wear a white wedding dress
D. wear a casual dress for the reception
【2】According to superstitious beliefs, having bridesmaids is to ________.
A. protect guestsB. comfort brides
C. trick evil spiritsD. bring good fortune
【3】The passage is mainly developed ________.
A. by timeB. by spaceC. by process D. by comparison
【答案】
【1】C
【2】C
【3】D
【解析】
试题分析: 本文主要讲述了东西方婚礼的不同。
【1】C 细节理解题。根据第三段第一句Wearing white wedding dresses is said to have started in the 1840s, beginning with Queen Victoria, Queen of Great Britain. 可知,维多利亚女王是第一个穿白婚纱的人。故选C。
【2】C 细节理解题。根据最后一段中According to superstitious(迷信的) beliefs, the bride wears a veil to protect her from being seen by evil spirits and the bridesmaids are decoys(诱饵).可知,C选项符合题意。故选C。
【3】D 推理判断题。通读全文可知,本文是用比较的方式,来说明东西方婚礼的不同。故选D。