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【題目】閱讀與回答問(wèn)題
Sixteen is a special age in the United States. There's often a special celebration for a girl's 16th birthday---a big party called Sweet-16. It is like a wedding reception(結(jié)婚晚宴) in the number of guests and gifts handed out.
About a month before the party, the girl's family sends out invitations to the guests. They must buy a special present for the birthday girl and the girl guests find good dresses to wear. A sweet-16 present usually costs $40 to $60. This is about $20 more than the usual-cost of a birthday present.
The party itself is not held at someone's house. The hostess rents(租賃) a reception hall for the event. Food, cake and a DJ are provided. Around 6'clock, guests arrive and meet the birthday girl. Then the girl and her father have a special father-daughter dance. After that, guests dance for about 30 to 45 minutes.
Then there is the most important part of the Sweet-16 party, the candle-lighting ceremony.
The sweet-16 hostess stands behind 16 unlit(未點(diǎn)燃的) candles and dedicates(獻(xiàn)給) each candle to her friends, family, and anything that she feels is important to her. A lot of crying and hugging goes on at this time.
Afterwards, people sit and eat. Most guests begin leaving around 11 o'clock.
This school year, I have been to two Sweet-16s. I am one of the youngest students in my grade (My birthday is in December). I'll have to wait another year before I can have my own special Sweet-16 party. I can't wait for it!
（1）Why is sixteen a special age for an American girl?
（2）How much does a usual birthday present for a teenager cost in the USA?
（3）What is the most important part of the Sweet-16 party?
（4）How old is the writer?
（5）What do you think of the Sweet-16 party in the USA? (請(qǐng)自擬一句話作答)

Answer 1

【答案】
（1）Because there's often a special celebration for a girl's 16th birthday.

（2）20-40 dollars.

（3）The candle-lighting ceremony.

（4）Fifteen years old. / 15 years old. / 15.

（5）It's interesting/meaningful. /…

【解析】短文大意：在美國(guó)一個(gè)女孩的第16歲生日很重要，為此家人要為這個(gè)女孩舉行一個(gè)專門的聚會(huì)。在聚會(huì)期間有各種各樣的活動(dòng)。

（1）Because there's often a special celebration for a girl's 16th birthday.考查細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)There's often a special celebration for a girl's 16th birthday---a big party called Sweet-16. 描述，可知是因?yàn)樵诿绹?guó)經(jīng)常會(huì)在女孩的16歲生日舉行一個(gè)特殊的慶祝會(huì)。故答：Because there's often a special celebration for a girl's 16th birthday.

（2）20-40 dollars.考查細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)A sweet-16 present usually costs $40 to $60. This is about $20 more than the usual-cost of a birthday present.計(jì)算可知，一個(gè)普通的生日禮物大約在20-40美元之間。故答：20-40 dollars.

（3）The candle-lighting ceremony. 考查細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Then there is the most important part of the Sweet-16 party, the candle-lighting ceremony.描述，可知在這個(gè)聚會(huì)上最重要的部分是點(diǎn)蠟燭儀式。故填：The candle-lighting ceremony.

（4）Fifteen years old. / 15 years old. / 15.考查細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)I'll have to wait another year before I can have my own special Sweet-16 party. 計(jì)算可知，作者今年15歲。故答：Fifteen years old. / 15 years old. /15.

（5）It's interesting/meaningful. /…；考查主旨理解主觀題。根據(jù)故事內(nèi)容可填I(lǐng)t's interesting/meaningful. /…；符合情景就對(duì)。