Birthdays are celebrated all over the world. Some ways to celebrate birthdays are rather similar from country to country: candles, cakes and birthday wishes. But there are also different ways to celebrate birthdays. Here are a few:

Denmark

A flag is flown outside a window to show that people in that house are having a birthday. Presents are placed around the child's bed while he is sleeping so he will see them at once when he wakes up.

India

　 Usually Indian children wear white to school. However, on their birthday, children wear colored clothes to school and give out chocolates to everyone in the class. Their best friend helps them to do this.

Japan

The birthday child wears new clothes to mark the special time, Certain birthdays are more important than others. These are the third and seventh birthdays for girls and the fifth for boys.

Holland

　 The birthday child receives an especially large present. The family also put flowers on the birthday child's chair to make it beautiful.

46. In _______flowers are put on the chair of the birthday child.

　 A. Japan　　　　 B. Denmark　　 　　C. India　　　　　 D. Holland

47. In Japan, the birthday is more important for boys when they are _______.

　 A.15　　　 　　 B.7　　　　 　　　C.5　　　 　　　　D.3

48. The passage is mainly about _______.

　 A. similar ways of celebrating birthdays in some countries

　 B. different ways of celebrating birthdays in some countries

　 C. children's birthdays in western countries

　 D. the importance of children's birthdays

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　　Tomb(墳?zāi)?Sweeping Day, which falls on April 4 this year, is a traditional festival when Chinese remember and honor their ancestors．

　　On this day, people take food and paper money to visit the tombs of their elders．Grass is pulled, dirt is swept away, and the family lays out offerings．They pray to their ancestors for blessing．

　　In the tradition of folk religion, Chinese tombs are usually in woods or on mountains．It is believed that an area that faces south, with many pine(松樹)trees, is a proper place for a tomb．People believe such a place will make the ancestors happy, and in return , they will look after the living family．

　　The Western world has different attitudes towards the dead．From about the 7th century tombs can only be placed on church ground．But from the late 18th century, many new cemeteries were set up outside old towns and cities．They were used instead of church grounds．

　　Today, almost all communities have cemeteries(公墓)．In the US and many European countries, modern cemeteries have many tombstones placed in open spaces．Trees, such as Willows,yews and flowers are often planted in a cemetery．Friends and family of the dead often leave flowers at their graves on major holidays and birthdays．

(1)

The word “sweeping” in passage 1 means ________．

[　　]

A．

laughing

B．

crying

C．

joking

D．

cleaning

(2)

People build tombs to face south for ________．

[　　]

A．

the sunshine

B．

the wonderful sights

C．

making the dead happy and they will care for the living

D．

the growing of trees

(3)

Which of the following Chinese tradition is not mentioned in the story?

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A．

pulling grass

B．

sweeping dirt

C．

making offerings

D．

setting off fireworks

(4)

The passage is mainly about ________．

[　　]

A．

traditions in China that remember the dead．

B．

western traditions that remember the dead．

C．

different traditions of remembering the dead

D．

the same things between traditions．

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　　Partying is fun．But have you ever been invited to a party by a foreigner? What should you wear? Should you bring anything? If so, what? Don't worry．Today we are going to give you some tips(小提示)about partying with foreigners．

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1．How many kinds of parties is the passage mentioned?

2．What should you bring at a casual party?

3．Is it polite to bring other person to the party?

4．What would happen if you gave money at a birthday party?

5．What should you do when it's getting late?

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　　People celebrate (慶祝) birthdays in almost every country on Earth. And they celebrate them in many different ways.

　　In China and in Japan, for example, the arrival of the New Year is more important than a person's birthday. So everyone adds a year to their ages on New Year's Day, instead of on their birthdays.

　　In Brazil, the special birthday food isn't cake, but special candies. In China, it's long noodles－for long life. In Iceland, people have pancakes with candies rolled inside them on birthdays.

　　In Britain, a birthday is an all-day celebration. At school, the birthday child is lifted up and “bumped” by his classmates. This means the child is lifted by the feet and arms and bumped to the ground, once for each year and once for good growth. In Israel, the same custom (風俗) is followed, except the birthday person is lifted and lowered while sitting in a chair.

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　　In Mexico, it's good luck to give birthday greetings as early in the day as possible. So it's usual for the birthday child to be woken up at mid-night by friends singing birthday songs.

　　In India, birthday celebrations also begin before dawn (黎明) . Prayers (祈禱) and blessings must be said before morning comes.

　　In Thailand, two tall candles are lighted the night before a birthday. One is as tall as the birthday person. If it goes out early, it's bad luck. Another custom of Thailand is that they buy live (活的) fish and birds for the birthday person and then the birthday person frees the animals, and it brings good luck.

　　In Nigeria, everyone in a certain age group celebrate their birthdays together, on a certain day.

　　In many countries birthday customs are changing. Old customs are giving way to western style birthdays, with candle-topped cakes. But one thing never changes－birthdays are special days for everyone!

1．It's custom to lift and lower the birthday person in a chair in ________ .

[　　]

A．Britain
B．Israel
C．Britain and Israel
D．Israel and Thailand

2．In Mexico the birthday greetings are usually given at mid-night

because ________ .

[　　]

A．birthday celebrations must begin before dawn

B．prayers must be said before dawn

C．the birthday person must be woken up at mid-night

D．it will bring good things to the birthday person

3．According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

[　　]

A．In Thailand people give fish and birds to the birthdays person as presents.

B．In Holland people give presents to unbirthday persons.

C．In Nigeria people who were born in the same period (期間) may celebrate their birthdays on the same day.

D．In Thailand a candle will be lighted on the birthday night.

4．How many countries are mentioned (提及) in this passage?

[　　]

A．Eight.
B．Nine.
C．Ten.
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　　　 Birthdays are celebrated (慶祝) all over the world.Some ways to celebrate birthdays are rather similar from country to country: candles, cakes, and birthday wishes.But there are also different ways to celebrate birthdays. Here are a few:

Denmark

A flag is flown outside a window to show that someone who lives in that house is having a birthday.Presents are placed

around the child's bed while he is sleeping so he will see them at once when he wakes up.

India

Usually Indian children wear white to school. However, on their birthday, children wear colored clothes to school and give out chocolates to everyone in the class.Their best friend helps them to do this.

Japan

The birthday child wears new clothes to mark the special time. Certain birthdays are more important than others.These are the third and seventh birthdays for girls and the fifth for boys.

　　　　　　 　　　Holland

The birthday child receives an especially large present.The family also put flowers on the birthday child's chair to make it beautiful.

(　　)1.When someone is having a birthday in Denmark, you can see ________ around the person's bed.

　　　 A.flowers　　　　 B.presents　　　　 　 C.a flag　　　　　 D.a chair

(　　)2.In ________， flowers are put on the chair of the birthday child.

　　　 A.Japan　　　　　 B.Denmark 　　　　　　 C.India　　　　 D.Holland

(　　)3.From the passage, we learn that ________.

　　　 A.the birthday child in Holland wear colorful clothes to school

B.if a kite is flown outside a window, there must be someone who is having a birthday in Denmark

C.in India, the birthday children shoud give out chocolates to everyone in the class

D.Japanese children wear old clothes on birthday

(　　)4.In Japan, the birthday is more important for boys when they are ________.

　　　 A.15 　　 　 B.7　　　　 C.5　　　　　 D.3

(　　)5.The passage is mainly about ________.

　　　 A.similar ways of celebrating birthdays in some countries

　　　 B.different ways of celebrating birthdays in some countries

C.children's birthdays in western countries　

　　　 D.the importance of children's birthday

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When I tidied up（整理）some old boxes under my bed, I found an old letter for me from my best friend. Her name was Minnie.

In the letter, Minnie wrote, “I am really sorry about before. Tell me if you will be my best friend again and tell me if you accept（接受）my apology .”I wrote, “YES. I will be your best friend.”

The twelve-year-old letter made me remember the time that Minnie and I spent together. We often wrote to each other during that time. One minute, Minnie and I would be playing happily together; the other moment we would get into arguments. But things would always be better again. She gave me a doll（洋娃娃）for my tenth birthday. I still keep it.

Finally things changed. We stopped writing letters to each other after she moved away, and I could no longer ride my bike to her house. Years later, she invited me to her sixteenth birthday party. I don’t see Minnie very often from then on. But I’ll always keep the letter and I’ll never forget the time we spent together.

(　 )41. Minnie wrote the letter to 　　　.

　　　 A. say sorry to the writer　　　　　　　　　 B. thank the writer

C. invite the writer to her party D. say goodbye to the writer

(　 )42. The writer got the letter 　　 years ago.

　　　 A. 10　　　　 B. 12　　　　 C. 14 　　　 D. 16

(　 )43. The underlined word “apology” means “　　 ” in Chinese.

　　　 A. 勸告　　　 B. 幫助　　　 C. 道歉　　 D. 祝福

(　 )44. Which of the following is TRUE, according to the passage?

　　　 A. The writer never had arguments with Minnie.

　　　 B. Minnie gave the writer a doll on one of her birthdays.

　　　 C. Minnie still writes letters to the writer.

　　　 D. The writer often rides her bike to Minnie’s house.

(　 )45. The writer wrote the passage to tell us about her 　　 with Minnie.

　　　 A. old boxes　　　　 B. letter　　　 C. birthday party　　 D. friendship

　

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