Question

【題目】閱讀下面的短文，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)補(bǔ)全短文。選項(xiàng)中有一項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

Many countries follow special customs when a child’s baby teeth fall out.【1】

For example, Koreans have the custom of throwing the fallen tooth onto the roof of a house so that a magpie (喜鵲) can take the tooth away and bring a new tooth for the child.【2】

【3】In Mexico and Spain, for example, it is thought that a mouse takes a fallen tooth away and leaves some money. But in Mongolia, it is dogs that take children’s teeth away. Dogs are highly respected in Mongolian culture. It is believed that the new tooth will grow strong if the baby tooth is fed to a dog, so parents in Mongolia will put their children’s fallen teeth in a piece of meat and feed it to a dog.

In France and the USA, a child will put a fallen tooth under his or her pillow before going to bed. It is thought that in the early morning, when the child is still sleeping, the Tooth Fairy will take the tooth away and leave something else under the pillow. What she will leave is hard to know. 【4】However, in the United States, she may leave money.

A.These customs all connect baby teeth with animals.

B.It is said that in France the Tooth Fairy may leave some candies.

C.Many of these customs tell stories about animals taking the teeth.

D.This custom is also followed by some other Asian countries, such as Japan and Vietnam.

E.Other countries, though, have tooth customs about other animals.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】E

【4】B

【解析】

文章介紹了不同國(guó)家的風(fēng)俗習(xí)慣。小孩子掉牙，有的國(guó)家扔到屋頂上，有的國(guó)家放在枕頭下。

【1】根據(jù)Koreans have the custom of throwing the fallen tooth onto the roof of a house so that a magpie (喜鵲) can take the tooth away and bring a new tooth for the child韓國(guó)有一個(gè)把掉落的牙齒扔到房頂上的風(fēng)俗，目的是喜鵲能帶走這個(gè)牙齒，給孩子帶來(lái)新的牙齒；In Mexico and Spain, for example, it is thought that a mouse takes a fallen tooth away and leaves some money.在墨西哥和西班牙，認(rèn)為老鼠帶走掉落的牙齒，留下一些錢(qián)；結(jié)合選項(xiàng)，可知是“這些風(fēng)俗都是把孩子的牙齒和動(dòng)物聯(lián)系起來(lái)”，起到引起下文的作用；故選A。

【2】根據(jù)Koreans have the custom of throwing the fallen tooth onto the roof of a house so that a magpie (喜鵲) can take the tooth away and bring a new tooth for the child韓國(guó)有一個(gè)把掉落的牙齒扔到房頂上的風(fēng)俗，目的是喜鵲能帶走這個(gè)牙齒，給孩子帶來(lái)新的牙齒，結(jié)合選項(xiàng)，可知是“這些風(fēng)俗也被其他的亞洲國(guó)家沿用，例如日本和越南”，起到承接上文的作用；故選D。

【3】根據(jù)Koreans have the custom of throwing the fallen tooth onto the roof of a house so that a magpie (喜鵲) can take the tooth away and bring a new tooth for the child韓國(guó)有一個(gè)把掉落的牙齒扔到房頂上的風(fēng)俗，目的是喜鵲能帶走這個(gè)牙齒，給孩子帶來(lái)新的牙齒，和 In Mexico and Spain, for example, it is thought that a mouse takes a fallen tooth away and leaves some money. 在墨西哥和西班牙，認(rèn)為老鼠帶走掉落的牙齒，留下一些錢(qián)；結(jié)合選項(xiàng)，可知是“其他的國(guó)家也有和動(dòng)物有關(guān)的牙齒風(fēng)俗”，起到承上啟下的作用；故選E。

【4】根據(jù)What she will leave is hard to know.她會(huì)留下什么很難說(shuō)，和However, in the United States, she may leave money.然而，在美國(guó)，她也許會(huì)留下一些錢(qián)；結(jié)合選項(xiàng)，可知是“據(jù)說(shuō)在法國(guó)牙齒仙女會(huì)留下一些糖果”；起到承上啟下的作用；故選B。