【題目】The tradition of birthday parties started a long time ago. People thought that there was a special danger from evil (邪惡的) spirits, so friends and family came together to bring good thoughts and wishes and even presents. 【1】 But as time went by, children and then adults began to have their own birthday celebrations. There are some traditions — such as sending birthday cards, blowing out the candles on a birthday cake and singing the “Happy Birthday” song, which you can find almost anywhere, any time. 【2】

In many English-speaking countries, a twenty-first birthday cake often has a key on top. 【3】 The key means that the young person is now old enough to leave and enter the family home at any time they want to!

In the past in parts of Europe, men who reached the age of thirty and were still single, had to clean the stairs of the City Hall. This way every girl could see that the man didn’t have a girlfriend. 【4】

After the age of thirty, many people prefer to forget their birthdays rather than celebrate them … children often bring Mum (or Dad) breakfast in bed. 【5】 It’s also a day when your friends and family have to pay if you go out for drinks or a meal!

A. Birthday traditions are around the world.

B. At one time, only kings had birthday parties.

C. Or the cake itself is sometimes in the shape of a key.

D. It’s traditional to give flowers and enjoy a special meal.

E. Family members put many sweets on the birthday cake.

F. They could also see how good he was at cleaning the house!

G. Others are more specific to certain ages and certain countries.

【答案】

【1】B

【2】G

【3】C

【4】F

【5】D

【解析】這是一篇說明文，主要介紹了英語國家開派對慶祝生日的來歷以及發(fā)展到現(xiàn)在慶祝生日的活動內(nèi)容。

【1】首先，由空后but可知后句為轉(zhuǎn)折，同時由“astimewentby”（隨著時間推移）可知，前文對應(yīng)的也應(yīng)有時間表示，選項中只有B選項有“Atonetime”表從前，一度的意思，剛好與后面“astimewentby”形成轉(zhuǎn)折，故選B.

【2】此空的上文表現(xiàn)的是各種常見的生日慶祝方式，幾乎能在任何地方任何時間找到，故空處應(yīng)該是對這一些傳統(tǒng)的更進一步的說明，G選項中“certainages” 和“ certaincountries.”對應(yīng)著上文的“anytime”和“anywhere” 的更進一步的說明，故選G

【3】由前文“cakeoftenhasakeyontop.”可知蛋糕上面有一把鑰匙，關(guān)鍵詞為“cake”和“key”，空處應(yīng)是與關(guān)鍵詞相關(guān)的句子，只有選項C選項符合題意，故選C.

【4】由上文“hadtocleanthestairsoftheCityHall.”可知他們不得不打掃樓梯，可知關(guān)鍵詞為“cleanthestairs”同時也說明他們是因為單身所以才不得不這么做，由此空處應(yīng)與他們的打掃有關(guān)，選項F中表明女孩兒們可以通過他們打掃樓梯來觀察他們，符合題意，故選F.

【5】此空后句用“also”表現(xiàn)的是你和其他人出去吃喝你不用付款，即與空處是并列關(guān)系，空處也應(yīng)表現(xiàn)的是生日所享的特權(quán)，選項D也表現(xiàn)這一天可以享受特餐和花朵是一種傳統(tǒng)，故選D.

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