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【題目】Americans plan parties for many reasons. As in other cultures, many Americans attend parties for weddings and religious or national holidays. But some parties are especially American. For example, a group of neighbors may gather on their street to eat food, play music and visit with one another. This is called a block party. A woman might invite a group of women to a party called a baby shower for a friend who is about to give birth. Guests bring presents for the new baby.

Americans also attend tailgate parties. A tailgate is the back end of a truck or other vehicle that opens down. The tailgate parties are a big part of sports culture in the United States. Friends bring food and drink to a sports event. They eat together in the parking area of the sports stadium.

Birthday parties are also very popular. Many parents organize a party for their child around a theme. Birthday parties usually include gifts and a birthday cake with candles. In many parts of the United States, cupcakes have become a popular replacement for cakes.

Birthday parties can be low cost or very costly. Some parents take their children’s birthday parties very seriously, even when the child is too young to fully understand the celebration.

One group of parents started a website called Birthdays Without Pressure. They decided that some parents were under too much social pressure to plan costly parties for their children. The group sees this movement as an example of America’s culture of “too much stuff”. The group’s website gives suggestions on how to keep birthday celebrations simple, meaningful and fun without spending a lot of money. Their advice may be very helpful during this period of economic recession (蕭條)．

【1】What can be the best title for the passage?

A. Reasons for parties B. Birthdays without pressure

C. Different parties in the world D. American parties

【2】How many kinds of parties does the passage mention?

A. 5. B. 7. C. 6. D. 8.

【3】Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Birthday parties are the most popular in America.

B. Some parties in America are the same as in other countries.

C. There’s a party for the mother before her new baby is born.

D. Block party is especially American

【4】The purpose of Birthdays Without Pressure is to advise people to _________.

A. relieve people’s pressure

B. make birthday parties meaningful and costly

C. have meaningful birthday parties with low cost

D. spread America’s culture

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】A

【4】C

【解析】

試題分析: 本文介紹了美國各種不同的派對。

【1】D主旨大意題。本文主要介紹了美國各種不同的派對。故用標題American parties比較恰當。故D項。

【2】B細節(jié)理解題。認真仔細閱讀全文可知，第一段提到婚禮和宗教或國家節(jié)日 聚會，還會出生慶祝聚會，第二段提到停車場聚會，生日聚會，最后一段提到減壓聚會和主題生日，全文作者一共提及到了7種不同類型的派對，故選B項。

【3】A推理判斷題。第三段提到Birthday parties are also very popular生日聚會是非常受歡迎的，In many parts of the United States, cupcakes have become a popular replacement for cakes.在美國許多地方，紙杯蛋糕變成最流行的蛋糕，故A在美國生日聚會流行是缺少依據(jù)的。

【4】C細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章最后一段The group’s website gives suggestions on how to keep birthday celebrations simple, meaningful and fun without spending a lot of money這個網(wǎng)絡(luò)小組給人們建議如何讓生日慶祝變得更簡單，有意義，還不用花費很多的錢，故選C項。