7.Indian weddings have always been special occasions,celebrated with passion,enthusiasm,and,in the case of the wealthy,elaborate (精心準備的) settings and food.For centuries,friends and family sang songs,youngsters danced,and cooks dished out traditional foods when Indian wedding festivities got under way.
But times have changed.Weddings have become occasions for India's rapidly growing wealthy classes to show off their new wealth.Professional singers and entertainers have replaced the amateur melodies,wonderful parties at five-star hotels are now the pattern,and unusual foreign foods are served along with traditional Indian food.
Neeta Raheja,runs a wedding planning company that organizes weddings ranging in cost from﹩20,000to﹩2million."Being really wasteful was something done by the very best class.Today,people who are not that rich want to do like that when it comes to weddings,"she explained.
Pumima Mehta,recently hosted her daughter's wedding.She says organizing a show with style is important in a society where weddings have become statements."I may have personally liked a simple ceremony,but who wants it?You know,everyone is judging you at the affair,"she said.
Many now choose several days of feasting and dancing.The parties might have settings based on famously great Bollywood films,fresh flowers flown in from Bangkok,perhaps a hired Mereedes instead of the traditional horse to carry the groom.
"They hire helicopters,and the helicopters are showering petals(花瓣).In the 1990s,we had elephants standing in a row and showering petals,"Neeta Raheja said.
Now the wedding industry is a﹩10billion market growing by 25percent a year.Such celebrations can wipe away years of savings for many families-but no one is complaining.
Suresh Garg,the manager of one famous jewelry store in New Delhi,says he did do a lot of business ahead of the wedding season that runs from November to February."Income levels are also going up.There is plenty of money available,salaries are rising,share values have increased,people are flooded with money,"he said.
67.The main idea of the passage is thatD.
A.Indian weddings become more exciting
B.Indian weddings become world famous
C.Indian weddings become better prepared
D.Indian weddings become expensive
68.Which of the following is part of modern weddings in India?C
A.Amateur singers and entertainers.
B.Parties in the courtyard.
C.Fresh flowers flown from abroad.
D.Elephants showering petals.
69.We can guess that not so rich Indians hold expensive weddings for their children toB.
A.show off their wealth B.make a statement
C.make their children happy D.entertain their guests
70.According to Suresh Garg,Indians hold very expensive weddings becauseD.
A.they want to be different from others
B.children don't like simple weddings
C.they have to follow others'examples
D.they have more available money now.
分析 文章主要講現(xiàn)在印度舉行的婚禮,專業(yè)歌手代替了業(yè)余歌手,在五星級酒店舉辦聚會成為流行等等,說明印度婚禮正逐漸變成富人們炫耀財富的活動.
解答 67.D 主旨題.文章主要講印度婚禮正逐漸變成富人們炫耀財富的活動,D項"變得昂貴的印度婚禮"符合文意,所以D項正確.其他三項均不是文章主要內(nèi)容,故正確答案為D.
68.C 細節(jié)題.由第五段第二句"The parties might have settings based on famously great Bollywood films,fresh flowers flown in from Bangkok,perhaps a hired Mereedes instead of the traditional horse to carry the groom."可知現(xiàn)代印度婚禮有從泰國曼谷運來的鮮花,C項與原文一致,故正確答案為C.
69.B 細節(jié)題.由第四段第二句"She says organizing a show with style is important in a society where weddings have become statements."可知,在婚禮已經(jīng)變成宣告儀式的社會里,組織一場風格獨特的表演是重要的.由此推斷,對于那些不富裕的人來說,舉辦一場昂貴的婚禮是為了宣告孩子們的婚姻,故正確答案為B.
70.D 細節(jié)題.由文章最后一段"Suresh Garg…Income levels are also going up.There is plenty of money available,salaries are rising…"可知,Suresh Garg 認為印度人舉辦昂貴的婚禮是因為他們可以使用的錢增多,故正確答案為D.
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