Question

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Birthday Traditions in Different Countries

England Certain symbolic objects are mixed into the birthday cake as it's being prepared．If your piece of cake has a coin in it，then you will be rich．Also，when it's your birthday，your friends give you the"bumps"．They lift you in the air by your hands and feet and raise you up and down to the floor； one for each year you lived，then another one or two for luck．

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/she is sleeping，so he/she will see them at once upon awakening．

Holland Special year birthdays such as 5，10，15，20，21are called"crown"years．The birthday child receives an especially large gift on a crown year birthday．The family also decorates the birthday child's chair at the dining room table with flowers，paper streamers and balloons．

Canada The birthday child's nose is greased（涂抹） with butter for good luck．The greased nose makes the child too slippery for bad luck to catch him/her．In some parts of Canada，the birthday person even receives a punch （一拳） for each year he/she is alive and then one for good luck．

Brazil The birthday child receives a pull on the ear for each year he/she has been alive．The birthday person also gives the first piece of cake to his/her most special friend or relative，usually mom or dad．

Korea There is a big family party on the first birthday．The table is set with food，and four items：a pencil，a ruler，thread，and money．The item that the baby chooses is said to forecast his/her future：excellent student，good with hands，long life or riches．

South Africa On the twenty-first birthday，a key made of anything from paper to silver to gold is presented by the parents as a sign that the child is ready to unlock the door to their future．

76．If a British friend is raised up and down to the floor 18times on his birthday，he is most likely（可能的） to beA．
A.17
B.18
C.19
D.20
77．The following tradition is mentioned in the passage EXCEPT forD．
A．giving a pull on the ear
B．having a big family party
C．greasing butter on the nose
D．flying a flag at the child's bed
78．In which countries do people celebrate their 21st birthday specially？
A．Canada and England．
B．Denmark and Korea．
C．Brazil and Holland．
D．Holland and South Africa．
79．The passage mainly tells usB．
A．people in different countries have their own special year birthdays
B．people in different countries celebrate their birthday in different ways
C．people always have a big birthday party at home in different countries
D．people always know a 1-year-old baby's future from the item he chooses．

Answer 1

分析 短文介紹了世界各國的生日習俗：英國人吃生日蛋糕，抓住壽星的手和腳顛簸；丹麥人生日時要在房外插面旗幟；荷蘭人過特殊歲數(shù)的生日；加拿大為孩子的鼻子涂上黃油以求好運；巴西孩子生日時會被扯耳朵；韓國人為一歲的孩子過生時會讓孩子抓東西；南非人過21歲生日，以宣稱已經(jīng)成人等等．

解答 答案：76．A  細節(jié)推理題．根據(jù)第一段最后一句one for each year you lived，then another one or two for luck．每一年舉一次，另外一、兩次為你祈求好運．可以推測出最有可能是17、16歲，結(jié)合選項，故選A．
77．D    細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)整篇文章內(nèi)容giving a pull on the ear扯耳朵，這是巴西的習俗；having a big family party開家庭生日晚會，這是韓國的習俗；greasing butter on the nose 在鼻子上涂黃油，這是加拿大的習俗；可知flying a flag at the child's bed在小孩的床上舞旗幟，未提到．故選D． 
78．D   細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)表格四句子Special year birthdays such as 5，10，15，20，21are called"crown"years．The birthday child receives an especially large gift on a crown year birthday．和最后表格句子On the twenty-first birthday，a key made of anything from paper to silver to gold is presented by the parents as a sign that the child is ready to unlock the door to their future．可知短文中荷蘭人把21歲看作冠年之一，南非人過21歲生日以宣稱成人．故選D．  
79．B  主旨歸納題．根據(jù)整篇文章內(nèi)容及其表格一句子Birthday Traditions in Different Countries．不同國家的生日傳統(tǒng)．可知短文主要講述不同國家的人們怎樣慶祝生日的，故選B．

點評 在通讀全文的基礎(chǔ)上，根據(jù)全文大意，展開邏輯思維，瞻前顧后，認真觀察選項，仔細推敲，確定最佳答案．