The tradition of birthday parties started a long time ago. There are some traditions that you can find almost anywhere, anytime, such as sending birthday cards, blowing out the candles(吹熄蠟燭) on a birthday cake and singing the ‘Happy Birthday’ song. Others are only found for certain ages and in certain countries.
In China, on a child’s second birthday, family members put many things on the floor around the child. According to Chinese tradition, the first thing that the child picks up tells you what job the child will choose later in life.
For Japanese children, the third, fifth and seventh birthdays are especially important. At this age, there is a special celebration(慶祝) Shichi-Go-San (seven, five, three in Japanese) when children go to the temple wearing a new kimono (和服). The priest (僧侶) gives them special sweets, and the parents usually organize a party for their friends in their home.
In Argentina, Mexico and several other Latin American countries, girls have a special birthday celebration when they reach the age of fifteen. After a special ceremony (儀式), the girls dance a waltz with their father and other boys.
Eighteen is the traditional ‘coming of age’— the age when (in many countries) you have the right to vote (選舉權(quán)), join the army （參軍）and (in Britain) drink alcohol （酒）or buy a house.
In many English-speaking countries, a twenty-first birthday cake often has a key on top, or the cake itself is sometimes in the shape of a key. The key means that the young person is now old enough to leave and enter the family home at any time they want to! 
小題1:Which of the following birthday traditions can you find almost anywhere, anytime?
A. Putting many things on the floor.
B. Sending birthday cards.
C. Dancing a waltz.                         
小題2:Mexican girls have a special birthday celebration at the age of       .
A. five           B. seven              C. fifteen 
小題3:In many countries you can ___ when you reach the age of eighteen.
A. join the army    B. have a key    C. have a special ceremony  
小題4:Which of the following sentences is NOT true?
A. The tradition of birthday parties started a long time ago.
B. Some birthday traditions are only found in certain countries.
C. You become the owner of your house at the age of fifteen.
小題5:Which is the best title of this passage?
A. Birthday Traditions around the World 
B. The Drinking Age in Many Countries
C. Japanese Special Celebration

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:A
小題4:C
小題5:A

試題分析：這篇短文主要介紹了一些世界上有關(guān)生日的傳統(tǒng)知識。
小題1:根據(jù)第一段There are some traditions that you can find almost anywhere, anytime, such as sending birthday cards, blowing out the candles(吹熄蠟燭) on a birthday cake and singing the ‘Happy Birthday’ song.描述，可知選B。
小題2:根據(jù)In Argentina, Mexico and several other Latin American countries, girls have a special birthday celebration when they reach the age of fifteen.描述，可知選C。
小題3:根據(jù)短文倒數(shù)第二段描述，可知選A。
小題4:根據(jù)短文倒數(shù)第二段描述，可知在大部分國家滿十八歲的人才能擁有自己的房子，故選C。
小題5:這篇短文主要介紹了一些世界上有關(guān)生日的傳統(tǒng)知識，故選A，世界上的生日傳統(tǒng)。
點評：本文淺顯易懂，各個小題都能在文中找到適當(dāng)依據(jù)。只要認真閱讀短文，注意前后聯(lián)系，就能順利完成閱讀。文章所設(shè)試題主要考察細節(jié)查找，做題關(guān)鍵是找出原文的根據(jù)，認真核查小題和原文的異同。
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