In Mexico, girls mark their fifteenth birthday with a celebration called Quinceanera. In the morning, the birthday girl goes to the church with her family and her best friends. She wears a beautiful dress. Later in the day, there is a huge party, with a big cake that matches the girl’s dress, and a night filled with music and dancing.

Becoming an adult is a very important life change, and Japan has a special holiday to celebrate this. The second Sunday in January is Coming-of-Age Day. On that day, everyone who had their twentieth birthday in the last year goes to their Town Hall for a special activity. Everyone dresses up, and many women wear beautiful dresses. The mayor makes a speech and gives presents to all the new adults.

Some kids are afraid to start school, but six-year-olds in Germany can’t wait. For them, Schulanfang is a big holiday. To celebrate a child’s first day of school, parents or friends give the child a Zuckertuete, a big color box filled with candy and little presents. People take pictures of the kids holding their Zuckertuete, and there is a school party later for the parents with cake and coffee.

1.What happens at Quinceanera?

A. The birthday girl buys many gifts.

B. The birthday girl goes to the church.

C. Parents give a Zuckertuete to the child.

D. Parents make speeches in the church.

2.When is Coming-of-Age Day celebrated?

A. On one’s first day of school.

B. On one’s twentieth birthday.

C. On a girl’s fifteenth birthday.

D. On the second Sunday in January.

3.Schulanfang is celebrated when German children ______.

A. start school B. reach the age of 15

C. grow into adults D. are born

4.What is the passage mainly about?

A. Celebrating birthdays.

B. Celebrating school holidays.

C. Celebrating life changes.

D. Celebrating national holidays.

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.C

【解析】

試題分析：這是一篇說明文，文中主要講述了墨西哥、日本、德國三個(gè)國家的關(guān)于孩子成長的禮儀。墨西哥女孩十五歲生日那天會去教堂禮拜，然后慶祝；在日本很重視，年輕人二十歲生日的時(shí)候，市長會組織活動并派送禮物；在德國，孩子六歲的時(shí)候會上學(xué)，家長會舉行慶祝派對。

1. birthday girl goes to the church with her family and best friends，譯為“過生日的女孩和家人朋友一起去了教堂”， C、D兩選項(xiàng)張冠李戴，A選項(xiàng)文中沒有提到，故選D。

2. second Sunday in January is Coming-of-Age Day，譯為“一月的第二個(gè)星期天為Coming-of-Age Da”|可以確定答案，故選D。

3. celebrate a child’s first day of school，譯為“為慶祝孩子第一天上學(xué)”。B、C、D選項(xiàng)與原文不符，故選A。

4.

考點(diǎn)：社會現(xiàn)象類閱讀。

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