3．Birthdays are especially important to the very young and the very old．On their birthdays，people receive birthday cards and birthday presents from their family and friends．Children's cards often have a large number on them showing how old they are．Cards for adults have pictures of flowers or scenery，or cartoons．Inside there is usually a simple greeting，such as"Happy Birthday"or"Many Happy Returns Of The Day"．
In the US children who have their birthdays during the school year take a cake to school and have a small party with their class．In Britain children sometimes get bumped （ lifted off the ground horizontally and put down again sharply） by their friends，the same number of times as their age．
In the US，the 16th birthday is called sweet sixteen．It is the age at which a person can get a US driver's license，and some wealthier parents give their children a car as a present．At 18，in Britain and in the US，young people become adults and many have a big party．In most parts of the US，21is the age at which people can drink alcohol legally．In Britain，people celebrate 21st birthdays less．
Many adults dislike getting older and many tell a lie about their age．But in general older people are now much more willing to tell others their age．You may see a sign by the side of the a road saying："Dave Ellis 40today!"，put there by Dave's friends．At about 65，people retire，and those who have reached this age are called"senior citizens"．Few people live to be 100，so a 100th birthday is very special．In Britain people reaching this age may receive cards containing a printed message from the queen．

25．In Britain，how many times may a 9-year-old boy get bumped on his birthday？B
A．Eight           B．Nine          
C．Ten             D．Eleven
26．In the US，a 16-year-old boyB．
A．must be given a car    
B．can get a driver's license
C．can drink alcohol legally  
D．often has a big birthday party
27．In the last paragraph，the example"Dave Ellis 40today"showsD．
A．the 40th birthday is very special
B．many adults like lying about their age
C．Dave's friends like playing jokes on him
D．older people don't mind telling others their age now
28．If a person reaches 65，he canA．
A．be called a"senior citizen"
B．refuse to talk about his age
C．receive a card from the Queen   
D．be invited to dinner with the Queen．

分析 本文介紹了在美國和英國不同年齡段的人的生日意義．

解答 25．B 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù) the same number of times as their age．和他們年齡相同的次數(shù)，所以答案選B．
26．B細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)句子 It is the age at which a person can get a US driver's license，and some wealthier parents give their children a car as a present，這個年齡可以拿美國駕駛證了，一些有錢的父母可以送孩子車作為禮物，所以答案選B，選項A說得太絕對．
27．D 細節(jié)理解題．"Dave Ellis 40today的例子是為了說明這句話的觀點But in general older people are now much more willing to tell others their age但一般來說，老年人更愿意告訴別人他們的年齡，所以答案選D．
28．A 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)句子 those who have reached this age are called"senior citizens達到這個年齡的人被稱為"老年人"，所以答案選A．

點評 閱讀理解題測試考生在閱讀基礎(chǔ)上的邏輯推理能力，要求考生根據(jù)文章所述事件的邏輯關(guān)系，對未說明的趨勢或結(jié)局作出合理的推斷；或根據(jù)作者所闡述的觀點理論，對文章未涉及的現(xiàn)象、事例給以解釋．考生首先要仔細閱讀短文，完整了解信息，準確把握作者觀點．

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