Americans plan parties for many reasons. As in other cultures, many Americans attend parties for weddings and religious or national holidays. But some parties are especially American. For example, a group of neighbors may gather on their street to eat food, play music and visit with one another. This is called a block party. A woman might invite a group of women to a party called a baby shower for a friend who is about to give birth. Guests bring presents for the new baby.
Americans also attend tailgate parties. A tailgate is the back end of a truck or other vehicle that opens down. The tailgate parties are a big part of sports culture in the United States. Friends bring food and drink to a sports event. They eat together in the parking area of the sports stadium.
Birthday parties are also very popular. Many parents organize a party for their child around a theme. Birthday parties usually include gifts and a birthday cake with candles. In many parts of the United States, cupcakes have become a popular replacement for cakes.
Birthday parties can be low cost or very costly. Some parents take their children’s birthday parties very seriously, even when the child is too young to fully understand the celebration.
One group of parents started a website called Birthdays Without Pressure. They decided that some parents were under too much social pressure to plan costly parties for their children. The group sees this movement as an example of America’s culture of “too much stuff”. The group’s website gives suggestions on how to keep birthday celebrations simple, meaningful and fun without spending a lot of money. Their advice may be very helpful during this period of economic recession（蕭條）.
【小題1】What can be the best title for the passage?

A．Reasons for parties
B．Birthdays without pressure
C．American parties
D．Different parties in the world
【小題2】How many kinds of parties does the passage mention?
A．5.B．6.C．7.D．8.
【小題3】Eating together in the parking area of the sports stadium belongs to _________parties.
A．blockB．baby showerC．sportsD．tailgate
【小題4】The purpose of Birthdays Without Pressure is to advise people to _________.
A．relieve people’s pressure
B．have meaningful birthday parties with low cost
C．make birthday parties meaningful and costly
D．spread America’s culture
【小題5】Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A．Block party is especially American.
B．Some parties in America are the same as in other countries.
C．There’s a party for the mother before her new baby is born.
D．Birthday parties are the most popular in America.


【小題1】C
【小題2】D
【小題3】D
【小題4】B 
【小題5】D 

解析試題分析：文章大意：本文介紹了美國(guó)各種不同的派對(duì)。
【小題1】C主旨大意題。本文主要介紹了美國(guó)各種不同的派對(duì)。故用標(biāo)題American parties比較恰當(dāng)。故C正確。
【小題2】D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。認(rèn)真仔細(xì)閱讀全文可知，全文作者一共提及到了7種不同類型的派對(duì)。故D正確。
【小題3】D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第三段The tailgate parties are a big part of sports culture in the United States. Friends bring food and drink to a sports event. They eat together in the parking area of the sports stadium.可以得出答案。故D正確。
【小題4】B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章最后一段The group’s website gives suggestions on how to keep birthday celebrations simple, meaningful and fun without spending a lot of money.可以得出答案。故B正確。
【小題5】D推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章最后一段及Their advice may be very helpful during this period of economic recession（蕭條）可知D項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤。故D正確。

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