Question

【题目】根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Celebrate!

Pinatas(彩饰陶罐)

In Mexico, children often get pinatas on their birthday．Their parents put chocolates and other sweets inside the pinata and hang it on a tree．Then the children hit the pinata with a stick. 【1】

Noodles

In China，people often celebrate birthdays by eating with family or friends，and the last dish of the meal is always noodles. The noodles are long and thin. 【2】 You can’t cut them. In Chinese culture，long noodles mean you will have a long life.

Business birthdays

A business birthday shows that a company is successful．Many businesses in the USA celebrate important birthdays, like 10, 50 or 150 years． 【3】 Sometimes they make TV advertisements．It is a good chance to advertise the business.

Name days

As well as a birthday, many people in Southern Europe also celebrate their name day. 【4】 People have big parties and open their houses to anybody who wants to come．People bring small gifts，often flowers or a box of sweets．

Islamic New Year

In Muslim(穆斯林) countries across the world，people celebrate Eid. Eid means festival or celebration．During Eid，people visit family and friends，as well as people who are sick or in hospital． 【5】 Children receive toys，too．Children often wear special traditional clothes during the Eid celebrations.

A．You have to eat them in one piece.

B．They go out for a meal to celebrate.

C．Companies hold parties and send cards.

D．They give presents, such as sweets and food.

E．It breaks and the sweets fall out on to the ground.

F．This is one of the two important festivals in this country.

G．In Greece, name days are more important than birthdays.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】E

【2】A

【3】C

【4】G

【5】D

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍世界各地不同的庆祝方式。

【1】E 根据上句：然后孩子们用棍子打pinata。故pinata破了，糖果掉到地上。故选E。

【2】A 根据上句：面条又长又细。再根据空格下句：你不能切他们。故你必须一次把他们吃完。故选A。

【3】C 根据上句：在美国很多公司庆祝重要生日。再根据空格下句：有时他们在电视上做广告。故C项“公司举行聚会和发送贺卡”符合上下文语境。故选C。

【4】G 根据上句：在欧洲南部的许多人也庆祝他们的名字日。故G项In Greece, name days are more important than birthdays．（在希腊，名字日比生日更重要。）符合本段语境，故选G。

【5】D 根据下句：Children receive toys，too．（孩子们也收玩具。）故D项“他们给礼物，如糖果和食物”符合上下文语境。故选D。

【名师点拨】

1.根据上下文的语境来确定选项。一般在空格的上一句或下一句，也许是上、下句中会有暗示。【2】A根据上句：面条又长又细。再根据空格下句：你不能切他们。可知：你必须一次把他们吃完。故选A。

2.抓关键词。【5】D根据下句：Children receive toys，too．孩子们也收玩具。可知此处的意思是：他们给礼物，如糖果和食物。故选D。下文中的too是关键词，可知上文在说收到的礼物。