浙江省平阳三中2014届高中上学期英语(人教版必修三)Unit1Festivalsaroundtheworld每日一练20.doc

浙江平阳三中高中英语每日一练20 阅读理解（本题有有两节，共16小题，每小题2分，共32分） 第一节：阅读下列材料并做41—52题。从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A 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 dressed 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, Schlanfang 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. 41. 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. 42. When is Coming-of-Age Day celebrated? A. On one’s first day of school. C. On a girl’s fifteenth birthday. B. On one’s twentieth birthday. D. On the second Sunday in January. 43. Schlanfang is celebrated when German children _______. A. start school C. grow into adults B. reach the age of 15 D. are born 44. What is the passage mainly about? A. Celebrating birthdays C. Celebrating life changes. B. Celebrating school holidays. D. Celebrating national holidays. B Mark Zukerberg is the founder and CEO of Facebook, an extremely popular social working website th