Question

12．Birthday are celebrated allover the world．Some ways to celebrate birthdays are rather similar from country to country：candles，cakes and birthday wishes．But there are also different ways to celebrate birthdays．Here are a few：
Denmark
A flag is flown outside a window to show that people in that house are having a birthday．Presents are placed around the child's bed while he is sleeping so he will see them at once when he wakes up．
India
Usually Indian children wear white to school．However，on their birthday，children wear colored clothes to school and give out chocolates to everyone in the class．Their best friend helps them to do this．
Japan
The birthday child wears new clothes to mark the special time．Certain birthdays are more important than others．These are the third and seventh birthdays for girls and the fifth for boys．
Holland
The birthday child receives an especially large present．The family also put flowers on the birthday child's chair to make it beautiful．

51．When someone is having a birthday in Denmark，you can seeCoutside the window．
A．flowers　
B．presents　
C．a flag　
D．a chair
52．In flowers are put on the chair of the birthday child．D
A．Japan　
B．Denmark　
C．India　
D．Holland
53．InA，only birthday children wear colored clothes to school．
A、India　
B．Holland　
C．Denmark　
D．Japan
54．In Japan，the birthday is more important for boys when they areC．
A.15　
B.7　
C.5　
D.3
55．The passage is mainly aboutB．
A．similar ways of celebrating birthdays in some countries．
B．different ways of celebrating birthdays in some countries．
C．children's birthdays in western countries．
D．the importance of children's birthdays．

Answer 1

分析 【文章大意】全世界都会庆祝生日，而庆祝生日的一些方法又都类似．但也有不同的方式来庆祝生日的．本文介绍了丹麦、印度、日本以及荷兰庆祝孩子生日的方法．

解答 51  C 细节理解题．根据文章：A flag is flown outside a windou to show that people in that house are having a birthday．可知丹麦人在过生日的时候，在窗户外面可以看到一面旗帜，故选C．
52  D 细节理解题．根据文章：The family also put flowers on the birthday child's chair to make it beautiful．可知在荷兰，过生日的孩子的椅子上会放上一捧鲜花．故选D．
53  A 细节理解题．根据文章：However，on their birthday，children wear colored clothes to school and give out chocolates to everyone in the class．可知在印度只有过生日的小孩才可以穿鲜艳的衣服去学校．故选A．
54  C 细节理解题．根据文章：These are the third and seventh birthdays for girls and the fifth for boys．可知在日本，对于5岁的男孩来说过生日是很重要的，故选C．
55 B 主旨大意题．根据全文，可知这篇文章主要讲了一些不同国家的孩子不同的方式庆祝生日．故选B．

点评 首先要仔细阅读短文，掌握大意，然后结合具体的题目再读短文，从中找出相关信息，就可以确定正确答案．