People give gifts on many occasions. At weddings（婚礼），people give gifts such as tea sets and tableware (餐具). When someone has a baby, people express their wishes by giving gifts of baby clothes and food.
In western countries, food and drinks are the most traditional gifts for friends. For example, a bottle of champagne is perfect for Christmas. In some Asian countries like China and Japan, tea and wine are common gifts. Greeting cards are excellent gifts for friends and family around the world.
Here are some popular gifts for Christmas and New Year. Let’s have a look.
A message in a bottle—If you want to send a birthday message or a thank- you note, why not write on a piece of paper and put it inside a glass bottle? The person who receives this special gift will remember the words forever.
A Christmas stocking—People will look forward to seeing it each Christmas. It is a very traditional and useful Christmas gift. Many people hang the stocking up in their rooms as a decoration.
A necklace (项链) with a name—This is a special and popular gift among mothers and young people. For example, a mother can put her child’s name on the necklace. It seems that the necklace can bring her child close to her heart.
1.If your friend Lisa has a new baby, you may sent____.
A. school things
B. tea sets and table ware
C. baby clothes and food
D. birthday cards
2.From the passage we learn champagne is a kind of____.
A. drink B. food
C. card D. furniture
3.____are common gifts in some Asian countries.
A. Excellent books B. Tea and wine
C. Greeting cards D. Thank-you notes
4.Mrs. Green likes the necklace with her child’s name because____.
A. it can bring good luck to her
B. it is a traditional and useful gift
C. it is a fashionable gift for parents
D. it may make her child close to her heart
5.Please choose the best title for this passage____.
A. Choose a perfect present
B. How to celebrate New Year
C. How to celebrate Christmas
D. The festivals in China
1.C
2.A
3.B
4.D
5.A
【解析】
试题分析：短文大意：人们在许多场合要送礼物。在婚礼上，人们给的礼物如茶具、餐具等。当某人生了孩子，人们给婴儿的衣服和食物表达他们的祝福。在西方国家，食品和饮料是朋友最传统的礼物。在一些亚洲国家，如中国和日本，茶和酒是常见的礼物。贺卡是世界各地的朋友和家人的最佳礼物。
1.细节理解题。根据第一段末When someone has a baby, people express their wishes by giving gifts of baby clothes and food.可知当某人有生了孩子，人们给婴儿的衣服和食物表达他们的祝福。所以该选C。
2.细节理解题。根据第二段开头In western countries, food and drinks are the most traditional gifts for friends. For example, a bottle of champagne is perfect for Christmas.可知champagne是一种饮料，所以该选A。
3.细节理解题。根据第二段中In some Asian countries like China and Japan, tea and wine are common gifts.可知在一些亚洲国家，如中国和日本，茶和酒是常见的礼物。所以该选B。
4.细节理解题。根据短文最后一句It seems that the necklace can bring her child close to her heart.
可知项链似乎可以带她的孩子接近她的心。所以该选D。
5.标题归纳题。根据本文主要描述要选择合适的礼物送人可知该选A。
考点：社会现象类阅读。
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