Ⅴ. 阅读短文，从方框内6个选项中选出能分别填入5个小题空白处的最佳答案。
A. celebrate B. chocolate C. balloons
D. first E. symbol F. take
There are some different ways to
1. birthdays from country to
country. In Argentina（阿根廷）, when
girls turn fifteen, they will have a big party
and dance 2. with their fathers. In
China, the birthday children get gifts from
their parents and they eat noodles. Long
noodles are a 3. of a long life. In
India, the birthday children wear coloured
clothes to school and give out 4.
to everyone in the class. In the
Netherlands, the birthday gifts are very
large and flowers or 5. are put on
the birthday child's chair.

Ⅴ. 1－5 ADEBC

【分析】
本题为英语选词填空题，解题思路为：先通读短文理解核心内容（不同国家庆祝生日的方式），再结合每个空的语境、词性及选项词汇的词义，逐一匹配最佳答案，最后验证所选内容是否符合逻辑。
【解析】
1. 第一空：句意为“不同国家有不同的庆祝生日的方式”，空格处需填动词原形，celebrate（庆祝）符合语境，故选A；
2. 第二空：句意为“和父亲跳第一支舞”，first（第一）符合阿根廷15岁女孩生日派对的习俗语境，故选D；
3. 第三空：句意为“长面条是长寿的象征”，固定搭配a symbol of（……的象征）符合，故选E；
4. 第四空：句意为“给班里每个人分发巧克力”，chocolate（巧克力）符合印度生日习俗，故选B；
5. 第五空：句意为“花或气球放在过生日孩子的椅子上”，balloons（气球）符合荷兰生日习俗，故选C。
综上，答案依次为A、D、E、B、C。
【答案】
ADEBC
【知识点】
英语选词填空、词汇词义辨析
【点评】
本题围绕不同国家的生日习俗展开，考查基础词汇的语境运用，需结合文化常识和固定搭配解题，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.5

Ⅵ. 根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
In today's class, we talk about some birthday customs（习俗）around the world.
Harry Baker, Perth, Australia
It's my 10-year-old birthday next Wednesday. In my country, we always eat fairy bread on our birthdays. My mum usually makes me some big fairy bread. We make it with bread, butter, and colourful candies called "hundreds and thousands".
Jim Dixon, Montego Bay, Jamaica
I love birthdays! They're a lot of fun. We like to surprise people on their birthdays. Guess what we do? We throw
flour（面粉）at our friends! It'll be my best friend's birthday tomorrow. I'm going to the store soon. I'm going to buy a lot of flour to throw at him.
Victoria Smith, London, the UK
My grandmother is going to be one hundred years old in June. She's very excited because she's going to get a letter from the Queen. The Queen sends a letter to every person who reaches one hundred. People feel very happy to get it.
1. Why do people buy flour in Jamaica on friends' birthdays? （）
A. Because people in this country like flour.
B. Because they want to make cakes for their friends.
C. Because they usually throw flour at the birthday person.
D. Because they give it to their friends as a gift.
2. What does the underlined word "it" refer to in paragraph 4? （）
A. Bread from the Queen.
B. Flour from the Queen.
C. The gift from the Queen.
D. The letter from the Queen.
3. This passage is mainly about . （）
A. what people eat on birthdays
B. what gifts people get on birthdays
C. what people do on birthdays
D. where people celebrate birthdays

Ⅵ. 1－3 CDC

【分析】做本题需先通读短文把握核心内容，再针对每道题的问题定位原文对应信息：第1题需找牙买加人买面粉的原因，定位Jim的段落；第2题需判断代词“it”的指代对象，定位Victoria的段落找前文对应内容；第3题需总结全文主旨，排除片面选项。
【解析】1. 细节理解题：根据Jim Dixon（牙买加）的描述“We throw flour at our friends!”可知，牙买加人在生日时会向过生日的人扔面粉，因此买面粉是为了该习俗，对应选项C。
2. 词义猜测题：定位Victoria Smith的段落，前文提到“she's going to get a letter from the Queen”，后文的“it”指代前文的“the letter from the Queen”，对应选项D。
3. 主旨大意题：全文介绍了澳大利亚、牙买加、英国三个国家不同的生日习俗，均为人们在生日时的活动，对应选项C。
【答案】CDC
【知识点】英语阅读理解细节理解、词义猜测、主旨大意
【点评】本题考查英语阅读理解的三类核心题型，要求学生具备定位原文、分析指代及总结主旨的能力，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.6