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Directions：Read the following passage. The passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A，B，C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.

Weddings are festive times in the United States. The two families plan the wedding and reception together，although the brides family generally pays for the wedding. Usually the bride wears a long white gown and veil （面紗） to signify purity，and the groom and his attendants wear tuxedos（無尾晚禮服）. Guests generally wear dressy（挺刮的）clothes to the service and reception.

The reception is a party for the bride and groom after the wedding service to which one must be invited. At the reception，there is a receiving line（迎賓隊(duì)列）made up of the bride and groom and their families. Guests pass from person to person in the receiving line to give their congratulations and good wishes. Gifts are either sent to the brides house before the wedding or brought to the reception.

At a wedding people often engage in some small talks.

Before the reception，there may be a conversation like this：

You：What a handsome couple they make.

Acquaintance（熟人）：Yes，isnt she a lovely bride！

You：Do you know where they plan to honeymoon？

Acquaintance：Yes. I believe they are going to Niagara Falls.

You：Thats a popular honeymoon spot in the United States，isnt it？

Acquaintance：Yes. Where are you from？

You：Im from Nigeria.

Acquaintance：Where do people in your country honeymoon？

The following conversation might take place in a receiving line at a wedding.

Acquaintance： Which side of the family are you with？

You：Im a friend of the bride.

Acquaintance：Oh，Im the grooms uncle，Jim Martin.

You：Nice to meet you. Im Barbara Fields.

Acquaintance：How do you know the bride？

You：We went to high school together.

1. In the United States weddings are prepared_______.

A. and paid by the brides families only

B. and paid by the grooms families only

C. and paid by both the brides and the grooms families

D. by both the brides and the grooms families but usually paid by the brides families

2. What does the underlined word‘a(chǎn)ttendantsmean？

A. It refers to people who work in a shop.

B. It refers to people who act as waiters.

C. It refers to people who accompany and help the room at the wedding.

D. It refers to people whose job is to help customers who visit a public place.

3. What is the best title of the passage？

A. American Wedding Customs

B. How the New Couple are Dressed at the Wedding？

C. What Can Be Talked about at the Wedding？

D. How a Reception Line is Formed at the Wedding？

4. Which of the following statements is true？

A. You may either send your present to the grooms or the brides house before or after the wedding.

B. The newly？鄄married couple will go honeymoon in Nigeria.

C. Niagara Falls is the spot where the newly？鄄married couple will go honeymoon.

D. Brides in the Unites States usually wear red gowns at the wedding to signify luck and happiness.

【答案及解析】

1. D。細(xì)節(jié)題。由文章第二句“The two families plan the wedding and reception together， although the brides family generally pays for the wedding.”可得知。

2. C。細(xì)節(jié)推理題。由此句“Usually the bride wears a long white gown and veil to signify purity，and the groom and his attendants wear tuxedos.”可推斷出畫線詞為伴郎。

3. A。主旨大意題。通讀全文，可知本篇文章講述了美國的婚禮習(xí)俗。

4. C。推理判斷題。從文章的第一個(gè)對話可以推斷出。

編輯/梁宇清