In Japan there are many holidays and other great days. We can tell you only a few here.-|||-The fifth birthday of a boy is a great day in the family. The boy puts on a shirt like the one his-|||-father wears.It is an important moment in his life and means (意味着)that he must now be a manly-|||-little boy like his father. He must smile when he has pain (疼痛)or trouble. He must carry on.-|||-The day a girl becomes seven years old is a big day in the family.She may now wear a sash (腰带)-|||-like the one her mother wears.Her friends and her mother`s friends come and drink tea and eat cakes.It-|||-means that the girl must now be a womanly little girl and help in the home.-|||-One of the great holidays in Japan is the Emperor`s (天皇)birthday. Instead of school there are-|||-picnics, games, sports and speeches, as we have on our fourth of July in America.-|||-() 6. How many Japanese holidays and great days are mentioned(提及) in the story?-|||-A.One. B.Two. C. Three. D.Four.-|||-() 7. When a boy begins to wear a shirt like the one his father wears, __-|||-A. he isn`t a boy-|||-B. he needn `t go to school-|||-C.he must be a boy of strong character (性格) like his father-|||-D. he has no trouble-|||-() 8. Which birthday of :a girl is a big day in her family?-|||-A. The fifth. B. The sixth. C.The seventh D. The eighteenth-|||-() 9. Japanese children don `t go to school on __-|||-A.their fifth birthday B.their seventh birthday-|||-C. their fifth and seventh birthdays D. their Emperor`s birthday-|||-() 10. From the story we can know the writer is from __ .-|||-A.China B.the UK C. the USA D. Japan

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【文章大意】本文主要介绍了日本的一些重要节日。
1.【答案】C
【解析】题干的意思是多少个日本的假期和好的节日被提到在故事中?根据文章第二段第一句"The fifth birthday of a boy is a great day in the family."(一个男孩的五岁生日是家庭中一个最伟大的日子);文章第三段第一句"The day a girl becomes seven years old is a big day in the family."(女孩七岁的那一天是家里的一个大日子);文章最后一段第一句"One of the great holidays in Japan is the Emperor's birthday."(日本最重要的节日之一是天皇的生日),可知提到了三个,A.一个;B.两个;C.三个;D.四个,故选项C正确。
2.【答案】C
【解析】题干的意思是当一个男孩去穿和爸爸一样的衬衫, 。根据文章第二段第二三句"The boy puts on a shirt like the one his father wears.It is an important moment in his life and means that he must now be a manly little boy like his father."(这个男孩穿了一件和他父亲一样的衬衫,这是他生命中的一个重要时刻,意味着他现在必须像他父亲一样成为一个有男子气概的小男孩)可知选项C正确,选项A他不是一个男孩,选项B他不需要去学校,选项C他必须像他父亲一样性格坚强,选项D他没有麻烦,都不符合题意,故选项C正确。
3.【答案】C
【解析】题干意思是女孩的那个生日是家里的大日子。根据文章第三段第一句"The day a girl becomes seven years old is a big day in the family."(女孩七岁的那一天是家里的大日子)可知,选项C正确,选项A第五个,选项B第六个,选项C第七个,选项D第八个,都不符合题意,故选项C正确。
4.【答案】D
【解析】题干的意思是日本的孩子不去学校在 。根据文章最后一段的第一二句"One of the great holidays in Japan is the Emperor's birthday.Instead of school there are picnics,games,sports and speeches"(日本最重要的节日之一是皇帝的生日,那一天学校,还有野餐、游戏、运动和演讲都要暂停活动)可知选项D正确,选项A他们的五岁生日,选项B他们的七岁生日,选项C他们的五岁和七岁生日,选项D皇帝的生日,都不符合题意,故选项D正确。
5.【答案】C
【解析】题干的意思是从这个故事我们可以知道作者来自哪里,根据最后一段最后一句"as we have on our fourth of July in America."(就像我们在美国的七月四日一样)可知选项C正确,选项A中国,选项B英国,C选项美国,选项D日本,都不符合题意,故选项C正确。
解析
文章中提到了三个重要的日子:男孩的五岁生日、女孩的七岁生日和天皇的生日。
步骤 2:理解男孩五岁生日的意义
男孩五岁生日时,他开始穿父亲穿的衬衫,意味着他必须像父亲一样成为一个有男子气概的小男孩,他必须在有疼痛或麻烦时微笑,必须坚强。
步骤 3:理解女孩七岁生日的意义
女孩七岁生日时,她开始穿母亲穿的腰带,意味着她必须像母亲一样成为一个有女人味的小女孩,并帮助家庭。
步骤 4:理解天皇生日的意义
天皇生日是日本的一个重要节日,孩子们不去学校,而是有野餐、游戏、运动和演讲等活动。
步骤 5:确定日本孩子不去学校的日子
根据文章,日本孩子在天皇生日那天不去学校。
步骤 6:确定作者的国籍
根据文章最后一句,作者提到“就像我们在美国的七月四日一样”,可以推断作者来自美国。