Getting married can be one of the happiest moments in a person’s life. Throughout the world, weddings are very important events. Let’s look at some interesting wedding customs from different countries.

         For African Americans, it is tradition for the married couple to jump over a broom covered with flowers. This represents the beginning of family life. It is interesting to note that African slaves who were brought to the USA started this tradition. African American couples were not allowed to have a legal marriage, so instead they had a ceremony where the bride and groom jumped over a broom “into marriage”.

         Making jokes about the bride and groom is a wedding tradition in both France and Germany. In France, this includes making loud noises with pots; in Germany, wedding guests break dishes. Weddings in Germany often last for three days. On Thursday, there is a simple ceremony at a government office noting the official marriage of the couple. Then the couple will have a dinner with family and close friends. On Friday, there is a party. This is when guests break dishes to represent the start of a new life. Then on Sunday, there is a ceremony in a church.

         In Greece and Italy, people eat special kinds of sweets at the wedding. Both Greece and Italy also have their own special wedding dances, which all of the guests enjoy.

         In Russia, couples tie a doll to their wedding car if they want to have a daughter, or a toy bear if they want to have a son.

         In England, it is tradition for the little girls to throw flowers on the ground on the way to the wedding ceremony. The bride and groom walk on these flowers. This represents the hope that the couples will follow the path that leads to a happy life.

 

Topic

·Getting married can be 1. __________ than any other moment in a person’s life.

·Interesting wedding customs differ 2. _________ country to country.

Countries/ People

Wedding Customs

African Americans

·Married couple jump over a broom covered with flowers, which 3. _________ the beginning of family life.

·In the past, African American couples were 4. __________ to get married legally.

 France and Germany

·Make jokes about the bride and groom.

·In Germany, wedding guests get dishes 5. __________.

·A German wedding often 6. _________ three days.

The Greek and the 7. __________

·Either Greece 8. _________ Italy has its own special wedding dances, which all of the guests enjoy.

Russia

·If couples want to have a daughter, they will have a doll 9. _________ to their wedding car.

The English

·The bride and groom walk on the flowers thrown by little girls. It represents the hope of 10. __________ the path leading to a happy life.

 

【答案】

 

 happier

 from

 represents

 forbidden

 broken

 lasts

 Italian

 or

 tied         

 following

【解析】

試題分析：本文介紹了不同國家的婚禮習(xí)俗。

 有文章第一句“Getting married can be one of the happiest moments in a person’s life.”可知結(jié)婚是人一生中最幸福的時刻之一了，這里用了happy最高級，而題目用到的是比較級,故填happier。

 文章第一段第三句“. Let’s look at some interesting wedding customs from different countries.

”讓我們看看不同國家的一些有趣的婚禮習(xí)俗，而題目也說從一個國家到另一個國家婚禮不同之處，“從……到什么”，應(yīng)用from。

 根據(jù)第二段第二句“This represents the beginning of family life”這代表著家庭生活的開始。這里“this”就是題目“Married couple jump over a broom covered with flowers”結(jié)婚夫婦跳過覆蓋鮮花的掃帚，故用.represents。

  根據(jù)文中“African American couples were not allowed to have a legal marriage”過去美裔黑人夫婦不允許有合法婚姻。而題目中地句意是：在過去美裔黑人夫婦合法結(jié)婚是禁止的，故用forbidden。

 根據(jù)第三段中“in Germany, wedding guests break dishes”在德國，婚禮賓客摔盤子。在題目中是盤子碎裂，用形容詞形式broken。

  根據(jù)第三段“ Weddings in Germany often last for three days.”在德國婚禮持續(xù)三天可知此處用last,由于主語是單數(shù)，故用lasts。

  第四段介紹的是希臘和意大利的婚禮習(xí)俗，前面是希臘人，故后面應(yīng)填I(lǐng)talian 。

  根據(jù)第四段“ Both Greece and Italy also have their own special wedding dances”句意是：希臘和意大利也有他們自己特殊的婚禮舞蹈�！癰oth...and”表示兩者都，動詞用復(fù)數(shù)形式，“either...or”也表示兩者都，動詞用單數(shù)形式，故用or。

  根據(jù)第五段“In Russia, couples tie a doll to their wedding car if they want to have a daughter”在俄羅斯，如果夫婦想要一個女孩就在婚車上系一個娃娃。這里要用tie的被動語態(tài)，故填tied。

 根據(jù)最后一句“This represents the hope that the couples will follow the path that leads to a happy life.”

這代表了希望夫妻將沿著這條通往幸福的道路前進(jìn)。這里需要用到動名詞，故填following。

考點：考查單詞的不同使用形式

 

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